Truth Detective

This episode is about understanding and, perhaps, living a utopian life. What is that? It is a perfect world. Utopia truly is a life without problems but you must do a few simple things. Yes. Life will be good and plentiful but is there a downside? P.S. There's always a downside. :) Find out more about this life of supposed utopian perfection and why it actually may not work. I’ll let you decide. Plus a true story that might make you re-think utopian perfection. Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society, culture, pop culture, and a smidgen of trivia. Feel the sweet smell of enlightened success as you stump your family and friends with your knowledge. It's so much fun! Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Get These Books Referenced In This Episode! Get the book: Utopia by Sir Thomas More - https://amzn.to/2KXYlMv Get the book: Southpaw - A Tale About A Girl's Imagination by (ME!) Stephanie Lee - https://amzn.to/2KXZDaj Read These Articles Referenced In This Episode Article from The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/ Article from The Epoch Times - https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/are-disabled-children-worth-less_3597678.html Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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This episode is all about phrases. How do you get your message and the real meaning of what you're saying across? You now can say it with one of these politically-friendly phrases.   You know the holidays are hard. Undoubtedly there will be politics on the table along with the turkey and pumpkin pie. So why not use one of these phrases to wow your family and friends and look really smart.  Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society, culture, pop culture, and a smidgen of trivia. Feel the sweet smell of enlightened success as you stump your family and friends with your knowledge. It's so much fun! Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about Slab City in Southern California. This is a tale of an off-grid, lawless city, and how it got to be this way.  Fifty miles from the Mexican border, Slab City is a town of intrigue. Slab City is the desert. Scorching temps and fascinating people...misfits, troubled souls, anarchists, and outcasts. Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society, culture, pop culture, and a smidgen of trivia. Feel the sweet smell of enlightened success as you stump your family and friends with your knowledge. It's so much fun! Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Links for this episode: America's Lawless desert (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKTSVWiYee8&t=918s The Last Lawless Land in America: Slab City (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxPoyvVOTI Rabbitside Camp (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31vG4vXD6Ks Wikipedia / Slab City, California: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City%2C_California Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about the very intriguing and extremely alarming Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong.  This is an unusual anomaly that we will never see again. How on Earth could this 500 building area with no government interference, that houses squatters, and anarchists be allowed?  Listen to this episode to find out about this walled city that is some pretty cool and unusual recent history.  Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society, culture, pop culture, and a smidgen of trivia. Stump your family and friends with your knowledge. It's so much fun! Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Links for this episode: WSJ "Kowloon Walled City Pop Culture Theme Park" video: https://www.wsj.com/video/kowloon-walled-city-pop-culture-theme-park/C2F86309-90AD-444C-8342-D192565E62C4.html Website for great info on anything you want to know...seriously, anything (some, if not most, of the information for this episode, is from this website). It's done with an almost 3-D effect. You may enjoy it too: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about the autumn and how much I look forward to the crisp northeast season. But not just the cool, crisp air or the beautiful leaves of red, yellow, and orange. No. For me I love Halloween and specifically what I call, "Pumpkin Season".  Here to forget the heaviness of the outside world are some pretty cool factoids and, perhaps, a little light trivia around the pumpkin, in particular, that we can all enjoy.  Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society, culture, pop culture and a smidgen of trivia. Stump your family and friends with your knowledge. It's so much fun! Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about the "Mole People" of NYC and the tunnel-dwellers that live beneath the Las Vegas Strip. Here are some important observations on the plight of the homeless and, perhaps, some things we are all being challenged with, in today's current landscape. Are we going to be faced with some tough decisions about how we live? Maybe. Get up to speed on some interesting and enlightening facts about our society and culture. Stump your family and friends with your knowledge and a little light trivia. Links mentioned in this episode: 1990 New York Times article by John Tierney - In Tunnel, 'Mole People' Fight to Save Home -https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/13/nyregion/in-tunnel-mole-people-fight-to-save-home.html?pagewanted=all Dark Days movie by Marc Singer (preview): https://youtu.be/EEj4yBlnr1Y Meet Jenni Lee (Stephanie Saddora) the ex-porn star living in a Las Vegas tunnel: https://youtu.be/fW5B6ZrHkCE Journey To The Center Of The Earth by Jules Verne - Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel.  https://amzn.to/3cNDzZN The Nether World by George Gissing - A highly dramatic, sometimes violent tale of man's caustic vision shaped by the bitter personal experience of poverty. https://amzn.to/30pM7kD The Time Machine by H.G. Wells - The Time Traveller thought he could study these marvelous beings—unearth their secret and then return to his own time—until he discovered that his invention, his only avenue of escape, had been stolen. https://amzn.to/36oGrew Push that "Subscribe" button and be the first to get notifications of when new episodes come out...it's FREE! Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about Census2020. The deadline for getting your census answers in is October 30 so hurry! Here's some great information about the Census and why it is so important to get those answers in. However you do it, whether it be by mail-in form, on the internet, or by phone...do it! Get up to speed on some enlightening facts about our society and culture to stump your family and friends with your knowledge and light trivia. It's so interesting and fun! ALSO...push that PURPLE BUTTON on your iPhone (come on...you know the button...the one that kind of looks like a weird microphone) to SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW! IT'S FREE! Links mentioned in this episode: NPR REPORTS NEW DEADLINE FOR CENSUS 2020: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/24/912071784/court-orders-census-counting-to-continue-through-oct-31-appeal-expected Do it NOW! Go to the census website to be counted. The new deadline is October 30th: https://2020census.gov Article on International Censuses, “Censuses Around The World”: https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/Surveys/Pages/Censuses-Around-the-World.aspx For more detail...Census Hard To Count Maps 2020: https://www.censushardtocountmaps2020.us/ Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about September 11th, 2001. One of the saddest days in America's history. Take advantage of all the many resources that we have today to research, grow, and become informed about our not-so-distant past. September 11, 2001...a day I will never forget. Get up to speed on some enlightening facts about our society and culture to stump your family and friends with your knowledge and light trivia. It's so interesting and fun! ALSO...push that PURPLE BUTTON on your iPhone (come on...you know the button...the one that kind of looks like a weird microphone) to SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW! IT'S FREE! Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about the “Caste System” of India and how it relates to our present-day “Class System” here in American and in most of the western world. We all are part of the “Class-System” in our country, which is the socio-economic hierarchy that has made America, America. No matter where you are in our class structure, did you know that you have the ability to see yourself moving ahead without thinking about which socio-economic class you fall into? It’s true! Take advantage of all the many technological resources that we have today to learn, grow, and become successful at whatever you want. See yourself being exactly who you want to be regardless of a “Class” or “Caste” label. And know for sure that you can be anyone you want to be no matter where you are in our society. Learn a few enlightening facts to stump your family and friends. It's so much fun! ALSO...push that PURPLE BUTTON on your iPhone (come on...you know the button...the one that kind of looks like a weird microphone) to SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW! IT'S FREE! Links mentioned in this episode: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson: https://amzn.to/31nHU1M Wikipedia – Caste System of India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_in_India Gallup Website / What Determines How Americans Perceive Their Social Class? https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx What is endogamy? Found out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogamy https://study.com/academy/lesson/endogamy-definition-lesson-quiz.html Caste System, Hinduism, and Their History: http://factsanddetails.com/india/Religion_Caste_Folk_Beliefs_Death/sub7_2b/entry-4158.html#:~:text=caste%20system%20pyramid%20in%20India,the%20caste%20of%20their%20parents. Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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In this episode, I talk about A Tale of One City...NYC and the different perspectives of two heavyweights wanting different results.  On one side there was Robert Moses, the urban developer and on the other side, there was Jane Jacobs, mother, wife, and activist who cared about the residents and the diverse neighborhoods that make up NYC.  Who won this battle? Listen to this episode to find out. Plus a little light trivia about NYC. Discover a historic event in NYC and some cool trivia. Learn a few facts to stump your family and friends. It's so much fun! ALSO...push that PURPLE BUTTON on your iPhone (come on...you know the button...the one that kind of looks like a weird microphone) to SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW! IT'S FREE! Links mentioned in this episode: Buy the book, The Death And Life Of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Life-Great-American-Cities/dp/067974195X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2MMZ0TFDUFX7J&dchild=1&keywords=the+death+and+life+of+great+american+cities&qid=1595615266&s=books&sprefix=the+dea%2Caps%2C154&sr=1-1 Buy the book, The Power Broker – Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Broker-Robert-Moses-Fall/dp/0394720245/ref=sr_1_2?crid=37NT33DDOOJDD&dchild=1&keywords=the+power+broker+by+robert+caro&qid=1595616099&s=books&sprefix=the+power+br%2Cstripbooks%2C158&sr=1-2 Tenement Museum - https://www.tenement.org/ Museum of the City of New York - https://www.mcny.org/ James and Karla / Food, Travel, NYC - YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuBxnfoGc2B2Djy4vhIz6Sg National Trust For Historic Preservation - https://savingplaces.org/ Project For Public Spaces - https://www.pps.org/ See the movie: Citizen Jane - Battle For The City - https://youtu.be/Tid_MAtHbno Talk, Tales and Trivia website - http://talktalesandtrivia.com Apple Podcasts
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