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Episode 73 – Uncommon Role Models & Gained Perspective

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-z94br-12c7329 Welcome to another spontaneous & unedited blithering at The Hopeful Humanist Café.   When you do not got the motivation to tackle the Mount Everest challenges on your metaphorical life plate, tackle the small stuff. The small stuff can create momentum. For me that was focusing on the backyard shed.  Unexpectedly, while getting some small…

Episode 72 – Hot tub blitherings – ”What will you do today?”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wqx89-12bb9f3 This episode is from a Substack article I prepared for my news letter, “Hopeful Humanist Cafe Newsletter.” The article is called, “What will you do today.”  I really enjoyed making the episode and wanted to include it into the library of episodes available on “The Hopeful Humanist Cafe” podcast.   Here is the link for the article: What will you…

Episode 65 – Blithering Thoughts about Generations

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-h89m3-108755c Welcome to Episode 65 of the Hopeful Humanist Cafe.  In this episode, I hope to provide a definition of generations, share a cautionary note about the limits and dangers when talking about generations, and raise some questions about the benefits of continuing to talk about these socially-constructed things called “Generations.”     Video…

Episode 64 – Reclaiming Your Lens: A Presenting Moment During Another Covid-19 Lockdown

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-j5m9x-103a76b In this episode, I take the “Ten-Word Description” podcast activity from Eric Nuzum and take it to make my own to “Reclaim my lens for a journey toward my authentic self.” Entering into another lockdown during a third wave assault from covid-19 where everything is fixated on a one-pointed conversation about the pandemic, I felt a need to “bee…

Episode 63 – Is Critical Thinking Critical: Another Just Two Ones Discussion

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-y963h-1007bf4 Welcome to another “Just Two Ones” episode where Danielson and I talk about a bunch of thoughts connected to Critical Thinking with a short special appearance from Woodrow.  Let’s blither … ORIENTING THOUGHTS: 1) “Moving beyond I don’t know” (Danielson) 2) Memorizing is not learning. (Danielson) T-SHIRT IDEAS: 1)”Read Widely” & “Imagine the…

Episode 62 – Xanadu Relaxation Manoeuvres – Soaking in Vulnerability, Mindfulness, and Waxing Poetic about Critical Thinking

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fu38p-ffa371 Welcome to a glimpse into a snippet of a private sharing from myself to Captain Jack.  From the outside, I must say, this episode is definitely unconventional and hopefully it will not prove to be a slippery slope (haha!).  The flavour of this episode is reminiscent of my “T-shirt ideas, novel first sentences, and et cetera moments” concept…

Episode 61 – One last look in the mirror of Hesse’s “Siddhartha”

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vktmg-faad10 This episode is the unexpected part two to episode 60.  Danielson and I continued to explore our respective relationships with the book “Siddhartha,” a book we both initially picked up in early adulthood and have revisited a number of times over the different chapters of our unfolding lives.  The first order of business was to provide a synopsis…