Topical Brainstorm: Recent Episodes
Christian Larsen and Garet Fox
Two Bald, Bearded, Beautiful men discussing the books we read and how they impact the relationships we have.
West Point admissions, spelling bees, the ability to keep going after failure, talent vs. hard work. This and more in today's episode.
We're back! The men provide a life update from the past few months and introduce the new book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth
On this episode, the men discuss education in America and how our culture might be working against our kids.
Today the men discuss the lingual advantage that Chinese has over English when it relates to math.
On this installment the men talk about who is responsible for understanding during communication. Is it the communicator or the one being communicated too? It may depend on your culture.
On this episode the men explore the concept of a "Culture of Honor" and how the cultures that existed hundreds of years ago still hold influence over cultures and individuals today.
Who is Joe Flom? On this episode the baldies discuss how bad circumstances can turn into a good situation in the long run.
Is being a genius all it's cracked up to be? How important is IQ? What's your take on Affirmative Action? The men struggle mightily with these questions on today's episode.
Do you really need 10,000 hours of practice to become truly great at any particular skill? Do certain slivers of time prove to be more opportunistic than others? This and more on today's episode!
What is the Matthew Effect? And how does it affect success in sports, but more importantly the way children are treated in schools? In this episode, the men seek answers to those questions and more.
New Book! Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. We are going to discover and discuss the hidden factors behind success.
In this episode, the men wrap up the book Creativity, INC. by Ed Catmull of Pixar. And debate over which of the 26 current Pixar movies is best.
Do you want to know how to get quality feedback from your employees? In addition, learn how certain Pixar ideals brought Disney Animation Studios back to it's former glory.
On todays episode the men discuss Ed Catmull's ideas for continued learning and broadening your view during the creative process.
Do you want your own Braintrust? How do you overcome fear of failure? How do you handle change? Is hindsight 20/20 or 50/50? Bonus: What to do with an ugly baby. All that and more in this episode right here.
Today, the beautiful men discuss some ideas on how to manage a creative team and the importance of integrity.
The bearded men discuss the advanced techniques for building habits as they wrap up the review of the book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear.
Make it Easy. On this episode, the men discuss ways to make good habits easy, and bad habits more difficult.
The second law of habit building, make it attractive. Today the bald men discuss how to make your habits more attractive and the evolutionary background to the many habits we have.
The first law of habit building (breaking): Make it Obvious (Invisible). The men discuss ways to use this law to work on the habits they want to develop.
Today the Beards discuss the difference between habits goals and discuss their journeys to develop better habits.
On this episode, the men discuss the final part of "The Untethered Soul" and do their best to make sense of the wisdom of Michael A. Singer
On this episode the baldies discuss how to be comfortable outside of your comfort zone.
The bald bearded and beautiful invite Christian's mother on this week to help them better understand women!
The men discuss the final chapter of "The Man's Guide to Women". How to keep the women you have come to love happy for the long run.
Today, the men discuss the effects that a child has on your relationship and the immense effect that a father can have on their child.
When should you marry her? Is she the right one? Is marriage even right for you? Today the beautiful men discuss these questions!
On this episode, the baldies discuss research and life experience about the importance of women having close friends and being social.
Today the Bald and Bearded discuss the evolutionary reasons for shopping and why it takes so long! Kylie guest stars and has some great input on the subject.... enjoy
Garet's sister, Rylee, joins us to discuss pheromones, first kisses and how to know if someone is THE one.
Today the bearded men discuss the red flags to look for in women. You might be her prince now but if you're not careful, you might find that you will soon fall from grace.
Today, the baldies discover the science of smell in attraction and just how much women will remember about that first kiss.
Today we Have our friend Emily here with us to talk about how to act on dating apps, and first dates. Don't miss this weeks episode!
Today, the baldies talk about how to make the most of any first interaction, and any first dates that results from those interactions.
Today the Beautiful, somewhat symmetrically challenged, bald men discuss the signals men and women use to let each other know they are interested in conversation. How you react could determine where that conversation leads!
On this episode the bearded men officially welcome their first star guest! Kylie joins us to answer questions about women that arose from the first two chapters of "Man's Guide to Women" by John and Julie Gottman.
Today the bald, bearded beautiful men seek to deepen their understanding of the minds of women by learning about their rhythmic cycles and the difference between how men and women feel fear,
Today, the men kick off season 2 by discussing the first chapter of their new book "Man's guide to Women" by John and Julie Gottman. What do women really want? What are their two main complaints? Listen to find out!
Today the bald and bearded discuss our favorite points from How to Win Friends and Influence People. We also talk about our next book and all the fun that will come along with it.
In the season finale, the bald and bearded men discuss ways to encourage others to improve and make them happy to accomplish things you need done (in a non-manipulative way).
On this episode, the men discuss the importance of not being bossy, and instead finding ways to give nice suggestions to influence people.
The baldies discuss the way to correct others and give criticism without being resented.
Today the baldies discuss how to appeal to what everyone likes, making our ideas interesting, and last ditch efforts on how to motivate people!
Today the balding beardies discuss the importance of being sympathetic towards others' viewpoints and opinions.
This time the beards discuss how to get the other person to do the talking and come up with the ideas.
This time around the beards discuss how to make enemies. Oh wait, how NOT to make enemies. My bad.
Today the bearded, beautiful men who happen to be bald discuss the ultimate way of winning an argument!
In this episode the bearded baldies discuss the benefits of making people feel important.
Today the well-bearded yet hairless men discuss how to become someone that other people want to talk to.
The Beautiful, Bald and Bearded men talk about the importance of addressing people by their name.
Today the power of a simple smile is discussed between the beautiful, bald and bearded men.
On this episode the bald and the bearded discuss the benefits of becoming genuinely interested in other people.
Today the Beautiful the Bald and the Bearded discuss how to get your way without being superficial or manipulative.