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Carolina A. Miranda’s Aesthetically Pleasing Aerobic Adventure

In this month’s episode of Rest Day Radio, award-winning arts writer Carolina A. Miranda joins Sebastian to discuss her recent tour of 1980s exercise videos, including Buns of Steel and Jane Fonda’s Workouts.  She details the history of those franchises and analyses what drove their aesthetics versus the starker aesthetics more common today.  She also goes into how she became an arts writer and how it changed the way she sees the world, and she and Sebastian share their admiration for author Álvaro Enrigue.  Plus, she makes the case against the word “protein.” ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Sondre Lerche Flips the Running Order & Lands New Love

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche joins Sebastian to discuss his new album Acrobats [https://www.sondrelerche.com/], his journey to a sub-three hour marathon, and how starting to run in his 30s expanded his approach to music & boosted his performances.  He shares why he’s taking a new, lower-key approach to running these days, but also why he’ll never give it up.  Plus, he reveals the connection between Acrobats and Seinfeld. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Isaac Butler’s Perfect Moment for Pilates

Award-winning writer Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-method-how-the-twentieth-century-learned-to-act-isaac-butler/cb4afb9c409c78c1]; and The Perfect Moment: God, Sex, Art and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-perfect-moment-god-sex-art-and-the-birth-of-america-s-culture-wars-isaac-butler/56e7f5b850cbfc11] — shares with Sebastian how Pilates unlocked a consistent exercise habit for the first time in his life, why he’s learning the bass, and what the culture wars of the 80s and 90s can tell us about the way society views the body. The two also trade thoughts on their favorite Yo La Tengo albums and reminisce about 2 Live Crew. Plus, Sebastian and Austen celebrate Secretly Sporty’s first award [https://calendar.austinchronicle.com/best-of/2026/sports-and-recreation-critics-picks/best-inspo-for-tapping-into-your-inner-athlete-14117822]! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Greg Marshall and the Speed Bike to Nowhere

Greg Marshall, author of the acclaimed memoir Leg: The Story of a Limb & the Boy Who Grew From It, joins Sebastian to discuss why Peloton classes give him the same sense of peace as a well-lit department store, how learning he had cerebral palsy at 30 affected his exercise routine, and why he thinks about optimization differently than his husband Lucas Schaefer (last week’s guest).  Plus, he discusses how he balanced comedy and craft in Leg, and why he thinks everyone needs creativity in their lives. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lucas Schaefer Slips into the Ring

Author Lucas Schaefer shares with Sebastian how Lord’s Boxing Gym in Austin changed his relationship with fitness and inspired his award-winning debut novel The Slip.  He also dishes on his current pet peeve in the fitness industry, reflects on the parallels between writing and working out, and explains how having his first child has impacted his approach to exercise and food. Plus: he goes deep on the doubt and uncertainty he felt during the twelve years he worked on The Slip. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.