Misfit Stars

On this week’s episode: how skepticism is abused by fascists to protect power structures that uphold their fragile wittle egos (poor babies); the four-day workweek revolution; how buses and trains and roads are all public transportation, and should all be free to use; and Jimmy Carter … what an absolute legend.

LINKS:

That fantastic Scott Adams-inspired essay:  https://armoxon.substack.com/p/the-case-for-shunning

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Listen to "Good to Me": https://songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me

On this week’s episode: the healing magic of observing our feelings; how science busts the myth of a gender binary; the person we have to thank for ice cream; the two realities lived by immunocompromised and non-immunocompromised people; and the growth that can come with a narrowed focus.

Buy tickets to our Sacramento theater show April 21: https://bstreettheatre.org/music/shannon-curtis/

Link to order our "Good to Me" book on Amazon (we get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book!): https://amzn.to/3WearA1

Listen to "Good to Me": https://songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me

On this week’s episode: a fun fact about letters; the scientific discovery of a protein that might become a covid-killer; the benefits of free lunch; why and how we must all get invested in the human rights of transgender people; and transcendental inspiration from a total brainiac.

LINKS:

Buy tickets to our Sacramento theater show here!

WA State transgender protection bills: click to add your voice in support if you are a WA resident!

Here's that excellent Jamelle Bouie op-ed on trans dignity.

Here's where you can order our "Good to Me" book on Amazon (we get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book!).

Listen to "Good to Me" here.

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On this week’s episode: a win for racial justice in future presidential nominations; bad habits we need our journalists to break for the sake of democracy; free bus rides to the future; allyship as a near enemy; and the gifts of mistakes and closed doors.

On this week’s episode: some good, updated advice on how to use covid rapid tests; the shocking disparity in training hours required for various non-potentially-lethal professions as compared to those required for the police; in the wake of the murder of Tyre Nichols, a challenge for each of us to begin imagining how we build a safe, healthy society without police; and — oh yeah, one more item related to the police — how a pivotal study shows that power doesn’t corrupt, it attracts.

Tyre Nichols's photography: thiscaliforniakid2.wixsite.com/tnicholsphotography

Listen to our new album: songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me

Link to order our "Good to Me" book on Amazon (we get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book!): amzn.to/3WearA1

And here's that covid rapid test article: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/do-rapid-tests-still-work/

On this week’s episode: the encouraging news about covid trends as we approach the pandemic’s third anniversary; a perspective-enhancing view on the population of planet Earth; why it matters for all of us that a small-minded, insecure, control freak, power-lusting, opportunistic governor is taking his state full authoritarian (did we overstate how reprehensible this person is? 😂); and a thought exercise to bring us a little closer to our understanding of ego.

Link to order our "Good to Me" book on Amazon (we get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book!): https://amzn.to/3WearA1

Listen to "Good to Me": https://songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me

On this week’s episode: how it’s always been hard times, and how acceptance has always been the key to thriving and progress; why facts don’t stand a chance against a person’s dearly-held mental shortcuts, and how we can use that knowledge to have more productive debates with each other; the un-whitewashing of MLK Jr; and how the smallest moments of gratitude can have the biggest impact on our spirits.---Listen to our new album:songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me

Brian Klaas article on schemas:https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/schemas-and-the-political-brain

Link to order our "Good to Me" book on Amazon (we get a small commission if you use this link to buy the book!):https://amzn.to/3WearA1---

On this week’s episode: we’re talking about saving the bees; how the story of a sketchy 18th-century doctor relates to our present-day epidemic of science denialism; how Shannon is attempting to rewire her brain away from scarcity-based thinking and toward thoughts centered in possibility; the inspiration we got from a tv series about a visualization technique for self-knowledge and -love; and the very big difference between 99 and 100 percent when it comes to commitment.

On this week’s episode: we’re talking about the welcoming power of inclusive language; the 10-year anniversary of Sandy Hook, and some breathtaking statistics regarding guns and gun policy in the US; the astonishing upward transfer of wealth that’s happened in the last 50 years, and how we could all be doing so much better in myriad practical ways if that hadn’t happened (or if we changed those bad policies!); the personally transformative opportunity we create when we make new friends; and how some teens are inspiring Jamie to maybe resurrect his flip phone.

We’re on break until the new year! See you in 2023.

Listen to our new album: songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-meFree Covid tests: special.usps.com/testkitsLinks:washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/19/happy-holidays-christmas-inclusion-exclusion/theintercept.com/2022/12/12/inflation-covid-war-joseph-stiglitz-ira-regmi/nytimes.com/2022/12/15/style/teens-social-media.html

On this week’s episode: we’re talking about how the future’s looking a little brighter for marriage equality, how scientists are recreating the power of the sun to get us closer to a sustainable energy future, how the information environments we’ve lived through have evolved, how we can be more evolved in how we each communicate, and the power of both teachers and music.

Click here to listen to our new album Good to Me on your preferred service: https://songwhip.com/shannoncurtis/good-to-me