Words That Make Us

In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama discuss the topic of “Wealth”. Listen to them as they discuss the connotations of the word “wealth” and its synonyms. Tony, being the mathematics and business teacher, puts into perspective what it really means to be wealthy today. They read you verses from the Bible and the Quran about the topic and touch upon how wealth is seen in Sufism and stoicism. Of course they have some poetry for you too. 

If you want to check out some of the readings on this episode, you may find them here:

The Vanity Of Wealth By Samuel Johnson

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In this episode of the “Words That Make Us” podcast, Rama and Tony explore the premise of “Reputation”. They kick off by reading a poem by Emily Dickenson about being a nobody. They discuss their different understandings of the term “reputation”. Is reputation the same as fame? Is it synonymous with “ego”? What role do different societies play in shaping one’s reputation and good standing? What does religion say about slander? Is public shaming ever acceptable? 

Monica Lewinsky’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_lewinsky_the_price_of_shame/transcript

I’m Nobody! Who are you? 

https://allpoetry.com/I'm-nobody!-Who-are-you-

In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama discuss the topic of “Failure”. Listen to them as they define different aspects and connotations of failure, discuss who has the biggest effect on whether children succeed or fail, and why we feel shame when we fail.

If you want to check out some of the readings on this episode you might find them here:

Defeat by Khalil Gibran:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58713/defeat-56d23d566b4c3

Waiting for love by Avicii:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ncIVUXZla8

Success after failure in businesses:

https://www.business.com/articles/never-giving-up-9-entrepreneurs-and-millionaires-who-failed-at-least-once/

Failure by Amos Russel Wells:

https://pickmeuppoetry.org/failure-by-amos-russel-wells/

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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama discuss the topic of “AGEING”. They discuss how different people, genders and cultures (including the Blue Zones) experience ageing. They explore the Japanese concept of Ikigai and how everyone can adopt it. Expect to learn another (less inspiring) Japanese term–Kodokushi. The conversation takes a brief dark detour but ends on a high. 

Kaitlin Moran’s article on being middle-aged:

https://www.redonline.co.uk/red-women/blogs/a34159053/caitlin-moran-middle-aged/

What Makes a Good Life? https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness?language=en

The BBC experiment on “reversing” ageing:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html?_r=0

Growing Old by Matthew Arnold:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52311/growing-old

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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama continue talking about “SILENCE”. Prepare to hear about hormones, silence in relationships, melancholic silence, poetry by Khalil Gibran and poetry by Charlotte Brontë, whose poem leads them down a rabbit hole about music and toxic masculinity! You will like the last poem; it wraps everything up very neatly.

If you want to check out some of the things mentioned in this episode, try these links.

An attempt to explain the verse from the Quran: https://sunnahonline.com/library/women-and-islam/419-why-two-women-witnesses 

What this counselling website says about silence:

https://www.pathwaysprofessional.org/

John Cage’s “music”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVUp12XPpU

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In this first episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, listen to Tony and Rama explore the topic of "SILENCE". They read you poems from different eras and backgrounds, discuss how Sufis regard silence in comparison to how it is regarded in Stoicism, all while reflecting on their own views on the different types of silence.

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