That's Life, I Swear

By Rick Barron

Every Wednesday, join Rick Barron as he unravels the intricate threads of life's most captivating stories. From heart-pounding political dramas to the awe-inspiring challenges of climate change, he

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August 23, 2023Part 2 of 2: Britain Is Pioneering the ‘Menopause-Friendly’ Workplace!
There’s a movement happening to make workplaces ‘Menopause Friendly.’ A best practice for women in the work environment. That’s right, you heard me. Various companies in the U.S. are now, or should I say, finally; adopting such practices due to getting guidance from across the pond, as they say. Yes, the British are coming.
supporting links
1. Introduction to Menopause [John Hopkins Medicine]
2. Leaders: We have an issue impacting nearly half of the global workforce [Fast Company]
3. Menopause at work: What companies can learn [Quartz]
4. We Need to Talk About Menopause in the Workplace [The Kit]
5. Oprah sheds light on the “Big M” [Yahoo! Money]
6. Celebrities Who've Talked About Menopause [People]
7. The Menopause Foundation Canada [Website]
8. Femtech [WhatIs.com]
9. Henpicked Menopause Hub [Henpicked]
10. Deborah Garlick [LinkedIn]
11. BAE Systems [Menopause]
12. U.K. Top Employers 2023 [All Things IC]
13. Britain Is Pioneering the Menopause-Friendly Workplace [Reasons To Be Cheerful]
14. Andrea Berchowitz: The link between menopause and gender inequity at work [TED]

15. Mission menopause: My hormones went off a cliff, and I'm not going to be ashamed' [The Guardian]

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August 16, 2023Part 1 of 2: Pssst, Menopause is Taboo At the Workplace
Recent studies have discovered the staggering cost of Menopause for women in the work force. Some are taking sick days. Others are cutting back their hours. Still others end up quitting altogether. Why must women deal with these hurdles? It’s flat out not right!
supporting links
1. Introduction to Menopause [John Hopkins Medicine]
2. How Long Do Symptoms of Menopause Last? [Healthline]
3. Menopause Age Calculator: Can You Predict It? [Peanut]
4. The Menopause Friendly Accreditation [Website]
5. How to Advocate for a Menopause-Friendly Workplace [I Am Stripes]
6. The Menopause Foundation Canada [Website]
7. How employers can support employees going through menopause [Indeed/UK]
8. Menopause in the Workplace [Women’s Health Concern]
9. It’s Time to Address Menopause…at Work [Great Place to Work]
10. How Does Menopause Affect Women in the Workplace? [TIME]
11. Menopause in the Workplace [Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety]
12. 20 Early Signs and Symptoms of Menopause [Activebeat]
13. ‘My bosses were happy to destroy me’ – forced out of work by menopause [The Guardian]

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August 09, 2023Stop The Presses! Breaking News: Newspapers Are Fading into The Sunset
The decline of traditional newspapers in the United States has been rapidly escalating for the past few decades. It’s also a threat to our democracy.
supporting links
1. Vanishing Newspapers [UNC]
2. Newspapers Fact Sheet [Pew Research Center]
3. Local Newspapers Fact Sheet [Pew Research Center]
4. 5 facts about Fox News [Pew Research Center]
5. Demise of print newspapers may have far-reaching consequences for communities and the nation [The Hill]
6. Decline of Newspapers [Wikipedia]
7. Reports of newspapers' demise have been greatly exaggerated [News Herald]
8. The Rise of Digital Journalism: Past, Present, and Future [Maryville University]
9. Study: Private equity firms buying newspapers cut local news [The Seattle Times]
10. What Is Investigative Journalism? [Writer’s Digest]
11. Hyperlocal newspapers are dying. But here’s what’s rising up to fill the void [Boston.com]
12. Why Losing Our Newspapers Is Breaking Our Politics [Scientific American]
13. Fake news on social media: the Impact on Society [Springer Link]
14. Impact of Social Media News Overload on Social Media News Avoidance and Filtering [Frontiers]
15. Western Europeans Under 30 Rely More on Digital Platforms Than Older Adults [Pew Research]
16. The Top Four Threats to Democracy [Principle Based Politics]
17. 6 in 10 Americans say U.S. democracy is in crisis as the 'Big Lie' takes root [NPR]

18. South Carolina newspapers evolve a new paradigm to survive [CBS Sunday Morning News]

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August 02, 2023Men Don’t Need a Therapist, They Have Their Shit Together
For anyone living with mental health problems, talking about it with anyone, let alone a mental health professional, may seem scary if not damn difficult. Even intimidating. Men have been told all their lives to “man up” and “be strong” that accessing mental health resources can seem to go against cultural expectations.
supporting links
1. 30 B.S. Excuses for Why Guys Don’t Do Therapy [Men’s Health]
2. Why Men May Struggle to Communicate Their Feelings [Psychology Today]
3. The Fear Factor: Why Are Men Afraid To Go To The Doctor? [That’s Life, I Swear Podcast]
4. Why It’s Hard for Men To Seek Therapy And How To Start [MyWellingBeing]
5. Man Therapy [Website]
6. Outreach and Impact on Men’s Mental Health Program 18 Months After Launch of Man Therapy [White Paper]
7. Men: A growing minority? [APA]
8. Why Aren't More Men in Therapy? [Meetmonarch]
9. This Is Why Men Don’t Go To Therapy, Even When They Need It [Bustle]
10. Why Men Usually End Up with Female Therapists [Fatherly]
11. Therapeutic Process & Therapeutic Steps – Easy Explained (2023) [Coaching Online]
12. Iatrophobia [Osmosis]

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July 26, 2023Interview #1: Shelley Karpaty - The Inner World of Meditation
Meditation is an opportunity to become friends with our automatic and habitual thoughts and delve into the inner wisdom and compassion inherent in all human beings.
supporting links
1. Writer-Mindfulness Teacher-Mental Health Advocate [@shelleykarpaty]

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July 19, 2023Storm Clouds for Binance and Coinbase With The S.E.C.
Is cryptocurrency drifting from being a niche to a fad? As of late, the S.E.C. has filed charges against Binance and Coinbase for money laundering and not registering as a broker. Will these two companies be heading for the crypto junk pile to join FTX?
supporting links
1. Majority of Americans aren’t confident in cryptocurrency [Pew Research Center]
2. The 2023 Crypto Crime Report [Chainalysis]
3. Cryptocurrencies in Household Finance [Michael Weber Survey]
4. Crypto Glossary [CoinDesk]
5. Coinbase [Website]
6. Coinbase [Wikipedia]
7. Brian Armstrong/Chairman and CEO, Coinbase [Bio on Wikipedia]
8. Binance [Website]
9. Binance.US [Website]
10. Binance [Wikipedia]
11. Changpeng Zhao/Co-founder and CEO, Binance [Bio on Wikipedia]
12. S.E.C. Chairman, Gary Gensler [Investopedia]
13. S.E.C./Security Exchanges Commission [Wikipedia]
14. C.F.T.C./Commodity Futures Trading Commission [Wikipedia]
15. Now might be a good time to consider quitting crypto [VOX]
16. The Key Points You Should Know About Cryptocurrency [GEVEO]
17. CoinShares [Asset Manager]/Website

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July 12, 2023Radio Free Europe Is Revitalized During the Ukraine & Russian War
Radio Free Europe was created in 1949. It represents a commitment to promoting democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression. Its mission is fact-based journalism by local reporters in local languages. That’s only a part of its story. You see it was once part of the C.I.A.
supporting links
1. RFE/RL [Website]
2. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Wikipedia]
3. The History Of RFE/RL [Website/Presson]
4. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: The CIA Years and Beyond [Amazon]
5. CIA [Wikipedia]
social media links
1. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [Facebook]
2. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [LinkedIn]
3. @RFERL [Twitter]
4. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [YouTube/Community]

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July 05, 2023Now, I Am Become Death, The Destroyer Of Worlds
Oppenheimer was responsible for the research and design of the atomic bomb used to end the war with Japan during WWII.
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supporting links
J. Robert Oppenheimer [Atomic Heritage Foundation]
How the Atomic Bomb Destroyed the Life of its Creator [YouTube/17m, 10s]
The Trials of Oppenheimer - BBC Documentary [YouTube/1hr, 28m, 54s]
J. Robert Oppenheimer cleared of “black mark” after 68 years [ARS Technica]
J. Robert Oppenheimer Quotes [Brainy Quote]
Manhattan Project-United States History [Britannica]
“Father of the Atomic Bomb” Was Blacklisted for Opposing H-Bomb [History]
McCarthyism [Britannica]
Oppenheimer movie trailer by Christopher Nolan [Apple Trailers]

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June 28, 2023Global Heating Coming...Pushing Global Temps Off The Chart!
Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and it’s going to get hot!
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supporting links
1. Buckle up because El Niño is almost here, and its going to get hot [The Verge]
2. El Niño is likely returning, and We need to be prepared [Los Angeles Times]
3. What an El Niño could mean for food prices [AXIOS]
4. Global Warming to Breach1.5-Degree-C Milestone within 5 Years [Scientific American]
5. El Niño [National Geographic]
6. The Paris Agreement for Dummies [Protect Our Winters]
7. Paris Agreement [Wikipedia]
8. 6 Claims Made by Climate Change Skeptics—and How to Respond [Rainforest Alliance]
9. Psychological Factors Help Explain Slow Reaction to Global Warming [APA]

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June 21, 2023The 1919 Boston Rapid Flood Was Slower Than Molasses
On January 15, 1919, Boston was hit with a massive flood. The flood rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and injuring over 150. By the way, the flood wasn’t water, it was molasses.
supporting links
1. Great Molasses Flood [Wikipedia]
2. The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 [YouTube-12m, 23s]
3. Boston Molasses Flood.mov [YouTube-7m, 19s]
4. The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 [YouTube-4m, 18s]
5. The Great Boston Molasses Flood [YouTube-4m, 15s]
6. Sneak Peek at the Boston Molasses Flood Project [YouTube-2m, 31s]
7. FYFD-Boston’s Great Molasses Flood [Website]
8. Great Molasses Flood-Cost of Damage [Mass Moments]
9. Firsthand accounts of Boston’s deadly Great Molasses Flood [Boston.Com]
10. The Victims of The Great Molasses Flood [GenealogyTrails]
social media
1. Dr. Nicole Sharp/ @aerognome [Twitter]
2. Dr. Nicole Sharp [Website]

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