Welcome to Wonderful! It’s an enthusiast podcast by Griffin and Rachel McElroy in which they discuss Very Good Things, and the Things that Make Them Good. Got a Good Thing you’re excited about that you want them to talk about on the show? Shoot ‘em an email at wonderfulpodcast@gmail.com.
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Rachel's favorite virgin (maybe) poet! Griffin's favorite sport that some animals can't play! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native Women Lead: https://www.nativewomenlead.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin and Rachel investigate the strange notes they've accumulated over the years, some of which are Wonderful things: fruit trackers, hipster toons, feminist slogans, parental woes, new times. And some of which are complete mysteries to everyone. Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native Women Lead:…
Griffin and Rachel share the many little moments of wonder in the world. Griffin's favorite emotional inversion! Rachel's favorite textural side-quest! Griffin's favorite football storylines! Rachel's favorite fresh cold! Griffin's favorite bitter rind! Rachel's favorite captured moments! Griffin's favorite floppy not crispy beach treats! Rachel's favorite big ol' puffy shoes! Griffin's favorite…
Griffin's favorite dermis defense ointment! Rachel's favorite Everyone Can Enjoy Poetry poet! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Asian Pacific Environmental Network: https://apen4ej.org/our-work/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite textured wallpaper! large rotating drum with holes Griffin's favorite small-scene young female indie rock act! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Lambda Legal: https://lambdalegal.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite preset boundary divisions! Rachel's favorite skilled beat-droppers! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Lamda Legal: https://lambdalegal.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite here, queer, and big poet! Griffin's favorite jams that you would not bring to a dance party! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Lamda Legal: https://lambdalegal.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite specifically-named viral music sensation! Rachel's favorite nostalgia television! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Lamda Legal: https://lambdalegal.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite uniquely-named family business mascot! Griffin's favorite strong-personality bodies of water! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya First Nations Development Institute: https://www.firstnations.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite special professional fashion wear! Rachel's favorite little step forward for feminism! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya First Nations Development Institute: https://www.firstnations.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite punkish sibling-duo musical artist! Griffin's favorite punkish sibling-duo musical artist! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite positive sonic experience! Rachel's favorite near-retirement poet! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite poorly lit posing opportunity! Griffin's favorite self-domesticating animal! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite freak-out martial arts music! Rachel's favorite oddly specific hotties! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite fancy utility accessory! Griffin's favorite discovery not yet ruined by the algorithm! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite guitar cover artist! Rachel's favorite satisfyingly-named poet! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite extraordinary performance of a well-known song! Griffin's favorite roving hangout opportunity! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite pre-flying interpersonal situation! Rachel's favorite over-the-top celebration! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite crafty poet! Griffin's favorite medical accomplishment that is a sometimes food! Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/our-services.html Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite funky lactose! Rachel's favorite fanciful reference book! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite fallen Olympic sport! Griffin's favorite rising (vertically) Olympic sport! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite non-inherited influences! Rachel's favorite thermotropic liquid crystals! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite 90s tasty battle! Griffin's favorite surprisingly robust cookie lore! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite psychedelic creepy-cute musical bops! Rachel's favorite psychedelic glass-filled tube! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite advocate for alternative footwear techniques! Griffin's favorite ubiquitous mythical creature! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite images that involve inputs and outputs! Rachel's favorite slightly confusing flair! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
A 2025 retrospective! Rachel and Griffin go through their favorite favorites of the past year: wonderful music, wonderful poems, wonderful television, wonderful geographic features, wonderful celebrations of nostalgia! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock…
A special secret surprise episode with cool things suggested by some very special kids! Bonding activities! Natural phenomena! Baked goods! Weather patterns! Memory centers! Kombat! Valve! Festive plants! Playful music! Resorts with good smells! Pink round friends! Difficult games! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Harmony House:…
Rachel's favorite guilty pleasure at the holidays - NOT Rachel's favorite Christmas movies! Griffin's favorite keystone species! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite overseas musical voicemail! Rachel's favorite paper surprises! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite yardstick of industrial development! Griffin's favorite yucky grooves! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite beachside structure that is also a metaphor! Rachel's favorite non-fire-starting decorations! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite ultra-talking poet! Griffin's audio indications of a good time! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite brainteaser adventures! Rachel's favorite relic of physical media! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Native American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite unexpected musical mashups! Griffin's favorite huge round friend! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
For this holiday season, Rachel and Griffin play SMASH or PASS with the top tasty delicacies and creepy tropes! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite game that requires no arena or balls! Rachel's favorite squished-together treat! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite wondrous poet! Griffin's favorite bone puzzles! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Border Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite time-traveling device! Rachel's favorite personal hangout space! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite community! Griffin's favorite social nicety! Rachel's favorite amateur performance space! Griffin's favorite ochre nectar! Griffin's favorite civic perk! Rachel's favorite local poet! Griffin's favorite tiny parking lot! Griffin's favorite hottest coolest place! Rachel's favorite moral center! Griffin's favorite way to cram in art! Griffin's favorite rockin' lawyer! Rachel's…
Rachel's favorite in-touch and honest writer! Griffin's favorite preposterously intricate machine! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Equality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite little fun breaks from frustrating RPGs! Rachel's favorite Napoleon-loved grocery store staple! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite experience-documenting poet! Griffin's favorite breathtakingly evocative folk musician! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
It's Wonderful's once-a-year dip back into the murky waters of summertime funtime reality dating shows! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite syntactically ugly comment on automation! Rachel's favorite secret house of wonders and weird stuff! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Rachel's favorite car rebus! Griffin's favorite game-building platform! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite quotable fouth-wall-breaking film! Rachel's favorite not quite in the right demographic artist! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
It's time for some favorite casual chats and summertime small wonders! Obvious phone games! Sticky summer snacks! Babies learning to talk to you! Three-named game show hosts! Easier chores! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content!…
Rachel's favorite donut-adjacent poet! Griffin's favorite outdoor sandy entertainment zone! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Immigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Griffin's favorite sometimes-haunted shield from the weather! Rachel's favorite repurposed building! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
