Deborah Pardes | A Swell Personal Podcast episodes:

• December 17, 2024When humility doesn’t serve you

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  "And I'm really sensitive because lately I've been speaking to a lot of people about personal podcasting, and some of the first things they say have to do with their lack of confidence that doesn't actually make sense to the resume of their life. So I'm curious about it, and if you have any thoughts, please hit reply in the description and let me know what you're thinking when you hear a conversation about humility. Thanks so much."

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• December 10, 2024Mental Health Twisted by Pain and Leading to Murder : an invitation to "Where The Light Gets In" community podcast

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  "But this is a general invitation to anybody who is triggered by Luigi's story because it talks about an extraordinary life that twisted into a tragic ending and his physical pain, the screws in his back, his lack of care, these are all things that are so consuming of a person that in my mind I understand what might have happened."

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• December 04, 2024THIS PEPPER IS FROM WHERE? tracing the rainbow peppercorns of Trader Joe’s

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  "And I don't know what makes this fantastic, but it basically combines Brazilian pink, Indian green, and Malaysian white, and also Indian black peppercorns. And that's a good thing, I guess. But it begs a question. Is it a good thing? How many trains, planes and automobiles were involved in making my peppercorn bottle? These are the things that I try to be conscious of."

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• December 02, 2024Choose the Sky : perspectives from the ground

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  "It's that time of year again when people get sucked into what's loudest and what's brightest, which is usually controlled by the commercialization of holidays. And I've been thinking a lot about my control over what I pay attention to. And this weekend, a lot of us had time off because of Thanksgiving, and I went out to the desert. And there's something that's magnificent about the desert at all seasons, but particularly in the winter season, because the sky is so dramatic."

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• November 22, 2024The 6 MILLION DOLLAR Banana : When art eats you…

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  "It's created by an Italian artist named Maurizio Catalan. The art is actually a live banana, okay? It's taped on the wall. Duct tape, to be specific. And a lot of people wanted to own it, but Justin won the Sotheby's auction. And what he gets is a certificate saying that he bought this. And he gets a roll of duct tape and a manual explaining how he needs to install a new banana every couple days."

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• November 20, 2024CONVERSATION : Director James Kicklighter : THE AMERICAN QUESTION

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  "And specifically, what I mean by that is a lot of people think documentaries are not for them. This particular documentary, which is really speaking to the heart of a divided nation, I want everybody to see this film. It's going to provoke feelings and ideas. I personally strategically have not seen this film because I want to be like you."

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• November 18, 2024Doing something for the sake of mystery - the Yes factor

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  "I know some people that are going to be there are in an area that I'm interested in in terms of work, but it's a schlep and it's in the middle of my week and there's a lot of mystery around it. But that's exactly why I'm doing Episode today. I really wanted to talk out loud because I think one of the best things about personal podcasting is you could talk about anything and you could riff."

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• November 12, 2024STAND UP COMEDY SET - sit down for this …

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  "When you put a set together and you stand up in front of people and the obvious vibe is you want to get a laugh. There's a lot at stake there. You're putting yourself out in front of people and you're just hoping you connect. And 12 years later, I did it again this weekend and it was an extraordinary experience, actually, because I wanted to see personal growth. I wanted to see that I still got the mojo and I have the grit to do this."

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• November 08, 2024VIOLENCE IN AMSTERDAM : What are we seeing ?

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  "There was antisemitic speech, there was vandalism, there was violence. This has been going on, obviously, since people have been protesting about the war in Gaza. And it's really spread throughout Europe. It's spread throughout the United States. A lot of people are not on the same feeds I am, probably. So I've been seeing a lot of violence around the country, specifically on campuses."

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• November 04, 2024Do You eat that VEGEMITE Sandwich

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  "Okay. I wanted to ask you a question about Vegemite. I just need you to hear a little bit of the chew of my toast that has Vegemite on it. Normally, I wouldn't do a podcast about Vegemite or food unless I was talking to, like, the inventor of Vegemite, but it's a fascinating paste that people put on their bread, and it's. It's kind of famous. It was made famous by men at work in that crazy wonderful song called Business As Usual."

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