PODCAST · society
Pictures Out There!
by Dave Fogleman and Lee Stuart
Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Cesar Chavez, John Lennon and Yoko Ono... Why do we remember their words so well? And why do they resonate with many of us over long periods of time? A common thread is that they each effectively have ‘painted’ bold and audacious Pictures of a future of possibilities and hope, of a promising tomorrow that inspires each of us to take action. “Pictures Out There!” explores the opportunities we all have every day to ambitiously create our own Pictures of the future that will effectively inspire us to act toward the world of our dreams. In our ever-accelerating world, having clear Pictures of our most desired future is a compass and motivator that can maximize our own happiness and success with ourselves, with our relationships or groups, and with our impact on society. “Pictures” are vivid descriptions of the future we create that can set us on the journey of our boldest dreams, and that can make the world a m
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“Wisdom with Our Votes” (Part One)
After this series, we think that you won’t ever look at voting the same way again! We think that you’ll look at your vote in a fresh new way that is uniquely true to you. Your vote will reflect what you really want and believe in for yourself, for your world, and for other people. This voting...
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“The Fascist Playbook – Rewriting History”
Many around the globe who seek more power attempt to rewrite history to justify their social and political opinions and actions. Truth is truth and facts are facts, but an intentionally false rewrite of the past has sometimes been effective in powering fascist movements. How is such a rewrite of...
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“Helping Each Other is Smart! Not Helping Each Other? Not So Much…” (Part 2)
Does helping each other within our nation really make good sense? Should we establish social policies that help those who most need it? Or is that a bad idea? Data and facts provide a very clear answer! Please join us at Spotify, Apple, and picturesoutthere.com !
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“Helping Each Other is Smart! Not Helping Each Other? Not So Much…” (Part 1)
Welcome to our first podcast of Season 6 of the Pictures Out There podcast series! We call it, “Helping Each Other is Smart! Not Helping Each Other? Not So Much…” (Part 1). So… Does helping another person, or letting them help us, make good sense? What about helping each other within a family?……
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“Resilience and Ridin’ the Waves on the Road to Our Pictures!”
Ahh… The "waves” of life! Our level of resilience ends up being a huge impact on our lives as we ride along, and it significantly shapes how successful we are in living our ideals and pictures. How do we best stay resilient in the face of today’s challenges? Please join us at Spotify, Apple, and...
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“Real and True History… Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!”
Accurate histories give us the right lessons to learn. Those lessons help make our present-day activities positive and productive. They also help us move efficiently and effectively toward our pictures and ideals for the future. We discuss that, and all of the implications!
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“5-Years Later… An Update on Our Picture for AI”
A LOT has happened in those 5 years! Are there new insights to gain on where the evolution of AI might be headed in our world, from experts and from software coders themselves? And is our AI Picture from 5 years ago still on target? Let's chat about it!
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"Act Locally!"
The twin of “Think Globally”, maintaining an “Act Locally” mindset for our life, perspectives, and actions is powerful! Every loving and helpful action we take, large or small, makes a world of difference. Each action sends out a positive ripple, from where we each live, that changes the world!
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“Think Globally!”
Maintaining a global mindset for our Pictures, Ideals, perspectives, and life is helpful and powerful! We can then take our best actions at any level we choose…local, regional, or global. Every loving and helpful action we take, large or small, makes a difference and sends out a positive ripple…
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“A New World Order on the Way to A Picture for Government”
Amid the current political crisis in the United States, have we just witnessed a major step toward a wonderful Picture for global government in the future? It might have just happened! And it's courtesy of Canada’s Prime Minister.
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"I'm Me AND I'm We?"
Universal consciousness is the idea that there is a single awareness or “mind” underlying all life. This increasingly popular concept suggests that everything in our world is connected, rather than the customary belief that each individual person possesses a separate, autonomous mind. Have you…
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“New Politics, a New Party, and an Old Pledge”
What about the Pledge of Allegiance? What about “and to the republic for which it stands…”? What about ”and liberty and justice for all”? We agree with Trump that the name “Republicans” isn’t accurate any more for his “going forward from this point” followers. But we want to suggest a more…
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Micro-Cultures... What an opportunity!!
Hi and Happy Holidays! Today’s podcast #8 is about all the unique cultures we can enjoy in our human future! We call them Micro-Cultures. Live and let live, harm to none, and the Golden Rule…oh my! What if we could each live in the culture and communities of our dreams… living freely, equally…
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Driving Our Best Lives and Balancing ‘We and Me'
It’s always good to use reflection and introspection to help drive our best lives to the destination of our dreams, taking good care of our real, truest, and best self along the way. Let’s talk about it! Please join us at Apple, Spotify, and picturesoutthere.com
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Empathy is the Gateway to Real and Lasting Joy!
“Empathy is the Gateway to Real and Lasting Joy!”. That’s right, Empathy is actually the best path to real Joy in life! There are two sides to the “Empathy Coin”…the more-familiar “giving side”, but also a life-changing “receiving side”. The more empathy we give to others, the more real joy we...
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Let’s Replace Shouting Our Opinions with Having Meaningful Conversations.
Let’s Replace Shouting Our Opinions with Having Meaningful Conversations. “That’s not true!” “You’re wrong!”“Fake news!” These phrases are heard too often in today’s conversations, particularly political ones. What if we, instead, tackled today’s tough challenges by setting aside the shouting…
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Empathy and Action in the Face of Violence…When will we choose being fully human?
Here’s Season 5 Podcast #4 of the Pictures Out There podcast series, “Empathy and Action in the Face of Violence…When will we choose being fully human?” We humans have had a tendency to choose violence with each other. What is the real truth about our level of violence? How would aliens and...
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Science and Our Search for Truth!
Here’s Season 5 podcast #3 of the Pictures Out There podcast series. We call this episode “Science and Our Search for Truth!” Science in our current culture is in a fragile state. We seem to be deeply divided and conflicted about its place in our lives. Does it provide truth or not? What is...
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Time To Wise Up Again!
Here’s this season’s podcast #2 and we call it “Time to Wise Up Again”. Yep, we’ll walk through creating the life-changing habit of moving from ignorance to knowledge to wisdom. We’ll visit about that and the new implications for our emerging partnership with our AI friends! Please join us at...
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Signs, signs...everywhere a sign!
Woohoo! Season 5 of the Pictures Out There podcast series is here. It’s podcast #1 of the season and we are jazzed! Signs… Signs of all kinds. We humans use “signs” a lot. What do they mean and what are they used for? When are they good, and when are they bad? Let’s kick the season off, and talk…
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Reflecting on the year and season that was!
Welcome to the Pictures Out There podcast series and episode #16, our final podcast of Season 4. Four years in, we’re taking a reflective look at where we are today with the pictures and ideals concepts. It’s the end of the season, and a good time for some reflection…serious, funny, and…
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Micro-Cultures! What a concept!
Micro-Cultures! It’s a wonderful concept and picture for the future that allows each of us to peacefully and joyfully express our unique selves, while doing harm to no one. Combined with Equality for All, it beautifully brings our Ideal of We’re the Same and We’re Unique to life for our future...
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The Beautiful "Streams" of human expression!
There are “streams” of personal expression, the experience of living, innovation, and change that are as old as humanity, and that bind the past, present, and future together. Music, theatre, drama, comedy, art, fiction, non-fiction, philosophy, science, spirituality, and more! These "streams"…
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The Magic of the Storytelling of our Lives!
We humans love Storytelling and its magic! We love to tell our stories. And we can really enjoy and benefit from the stories of other people in our lives, and from people that we meet. Their stories are enjoyable to hear and give us new perspectives! Join us today for some real-life stories that...
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Equality for All, and the new Coalition of Inequality!
Welcome to Season 4, podcast #12, and the finale in our four-podcast arc on Equality for All! We have a new Coalition of Inequality here in the U.S. in 2025. How should we think about its emergence? How should we live and act in the face of it, and how should we react to events that may now…
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Equality for All, and a societal addiction to inequality!
Welcome to Season 4, podcast #11, and the third in our four-podcast arc on Equality for All! We chat about how voting Coalitions of Inequality get cobbled together to win elections, why they always fail in time, and the human damage and destruction that is consistently left in their wake. Why…
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Equality for All, and the Inevitable Failure of Inequality!
Equality for All is the right thing to do. Inequality in all of its endless forms, permutations, and coalitions, is just wrong. But beyond that truth…political, social, and economic systems based on Inequality always end up failing! Yet, as a species, we keep trying some new flavor of Inequality,...
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Equality for All! Part 1 of 4!
We begin a fun and insightful 3-podcast arc on one of our most important Pictures for the future, Equality for All! Why have humans always chosen to create Coalitions of Inequality that have a perfect record of ultimately failing? Why do we choose these coalitions of inequality that leave such...
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Happy New Year, with our Ideals and Pictures!
Happy New Year!! As we welcome 2025, Lee and Dave share how our Pictures and our Ideals in unison support and complement each other toward a brighter future. And by just doing our part, simply living our Ideals toward our Pictures helps to harmoniously make all of our Pictures happen! Please join...
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Our Picture for AI... Revisited!
Welcome to the Pictures Out There podcast series with Lee Stuart and Dave Fogleman! This is Season 4, Podcast #7. Ai is an avalanche of change, and we experience more of that avalanche every single day. What’s our picture for AI, and what are some of the fascinating possibilities? Please join us…
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How should we process the recent U. S. election?
Welcome to Podcast #6 in Season 4 of the Pictures Out There podcast series! How do we process the results of the recent U.S. elections through the emotional change cycle, and then move forward? Do the results change our Ideals, our values, or our Pictures for the future? When do we actually “win”...
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The world of Science...one of the beacons of human hope!
Welcome to Podcast #5 in Season 4 of the Pictures Out There podcast series! Here in the fall of 2024, we lift up and rise up from our tumultuous current events to talk about some incredible things happening in the world of science. It is a gift, and can bring a calming balance to our life, if we...
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A New World of Trust and Truth!
Welcome to our 100th podcast in the Pictures Out There podcast series! We live in a New World of Trust and Truth. Does being trustworthy matter anymore? Does telling and sharing the truth matter anymore? Does it matter in our relationships? In our jobs? In our politics? How do we thrive in this…
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Living comfortably and with care, through math of all things!
Welcome to Season 4 and Chat #3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! With the income that we and others receive, our “community of caring” shapes and dictates our public policy and voting decisions. How many of us “live comfortably” today? How many of us could “live comfortably” if we just...
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Love our neighbor?! Just who is our neighbor?
Welcome to Season 4 and Chat #2 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! From sports and games to spirituality, our personal sense of our “community” shapes and dictates our lives. Some variation of “love thy neighbor” is core to the largest religions. So who do we think is our “neighbor”? And…
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Sports, games, and community... Let's Play!
We’re back! Welcome to Season 4 and Chat #1 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! Community is such an important concept in shaping our pictures, our ideals, and our perspectives. What is the impact of the sports and games that we love on our own personal sense of community? Let’s explore…
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What Do We For Sure Really Know?
Welcome to Season 3 and Chat #32 of the Pictures Out There podcast series! In our last podcast we talked about the joy of all the things that we don’t know or aren’t sure about. So in this life and world of ours, are there things that we absolutely do know? Sure there are! Let’s explore!
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The Beauty of "I Don't Know" and "I'm Not Sure"!
After “I love you”, are the most beautiful three words in our language “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure”? Maybe! What are questions where we can joyfully answer “I don’t know” or "I'm not sure"? Let’s explore!
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Heroes talking bravely about the way it really is with Equality!
Welcome to Season 3 and Chat #30 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! Today we revisit the Equality for All Movement, and talk about Cecilia Payne, America Ferrera, Amanda Gorman, as well as exploring a simple solution for reparations. Please join us on Apple, Spotify and at...
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Staying True to Your Real and True Self!
Welcome to Season 3 and Chat #29 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! Staying true to your real and true self can be a challenge, but it’s doable. Keeping a sense of humor in even the most difficult circumstances helps. We visit about that and also take a look at some important trends in...
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Change, change, change... what to do with it?!
Welcome to Season 3 and Chat #28 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! If you want to think about change, or how to manage or lead change, then you’ve come to the right place. Today, Lee and Dave chat about how we can adroitly drive positive change in our daily life, our jobs, with our…
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Coach us up!
Welcome to Season 3 and Chat #27 in the Pictures Out There podcast series. We constantly coach others and are coached by others, in all sorts of settings and venues. There’s coaching in our jobs… With our family or friends… Sometimes with people we’ve just met. Wanna do a little thinkin’ about…
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Carbon and Water... Pretty Basic Stuff!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series and Chat #26. The carbon footprint of the uber-wealthy, groundwater drying up in the U.S., Howard Zinn, Ursula LeGuin, and more… All receive mention and attention today! Please join us on Apple, Spotify and at picturesoutthere.com
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Humor! Always Time for a Good Laugh!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series and Chat #25! Humor! The power to make us laugh and to think about the future, our Pictures, and our Ideals… Steven Wright, George Carlin, Fredric Brown, and even a very satirical and amateur attempt at improvisation by Lee and Dave!...
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Homelessness and Hope!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series and Chat #24! Houston, homelessness, math, hope, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, opportunities for societal and personal Change, Marie Curie, and more…all receive mention and attention today! Please join us on Apple, Spotify and at...
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Sharing Power... the Road to Real Leadership!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series and Chat #23! The Sporting KC Soccer team, sharing power, real leadership, humility, everyone matters, and more… All receive mention and attention today! Please join us on Apple, Spotify and at picturesoutthere.com
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In Any Difficulty, Hope Can Live On!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series and Chat #22! Our Pictures and Ideals can guide us on how best to respond to even the most difficult public figures we encounter, while keeping our hope and optimism intact. Equality for All, Catch-22, Debbie Dingell, the Universal...
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Curiosity and Lifelong Learning!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series, and Chat #21! Curiosity, Listening, Question Asking, Storytelling, and Lifelong Learning... Erich Fromm, Plato, Rick Warren, Sam Gamgee, and more… all receive mention and attention today! Please join us on Apple, Spotify and at...
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Spirituality and Creation!
Welcome to Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series, and Chat #20! Spirituality and creation… how small we are by ourselves… how big we are when we see our real connections… Carl Sagan, the James Webb Telescope, Kurt Vonnegut, the mud that stands up, and more… all receive mention and...
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Gather 'round for master storyteller Lee!
Welcome to Chat #19 of Season 3 in the Pictures Out There podcast series! Everybody present and future gather ‘round, aliens and AI life forms included, and listen to two more wonderful childhood stories from master storyteller Lee Stuart! Lee’s stories will make you cry, make you laugh, and…
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Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Cesar Chavez, John Lennon and Yoko Ono... Why do we remember their words so well? And why do they resonate with many of us over long periods of time? A common thread is that they each effectively have ‘painted’ bold and audacious Pictures of a future of possibilities and hope, of a promising tomorrow that inspires each of us to take action. “Pictures Out There!” explores the opportunities we all have every day to ambitiously create our own Pictures of the future that will effectively inspire us to act toward the world of our dreams. In our ever-accelerating world, having clear Pictures of our most desired future is a compass and motivator that can maximize our own happiness and success with ourselves, with our relationships or groups, and with our impact on society. “Pictures” are vivid descriptions of the future we create that can set us on the journey of our boldest dreams, and that can make the world a m
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Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malala Yousafzai, Greta Thunberg, Cesar Chavez, John Lennon and Yoko Ono... Why do we remember their words so well? And why do they resonate with many of us over long periods of time? A common thread is that they each effectively have ‘painted’ bold and...
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