The Morning Four

By Katie Parsons

The Morning Four is a weekday podcast that lasts 5 minutes or less and contains two fun facts, one feel-good news story and ends with an affirmation. Host Katie Parsons intends to start each day on th... more

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How many episodes does The Morning Four have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.

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November 06, 2019 Long song, non-hit songs, long-lost dog and an affirmation -- Wed., Nov. 6, 2019
What's the longest song that has been continuously played? And would you listen to a radio station that plays only the non-hits? Learn today about a dog that was reunited with her owner 12 years later - and stick around for the Wednesday affirmation.

Long song: https://crazyfacts.com/longplayer-a-one-thousand/

https://longplayer.org/about/

No-hit radio: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/04/weirdest-radio-stations/

Reunited dog: https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-dog-reunited-12-years-later

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Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

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November 05, 2019 Nintendo, water beds, hug love and an affirmation -- Tues., Nov. 5, 2019
Learn how Nintendo started pretty low-tech -- and a water bed type that marketers should have probably never dreamed up. Stick around for a feel-good story about hugs and a Tuesday affirmation.

Helpful links from today's show:

Nintendo start: https://thetechfacts.com/nintendo-started-as-playing-card-company/

Water beds: https://crazyfacts.com/in-1984-water-beds-were-a-2/

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1989-09-20-8909192448-story.html

Hug love: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/science-of-kindness-9/

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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November 04, 2019 Happy 5th Birthday Teagan - Mon., Nov. 4, 2019
Host Katie Parsons' youngest daughter Teagan turns 5 today and the episode is dedicated to her. Learn about Teagan's favorite show and why Katie has learned to take life's unexpected curveballs with resilience.

Helpful links from today's show:

Excerpt from Mumbling Mommy: http://mumblingmommy.com/2014/04/an-inconvenient-pregnancy.html

Morning Four on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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November 01, 2019 Vatican, Einstein, Tooth Fairy and a Friday affirmation -- Fri., Nov. 1, 2019
Did you know that the Vatican is home to the world's busiest pharmacy? Learn why in today's episode and stick around for some Einstein facts and a feel-good news story.

Helpful links from today's show:

Vatican pharmacy:

https://crazyfacts.com/the-vatican-has-a-single-pharmacy/

Einstein picture: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/10/facts-about-albert-einstein/

Tooth Fairy letter: https://www.insideedition.com/kind-principal-writes-letter-of-verification-to-tooth-fairy-after-student-loses-lost-tooth-56742

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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5min
October 31, 2019 #ThursdayThoughts: Living YOUR Life - Oct. 31, 2019
Today's Thursday thoughts come with a few personal stories about adversity and mindset from host Katie Parsons -- as well as thoughts on finding the "you" in your life and clinging to it.
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October 31, 2019 Gargoyle art, gravesite relaxation, free wigs and today's affirmation -- Thurs., Oct. 31, 2019
Not all art is sculpted in a classical style - learn about a chapel that commissioned pop culture art back in the 1980s. Today's episode also highlights an interesting research project about relaxation, from a gravesite. Tune in and have a Happy Halloween!

Helpful links from today's show:

Modern art: https://io9.gizmodo.com/french-chapel-traded-its-gargoyles-for-gizmo-gremlins-5979261

https://crazyfacts.com/gargoyles-on-a-15th-century-church/

Digging areas: https://www.ru.nl/studentchaplaincy/activities/workshops-courses/purification-grave/

Wigs and makeovers: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/east-orange-slash-orange/sections/giving-back/articles/timberlake-to-host-covered-with-compassion-event-to-provide-free-wigs-to-women-with-hair-loss

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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October 30, 2019 Geography, more pumpkin facts, long-lost book and an affirmation - Wed., Oct. 30, 2019
It turns out that geography has a more starry start than its modern specificity. Found out the origins of the term - as well as some more pumpkin facts - on today's episode.

Helpful links from today's show:

Geography facts: https://crazyfacts.com/the-first-attempt-to-make-an-accurate/

Pumpkin facts: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/10/pumpkin-facts-and-trivia/

Found book: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/woman-reunited-with-childhood-book-in-museum/

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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4min
October 29, 2019 Samsung fish, internet fail, blueberry kindness and a daily affirmation -- Tues., Oct. 29, 2019
Learn how a major world brand had more humble beginnings and how one woman had the power to stop the internet in her area. What do blueberries have to do with kindness? Find out in today's feel-good news segment.

Helpful links from today's show:

Samsung fact: https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-samsung-818809

Internet fail: https://thetechfacts.com/when-a-75-year-old-woman-cut-a-fiber-optic-cable/

Blueberry acts: https://www.secondwavemedia.com/features/blueberryambassadorkickoff2019.aspx

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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4min
October 28, 2019 Pumpkin fun, plastic, happiness/productivity and an affirmation -- Mon., Oct. 28, 2019
Host Katie Parsons talks about finally giving in to the pumpkin decorating/carving craze and shares some facts on the popular gourd. Learn something new about plastic and why happy workers make productive ones. Stick around for the Monday affirmation.

Helpful links from today's show:

Pumpkin fun:

https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/10/pumpkin-facts-and-trivia/

Plastic origin: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest/

Happiness, productivity: https://qz.com/work/1732010/oxford-study-concludes-happy-workers-are-indeed-more-productive/

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/

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October 25, 2019 Mentoring, trick-or-treating, lemonade for good and a weekend affirmation -- Fri., Oct. 25, 2019
Let your mentors know you appreciate them and reach out to someone who can use your expertise this weekend. This episode also looks at trick-or-treating traditions from across the world and has a feel-good news story fueled by a child with a vision.

Helpful links from today's show:

Mentoring Day: https://nationaltoday.com/national-mentoring-day/

Trick or treating facts: https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins

New lemonade stand: https://www.fox13news.com/news/selling-lemonade-to-fight-cancer-just-got-easier-thanks-to-the-kindness-of-strangers

Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit

Email: [email protected]

Buy Katie a Starbucks: paypal.me/kpparsons54

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD4j1NbgDvqTbW1BTvM7Aww

Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-morning-four/id1426410372?mt=2

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CYJyL6jxmmOL1OdMOhjQV

Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ieff37dft2fcfshvli3cwlcws5u

Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themorningfour/

Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningfour/
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FAQs about The Morning Four:

How many episodes does The Morning Four have?

The podcast currently has 379 episodes available.