Ordinary places often mean the most to us as children, unbeknownst to the adults around them. Tsh has the pleasure of talking once more to one of the most repeated guest requests: her daughter, Tatum! In this one, Tate shares a childhood book she recently re-read, as well as a non-fiction class assignment that blew her socks off. She also shares why a home they only lived in for a few years meant so much to her, plus a world-renowned historic site that has a place in her new family’s history.

* The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norman Juster

* The Case for Jesus, by Brant Pitre

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* Summer 2027: Join Tsh in Italy! (and maybe Tate…)

Why are kids drawn to stories about orphans? Has childhood always been the way it is now? Writer and historian Dixie Dillon Lane talks to Tsh about two books + two places that have shaped her.

* The Hollow | Dixie Dillon Lane on Substack

* Dixie’s book, Skipping School: A History of American Homeschooling and How It Went Mainstream

* Hearth & Field magazine

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* Summer 2027: Join Tsh in Italy!

When you can’t do the ideal, but you can still do something, what’s the good-enough version? That’s the partial solution. Sounds simple, but it’s really hard to enact.

This episode embodies a partial solution because it’s a departure from the usual episodes. But done > perfect, every time.

* The Commonplace | Tsh’s newsletter on Substack

* On Making Friends & Partial Solutions

* Ira Glass’ The Gap

* Summer 2027: Join me in Italy!