DaveSoloThing

DaveSoloThing

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  • Doomed to Progress (Dave and Dan 'cast 03)

    Yerevan and Sault Ste. Marie connected again today.  I wonder, was anyone else from here talking to someone from there today?  

    Today Dan and I talked about the Medvedev years, and I struggled to proberly pronounce his name.   Dan promises to teach me a little Russian once he is allowed to come to Canada.

    We seem to have nailed down when I would leave, and it's the Georgia war.

    I plugged my twitter handle, while Dan said 'please be attentive to politics' which, really, is better than me plugging my twitter handle.

    I swear we're going to get a website and our own feed.

    Again, we urge you to give to the UNHCR and the Red Cross.

    56 min
  • You Flush The Toilet and Everything Goes Away (Dave and Dan 'Cast 02)
    In this episode we explore further the rise of Putin and how he was viewed by the average Russian. We alsoo continue to figure out when I would leave a country like this. We talk generally about the incremental removal of what civil liberties and society Russia had under Putin. Please give to organizations that will help Ukrainian refugees, including the Red Cross and the UNHCR.    
    1 hr 6 min
  • A Russian and a Canadian Psychologist Walk Into a Bar
    No this isn't really a DaveSoloThing.  However, I needed a place to put this.  Also, this was not recorded in a bar.  It's not a bad title though right? We'll probably eventually go with a variation on 'My Nuremberg' which is Dan's idea. This is a new podcast project that I will be doing with a freind Dan, a fellow PhD in psychology from Russia.  He and his family are no longer in Russia (thankfully) and we decided to speak a bit about the current situation. We urge you to give to any charities that are supporting Ukrainian Refugees, such as the UNHCR,or the Red Cross.  
    55 min
  • Episode 45 - Resilience
    This is a little goodbye note to my students for this year.  I am proud of you, and more importantly, you should be proud of yourselves.  See you in 2022.  
    0 min
  • Episode 44 - Promotion
    So, I am now (ok not officially until July 1) a full professor.  I thought I'd explain a bit as to what that actually means.   Thanks to everyone for the kind words.
    0 min
  • Episode 43 - Next
    Well, we're in the midst of a pandemic. Also, I broke my leg. So, I didn't get to give my little farewell speech to my classes.  Our academic Dean suggested I podcast my speech.  Done.  
    0 min
  • Episode 42 - Yooper
    So we just got back from visiting Mike and Chris Musiel. On the first night Mike and I (mostly Mike.....) went and installed some sort of microwave wifi access points.  At 10 pm.  In the dark.  In a park.   We did this (again, mostly Mike, I held a flashlight and asked dumb questions) because there was an event coming up in the park the next day. You can see Mike doing this in the accompanying picture.  I was asking dumb questions.  I thought hell, let's record them!  
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  • Episode 41 - Ken
      Wow, I haven't done one of these in a year. As many of you probably know, my buddy Ken Hernden, my Tangential Convergence cohost, is leaving Algoma University for a shiny new job at Queen's. Well, today there was a thing for him and I spoke for about five mintues.  Also, I messed up the scene Isabelle and I did. Good luck Ken.  You will be missed.  
    0 min
  • Episode 40 - Bourdain
    God damn it. I normally don't get that bent out of shape by celebrity deaths, but Anthony Bourdain's hit me hard.  I think it was because he didn't actually seem like a celbrity, but just a guy. Anyway, here are my thoughts. I don't know if they are coherent or not, and frankly, I don't care.        
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