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Introducing From Earrings to Entrepreneur: Nickel & Suede from The Unshakeables.

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Kilee Nickels never set out to be a CEO, but when her first pair of custom-made earrings became a huge hit, she knew she had to turn her passion into a business. From that moment, Nickel & Suede was born. But the journey hasn’t been without challenges — early on, Kilee faced everything from growing pains to a near $20K scam that could’ve ended everything. On today’s episode, Ben is joined in the co-host seat by Eunique Jones Gibson, founder of Because Of Them We Can and Culture Brands. Together, they sit down with Kilee to dive into the realities of scaling Nickel and Suede, exploring the power of vision, authentic leadership and staying true to your brand’s core values while growing.

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Tonight, we’ll read an excerpt from Charles Dickens “Great Expectations” where young Pip visits the mysterious Miss Havisham at her decaying mansion. There he meets Estella, a beautiful but scornful girl who treat him with cold disdain, making him painfully aware of his lower social status. Miss Havisham, frozen in time since being jilted at the altar, encourages Estella to toy with Pip’s emotions. This encounter leaves Pip deeply ashamed of his humble background, planting the seed of his desire to become a gentleman.

Miss Havisham’s tragic and eerie presence has left a lasting impact on literature, film television and music. She appears in Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy, which reimagines her bitter longing, and influences characters like Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard and Bertha Mason in Jane Eyre. Artists like Tori Amos and Florence and The Machine reference her ghostly figure in music, while The Simpsons parody her infamous heartbreak and decay, solidifying her as a timeless gothic archetype.

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Introducing Can Psychedelics Heal Mental Trauma? With Harvard Professor Michael Pollan from The Oprah Podcast.

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“How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence” by Michael Pollan

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In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Oprah and bestselling author Michael Pollan discuss the potential of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin (also known as magic mushrooms) and LSD as a benefit to help relieve symptoms of PTSD, OCD, anxiety, addiction, or depression. Michael’s 2018 book, "How to Change Your Mind", was a watershed moment in the rising national conversation about the use of psychedelics in guided therapy.

Michael describes his own psychedelic experiences as well as additional guests, including GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons, who share their stories about how psychedelics helped them improve their mental well-being, cope with trauma and grief and achieve spiritual transcendence. Pollan taught for many years at UC Berkeley and is currently a professor teaching creative writing at Harvard.

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Tonight, we’ll read from the eighth chapter of British naturalist Charles Darwin’s “The Voyage of the Beagle” titled “Banda Oriental and Patagonia”.

“The Voyage of the Beagle” is the title most commonly given to the book first published in 1839 as Darwin’s “Journal and Remarks”, bringing him considerable fame and respect.

If you’d like to start from the beginning, the first episode of this series aired on June 10th, 2024, with subsequent monthly episodes exploring Darwin’s journey in detail.

In this chapter Darwin recounts his travels through Banda Oriental (modern-day Uruguay) and into the vast landscapes of Patagonia. He describes the rugged beauty of the region, contrasting the rolling hills and fertile pastures of Uruguay with the harsh, windswept plains of Patagonia. As he moves south, Darwin observes the local people, particularly gauchos and indigenous groups, noting their customs, resilience, and way of life in these remote lands.

Wildlife continues to capture Darwin’s attention, especially the large herds of wild cattle and the presence of predators such as jaguars.

This chapter marks Darwin’s growing appreciation for Patagonia’s stark, untamed beauty and the scientific potential hidden within its desolate expanses. His observations, from fossils to animal behavior, continue to shape his revolutionary ideas about natural selection and adaptation, which would later be fully realized in On the Origin of Species.

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Introducing Bootstrapping Clean Energy: Vessyll from The Unshakeables.

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A few years ago, Zahra Hargens-Illiff discovered batteries light her up. She built her own battery prototype in her garage and hit the VC circuit. But after a series of disappointing rejections, she took matters into her own hands and bootstrapped her first few products. A decision that took a lot of courage but one that is paying off. Join Ben Walter and Kathleen Griffith as they chat with Zahra about a clean energy future. Discover what it takes to actually build a battery prototype and hear about the grant that almost launched her company (but ended up costing her $17,000). Zahra also has one of the best entrepreneurial coping mechanisms Ben has ever heard. These are The Unshakeables. 

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Tonight, we’ll continue the 1928 children's book by A. A. Milne “The house at Pooh Corner”.

In the last episode of Winnie-the-Pooh, Rabbit organizes a search for his missing friend, Small, but Pooh, unsure of who Small is, decides to find Piglet first for clarification. In the process, Pooh and Piglet accidentally fall into a pit and mistakenly believe they've trapped themselves in a Heffalump trap. As they nervously imagine their encounter with the Heffalump, Christopher Robin appears, unintentionally startling Piglet into a confused attempt at bravely facing the "trap." Eventually, Pooh realizes that Small—a very small beetle—has been on his back all along. Christopher Robin helps them out of the pit, and they all celebrate finding Small. Meanwhile, Eeyore, unaware of the resolution, continues the search days later, reacting with his usual dry sarcasm when Rabbit informs him that Small has already been found.

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Introducing Regrets with Daniel Pink from The Oprah Podcast.

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In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Daniel Pink, the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, explains how we can use our regrets to transform our future.

For his latest book, "The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward," Daniel collected regrets from more than 26,000 people in over 130 countries. He shares insights with Oprah from his research - including what he believes are the four core regrets and why people usually regret the things they didn’t do more than those they did. 

People from around the country join via Zoom to ask Daniel about how to move forward from their deepest regrets. 

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Tonight, we’ll read about the etiquette of throwing balls from Manners and Rules of Good Society by “A Member of the Aristocracy,” published in London in 1916. Snoozecast first read from this book back in 2021.

A ball is a formal dance party characterized by a banquet followed by social dance that includes ballroom dancing. More than just an evening of entertainment, a well-orchestrated ball was a display of refinement, social standing, and adherence to an intricate web of unspoken rules. Success at such an event was not measured solely by the elegance of a waltz or quadrille but by the host’s ability to maintain harmony

among guests, observe propriety, and adhere to the rigid expectations of high society.

The author of Manners and Rules of Good Society, while anonymous, was likely someone well-acquainted with the customs of the British upper class. The book served as a guide to navigating the complex social structures of the time, providing insight into not only how to host a ball but how to conduct oneself in all matters of decorum. As the Edwardian era gave way to the upheaval of the First World War, such traditions were becoming increasingly symbolic of a fading world—one where rigid social distinctions were being challenged by the changing times.

Balls themselves had evolved over centuries, originating in the royal courts of Europe before spreading into the aristocracy and, later, to the upper-middle class. By the time this book was published, grand balls were still held in the great houses of Britain, but their role was shifting. What had once been a cornerstone of courtship and political alliances was becoming more of a nostalgic tradition. Yet, even as the social landscape changed, books like Manners and Rules of Good Society sought to preserve the elegance and ritual of a bygone era, offering a glimpse into the customs that once dictated the highest levels of society.

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Introducing How Your Childhood Shapes Your Life from The Oprah Podcast.

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In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, world-renowned child and adolescent psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Dr. Bruce Perry, offers his advice on how to heal from childhood wounds.

Oprah and Dr. Perry co-authored the #1 New York Times bestselling book, What Happened to You? Which has sold over 1 million copies. Dr. Perry discusses why asking this simple question is so important to understanding one’s story and behavior. He also gives scientific and practical guidance on why certain traumas can have lasting impacts on our lives and how little moments of hope make all the difference. Oprah shares stories from her own life offering ways to overcome our challenges.

People from around the country join via Zoom to share their experiences and receive advice from Dr. Perry and Oprah on how to heal and move forward from their personal traumas.

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Tonight, we’ll read from “The New Air World: The Science of Meteorology Simplified" by Willis L. Moore, originally published in 1922.

This work aimed to make the complex field of meteorology understandable to the layperson, particularly for those seeking to become more “weatherwise”.

Beyond being an author, Willis Luther Moore was an American meteorologist and educator. He also served as chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau, and president of the National Geographic Society.

When Moore began his career for the Weather Bureau, long range weather forecasting was considered little more than quackery both by Moore himself and the scientific community. However, a little more than a decade later, in 1906, Moore announced that the Weather Bureau was about to begin forecasting the weather a month in advance using new scientific methods. The Bureau made weekly forecasts a standard release in 1910. However, despite some successes, these would remain as inaccurate as the older methods. It wasn’t untilthe 1970s that forecasts for multiple days became consistently reliable, thanks to more sophisticated computer models, satellite data, and improved observational networks. 

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