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A message for 2019 from Must Triumph

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How would history read if it wasn't from the grand narrative of those in power, but just as it happened? Including all the warts. And since there are so many books that highlight the grand narrative, then we don't need a repeat of what we already know. What we might then need to balance out all that we think we already know is a book that highlights all the warts.

And that's exactly what "A People's History of the United States" (https://amzn.to/2RcWRiQ) by Howard Zinn sets out to do.

This is why any list of books to cover for the Big Ideas series would have to include this book. It's that important. There are people who have read this book and those who have not, and based on that difference, you have a different worldview. And that's the point of big ideas. There's you before these ideas and there's you after.

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This is not your typical self-improvement show.

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Anyone who's had a parent, or perhaps a grandparent, devoted to cooking, you know food is more than food. When made by the right person, food can become small mysteries, channeled with all the love and affection a person can muster. It absorbs all the wonderful qualities of a loving parent, grandparent, spouse, lover, or even child.

In a bite, you not only learn about the creator but also about yourself. You inherit the knowledge of your past, not just of your family, but also your culture. Of what makes you, you; that you are never alone.

This is why I read cookbooks. A good cookbook is not just a repository for recipes, in a good cookbook, food is metaphor for home. It's a conduit for the life lived by its creator, to be passed down to its recipients. However, though we can all enjoy food, it is difficult to find good writing on the preparation of food. But, one book does stand out above the rest: Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking"…

*Special thanks to Kristine Nelson for lending her voice.

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I'm an avid reader of books. I probably read around two books a week. It's how I can do this podcast. The information doesn't just spring from my mind, it's me putting together all the different ideas I've been exposed to over the years, mostly through reading. And since I've already done a lot of reading, what I enjoy doing is distilling these big ideas in ways that most folks can understand, or have it put into context that they can relate to. We've all read books where we got close to nothing out of it. So, I plan to just give you the good stuff. And give you points you can actually remember. But if that piques your interest enough to buy the book, that's even better. I got you to read. You can always find the links for all the books I mention in the show notes.

Here's the point to all this: when we were kids, we thought adults knew everything. And by the time we became one, we thought we'd, too, know everything. Surprise, we still don't know lots of things. We thought through magic after we turned 21, we'd automatically know everything we need to know about the world. And that didn't happen. Well, let's change that. All the stuff you need to know to be an informed adult.

The first book I'd like to present is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (https://amzn.to/2DWJdcH), by Yuval Noah Harari. Because you need to know how we got to here, to you being able to listen to me through a magic box in your pocket...

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We are all Little Macs. And we all can use a little Doc Louis.

*Special thanks to Alex Fernandez from the Too Legit Sports podcast for lending his voice.

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For being such loyal listeners, I've unlocked the second bonus episode, so you can hear it in its entirety. I've talked about a variety of topics, but how can I not cover economic ideas?

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To all my listeners and sponsors, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

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Whether you've seen the One-Punch Man anime or not, you'll still get a lot out of this episode. And you might even think to yourself, oh... this even explains everything.

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Imagination takes courage. You're not only putting yourself out there to be judged by others but worse than that, you're putting yourself out there to be judged by your harshest critic: yourself.

Personally, when I struggle with creating the right content, or when I'm questioning what I'm doing: putting myself out there, putting out there weird philosophical audio essays and stories that are scored to music when everyone else is just interviewing controversial figures, and finding an audience, finding huge success, and I'm wondering to myself if I'm wasting my time, is there even an audience out there for me... and that's when I look to Ira Glass for wisdom.

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