Out of Curiosity with kt mather

Bill and Mike

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapters 10 - 17

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another special edition of Out of Curiosity with kt mather! Chapters 10 - 17 of my forthcoming debut novel Rage Is a Wolf. Pre-order at ktmather.com

Rage Is a Wolf -- Chapter One

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first chapter of Rage Is a Wolf NOT the clean version :)

62 - John Yearley - Station Eleven

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I talk with playwright and teacher, John Yearley about trusting the creative process, inter...

61 - Melissa Rohde-Cherullo - Mr. Mom

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa and I talk pandemic parenting, how corporate leaders cope with stress, the second shift, the two income trap, intergenerational child-care, an...

60 - Julie Salamon - Gone With the Wind

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Julie and I talk about eccentric geniuses, being too ignorant to be intimidated, becoming a lawyer to become a writer, when your journalistic sources ...

59 - David Scott Hay - RoboCop

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

DSH and I talk egg preference, chicken life, pandemic publishing (not recommended), book reviews, douchey agents, conflict vs. character in writing, t...

CB 19 - Bill Tanner - Silence of the Lambs

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bill and I discuss...honestly, I can't remember what we discuss because I edited this awhile ago and Bill and I text and talk a lot and it's all a big...

CB19 - Michael Rohde - To Build a Fire

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael and I talk about fishing on the hard water (aka, ice fishing), what happens when you fall through the ice, whether or not your iphone will pul...

CB18 - Nicole Valentine - My Octopus Teacher

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Nicole and I talk pandemic, politics, the revivifying effects of nature and take a deep dive into the documentary My Octopus Teacher....

55 - Molly Clark - The Way Way Back

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, Molly Clark and I talk about how we met and skipped way ahead in our friendship. We discuss Molly'...

CB17 - Bill Tanner - Rusmore

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk about women of the leisure class, kids with cholera, volunteerism, the movie Garden State (fast forward that part if you like...

53 - Jess Welsch - Juno

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, Jess Welsch and I time warp to a YEAR ago almost to the day because that's how long I haven't been...

CB16 - Brian Tijan - Bear Town

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and I talk sports, sexual assault, small towns, tribalism, capitalism, and we ask the question: at what age are we responsible for healing our c...

51- Liz O'Neill - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Once again, the weirdness of boarding schools, the connection between med schools and Patagonia, how to choose what name to use post marriage, the pro...

CB15 - Lisa Knight - The Queen's Gambit

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today on out of curiosity with kt mather, I circle back with my old friend Lisa Knight who was also with us for the episode about Chernobyl. On this e...

CB14 - Brian Tijan - What's Up with Greed?

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and I talk about wealth inequality through American history, how Apple off-shores its money, who is getting SBA pandemic cash and why, how shame...

CB13 - Kekla Magoon - Self Made

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk self-acceptance, debut novel expectations. Plus a deep dive into the colorism, sexism, racism, capitalism (all the isms except maybe feminism)...

CB12 - Bill Tanner - Harry Styles

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bill and I talk about his 80s brainwashing, how coronavirus is like Sandyhook (tw: very dark humor), putting your business in hibernation, Bellatrix L...

Rage Is a Wolf - Book Launch Reading

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight was supposed to be my Town book launch, but something different happened instead. So I recorded these couple of chapters that I had hoped to r...

CB11 - Taylor Wallace - Not Drinking the Pandemic

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor and I circle back to chat about holographic 3D conferencing, shame, loneliness, crying in the laundry room, ketamine assisted therapy, connecti...

45 - Dan Keefe - Dr. No

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk teaching - coaching - writing, single-sex education, Paul Zarzyski, plus a deep dive into sex (consensual and rapey),  masculinity (was Bond ...

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapters 10 - 17.

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another special edition of Out of Curiosity with kt mather! Chapters 10 - 17 of my forthcoming debut novel Rage Is a Wolf. Pre-order at ktmather.com

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapters 10 - 17.

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another special edition of Out of Curiosity with kt mather! Chapters 10 - 17 of my forthcoming debut novel Rage Is a Wolf. Pre-order at ktmather.com

44 - Steph Guilloud - Terminator 2

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk Seattle vs Atlanta, the WTO protests 20 years later, sci-fi as a touchstone for what the world might be, her connections to the movie Rushmore...

43 - Michael Rohde - Into the Wild

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I chat with my friend's brother and my Thanksgiving compatriot, Michael Rohde. We talk abou...

42 - Eliza Stoughton - How I Learned to Drive

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Out of Curiosity with kt mather I chat with my friend Eliza Stoughton about both being distantly related to Puritan witch judges / murder...

CB10 - Bill Tanner - Maiden

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I Circle Back with fan favorite Bill Tanner for a typical kt and BT rambler. We discuss my ...

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapters 2 - 9

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Special edition of Out of Curiosity with kt mather! Chapters 2-9 of my forthcoming debut novel Rage Is a Wolf. 

41 - Ralph Andracchio - Clue

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ralph and I talk epic halloween costumes, dick-in-a-box, hiring someone to call you on your bullshit, how Ralph uses improv techniques to teach authen...

40 - Ethan Tapper - Aldo Leopold, Green Fire

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The county forester & I talk off-the-grid living, regenerative logging, the trouble with post-clear cut forests, the permanence of development, ground...

CB9 - Yasmeen Watson Sharif - Serenity for Mankind

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yasmeen and I talk about her latest creative endeavor and mine as well as the trials, tribulations, and teachable moments of creating your own path. W...

Rage Is a Wolf - Chapter 1

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of my website launch...A little book teaser. Rage Is a Wolf, by kt mather Published by whisk(e)y tit books. Read by kt mather Coming soon! Pr...

39 - Tommy Czerpak - Nightcrawler

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy & I talk athletic conditioning, books he didn't read in high school, his tailor made college major, his somewhat delayed (thanks melanoma) move ...

CB8 - Ned Ide - Catcher in the Rye and Franny & Zooey

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ned & I catch each other up on our creative projects (his film and my book--links in show notes...). We chat about story-telling pronouns, the AP exam...

38 - Chuck Senick - Romancing the Stone

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck and I talk about who put the moves on whom, our Scrabble rivalry, shoutouts to the friends who made our union possible, our decision to move to ...

37 - Francesca Arnoldy - Cultivating the Doula Heart

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Francesca and I talk a little about her role as my birth doula, but mostly about her work as an end-of-life doula and the pioneering end-of-life doula...

CB7 - Emma Yardley - New Friends & the Hayduke

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I circle back with the delightful Emma Yardley to talk about her chance encounter waiting f...

36 - Chris Tebbetts - Harold & Maude

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Author and movie aficionado, Chris Tebbets and I, talk about his YA novel, Me, Myself, and Him (the gay Sliding Doors), the multiverse, deja vu, tempo...

35 - Katie Recken - Rehashing the 80s

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Katie and I chat about growing up in Alaska, a favor I did her in college, how much we both loved going to a college without Greek, what happens in ru...

34 - Thomas Anderson - Call Me By Your Name

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Anderson and I chat about the delightful beginning of our friendship (feat. twinkle lights) which hit a bit of a rough patch when we started co...

CB6 - Jenn Fiorini - Sedaris

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jenn and I chat about how cancer can bring out the best in friends, how traveling together in Amsterdam brought out the best in both of us (pro-tip, i...

33 - Yasmeen Watson Sharif - The Joker

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I chat with my former student Yasmeen Watson Sharif. We talk about long commutes to school, an uptick in...

32 - Brett Leister - Senna

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I talk with slacker English student Brett Leister about excelling in things you love and doing well enou...

CB5 - Brian Tijan - Wilding

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brian and I discuss small town governance including, Will the tree warden let the historical society cut down that perfectly healthy maple and if so, ...

31 - Phillip Crosby - Dark

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Phillip Crosby and I talk about how we were briefly best parenting buddies, how the social scene is tough on stay-at-home-dads, how he doesn't seem to...

30 - Lisa Knight - Chernobyl

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My old friend, Lisa and I talk about how Italy and Tommy Boy brought us together (rest in power Chris Farley), about traveling together, our plans to ...

29 - Nancy Taylor - Three Women

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss that time I did something RIGHT as a teacher, all-girls schools, rad & shitty lady bosses, The Hate You Give, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the Mer...

28 - Chris McCreary - Fleabag

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

McCreary & I talk about the first offensive thing I said to him, IPAs, how to not lie to your therapist, teaching English, writing, etc, and then a to...

27 - Christi Wieand Ding - Crazy Rich Asians

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Christi and I discuss how much we liked each other at boarding school, what diff kinds of kids bring to a school, the time she had to lend me her swim...

26 - Stefan Zajic - Kicking & Screaming

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stefan & I talk elected office, chess & backgammon, internet dating, movies as wormholes to our pasts, plus a deep dive into hilarious, still relevant...

CB4 - Bill Tanner - Lester Bangs on Astral Weeks

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BT and I chat about kitsch, Midnight Oil, a masculinity that draws us closer to humanity, Julia Roberts dancing to Brown Eyed Girl, using dark humor t...

25 - Ann LePore - Children of Men

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, artist & professor Ann LePore and I talk online dating, synesthesia, sturgeon, college tuition rates, Jesus hands, what a truly pro-life wo...

24 - Deb Gonzales - A League of Their Own

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Writer, podcaster, and kid's craft maven Deb Gonzales & I discuss Vermont College, my social blunders, podcast production, the effects of Title IX, pl...

23 - Dennis Dougherty - Mentors

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Carpenter, cannabis farmer & podcast connoisseur Dennis Dougherty & I discuss the Philly, heating warehouse apartments, vegans & zoos, my job at the A...

22 - Wes Sohn - ex machina

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wes Sohn and I discuss the time in soccer I benched him for a half, why he fired me as his advisor, how music influenced his life path, the evolution ...

21 - Ned Ide - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ned Ide and I discuss boarding school life, the sage on the stage, cussing in job interviews, nontoxic masculinity, authenticity, institutional mortif...

20 - Kelly Spagnola - Snape

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gryffindor superstar, Kelly Spagnola, and I talk about the all-girls school, my ancestors, her procrastination, humor, the world of kids, the intimacy...

19 - Emma Yardley - The Lobster

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Emma & I talk angling & adventuring, wheedling your way into a 5* resort, solo travel while female, rattlesnakes-bears-mountain lions, making art, too...

18 - Brent Hartinger - Project Sweet Life

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brent Hartinger and I talk VCFA, digital nomading, small town life, the internet (good? evil?), converting books to movies, writing against the rules,...

CB3 - Bill Tanner - The Blow

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

BT and I talk Zuckerberg :: reptile, Notre Dame vs Tongass National Park, Tribe, old friends, Zuckerberg gullet deep in McConnell's guts like the fant...

17 - Carrie Sandvick - Six Degrees of Separation

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

College pal, Carrie Sandvick and I discuss dorm life, scrabble & scattergories, kd lang, rugby, Seattle tech bros & their lap dances, career changes, ...

16 - Mari Talkin - Educated

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mari Talkin and I first discuss Game of Thrones with spoilers, so if you want to skip that, go to 35 min. After that we chat about tough love teachers...

CB2 - Jenn Fiorini - PEN15

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 2 of Circle Back (the spin-off of Out of Curiosity with kt mather), Jenn Fiorini and I get back to chatting. We take a deep dive into the F...

15 - Brooks Ryan - Free Solo, The Dawn Wall, Meru, Lunag Ri

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brooks Ryan (former JV midfielder & musical cowriter) and I chat about making and breaking rules, tech bros, youtube comments, my mistakes as a soccer...

14 - Jill Santopolo - Notorious RBG

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Author and publisher, Jill Santopolo and I discuss work / work balance, emotional autobiography, discovering new authors, being an hotel heiress, plus...

13 - Guthrie - Synecdoche, NY

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

My neighbor, Guthrie and I talk about the nearly incomprehensible movie Synecdoche, NY. It's an episode of questions--how do you make sense of a narra...

12 - Kate Sjostrom - The Great Believers

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Sjostrom and I discuss writing & teaching, Bard Institute for writing & thinking, a gay bar called The Glass Coffin, books as sacred objects, and...

11 - Nicole Valentine - Contact & Arrival

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Valentine & I discuss her debut novel, A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity, trees with doorknobs, grief, the wage gap, Sally Ride, writing w...

10 - Roy Dean - Sex at Dawn & Tribe

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Roy Dean and I talk Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Andrew Yang & unemployed dudes, what's awesome & offensive about the creation myths in the Bible, and that ti...

9B - Rachel Grigorian - Wilding & Woodswoman

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

[FIXED] Rachel Grigorian & I talk permaculture, prairie chicken & raccoon, commodifying carbon sequestration, getting tricked by woodchucks & hosed by...

9 - Rachel Grigorian - Woodswoman & Wilding

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Grigorian & I talk permaculture, prairie chicken & raccoon, commodifying carbon sequestration, getting outsmarted by woodchucks & hosed by skun...

CB1 - Bill Tanner - How to Tell a True War Story

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode one of Circle Back, the spin-off from Out of Curiosity with kt mather—where we skip straight to talking about, in this case, a short story. ...

8 - Stefane Victor - Becoming

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stefane Victor—friend and former student! We talk about our introductions to Beyonce, our mutual LOVE of The Color Purple, learning from your fears ...

7 - Brian Tijan - Tribe & The Consuming Instinct

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Tijan and I discuss his many careers, lions, raccoons, loneliness, and my bathroom decor. We take a deep dive into the books Tribe and The Consu...

6 - Kekla Magoon - Hunger

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, Kekla Magoon! We discuss her path from activist educator to award winning movelist; what stories publishers want from Black authors; how...

5 - Taylor Wallace - I Met God the Other Day

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode you'll meet my former student Taylor Wallace! We talk tea & cats, blockchain, why the dinos died, how human suffering & evolution interse...

4 - The Whalen Sisters - Die Hard

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, my former students, the Whalen sisters--you can't tell them apart...We talk about teenage drinking; how comedy, male relationships, and ...

3 - Jim Stewart - Morning Over Wounded Knee

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a little different in that we skip the book club and end after Professor Stewart's amazing story about his role in the dangerous and a...

2 - Jenn Fiorini - 8th Grade

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the smart and funny Jenn Fiorini! We discuss cursing at job interviews, pathological liars for bosses, how if you thought jr. sucked in the...

1 - Bill Tanner - Miracle

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the delightful Bill Tanner! We discuss sports, aging, shitty jobs, bbqs, coffee roasting, vulnerability, the fate of bananas, the differenc...

0 - Introducing Out of Curiosity with kt mather

09 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Out of Curiosity with kt mather, the podcast where I talk with people who are good at talking! Every week I talk with a guest about how we ...