Is a host responsible for the party going well?

In this week’s podcast Melis and Cyndi explore what it means to host an online community, or a party.

They also take a look at whether humans are hard wired for co operation, what it might like to be a girl at an exclusive boarding school and Melis begins to talk about a book on metamodernism, which is something about politics that aims to elevate human consciousness…maybe…

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My Links for today’s podcast

HumanKind Rutger Bregman: https://www.rutgerbregman.com/

Curtis Sittenfield , Prep, The American Wife and Rodham https://curtissittenfeld.com/

The listening Post https://www.amazon.com.au/Listening-Society-Metamodern-Politics-Guides-ebook/dp/B074MKQ4R

This week Melis and Cyndi reflect on how great hospitality is, marvel at the creative processes of others and wonder about the pace and cadence of change.

Like Brothers (audio book) by Jay and Mark Duplass.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B44W665/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_G3O6EbYCX38CE

Debutante: Race, Resistance and Girl Power, podcast by Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell.

https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Debutante-Race-Resistance-and-Girl-Power-Audiobook/B089H1B33P?source_code=AUDOR02806152000JF

Get Krack’n. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/get-krack-n/series/2/video/CO1715V008S00

Treeline https://youtu.be/YCEaYInJbos

This week Melis and Cyndi chat about emotional permeability in our culture, and about indigenous knowledge. Melis talked about the book Power and Force and the role they play in society, including the connection between individual levels of consciousness and human behaviour. And something about Jacinda Ardern. [show notes edited and updated 22-Jul-2020]

Power and Force https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19795.Power_vs_Force

Charlotte Wood The Natural Way of Things https://www.charlottewood.com.au/the-natural-way-of-things.html

This week Melis and Cyndi reflect on the international movement in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and what white people can do, and how to sit in discomfort and still take action. They also take on the big question of Vision as an inspiring force (or not) and there's some book talk too.

(Funny epilogue at the end - I'd given them a heads-up on the nature of the mystery question because the questions are sometimes curly ones. This led to a hilarious intro which I have added to the end of the podcast - enjoy! Cam)

Power and Force https://www.amazon.com/Power-Force-David-Hawkins-M-D/dp/1401945074

Rachel Cargle revolution Address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leBPMyQ60HM,

The Great Unlearn https://www.patreon.com/posts/revolution-now-37706213

Charlotte Wood The Natural Way of Things https://www.charlottewood.com.au/the-natural-way-of-things.html

Julia Baird Phosphorescence https://www.readings.com.au/review/phosphorescence-by-julia-baird

And to get in contact and ask questions for our podcast please go here: https://huddle.show

This week Melis excitedly discusses gene splicing and the moral and ethical dilemmas that this field of science presents. Cyndi shares her perspective on whether we are actually unique individuals or whether we are more alike than we think and then there is the usual smorgasbord of links to interesting reads and watches (what you do with your eyes not what you put on your wrist), all below. And of course the mystery question.

Netflix Documentary: Human Nature https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81220944

The Yoga that Melis keeps talking about: https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene

NYT article by Jennifer Senior https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/opinion/coronavirus-parents-work-from-home.html

The book referenced Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihaly https://www.amazon.com.au/Flow-Mihaly-Csikszentmihaly/dp/0061339202

And to get in contact and ask questions for our podcast please go here: https://huddle.show

In this episode Melis and Cyndi ponder the perception and impact of humans being the apex species, apart from nature. They consider some deep questions about the distinctions between being and having and try and shed some light on why they are so obsessed with being! It's pretty interesting.

Along the way they talk about a lot of books Melis has read and Cyndi attempted and they laugh, at each other, a bit.

The Design Way: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/design-way-second-edition

Edward O Wilson https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674016385

Eric Fromm https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25492.The_Art_of_Being

https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/03/23/erich-fromm-the-art-of-living/

Sapiens https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens/

Sand Talk https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/sand-talk

This Human https://www.thishuman.com/

Love My way https://7plus.com.au/love-my-way

Bad Banks https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/bad-banks

In this week’s episode, Melis and Cyndi ponder how humans perceive danger and take action as well as immersing themselves in lives very different from their own. They also grapple with how to build trust. As well as some discussions on film, tv, creativity and learning.

Idaho: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/this-impulse-to-connect-through-love-and-pain-by-the-reach-of-story-draws-us-to-fiction-1.3924427

Unorthodox : https://www.netflix.com/title/81019069

And to get in contact and ask questions for our podcast please go here: https://huddle.show

Melis and Cyndi are back with their weekly meandering discussion. This week Jill Soloway takes centre stage with a talk she gave at SXSW in 2017 about her perspective of the film industry and some fascinating implications on how we show up in the world and people. They then share some insights from their current work about how the pandemic has unlocked the courage to try new things, and technology can hinder rather than help in some instances. They finish off with a mystery question of massive proportions.

Links:

Jill Soloway SXSW 2017 talk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlq2PApvfxM

The online ‘art school’ Melis referred to is domestika:

https://www.domestika.org/en

The specific course that Melis is doing is by Mattias Adolfsson: The Art of Sketching

This is the link to the online workshop tool that Melis and Cyndi referred to, miro: https://miro.com

And all things about being the person designing for other people, This Human can be found here: https://www.thishuman.com

And to get in contact and ask questions for our podcast please go here: https://huddle.show

Melis Senova and Cyndi Dawes are back to share their pondering about whether fiction is an excellent gateway to building your empathy muscles. Cyndi’s favourite topic, Melis, is not sure. There is some exploration about the potential impact of lockdown on kids and whether the adventurer spirit will be alive and well post doing everything electronically, while at home. And of course, there is the note swapping about what they are reading, watching and listening to, trying hard not to make it all about Brene Brown. Melis ‘read' Untamed, mentioned last week, so she talks about that, Cyndi talks about interesting things she’s heard on the radio.

Some links

Does Reading make you a better person? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/22/does-reading-fiction-make-you-a-better-person/

Brene Brown https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-anxiety-calm-over-under-functioning/

Nothing to see here by Kevin Wilson.

Read this review first: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/books/review/nothing-to-see-here-kevin-wilson.html

Then read the book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Nothing-See-Here-Kevin-Wilson/dp/0062913468

Melis Senova and Cyndi Dawes share their reflections on how humans are working and living and thinking and feeling in a time of COVID 19 lockdown. In particular, they talk about energy and creativity when spending time connecting via a screen instead of real life. And there’s some wondering about what a home actually is now.

They also talk about what they’ve been reading and ruminate on what leadership is.

Untamed by Glennon Doyle, the audiobook

https://www.audible.com/pd/Untamed-Audiobook/0593156072

Christos Tsiolkas writing in The Age on travel in the age of COVID-19

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/were-so-many-of-us-wrong-christos-tsiolkas-on-the-new-uncertainty-20200331-p54fid.html

Ransom by David Malouf

https://www.penguin.com.au/books/ransom-9780143790846

Jacinda Ardern’s leadership

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-leadership-coronavirus/610237/

Kurtz, Ron (1990) “Body-Centred Psychotherapy - The Hakomi Method

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/873053.Body_Centered_Psychotherapy

https://www.amazon.com/Body-Centered-Psychotherapy-Ron-Kurtz/dp/094079523X

and some info about Ron Kurtz, creator of the Hakomi Method.

https://hakomi.com/

and the Australia presence:

http://hakomi.com.au/