Wonderful!
Rachel and Griffin McElroy
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 [email protected].
Episodes
Wonderful! 435: Beef with Ramune
Rachel's favorite face-saving art pieces! Griffin's favorite internal meat scaffolding!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaCenter for Reproductive Rights: https://reproductiverights.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 434: We're Definitely Not Tiggers
Griffin's up-and-coming piano-gigging musical artist! Rachel's favorite purehearted advertisment lore!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaMidwest Food Bank: https://midwestfoodbank.org/disaster-relief/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 433: Schrödinger's Vibe Situation
Rachel's favorite now-secular artist! Griffin's favorite dangerous, exciting, educational, and frustrating way to win a Hufffy bike!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaMidwest Food Bank: https://midwestfoodbank.org/disaster-relief/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 432: Wet Hair, Cult Leader
Griffin's favorite physics-defying film! Rachel's favorite tall tumblers for animals!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaMidwest Food Bank: https://midwestfoodbank.org/disaster-relief/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 431: They Can Tell We Have a Candle Going
Rachel's favorite musical muppet royalty! Griffin's favorite little life snapshots!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaMidwest Food Bank: https://midwestfoodbank.org/disaster-relief/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 430: The Deepest Crud
Griffin's favorite unlearnable language vibe-giver! Rachel's favorite park inside a park inside a park! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Midwest Food Bank: https://midwestfoodbank.org/disaster-relief/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 429: The Silver Fox & The Pewter Hound
Rachel's favorite socially perceptive phenomenon! Griffin's favorite music that has a vast ocean of influence! 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
Wonderful! 428: Every Week There Was a Jimothy
Griffin's favorite public hydration tool! Rachel's favorite colorful glass, computer-made writing utensils, self-serve swirls, tiny plastic soup, and quick-draw celebrations! 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
Wonderful! 427: Delightful Brain Garbage
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
Wonderful! 426: Forget Fall, I'm a Kyle Man
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: https://www.nativewomenlead.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 425: Faucet Donkey Cat
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 bad bug trap! 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
Wonderful! 424: Fun Cream Works Better
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
Wonderful! 423: This Year's Pie for Papa
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
Wonderful! 422: My Fiery Paradiddles
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
Wonderful! 421: Not Gonna Rub Stalactites On My Face
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
Wonderful! 420: We Put in the Work to Make the Good Love
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
Wonderful! 419: A Romp with Two Hot Super-Married Singles
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
Wonderful! 418: Not One John
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
Wonderful! 417: The Sky British are Coming From Up
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
Wonderful! 416: Sleepytime Mix of Tender Tenor Voices
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
Wonderful! 415: A Torrid Love Affair with Wario
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
Wonderful! 414: Bringing That Paul Schaffer Energy
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
Wonderful! 413: In Thickness and In Health
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
Wonderful! 412: Borat is about to get Bing Bonged
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
Wonderful! 411: Boy Movement Equals Sleep
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
Wonderful! 410: A Wet Napkin and A Sticky Drink
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
Wonderful! 409: The Gristle of Living
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
Wonderful! 408: My Record With Lactose
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
Wonderful! 407: Curling Curious
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaImmigrant 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
Wonderful! 406: Horny, Sad, or Bored
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaImmigrant 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
Wonderful! 405: A Celebration of Corporate Food Interests
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
Wonderful! 404: General Use Aural Application Emotional Steroids
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaImmigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 403: The Big Bone Find of 1212
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaImmigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 402: All the Buckets and Baskets Your Body Can Handle
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaImmigrant Defenders Law Center: https://www.immdef.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 401: Rachel and Griffin's Favorite Oprah's Favorite Things
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaHarmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 400: Pollution or Sailor Magic?
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaHarmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 399: We Keep You Warm With Our Coat Show
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaHarmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 398: Ba-ba-ba-ba-basketball
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaHarmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 397: Required for Show Choir
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaNative American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 396: Make a Notification to Enjoy Childlike Wonder
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaNative American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 395: Swears in Lieu of Articulation
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaNative American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 394: Chit Chat Pit Pat
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaNative American Aid: https://nativepartnership.org/naa/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 393: A Nap on a Fuzzy Belly
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaBorder Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 392: 2025 Halloween SPOOKtacular
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaBorder Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 391: All Pothole Tour of Huntington
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaBorder Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 390: We'll Smell Some Ice Bags and Get Back to You
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaBorder Angels: https://www.borderangels.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 389: The Hot Smell of Beefy Chilli
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaEquality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 388: Our Favorite Austin Stuff, Live!
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 favorite kind of sprawling real estate!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaEquality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 387: Whoops Wong Wondies
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaEquality Florida: https://www.eqfl.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful
Wonderful! 386: Coming Back to Hooty-Hoo
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/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaWorld Central Kitchen: https://wck.org/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwonderful