Learning Conversation

5 min

Today's word is:  creative

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning…

24 min

Attia's newsletter and podcast is:  The Drive.

Dr. Peter Attia is a physician with degrees in engineering and mathematics. An authority on longevity and healthy lifestyles.

Lifespan vs. Health…

8 min

Rich Roll has an iconic intro sound to his podcast: a bicycle wheel freely spinning and clicking.  An early podcaster, Roll's open question style where he lets guests freely spin their stories …

10 min

Maureen shares a very personal story about yoga teacher training.

With 2 children in high school and twins in college, Maureen travels to Thailand for 9 weeks to become a yoga teacher. 

Pierre…

5 min

Today's word:  history

Humans as storytellers and the long arc of history: his-story. 

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought …

5 min

Today's word is: smashed!

An onamatopoeia!!  Pierre and tennis (of course) come up.  Maureen muses on the difference of whacked and smashed, and a discussion of words in different languages win…

33 min.

Reflection:  Making Good and Bad Podcasts

Maureen and Pierre discuss their podcast journey.  No editing.  Cleaning up speech patterns.  Sharing resources.  Sharing dialogue with a friend.  Ho…

18 min

Maureen does a Tough Mudder.  Don't you just love that name? The way it sounds?  Tough Mudder.  

Ok, so what is a Tough Mudder?  It's a national phenomenon now for some time where people chall…

14 min

Yes, you read that right.  Today's resource podcast is "anonymous."  Not just any anonymous, but a famous anonymous. Well as famous as an anonymous person can be. That is because, he - fairly …

5 min

Today's word is:  Labor

Labor is life, says Maureen.

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we pr…

5 min.

Today's word is:  alert.

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning …

20 min

Existential Humanist Psychology - well that’s a mouthful. 

Maureen is as geeky and deeply interested in psychology as anyone, says Pierre. The two of them go down a rabbit hole of discussion k…

5 min

Today's word is:  water.

Pierre immediately goes to Jesus.  Ut oh.  Maureen sees Shirley Winters floating by in her nightmares.  

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a sing…

5 min

Today's word is:  slowly.

Maureen says:  no more nouns, kids!  Let's get action oriented!

Ok, so the word is slowly??????  Yup, the word is slowly.  Check out Maureen and Pierre practicing how …

15 min. 

James Clear, Atomic Habits, ducks Wikipedia. What?

Maureen wants to talk about James Clear, Atomic Habits: Small  Changes Make Big Differences.  Pierre explains that there is no Wiki entry f…

5 min

Today's word is:  woke

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning Con…

5 min

Today's word is:  virture

Learning Practice features a 3-minute conversation about a single word.  Unrehearsed, without forethought of the word to be discussed, we practice the art of Learning …

33 min.

Maureen wants to talk about Jonathan Haidt. He is a resource teaching about regulating nervous systems in the midst of social fragility and political brittleness. He's a guy who is in the for…

33 min

Fitting for a “Learning Conversation,” this discussion covers a lot of ground. Maybe it’s like your conversations? Those conversations when you are learning, listening, sharing, discovering?  

20 min

Hold the presses!  

Pierre knows what he’s talking about? Wait! What?  

Well, let’s qualify that.  Pierre knows what he wants to talk about.  We’re not saying Pierre actually knows what he is …