NICE WORK! The Super Nice Club Podcast

This is a super duper nice episode with sports commentator, tv host, actor, singer, business man, humanitarian and super nice human being SELEMA MASEKELA. If you're not into surfing, you should still listen in, as Selema's career path is truly inspiring. If you take away one thing, take away the power of "the man on the porch" ... which will make sense when Selema tells the story. We should all be that man, or woman, on the porch. As always, you can win free stuff. We're not above bribing you to listen in.> AFROSURF, the super nicest surfing book ever made or your money back> Selema’s “Say Hello Be Nice Challenge” (win a free copy of AFROSURF)> The ‘Next Meal’ Challenge> The uncomfortable, ugly, liberating, super nice power of personal and national and global histories> Cultural appropriation vs. respect for culture> The Human Curiosity Movement> Waves for Change & Surfers Not Street Children> Selema’s great band ALEKESAM> Squats for a nicer world, or at least nicer legsDon't forget to SHARE this episode with ONE person in your life. Preferably someone with millions of followers. Or your auntie. Both are cool. NICE LINKSMami Wata http://www.mamiwatasurf.com (http://www.mamiwatasurf.com) (Mami%20Wata%20http%3A//www.mamiwatasurf.com)Selema on IG http://www.instagram.com/selema (http://www.instagram.com/selema)Selema's 'What Shapes Us' podcast https://www.instagram.com/whatshapesuspodcast/ (https://www.instagram.com/whatshapesuspodcast/)Waves for Change https://waves-for-change.org (https://waves-for-change.org)Surfers Not Street Children https://www.surfnotstreets.org/ (https://www.surfnotstreets.org/)

Welcome to this week's BE NICE CHALLENGE, a mini-episode in which this week's super nice guest challenges to YOU to make your world, and by extension, THE WORLD, a nicer place. 10% nicer, that's all we ask. This week’s challenge is laid down by acclaimed writer, comedian, podcast and talkshow host SPIKE FERESTEN. Spike is known for his work on Seinfeld, David Letterman, and hosting his own Talkshow with Spike Feresten. He currently hosts the popular podcast Spike's Car Radio. This is a ONE MINUTE challenge ... and one that can pay dividend in your neighborhood almost instantly. So take it ... then share it to Nextdoor where it belongs, won't you? xxoxoxoxo love you .. so glad you're in the Super Nice Club! (http://www.superniceclub.com)

At the Super Nice Club, we try to maintain and encourage positivity, so we don't often bash things. But this week we kinda sorta made a special exception for that "wonderful, horrible" social media app called Nextdoor. Helping us with some no-holds-barred take downs, but also recommending inventive upgrades, is our guest acclaimed writer, comedian, podcast and talkshow host SPIKE FERESTEN.Spike is known for his work on Seinfeld, David Letterman, and hosting his own Talkshow with Spike Feresten. He currently hosts the popular podcast Spike's Car Radio and continues to write for television and film.A few of the things we talk about in this freewheeling hour of Nice Work!:> Spike’s brilliant money-back plan to use Nextdoor to instantly make YOUR neighborhood 10% nicer!> How to talk to people who have totally different views than you in a super nice, non-combative way> Spike’s Big Leap of Faith Moment: From intern to Seinfeld writer and beyond> How getting fired from David Letterman turned into a golden opportunity> Staying super nice (or even just plain old nice) when combatting racism, sexism and other ignorantisms.> Why smoking is awesome --- for people who want to die from cancer after having their legs go gangrenous before being hacked off> The difference between DREAMING about doing something and DOING SOMETHING and how that relates to early death by cigarette> The #1 thing to look for when choosing a car mechanic> The future awesome super nice TV show you want to see> The mystery of Brentwood’s disappearing land tortoises Also, have you been voted off the Nextdoor island? We want to hear about it. Best story (submitted via IG reels and tag us) wins a hoodie. Guest star: Emmett KaiNICE LINKSSpike's Car Radio

Welcome to this week's BE NICE CHALLENGE. This 4-minute episode consists of our current guest’s challenge to YOU to make your world, and by extension, THE WORLD, a nicer place. 10% nicer, that's all we ask. This week’s challenge is laid down by MELINDA WENNER MOYER, author of How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting--from Tots to Teens. Take a listen, take the challenge, and let us know how it went, won't you please? Oh, and pass the challenge on to someone you think needs a niceness nudge. ;)

A couple of months ago, one of our Super Nice Club members sent over a link to the book How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting--from Tots to Teens. Of course, the title intrigued us ...as did the goal. So we took a look, and were immediately charmed by the writing chops of this week's guest, Melinda Wenner Moyer. And, seriously, is there anything more impactful we can do than to make sure that our replacements are way nicer than us? Melinda is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Washington Post, and other national magazines and newspapers. She is a faculty member in the Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She was the recipient of the 2019 Bricker Award for Science Writing in Medicine, and her work was featured in the 2020 Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology. Moyer’s work has won first place prizes in the Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism, the Folio Eddie Awards and the Annual Writing Awards of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. In other words, Melinda is the real deal. In our conversation, we discuss the items listed below and more. > How to talk about race with your kids> Academic success vs. emotional success> The battle against The Screens> The vast importance of Theory of Mind> The bummer that is bullying (is your kid a secret bully?)> Validating our kids’ feelings leads to kindness and generosity. Who knew? > Building emotional literacy to build a nicer world> Social Emotional Learning in schools> What YOU CAN DO to promote emotional learning in your schoolSo take a listen and, if you don't mind, will you share this podcast with just ONE person? We're looking to topple Joe Rogan from the top of the podcast ranks with nicer guests, a wittier host and your help. :)NICE LINKS Melinda’s Site > https://www.melindawennermoyer.com/ ‘Assholes’ on IndieBound >

Welcome to this week's BE NICE CHALLENGE. This brief episode consists of our current guest’s challenge to YOU to make your world, and by extension, THE WORLD, a nicer place. 10% nicer, that's all we ask. You up for it? This week’s challenge is laid down by fascinating human JW FRANCIS. Raised in Paris, living in New York City, assistant to a Nobel Prize Winner, licensed New York City tour guide and Murder Mystery business owner, JW Francis is a super nice musician whose brand new album, "Wanderkid" is a thing of beauty. His brand of lo-fi, utterly irresistible bedroom dream-pop takes its lead from the city JW lives in, with echoes of Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground and the lo-fi sound New York has been inspiring for decades.

JW Francis is a fascinating young human. We can't summarize it any better than his Spotify bio:Raised in Paris, living in New York City, assistant to a Nobel Prize Winner, licensed New York City tour guide and Murder Mystery business owner, JW Francis is a super nice musician whose brand new album, "Wanderkid" is a thing of beauty. His brand of lo-fi, utterly irresistible bedroom dream-pop takes its lead from the city JW lives in, with echoes of Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground and the lo-fi sound New York has been inspiring for decades.Admit it, you're more than a little intrigued. So press play, hear a new song from JW and listen in as he talks about his brand new record, "Wanderkid" and...> Hiking 2000 miles along the Appalachian trail> How you can win his new album on vinyl> The beautiful, soul-stirring, life-changing power of simply walking> Dropping the distractions and going all-in on The DreamAlso, if you know King Krule, please put him in touch with JW so they can make musical magic together."Future indie classics that reek of modern New York City Charm” — DIY MagazineNICE LINKS@jw__francis: Our first stab at a latest Instagram segment could have gone better but don’t let that stop you from following @jw__francis@quiltinvader: JW’s Dad, who draws his tour posters and does in fact, make quilts. “Only With You”: Take a listen to the jangly single and let us know if it doesn’t get your toes tapping, then pick up the record.

Welcome to this week's BE NICE CHALLENGE. This 4-minute episode consists of our current guest’s challenge to YOU to make your world, and by extension, THE WORLD, a nicer place. 10% nicer, that's all we ask. This week’s challenge is laid down by AMANDA RAVENHILL ,executive director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute and cofounder of Project Drawdown. Do you have the SPINE to tackle her challenge? And are you into winning cool stuff? If so, press play!

AMANDA RAVENHILL is the Executive Director of the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI if you like acronyms which lots of people seem to, which we think is slightly disturbing in that it's another paper cut against full-throated language) + cofounder of PROJECT DRAWDOWN (PD), the most comprehensive plan ever proposed to reverse global warming. Amanda is dedicated to the actually SAVING THE WORLD. Today, not tomorrow. So, if that kind of big mission (BM) inspires you, listen in, listen up and listen closely. Oh, if you don’t know who Buckminster Fuller was, a real quick synopsis: He was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, and futurist and a lot more. A true polymath the likes of which we'll be lucky to see and learn from again. LINKS (L)Buckminster Fuller Institute > https://www.bfi.org (https://www.bfi.org) Project Drawdown > https://drawdown.org/ (https://drawdown.org/) Amanda Ravenhill > http://www.amandajoyravenhill.com (http://www.amandajoyravenhill.com) Regeneration Course > https://support.bfi.org/event/trimtab-space-camp-regenerative-agriculture/e352475 (https://support.bfi.org/event/trimtab-space-camp-regenerative-agriculture/e352475) BFI on Instaham > https://www.instagram.com/buckyfullerinst (https://www.instagram.com/buckyfullerinst )Amanda on Instasham > https://www.instagram.com/amandaravenhill (https://www.instagram.com/amandaravenhill )Project Drawdown on Instawham > https://www.instagram.com/projectdrawdown (https://www.instagram.com/projectdrawdown)350.org > https://www.350.org (https://www.350.org )Savory Institute > https://savory.global/ (https://savory.global/ )Biochar > https://biochar-international.org/ (https://biochar-international.org/ )#solarpunk#biochar#350org

The very first NICE WORK! podcast’s BE NICE CHALLENGE. These will be bi-weekly mini-episodes that focus entirely on our current guest’s challenge to YOU to make your world, and by extension, THE WORLD, a nicer place. Even just a little. This week’s challenge is laid down by PAULA LOOS, founder of Toiless Toilet Paper. Listen to Paula talk dirty in Episode #79.... and be sure to listen to her challenge and let us know if you participated by posting to IG or FB. Pretty please? This is a brand new thing, so let us know what you think by texting 310-421-0393. At the Super Nice Club. We take your comments as seriously as we take ourselves. Oh, and if you like this challenge, can you think of ONE person out there who might want to participate? Then send this episode their way? We’d def appreciate it!