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And now, this week's episode is finally about taste. The concept has been haunting us ever since Ezra Klein talked about it on his show, and later Jedrek read the lastest book by Kyle Chayka "Filterworld" which mentions taste, curators and tastemakers - all relevant to our discussion. How does taste develop? Do we have good taste? What is the difference between being against and being different? Can mass products have taste? This and so much more in our conversation this week.

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And now for this week's episode: Jedrek and Masha discuss in the introduction how painful writing really is, and what is good writing anyway; and in the main part (aka Thinking Out Loud Proper) Masha is facing the difference and the relationship between high self-esteem and big ego. What is the best way to build your self-esteem without inflating at the same time our ego?

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But this week on ToL we sat down with Maciek, who is revisiting our podcast one year later (check out his linguistic progress!), to talk about the technical aspects of listening to podcasts (why does he stick to Pocket Casts, what it's like to listen at a pace higher than 1.0 etc), and since Maciek is a heavy user of various Iphone apps (well over 200 on his devices) we're asking him about social media, and how toxic (if at all?) does he find Twitter (now X) and Instagram.

Maciek has been a good spirit of this podcast all along, and recently he has been running „the phrase of the week” in our newsletter where he is sharing phrases from his legendary notbook with English phrases. Now you have a chance to get to know him even better!

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Did you know we have moved with our newsletter to Substack? It's a weekly dose of motivation, inspiration and education in English, you simply can't miss it.

And now to this week's episode which announces itself really great because we're hosting Julia, a teenager from Poland, who is telling us about her experience with homeschooling, dissipating by the way a lot of myths surrounding it: what is her workload? How's her social life? What does it take to succeed etc. And in the second part of our show, a.k.a the Thinking Out Loud Proper, we're asking Julia who is a better decison maker: the heart or the brain? Mature way above her age, Julia deals with the question in a brilliant manner both intellectually and linguistically. This is simply a must listen ;)

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And now let's talk about the current episode of ToL: we are hosting a fantastic interlocutor, Ania, who we take into a crossfire of questions: about her English and going from bad to great, about Australia - its weather and fauna, and last but not least about being a soldier and being a warrior: what is the difference?

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Now, this week it's just the two of us and we talk about the concept of hard work: is hard work linked with high salary? Does it lead to a job well done? How does it differ from difficult work? Masha is kicking this concept down the road sparking a lot of reflections.

Also on the show: we're talking about the lastest gizmo from apple - the Apple Vision Pro, and how cool it would be to have English classes in virtual reality.

Btw. The cover for this epsiode is almost the same like for the previous episode, but Masha says there's a deeper meaning to it in the context of hard work ;)

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And now, let's talk about the current episode: Maciek Olszowy, our very special guest this week, is an entrepreneur, a podcaster (yay!), a father and an occasional practitioner of the Vipassana meditation technique. We start out asking about what it's like not to speak to anybody for 10 days, what is meditation for, is an ancient India's meditation suitable for Westerners and their monkey brain (Jedrek especially!), and ultimatelly what does it mean to waste time? Is watching TV a waste of time? Is not achieveing results a waste of time? A fascinating conversation in one word! (+Maciek's English just rocks!)

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Is Thinking Out Loud more on the fun side of the podcast scene or is it more serious? You'll find the answer in the intro before we jump straight to round 2 (that's right!) to discuss the difference between citizens and mere population. What seems like a pretty straightforward question for Jedrek, turns out to be a gateway to a much more serious conversation about the rights and duties of citizens. Anyway, we hope that despite the caliber of the topic it's still fun listening to us! ;)

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Did you know we're about to launch our newsletter: https://tolpodcast.com/#newsletter ? Sign up for a weekly dose of motivation, inspiration and education from Masha and Jedrek.

Aprat from the said newsletter, this week we're discussing the power of the internet over the books and longer texts in general. What makes the screens so irresistible? Check out our thinking out lound on this subject and its vicinities.

We're mentioning The Ezra Klein Show, Masha's number one podcast, here's the link to the episode that made us reflect on the old internet: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JGETbaRnNqZe4gwj9QrwQ?si=b23566c9b04248b6

We're mentioning crutch.com which is a website for sale, if you want you could run a portal with crutch words (or sell medical supplies ;)

Jedrek read "Kids Run The Show" by Delphine de Vigan https://www.amazon.com/Kids-Run-Show-Deplhine-Vigan/dp/1609459849

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