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Great Distraction

Join us as we discuss life’s great distractions from an introspective and creative point of view. In each episode we focus on a new and interesting topic and let the conversation flow! We hope that every episode leaves you with, if nothing else, something to ponder!

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
67 minutes
Episodes
85
Years Active
2018 - 2020
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25 - Pet Peeves

25 - Pet Peeves

We've all got 'em. Little actions someone else does that just annoy the heck out you. It could be someone chewing with their mouth open, or that obnoxiously loud person having a conversation on their…

00:53:09  |   Wed 26 Sep 2018
24 - Introductions

24 - Introductions

After getting a few requests from listeners we figured it was time to do a kind of introductory episode where we talk a bit about each of the main hosts and how this podcast came to be. Some folks li…

00:45:29  |   Thu 20 Sep 2018
23 - Beer

23 - Beer

Beer is one of humanities favorite pastimes! In this episode we talk a bit about the history, how micro and craft breweries are everywhere these days and beer culture in general and how much it's cha…

01:02:32  |   Wed 19 Sep 2018
22 - General Well Being

22 - General Well Being

We've been talking a bit lately about things we do in our lives to try and make for better living and we thought some of it might be interesting or even useful to others. So we recorded an episode th…

00:57:04  |   Wed 12 Sep 2018
21 - Universal Basic Income

21 - Universal Basic Income

Quickly becoming a popular term, Universal Basic Income is a concept that a lot of people and entities are talking about. Imagine if every adult in the country was given $1000 per month just for bein…

01:06:53  |   Wed 05 Sep 2018
20 - European Travels

20 - European Travels

One of our group gets back from three weeks in Europe and after hearing his wondrous tales we decide to make an episode out of it while it's still fresh in his head! There are a lot of differences in…

01:41:02  |   Thu 30 Aug 2018
19 - The Choice To Not Have Children

19 - The Choice To Not Have Children

It seems more and more people these days are actively choosing to not procreate. But what does one do when they decide to not focus such a large portion of their life on creating and raising offsprin…

00:53:24  |   Tue 28 Aug 2018
18 - Why Mixed Martial Arts?

18 - Why Mixed Martial Arts?

Why are more and more people choosing to learn a martial art of some kind? Is it just for self defense or because so many of us were exposed to it as kids in school? Or is there more to it? Perhaps e…

00:57:04  |   Thu 23 Aug 2018
17 - The War On Drugs

17 - The War On Drugs

It seems history really does repeat itself. In this episode we talk about what appears to be a second round of propaganda surrounding the decades old "war on drugs". It seems to have come back again …

00:55:15  |   Thu 16 Aug 2018
16 - Why Do We Still Believe in Politics?

16 - Why Do We Still Believe in Politics?

We see politicians come and go, political agendas rise and fall and government entities seem to make changes only to have things remain the same in the end. So why is it we still put stock into our p…

00:55:09  |   Tue 14 Aug 2018
15 - Dreams

15 - Dreams

We all have them, we apparently need to have them and yet science doesn't seem to know why that is. In this episode we talk about the weirdness that are dreams. Join us as we share a few stories, spr…

00:55:26  |   Thu 09 Aug 2018
14 - Renting vs Buying

14 - Renting vs Buying

After a recent rent increase for our humble work space, we were inspired to discuss renting versus buying for ones primary residence. We cover some benefits and drawbacks to each as well as how the a…

00:49:27  |   Tue 07 Aug 2018
13 - Cashless Society

13 - Cashless Society

Imagine a society with no cash. All transactions are tracked and digitally controlled. Your every purchase and spending habits known and recorded. Everyday we move closer to a less anonymous world wi…

00:55:38  |   Fri 03 Aug 2018
12 - Marriage - Contract or Constitution?

12 - Marriage - Contract or Constitution?

What is marriage in today's day and age and how does it fit into our rapidly changing society? In this episode we question why people still get married, what are the current rates regarding marriage …

00:52:40  |   Thu 02 Aug 2018
11 - Train Life - Tales from the Rails

11 - Train Life - Tales from the Rails

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run away and work for the railroad? One of our hosts did just that and we sit down with him to hear the tale. We couldn't believe the amount of odditie…

01:52:00  |   Fri 27 Jul 2018
10 - Impacts of Social Media

10 - Impacts of Social Media

Everyday we find ourselves as a society more and more connected and involved in some form of social media. From commenting on pictures our friends and family post to to following the latest from busi…

00:56:51  |   Wed 25 Jul 2018
9 - Gun Control in America

9 - Gun Control in America

Gun control has become a touchy subject in our country and has roots over the last 80 or so years in many aspects of society. We discuss in this episode a bit of the history and interesting mindsets …

01:01:19  |   Fri 20 Jul 2018
8 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities

8 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities

In the world today we are being exposed more and more to a growing number of options and preferences for sexual orientation and gender identities. The ripples of this awareness is effecting everythin…

01:03:42  |   Mon 09 Jul 2018
7 - Shedding Traditions to Better Humanity

7 - Shedding Traditions to Better Humanity

How many things do we do, or ways that we live our lives are done simply because "that's the way they have always been done"? How many of our beliefs exist without logic in these modern times and kee…

00:55:49  |   Sun 08 Jul 2018
6 - Replace vs Repair Mentality

6 - Replace vs Repair Mentality

In today's world it feels like we are more likely to throw something away and replace it with something new before we'd put the time into figuring out how to repair it and keep it going. We discuss h…

00:58:53  |   Sat 07 Jul 2018
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