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The WATER Podcast
by Matt Half White Half Wong
That Wong Amazing Talk for Everyone to Remember! Where conversation flows and illusions crash.!Hosted by Matt Half White Half Wong an aspiring MMA fighter who has taken the path less traveled. Philosophy, health, mindfulness, nutrition, physics, spirituality, love and comedy have all contributed toward my own foundation of well being as I progress on this journey of life. Listen for an entertaining and educational experience that will definitely challenge your beliefs and push you towards living your best life possible. DISCLAIMER nothing you hear is medical advice.
Episodes
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Thoughts Before Baby Two
We have our second child coming. My thoughts before their arrival. Philosophical and practical.
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Meditation 3.4 of Marcus Aurelius
Do not waste the remainder of your life in thoughts about others…
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Meditation 2.5 of Marcus Aurelius
Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what you have at hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of affection, and freedom, and justice…
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Meditation 2.1 of Marcus Aurelius
Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil. But I who have seen the nature…
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No Country for Old Men
The importance of greeting one another. Why we no longer say hi and bye. Why we should bring it back.
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On Homo Consumens
Homo consumens is what Erich Fromm has coined the modern man. During this Christmas I wonder about the origins of this type of man within our society.
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Erich Fromm On Mental Health
There’s a 20 minute interview with Erich Fromm from the 1950s on well being and mental health that is still relevant today. Listen and I’ll tell you why…
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800 Days of Rio Part 2
Part 2
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800 Days of Rio Part 1
The parenting journey continues. I got good stuff in here about stimulating learning physiologically and lots more!
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An Intro to Marshall Rosenberg’s Work on Non-Violent Communication
Marshall Rosenberg is an American psychologist, mediator, author and teacher who has pioneered work in non-violent communication. His book I’ve been reading is Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life. In this episode I go over what he calls life alienating communication. It’s great 😊
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On The Red Pill
The Matrix introduced a new way to view the world and reality. What does it mean to take the red pill today?
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On Activity vs. Passivity
A short introduction to Erich Fromm’s work. A call to look “under the hood.” Encouragement to live the vita contemplativa, the contemplative life.
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Eat Pray Love Part 3
We pick up where I was rudely interrupted by a lack of power in part 2 🤦♂️🤷♂️😆 We finish strong just as we started and continued through part 2. Great tidbits of wisdom in this three parter, thank you for listening 😊
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Eat Pray Love Part 2
We continue into the wisdom from this film. It ends abruptly, however the episode was so good I had to put it out.
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Eat Pray Love Part 1
One of my favorite movies. I delve into what I like. There’s gems on life in this film. I’ll tell you all about it.
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7 Mind Skills for Kids
I watched a documentary called Brain Matters about early childhood development. In it they spoke about an early childhood development program called Mind in the Making and the 7 skills they teach. I go over those 7 skills and how important they are for adults and children.
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Rio at 22 Months
A quick half hour on Rio’s life and my thoughts.
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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching - Model Contentment
A line by line interpretation of the poem Model Contentment from The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin.
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Usyk Fury Breakdown and Preview (part 2)
Because I was disconnected in the last episode here’s a short ten minutes on some final thoughts.
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Usyk Fury Breakdown and Preview
Tyson Fury attempts to avenge his loss against the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk. I discuss the first fight and preview the second. This podcast ends abruptly however what is said is enough.
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My Library Part 1
Part 1 of a series I’m going to dedicate to my library. In this introduction I plead with you on why books are so important.
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Medicinal Herb Feverfew
I recently went down a rabbit hole on the medicinal herb feverfew. This episode I share with you what i learned. I started with a PubMed article on feverfew. Then I had to look at a PubMed article on its active compounds sesquiterpene lactones. Sesquiterpene lactones are found in the asteraceae...
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On Dreams and Sleep
I share a dream I had. Why are dreams illogical, non sequential and hyper emotional? I have some answers from reading Robert Sapolsky’s “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers.” I go over some aspects of sleep and how they’re affected by stress. How worrying disrupts your sleep. How our immune system is...
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Rio at 17 Months
We’re entering a big feeling stage. I love it. I talk about my demeanor with him. How important it is that we take the opportunities as they present themselves. Examples of him at the park falling and my philosophy behind my parenting.
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Our Memory and Stress
I read something in Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky that I just had to share! Bear with my first five minutes as I discuss books. Then we get into how stress affects our memory. Enjoy the tidbits of knowledge that flow, including omega 3 fattys acids, stress reduction techniques…
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On Plant Medicine
Let’s discuss plant medicine! My experience with herbal tinctures. Some geeky stuff on herbs.
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Do What I Tell You! Because I Said So!
What are the implications of raising your children with these lines? There’s an experiment in psychology that can point us in the right direction. The name of this studies publication is “Quantifying compliance and acceptance through public and private social conformity.” It can be found on…
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On Hatred
Some Buddhist quotes on hatred and emotions. Some Wong reflecting on these quotes.
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Dinosaurs
A review of an episode from the 1990’s TV show Dinosaurs. Why? Because it’s a fun kids show that introduces deeper topics that we can use to talk about with our kids. I go into one episode here about a TV network and programming.
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Balls, Brains, and Blood Pressure
Stuff I’ve learned reading “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” by Robert Sapolsky. I really wanted to explain how high blood pressure is damaging the body. But, how people used to inject testicle extracts of animals had to be included. 😳
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On Free Will
Stanford neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky has a book “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” which presents a case for there being no free will. I’ve been listening to him a lot lately. Some of what he says reminds me of what these other philosophers have said. I’ll share research that...
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Notes on this Fight: Gervonta “Tank”Davis vs. Ryan Garcia
I’ll tell you what happened in this fight. What Ryan did. How Tank wins. I like noting what is successful. These are notes of success.
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Raising Rio
Perspective after a year of raising Rio. Ideas that have influenced me and why it is I am the way I am around him.
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Rick Dogg and I Reminisce About High School
My best friend from high school and I retell stories from our youth. I condone nothing that you hear. All events are inaccurate and inappropriate. Nobody is real. This is all a dream.
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Eat More Plants
A quick reminder why you need to eat more plants.
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The Parents Tao Te Ching- Take Care With Labels
A line by line interpretation from the poem Take Care With Labels from The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents.
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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching- Words of Life
The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin. I’ll be breaking down poems from this book. This episodes poem, Words of Life.
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You Never Know
Overthinking the future? Ruing the past? Here’s a quick story of talking with a friend doing just that.
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A Cool Story About Rio
Future champion (if he wants to fight) Rio taught me something I wanted to share. Our words and our intention behind them are important!
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So Fresh and So Clean
Another short one. The original kilogram weighs less than a kilogram! What does that have to do with our food? Freshness violations. Household tips.
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Babies Are So Cute 🥰
Another short one. I never realized how cute babies could be! As a man we want kids not babies. We don’t play with baby dolls. So, how pleasantly surprised I’ve been! 😌
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On Lymph: Our Waste Management System
All these podcasts are truths to life as I've learned. Im really excited to have figured this out about our lymphatics system. Shorter than usual. Just as much knowledge though. Listen, learn, love it!
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On Yoga Part 1: What it has meant to me.
A rough introduction to yoga. Why I got started. Various benefits backed by science. Why you should start today! 🧘♂️
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The Happiest Day of My Life
April 2nd, 2023 in the year of the water rabbit, Rio Orion Wong was born! 🥳🥹😁🥲😇😊☺️😌🙃 Anyone who is going to get pregnant, give birth, or be a part of a birth, take a listen.
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24 Hours Before Going to Hospital for Birth! 🤰🏽
My thoughts right before my wife goes into the hospital for labor induction! Anyone who is going to be a part of a birth, listen to this Wong man’s experience, thoughts and wisdom 🙃
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Apple Fritters
Why do we eat the foods we eat? How does our gut micro biome influence our eating behaviors? I’ll share how I developed a sweet tooth and how I minimize cravings. Think about what’s your apple fritter? One thing I didn’t get to mention that I’ll put here… if you’re eating desserts or sweets do so...
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My Staph Infection 🤦♂️
Don’t try this at home! Learn about how I battled the bacteria staphylococcus aureus.
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Wong Man’s Thoughts Half Way Thru Pregnancy
Just my musings as my wife reaches half way through her pregnancy. The first of many parenting dad- casts I’ll be conducting as I become a father.
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My Bestie Espie and Her Pregnancy Part 2
What’s the difference between a doula and midwife? How did you choose you birthing plan? Birth at the hospital or birthing center or home? How does birth get induced? And the delivery! Thank you Espie. Don’t miss this great birthing story! (And the audio is better than part 1 😊)
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My Bestie Espie Speaks On Her Pregnancy Part 1
A pregnancy journey. My best friend Esperanza and I talk about her experience.
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That Wong Amazing Talk for Everyone to Remember! Where conversation flows and illusions crash.!Hosted by Matt Half White Half Wong an aspiring MMA fighter who has taken the path less traveled. Philosophy, health, mindfulness, nutrition, physics, spirituality, love and comedy have all contributed toward my own foundation of well being as I progress on this journey of life. Listen for an entertaining and educational experience that will definitely challenge your beliefs and push you towards living your best life possible. DISCLAIMER nothing you hear is medical advice.
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