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10 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

After we are out of school, we don't have as many opportunities to do deep dives on subjects and to think deeply on them. This podcast is an attempt to bring Term Papers back.

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Why Progressives Should Love Bitcoin: An Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren by Samantha Messing, Episode 008

August 18, 2021 15:50 - 8 minutes - 20.2 MB

Today's podcast is a letter I found going viral on twitter by Samantha Messing. Here is the letter: https://medium.com/@samanthamessing/why-progressives-should-love-bitcoin-an-open-letter-to-senator-elizabeth-warren-176ab5cc9229 I enjoyed the letter and thought it deserved more exposure and to be read aloud. Text below.  ---- Dear Senator Warren, I am a fan. I think you are very smart, and you genuinely care about building a more equitable society. But respectfully, when you tal...

COVID-19 Food Prep With Katie Barbaro, Episode 007

March 23, 2020 05:24 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Spreadsheet link Today I discussed food prep for COVID-19 with Katie Barbaro. Katie is a cartoonist, comedian, occupational therapist and overall wonderful human being living in New York City. Since the Coronavirus has really started to ravage the city, I have been contacting all of my friends in the city and going over how much food they should have in their apartments so they don't have to rely on going out to the supermarket during the upcoming scary days. It's a surprising amount. I c...

Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby by Donald Barthelme, Episode 006

January 22, 2020 05:25 - 11 minutes - 22.5 MB

'I said that although hanging Colby was almost certainly against the law, we had a perfect moral right to do so because he was our friend, belonged to us in various important senses, and he had after all gone too far.'  Today I'm reading one of my favorite short stories by Donald Barthelme: Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby.  A book of his short stories, with this one included, can be found on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2G92Z4R    

Your Presence is your Present with Katie Barbaro, Episode 005

January 04, 2020 01:30 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

Today I'm posting a conversation I had with Katie Barbaro, the host of the podcast Showing Up Messy. Katie is a standup comedian, life coach, a cartoonist, and an all-around great human being.  Her podcast, cartoons and blog can be found here: https://www.showingupmessy.com/  

Monologues For The Homeless with Tommy Lukrich, Episode 004

December 20, 2019 09:53 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Today on the podcast I have Tommy Lukrich, who is working on an amazing project in Chicago called Monologues For The Homeless. As of this recording Tommy has taken three people under his wing and is doing everything he can to help them eventually find stable homes, jobs and the security they desire. In the meantime he is helping them with their basic needs through a tough winter in Chicago. Tommy is a trained actor and is raising money for this project by performing monologues on the streets...

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, Episode 003

September 08, 2019 21:32 - 45 minutes - 51.2 MB

  Poem: Unknown author, https://turningthepage.info/if-you-put-your-nose-to-the-grindstone-rough/   Book, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance: https://amzn.to/2ZTgixC   Atlantic Article, Why Local Money Matters, the Middletown Story: https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/09/why-local-money-matters-the-middletown-story/279443/   Music Recommendation, The Earth is Not A Cold Dead by Explosions in the Sky: https://explosionsinthesky.bandcamp.com/album/the-earth-is-not-a-cold...

The War of Art, Episode 002

July 08, 2019 13:25 - 33 minutes - 77.4 MB

In this episode of Philip's Podcast, we take a deep dive into "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. The book is about Resistance, and how to overcome it. What is Resistance? From the book: "Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work-in-potential. It's a repelling force. It's negative. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work."  "The more important a call or action is...

Magic Wands and Miracles, Episode 001

April 30, 2019 01:40 - 31 minutes - 73.1 MB

First episode of Philip's Podcast. Recommended that you skip this one, but if you insist, here are the relevant links: Poem: http://bit.ly/philip001a Pocket, article-saving app: http://bit.ly/philipspodcast001b  Collaborative Fund Article: http://bit.ly/philipspodcast001c  NLP Coaching Cards: https://saladseminars.com/index.php/portfolio/nlp-coaching-cards

Philip's Podcast

April 23, 2019 20:31

Weekly musings of Philip Wells. Books reviewed in detail, listener questions answered, opinions given, ideas considered. 

Philip's Podcast

April 23, 2019 20:31

Weekly musings of Philip Wells. Books reviewed in detail, listener questions answered, opinions given, ideas considered.