The Conversation with Susan and Whittney: Recent Episodes
Susan Field and Whittney Gould
What's better than a chat with an old friend? That's what you'll get on The Conversation with Susan and Whittney. In each episode, Susan and Whittney chat about their shared interests, share insights on where they are in their lives today, or talk to a special guest about their own passion project.
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Susan and Whittney unpack the Bridgerton Season 3, Part 2 drop with Devon Hamilton.
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Susan and Whittney unpack the Bridgerton Season 3, Part 1 drop with Devon Hamilton.
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Susan and Whittney discuss A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas in this book club episode featuring special guest Devon Hamilton.
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Susan and Whittney set their intentions for 2024 and discuss their goals, one-word themes, and plans for what they want to accomplish this year.
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Susan and Whittney reflect on 2023 and Season 3 of the podcast.
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Susan and Whittney discuss the 2022 Netflix movie adaptation of Persuasion, based on the novel by Jane Austen, with guest Devon Hamilton.
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Susan and Whittney discuss what they read and watched this summer.
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Susan and Whittney discuss what they read and watched this summer.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez
- The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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Susan and Whittney reflect on Whittney's summer work travel, careers that align with your priorities, and Susan's 40th birthday.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Warrior-Scholar Project
- Pillow Cube (Classic travel size and Side Cube regular size)
- Whittney’s packing cubes are Calpak, but she’s eyeing up these compression cubes from Bagsmart
- Travel compression bags
- Susan’s packing cubes
- Statue of Liberty
- Ellis Island
- Starchild Rooftop Bar & Lounge
- St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Carmine’s Italian Restaurant
- Back to the Future the movie
- Back to the Future the Musical
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Susan and Whittney discuss Whittney's spring break visit to see Susan in Philadelphia.
Mentioned in this episode:
Fabrika
Eastern State Penitentiary
Bar Hygge
Longwood Gardens
La Colombe
Parc
Harp & Crown
The Happy Rooster
Pat's King of Steaks
Geno's Steaks
Bing Bing Dim Sum
John's Water Ice
Rita's Italian Ice
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Susan and Whittney give an update on what they are reading, watching, or listening to in this episode of Novel Ideas.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Winston Brothers Series by Penny Reid
- Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid
- Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
- The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- Crash Course History channel
- The Vlog Brothers channel
- SciShow channel
- Georgette Heyer books
- The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
- The Host by Stephanie Meyer
- The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown by Julia Quinn
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Susan and Whittney discuss the book Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan with Devon Hamilton.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Season 1: Episode 2: Inspiring Your Children to Love Reading (Part 1)
- Season 1: Episode 3: Inspiring Your Children to Love Reading (Part 2)
- Season 2: Episode 2: Wish You Were Here Book Club Episode
- Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Jodi Picoult
- Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Carrie Coon
- Key Taw
- The Gilded Age
- Looking for Alaska by John Green
- Looking for Alaska Hulu series
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Susan and Whittney talk to Alana Archangelo, aka Tik Tok's @effingbuglady, about life as a butterfly curator, STEM educator, and career changer.
Mentioned in this episode:
- The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA
- Alana's Tik Tok: @effingbuglady
- Instagram: @thebutterflyplace
- Facebook: The Butterfly Place
- A Teacher Who Travels podcast
- Veronica Speedwell book series by Deanna Raybourn
- What’s Your Reading Personality? Quiz
- Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
- Galápagos Islands
- Charles Darwin
- Jacques Cousteau
- The Fallen Stones: Chasing Butterflies, Discovering Mayan Secrets, and Looking for Hope Along the Way
- International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers:
- The American Association of University Women research
- Warrior-Scholar Project
- Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset
- “The Power of Yet”
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In this Novel Ideas mini-episode, Susan and Whittney discuss what they just finished reading and share their romance novel series comfort reads.
Mentioned in this episode:
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin
What Should I Read Next? Podcast
Author John Green
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Winston Brothers Series by Penny Reid
Engagement & Espionage by Penny Reid
Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
Virgin River Series
Audiobook narrator Thérėse Plummer
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Susan and Whittney reflect on their goals for 2022 and announce their one-word themes for 2023.
Mentioned in this episode:
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist by Tim FederleWintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine MayMid-Year 2022 Goals Check-In episodeThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyNavigating Challenging Pandemic Roommate Situations episodeWish You Were Here Book Club with Devon Hamilton episodeMad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney BoylanPersuasion on NetflixOur podcast archives!
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In this episode, Susan and Whittney check in on the progress of their 2022 goals.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
- Warrior-Scholar Project, the nonprofit where Whittney works
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
- Veronica Speedwell series
- Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
- Verity by Colleen Hoover
- Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
- A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
- Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price
- Ashley Wagner’s Instagram post on Dark Days
- Downton Abbey: A New Era
Susan and Whittney discuss Susan's challenging pandemic roommate situation and how she was able to resolve it.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Roomi App
- Annie Dillard
- Big Bang Theory Roommate Agreement
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Tenant Union Representative Network (T.U.R.N.) in Philadelphia)
- Equally Informed Philly
- Turkish Student Association at Penn State
- The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley
- The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
- No-No Boy by John Okada
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- No-No Boys Information
- The Lazy Genius Change-Your-Life Chicken
Susan and Whittney talk to Joanna Schwartz about mental health strategies, both for teachers, and for everyone else, after a challenging year.
In this episode:
Myers-Briggs Personality Test
The Teacher Toolbox for a Calm and Connected Classroom by Joanna Schwartz
Joanna Schwartz, MSNBC contest winner
Toolbox for Teachers
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Reframing
Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Mindful Monday
Patricia “Tish” Jennings
Qigong Meditation Techniques
Reflective Listening
The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
Morning Pages
Sony Noise Canceling Headphones
Toolbox for Teachers on Instagram
Toolbox for Teachers on Facebook
Susan and Whittney discuss Jodi Picoult's book Wish You Were Here with Devon Hamilton.
Discussed in this episode:
- Wish You Were Here
- Jodi Picoult
- Inventing Anna
- Galápagos Islands
- Anne Bogel/WSIRN Podcast
- My Sister’s Keeper
- The Pact
- Plain Truth
- The Storyteller
- The Book of Two Ways
- Harvesting the Heart
- Leaving Time
- A Marvellous Light
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
- The Last Letter from Your Lover
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Susan and Whittney discuss their goals for 2022.
In this episode:
The Comfort Book
Mindy Kaling’s short stories
Bridgerton series
Veronica Speedwell series
Alix E. Harrow books (The Once and Future Witches, The Ten Thousand Doors of January)
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
The Lazy Genius Way
The Guest List
That Summer
Emily Henry books (People We Meet on Vacation, Beach Read)
An Inquiry Into Love and Death
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Mexican Gothic
Anne Bogel/What Should I Read Next?
Dover Public Library
How to Be An Antiracist
Jodi Picoult (Wish You Were Here)
Happy Habits
Goodreads
Gretchen Rubin/Happier Podcast
The Container Store
In this episode, Susan teaches Whittney the fundamentals of figure skating, her favorite sport.
- The Kamila Valieva doping scandal
- Tonya/Nancy Scandal
- 1994 Olympics Women’s Short Program
- Nancy Kerrigan
- Scott Hamilton
- Brian Boitano
- Michelle Kwan
- Todd Eldredge
- Elvis Stojko
- Stephane Lamiel
- Meryl Davis/ Charlie White
- Yuzuru Hanyu
- Shoma Uno
- Nathan Chen
- Figure skating jumps
- Figure skating jumps
- Figure skating jumps video
- The skating disciplines
- Flutzes and Waxels podcast
- Eteri Tutberidize
- Kamila Valieva
- The Skating Lesson/As The Blade Turns
- TSL interview with Polina Edmunds
- Russia’s state-sponsored doping, 2014
- Alexandra Trusova
- Anna Shcherbakova
- Pre-rotation in jumps
- TV Schedule for the World Championships
In this episode, Whittney gives Susan a quick lesson in historical romance and shares some of her must-read books.
Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Reading Personality Quiz
The Bridgerton series | The Rokesby series by Julia Quinn
The Spindle Cove series by Tessa Dare
The Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan
The Veronica Speedwell series by Deanna Raybourn
The Loyal League series by Alyssa Cole
A League of Extraordinary Women series by Evie Dunmore
Simone St. James books
Listener recommendations:
The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict (pen name of Heather Terrell)
Phillippa Gregory books
The Tea Rose series by Jennifer Donnelly
The Celtic Blood series by Melanie Karsak
Maya Banks books
Francine Rivers books
Julie Garwood books
The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie, Jr.
Susan and Whittney talk to Mya Swires of Marie Lane Bakery to get some tips for entertaining.
Marie Lane Bakery
Mya's Party Essential:
Food is the focal point! Always have easy snacks on hand and stick to known easy crowd-pleasers.
Mya's Budget Entertaining Tips:
- Don't entertain over a mealtime.
- Set an end time.
- Stay away from tchotchkes!
- Don't waste money on chair covers.
Mya's Best Party Splurge Items:
- Flowers
- Food
- Lighting
This is Part 2 of Susan and Whittney talking to Devon Hamilton about reading with your children.
Tips for Selecting Books:If you like an author, check out their other books.
If you like an illustrator, check out their other books.
Look for subjects that relate to your children’s interests, or their experiences.
Look for books that tie into units being covered at school, a TV show they watch, or things they play with at home.
Rules of Thumb for Likable Children's Books:
- Lift the Flap Books
- Animal books (farm books, jungle books, ocean books)
- Board books
- Books that star a mouse protagonist!
Links to books and topics covered in this episode:Reading with the Littles
1,000 Books before Kindergarten
Where’s Spot?
Where is Baby?
The Home Edit
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Garth Williams
Quentin Blake
What Should I Read Next? podcast
Stick Man, Room on the Broom, and Zog movies
Axel Sheffler
Stuart Little
Kushiel’s Legacy: Phèdre Trilogy, Imriel Trilogy, and Moirin’s Trilogy
The Wilds
Devon’s Children’s Top Book Recommendations:Stick Man, Room on the Broom, and A Gold Star for Zog
The Snowman books
Audrey and Don Wood books
Mouse Paint, Mouse Shapes, and Mouse Count
In this episode, Susan and Whittney talk to Devon Hamilton of Reading with the Littles about inspiring a love of reading in your children.
Devon’s tips for selecting good books for your children:
- Take your time while perusing
- Look at the cover of the book
- Look at the subject of the book
- How many words are on each page?
- How many pages are there?
- Look at the layout of the book
- Ask yourself if the book is accessible to your child
Links from this episode:
- Reading with the Littles Facebook page
- Devon’s local library, Harford County Public Library in Harford County, MD
- The original American Girl book series
- The complete list of Roald Dahl books
- The complete 8-book Ramona series by Beverly Cleary
- The Little House on the Prairie Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Google Map street view of the former location of the Monroe County Public Library in Stroudsburg, PA (the library “mansion” of Susan's & Devon’s childhoods)
- Yertle the Turtle, the Monroe County Public library mascot (Yes, Yertle is STILL alive!)
- Hoopla
- Overdrive
- Epic Reading, a digital library for kids
- Little Free Library, a nonprofit organization that increases book access for all through a network of volunteer-led free libraries
- Books on YouTube: (Search “books,” “children’s book,” or search specific titles)
- Devon refers to the Mary Poppins’ Story Hour podcast, but the podcast is actually called Julie’s Library, and stars Julie Andrews (who starred in Mary Poppins in 1964) and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton reading their favorite children’s books.
- Storyonline, a SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Daytime Emmy-nominated, story website that features celebrated actors reading their favorite children’s books.
Additional multi-cultural, multilingual book resources that Susan mentioned she would share:
- Unite for Literacy has developed projects to build home libraries and support families to develop a daily habit of reading.
- The Spanish Experiment features well-known children's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker.
- International Children’s Digital Library
- Global Storybooks Portal
In this introductory episode, Susan and Whittney discuss who they are, how they know each other, and what you can expect from the first season of their podcast.