Shaken and Stirred

This episode of Shaken and Stirred features Charles Gedeon reading his story, "The Vapidity of Business School." The story discusses why business schools and their students should broaden their studies beyond business. The story was originally posted on Medium: https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/the-vapidity-of-business-school-5d02f2def9c0 You can follow the author on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlesGedeon

This episode of Shaken and Stirred features Vale Donzelli reading his story, "The Art of Unlearning." The story explains why it's important to be able to throw away old truths and be open to discovering new ones. The story was originally posted on Medium: https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/the-art-of-unlearning-4354a96ce061 You can follow the author on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncledonnelly

This episode shares a story told by the author, detailing her tips on how to get into the zone and be more productive. The piece is titled “Three Tricks To Find Your Flow” by Dr. Christine Carter. The story was originally published on Medium here: https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/three-tricks-to-find-your-flow-f871eadd6d55

This episode shares a story told by the author, detailing her experience of battling severe sickness with the expectation of death. The piece is titled “5 Years Ago I Wrote My Obituary” by Abby Norman. The story was originally published on Medium here: https://human.parts/5-years-ago-i-wrote-my-obituary-508fefa59fea?source=latest---------3&gi=902dd66e66fe

Today's episode shares our first story as retold by the author herself with Allison Pohle reading her piece I Moved Away From Home, But I Couldn’t Move Away From Myself. The story was originally published on Medium here: https://medium.com/my-teen-diary/i-moved-away-from-home-but-i-couldn-t-move-away-from-myself-b861ae3deb5f You can find the author on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/AllisonPohle

This episode features Dogear co-founder Doug Clinton reading his post launching Dogear Transformer, a new service from Dogear that helps authors record audio versions of their written content. The audio for this recording was captured on an iPhone 6 and optimized via post production. Given the quality difference of the normal microphones we use compared to the microphone in the iPhone, the sound is different. Feel free to send feedback on the audio quality as well as Dogear Transformer to [email protected]. You can read more about Dogear Transformer here: http://www.heardogear.com/blog/2015/8/18/your-voice-is-your-next-online-identity

Dogear's Shaken and Stirred episode #18 suggests that rhino farming might be the best way to save the species. Carly Nairn's The Rhino's Last Stand, originally published in Guernica, reports on poaching, the current ban on rhino horn, and farmers who are working to breed rhinos as a way to keep them safe (and potentially benefit from selling their horns). You can read the original story here: https://www.guernicamag.com/features/the-rhinos-last-stand/ And follow Nairn on Twitter here: https://www.guernicamag.com/features/the-rhinos-last-stand/ Guernica is on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/guernicamag

Dogear's Shaken and Stirred episode #17 might just break your heart. David Grimm's "How Hurricane Katrina Turned Pets Into People" talks about the heartbreaking situations that befell New Orleans pets and owners when the storm forced some to leave their animals behind while fleeing. Something good did come out of the heartache though, with new laws changing how pets are regarded. The piece was originally published on BuzzFeed here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidhgrimm/how-hurricane-katrina-turned-pets-into-people You can follow Grimm on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/david_grimm Grimm's also recently published a book, Citizen Canine, which you can order online here: http://www.amazon.com/Citizen-Canine-Evolving-Relationship-Cats/dp/1610395506/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=