Becoming The Main Character

By Jameson OlsenEducation Self-Improvement

Becoming The Main Character episodes

August 21, 2024 Odin, The Allfather \\ What Price Will You Pay?
We're taking our mythology up north to the land of ice and snow.
Odin will make you question how you can do more in service of your goals.
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36 min
August 13, 2024 Become The Time Traveler \\ The Time Machine Companion Episode
More lessons from H.G. Wells' first heroic character, PLUS we dive into a theory about how reading fiction is useful for us to understand the real world.
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23 min
August 07, 2024 The Time Machine \\ Dreams Bigger Than Reality
How do you envision the future? What would you think if you traveled there and it was nothing like you imagined?
If you liked Journey to the Center of the Earth, you're going to enjoy this one.
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1 hr 44 min
July 23, 2024 The Tragedy Of Orpheus \\ The Perils Of Lesser Goals
Are you familiar with the feeling of saying you want something, but your actions don't line up with that desire?
It doesn't take much to derail us from our goals, and sometimes the consequences of those distractions are terribly unfair.
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31 min
July 16, 2024 Become Jo March \\ Little Women Companion Episode
Jo March cannot, and will not, be stopped.
We're not done learning from her. I've got 3 more lessons to share that demonstrate how to combine the hard skills of building your dream life with the soft skills of maintaining relationships.
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31 min
July 09, 2024 Little Women \\ Adapting Your Way To A Good Life
Little Women is both a quaint period piece of Americana and a story that accurately gets to the heart of why life is so complicated, regardless of what century you live in.
All I know is, I felt the highs and lows as the reader, and that's what great stories do.
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2 hr 23 min
June 25, 2024 The Golden Goose \\ What Is Kindness Worth?
The protagonist in this story is named "Dummy". Need I say more?
Our first venture into the world of fairytales on the podcast, and of course we had to go with one from "The Brothers Grimm".
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26 min
June 21, 2024 (Don't) Become Paul Atreides \\ Dune Companion Episode
Let's talk about Paul Muad'Dib. He's a complicated guy, isn't he? Equal parts visionary and tortured soul.
Join me for a deeper dive into what it was about Paul that led him to the holy war and how his struggles are not unfamiliar to us in the 21st century.
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26 min
June 13, 2024 Dune (Part 2) \\ The Slow Death Of Virtue
The Sleeper has awakened.
Paul's visions are full of death and war. Can he protect the ones he loves without triggering inter-galactic genocide?

Plus, we learn how we are just as guilty of making the same compromises as Paul...if we're not careful.

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1 hr 57 min
June 11, 2024 Dune (Part 1) \\ Pain Is A Beginning
Get in, loser. We're going to Arrakis...
Whether you loved the movies and want to dive deeper, or have never ventured into the world of Dune...I've got what you're looking for. There's so much to take away from this book.
Part 2 will be out soon. There was no way I was going to fit this incredible world into a single episode.
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1 hr 47 min

About Becoming The Main Character

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We're going to discover the world's greatest stories and the important lessons they hold. Each episode will take you on a journey, transforming how you see life through literature's most powerful narratives.