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Rootz
“Great minds discuss idea; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” This podcast is for ideas people. And, of course, book people.
In each (short) episode I take an idea or quote from a book I’ve read and figure out how it can be applied to normal, daily life.
Get ready to find new books to read, learn new things, collect interesting conversation-starters for the next party you attend, and discover new ways of looking at history, society and life in general.
Here's a first episode of my new podcast, That Was Awkward: the unofficial social survival podcast. Since I won't be publishing Better With Books episodes for a while, you might as well subscribe to TWA.
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We think that the fewer constraints and rules are placed on us the more free, productive and happy we'll be. That's not true. And I prove it in this episode.
BOOK: Dictionary Stories by Jez Burrows
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Is this podcast about any one thing/theme? No. Is that a problem? Yes. Why is it a problem and can I fix it? Listen, and then you tell me.
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If you never got paid to work ever again, what would you do? What motivates you? These questions are some of the most important questions you'll ever have to answer. And knowing the answer will help you live a more productive, fulfilling life.
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Many of us aren't really interested in the lives of non-human creatures (other than our pets). This book is meant to change that. It's meant to fascinate us and remind us that animals are better than us at doing pretty much everything.
BOOK: Things That Are / Amy Leach
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Betting on the underdogs has its advantages. Following creators who are just starting out has similar advantages. Find out what those are in this episode of Better With Books!
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COJCN3Mhr14 College Info Geek - https://collegeinfogeek.com John Fish - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Gmg-VtFmnP8qLq8V7Pvtg
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There's so much stuff out there. How do we figure out which of it is worth our time and which is not? Take a listen and find out.
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You may laugh at this one. I did. Not sure how I kept myself from laughing while reading my "poem". But it was an exercise based on what I learned from the last episode, and as such, it was a success.
The last episode: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/poetry-is-difficult-why-we-pretend-to-get-it-how-to/id1293449772?i=1000414222827&mt=2
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Let's stop pretending. For most of us, poetry is difficult to read and often even boring. But we still wish we could get it and join the ranks of those sophisticated, intellectual romantic types! Well, here's how. . .
BOOK: Helping the Dreamer / Anne Waldman
The Essential Classics Reading List - https://blogbyrootz.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-essential-classics-reading-list.html
Some starter poems:
Annabel Lee (Edgar Allan Poe) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44885/annabel-lee
Because I could not stop for death (Emily Dickinson) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47652/because-i-could-not-stop-for-death-479
Caged Bird (Maya Angelou) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48989/caged-bird
The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost) - https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-road-not-taken/
The Highway Man (Alfred Noyes) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43187/the-highwayman
Best Society (Philip Larkin) - https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/best_society_5891
Second Coming (William Butler Yeats) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43290/the-second-coming
Some harder poems:
If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you speak English better than 90% of the native English speakers - https://9gag.com/gag/aqZYMBv/if-you-can-pronounce-correctly-every-word-in-this-poem-you-speak-english-better-than-90-of-the-native-english-speakers
The Lie (Anne Waldman) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43034/the-lie-56d221b48a40c
In Favor of One’s Time (Frank O’Hara) - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=28360
Pantoum (Marilyn Hacker) - https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/pantoum
The Legacy (John Donne) - http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/john_donne/poems/7914
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A Room of One's Own is know for its feminist theme, not it's lessons on minimalism. But it does, in fact, hold a valuable lesson about how to live a happy, contented life.
BOOK: A Room of One's Own / Virginia Woolf
Never Enough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKEMBn_JdCE
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Individualism sounds like a good thing, right? But our society has forced us to idealize it while, at the same time, being bullied into being like everyone else, into fitting the mold. How do we live a life of true individualism? Listen to find out!
BOOK: Fight Club / Chuck Palahniuk
Shantell Martin - https://shantellmartin.art Fight Club - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36236124-fight-club?from_search=true How to Do What You Love - http://www.paulgraham.com/love.html How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO0v_JqxFmQ&t=98s Global Poverty - https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-global-poverty How much the average American makes a day - https://www.quora.com/On-average-how-much-money-should-an-American-make-every-day Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_von_Ebner-Eschenbach Living Wage Calculator - http://livingwage.mit.edu The World Is CHANGING -- From the CEO of Patreon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_thvMnIxEM The Cost of Living Full-Time in an RV - https://thesimpleventure.com/much-cost-full-time-rv/
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How is the news making us insecure and close-minded? What's wrong with 100% of all news sources?
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What is a podcast librarian and will there be more of them in the future? Is podcasting on an upward trend? What does it take to be a great podcaster? Will there ever be too many podcasts? These questions and more, answered by Ma’ayan Plaut from RadioPublic!
Ma’ayan Plaut’s website: http://maayanplaut.com RadioPublic: https://www.radiopublic.com Edison Research 2017: http://www.edisonresearch.com/the-podcast-consumer-2017/ Millenial: http://www.millennialpodcast.org Startup: https://www.gimletmedia.com/startup/
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The term nationality is badly defined. It's also dangerous, so while we try and create a new definition for it, why don't we just discard it? Listen. I'll explain.
I totally forgot to record an end segment for this episode, but you know what I'd say: get in touch with me on Twitter @ruthrootz and, por favor, leave me a rating on iTunes.
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This is a micro-episode around a quote by Calpurnia from To Kill A Mockingbird: "It’s not necessary to tell all you know."
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being, by Milan Kundera, can teach us a lot about how to break through the stalemate of today's political landscape. They key is to listen. Simple, yet not.
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