Best Chris Sommer Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 248: Is Earth Exceptional? with Mario Livio 28:00

14h ago28:00

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The big questions of astrophysicist Mario Livio's new book Is Earth Exceptional? The Quest for Cosmic Life are as close as we get to an ultimate curiosity -- questions about the origin of life, the universe, and where and how those two intersect.Dr. Livio worked with the Hubble Space Telescope and is a bestselling author of seven books. Together wi…

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PvI#81: Unshelved, Untitled 49:06

4h ago49:06

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Our long lost episode. Consider it a mystery box. Hear more PvI. Support the podcast! You’ll get all of our post-game discussions and other exclusive bonus content. You can choose to watch this on YouTube.By Mark Linsenmayer

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Ep. #247: Curiosity in Combat, with Chris Kolenda 28:00

14h ago28:00

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In 2007-2008, Chris Kolenda led an 800-paratrooper task force in eastern Afghanistan. While there, he motivated a large insurgent group to switch sides, the only example of such success in the 20-year history of the war.We can learn a lot from his stories.Find Chris Kolenda here: https://chriskolenda.comTheme music by Sean Balick; “Turning to You" …

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Ep. 47 - Heather Segale - Tahoe Environmental Research Center - UC Davis 47:27

1h ago47:27

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On this episode of Tahoe TAP, your hosts, Mike Peron and Rob Galloway bring you another fresh episode of "Things, Adventure, and People," all Tahoe-related for your listening pleasure. The focus of this week’s show is getting to know Sustainability Superstar Heather Segale, the Education & Outreach Director at the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Resea…

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Episode 189: Roger Corman 1:58:35

1d ago1:58:35

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Våren 2024 mottok vi den triste nyheten at B-filmlegenden Roger Corman hadde gått bort. Han ble hele 98 år og har levd et liv mange av oss kan bli misunnelige på. Helt siden 50-tallet har han underholdt oss med sine filmer, alt fra monster, cowboy og mafia-filmer til tenåringsdrama, skrekk og sci-fi filmer.Corman opererte utenfor Hollywood-systemet…

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Ep. #246: Collaboration Is a Curiosity Practice, with Gregg Potter 28:00

13h ago28:00

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Once you know it, you see it everywhere. Ever since Gregg Potter put collaboration on my curiosity radar, I'm seeing it in everything.Gregg is a collaboration coach and founder and executive director of the International Institute on Collaboration. He knows a thing or two about how people work together toward shared objectives -- whether they think…

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Skrekkelig sommer #12: The Last House on the Left 1:44:47

11d ago1:44:47

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Vi avslutter den skrekkelige sommeren med Wes Craven´s klassiker The Last House on the Left. I denne episoden snakker vi både om originalen fra 1972 og remaken fra 2009! Takk for at du har vært sammen med oss i sommer. Nye episoder er rett rundt hjørnet!By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #245: Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity, with Carolin Sommer-Trembo 28:00

17h ago28:00

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Curiosity, biodiversity, rewilding -- these are the exciting places Carolin Sommer-Trembo Ph.D. takes us today.Carolin is an evolutionary biologist. Her big goal is to focus attention on animal behavior as it effects evolution and biodiversity. To get there, she has studied curiosity in cichlid fish in Africa's Lake Tanganyika, combining some good …

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Skrekkelig sommer #11: The Evil Dead 2:15:48

3d ago2:15:48

2:15:48

Sommeren er på hell og hva er vel bedre med enn en koselig hyttetur med kjæreste og venner? Spe på med litt deadites så snakker vi om tidenes tur!Opprinnelig publisert: 7. september 2018By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. 46 - Chief Sommers - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 42:01

41m ago42:01

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On this episode of Tahoe TAP, hosts Mike Peron and Rob Galloway deliver local news and feature an in-depth interview with Ryan E. Sommers, Fire Chief of the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District. Chief Sommers' team is renowned for their excellence in preventing, preparing for, and responding to emergencies in the communities of Incline Village…

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PvI#80: Brief, Alternative Facts w/ David Shields 47:01

23d ago47:01

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Important announcement for Chicago-area listeners: On Wed. 8/21, Mark and Bill will record a live episode of PvI at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury St.). Our show runs from 6-7 pm followed by a Bill-hosted regular improv event called The Green Room. Admission is free, parking is plentiful, no reservations required. Come meet us! Internationally best-s…

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Ep. #244: Curiosity, Stories & Belonging, with Kiran Singh Sirah 28:00

1d ago28:00

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I could listen to peace-builder and story-teller Kiran Singh Sirah all day.Not because he's a gifted and generous story-teller -- he most certainly is -- but because his world view is so encompassing, so uplifting, so empowering. So beautiful.Our conversation about curiosity, stories and belonging gets to the heart of who we are as humans, and what…

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Skrekkelig sommer #10: Ernest goes to Camp 1:42:30

4h ago1:42:30

1:42:30

I know what you did last summer! Du hørte på vår episode om Ernest goes to Camp. Om du ikke gjorde det, så kan du høre den igjen nå. PS! Vi snakker også om Ernest goes to jail i samme episode.Opprinnelig publisert: 7. juni 2023By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #243: Morbid Curiosity & Conspiracy Theories, with Joe Stubbersfield 28:00

15d ago28:00

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We all want to understand the world around us, but sometimes our curiosity can lead us down some strange paths.Dr. Joe Stubbersfield is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Winchester in the UK. He's curious about how our various stories and narratives might shape -- and are shaped by -- our curiosity.Joe has researched how morbid c…

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Ep. 45 - Chris McNamara - Outdoor Gear Lab 37:22

1M ago37:22

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The highlight of today's show will be our in-depth interview with Lake Tahoe's Local Legend, Chris McNamara. "Chris Mac" is a name synonymous with adventure and extreme sports. An El Capitan-addicted big wall climber, ex-wingsuit BASE jumper, author of ten books, and co-founder of several notable platforms including SuperTopo, OutdoorGearLab, and S…

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Skrekkelig sommer #9: Cannibal Ferox 1:35:23

7d ago1:35:23

1:35:23

Det blir blodig når vi løfter frem vår siste episode fra sesong 3: Cannibal Ferox, signert Umberto Lenzi. Om du noensinne vurderer å dra til Amazonas for å sjekke om kannibalisme eksisterer: Ikke gjør det!Opprinnelig publisert: 10. juni 2015By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Brian Sommers talks Legends and Crewing 1:06:25

1M ago1:06:25

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Matt and Pat chat with Brian Sommers about his history in circle track racing, INEX Legends, autocross, and his new adventures in crewing and spotting. Big shout out to The Seal Alliance. https://www.sealalliance.org/ Also, I found a source for Seal Oil. https://www.mikmaqcf.com/

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Ep. #242: Social Enterprise: Curiosity, Innovation & Purpose, with Timothy D. Craggette 28:00

22d ago28:00

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I'm intrigued by the concept of social enterprises -- businesses with a sense of purpose larger than themselves.Timothy D. Craggette is founder and Chief Education Officer of NAASBI, The National Association for the Advancement of Small Business Innovation. He trains business owners and supports small business innovation through the association and…

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Skrekkelig sommer #8: Piranha 2:11:54

1M ago2:11:54

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Av alle Haisommer-ripoffene er det vel få filmer som slår Piranha, produsert av Roger Corman og regissert av Joe Dante. Ikke noen tvil om at den er elsket av skrekkpublikumet, for dette er faktisk vår mest hørte episode!Opprinnelig publisert: 29. mai 2019By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #241: Curiosity, Tiny Experiments & Liminal Space, with Anne-Laure Le Cunff 28:00

20d ago28:00

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Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a Choose to Be Curious trifecta: researcher, theoretician -- and practitioner. A neuroscientist and deep thinker about the personal and social implications of our curiosity, she conducts tiny experiments to focus closely on how we use our time and energy to best effect.Anne-Laure is the founder of Ness Labs, a collective plat…

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Ep. 44 - Shaggy - Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival 36:02

24d ago36:02

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Your hosts, Mike Peron and Rob Galloway, are here to bring you another exciting episode of Things, Adventure, and People, all Tahoe-related, for your listening pleasure. The highlight of today's show is our exclusive interview with Grammy Award winner Shaggy, the headliner of the Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival happening from Saturday, August 3, through…

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Skrekkelig sommer #7: Sleepaway Camp 1:23:53

24d ago1:23:53

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Sleepaway Camp filmene er store kult-favoritter. Bli med oss tilbake på sommerleir når vi tar et gjenhør med kult-slasheren Sleepaway Camp og dens oppfølgere!Opprinnelig publisert: 17. juni 2020By Attack of the Killer Kast

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PvI#79: Edificial Intentions with Danny Mora 52:52

2M ago52:52

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Danny was in a sketch troupe called Maximum Party Zone back in the day with your improv host Bill, and they’ve now revived that trio to create the MPZ Listening Party podcast, which workshops sketch ideas in real time as a fun form of conversation. So we try out some of their tricks, such as combining two properties (in this case nominally The Appr…

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Skrekkelig sommer #6: Haisommer 2:09:39

28d ago2:09:39

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Det blir ikke sommer uten Steven Spielbergs klassiker Jaws eller Haisommer som den heter her på berget. Faktisk var filmen den aller første summer blockbusteren. Ikke verst. I denne episoden snakker vi både om originalen og oppfølgerne.Opprinnelig publisert: 13. juni 2018By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #240: A Mile in Their Shoes: A River Runs through Us 28:00

2M ago28:00

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What do people who know and appreciate a place deeply see that I might not? The Mount Vernon Trail winds its way along the river, a combination national park and major commuter artery. It's a place I find myself frequently and I wondered: what am I not seeing in this place that is so familiar?The Trail is there because the Potomac River is there, a…

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PvI#78: We Essence Merge with Tamler Sommers 1:03:09

2M ago1:03:09

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Tamler teaches philosophy at The University of Houston and hosts the Very Bad Wizards podcast. He joins Mark and Bill to talk about personal identity and whether the “self” is necessarily co-extensive with a particular body. Plus: meditation, Daniel Day Improv’s method acting, All of Me vs. Regarding Henry, what does “metaphysics” mean to YOU, drea…

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Commit to Win with Chris Blizzard 1:17:36

2M ago1:17:36

1:17:36

Matt and Pat chat with long time west coast lemons racer, Chris Blizzard. We take a deep dive into what it takes to build a winning budget endurance car.

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Ep. #239: Identity & the Grace of Curiosity, with Annabelle Tometich 28:00

2M ago28:00

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Annabelle Tometich -- writer, editor, former food critic and now author -- joins me to explore the tricky, high-traffic intersection of identity and curiosity.Who gets to decide identity? How do we determine our own, let alone someone else's, identity? How might we allow ourselves and others a little grace to figure these things out?Find Annabelle …

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Ep. 43 - Drew Bray - TAMBA (Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association) 45:46

2M ago45:46

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This week's episode kicks off with a quick roundup of the top news from the Tahoe area, keeping it local and relevant for listeners. But the highlight of the show is an in-depth interview with Drew Bray, the Executive Director of the Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA). TAMBA, a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization founded in 1988, is…

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Skrekkelig sommer #5: I Know What You Did Last Summer 1:25:52

2M ago1:25:52

1:25:52

I Know What You Did Last Summer er kanskje den av filmene som kom i kjølvannet av Scream sin revitalisering av slasher-sjangeren som har gjort størst suksess. I denne episoden snakker vi om alle tre filmene i franchisen! Opprinnelig publisert 9. juni 2021By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Fire! 56:06

2M ago56:06

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Matt and Pat chat with Ross Carmichael about NASA Super Touring and the 12-Hours of Charlotte. Ross had an exciting experience at the enduro and we were all reminded of the value of good safety gear and procedures.

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Ep. #238: Unflinching Empathy & Putting Our Trust in Curiosity, with Rachel Kadish 28:00

2M ago28:00

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"Curiosity is fundamental to writing and to everything that I treasure," said writer Rachel Kadish as we opened our conversation. Hard to imagine, but it just kept getting better from there...Inspired by her New York Times opinion essay on teaching writers to seek "unflinching empathy", I invited her to join me for a conversation about putting our …

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Skrekkelig sommer #4: Friday the 13th 3:01:26

2M ago3:01:26

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Ingen sommer uten at Jason Vorhees slakter noen frisinnede ungdommer. I denne godbiten av en episode så snakker vi om alle Friday the 13th-filmene. Aleksander U. Serigstad er gjest.Opprinellig publisert: 19. november 2014By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #237: Curiosity at Work: A Swedish Perspective, with Peder Söderlind 28:00

3M ago28:00

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Peder Söderlind describes himself as a Swedish author, researcher and entrepreneur, but I believes he's an important emerging curiosity theorist. His writing and thinking on the topic are rich in all the best ways -- evocative, provocative, constructive.Our conversation moved from "local, difficult, and meaningful" problems for keeping our minds cu…

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Ep. 42 - Jesse Patterson - Keep Tahoe Blue - The League to Save Lake Tahoe 36:17

2M ago36:17

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Welcome back to the Tahoe TAP! In the latest episode, hosts Mike Peron and Rob Galloway delve into local news and engage in an in-depth conversation with Jesse Patterson, Chief Strategy Officer of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, popularly known as Keep Tahoe Blue. Known as Tahoe’s strongest environmental watchdog, “The League” proactively identifies…

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Skrekkelig sommer #3: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1:09:45

2M ago1:09:45

1:09:45

Tenk at det er 50 år siden The Texas Chainsaw Massacre så dagens lys! Tobe Hooper forandret uten tvil filmhistorien for alltid med denne lille sjarmerende lavbudsjettfilmen om den hjertevarme familien Sawyer.Opprinnelig publisert: 6. november 2014By Attack of the Killer Kast

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PvI#77: Fashionation with Sheri Flanders 59:01

2M ago59:01

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The actor/writer/comedian joins us to talk about the philosophy of fashion, from the ancients to the present: Is clothing a mode of self-expression or something more (or less)? What does retro fashion say about the current state of culture? Should you wear clothes that you have to be sewn into? If you only had one little piece of cloth to wear, whe…

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INEX Legends with Bobby Christensen 1:00:21

2M ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Matt and Erik interview the legend of legends, Bobby Christensen. He's got some great stories about competing at the top of the sport and even competing in Ferrari Challenge for a few years.

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Skrekkelig sommer #2: Island of Death

2M ago

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Ikke noe lukter vel sommer som en aldri så liten ferietur på en gresk øy? Spe på med litt urinsex, malingdrikking og en og annen voldtekt av geit så har du ferieminner for livet!Opprinnelig publisert: 1. mars 2017By Attack of the Killer Kast

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Ep. #236: Images of Curiosity: Visual & Domain-Specific, with Emily Peterson 28:00

3M ago28:00

28:00

Can we capture what makes us curious? Where does our curiosity cross into confusion, or frustration? Can we place it? Might we experience it in one domain, but not another?These are the kinds of questions that animate the work of Emily Grossnickle Peterson, Ph.D., director of the Educational Neuroscience Lab at American University.Years after first…

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Ep. #235: Inviting Curiosity by Design, with Cassini Nazir 28:00

3M ago28:00

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Can curiosity be meaingfully infused into design processes? Cassini Nazir thinks so.From curiosity journals to bookmarks and Valentine's Day celebrations, he's full of ideas about how to invite curiosity in, by design.Cassini Nazir teaches interaction design and user experience courses in the College of Visual Arts and Design at University of North…

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Ep. 41 - Steve Young - Celebrity Golf Tahoe - American Century Champsionship 59:31

2M ago59:31

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Welcome to Tahoe TAP! Hosts Mike Peron and Rob Galloway are back to deliver another engaging and informative show. The dynamic duo, known for their vibrant chemistry and deep connection to the Tahoe region, are thrilled to bring listeners a unique blend of local news and celebrity interviews. Peron and Galloway kick off the episode with a quick rou…

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Skrekkelig sommer #1: Cannibal Holocaust

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I hele sommer tar vi et gjensyn med gamle episoder som på en eller annen måte kan forbindes med sommer. Først ut er Cannbial Holocaust, den første episoden i vår andre sesong.Opprinnelig publisert 28. august 2014By Attack of the Killer Kast

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PvI#76: Hello, Larry w/ Lawrence Ware 59:04

2M ago59:04

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The philosopher and entertainment journalist direct from Mark’s Pretty Much Pop podcast joins PvI for an hour of merriment. We talk parenthood, philosophy of race, the RULES of improv (or the singular answer to a philosophy question), old 9th graders, one black Peggy, using racy improv in a classroom setting, and more. Here’s an excerpt from the es…

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Ep. #234: Tips for Wanderers, with Andréa Seiger 28:00

2M ago28:00

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Summer's coming. Time to take that curiosity out for a little spin!Whether you're traveling far from home or enjoying a little "staycation," author, tour manager and explorer extraordinaire Andréa Seiger has tips for getting the most of your adventures.Why visit cemeteries, science associations and bus stops? Can you smell green? What do your knees…

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The Rambler with Albert Wentzel 58:34

3M ago58:34

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Matt and Dave chat with Albert Wentzel about the Lemons Rambler.

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Ep. #233: Curiosity & Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense, with Saul Perlmutter 28:00

3M ago28:00

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"We live in an experimenting society" Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter reassures us, "The fact that we can use partial information and do better is actually one of our superpowers."Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun takes the optimism and tools of science and helps us …

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Episode 188: Arachnophobia

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En liten amerikansk by blir invadert av en uhyrlig giftig type edderkopp. De små rakkerne snur det lille lokalsamfunnet på hodet når en etter en dør. Og hvem får skylden for de plutselige dødsfallene? Jo, den tilfaller den nye legen i byen Dr. Ross Jennings (Jeff Daniels).Arachnaphobia er en type film som ikke lages lengre, hvor skrekk og koselig l…

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Ep. 40 - Anthony Porter - Tahoe Rim Trail Association 31:21

4M ago31:21

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Tahoe TAP Podcast Highlights Anthony Porter: Champion of the Tahoe Rim Trail In their latest episode, the dynamic hosts of Tahoe TAP, Mike Peron and Rob Galloway, are back with another compelling installment focused on the local gems of the Tahoe region. This week, they shine the spotlight on Anthony Porter, the Communications Director of the Tahoe…

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EP. #232: Beautiful Questions, with Warren Berger 28:00

4M ago28:00

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It’s been ten years since self-described “questionologist" Warren Berger first published his best-selling book A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas.Now, more than ever, we need the power and importance of thoughtful — and, as he would say: beautiful — questions.And what of the intersection of curiosity and que…

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