8: Jennifer Hillier - The Sweetheart of Darkness

9: Deanna Raybourn - The Bonne Vivante

Deanna shares a spiritual geek-out in a conversation so full of joy and woo—we had to do it twice. Sandra Wong with Deanna Raybourn SHOW NOTES & LINKS * Sandra’s website [https://sgwong.com] and podcast page [https://sgwong.com/podcast/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sgwong.com] * Full edited transcript available here [https://sgwong.com/blog/getchya-podcast-show-notes-and-transcripts-here/] * Deanna’s website [https://www.deannaraybourn.com] Deanna on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/deannaraybourn.bsky.social] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/deannaraybourn] * The Wandering Star Tarot by Cat Pierce [https://www.thewanderingstartarot.com] * St. Soleil tarot decks [https://stsoleil.com/collections/oracle-tarot] * Biddy Tarot [https://biddytarot.com] * Visconti-Sforza tarot deck [https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/visconti-tarot] * The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot Deck (Atlas Obscura, 2015) [https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-deck-of-cards-that-made-tarot-a-global-phenomenon] * Tarot for Creativity by Chelsey Pippin Mizzi [https://www.tarotforcreativity.com/books-by-chelsey-pippin-mizzi] * Winnie the Pooh: Exploring a Classic, from High Museum of Art [https://high.org/exhibition/winnie-the-pooh-exploring-a-classic/] * Sanrio releases official Helly Kitty tarot deck (July 2025) [https://essential-japan.com/news/sanrio-releases-official-hello-kitty-tarot-card-deck/] * Benebell Wen [https://benebellwen.com/category/tarot-2/] * What is the I Ching (Yijing) Book of Changes? (by Benebell Wen) [https://youtu.be/t4aD2yHK7bE?si=sWb7EyC7853uVFXx] * Tarot for Storytellers (and more) by Kris Waldherr [https://readmuse.net] * Daily Om course, Read Tarot Cards Like a Pro [https://www.dailyom.com/courses/read-tarot-cards-like-a-pro/] * Modern Tarot (and more) by Michelle Tea [https://www.michelle-tea.com/books] * Whittard Advent Calendars [https://www.whittard.com/gifts-and-confectionery/gift-type/advent-calendars] * The only Braille editions I’ve found online are Rider-Waite-Smith decks, but they do exist. * Kickstarter has 2445 open projects under “tarot decks” at the time of these notes. ---------------------------------------- ICYMI: What does it mean to be famous? [https://sgwong.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-famous/] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

8: Jennifer Hillier - The Sweetheart of Darkness

Jennifer shares a nifty little geek-out and in the doing, has us sharing insights about the meaning of joy itself. Sandra Wong with Jennifer Hillier SHOW NOTES & LINKS * Sandra’s website [https://sgwong.com] and podcast page [https://sgwong.com/podcast/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sgwong.com] * Full edited transcript available here [https://sgwong.com/blog/getchya-podcast-show-notes-and-transcripts-here/] * Find Jennifer here [https://jenniferhillierbooks.com] * STYLEBOOK [https://www.stylebookapp.com] app * Marie Kondo is world-famous as a professional organizer who counsels people to let go of things that don’t, or no longer, give them joy. * I wasn’t able to find a video clip of the makeover we reference, but I did find remnants of a newspaper story in a couple of Canadian newspapers. So, I can make a correction and a clarification: the man was from Pincher Creek, Alberta; the episode is from 2003. ---------------------------------------- ICYMI: What does it mean to be famous? [https://sgwong.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-famous/] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

7: Grant Stovel - The Keeper of the Beats

A veteran broadcaster and musical storykeeper, Grant shares the ins-and-outs of a (sort of) secret talent…and a former life. Sandra Wong with Grant Stovel SHOW NOTES & LINKS * Sandra’s website [https://sgwong.com] and podcast page [https://sgwong.com/podcast/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sgwong.com] * Full edited transcript available here [https://sgwong.com/blog/getchya-podcast-show-notes-and-transcripts-here/] * Find Grant on CKUA [https://ckua.com/host/gstovelckua-com/] and via grant@ckua.com. * Hidden Track podcast [https://ckua.com/hiddentrack/] * Lillo’s Music [https://lillosmusic.com] * Dave Weckl [https://daveweckl.com/history.htm] * Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee [https://justin-time.com/collections/sonny-terry-brownie-mcghee] * Doug Langille [https://www.edmontonblueshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/?pid=16] host of Off the Wall * Blues on Whyte [https://bluesonwhyte.com] * Calling All Blues [https://youtu.be/fPE98v23kTY?si=Yykw-nbkPGoulKhb] featuring Junior Wells, Earl Hooker et al. * Calling All Cars (1935) radio show [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026165/] * Calling All Blues on CJSR [https://www.cjsr.com/shows/calling-all-blues/] * NCRA Community Radio Awards [https://awards.ncra.ca/2025-winners/] * The Smalls [https://thesmalls.ca] * Old Reliable [https://www.hemifran.com/artist/Old%20Reliable/] * Jimmy Rogers [https://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/jimmy-rogers] * Lightnin’ Hopkins [https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/hopkins-sam-lightnin] * When the Levee Breaks, Led Zeppelin [https://youtu.be/JM3fodiK9rY?si=gidCdKCZ1MkQoCRV] * A starting point on Al Jackson Jr. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jackson_Jr.] * Stax Records [https://staxrecords.com] * Boot Leg [https://youtu.be/NZK2t1YnDPs?si=CyBxM7Tg90hk6-TK] by Booker T & The MG’s (as requested by Grant) ---------------------------------------- ICYMI: What does it mean to be famous? [https://sgwong.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-famous/] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

6: Robin Bradford - The Developmentalist

What’s that saying about loving what you do..? Robin shares her not-at-all secret and very relatable geek-out. Sandra Wong with Robin Bradford SHOW NOTES & LINKS * Sandra’s website [https://sgwong.com] and podcast page [https://sgwong.com/podcast/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sgwong.com] * Full edited transcript available here [https://sgwong.com/blog/getchya-podcast-show-notes-and-transcripts-here/] * Find Robin @tuphlos on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/tuphlos/?hl=en] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/tuphlos.bsky.social]. * Robin’s The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Romance (2023, ALA) [https://alastore.ala.org/content/robin-bradford] * Becky Spratford, The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror (2021, ALA) [https://alastore.ala.org/RAhorror3] * Smart Bitches, Trashy Books [https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/] Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance (2009) ---------------------------------------- ICYMI: What does it mean to be famous? [https://sgwong.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-famous/] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.

5: Jennifer Chow - The Cozy Hobbyist

Jennifer shares a down-to-earth nerd-out she’s held since childhood. Sandra Wong with Jennifer Chow SHOW NOTES & LINKS * Sandra’s website [https://sgwong.com] and podcast page [https://sgwong.com/podcast/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sgwong.com] * Full edited transcript available here [https://sgwong.com/blog/getchya-podcast-show-notes-and-transcripts-here/] * Find Jennifer online here [https://jenniferjchow.com] * Mohs Hardness Scale [https://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml] * Yuhua stones [https://www.yypebble.com/news/nature-s-essence-the-formation-and-geological-85209019.html] ---------------------------------------- ICYMI: What does it mean to be famous? [https://sgwong.com/blog/what-does-it-mean-to-be-famous/] Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member [https://www.theincomparable.com/members/]. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.