A Conversation With Writer and Lay Zen Teacher Sara Campbell

On modern community; the writers who inspired her; becoming a Lay Zen teacher; what students owe a teacher and what she owes them; and why we must stay…

Oct 2 • 

Russell Smith

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Sara Campbell

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2

1:08:50

September 2025

I Love You, Mom. We Love You. We Are Very Proud to be Your Sons

Eulogy for My Mother, Mollie Gaines Smith

Sep 16 • 

Russell Smith

24

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August 2025

We Play for the Sheer Joy of Play

Katy Bowser Hutson discusses her upcoming book, Play Book; why adults need play; and how play and philosophy are "kissing cousins"

Aug 29 • 

Russell Smith

 and 

Katy Bowser Hutson

56:59

A Conversation With Debut Novelist Sarah Landenwich

On her book The Fire Concerto; her writing -- and walking -- habits; her persistence in finding an agent; and loving the genius of forgotten female…

Aug 6 • 

Russell Smith

2

59:30

July 2025

Revisiting Lonesome Dove and Leadership

Celebrating 4 years of Solvitur Ambulando

Jul 17 • 

Russell Smith

2

2

What I Read Q2 2025

I speed through a debut novelist's tale of music and love; dig further into The Bhagavad Gita; journey to Tibet and the interior; savor novels by Hesse…

Jul 10 • 

Russell Smith

4

4

June 2025

Having a Disability Doesn't Mean My Life is Sad

Geoff Cook powers through a challenging illness, two surgeries, a long job search, and moving back home....and keeps going

Jun 26 • 

Russell Smith

 and 

Geoff Cook

6

1

1:18:28

I Want to be the Best Version of Myself

Geoff Cook talks marketing, living with a disability in America, traveling with a wheelchair, and overrated athletes

Jun 19 • 

Russell Smith

 and 

Geoff Cook

4

4

51:21

Egyptian-American Author Sherry Shenoda Discusses Her Book of Poetry, Mummy Eaters

On place, identity, language, heritage, desecration...and the special bond between grandmothers and granddaughters

Jun 5 • 

Russell Smith

2

1

46:18

May 2025

"What Dad Really Wants is a Nap. Really."

Solvitur Ambulando's Annual Father's Day Gift Guide

May 29 • 

Russell Smith

4

3

The Walk That Spawned Two Books With the Same Title....and a Third Book

A review of Craig Mod’s Things Become Other Things, Things Become Other Things, and Other Thing

May 22 • 

Russell Smith

5

20 Questions About Childhood for Your AI Autobiography

What was childhood like for you? What was your family like? What was your first memory?

May 15 • 

Russell Smith

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