

A Drink With a Friend
Tsh Oxenreider
Conversations about a life that values truth, goodness, and beauty above all else. Tsh Oxenreider, a writer, teacher, travel guide, and Catholic convert talks with friends about what it means to live in cooperation with what matters most. Pull up a chair and pour yourself a glass. thecommon.place
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Apr 21, 2020 • 5min
Send a Letter
I'd forgotten the surprising delight of receiving a handwritten letter in the mail.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 17, 2020 • 9min
Declutter a Space
This is for those of you who could use a little boost of encouragement with physical activity, a quick win, or something with a good before-and-after visual. Low-pressure, but feels good to get done. (Hint: smaller is better.)Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 16, 2020 • 15min
Start a Victory Garden
There’s something really grounding (no pun intended) with tilling the soil, getting about as offline as you can get, and doing something that humans have done for millennia.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 14, 2020 • 9min
Support Local (Especially Bookstores)
Think of some of your favorite restaurants, coffee shops, gift shops, and bookstores that aren’t a national chain in your community. Then imagine them gone post-pandemic — closed up. ...If you’re like me, that’s not a world you like imagining.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 10, 2020 • 10min
Declare a News-Free Day
Being a good neighbor, good citizen, good human being means staying in the know, but not necessarily about everything right away — definitely not to the detriment of our health.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 8, 2020 • 15min
Loop Your School Schedule
There’s a first happening right now: almost every parent is homeschooling. My friend Sarah Mackenzie has a brilliant but simple idea to make it a little easier.Sarah MackenzieTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 6, 2020 • 10min
Coach Yourself
There are three main questions you can ask yourself for just about ANY issue that will help you get to what’s really going on.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 3, 2020 • 4min
Tip Your People
It's apparently gone way down, while their work (and need for safety) has gone way up. Let's do our part.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 2, 2020 • 4min
Some Good News
If you need a little pep to your day today, go watch these videos. (You probably have already — it's gotten 10 million views in 3 days.)Some Good NewsTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe

Apr 1, 2020 • 5min
A Temporary Detour
These are not normal times. So for the next little bit, I’ll be coming to you more often, for an even shorter amount of time.Tsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show going This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecommon.place/subscribe