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Tsh Oxenreider
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Conversations with writer Tsh Oxenreider about books, travel, faith, and more—the things that make life lovely. thecommon.place

  1. 3 Desires & a 14th-Century Headstrong Norwegian

    19/12/2025

    3 Desires & a 14th-Century Headstrong Norwegian

    For the final episode of this season, Tsh chats with Abigail Favale, a fellow author and all-around great gal. She shares her childhood book—one Tsh has never heard of—and one she’s read as an adult that’s been on Tsh’s TBR list for absolute ever. * Abigail Favale’s new novel, Our Lady of the Sign * Abigail on Substack * The Farthest Away Mountain, by Lynne Reid Banks | Amazon * Kristin Lavransdatter, by Sigrid Undset | Amazon | Bookshop * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    38 min
  2. A 14th-Century Boys’ School & a Myth of Sacrificial Love

    10/12/2025

    A 14th-Century Boys’ School & a Myth of Sacrificial Love

    Annelise Roberts is a wife and mom of six kids whom she homeschools while raising animals on their homestead in North Carolina. She shares with Tsh a beloved childhood book (that’s very fitting for her life right now), as well as one of the most mind-blowing works of fiction from C.S. Lewis. * Annelise Roberts’ newsletter, Writing While Washing * Little Men, by Louisa May Alcott | Amazon | Bookshop * Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis | Amazon | Bookshop * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    30 min
  3. A Magical Wardrobe & A 1953 Foul Ball

    04/12/2025

    A Magical Wardrobe & A 1953 Foul Ball

    Shawn Smucker co-owns an independent bookshop in his town with his wife, and is also a long-time author of several books. He shares with Tsh a classic, perennial favorite childhood book, as well as one of his go-tos from adulthood. * Shawn Smucker’s newsletter, The Courage to Live It * His bookshop, Nooks * The Lion, the Witch, & The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis * A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    32 min
  4. Fighting Dementors & 19th-Century Parables

    19/11/2025

    Fighting Dementors & 19th-Century Parables

    Autumn Kern is a mom of four who releases bookish videos in a space called, delightfully enough, The Commonplace, and also hosts Common House, a space for homeschooling moms to get their bearings in the classical Charlotte Mason world. She shares with Tsh a favorite childhood book (one of Tsh’s favorites, too, though not from her own childhood) and a recent one from her adulthood (it’s one Tsh has never heard of). * Autumn Kern’s video channel, The Commonplace * Autumn’s mom encouragement space, Common House * Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling * The Lost Princess + The Wise Woman: A Parable, by George MacDonald * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    31 min
  5. Farm Life & Poor with a Pearl

    13/11/2025

    Farm Life & Poor with a Pearl

    Hadden Turner writes the well-loved Substack newsletter Over the Field and lives in northern England among farmers and apples. He shares with Tsh his choice of a favorite book from childhood (one she’d never heard of before), as well as a recent read for his choice of favorites as an adult. * Hadden’s Newsletter, Over the Field * Out of the Ashes, by Michael Morpurgo * The Pearl, by John Steinbeck * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    31 min
  6. A Girl with Power & a Powerful Woman

    05/11/2025

    A Girl with Power & a Powerful Woman

    Faith Moore is a writer and podcaster of the popular show Storytime for Grownups, as well as an avid reader. She shares with Tsh her choice of a favorite book from childhood, as well as one of her all-time favorites as an adult (it’s one of Tsh’s favorites, too). * Faith’s podcast, Storytime for Grownups * Matilda, by Roald Dahl * Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    25 min
  7. A Vietnam Vet Legend & a 20th-Century Russian with Amnesia

    29/10/2025

    A Vietnam Vet Legend & a 20th-Century Russian with Amnesia

    Joel Miller is the writer of the popular newsletter Miller’s Book Review, chief content officer at Full Focus, author of the new book The Idea Machine, and an avid reader. He shares with Tsh a beloved book from his childhood and one from adulthood (as well as two extras from both). * Joel’s newsletter, Miller’s Book Review * Joel’s new book, The Idea Machine: How Books Built Our World and Shape Our Future * Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs * First Blood, by David Morrell * The Road, by Cormac McCarthy * The Aviator, by Eugene Vodolazkin * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    23 min
  8. Childhood Mythology & the Greatest Medieval Epic

    24/10/2025

    Childhood Mythology & the Greatest Medieval Epic

    For a new season of this podcast, Tsh Oxenreider is talking with people about two books that changed them: one from childhood, one from adulthood. Who better to start with than her own daughter, Tatum? * the Percy Jackson series, by Rick Riordan * Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson * A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle * The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri * A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles * Tsh Oxenreider’s newsletter, books, course, and trips Get full access to The Commonplace at thecommon.place/subscribe

    33 min
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Conversations with writer Tsh Oxenreider about books, travel, faith, and more—the things that make life lovely. thecommon.place

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  • Creator
    Tsh Oxenreider
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    204
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Tsh Oxenreider
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