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Create Good Stories
We all have a life story, and these stories are created daily, monthly, yearly, and over a lifetime. This podcast explores how we can intentionally shape, construct, and ultimately create good life stories.
Each episode begins with Tal and his brothers, Noah and Eli, sharing stories from their upbringing. After their (sometimes lively) banter, Tal conducts in-depth interviews. Season 1 focuses on a diverse group of dads and the unique ways they connect with their children. The conversations in season 1 are inspired by Tal’s book, Dad Mode: 25 Ways to Connect with Your Children.
Episodes
49 episodes
49 Encore: Crossover Episode — In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters: Shadow Work
As Tal prepares the final details for the 2026 Flims Forum, enjoy this encore episode from Season One of Create Good Stories, featuring Tal’s sisters, Shawni and Saydi, and the important topic of Shadow Work.
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#48: How Can the Landscapes Around Us Change Us?
In this episode, Tal shares how the landscapes around him have changed him and become a part of the way he thinks. He then invites listeners to connect with the landscapes around them and allow the earth surrounding them to transform and beauti...
#47 Overview and Vision of the Flims Forum: Oct. 1-3, 2026
In this episode, Tal gives an overview of the Flims Forum and shares how the three-day experience is designed around what Richard Rohr calls the Wisdom Pattern: moving from order to disorder to reorder.There will be time to...
#46 The Landscapes of Iceland and Switzerland
In this episode, Tal shares his experience of visiting Iceland this summer during a layover on his way back to Switzerland from the United States. He reflects on the differences and similarities between the Icelandic and Swiss landscapes and wh...
#45 Bree Fotheringham on Landscape and Classical Music
In this episode, Tal talks with Bree Fotheringham, an American violinist and passionate advocate for bringing classical music to new audiences.First, we get to know Bree and hear her story, including her involvement as Founder ...
#44 Jonah Eyre: Life on Blakely Island, Washington
This episode is all about Jonah’s life on Blakeley Island, part of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington. Tal begins by sharing how his time with his brother Jonah this summer shifted his perspective. Then Jonah’s daughter, Poem, and ...
#43 Oregon Camping — From the Kids’ Perspective!
In this episode, Tal passes the microphone to the kids (and young adults) at the campsite to hear about their Oregon camping experience from their perspective!
#42 From Our Tent: Oregon 2026 Recap with Eli & Noah
In this episode, Tal, Eli, and Noah recount their 2026 Oregon camping experience. Now in their twelfth year of making the trip, they share how the tradition is evolving and the logistics of pulling it off. They also discuss how they try to incl...
#41 Eyre Reunion Recap: "You Are a Star"
In this episode, Tal shares his highlights from the 2026 Eyre Family Reunion at Bear Lake, Idaho. This year, Tal experienced the reunion from a new perspective and reflects on meaningful moments with family throughout the week. Tal also looks a...
#40 What Is a Meme? Summer Movies & Jalen Brunson
In this episode, Tal and Eli go back and forth sharing their favorite memes, viral videos, and summer movies. To wrap things up, they dive into a conversation about Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks, with Eli offering the perspective of som...
#39 Guided Fitness & Sauna Experiences with Eli in NYC
In this episode, Tal and Eli discuss the guided experiences they recently enjoyed in New York City, including a guided fitness class and a sauna and cold plunge experience. They explore how these shared experiences create meaningful human conne...
#38 Semi-Grumpy Dads Traveling with Credit Card Benefits
In this episode, Tal sits down with his brother, Eli, to talk about their trip from New York City to Salt Lake City with four children in tow. They discuss the highs and lows of traveling with kids, admit that grumpy dads are a real thing, and ...
#37 Rilke Teaches Us to Love Life's Questions
In this short episode, Tal reflects on one of Rainer Maria Rilke's most enduring passages from Letters to a Young Poet. Rather than rushing to resolve every uncertainty, Rilke invites us to be patient, to love the questions we carry, a...
#36 Two Poems To Help Us Think Differently About Failure and Darkness
In this episode, Tal reads a poem by Antonio Machado on failure and follows it with Rainer Maria Rilke’s poem Let This Darkness Be a Bell Tower. Together, these two poems invite us to think differently about failure, darkness, and the ...
#35 How a "Summer Deal" with Your Child Can Improve Your Summer Landscape
In this episode, Tal shares how he is creating a "summer deal" with his 14-year-old daughter to help her learn, grow, and develop over the summer. It’s a tradition that Tal’s dad practiced with him and his siblings while they were growing up, a...
#34 Jung on the Second Half of Life, Rilke on Transformation
This episode begins with Tal sharing a quote from Carl Jung on how we should not approach the second half of life. He then pairs Jung’s insight with the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, who offers a different path: letting go of the now-clumsy way...
#33: Clown Culture and the Wisdom of William Wordsworth
This episode features a fun exchange between Tal and his brothers, Eli and Noah, on the steep decline of clown culture. Tal then shares one of his favorite passages from William Wordsworth, written when the poet was just 18 years old as he retu...
#32 Encore: Dad Mode Launch – Eli Interviews Tal About Dad Mode (Live)
This encore episode from Season One features the live Dad Mode launch in Provo, Utah. Eli Eyre interviews his brother Tal Eyre about Dad Mode: 25 Ways to Connect with Your Children.With Father’s Day just around the corner, Dad Mode is av...
#31 What Do You Love?
This episode begins with Tal sharing a few lines from one of his favorite poems, “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver. He uses the poem to introduce the question of what we truly love, and how we can make more space for those things in everyday life.
#30 Richard Eyre on His New Book, The Grandparenting Blueprint
In this episode, Tal sits down with his dad to talk about his new book, The Grandparenting Blueprint. Together, they explore the changing landscape of multi-generational families and the growing role grandparents can play in the lives of their ...
#29 Linda Eyre on Dreams, Energy, and Life Landscapes
In this episode, Tal and his brothers, Noah and Eli, introduce their mother, Linda Eyre. Tal then interviews his mom about her "wild" dreams, where she gets her energy, and her life landscapes. What shines through is the depth of her soul and h...
#28 Rethinking Our Current Life Landscapes
In this episode, Tal reflects on the winter solstice of December 2025 and the documentary The Last Dance. His story reminds us to celebrate each season of life, let it go when the time comes, and embrace the new landscapes ahead.For Tal,...
#27 Navigating the Dark Landscapes of Our Lives
This episode goes dark. Tal and his brothers, Eli and Noah, discuss the role of darkness in our lives in an effort to become more comfortable in the dark. A powerful poem by Rainer Maria Rilke offers a fresh perspective on making sense of that ...
#26 Todd Marchant on Creation, with a Warm-Up of Brother Banter
In this episode, Tal sits down with Todd Marchant to talk about how he built Be Whole Do Good from the ground up and what the creation process really looked like along the way. They also reflect on how Tal got to be part of that journey by help...
#25 Noah Riley on Family Life in NYC’s Urban Landscape
The episode begins with a little brother banter from Eli, Noah, and Tal as they share how they know Noah Riley and his family. Then Tal interviews Noah Riley on a range of topics, including what it’s like to raise a family in NYC, the advantage...