We all have an enemy within ourselves that must be defeated. Don't deny that. Realize it. Accept it. Own it. Learn to focus that energy and become a powerful, peaceful warrior — a better, stronger person. Tim Hoover and Steve Mittman, lifelong martial artists, kick around things like 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵, 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁, and more — in a way that's appreciated by everyone. Martial artist or not, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. Together, we'll 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 ...
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Secrets of Statecraft is a bimonthly podcast hosted by Distinguished Visiting Fellow Andrew Roberts that explores the effect that the study of history has had on the careers and decision making of public figures. The podcast also features leading historians discussing the influence that the study of history had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life advice, to whom he said, “Stud ...
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Welcome to Hard Knocks Film School. This podcast is based on an ambitious chronological film list created by your hosts, Chloe and Tim. Starting from the birth of the art form, we will attempt to understand and appreciate each film, hopefully learning some film history along the way. Opening music by Ian Mahoney-Hoover
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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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Arts and culture in Victoria, BC. Hosted by Sarah Petrescu, John Threlfall, Melanie Tromp Hoover, Amanda Farrell-Low, Brianna Bock and Tim Ford.
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Talking Vegas - Las Vegas Podcast - Las Vegas Entertainment, Arts, History and Culture
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"Talking Vegas" is your Las Vegas entertainment, arts, history and culture podcast. Join host Tim Callaway as he travels from the Strip to Fremont Street and from Hoover Dam to Red Rock Canyon, seeing the sites and talking to the people who make Las Vegas the number one tourist destination in the world.
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Science of Reading: The Podcast will deliver the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Via a conversational approach, each episode explores a timely topic related to the science of reading.
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Mindset and action are what Tim and Steve discuss, opening with the quote from Carl Jung: “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” They share a story about a boy in his first martial arts class whose reluctance to be touched showed the gap that can exist between goals and actions. They joke about “bullshido” — martial arts without substan…
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S10 E2: Orthographic mapping is a cognitive process, with Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D.
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In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D., founder of The Reading Institute and director of the Advanced Certificates in Reading Science, Brooklyn College. An expert in orthographic mapping, Pace Miles explains why it’s a cognitive process, why that means it can’t be “taught,” and how we …
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Why are Super Bowl ads so good for launching certain kinds of new products? Why do we all drive on the same side of the road? And why, despite laughing and crying together, do we often misread what others think? According to bestselling author and Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, it all comes down to common knowledge, or the phenomenon that happ…
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“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent van Gogh
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Habits — good or bad — are powerful. Steve shares a quote from Samuel Johnson: “The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” It’s a reminder that habits can sneak up on us, and building the right ones takes effort but pays off in the long run. Tim and Steve touch on how it usually takes a few weeks to make a …
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How Did America Build the Arsenal of Democracy? (with Brian Potter)
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American manufacturing of aircraft during WWII dwarfed that of its enemies. By the end of the war, an American assembly line was producing a B-24 bomber in less than an hour. But that success was far from inevitable. Structural engineer and writer Brian Potter speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the logistical challenges of ramping up product…
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“Pressure is a privilege” — Billie Jean King Consider pressure to be a privilege. It doesn’t happen TO you, it happens FOR you. It means great things are expected of you.
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Ep 397 - Hick's Law: Mastering Decision Making
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Tim and Steve break down why keeping life simple makes things easier and more meaningful. They touch on Hick’s Law — the idea that too many choices slow us down — and show how focusing on a few core habits and skills leads to better results. With personal stories and down-to-earth examples, the guys remind us that health, family, and simple moments…
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S10 E1: The (not so) Simple View of Reading, with Wesley Hoover, Ph.D.
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In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Wesley Hoover, a psycholinguist at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss the Simple View of Reading and how it can serve as the basis for our understanding of comprehension. Wesley digs into all the complexities of this model—which is only simple at a high level—…
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How Teams Succeed (with Colin Fisher)
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What makes some groups thrive while others crash and burn? According to organizational-behavior scholar Colin Fisher, the real villains are rarely individuals, but dysfunctional teams and organizations. Listen as he and EconTalk's Russ Roberts discuss the reasons for the free-rider problem and the importance of meaningful, well-defined tasks to inc…
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"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." — Benjamin Franklin
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Ep 396 - Parkinson's Law: How to Maximize Your Productivity
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Tim and Steve take a look at the power of small, steady improvements by exploring Kaizen and Parkinson’s Law — the idea that work expands to fill the time we give it. They discuss why setting deadlines (and beating them) is a game-changer, freeing up more space for the things that really matter. They share real-life stories, from martial arts lesso…
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Season 10 trailer: The comprehension season
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Podcast host Susan Lambert gives you a first look at Season 10 of Science of Reading: The Podcast. This season will focus on reading comprehension, taking a deep dive into what is ultimately the goal of every classroom: breaking down why comprehension matters and how to achieve it. Get a glimpse into the season’s different angles on comprehension, …
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Humans Are Overrated (with Christine Webb)
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Are humans the most intelligent species, or just the most arrogant? NYU primatologist Christine Webb, author of The Arrogant Ape, believes that human exceptionalism is a myth that does more harm than good. Listen as she speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about how research has skewed our understanding of animals' capabilities, the surprising inner…
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Tim and Steve talk about how big goals don’t happen overnight — they come from small steps every day. They share how even a champion like Larry Holmes had to win one fight at a time to reach the top. The message is simple: stick to a winning process, focus on little wins each day, and you’ll get closer to your dreams.…
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American Institutions, Higher Education, Talk Shows, and Nougies with Ben Sasse
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Former US Senator and university president Ben Sasse joins Andrew Roberts on Secrets of Statecraft for a candid and very wide-ranging conversation about the state of American institutions and how to revitalize them. Sasse explains why Congress has become weak and dysfunctional, why entitlement spending and debt threaten U.S. stability, and how soci…
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Ep 395 - Pay Phones to iPhones, Tradition to Technology
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Tim and Steve talk about how things have changed from the old days to now. They remember when food, like McDonald’s fries, used to be made in a healthier way, and laugh about kids today not even knowing what a pay phone is. They explain how life with Siri and smartphones can be helpful, but we still need old-school habits like moving our bodies, si…
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Everything is literacy, with Susan Lambert, Ed.D.
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In this crossover episode Susan Lambert joins host Ana Torres and Classroom Insider Eric Cross from sister podcast, Beyond My Years. Together, the trio dive into the idea that all educators contribute to—and thus must invest in—student literacy development, regardless of the content they teach. Throughout the conversation, they discuss how all teac…
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“You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.” — Jerry Rice
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Hemingway, Love, and War (with David Wyatt)
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What can Ernest Hemingway teach us today about the morality of war, the eternal and transient nature of love, and how to write a masterpiece? Listen as author and teacher David Wyatt talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about Hemingway's epic For Whom the Bell Tolls. Topics include Hemingway's role in the wars of the 20th century, the book's context …
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