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Thomas Edison may have invented the lightbulb after 10,000 attempts, but any one of these inventions yet to be created may have caused him to choose another profession. One invention here could delight every middle school boy in the country. Another one could solve one of the great problems with peanut butter. A discussion of things we want invented and optimism about the future.

Quotations, snippets of wisdom as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. But what about the moments when Quotations help us most? Here are a few stories about when quotations help us as humans see the world in a new way. One story here about how two women helped hundreds of teenage girls recognize the power of their voices. 

This is NOT your middle school book report. How do the right books reach us at the right time? What are the lessons and how does our perspective change? Laughs, thoughts, and even a few tears about how books have changed us.

Even in these divisive times, an oyster lover and an oyster hater can come together to laugh, think and share stories about food such as a lost apple pie recipe that elicits family histories from far away places and why eating beets proves your love for someone. For the foodie and the non-chef alike, and full of auditory and gastronomical surprises and delights. DISCLAIMER: We discuss the origins of Santa Claus, so beware if you have small children...

We fight cynicism and negativity with stories to surprise and delight. Together, we explain who we are and why we created this podcast.

Penny, Cyrus, Austin, Goose, Banjo, Winny, Rumble, Oddjob, and Greg (yes, Greg) to name a few. The great dogs present and the great dogs past. Why do we even own these pets to begin with? A few stories here about those curious, lovable, maddeningly frustrating friends and sometime adversaries.

Lost dog, lost marbles, lost grandmother's apple pie recipe. From highway billboards to church lectern lights, from coffee shop bulletins to the thin veil between here and heaven; This conversation is all about signs, both physical and invisible pushed to the real world from beyond. Awaken the powers of observations and intuition and remember how to listen deeply to the messages the universe sends your way. This episode is the sign you've been looking for.

This is not a conversation about poetry. It is more of a CSI investigation into who killed poetry, and if humor and a defibrillator can bring it back to life. Whether you blame your high school English teacher with his never ending cry of "what does this poem mean?" or the bevy of crying bridesmaids who over rhymed word like “beer” with “cheer” and “neat” with “sweet” or perhaps the murder charge goes to the New Yorker who published poems so complex that the British educated engineering code crackers at Bletchley Park could not decipher them. Whoever is at fault, this conversation tried hard to pump much needed humor and oxygen back into our poetic lungs so that the poem can live to die another day.

If you ask Siri the questions, "What's Important?", she comes back with a short definition of the word "important." If you ask your middle child, she will usually say something about attention. And if you ask your neighbor, he might just say "high fences." In any case, the question leads to thoughtful and personal conversation. So if you are allergic to small talk this discussion is for you.. In just 40ish minutes you will hear two unique perspectives on the one thing that matters most as we all strive to fully live.