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Insignificantly Significant
by Lisa Y
You matter. What you do matters. How do we make our lives suck less. Better yet, how do we actually enjoy life and value ourselves and the Universe.
Episodes
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Season 4 Intro
This season we are pondering the significance or insignificance of putting the eastern monarch butterfly on the endangered list. Who cares? Should we care? Why should we care? What’s up with this butterfly? What can we do? Join me on this journey - the monarch migration journey.
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Is your choice to get vaccinated significant?
You have rights, I have rights, my neighbors have rights, is that significant- are my individual choices insignificant? Do people think about the community when they make choices?
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Cemeteries ground me
Where do you go to feel grounded, feel significant? I’ve always felt grounded when I visit graveyards. I make a point to visit cemeteries when I travel. Why do they make me feel connected?
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It’s time I had an intro!
What’s this podcast all about? Where did the idea come from? What podcasts inspire me? What’s the significance of any of this?
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Santa Claus - a cautionary tale
How do you decide what to analyze as faith or science? How have we blurred the lines between the two? Does perpetuating the Santa Claus story make those lines blurrier?
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Chicken Licken
Have you ever wondered how small, seemingly insignificant, experiences in your life have shaped who you are? How much nature versus nurture is there, really? Listen to my story of Chicken Licken, a book that was read to me when I was a toddler...
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The Norway Spruce in Rockefeller Center
Do our decisions matter. Is the decision to buy a Christmas tree significant? Is there a way to make a more balanced choice?
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How to talk about Climate Change
Are you confused about the scientific data for climate change? Do you stay away from the topic because you don't know how to talk about it? Well, I am here to help guide you through understanding more about what science knows and what that means.
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everything IS science
How do you process information? Are you able to listen to how other people process? Can you change? Do people change?
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You are stronger than you think
The purpose of school is to learn how to learn. You will not get behind because the levels are made up. Practice learning how to learn. You’ve got this.
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Founding Fathers Feather Ruffle
In my usual late adoption fashion, I've just discovered Hamilton. How does a 20 year old change our government and we are selecting between two 80 year olds in 2020?
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17: Mesplaining
I was told that one of my gifts is "to make something hard to understand, easy to learn". This got me thinking... and then I had to figure out the string thing on my weed whacker, um, I mean, trimmer. May you learn something new :)
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16: Mindful Ranting
Sometimes my anxiety drives my brain to overthink and overthink, but lately I’ve been overthinking about things that I love. I’m trying to figure out a name for my farm and I want it to mean something to me, so....
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15: Today is a great day to find out more
When has the world been better? Better by whose standards? How do we know what we know? Your quest - dig deeper.
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15: it’s time we talked
When I was a kid I went along with being manipulated, and I have no idea why. Now, 42 years later, I’m still searching for who I am.
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14: Privileged because you’re white
Banterings from a white, gen x, female. We HAVE to talk about this. We have to have conversation. We have to unite.
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Moist
I’m saddened that you’ve ruined the word moist. There is no better description of the world when it’s been raining for 3 days straight.
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Social Isolation - reality for me
Our school district has extended spring break for 3 weeks. What will this time be like for those of us that are trying to manage anxiety and depression?
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For Lent
How do you feel about Lent? What’s up with all the suffering?
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The B Dilemma
What’s up with all the white males with B names showing up on my primary ballot? How many choices can a human brain handle?
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The Divided States
Who are we? What is our culture? Are we racist and intolerant because of jealousy?
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Hopeful doomsday
How do we talk about the environment without feeling hopeless? Why would we take action when no one else does?
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That’s not what I meant
Ever see a post and wonder if it is comedy or racism? This coronavirus situation has me asking this question.
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Be like an electron
Electricity is just a bunch of electrons moving away from the negative and towards the positive. Isn’t that what we’re all trying to do?
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6: if you think you might like ecstasy DON’T try it
Brains are different, addiction is a spectrum and can be different for different substances. How do we support our kids?
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5: are our moral compasses aligned?
We’re supposed to teach character. Character matters, but what if we don’t agree?
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4: knowing history builds wisdom
Why would someone share a one sided version of information, or better yet, why would they share a skewed version?
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Yes, that is penis graffiti
Why are some neighborhoods abandoned by the city? What are some people abandoned by the city? Why are there so many penis stories?
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2: meta is betta, or is it?
Our paradigms are based on our experiences, but are they real? If we can think about what we think than why don’t we question our paradigms more? Who is right? Is there a right?
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Get your shit together
What are we all doing? Humans? What is the significance of all this, or maybe what’s the insignificance?
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
You matter. What you do matters. How do we make our lives suck less. Better yet, how do we actually enjoy life and value ourselves and the Universe.
HOSTED BY
Lisa Y
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You matter. What you do matters. How do we make our lives suck less. Better yet, how do we actually enjoy life and value ourselves and the Universe.
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