The Sapio Files

Join us this week for a look at the psychology of colors! What does your favorite color say about you? Why do we associate certain colors with certain emotions? How can people use colors to alter the way they are seen? Our recurring guest host, Jake, is back this week to add a new perspective and to chat with us about colors and their associations! 

Quick! Describe yourself in five words! Most likely, the words you just chose reflect the way that you see yourself and one or more of the identities that you connect with. How do we develop our identities? Is it as simple as which box you check on a demographics survey? Is it based on the work you do and activities you enjoy? Join us this week for a discussion on the ways that we identify ourselves and important things to remember when thinking about the ways that you create your identity.

In the past month, the world has become a place that many of us don't even recognize. With the risk of contracting COVID-19 on the rise, finances tanking, and most of life essentially cancelled, it's no wonder that our mental health is taking a hit. This week, we're discussing this unprecedented issue that brought the world to a standstill. How can we protect not only our physical heath, but our mental health and sanity in this time of illness, social distancing, and quarantines? Join us for this important discussion.

Happy Friday the 13th! It's our 66th episode, and if you're superstitious, those two numbers might make you worry. But have no fear, because this week, we're breaking apart popular superstitions and their origins! Join us as we demystify the most mysterious superstitions and give you our takes on which, if any, we should worry about. Why do we tell actors to break a leg? Why are some people still afraid of black cats? Find out with us!

You may know your love language, and know how to love the people in your life the way they want you to. But do you know how to love when things go wrong? This week, we are digging into the five apology languages with a brand new special guest! How can you be sure that your apologies matter to those you love? We discuss apologies, forgiveness, and moving forward when things get hard this week. Find out your apology language with us!

February is Black History Month! To help us celebrate, we are joined by guest host Kayla Stewart this week! Join us for timely and important conversations...as we dig into the history of the race, the progress that has been made, systemic vs. outright racism, the misconceptions that people have, what life is like today for a modern black woman in America, and what still needs to be done. What can YOU do to best celebrate and act as an ally this (and every) month? Find out here!

Happy Valentine's Day, Sapiophiles! This week, we are taking a look at love and numbers- how can numbers help us increase our odds of finding and maintaining love? Join us as we analyze mathematician Hannah Fry's book The Mathematics of Love, and her Ted Talk of the same name. We share our favorite parts of her theories, and share our own takes on how to find and keep love in your life. 

Find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/The-Mathematics-of-Love/dp/B00RM4HAFK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TQ2DG5EG9VWT&keywords=the+mathematics+of+love&qid=1581561430&sprefix=The+matbhem%2Caps%2C225&sr=8-1

As promised in our last episode, we are digging into the timeless debate of Fate vs. Free will this week. How do we see elements of both of these in the world? In fiction? In our own lives? What bigger questions does this debate call to mind? What does it fully mean to believe in one over the other? Is there a possibility of combining the two? It's one of our classic rambling philosophical discussions this week, and we can't wait to share it all with you!

Happy 2020, Sapiophiles! We're back for a new decade of episodes! As it has been an entire decade since we finished college, we thought we'd take a look back at how the things we read, learned, and discussed in school affected us. This week, we are breaking down the books we read (or should have read) in High School. What themes pop up often, and how effective are they when filtered through the teenage mind? Is the standard "high school reading list" the best way to impart these lessons? How might we change the curriculum? How do the lessons in these books take on new meanings as we get older? Join us as we dive into literature and the teenage mind, share our favorite quotes and themes, and think back to our early reading experiences! And don't worry if you haven't read all these books... this is accessible and understandable for you as well!

As a new decade approaches, we are taking a look back at the past ten years! How has the world changed this decade? This week, we're taking you through some of the most significant events of the decade on both a large and small scale. Find out the "buzzword" of each year in history, AND find out what words and themes we see in our own experiences of the 2010s. Happy New Year! We'll be back in the twenties!