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What if there were a practical yet inspiring framework to living a meaningful life? This episode is like attending a free lecture on this from philosophy professor (and DJ) Dr. John Torrey.

Overlooking life's little marvels may be one of our saddest tendencies. Blake Greenawalt helps pull one back to our attention so we can be awed by nature. Take a listen.

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Ever wish you could do things your way and still be successful? Ari Weinzweig gives a master class in just that.   

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What if you embraced what makes you unique? And did more of it? Like Christy Francis? Check her out!

Then, if you like this conversation and long for something better for your team, your business, or …

What if I told you that you and some friends could get together, invent characters, and go on an imaginary adventure together? Don't know about you, but I'm sold - and Brittany's getting the commissi…

Make stuff fun.

What makes you feel like a kid having fun again? Maëlis Thibon is great at embodying that; follow her fun, smart, kind lead to your own way of playing. And living.

What's your personal mission statement? What's a "People Engineer"? How can we address people in a productive way, even when the conversation is hard? I know I've stomped all over these topics in my …

Any lexophiles out here? Fans of Shakespearean contemporaries killing everyone because religion is terrible, then being killed in real life, possibly because of it? Can a religious debate be fun? ONE…

What if we could use what advertisers know about appealing to people to help them, not just to sell to them? 

Ever thought of filling your house with plants? How much do you know about tea? What's Swedish Fit? Is Paris really full of snobs? We're all over the map - in the most intriguing of ways - with Alain…

What the heck is going on with the Internet? Who knows, but it was fun to talk through some of the questions with someone as sharp and funny as Abby Vlosky.

What if the world of college football was home to a unique way to see the country, meet people, and generate memorable experiences? I've never been a fan of the sport, but talking with Scott Nutty op…

What if there were a community oriented around something you loved that was as simple as sneakers (that themselves were anything but simple)? Or vinyls? Or other collectibles? Andy Moskalik helps tea…

What if you could meet and communicate with people anywhere in the world, who wanted to meet you, too? You could learn each other's language and culture and compare perspectives, while also just buil…

What if it mattered how everyday Americans play a part in crafting and implementing our nation's policies around the world? What if we could discuss this stuff pleasantly? It does and we can, and Lou…

What if you could insert a game into any ordinary situation to bring life, laughs, and joy to those around you? Danny Stephan's done this as long as I've known him, so naturally in this day and age h…

What would a lifestyle based on family, community, love of nature, conservation, adventure, and providing for loved ones look like? Billy Harvey from Log Talk with Pertnear Outdoors does a marvelous …

What if there were a cultural movement that meant the world to others but you'd never heard about it?  If you're like me, you'd have to explore it, especially if it's known by a unique conglomeration…

What if it were easy? If you loved red, couldn't you paint your house red? and buy red decorations, clothes, foods? and surround yourself with others who loved red? Surely, red isn't this important t…