Out of the Ordinary

Lisa-Jo Baker & Christie Purifoy
Out of the Ordinary Podcast

Welcome to Out of the Ordinary, the show that helps you grow a daily life that matters. In a world that loves bigger, better, fast, and famous, longtime friends and authors, Christie and Lisa-Jo, are here to remind you that the very best stories actually grow out of the soil of ordinary life.

  1. 29 MAY

    267. This Ending is a Bridge

    Welcome to the episode of Out of the Ordinary that you-our listeners!-made with us. You all asked the best questions and offered the perfect conversation starters (and finishers!) ... We have arrived at the end of Out of the Ordinary, but every ending is a new beginning. This week, with your help, we share what our ordinary lives are like today, how and why we began this podcast, and the words and images we are using to describe this current season of completion and change. We consider the present and how this episode is like a graduationWe look to the future and how this podcast has been like a bridgeWe give the full story and the honest truth about our friendship, our differences, and why this podcast is coming to an endWe answer YOUR questions, including whether we might write a book together!We look to YOUR future and offer tips for finding new podcasts Thank you, dear listeners. Thank you, Emily Graffius. Thank you, to our husbands Pete and Jon. And thank you to the best podcast coach and producer EVER Jodey Smith! If you've ever thought about starting your own podcast, you'll want Jodey on your side. Podcast links: Get Christie's new book here (or wherever books are sold) Get your print copy here to keep reading Lisa-Jo's new book. Get your audio book copy here to hear the languages and accents in Lisa-Jo's own voice. Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy ! Sign up for Christie's forthcoming Substack newsletter here and be the first to hear all the upcoming Black Barn news.

    1h 9m
  2. 22 MAY

    266. The Second Last One

    We felt a pang as we hit record today. This is the second to final episode of 6 years of our conversations. But because conversation with a friend always does good work–we love the place where we landed. We pretty much landed this episode in heaven, didn’t we? In our second-last episode we reminisce about our six-year journey, the impact these conversations have had on us and our embrace of ordinary life.  YOUR participation in the finale is requested. Click here to join the last conversation!We look to the future and what's next for each of us. We reflect on the bittersweet nature of endings, and the hope of an eternal narrative.We look to YOUR future and what's next for each of our listeners. Thank you for the amazing feedback to our episode of Lisa-Jo reading from her new book. And we loved meeting so many of you at the Nooks Book Reading event. Thank you for coming out! You all are our favorites! You can see a little recap of the evening here.  Thank you for reading with us.  Get your print copy here to keep reading Lisa-Jo's new book. Get your audio book copy here to hear the languages and accents in Lisa-Jo's own voice. Podcast links: We are now ad-free! You can help support our show with a one-time donation here. Thank you. Get Christie's new book here (or wherever books are sold) Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast!

    40 min
  3. 8 MAY

    264. It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping

    Today we're delighted to bring you a special audio excerpt from Lisa-Jo's new book, It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping that went on sale this week. Step into the South African outback via a storm that started brewing in Maryland. From Lisa-Jo: I grew up in a family obsessed with stories. My mom used to take me out of school to see “important movies.” Her bookshelves overflowed. And my brothers grew up to make movies for a living. All that to say, friend, I hope you binge this book. I hope it reads like a movie. This story that stretches from South African’s outback to Washington, D.C. and traces the overlapping terrible, hopeful histories of my father and me.  I hope you can’t put it down. And then I hope you can’t help but tell other people about it. I’d be so grateful if you did. Get your print copy here to keep reading. Get your audio book copy here to keep listening. Excerpted with permission of Penguin Random House Audio from It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories by Lisa-Jo Baker; Read by Lisa-Jo Baker © 2024, Lisa-Jo Baker, ℗ Penguin Random House, LLC. Podcast links: You're invited! Lisa-Jo will be reading from her brand-new book at the best new bookstore in Lancaster, PA. Join Christie to cheer her on! We are now ad-free! You can help support our show with a one-time donation here or a recurring gift right here. Thank you. We are excited about becoming fully listener supported. Get Christie's new book here (or wherever books are sold) Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram @lisajobaker and Christie at @christiepurifoy and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast!

    13 min

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Welcome to Out of the Ordinary, the show that helps you grow a daily life that matters. In a world that loves bigger, better, fast, and famous, longtime friends and authors, Christie and Lisa-Jo, are here to remind you that the very best stories actually grow out of the soil of ordinary life.

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