Perspective
How to Live Free
Exploring the idea of how to live a life of freedom. Where do we start? How are we supposed to think? It all comes down to asking yourself one question. Recently, a close friend of mine remarked that I’m one of the freest people he knows. It surprised me. No one’s ever said that about…
Read MoreLife Transitions and New Chapters
Rich discusses his recent life transition of moving from the neighborhood of North Center, where he spent the last seven years and his twenties, to Uptown. He reflects on the idea of life chapters and the feeling of having a blank slate. The individual choices you make in each chapter determine what it will look…
Read MorePaleontologist Tim James and Life in the American West
Paleontologist Tim James discusses fossil expeditions, science that contributes to understanding Earth’s history, and life in the American West. Paleontologist Tim James joins the show. Rich wonders what daily life is like for a Cenozoic paleontologist in the American West. Every day is different at the World Fossil Finder Museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota.…
Read MorePutting Ourselves into Perspective by Stargazing and Exploring Space
Paul LeCrone joins the show to discuss Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan. By thinking about the fragility of our planet and its place in a vast universe, we can reflect deeper about ourselves and how we can contribute and work collaboratively with others to make human progress. Pale Blue Dot was the July book of…
Read MoreThe Beatles and Their Impact on My Life Philosophy
A summary of The Beatles career and their impact on culture. The personal lessons I’ve gained from listening to the group and studying the history of the phenomenon and sixties decade. After doing a deep dive the last six weeks and reading “Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties” by Ian MacDonald,…
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