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  • Pineapple, rocket science, Violins of Hope and a Thursday affirmation - Thurs, Oct. 24, 2019

    Does pineapple have flesh-eating properties? Was the first rocket scientist crazy? These questions are answered on today's episode followed by a news story that may bring you to tears. 

    Helpful links from today's show

    Pineapple treat: https://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/sciencecommunication/2012/10/07/the-flesh-eating-pineapple/

    Rocket scientist: https://crazyfacts.com/when-americas-first-rocket-scientist/


    Violins of Hope: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/events/things-to-do/2019/10/15/violins-hope-brings-message-compassion-frazier-history-museum-louisville/3834346002/

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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

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    6 min
  • Fro-yo, more robots and LEGO feel-good news -- Wed, Oct. 23, 2019

    Are you a frozen yogurt fan? Today's episode looks back on the rise (and fall) in popularity. There's also some information on how to give back those LEGOs instead of throwing them away. 

    Helpful links from today's show:

    Restaurant fads: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/09/forgotten-restaurants-fads/

    Donating LEGOs: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/10/08/us/lego-replay-trnd/index.html

    6 min
  • Food fads, robots, bionic legs and an affirmation - Tues, Oct. 22, 2019

    If you've ever heard a pipe organ while in a pizza parlor, today's episode is for you. Robots and some feel-good news about amputee technology complete the episode -- with a Tuesday affirmation. Plus - find out why host Katie Parsons is breaking up with coffee. 

    Helpful links from today's show:

    Restaurant fads: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/09/forgotten-restaurants-fads/

    Bionic legs: 

    https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bionic-legs-allow-amputees-to-feel-prosthetic-like-its-their-real-leg/

     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/

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    8 min
  • Texting, candy corn, happiness and a Monday affirmation -- Mon., Oct. 21, 2019

    Welcome to a full week of new episodes of The Morning Four, starting with some thoughts on Monday's potential. Today's episode features feel good news about longevity, and some facts on texting and candy corn. Stick around for the Monday affirmation.

    Helpful links from today's show

    First text message: https://www.npr.org/2017/12/04/568393428/the-first-text-messages-celebrates-25-years

    Candy corn facts: https://www.history.com/news/candy-corn-invented

    Happiness and long life: 

    https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/30/health/happiness-live-longer-wellness/index.html

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

    Email: [email protected]

    Buy Katie a cup of coffee: 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

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    6 min
  • North, drones, empathy and a weekend affirmation -- Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
    If you plan to travel far, don't rely on your compass alone. Learn why in today's episode -- and why you definitely don't want to drink and operate a drone in Japan. Stick around for the Friday affirmation and have a great weekend!

    Helpful links from today's show:

    Compass, due North: https://www.traveltrivia.com/4-fascinating-facts-about-mail-from-around-the-world/

    Drink and drone: https://thetechfacts.com/it-is-illegal-to-drink-and-drone-in-japan/

    Empathy, adversity: https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/adversity.amp.html

    Miss Virginia film: www.MissVirginiaMovie.com   Virginia Walden Ford: www.virginiawaldenford.com   Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Email: [email protected]

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

    iTunes: 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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    5 min
  • Mailed kids, pay a friend, adopt a pig and say an affirmation - Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019
    Ever wished you could just mail your kids somewhere -- instead of serving as their taxi? Before 1915, that would have been legal in America. Tune in to find out this crazy law fact, plus important details on paying back a friend today. Have a great Thursday!   Helpful links from today's show:  

    Baby by mail: https://www.traveltrivia.com/4-fascinating-facts-about-mail-from-around-the-world/

    National Pay Back A Friend Day: https://nationaltoday.com/national-pay-back-a-friend-day/  Adopted pig: https://wxow.com/news/top-stories/2019/10/01/happy-home-found-for-abandoned-pig/ Miss Virginia film: www.MissVirginiaMovie.com Virginia Walden Ford: www.virginiawaldenford.com   Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Email: [email protected]

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

    iTunes: 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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    5 min
  • Obligation of Success - Thursday Thoughts for Oct. 17, 2019
    Have you ever thought of success as a duty? A responsibility? An obligation? Tune in to today's Thursday Thoughts to hear host Katie Parsons' insight on looking at success as something you MUST do, no matter what the specific path.    Helpful links from today's show:   The 10X Rule, Grant Cardone: https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/0470627603   Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Email: [email protected]

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

    iTunes: 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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    5 min
  • Virginia Walden Ford Interview - Friday, Oct. 18, 2019
    Virginia Walden Ford is the real-life subject of the film 'Miss Virginia' which opens today in select theaters and video-on-demand platforms. Listen in as host Katie Parsons interviews the real-life Virginia about the film, her advocacy and her family history.    Miss Virginia film: www.MissVirginiaMovie.com   Virginia Walden Ford: www.virginiawaldenford.com   Sign up for weekly kindness email: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xIj5yXTaB_Bsk2FogHG2r6y4VGsatNk_xI0POltkkV8/edit 

    Email: [email protected]

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

    iTunes: 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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    25 min
  • Pina coladas, Jules Verne, tabletop garden and an affirmation - Oct. 16, 2019

    A song can spark a million drink sales - and so can a musician, apparently. The Morning Four is back, with new episodes the rest of the week and some bonus content too. Listen in - and have a wonderful week!

    Helpful links from today's show

    Music and drinks: https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2019/09/music-popularizing-drinks/

    Jules Verne predictions: https://crazyfacts.com/jules-vernes-wrote-a-novel-in-1863/

    Tabletop gardens: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/man-designs-tabletop-gardens-for-people-in-wheelchairs/

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

    Email: [email protected]

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

    iTunes: 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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    7 min

About The Morning Four

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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…