The First 5 Minutes: Recent Episodes

Gary Scott Thomas

Five minutes to ponder different subjects

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It's not boring, I promise.  Ok, maybe not too boring

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More interesting tidbits from the world of science

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What you find important is probably not important to others.  Thoughts on that

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More science tidbits, including math help, crocodile tears, Africa (not the Toto song) and alcohol in science.

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Spiders, Dinosaurs, and stupid astronaut tricks.  What more do you need?

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More science news:  Helicopters on Mars, Stonehenge, Body Odor, and exciting research from Alzheimer's all on this edition!

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Five minutes of anniversaries that we celebrate in 2020, cause honestly, what else do we have to celebrate?

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It's the most popular feature of this podcast, more science news, with white dwarfs, dinosaurs, earthquakes, and bears.  2020 Oh My!

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Carl is the outgoing CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and one of the most put together people I know.  We talk about how he got that way, how he stays focused, how we can do better, and even how he stays so damn fit.

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My buddy James and I continue our tangent ways talking history and all the fascinating little tidbits that send us in another direction

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You have a baby, and you also have a lot of decisions to make.  I take a look at the top 10 important decisions you make with your bundle of joy

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Our latest look into the world of science, including what kills you quicker, alien power sources, and hummingbirds!

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It's our latest dish of science news, including conspiracy theories, unexplained radio signals, and a cure for obesity?

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My buddy Marty joins me again, proving he can talk about anything. We discuss our fascination with astronomy and astrophysics.  Not nearly as boring as that reads, trust me.

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Just a few tips I found that might help

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What little victories in life make you feel like you're winning the day?  I shall discuss

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Bryan Kramer is a renowned global keynote speaker, consultant, trainer, and best selling author.  He's also one of my best friends, and I love talking to him.  I think you'll enjoy our conversation, which covers quarantine, social media, and self expectations.

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It's our weekly delve into the news from science, and the fact that we have new things to report every week is almost science fiction like

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Want to improve your flirting, you know, back when we can all be in the same room again?  I have some tips

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Are you stressed and may not even know it?  I found some signs of being more stressed than you know, you might see yourself in them, I know I did.

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A conversation with my friend Jocelyn on the intricacies and maybe little known details behind morning radio

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A virus from Mars, Chinese rockets, and the world's fastest camera are some of the topics we cover in just 5 minutes

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It's just a hodgepodge of different topics like COVID, Artificial Intelligence, and the universe

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What experts are saying about social media and how we should approach it during quarantine

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Carl Sagan gave out some helpful hints back in 1995 that can help us navigate these waters today

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More breaking news from the world of science, I think it's fascinating, I hope you do, too

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Not one big topic today, just a number of small interesting ones, and yes, they concern the coronavirus

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It's all about risk, and how much will we risk when it comes to these strange times?

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Holy moly.  What does this even mean?  I have thoughts

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I found a list of shows you can watch depending on your mood, and I hope you're in the mood to hear it

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What dream job did you want as a kid?  We take a look at what people remember and see if yours is on the list

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In this time of Shelter In Place, you can learn new skills on line, and I share them with you

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So there's a new show where a woman is looking for a baby daddy.  I have thoughts

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This is a sequel to my first movie list about movie sequels.  See what I did there?

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Lists are always fun to agree or hate, this is a list of somebody's pick of the funniest movies, and I do both.

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I found some tips on how to save money during Shelter In Place and wanted to share them

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More science facts, including Monkey Love Boat!

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I distracted myself by finding hit songs that were not song by the usual lead singers of groups.  Now I'll distract you.

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We are all spending a lot of time together, and here are some tips to survive it with your relationship intact

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So are you spending your time playing video games?  Here's a quick list of the best single player games

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Must go in my house is what we call it when we serve leftovers from the week.  These are just a couple of left over ideas and thoughts

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I have a new fun fact about Uranus, and we can all turn into the giggling 8 year olds that we all are deep inside

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I've done more video calls in 2 weeks than I have in my entire life.  I found some tips for us to look better on video calls

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How do you say certain foods?  And you learn more about me than you really wanted to

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Time for a distraction, and one of my favorites is astrophysics....really.

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Just trying to help, here's a list of shows available to stream with over 100 episodes

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Simple tips:  What NOT to flush down your toilet

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Quarantine is the current normal state of existence, and Dr Phil has some good tips I thought I'd share with you

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We love our food in this country, and in some unusual ways

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Which TV shows do people think should be brought back?  Answers might surprise you

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Nothing every turns out the way you think it will, and that brings us to self esteem

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What makes you feel empowered?  What does that even mean?

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Let's talk money, and how much you need to be happy

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They did a survey of millennials to find out the jobs they can't do, and it's uh, sad?

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Parents now have to give out rules that my parents never considered.

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What do you think a cool job would be?  I asked and you answered

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Is it worth the worry?  Let's take a closer look

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Do you want to live longer?  Well, science is working on it.............

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Interesting tidbits about exploding stars and energy producing rain

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It's a new dating site that sounds good in theory but........................

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Want to live for 200 years?  Maybe the secret lies in your phone

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I listen to songs to intently, and wonder about the people in the songs.  Here's my list of bad people in songs.

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It really is hard to think about what life was like a long time ago, but that doesn't stop me

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My son asked me the question "Do you think there's intelligent life out there?"

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Just a collection of thoughts and feelings on the thoughts and feelings in the Super Bowl ads

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Five minutes looking at some very positive health facts


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We take a look at the most expensive listing for a house in the US

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This is an easy to use podcast, five minutes of what I think are interesting topics, I love learning, and I hope you do too.  I like to think of this as a negative free zone, a good way to get your day started (or continued) with a quick in-depth look at an interesting topic.