Oxygen Starved Podcast: Recent Episodes
Stacey/Christopher, Mono County Office of Education/Mono County Library
Christopher and Stacey chew on getting prepped for the holidays by touring the Cardinal Christmas Village (outside Bishop), reveal all of their 'tricks' in a recounting of the many ways they find new books to read, and, finally (the prime slot), have a great, ranging conversation with Camille Miller, of the Mammoth Fun Shop.
Christopher, Stacey, and Dave Leonard (Owner, Booky Joint in Mammoth) get together to discuss their top reads of 2023. Their 5th celebration together!
The adventure: Axe Throwing (you heard right)! The book: graphic memoir This Country. The guest: senior tech teacher (and general renaissance guy) Matt Ulery.
This episode: a chat about nearby Lake Tahoe, a back and forth over James McBride's Heaven and Earth Grocery Store two thumbs up!!), and a visit with Lee Vining Branch Librarian and Fish Scientist Beth Long.
Christopher and Stacey talk about (stuff and) the Mono Arts Council's Art & Wine events (Bob Ross' Paint-Along), and then take a look at Disney On the Mountain, a new book considering Walt's attempts to establish his own ski resort.
It's Mammoth's Rock & Rye for adventure this time, a delve into Stacey and Christophers' current YA picks, and a conversation with Mono County Supervisor Lynda Salcido.
Early Justice in Bridgeport, CA, as recounted by the plaque outside Ken's Sporting Goods; Steven Rowley's The Celebrants and Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy; and Eastside Bake Shop's Elizabeth McGuire.
Tons of chat on what Stacey and Christopher did last summer, inside and out, and including TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful, Lindsay Lynch's Do Tell, and Bogie and Bacall, by William J. Mann
This episode it's early summer hikes and independent bookstores, intended summer reads, and a visit with Mammoth Lakes Recreation's Kim Anaclerio.
Christopher and Stacey talk about Mono's bountiful springtime water, compare notes on Rebecca Makkai's I Have Some Questions for You, and talk small-town newspapers and migration to Mammoth with The Sheet's Charlie Pike.
Christopher and Stacey explore the history behind Deadman's Summit, make a rare venture into fantasy with Sarah J. Maas' "A Court of Thorns and Roses," and chat things Mono Basin with State Park Interpreter Catherine Jones.
Christopher recounts his weekend trek searching for wildflowers, both hosts discuss recent nonfiction reads (Reeve's Of Boys and Men, Goucher's The Longest Race), and June Lake Giant Janet Hunt lays out the upcoming June Lake Jam Fest (and more).
Stacey and Christopher step out of the office for a meeting on snowshoes, go back and forth on O2S's favorite Kevin Wilson's Now is Not the Time to Panic, and then talk the DeChambeau Creek Foundation's Paul McFarland.
Christopher and Stacey dive headlong into Mono's Meteorologic Misery, talk about their favorite recent reads, and then question Les Perpall, Mono Superior Court Executive Officer.
Stacey and Christopher lament the Mono Pogonip, chew on Emma Straub's "This Time Tomorrow," and learn about the High Sierra Energy Foundation from director Pam Bold.
The duo chat Christopher's recent Death Valley visit, chew on John Irving's The Last Chair Lift, and quiz Mono 'lifer' and Probation Supervisor Dylan Whitmore.
For the fourth year in a row, Christopher, Stacey, and the Booky Joint's Dave Leonard come down with each of their five favorite reads in 2022.
Christopher chats up a recent visit to Fish Lake Valley, Stacey and Christopher talk over the recently released Vladimir, by Julia May Jones, and Stacey Powells stops by for a conversation about her new book Empty Cupboards.
It's all about FOOD! Stacey and Christopher talk local restaurant favorites, describe some excellent cookbooks, and sit down for a conversation with MUSD School Board President Alonso Escobar.
A trip down US 395 to the Bishop Pumpkin Patch, a discussion of 'Books We Wish We Could Read Again for the First Time," and a chat with KMMT/KHRC's John DeMaria.
A visit to Mary's Grave in Mammoth starts things, followed by a consideration of what Christopher and Stacey are reading lately (Mercury Pictures and Love & Saffron, respectively). They then dig into the Tri-County Fairgrounds, down in Bishop, with CEO Jen McGuire.
C&S try not to fall in (the Mammoth Earthquake Fissure), discuss their forays into the thriller/mystery genre, and catch up with the Mono Arts Council's Kristen Reese.
Christopher gets dirty at the Destruction Derby down at the Tri County Fair, Stacey and Christopher consider Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Mammoth restaurateur Matt Toomey chats books, games, life philosophy, and Michigan's UP with S & C.
Stacey and Christopher dive into season four with a fly by of their favorite summer reads.
This episode hosts Christopher and Stacey bite down on some of their favorite thrillers, and then take up conversation with Mammoth Lakes Mayor Pro Tem John Wentworth.
Back in front of REAL MICS(!!), Christopher and Stacey hash some good travel reads and pick the brain of Wils Cain, Board Member, Eastern Sierra Pride.
Two Gen Xers (Stacey and Christopher) take on Chuck Klosterman's The Nineties, then turn their attention and conversation to Dave Anderson, Mono County Assistant District Attorney.
Christopher and Stacey run down their current bedside table reads, and then introduce and interview the Friends of the Inyo's Executive Director, Wendy Schneider.
This time 'round it's discussion of Nick Offerman's Where the Deer and the Antelope Play, and a sitdown with First 5 Mono's Executive CEO, Molly DesBaillets.
Christopher and Stacey chat bestselling authors who have passed into obscurity, and finish with a chat with Dan Holler, Mammoth Town Manager.
Christopher and Stacey start off by chatting about the enduring popularity of humorist David Sedaris and then finish the episode speaking with Mammoth's multi-talented Julian Olinka.
Stacey brings intel on Ally Conde's Matched, Christopher weighs in on Amber McBride's Me (Moth); the two then move on to a great interview with Mono County Public Health's Jacinda Croissant.
First off it's Mel Brooks and Katie Couric's memoirs, then C and S speak with Mono County SHINE's founder Susi Bains.
Stacey and Christopher toss around current favorite books, and they later spend some time with Mono County Office of Education's Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, Tammy Nguyen.
Christopher and Stacey check up on each others' self-help selections for the beginning of 2022!
Christopher, Stacey and Dave Leonard detail each of their four best book picks for 2021; check it out!
Stacey and Christopher look into Lizzie Johnson's 'Paradise,' and then move to an interview with Author David Carle for a little context on western wildfires.
Christopher and Stacey talk up Mary Roach's books, her recent 'Fuzz' in particular, and then learn about Mammoth Lakes' resident wild critters with Co-Compliance Officer Rick Bellis.
Christopher and Stacey visit historic Tom's Place (socially distanced, of course), talk about some of their late favorite gift books, and have extended chat with Mono Behavioral Health's Director Robin Roberts.
Christopher and Stacey throw out some more late favorites, and then switch over to chat with Joe Griego, Chief Technology Officer, Mono County Office of Education.
Hosts Christopher and Stacey bat around several titles on (and NOT on!) Time's Best of YA Lit list, and then talk YA with Stacey's high school daughter, Tessa.
Christopher and Stacey visit check out Amanda Montell's 'Cultish' and check in with Scheereen Dedman, one of Mono County's Hardest working folk...
The new title Malibu Rising gets the treatment in Christopher and Stacey's first segment of Episode 53; Mammoth music teacher Mike Hammers pays O2Starved a visit.
After a summer hiatus, Christopher and Stacey reconnect, tell all about their recent reads, and launch into another season of O2Starved...
Stacey and Christopher talk about mountain biking and delinquent sagebrush, discuss their recent reads/favorites, and have a long chat with Mono Early Literacy Coordinator Chalese Miller.
Our duo lunch at Highway 6's iconic Flo's diner, throw George Saunders' Tenth of December around, and then sit down to a chat with ESIA's Lauren DeLaunay.
Stacey fills us in on the thrill of Fishmas 2021, speaks with Christopher about their recent read The Boys in the Boat, and talks shop with Mono Economic Development Department's Jeff Simpson.
The duo visit Big Trees Nursery, talk about books they've always wanted to read (and have now read), and chat with each other about what's going on at the Mono County Library and in the Mono County Office of Education.
Christopher describes an early spring traverse of the Benton Crossing; he discusses the Romance genre with Stacey; and the two finish interviewing Dr. Annie Rinaldi, Principal, Mammoth High School.
Christopher chats up the roadside marker for Dogtown (an early Eastside mining camp), Stacey and Christopher discuss some favorite audiobooks, and our hosts are joined in the third segment by Amanda Hoover of Community Service Solutions.
Stacey and Christopher Discuss an Adventuresome Meeting at Convict Lake, Chew on a Few of Their Favorite Late Memoirs, and Reconnect with Green Fox Events' Proprietor and Mammoth Denizen Sandra DiDomizio.
Stacey Trains a New Driver, Stacey and Christopher Talk Outstanding Young Adult Books, and the Bridgeport Growler's Eatery Owners Will and Rebecca Talk With About Opening a Restaurant in a Pandemic (Spoiler alert: it Worked!).
Stacey and Christopher FINALLY give snowshoeing a shot, in Mammoth's Shady Rest, chat about some of their late good reads, and engage Mammoth's County Supervisor Stacy Corless.
Christopher details a steep trek out of Bishop into the Druid Stones, Stacey and Christopher take up a couple books turned into movies, and the duo welcome Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center's Josh Feinberg.
A trek to the Owens Valley to view the Sherwin Grade Wagon tracks; a discussion of the National Book Award winning Interior Chinatown; a visit with City of Mammoth's Stuart Brown
To start the New Year, Christopher and Stacey talk about a winter trek to North Lake, discuss their recent favorites, and bounce ideas around with Mammoth denizen and junior Town Council member Sarah Rea.
Hosts Christopher and Stacey join together with the Booky Joint's Dave Leonard to bring you their favorite books they recommended in 2019.
It's that time of the year! Dave Leonard comes in to talk books, the best of 2020, with Christopher and Stacey.
Stacey visits the fissures on the north shore of Mono Lake; hosts kick around a variety of books/cartoons produced by Gary Larson; and Stacey and Christopher sound local artist/Makerspace Coordinator Lori Michelon.
Christopher and Stacey visit historic Tom's Place (socially distanced, of course), talk about some of their late favorite gift books, and have extended chat with Mono Behavioral Health's Director Robin Roberts.
Stacey tells of her recent pumpkin patch visit at Corley Ranch in Gardnerville, NV, and Christopher describes a weekend community trash pick-up; the duo discuss Books w/Halloween Themes; and newly-appointed Tobacco Education Program Director Lauren Kemmeter brings our hosts up to speed on her program's efforts.
C & S talk about the latter's recent visit to the Crowley Lake Columns, throw out picks for good books featuring animals, and learn about the Eastern Sierra Land Trust while interviewing Kay Ogden.
O2S visits Wildrose Mine, considers the fictional travels of Matt and Karen Smith's Dear Bob and Sue, and gets an in-depth introduction to the history of the Benton area by visiting with Benton Hot Springs' Bill Bramlette.
Hosts Christopher and Stacey venture to North Mono County's Panum Crater, discuss recent self-help reads, and talk at-length with Mammoth Mountain Resorts' President and COO, Mark Brownlie.
In the O2S 31st installment, our hosts consider Lundy Canyon, give you some insider stuff on what they're reading now, and speak at length with legendary runner/coach Andrew Kastor.
Christopher can't do the Bristlecones and so goes rogue, hosts discuss their favorite books for kids, C & S visit with the proprietors of Rock Creek Lake Resort Steve and Amy Miller.
The intrepid pair chat a paddle board excursion on June Lake, toss recent reads around, and visit with Rena McCullough at Ohana in June Lake.
Hosts Stacey and Christopher discuss Stacey's recent excursion out of McGee Creek to Davis Lake, back-and-forth about Kiley Reid's Such a Fun Age, and exchange with Jennifer Crittenden about her writing and the Eastern Sierra Book Festival.
Christopher and Stacey plumb Mammoth's Scenic Loop (or is it an evacuation route?), take a break with Steinbeck's light-human-upbeat Cannery Row, and visit with Mammoth Lakes Tourism's Executive Director John Urdi.
Christopher and Stacey hit the trails to shed the isolation mentality, present some books to help understand the growing anti-racism protests, and visit with Kendra Atleework whose debut 'Miracle Country' is a blended exploration of growing up in Swall Meadows, family, and the beautiful yet occasionally destructive power of the Eastern Sierra.
Christopher and Stacey chat Bingeworthy Quarantine TV (BQT), tell about what they've been reading (and recommending) lately, and question Carissa Devine, the Mono library's new Youth Librarian.
Stacey and Christopher adventure through Yosemite National Park's online (Facebook) presence, discuss the memoirs Unorthodox (DeborahFeldman) and Momofuku (David Chang), and sit down for a visit with children's/YA author Sarah Scheerger.
Christopher and Stacey describe their pre-pandemic introduction to the Round Valley Deer Herd, pore over the writing of YA author John Green, and quiz Mono Lake Committee Executive Director Geoffrey McQuilkin.
The dynamic duo talk Rock Creek Fish Hatchery, various adventure books, and interview Scott and Irie of Walker Coffee and Walker Fly & Tackle and Outdoor Guide Service. Recorded prior to COVID-19 stay home directives.
Coronavirus forces a new kind of podcast from home; Christopher and Stacey take a look at some newly-released titles.
Christopher journeys south to Inyo's Alabama Hills; Christopher and Stacey throw Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin around; O2S visits Mono County Behavioral Health's Sofia Flores.
Christopher and Stacey recount their visit to the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, consider Tara Westover's book Educated, and jam with Mono Arts Council Executive Director Kristin Reese.
Stacey and Christopher visit with Producer Doug after the latter's staged reading of Every Brilliant Thing, discuss some of their favorite books turned into movies, and chat with author David Woodruff about the El Camino Sierra.
Intrepid hosts Christopher and Stacey attend the Operation Mountain Freedom lunch at Mammoth Mountain, share some of their favorite poetry selections, and learn from Bodie State Historic Park Ranger Taylor Jackson.
Stacey and Christopher describe a sojourn to Shcat's Dutch Bakery in Mammoth, mull over their recent read "Nothing to See Here," by Kevin Wilson, and speak with Mammoth's Anna Ceruti about her work both in the library and serving English learners and local migrants.
Stacey and Christopher debrief after a scenic gondola ride up Mammoth Mountain, rehash Nathaniel West's "classic" The Day of the Locust, and spend quality time with Mono County's very own Olympic medalist/author/family-woman Deena Kastor.
Christopher and Stacey recount a recent ill-fated snowshoe outing, share out about their favorite "New Year-New You" books, and entertain chat with Colonel Kevin Hutchison of the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center at Pickel Meadows.
This time it's coverage of Mono County Adventure (Winter) Driving, a quick trot through Christopher and Stacey's cookbook collections, and a high-energy debriefing of Green Fox Event's Sandra DiDomizio.
Hosts Christopher and Stacey join together with the Booky Joint's Dave Leonard to bring you their favorite books they recommended in 2019.
Christopher describes happening on the (in-?)famous Legend of the Slot Machines in June Lake; the hosts bat Meg Wolitzer's "The Interestings" about (in positive fashion); and Christopher and Stacey debrief Mono County Supervisor Bob Gardner about how he got to Mono, what it's like right now in Mono government, and what he's reading.
Stacey and Christopher discuss Convict Lake, survey solid Halloween books for readers young and old, and learn the story of Wildcare Eastern Sierra in conversation with Director Cindy Kamler.
Stacey and Christopher rehash the recent power outage; the duo discuss the current season of book releases; and our hosts welcome Molly Trauscht, of the Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association.
Stacey, fresh from the festival, reports on the June Lake Jam Fest; Christopher and Stacey discuss their tastes in in-between "Palate Cleansing Books"; and the pair visit with Bridgeport Mono County Museum's Curator Kent Stoddard.
Christopher and Stacey recount the former's recent trip into the Patriarch Grove/Bristlecone Pines, consider the titles Bear Town, Year of the Monkey and Live A Little, and learn about Sheriff Ingrid Braun's move into Mono and her journey as the county's chief law enforcement officer.
Hosts Stacey and Christopher discuss the fine art of extracting crawfish from alpine waters (cat food), toss around Devil in the White City and the genre of narrative nonfiction, and pick the brain of Mono giant Tim Alpers.
Christopher and Stacey look at the former's new adventures in mountain summer thunderstorms; the pair examine the work of author Jon Krakauer, especially his Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Eiger Dreams; they end by rollicking with Sierra denizen and Eastern Sierra Disabled Sports Executive Director Kathy Copeland.
Stacey & Christopher have adventures including the Mammoth Food & Wine Festival and high altitude sunburns (ouch!), chat about favorite children's books, and talk with June Lake Librarian Carole Lester about her dual roles as June Lake Librarian and Education Coordinator at the Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve.
Stacey & Christopher have adventure at Mono County's Obsidian Dome, discuss The Rosie Project, and discuss brewing and blues with Sean Turner of Mammoth Brewing Company and the Mammoth Lakes' Bluesapalooza Festival.
In our 2nd episode, Stacey, Christopher and Producer Doug offer adventures to be had in 4th of July celebrations around Mono County, discuss Michelle Obama's mega-hit memoir "Becoming", and invite in local KMMT radio personality Jesse Rae to chat about what he loves about the area and the effects of revisiting a meaningful book from time to time.
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Oxygen Starved Podcast, in which Stacey, Christopher and Producer Doug introduce themselves, describe a little about how they arrived in the high country of California's Mono County, talk books, and set the stage for Oxygen Starved podcasts to come.