Name It

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ryan’s life often feels like a Venn diagram. Ryan the person loves listening to metal and The Grateful Dead. Ryan the person is a sneakerhead who reads Punisher comic books at night. Ryan the person is also queer — bisexual — and a recovered alcoholic. Brother Ryan, on the other hand, is a man who has taken strict religious vows. Brother Ryan is a man who believes in the beauty of communal living. Brother Ryan spends his life dedicated to service through education. These two versions of Ryan must find a way to exist together, or he could lose everything. Support our independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Nora also writes sad & funny books! You can buy them here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I live in a world of name it to tame it to claim it.
0:05.9	So I'm now naming it and I can tame it.
0:10.7	And I think when things are unknown, they're very scary for us.
0:18.9	I'm Nora McNeary and this is Terrible Thanks for asking and that was Ryan.
0:24.9	There's a lot to name and tame and claim in this episode.
0:28.2	There's a lot of exploration into what it means to define and redefine your sense of self.
0:34.1	And so to get right to it, we are going to take you to Winona, Minnesota.
0:42.2	Winona is one of the cutest little college towns.
0:45.9	It's right on the Mississippi River, a few hours south of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
0:49.9	Its population is under 30,000 people and if you're familiar with it at all, it's probably
0:55.6	because of the square space commercials with Winona Ryder, who was allegedly named for
1:01.2	this town.
1:03.4	This is where we start our story with Ryan because Ryan, who grew up in Southern Minnesota
1:07.6	farm country, went to college here in Winona and this little town was a big deal to him.
1:16.2	I mean, it's got to McDonald's and a subway and a target and Walmart right in the town
1:21.1	two miles away from college.
1:22.7	So for me, yeah, that's, you know, it's got amenities basically.
1:26.1	Yeah, there's places to go, baby.
1:28.4	Yeah, exactly.
1:29.4	Well, I don't have to drive 15 miles to the country to go fishing.
1:34.4	Well, I don't have to drive a half hour to go to the store.
1:37.4	What?
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