The Awkward Stare

By The Awkward Stare

On the road to life sometimes the scenic route is the best. Join Arlene, Jihan, and Natasha as they discuss growth, change, learning, and expansion. Come take a long awkward look at life with them as ... more

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The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.

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October 12, 2021The Awkward City: DIY Lunch Anybody?
On this episode we are going to talk about feeding urban areas through Vertical Farming. Is this the answer to our increasing food demands?
We ran out of space and we have more reading so if you would like to look through more of our resources, feel free to reach out! We would be happy to share.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Feed the World- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/feeding-9-billion/

Feeding the World Sustainably- https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/feeding-world-sustainably

5 Ways to Feed a Growing World Population Sustainably- https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-ways-to-feed-growing-world-population-sustainably

The Vertical Farm - http://www.verticalfarm.com/

This Farm of the Future Uses No Soil and 95% Less Waterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_tvJtUHnmU

The Vertical Farm- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/01/09/the-vertical-farm

Vertical farming: disrupting agriculture- https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/vertical-farming

This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world- https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms

Inside Farm.One: Vertical Farming in Downtown Manhattan- https://fluence.science/case-studies/farm-one/

Long Island growers see vertical farms as the 'future of agriculture'- https://www.newsday.com/business/technology/vertical-farm-organic-herbs-restaurants-1.50200437

These buildings combine affordable housing and vertical farming- https://www.fastcompany.com/90603950/these-buildings-combine-affordable-housing-and-vertical-farming

Vertical farming sector struggles with costs- https://www.futurefarming.com/Smart-farmers/Articles/2020/4/Vertical-farming-sector-struggles-with-costs-569801E/

Vertical Farms Could Take Over the World- https://www.freethink.com/videos/vertical-farming

Next Gen Farming Without Soil and 90% Less Water | GRATEFUL-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ww2TP_tU7o
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24min
July 20, 2021 The Awkward Story: Folktales
We are discussing stories from our childhood that gave us motivation, helped us dream, and maybe we can revisit.

Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Resources:
Who Moved my Cheese by Spencer Johnson, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4894.Who_Moved_My_Cheese_?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=JoSyTk91BZ&rank=1
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/845403.Mufaro_s_Beautiful_Daughters?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=kY9kH5ZSvK&rank=1
The Little Engine that Could: A Storybook and Wind-Up Train/Dutton Motorbook
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26min
July 13, 2021The Awkward Question: Staring Anxiously AF At The Stars (guest Sarah Kerlin of Anxious AF Podcast)
So excited to have our special guest Sarah Kerlin, host of the podcast 'Anxious AF,' and the writer & director of the YouTube series, 'Film Life Rules.
You can find her on IG at @sarahkerlin and @anxiousafshow on IG/Facebook.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Resources:
U.S. Finds No Evidence of Alien Technology in Flying Objects, but Can’t Rule It Out, Either- https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/us/politics/ufos-sighting-alien-spacecraft-pentagon.html
Aliens definitely exist and they could be living among us on Earth, says Britain's first astronaut- https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/uk/helen-sharman-aliens-exist-scli-scn-gbr-intl/index.html
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52min
June 29, 2021 The Awkward Story - Two Cokes Y Un Presidente
Happy Caribbean Heritage Month!!! We didn't want to let the month go by without talking about our heritage just a little bit. So it’s time for a story - well maybe a few stories. Let’s talk about what home means.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
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43min
June 22, 2021The Awkward City - We Don't Need Your Money
Welcome to another City Episode. Have you seen Zeitgeist? What about the Venus Project? We dive into the world of Resource-Based Economies. We ran out of space and we have tons more reading so if you would like to read more of our resources, feel free to reach out! We would be happy to share.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Research:
A Global Holistic Solution: Resource Based Economy- https://www.thevenusproject.com/resource-based-economy/

Resource Based Economy- https://www.onecommunityglobal.org/resource-based-economy/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwktKFBhCkARIsAJeDT0jEnIZzS3xaYANlzbkt4HxmWeFcDsQoKQIqloMgv673mk009gjgILEaAicEEALw_wcB

Resource-Based Economy- http://environment-ecology.com/green-economy/239-resource-based-economy.html

19. The End of Capitalism, Redesign of Society and Rise of Resource Based Economy | Roxanne Meadows of The Venus Project

What is a Resource-Based Economy, and How Could it be the Answer to Sustainability?- https://medium.com/predict/what-is-a-resource-based-economy-and-how-could-it-be-the-answer-to-sustainability-5a6d452b8f0c

Is The Venus Project The Next Stage In Human Evolution?- https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielaraya/2020/09/01/is-the-venus-project-the-next-stage-in-human-evolution/?sh=2193c9bf5c35

The Venus Project And The Resource-Based Economy | Answers With Joe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYodgWapmgc
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54min
June 08, 2021The Awkward Question: Aesthetic, Books... Discernment
Welcome to another Quick Awkward Glance episode! Today we are discussing what are we reading, watching, and obsessed with right now.
Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 by W.E.B Dubois

Lakewood by Megan Giddings

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth

Society Against the State by Pierre Clastres

I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf Musical by Ntozake Shange
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44min
June 01, 2021The Awkward Awakening: You Feel Me?
Welcome to another Crystal Healing Episode. In this episode we break down vibrations, discuss our challenges on vibrating high and how we are working to move past those challenges.
We ran out of space and we have tons more reading so if you would like to read more of our resources, feel free to reach out! We would be happy to share.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Research-
Vibration-https://www.britannica.com/science/vibration

15 Everyday Ways To Raise Your Positive Vibrations- https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7823/10-practical-ways-to-raise-your-positive-vibrations.html

What Is Vibrational Energy?-https://www.healthline.com/health/vibrational-energy

The Hippies Were Right: It's All about Vibrations, Man!- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-hippies-were-right-its-all-about-vibrations-man/

Could consciousness come down to the way things vibrate?- https://earthsky.org/human-world/consciousness-what-is-theory-vibration

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?- https://theconversation.com/could-consciousness-all-come-down-to-the-way-things-vibrate-103070

Kicking the Psychophysical Laws into Gear-http://consc.net/event/reef/huntkicking.pdf

A Study to Explore the Effects of Sound

Vibrations on Consciousness- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340919478_A_Study_to_Explore_the_Effects_of_Sound_Vibrations_on_Consciousness/fulltext/5ea42ab6299bf112560c9bb9/A-Study-to-Explore-the-Effects-of-Sound-Vibrations-on-Consciousness.pdf
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50min
May 25, 2021The Awkward City - Akon City
Welcome to another City Episode. Today we discuss one of R&B singer Akon's latest endeavors, Akon City. We ran out of space and we have tons more reading so if you would like to read more of our resources, feel free to reach out! We would be happy to share.
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Research:
R&B Star Akon’s New $6 Billion Smart City in Senegal Will Offer a Second Home for the African Diaspora https://robbreport.com/travel/destinations/akon-smart-city-senegal-1234586880/

AkonCity- https://akoncity.com/

Akon moves ahead with crypto city in Senegal despite skepticism- https://www.archpaper.com/2020/12/akon-moves-ahead-with-crypto-city-in-senegal-despite-skepticism/

Akon wants to run a Senegal city on cryptocurrency—could it work?- https://qz.com/africa/1994122/akon-plans-to-run-a-senegal-city-on-akoin-cryptocurrency/

Akon City 2: Akon Unveils Plan to Build Second Futuristic Cryptocurrency City in Africa- https://news.bitcoin.com/akon-city-2-cryptocurrency-city-africa-uganda/

Uganda Gives Akon Land for Cryptocurrency-based ‘Akon City’ Amid Heated Controversy / VIDEO- https://eurweb.com/2021/04/15/uganda-gives-akon-land-for-cryptocurrency-based-city-amid-heated-controversy/

A conversation about ‘Akon City’ and speculative urbanization- https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/conversation-about-akon-city-and-speculative-urbanization

THIS IS AKONCITY- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UdXHtrs_Ho

15 Things You Didn’t Know About Akon City- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-PW-u4x_xU

Planning gaps leave Senegal questioning ‘Akon City’- https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1210031.shtml

Living in Dakar, A Study of Senegalese Housing & Future Development- https://www.archdaily.com/955865/living-in-dakar-a-study-of-senegalese-housing-and-future-development
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25min
May 18, 2021The Awkward Question: Comics, Superpowers and Strengths
Welcome to another Quick Awkward Glance episode. Today we consider what superpower we would like to have
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
Resources:
List of Supernatural Powers and Abilities - https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Supernatural_Powers_and_Abilities

The 20 Best Superpowers Of All Time, Ranked - https://www.cbr.com/best-superpowers-ranked/

Best 100 Superpowers - https://www.ign.com/lists/100-best-superpowers
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16min
May 11, 2021Part III: Re-Imagining The Self Series - Holistic Wellness (feat. Dee Felipe, My Caring Wish)
Welcome to the third installment of our Reimagining The Self Series. Our special guest and friend Dee Felipe is joining us to discuss holistic wellness and her company, My Caring Wish
For more information about what Dee is doing and to follow her work:
Website: www.mycaringwish.com
IG @my_caring_wish
Email: [email protected]
Resources:
https://alexandrapiedoux.medium.com/the-8-pillars-of-holistic-wellness-what-it-truly-means-to-be-well-b0d0b8e55bd1

https://www.thewellessentials.com/blog/the-5-aspects-of-holistic-health-and-why-they-are-so-important

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/helping-people-changing-lives-the-6-health-benefits-of-volunteering

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/volunteering-health-benefits.html
Website: https://theawkwardstare.wixsite.com/podcast
IG: @theawkwardstarepodcast
Email: [email protected]
Produced by JayJayFantastic Productions
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FAQs about The Awkward Stare:

How many episodes does The Awkward Stare have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.