The Stretch

In this episode, we compare and contrast print books, e-books, and audio books to help you get the most out of each format.

In this "moral of the story" mini podcast, a John Steinbeck classic serves as our muse to discuss some of the positive and negative aspects of social media. We offers tips to guide to you away from pitfalls and toward greater purpose in your life in and apart from social media.

Ideas from the great minds of Einstein, Emerson, Ken Robinson and others are discussed as we explore creativity. We analyze self-imposed barriers to creativity, ways to break through those barriers, and why doing so is important to our personal growth and the common good.

This episode focuses on the bitter-sweet feeling of nostalgia. We discuss personal experiences and share ideas from authors J. K. Rowling and J.M. Barrie to learn how how our memories can affect our lives.

This "moral of the story" mini podcast discusses what Jay Gatsby, Benjamin Franklin, and Nelson Mandela teach about personal improvement, how to learn from mistakes, and how to cultivate positive changes in ourselves.

In this episode we explore the human tradition of storytelling from ancient times to the present, with some of our favorite stories and the reasons we love them - from Rudy to Rogue One, The Count of Monte Cristo to The Hunger Games - and many more. We cover many of our favorites and hopefully some of yours in a discussion that focuses on great fictional and real life figures, their stories, and how we can not only be entertained but inspired by them. Note: Spoiler Alerts for the above mentioned stories, plus Armageddon, and Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise.

In this episode, we discuss why everyone needs a hobby and why engaging in a hobby goes beyond mere recreation.