Give a listen as hosts Lee and Michael resurrect a pair of older questions from years gone by at the Intellectual Roundtable blog. This week's questions are:

What makes a tradition?

During a time that is filled with tradition, Lee wonders what goes into the process of turning a routine, everyday event into a full-fledged tradition. Michael discusses some examples of tradition in his life, and how they came about.

What are you optimistic about?

Both Michael and Lee are generally optimistic people, but here Michael remembers a time when we asked the blog readers for some examples of what encouraging signs they see on the horizon. They answered, and here Michael and Lee share some of their ideas as well.

You can have a voice in answering these or other questions at IntellectualRoundtable.com.