Cylo Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This past month of June there have been Pride celebrations in various cities and small towns throughout the country. The LGBTQ community generated pride events after the Stonewall riots in 1969 as a way to bring awareness to societal “inclusivity” for everyone. Race, gender, sexual orientation, religions, and those of all backgrounds or challenges have a day or two to acknowledge and celebrate our differences and commonalities. Spreading the word “inclusivity” in smaller towns can be no easy task yet essential for societal changes to continue moving forward. Our guests today are Travis Barr and Alex Altomonte, who have created the very first Pride weekend in the small town of 5000 people in Cazenovia NY. What inspired them to take on such an enormous task? What were their successes and challenges?
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The educational system is continually evolving with an assortment of options. Special guests, Will Burns and Mercer Carlin, share their own personal experiences in the educational system as well as the educational choices they both made with their own children. Will chose a traditional education with his children while Mercer chose a self-directed education for her child. What is possible when a child chooses what they want to learn? Do children learn best when they make their own decisions about what they want to learn? Do children learn more from their culture and environment than from the material that is imposed upon them? We dive deep into the advantages and some possible disadvantages of both educational systems. Neither is better or worse. We discuss the differences and allow you to weigh out the options.
Mercer Carlin
Leadership Consultant
President of The Agile Learning Center Network The Agile Learning Center
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Will Burns
CEO of Ideasicle X
Forbes Contributor
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Book mention: "Raising Free People" by Akilah Richards
Podcast mention: "Fare Of The Free Child" by Akilah Richards
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Ted Talk mention
Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?
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Ted Talk mention
Sir Ken Robinson: How To Escape Education's Death Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX78iKhInsc
Do we lose our sense of self when we're at the end of our career or retired? If our career has defined our identity for most of our lives...who are we now without it? What are some of the emotions we experience with this transition? Denial? Anger? Sadness? Grieving? Acceptance? Action? What's next? How do we manage all these emotions and begin living a new and productive fulfilled life? Andrea and Owen speak with Heath Brockwell from the online magazine "The New Maturity", and with former advertising executive and recently retired Jayne Horowitz on the subject.
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Brother and sister, Colby and Adrienne Wong, share their personal perspective on the current anti-Asian climate within the country. Why are these attacks happening? What is the catalyst that brought this on? How do Colby and Adrienne cope? Is there a history of this happening?
Andrea and Owen invite two guests to the show to have a roundtable discussion on "identity" and the obstacles we endure. Mercer Carlin and Chef Paul Simeon are welcomed to the show to share some of their own personal experiences.
The NYC-based artist has earned a name for herself by transforming nightclub-pop and comedy into experiences that are soulful and theatrical. A provocateur with an electric wit, Rizo is a vessel for the spirits of Edith Piaf and Freddie Mercury. She is a mysterious figure, a siren ushering you through tableaus of heartbreak, lust, and the murkiness in between.
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Doris Pradieu has had a very successful career for years in the corporate world. She's also had a passion for understanding the art of winemaking and it's varietal complexities. Doris discusses some of the unique notes that are found in wines and how climate, soil, weather patterns, and harvesting can have a profound effect on wines throughout the world.
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Christopher Wells sees an advertisement to enter a short film contest. With minimal days left to enter and against all advice of his peers, Chris decides to go for it. Facing insurmountable obstacles, he miraculously pulls off the impossible by completing the horror film "Elimination Strain". Hear the behind-the-scenes challenges to pull off such a monumental task.
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Bob Dee, is a singer/songwriter/guitarist, who’s been living into his passion and rock and roll dream since a teenager. With great support and encouragement from family and friends, Bob has proven that with relentless determination and work comes success. Bob and Owen grew up 10 minutes away from each other in upstate NY, and exchange fun stories of their rock and roll journeys.
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Cristy Marrero discusses the differences within the Latino vote post-election. What are the differences in the Latino vote between Florida, Arizona, and Nevada? How do Puerto Ricans feel about not being able to vote, yet they are a commonwealth of the US?
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Jen Silva describes her journey with becoming the singer/songwriter she is today. There was a time when she wasn't ready for it. She is now full steam ahead in ways that she never imagined. Jen faced her fears and followed her intuition when she realized she wasn't happy with the life that she had chosen. She made a conscious decision to change course and is convinced she made the right decision. Do we all have a destiny that we should be living into?
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Lola Faturoti discusses the increasing importance of sustainability in the fashion world. More and more people are trying to reduce the pollutive impact that the fashion industry is having on the planet. The increase in "fast fashion" or "disposable fashion" has had devastating pollutant effects worldwide. Lola has committed herself to educate people on this subject while producing her own very chic "zero waste" fashion line.
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Ishmael Levi is often compared to the great Bob Marley. His version of "Redemption Song" is breathtaking. As much as Ishmael appreciates the compliment, he also loves to surprise his audiences with the unexpected, such as covering Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" or Christina Aguilera's "Say Something (I'm giving up on you)". Ishmael talks of the struggles of being a musician during a pandemic and thoughts of having to possibly rethink everything. His heart is heavy with the state of our political division and racial unrest. What's next? Where do we all go from here? Music transcends all barriers and is the great healer within us all.
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Seema talks about the fires in California and the overwhelming impact on the community. Are the fires a symbol of what's happening in this chaotic world? Does extreme polarity and taking nature for granted reveal a symbolic response? The fires have been devastating to communities. There's been a tremendous communal and compassionate response for people to help each other from this devastation. How do we heal from this polarized world and nature's response? Seema dives deep into the conversation on her healing practices and techniques and how we all can learn to heal each other during these difficult times.
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Froilan Vicente, painter, and architect grew up in the rural Philippines and emigrated to Canada. After receiving his Bachelor of Architecture, he relocated to New York City. Froilan's art is inspired by the dried remains of raindrops on subway windows, the surfaces around him - walls, floors, ceilings, furniture. Each painting is a record of its own process - a layered document of spontaneity, loss, chance association that ultimately deals with displacement, and the (in)stability of home.
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Heidi Riegler discusses her transition from the corporate world of being a public relations marketing executive to creating her own Austrian baking company called The Vienna Cookie Company. What was the turning point for her to create her own company? What was the process like getting it up and running? What is her plan to expand the business?
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Clive talks about his early career as a Creative Director for a high-profile fashion company and his transition to becoming a Fine Artist/Painter. We discuss the progression of his early work to where he is today. What is the process of beginning a new series? What are his thoughts on the environment? How does it have an impact on his work? What are his thoughts on self-expression? What's next?
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The digital generation is maturing, discovering new things about themselves, moving forward, and accepting change. How are we embracing these changes? What else is possible with change?
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Colby describes his journey, expressing his new creativity and the art form that he grew to love. What inspired him with his collection? How has architecture and nature influenced his jewelry? What has he learned about himself through this process? What are his thoughts on sharing his creations with others?
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Author of the recent supernatural thriller “The Banished”, Ron Gabriel, describes his personal journey of reinventing himself with a whole new career and living into his true passion. From Art Director in the magazine publishing world to Writer, Ron discusses the process of this transition and the risks. Are we all capable of reinventing ourselves and living into our true passion?
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What are the various forms of self-expression? Are they the things that make us feel complete? Is it having the freedom to be? Do we have true joy and vitality if we’re not fully self-expressed? How do we know if we’re not living a life of full self-expression? What are the ramifications of that? Can someone be introverted and self-expressed at the same time? Are we playing life too safe when we’re not allowing ourselves to be fully self-expressed?
The conversation continues with self-expression. Special guest, Jessica Stone shares her own personal journey discovering her authentic self and writing her first self-published memoir entitled "Craving London: Confessions of An Incurable Romantic with an Insatiable Appetite". Jessica Stone has spent a hearty chunk of her time plotting what to eat next and pondering the mysteries of love, both of which come together in a lot of what she writes. Jessica grew up in a Cuban American family in Miami and studied journalism at New York University before moving to London in 2004, where she trained in patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and wrote a blog that became the basis for "Craving London". “ Craving London” will be released on August 25th, 2020. Available for download on iTunes! #cylopodcast @cylopodcast
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What is full self-expression? What are the various forms? Fashion? Physical ways of being? Communicating with others? Artistry? How do we know if we're living fully self-expressed or not? What are the costs of not being fully self-expressed? What are the rewards? Owen shares his self-expression with his artistry of music and explains how everyone has the ability to be fully self-expressed. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter #cylopodcast @cylopodcast.
For some of us, the world we’re living, and the pandemic is creating a sense of loss with ourselves. We feel like we’ve lost touch with who we are and not sure how to get back. What are some of the issues that are causing this? Where have we had this happen before in our life? Are we seeing a pattern? What can we do to resolve this issue?
What is the impact on us with social distancing and face shielding with masks? How are these new norms affecting young children? Are people losing a sense of connection with each other? How can we overcome these social breakdowns?
Reflecting on how we've changed over the past few months. What the positive and negative behaviors we've noticed about ourselves. Are we more self-aware? More in our own bubble? Are we more patient or less patient? Are we more comfortable in our own skin now that we've spent so much time alone?
It's a new world! What now? How do we deal with this new reality? How are we going to be reconnecting with friends? What about dating? Are we not supposed to date until a vaccine? A vaccine may not be available until over a year. Is that realistic? Subscribe on iTunes. Visit our website! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter! #cylopodcast @cylopodcast
So much going on in the country right now: racial division and the demand for change. How do we process all of this? Where do we begin with change and moving forward? What can we do as individuals to create change, even if it's something small?
See Episode #43, on our website, how you can make a difference and stay informed.
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If things weren't bad enough with a pandemic going on...now we're all dealing with rioting, violence, and mass destruction in our cities, in response to the murder of George Floyd and other recent events. Here, we share our thoughts, opinions, and how we're dealing with it. We may not agree on everything, and respect our differing opinions, but we do recognize that ultimately we're on the same page and hopeful. What are your thoughts?
Yup. It's True. We're SO over it!!! In this episode, we share our own personal stories, reaching a breaking point with the lockdown from the coronavirus. From humor to anger, we're laying our emotions on the table. At some point, you have to jump back into the pool...and we're ready for it! Are you ready???
Special guest, Trevor Lazarus, shares his perspective and experience, of living life during a pandemic lockdown. Trevor is a millennial, who is very social, and lives in "the city that never sleeps". He describes the challenges of what young people are dealing with and managing feelings of suppression during this time.
Special guest appearance with Editor-in-Chief/Journalist Cristy Marrero of The Americano News, discussing misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. Cristy goes into great depth, on the distinctions between these three negative areas of Journalism, and the impact they have on the general public perception of gathering news.
How do we know what's real news and what's fake news with the pandemic? Is the way we gather information a choice towards what we want to hear? Should we be focusing more on international news to get an unbiased opinion to avoid political slant? Should we be fact-checking everything we hear? How do we manage and process all this information and know when to tune out for our own well-being?
How are we adapting to this "new normal" that we're living in? How do we be with it on a daily basis? Some people are resisting change, while others are going with the flow and finding their own flow. What can we do to empower ourselves in this situation? Why is it important to find our flow? Who is it impacting if we resist?
An in-depth conversation with Expert Executive Life Coach Jill Burns on the conversation of "Unwavering Resilience" during the coronavirus outbreak. Jill shares interesting observations and the varying degrees of how some people are responding to the outbreak: from extreme drama, fear, and concerns, to people rising up and providing an unprecedented amount of leadership and everything in between.
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Special guest "Sandy" shares her experiences as a Director of Nursing and working on the front line of the Coronavirus. Sandy describes what it's like putting out fires all day, managing the team and keeping up the morale. How is this affecting her family and friends? How does she manage the stress and what has she learned about herself through the process?
Special guest appearance with Clairvoyant Candy Fantaci. Candy dives deep into the conversation of love. Love is the great healer with ourselves and those around us. Sometimes our ego blocks the capability to love and to heal from our past wounds. How do we learn to unblock the ego and live our lives from love?
Andrea and Owen discuss the different facets of commitment: the positives and negatives. Commitment shows up differently in various aspects of our life with our career, relationships, family, friends, health & fitness...etc. How do we know when we're truly committed?
A conversation with guests, Kelly and Margarita, on anxiety. The challenges of dealing with the coronavirus threat and the anxiety that goes with it. Acknowledging triggers and managing anxiety.
A conversation with Ghana-born father Steven Nelson, on parenting a child in the USA. Discussing the cultural differences between the two countries, and the decisions and challenges he faces.
A conversation with British-born father Nicholas Warmington, on parenting a child in the USA. Discussing the cultural differences between the two countries, and the decisions and challenges he faces.
Nicholas Warmington is on Twitter @dcortez and Instagram at Catchmecorty
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An in-depth conversation with Expert Executive Life Coach Jill Burns on the conversation of Destiny and Life Purpose. Are the underlying issues of fear a deterrent to fulfilling our life purpose? Does our ego get in the way of our destiny? Taking a leap of faith and trusting our inner guide. Getting in touch with our collective spiritual energy. Acknowledging our past and taking responsibility for the life we've chosen while defining what's working and what's not working. How we can move past the barriers we've created to gain access to our inner voice.
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Can being rebellious work in a positive manner for us? Can it be used as a tool to work to our advantage in certain circumstances? How so? Can it be the thing that lights a fire underneath us to get us in action? How do we know when to tap into it or is it just something that happens instinctually?
Once again, Cylo podcast chats with special guest Jen Miles. Owen, Jen, and Andrea share their personal outlook and experiences with mortality. Confronting our fears on the subject. How do we manage our fears? Appreciating the small things while living in the present.
Special guest appearance with Jen Miles. Jen shares her outlook and personal experiences on the subject of aging. Have our expectations of life come to fruition? How do we manage our disappointments? How is the glass half-full as opposed to half-empty? We're all aging at the same time. Life is like being on a train. Some of us are at the front of the train...and others in the back. What can we do to empower ourselves in this process?
A continuation of the conversation of Intuition. Special guest appearance with psychic and clairvoyant Tanya Brown. Tanya is a business coach who uses her psychic gift to help clients gain confidence and clarity in business (and life) by sharing what she sees. Lauren can be found on Instagram @ laurensaintjulian. Her website is laurenstjulian.com
Is intuition within all of us? Do some people have more of a sense of intuition than others? Can we enhance our intuition? Is it something we're born with? Is it like wisdom where it builds upon itself as we get older? Do animals have more intuition than humans? Do artists have more of a sense of intuition than those who are not artists?
Discussing our inner passion. Do we all have one thing that is our inner passion? Is it our destiny and purpose to follow through with this passion? Do some people not have an inner passion or are they just unaware of what their passion may be? What do we do when our destiny has been derailed by outside sources?
Discussing our history with religion and how it's had an impact into adulthood. Respecting others beliefs. Channeling our beliefs into positivity.
Acknowledging our accomplishments from the past year. Establishing realistic goals and a timeline for our future. Breaking routine habits and shaking things. Breaking out of predictable habits. Living into an unpredictable future of possibility. Taking risks and trying new things. Knowing when to reach out for support in regards to big issues. Taking baby steps in the direction we want to go in. Being open to taking on new experiences.
Moving forward and brainstorming on the future of Cylo podcast into the new year of 2020. Andrea mentions that she'd like to consult with experts to share their insights on specific subjects and how listeners can tackle certain roadblocks that they may be experiencing. Owen taps into the word 'transition' and shares his passion and personal experience on the subject.
A discussion on the different types of friendships. How friendships can sometimes recede over the years and yet return back to normalcy almost instantly. How friendships can change. When to know if it's time to move on. Competitiveness and negativity in friendships.
Owen and Andrea reflect and elaborate on the previous episode. Both discuss specific talking points, that Expert Executive Transformational Coach Jill Burns has laid out, and how these concepts affect our day to day lives. How does our past affect our present and future? Trusting life, taking risks and living into a future free from our past.
An in-depth conversation with Expert Executive Transformational Coach Jill Burns on The Power of Language and Communication, and how they relate to our relationships. How to tap into empowering our relationships through communication. How is technology having an effect on how we communicate with our partners? Is technology empowering or disempowering our relationships? What are the other ways we communicate other than speaking? Should we pay attention to what is not said? How the bastardization of language is disempowering our relationships.
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A candid group discussion about online dating amongst friends. How are dating apps working for men versus women? What are the differences between online dating in the straight community versus within the gay community? Are dating apps empowering to straight women or disempowering? Has the recent experience of dating apps shifted back to dating or is it still mostly about hooking up?
In this episode, Andrea and Owen summarize the previous episode and share their own thoughts on relationships and online dating. Discussing the positive and negative side effects of online dating. Is online dating changing the way people relate to one another? How is it changing them? Is the old fashioned way of meeting someone better? Does online dating lower our self-esteem or make us feel insecure in comparison to others? How is it affecting women differently than with men? Discussing: online dating can open up new relations that were never going to happen otherwise.
In this episode, we've brought in a special guest named Kelly to share her views on relationships and online dating. Comparing "old school" ways of meeting versus a cyber connection. How people advertise themselves in their online profiles. Are guys looking for something different than women? Are there certain attributes in profiles that make a difference? Are apps an excuse for hooking up with many users? Was our parents' generation a better way to meet someone?
Managing and dealing with our inner fears. Many fears relate to fearful experiences as a child. Sharing our most fearful experiences. Different types of fears and how they manifest. Acknowledging fear and rising above it. Not falling victim to your own fears. Living into being bigger than who you think you are.
Fear in relation to career and other pursuits that light us up. Taking risks and living into being bigger than who we ever knew we could be. Living into situations that occur as terrifying yet, in reality, our fears are bigger in our mind. Getting past our negative thoughts and the voices that exist within our mind. Allowing ourselves to become bigger than who we ever imagined. Begin with stepping stones. Own up to initial failure and know that it will only get better from this point onward. Building on confidence.
A continuation of Episode 10 with 'Career Change'. Is there a time when it's too late to change your career? Living into your passion. Finding our balance with our career and our passion. Is it ever too late to tap into your passion career? Acknowledging our fears with our passion. How do we deal with age discrimination? When do we start thinking about retirement? Staying relevant within your field.
Reinventing ourselves. When is the right time to reinvent ourselves? What is the driving force to create a career change? Is it something we create out of passion or is it out of necessity and pressure? What is our transition process to make this change? How do we get ourselves unstuck? Taking risks with our passion. Is there a point in our lives when we have to take a risk with our true passion? Is it ever too late or is it never too late? Sometimes we have to try something new to see if we may like it. We'll never know unless we try.
Defining addiction: The fact or condition of a particular substance, thing, or activity. Addiction is all-consuming and runs your life. It can affect regular daily activity. When Is addiction filling a void in our life? What is the root of addiction? When is enough, enough? How do we know when we're being excessive? Sometimes addiction is the buffer to what we're trying to avoid in our lives. Bad habits can become an addiction. Recognizing when we're in denial of our addiction. Dealing with friends/family with addiction.
Acknowledging our attachment to things. Knowing when to let go of excess. Letting go of our past and moving forward into the future. Is purging like a cleansing or starting over? Knowing when to let go of relationships that are a negative influence on our lives.
Is pressure real or is it just something that we make up in our head? Is it something that we put upon ourselves? How to resist that voice in our head when we're under pressure? Knowing when to step away from a high-pressure situation. Managing the pressures of age appropriateness.
Does political correctness stand up over time? Is it a wavering barometer that shifts in time? Are situations that were accepted behavior decades ago still considered acceptable today? How and why have things changed? Why does time play a part in political correctness?
How do we interpret ourselves? How do others interpret us? Are they in alignment with each other? What do we do when the relationships around us are not working? Some people are their own best friend, while others are their own worst enemy. How do we manage ourselves when we're being our own worst enemy?
How we visually project ourselves to the world around us. The decisions we make with our clothes, shoes, hair, nails, piercings, tattoos, and scarification. Are these decisions working in our favor or can they also be a disservice to us? Are we fully conscious of the image we project and how others interpret us?
There's a root to everything that affects our lives as adults. Our inner child is that root and stays with us to the end of our journey as a human being. Many decisions, actions, and reactions to life are based on the development of the inner child.
The flipside of self-love. How does one know when they're not coming from a perspective of self-love? How negativity shows up in our lives with relationships, drama, turmoil, and how we treat ourselves and others.
What is "self-love" and what does it mean to you? How do we know when we have "self-love"? Is self-love the core of our lives? Is it about understanding who we are on a deeper level? How do we know when we truly do love ourselves?