Volume 11

VOLUME 11 - Each week we highlight some of our favorite shortcasts. If you like variety, this is the podcast for you. 1) First up today, one of my favorite inspirational creators, Samantha Chung in her shortcast, Simplyfying Sam - The Shortcast!. In this episode she talks about falling in love with the creative process, separate from the results of that process. Sam's Linktree. 2) Next, Dr. Ben Crosby, in this episode from his shortcast TriviumU: Timeless Training for Professional Communicators. What do you do when you walk into a room at a networking event to make an impression, take the nerves out of it. Dr. Crosby's website 3) Now, let's hear from Joshua Terhune, a child therapist, in this episode from his shortcast. He shows and then analyzes a failure at "gentle parenting", and then demonstrates how to be firm and gentle at the same time. Joshua Terhune's linktree. 4) Now for something fun - let's hear from Zorah Starr, an upcoming speculative fiction writer with a special love for dark fantasy. In her shortcast she offers unique perspectives on movies and books, and this episode she explains how the movie "The Breakfast Club", the classic 1980's teen movie, is not just a movie but defined a new sub-genre. Legend of Zorah's LinkTree 5) Speaking of the 80's, let's talk about the root of our bad habits. Tami Amit, a psychotherapist, in her shortcast, Therapy Beyond the Couch, says that we give ourselves symptoms and bad habits, maybe things like anxiety, addiction, procrastination, etc., as a way to protect ourselves, and suggests a way to interrogate those symptoms. Tami's website. 6) Next up, Dr. Wes Ely, a Professor at Vanderbilt, an ICU Physician, Researcher, and Founder & Co-Director of The Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship (CIBS) Center, in his shortcast Dr. Wes Ely's Medical Updates. He shares with us some new research about one aspect of the physiology of long Covid - actual changes in blood. Dr. Ely's website 7) Let's hear from Thomas Metzinger next. He just did a 14-part series on his Suggestiblemind's Shortcast of habits that make you better. This was the final piece of the series, with one last good habit! Tom's website. 8) For our final segment this week, Nathan Nobis, a Philosophy professor at Morehouse College, in his shortcast, makes a point that "that's just semantics" is not a valid counter-argument, because words have meeting. Nathan's Linktree and website. Check out more great shows available on Shortcast Club. Download the app from the iOS or Android app store - search for “Shortcast Club”.