3 episodes
The Curiosity Hour Podcast Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 49 Ratings
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The Curiosity Hour Podcast: Stay Curious!
Listen along with co-hosts Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund as they explore the life of a new guest each week in hour-long episodes. Guests come from all walks of life and with a great variety of experiences of being human. Dan and Tommy believe everyone has an amazing story to tell and by not interrupting or talking over their guests, they create the intimate space to allow guests to talk about the human experience in deep and profound ways.
Tommy and Dan hope their love of curiosity will encourage our listeners to cultivate curiosity all around them with family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and others in your communities!
This podcast is listener supported and Dan and Tommy appreciate all of our listeners who help support the podcast.
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Episode 226 - Allegra Hernandez(The Curiosity Hour Podcast by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund)
Episode 226 - Allegra Hernandez.
Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Allegra Hernandez. Allegra Hernandez is a musician, guitarist, and songwriter from Des Moines, IA. Allegra lets the music speak for itself with intricate dynamics and rich, melodic, guitar on top of heartfelt vocals containing elements of alt-rock, melodic hooks, and splashes of technical skill. They tap into a realm of musical versatility, showcasing many different sides to their songwriting, instrumental composition, and live performance. Strong songwriting and vocals are combined with exceptional guitar playing, big chunky distortion, searing leads, and first-person vignettes. Allegra released their first full-length LP Gift Exchange in November 2022. Allegra plays with bandmates Vimka Nochvay on bass, Aaron Larimer on drums, and is newly joined by Ayla Billick on guitar.
You can find Allegra's music on major streaming platforms and Bandcamp. @allegrahernandezmusic on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. @allegrarocks777 on Twitter.
Website: allegrahernandezmusic.com
Aside from being a performing musician, Allegra is also a music instructor and teaches guitar and bass lessons. They are the Music Director at School of Rock West Des Moines and oversee the school's music curriculum and programming while making sure students are receiving a great education. Allegra works seasonally with a local non-profit organization, Girls Rock! Des Moines (https://www.girlsrockdsm.org), in the summers as a guitar instructor and band coach. As a non-binary and queer individual, Allegra is passionate about uplifting, supporting, and celebrating LGBTQ+ youth.
Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! The easiest way to donate is via the Venmo app and you can donate to (at symbol) CuriosityHour (Download app here: venmo.com)
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is available free on 13 platforms: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Soundcloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Podbean, PlayerFM, Castbox, and Pocket Casts.
Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.
The Public Service Announcement near the end of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners. -
Episode 225 - Traci Thomas (The Curiosity Hour Podcast by Tommy Estlund and Dan Sterenchuk)
Episode 225 - Traci Thomas.
Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Traci Thomas.
Traci Thomas is an avid reader and book lover who created the acclaimed podcast, The Stacks, in order to talk about books and the ways they shape our cultural understanding of race, gender, politics, and what it means to be alive. Weekly guests range from academic thought leaders to bestselling authors, from actors to politicians and more; you'll find Ibram X. Kendi, Angelina Jolie, Brit Bennett, Desus and Mero, Quentin Tarantino, and many more on The Stacks. Traci is the creator and host of a live literary event series with LAist called One for the Books. She also writes a monthly bookish advice column on Shereads.com.
Podcast Website: https://thestackspodcast.com
One for the Books Website: https://laist.com/events/one-for-the-books
Advice Column: https://shereads.com/author/traci-thomas/
The Stacks Best Books of 2022: https://shereads.com/the-stacks-best-books-of-2022/
Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! The easiest way to donate is via the Venmo app and you can donate to (at symbol) CuriosityHour (Download app here: venmo.com)
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is available free on 13 platforms: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Soundcloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Podbean, PlayerFM, Castbox, and Pocket Casts.
Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.
The Public Service Announcement near the end of the episode solely represents the views of Tommy and Dan and not our guests or our listeners. -
Episode 224-Quinton "Yung Trybez" Nyce (The Curiosity Hour Podcast - Dan Sterenchuk & Tommy Estlund)
Episode 224 - Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce
Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce
Yung Trybez with Darren "Young D" Metz together are the duo, Snotty Nose Rez Kids.
Website: https://snottynoserezkids.com/
Note: Guests create their own bio description for each episode.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is listener supported! The easiest way to donate is via the Venmo app and you can donate to (at symbol) CuriosityHour (Download app here: venmo.com)
The Curiosity Hour Podcast is available free on 13 platforms: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Soundcloud, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, Podbean, PlayerFM, Castbox, and Pocket Casts.
Disclaimers: The Curiosity Hour Podcast may contain content not suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion advised. The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.
Customer Reviews
As a guest - Love It! As a listener - Love It!
It is wonderful to listen to other people's stories, and Tommy and Dan expertly ask insightful questions that really get guests to dig deep into themselves and share their genuine and authentic self.
I was just recently a guest as well. And I loved being able to share my story. Keep listening and keep supporting this great podcast! Subscribe you'll love it!
Love this podcast!
Tommy and Dan are unique in that they really let their guests talk and fully answer a question (a rarity it seems these days). They are also very insightful and know exactly the right next question to ask. Wonderful variety of guests and topics. Bravo!
Always insightful
I love listening to everyone’s stories! I feel more connected & even get a better understanding of myself each time I listen.