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Maria Gallucci joins the podcast! Whta starts off as a travel conversation gets deeper into real estate. Maria is a realtor first, and an author second, and we talk about the journey to write this book, and how sign language gave her the career she has and the book we talk about here. Maria is an awesome human being and it was a pleasure to chat with her. Check out the book, listen to our conversation and if you need a home, she’s your woman. Thanks for coming on the show Maria. Plus, I talk about being near the end of my time on bare oaks. Maria Gallucci Instagram Raised In Silence Real Estate Homes Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Who better to celebrate 1150 episodes with than Amy C. Beckinsale, who is a rockstar unto herself. We talk about music of course. Guns and Roses, bands we like. This chat is loaded with music and pop culture conversation. Amy is the type of person I really hope I have a beer with at some point. She’s cool, calm and awesome. We celebrate our milestones together and have a great chat catching up as friends do. And I thank you, the listener. It’s been 1150 episodes. I’ve been blessed to know incredible people across the world and this episode is proof of that. Thank you all for being a part of my show and listening to it. I hope you enjoy this one as you’ve enjoyed the others. Amy C. Beckinsale Website Instagram Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Alison McBain and I talk about the future. We talk AI, the G7 Economies, and the idea of big ideas in science fiction. Plus we talk about her books, including the science fiction collection that inspired this chat, and a novella near and dear to Alison’s heart. Alison is a great writer and has a wonderful way of looking at the world and it was fun to have her on the show. Alison McBain Website Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

JM Shaw joins the podcast. We start talking about travel and the potential dark future of Canada, before transitioning into finding new purposes, ADD, inclusion and her latest release the convergence. JM Ward is an awesome human being who has found peace in being herself. Plus, she’s a heck of a writer too. Listen to us shoot the breeze and enjoy her book after. JM Shaw Webpage Instagram Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

During my time at bare oaks, people from all over come onto the premises. Here Yvan Asselin is working on a book and here we talk about it, Bare Oaks, Travel, me speaking poorly in French. All the while this conversation is taking place at the Bare Bistro. It’s crowded, but a live and fun chat. Enjoy! Yvan Asselin Amazon Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Steven Yu is back on the podcast and this time he is joined by Seth Singleton who helped Steven collaborate on Volume 3. We talk about that, meet Seth and get to know him a little bit better and discuss the concept of transformation, not only as a theme with Joan but a theme with art in general. I always enjoy my chats with Steven and was happy to have him back. Seth was amazing too. I hope to have him one on one down the line. Take a listen, and hey, it’s not too late for a late pledge. Take a look! Steven Yu and Seth Singleton Joan Kickstarter - Late pledges are available. Check this project out. Joan is awesome, and you will enjoy this. Steven Yu Instagram Seth Singleton Instagram Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Edward Willett comes back to the podcast. We talk about how Edward has become mr. Canadian Science Fiction publisher. It starts with Fireboy, the book here that was nominated for an Aurora Award, followed by his ventures into Shadowpaw Press, his kickstarter, OnSpec, and working with Robert J. Sawyer. What I really enjoyed about this chat was seeing just how hard work has paid off. Edward has become a force in Canadian Fiction. It was a pleasure to have him on the show. Edward Willett Fireboy Webpage Shadowpaw Press Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Rob Multari returns to the show. This is our first chat in years as we talk about his comics. We talk about the success of Snow Paw and why it’s one of my favorite books. On top of that we do travel stuff, but we also talk about the things inside us that we need to write. Rob has a heck of a choice in front of him, and we go in depth about that. There are some technical errors, but I can’t think of a better conversation about writing about the things that matter to you. I want to thank Rob for being so candid. Take a listen and check out his stuff. Rob Multari Website Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Rodney Fyke and I do a way too early football podcast in this sports edition of Just Joshing! We talk not just the NFL (my poor Lions and his poor Bengals) but we talk football stories, basketball and baseball, I get criticized for too little pictures (fair) and all the while catch up. Rodney is one of my favorite people and I love having him on the show. Plus, he’s got this really cool comic coming soon. Take a listen and check him out. Rodney Fyke Linktree Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Carrie Lahaie joins the podcast. We starting talking about my travels, before we move into talking about her devotional book. We talk about grief and dealing with it, and finding positivity and God in things. I really enjoyed chatting with Carrie. Check this conversation out and check out her book. Carrie Lahaie Website Order Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Nathan Rae returns to the podcast and this time we talk about what’s going on. We talk about making movies, and what he wants to do, and then we do travel stories as both of us have travelled quite a bit and we talked. Recorded at a Starbucks, hence the music. At the bottom is an excerpt from Nathan’s latest releast Moriah, as circumstances made it so he couldn’t read it online. It’s at the bottom, courtesy of Wordhoney Magazine. Have a read and let Nathan know what you think of it. Nathan Raymond Rae Facebook Wordhoney Magazine Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Moriah Written by Nathan Raymond Rae The barefoot woman by the river said her name was Moriah, and that she was the spirit of a church. Not in the spirit. Not from the church. The actual living personality of Moriah Chapel down on 99th Street. After Kayla Edgell heard those words, she nodded politely and made a mental note to avoid this part of the trail from now on. She had come to get some exercise and maybe clear her head from all the stress she was facing in studying for her third-year biology exams at the university. But she never counted on coming across such a strange person wearing a sun hat sitting on a bench, humming an aimless tune, seemingly indifferent to everything but the wind around her until she opened her eyes and looked straight at Kayla with a smile. “Oh, goodness gracious! Kayla! I’m so glad to finally meet you!” Kayla stopped short. “I’m sorry. Do I know you?” “Maybe. I’m Moriah Chapel. I’m the spirit of the church on 99th street.” Kayla gave an insincere smile. “OK, Moriah. The spirit of a church. That’s different.” Then Moriah laughed, and a pigeon landed on her shoulder like it had done a hundred times before. She motioned for it to come down to her lap, and once it began to settle, she started stroking the bird’s wing. “I’m not as different as you might think,” Moriah replied. “I’ve just stayed awake longer than most.” “Are there other churches like you walking around in human bodies?” Kayla asked with a hint of dry sarcasm. “Oh yes, there are indeed others!” Moriah assured her new friend. “And sometimes we go out for brunch! There’s Saint Andrew’s down the hill, ninety years old and stones wearing away, but still feeding people every week with the Word. But then there’s Trinity North. I fear she’s become entranced with spectacle, and she’s not giving her people what they need. I’m not even sure if Jesus even visits her anymore.” “You’re saying that Jesus visits churches?” Kayla scoffed. “Of course he does!” Moriah exclaimed, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. “It just depends on who’s home.” “And your home is…a church?” “Well, it’s more than just a home. It’s who I am. I’m the part of it that stayed when people came and went. When they praised during worship, when they cried for repentance and revival at the altar, and when children laughed and played during Sunday School, all those people shaped who I am today.” Kayla scanned the woman’s face for a hint of irony, but Moriah’s eyes sparkled with absolute sincerity. “So, you’re a ghost?” Kayla asked. “No, silly.” Moriah leaned closer, taking care not to disturb the pigeon. “Ghosts are what’s left after death. I’m what happens when there’s too much life in one place to stay put.” Kayla shifted her balance uncomfortably, unsure of whether to be unnerved or impressed. “So, what does Jesus do when he visits your church?” “Sometimes he comes just to sit and talk.” Moriah said, her gaze drifting upward through the leaves of the nearby trees. “Sometimes we dance together. Once he helped me mop the floors and told me it reminded him of washing feet.” She laughed in delight at the memory. “And what do you do when he’s not around?” Moriah smiled, soft and knowing. “I do what I’m doing right now. I enjoy his Father’s creation. I’m not lonely. Not really. But I still like meeting new people. People like you.” “You called out to me like you knew me.” “Not at the time. Not intimately. But Jesus mentioned we’d be crossing paths, and when I saw you, I knew that this was it.” “Why was Jesus talking to you about me?” “I think he wants you to be my guest.” “You talk about this like it’s actually happening.” Kayla raised her voice in disbelief. “Like you’re in a relationship with an imaginary friend. Doesn’t this sound-?” “Impossible?” Moriah tilted her head. For a moment, silence settled between them, broken only by the occasional rustle of leaves and the soft coo of the pigeon still resting on Moriah’s lap. “So, what’s Jesus like, then?” Kayla asked, half-mocking, half-genuine. Moriah didn’t hesitate. “He’s patient,” She said. “Not like ‘waiting in line’ patient. More like…he lets people be slow, and wrong, and afraid, and still stays close. His presence doesn’t always make sense. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes it heals. But it never leaves the room.” Kayla looked down at the path, suddenly too aware of how still the world had gone around them. “You talk like you’re in love with him.” She observed. “I am.” Moriah replied. She looked at Kayla, trying to read something written under her skin. “You ask a lot of questions in your heart. Ones you’ve never said out loud.” “Okay, that’s enough.” Kayla said with irritation, turning around and walking away. “Whatever game this is, I’m not playing.” Moriah stood then, brushing off her dress, and the pigeon flew up and circled above them before disappearing into the branches. “You don’t have to play.” Moriah said, looking over her shoulder to Kayla as she walked back home on the trail. “But you are invited.” “To what?” “Come tomorrow morning. Moriah Chapel. You’ll know where to sit.” Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Paul Andrews of the What Knots joins the podcast. Paul and I have a mutual experience at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission and we talk about it. We talk about Paul’s fall from grace, and his new beginning. We get stalked a little bit (as one does around that area) and we even got a fun song in the mix. Fix Yourself. Listen to the chat and listen to the song. Paul was an awesome guest and cool new friend. This is our conversation. Paul Andrews The What Knots Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Terry and I met in my current situtaion. He much like I am in the process of rebuilding our lives and we talk about it. Laterrie comes from a life of poverty and has managed to do a lot of amazing things since. In the process of our conversation we talk about creating a podcast, redemption, rebuilding, imposter syndrome, jail, hitchhiking, and a lot more. Not to mention the feats this man has done. He has had a hand in welding and building some of the coolest landmarks in Vegas. We talk a little about that too, and so much more. Terry is one of the coolest dudes I’ve met in Vegas. Great chat, and a great man. Rooting for you brother. Laterrie McQueen Facebook Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Al Hagan joins the show. We start this chat talking about hitchhiking. From there we chat about AI, Hollwood. Al is a quiet soul and an excellent listener. He may even put me in a book of his. We’ll see. All in all this was a fun little chat. Have a listen. Al Hagan Linktree Pre Order: Crescent City Shootout Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe

Alphe Fruin is back and we talk about life and art. I talk about my misadventures in Vegas, and Alphe talks about his comic. We have a great back and forth about travel, his latest work, and the importance of stories from our childhoods. The idea for Alphe’s latest comic comes from a particular story, and we dive deep into that. On top of that, it’s just great to see him doing well and being in a better place. Alphe, love chatting with you and good luck with your comic. To everyone else? Take a listen. Alphe Fruin Kickstarter Thanks for reading Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to Finding Where I Fit - Backpacking My Way to My New Home at joshuapantalleresco.substack.com/subscribe