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[throuthewindow]

Our new year's resolution is to be EVEN MORE passionate about the things we love! That's why it's time for the long-awaited return of "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much!" And we want YOU to be a guest on the show! Think about the thing you love so much you could go on about it for hours... and then click this link to the Podcast Guest Submission Form to seize your chance to tell us all about it!

Got any questions? Reply to this post or send us an ask! Got a friend who loves something so fricking much? Send them this post or tag them in a reblog! Got so many things you love, you can't decide what to talk about? FANTASTIC! Tell us about them ALL, and we'll help you pick! And if you want to check out our first season, you can find "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much" on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, or anywhere you listen to podcasts!

[sophieakatz]

Thursday Thoughts: Sophie Loves Passion

I took a once-a-week seminar my freshman year of undergrad. There were nineteen of us in the room, all sitting in a circle at seven in the morning, and the only thing we had in common was that we’d gotten the same scholarship when we were accepted to the University of Iowa. My classmates included doctors, scientists, engineers, an International Studies and Chinese major who switched to Physics and Astronomy a few weeks in, and even a dancer. I was the only English major, and I quickly gained a reputation in that class as a fangirl. In our discussions, I always found myself linking the texts we read – mostly Greek mythology and scholarly articles – to some book or movie or show I loved. And my classmates quickly learned that I could happily go on and on about these stories I loved forever.

On the last day of the class, someone said something to me about that. I don’t remember exactly what they said, but the implication was that it was unusual for me to love things that much. Certainly no one else in the room (with the exception of the Physics/Astronomy major, who is a wonderful nerd and still a dear friend of mine) was so enthusiastic about that nerdy stuff.

“But you do love something that much,” I said, addressing the whole room. “I bet if I talked to any of you, you each have something that you love so much you could go on and on about it forever! It might not be stories, but everyone’s a fan of something!”

They all smiled and chuckled and shook their heads at me. But I still believe that I was right. Passion is an innately human quality, and being a fan is as common and natural as breathing. My classmates might not have recognized it in themselves, because they weren’t enthusiastic about the things you’d find celebrated at Comic-Con. But it’s impossible to go through life and have nothing matter to you, and for me, knowing that something matters to someone else is the most beautiful thing in the world.

My friendship with that Physics/Astronomy major in large part consisted of me listening while they talked and talked about dark matter and telescopes and all kinds of complex physics concepts that I didn’t understand at all. But it was, and still is, such a joy to listen to them, because it matters to them. They light up like a star, and I get to bask in that light.

I was thinking about this friend when I pitched the idea for “I Love This Thing So Fricking Much” to Melissa, my creative partner at Throu The Window Media. It would be a simple interview podcast between me and a guest who would tell me about something they loved, uninterrupted, for three minutes. (Initially I wanted it to be ten or fifteen minutes. Melissa suggested we shorten it to five minutes to keep the episodes bite-size while still including a Q&A session. After recording a test episode where I interviewed myself – a recording which will never see the light of day – I decided to shorten it to three.)

Of course, neither of us knew if there would be an audience for a show like this. But I could only assume – I could only hope – that there were other people out there who just plain loved listening to another person be enthusiastic about something, even if the topic meant nothing to them personally. I could also only hope that I’d be able to drum up enough guests to release this show on a weekly basis.

We’ve been creating the #LoveThisThingCast for over a year now; we’ll be releasing Episode 59 today. I’ve chatted with guests about actors and animals, clowning and crafting, literary movements and linguistics, movies and magic and traveling and tabletop games and so, so, so much more. And holy cow has it been a light in our lives this past year! We really couldn’t have known back in early March 2020 just how much we’d need this project, this reliable source of joy and enthusiasm. I love hosting the show, and every week, my phone lights up with texts from Melissa, talking about how much she loves listening to the episodes as she edits them.

And though we haven’t gotten much feedback from our listeners yet – our social media posts get a handful of likes each week, and my mom is our most regular commenter – I like to think that this little show has been a source of joy for people besides the two of us. According to Anchor, our episodes have been downloaded almost three thousand times, and I’m pretty sure my mom isn’t responsible for all of them (though she is and always will be our biggest fan, and I love her very much). (Hm, I wonder if someone will choose “I love my mom” as their topic on the show someday!)

I’m not sure how to end this blog post, so I’ll take the opportunity to self-promote. “I Love This Thing So Fricking Much” streams on Apple Podcast, Spotify, and a bunch of other streaming platforms thanks to Anchor. We release new episodes on Thursdays. You can find me and Melissa at @throuthewindow on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and right here on Tumblr.

And if you have something you love so fricking much – and I know you do – tell me about it! Send me a message, reply to this post, or come on the show and take the whole three minutes for yourself. I can’t wait to bask in your light!

[dilettatonelli]

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[derbildermacher]

[sayacrazy]

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[douglashimself]

[throuthewindow]

Podcast crossover alert!!! Remember Em, our season three premiere guest on #LoveThisThingCast? She invited Sophie to be a guest on HER podcast, Rooted! Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[throuthewindow]

This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Amy, who loves the Eurovision Song Contest! Find out why by listening to our latest episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[throuthewindow]

Calling all Pokémon trainers! This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Simon, who loves all things Pokémon - the show, the games, the cards, and the creatures! Find out more in our latest episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

[throuthewindow]

This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Alex, who loves the novel they're working on - a fantasy adventure inspired by a Dungeons & Dragons campaign!

Find out more by listening to our latest episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find Alex on Mastodon @WizardOfDocs or check out their worldbuilding blog: https://publish.ministryofinternet.eu/wayside-parliament/.

[throuthewindow]

This week, we spoke with Sam, who loves the card game Magic the Gathering! In addition to loving playing this game with his friends, Sam shared his unique perspective as a graphic designer on this game's use of color theory. Find out more in our latest episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

[throuthewindow]

This is NOT an April Fool's joke... it's a new episode of "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much!”

This week we spoke with Galia, who loves being unashamed of reading fanfiction. Find out why on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts!

You can find out more about our guest Galia here on Tumblr at his fanfiction sex ed blog, @ficsex​.

[throuthewindow]

This week on I Love This Thing So Fricking Much, we spoke with Star, who loves Doris Day movies - specifically the 1959-1965 rom-coms or "sex comedies!" Find out why on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the link above, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

To learn more about our guest Star, you can follow her on TikTok @starmamac. Also, be sure to check out Star's podcast, Characters Without Stories (on Youtube, Buzzsprout, and more!). Our host Sophie was a guest on Star's podcast back in December 2022, in the episode "Ekra the Bird Bard Dad - Finding Your Own Language with Sophie Katz."

[throuthewindow]

This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Sammy, who loves creativity! Listen at the link above, or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!

Don't forget to use #LoveThisThingCast to tell us about the things you love!

[throuthewindow]

New episode! This week we spoke with Joel, who loves juggling! Listen to "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at the link above. And don't forget to use #LoveThisThingCast to tell us about the things YOU love!

[throuthewindow]

New episode! This week on "I Love This Thing So Fricking Much," we spoke with Elie, a YouTuber who loves content creating!

Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at the link above. And don't forget to use #LoveThisThingCast to tell us about the things YOU love!