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Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast! In this episode, we discuss the extraordinary true story of Lili Infante, a Russian-born DEA agent who became a pioneering cryptocurrency detective. The story comes from WIRED, in an article by Joshuah Bearman and Owen Long titled “She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to … Continue reading "From Russia to the DEA: A Crypto Detective’s Incredible Story | WIRED Article Discussion"

My sister Anne, daughter Charlotte and I all answered The Longreads Questionnaire questions and discussed the answers by writers Anne Lamott and Neal Allen. If you’d like to answer any of the questions you see listed below, we’d love to hear your responses in the comments to this post. The Longreads questions are below with … Continue reading "The Longreads Questionnaire with Anne Lamott and Neal Allen: We Decided We’d Try the Questions Too"

We’re all rookies on the Letterboxd site, but it seems to be a social networking website and app for movies. It reminds me of Goodreads but for films. We all chose our four favorite movies, found some people to follow, discovered some new movies, and looked for one more thing to do on the site.  … Continue reading "Letterboxd: We Set Up Our Accounts and Picked Our Favorite Films"

If you sit down to watch a movie, but you don’t know what you’re going to watch, how do you figure it out? In this post we look for a new process, identify 7 movies worth watching, discuss East of Eden, the yogurt shop murders, the Colts in London, an SNL report, and Izzy’s upcoming … Continue reading "7 Movies to Watch, The Menu, East of Eden, Rotten Tomatoes, an SNL Report, and the Colts in London"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. We’re recording Sunday, September 27, 2026. Topics for this episode include Izzy’s first day of shooting on her short film, AI Models that scheme, the Hulu show Adults, Apple’s The Gorge, an SNL report, and Anne finished her history of Gold book. It’s also a big NFL today and … Continue reading "Short Film Production, Scheming Artificial Intelligence, and The Secret History of Gold"

This week on the Torg Stories Podcast, we’ve got some SNL Lorne-isms, Tom Cruise had a big week, Anne and I both saw the film The Whisper Man, and Izzy gives a report from the Role Model concert.  Stories Bill Read or Watched:  Anne’s Read or Watched This Week:  Izzy Podcast Agenda and Notes  Honorable … Continue reading "SNL Lorne-isms, Tom Cruise’s Big Week, and Izzy Reports on the Role Model Concert"

3 Stories Bill Read or Watched 3 Stories Anne Read or Watched Honorable Mention Stories:  Thanks for checking out this Torg Stories post!

We’d love to hear from you!  5 Books Bill Wants to Read  Anne’s 5 Books She Wants to Read Honorable Mentions: The Women of Troy & The Voyage Home by Pat Barker, this is continuing the series of the book I read earlier this summer – a women’s point of view in classical history. The … Continue reading "10 Books We Want to Read"

Lorne, SNL, Susan Morrison, True and False Magic, Stutz, Dickens and Prince, Hornby, Heartland, Larry Bird, Keith O'Brien, The Uncool, Cameron Crowe, American Predator, Maureen Callahan, La Belle Sauvage, Phillip Pullman, All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days, Mildred Fish Harnack, Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir, Louis XIV, Josephine Wilkerson

Sure, having three offices is a blessing, but I also struggle to get them all organized and decorated. In this episode, my sister Anne and I dive into the puzzle of workspace setups and talk through the ways we fail—and occasionally succeed—at organizing our lives. Plus, Anne shares a few podcast recommendations, and we make a big decision about the future direction of the show (starting with Ted Lasso S4E3).

Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 2 titled “Curiouser and Curiouser!” inspires conversation about feminism, inequality in men’s and women’s sports, and we cover a road trip to take Izzy to college that spanned from Boone, NC to Salt Lake City, Utah. What would you say was the “big news” of this episode? Best line/s:  What … Continue reading "Ted Lasso Season 4 and College Road Trip to University of Utah"

In this post, Anne and I discuss what makes home home, role models, and if we have a responsibility to use our talents in our profession. These topics were sparked by the Ted Lasso season four premiere and the entire season of Widow’s Bay. We’re going to start with life updates, and we’d love for … Continue reading "Ted Lasso Season 4 and Widow’s Bay: Home, Role Models, and The Jobs We’re Born to Do"

Ted Lasso Season 4 is coming, when do we think we’ll retire, women and the Kalshi prediction markets, and Information Sickness with David Shields are the texts we’re using to generate conversation this week. Questions for the Reader: Stories Bill Read or Watched the Week of July 27, 2026 “Information Sickness” by David Shields  “Jason … Continue reading "Ted Lasso Season 4 is Coming, When to Retire, Women and Kalshi, and Information Sickness with David Shields"

LeBron James to the 76ers, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Writing Advice from John McPhee. Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, Travis Scott, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron

“The End of Reading is Here” from The Atlantic by Rose Horowitch Quotes from the article for discussion are bolded below and in quotes. “…fewer than half of all adults reported having read a book of any kind in 2022.” This week my friend Dave Witzig texting me to ask what I’ve been reading… Going … Continue reading "Is the End of Reading Here? GenAI and the Reading Writing Classroom"