mouthsounds – a father-son conversation in which we do not talk about our feelings

Mouthsounds is a father-son conversation and podcast in which we do not talk about our feelings. We talk about other things, like fish and chips, movies, coffee shop employment, and the nature of the world. Mostly it’s just for us, but you can listen too.

You can read more about us and the podcast on our “about“ page, or you can just dive in to the latest episodes below or in the archive.

10-questions: rocks, hummingbirds, music, coffee education, and more

It had been a while and we had had a bunch of plans and ideas including music reviews, a book club to discuss The Road, and a bunch of other […]

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10-questions: rocks, hummingbirds, music, coffee education, and more

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Play in new window | Duration: 1:00:09 | Recorded on July 18, 2026

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10-Questions: Neighborhood strolls, being a dog, hobbies, and more

Finally getting into the new year, here’s our latest 10-questions contribution. And, as we suspected, Adam misidentifies the organ played by Booker T. It was a Hammond, not a Wurlitzer. […]

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10-Questions: Neighborhood strolls, being a dog, hobbies, and more

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Play in new window | Duration: 1:04:41 | Recorded on February 22, 2026

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2025 in review

During one of the 50ish hours when we had a chance over a Christmas holiday gathering, we revisited this annual recap tradition with all family members, including Sam’s podcast debut […]

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2025 in review

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Play in new window | Duration: 1:05:48 | Recorded on December 25, 2025

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on the job

Representing Gen X and Gen Z, Adam and Reed consider the nature of jobs, careers, and working. We compare how we each have gotten jobs, how we experience our work, […]

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on the job

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Play in new window | Duration: 1:10:06 | Recorded on November 24, 2025

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10-questions: Still surprising, even if we’ve asked these before

After a long pause we’re back with a new 10-questions episode. We don’t think we’ve asked any of these questions of each other in the past, but we also know […]

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10-questions: Still surprising, even if we’ve asked these before

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Play in new window | Duration: 1:11:34 | Recorded on September 2, 2025

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