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Top Floor DiscussionsThe Open Floor: Brain RotWelcome to a new edition of Top Floor Discussions! In this episode we start by discussing the hard-hitting issue of Polish dragon sculptures, followed up with a conversation about brain rot and social media. We look forward to hearing your thoughts as we explore an exciting and unique topic! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!3:08 - Sculptures12:40 - Main topic: Brain RotMusic Credits"My Town Yo...2025-03-2648 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Open Floor: Chat TFDRecorded on January 18, 2024We're going back in time for a pre-recorded episode! In this episode, we discuss modern technology, AI, and more! Stay tuned to hear Gen Z perspectives on the past, present, and future of technology.We look forward to hearing your thoughts as we explore an exciting and unique topic! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2025-03-0958 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Kingdoms: Fixing the WorldRecorded on December 5, 2024Can we fix the world's problems with human wisdom? How can we live for the Kingdom of God? In this episode, Dick Meister shares how the ideas and lessons that we've discussed changed his life. Stay tuned for some incredible stories of how people can make a difference through the simple act of loving their neighbors! We look forward to hearing your thoughts as we explore an exciting and unique topic! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you...2025-02-2145 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Kingdoms: A History of ChristendomRecorded on November 14, 2024We're back for the penultimate episode of our series with Dick Meister!Karl Marx famously said, "Religion is the opium of the masses." Where did this quote come from? Why is it relevant? What would Jesus say about this? On this episode, we answer these questions and continue our character study of Karl Marx and Samuel Froelich.We look forward to hearing your thoughts as we explore an exciting and unique topic! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank...2025-02-0437 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Kingdoms: Introducing Karl and SamuelRecorded on October 24, 2024We're so excited to share our three-part series with Dick Meister! Today, Dick introduces the dichotomy of Karl Marx and Samuel Froelich, and a hypothetical conversation between these two historical figures.0:00 - Intro2:58 - The Case Study: Marx and Froelich13:38 - The Conversation30:48 - ConclusionWe look forward to hearing your thoughts as we explore an exciting and unique topic! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so...2025-01-2032 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Return of TFDRecorded on August 29, 2024Welcome back to TFD! In this episode we get caught up to speed, share some life updates, and preview the next season.0:00 - Intro/Catch-Up7:32 - Life Updates12:30 ConclusionLet us know what you would like to hear in the next season of Top Floor Discussions! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Next Episode. . . The Kingdoms: Introducing Karl and Samuel2025-01-0413 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Return of TFDRecorded on August 29, 2024Welcome back to TFD! In this episode we get caught up to speed, share some life updates, and preview the next season.0:00 - Intro/Catch-Up7:32 - Life Updates12:30 ConclusionLet us know what you would like to hear in the next season of Top Floor Discussions! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Next Episode. . . The Kingdoms: Introducing Karl and Samuel2025-01-0113 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Return of TFDRecorded on August 29, 2024Welcome back to TFD! In this episode we get caught up to speed, share some life updates, and preview the next season.0:00 - Intro/Catch-Up7:32 - Life Updates12:30 ConclusionLet us know what you would like to hear in the next season of Top Floor Discussions! You can send your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Next Episode. . . The Kingdoms: Introducing Karl and Samuel2025-01-0113 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Kingdom Series Ep. 3TBD2024-12-3150 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: A ConclusionWe're back for a special episode to wrap up the series! It has been a fun ride and in this episode we remember each of the previous episodes from the series and recall what we have learned and what stuck out to us. We would like to extend a huge "thank you" to our guests for taking time to come talk to us and, as always, we appreciate you, the listener, for tuning in.We are always looking for feedback from our listeners, and we now have a new email address!!! You can send us your thoughts...2024-02-2311 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Evangelism with Gavin Brown and Jacob BurninghamWe are so excited to share this episode with you! In this episode, we talk to two missionaries from the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about their perspective and experiences with evangelism. Gavin and Jacob share with us the ways that they evangelize, why it is so important, some of the unique practices of the LDS church, and more!As always, we are looking for feedback from our listeners. You can send us your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!2024-02-1657 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: StewardshipWe're back!!! This episode is the first of our last two episodes in the spiritual disciplines series. In this episode we cover the spiritual discipline of stewardship. We talk about the biblical definition of stewardship, different aspects of stewardship, how we can apply ourselves to this discipline, and more.As we return for another semester and finish up this series, we will be looking for feedback! You can send us your thoughts, questions, and comments to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits"My Town...2024-02-0357 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer (Part 2)Welcome back to the second part of our discussion on prayer! In this part, we dive into how prayer can be practiced personally, interpersonally, and communally. We discuss our own experiences with these aspects of prayer, how they can be best practiced, and more! After this episode, we will take a short hiatus as each of us are on break, but we look forward to finishing up this series on spiritual disciplines and, hopefully, starting a new series soon!We love feedback from our listeners! To let us know your thoughts, questions, and comments, leave a rating...2023-12-2941 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Open Floor: ChristmasThe Open Floor returns! In this episode we discuss a number of Christmas related issues including Christmas tradition, Santa Claus, and Christmas spirit. Next week we will have part 2 of the Prayer episode followed by a short hiatus.We love feedback from our listeners! To let us know your thoughts, questions, and comments, leave a rating, email us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram. Thank you so much for listening!2023-12-2251 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Prayer (Part 1)We're back on the spiritual disciplines train! In this episode, Simon, Winston, and Drew discuss how we can pray, types of prayer, our personal experience with prayer, and more! Stay tuned to the end to hear the first ever (surprise) call-in guest on the podcast.We love feedback from our listeners! To let us know your thoughts, questions, and comments, leave a rating, email us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com, or follow us on instagram. Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-12-151h 02Top Floor DiscussionsThe Open Floor: ThanksgivingWelcome to episode ten! Every once in a while we will have an episode where we can just have fun with the discussion. We may include some recurring segments as well! These episodes will be called "The Open Floor". In this episode, we talk about all things Thanksgiving! We have a Thanksgiving meal draft, discuss Thanksgiving traditions, and more!Contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, and questions or follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/topfloordiscussions/Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits - "...2023-12-0258 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Meditation with Drew SchumacherWelcome to fifth episode of the series on spiritual disciplines and the ninth episode of the one and only Top Floor Discussions! In this episode we have the privilege of talking about meditation with Drew Schumacher. We discuss the reasons for meditating, how we should meditate, and more! Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, and questions! Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits - "My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-11-241h 06Top Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Reading Scripture with Nick GutweinWelcome back for the fourth installment of our series on the spiritual disciplines! In this episode we are talking with Nick Gutwein about the nature of the Bible, the reliability of the Bible, how we are to read the Bible at a practical level, and more! Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, and questions! Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits - "My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-11-181h 01Top Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: FastingWe're back for the third episode in our series on the spiritual disciplines! In this episode the crew discusses the topic of fasting. We dive into examples of people fasting in the Bible, how we should approach fasting, the physical benefits of fasting, and more! Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, and questions! Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-11-1155 minTop Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: Worship with Corey HoneggerWe have a guest on the podcast! In this episode, we talk with Corey Honegger about the topic of worship, specifically worship through song. We discuss the general idea of worship as well as dive into how specific components of music impact our worship. Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, questions, and more! Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits - "My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-11-031h 12Top Floor DiscussionsThe Spiritual Disciplines: An IntroductionDisclaimer: We had audio issues during this episode. We are still learning how to podcast! This episode is the first part in a series on spiritual disciplines. In this episode we discuss the nature of spiritual disciplines, the importance of practicing spiritual disciplines, and more! We hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, questions, and more! Thank you so much for listening!Muisc Credits"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-10-2835 minTop Floor DiscussionsOceans, Caves, and MoviesWarning! This is our most unhinged episode yet! In this episode, Simon really wants to talk about oceans, we break down the parallels between oceans and caves, and then tackle the classic debate of which movie sequels beat their predecessors. We hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to leave a rating or contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com to let us know your thoughts, suggestions, questions, and more! Thank you so much for listening!Music Credits:"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-10-2119 minTop Floor DiscussionsHobbiesIn this episode, we discuss some of our hobbies before diving into a tangent on reading, writing, creativity, and imagination. Stay tuned to the end to hear a new addition to the podcast, bloopers! As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the episode! You can contact us at topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or leave a rating and a review. Thank you so much for listening! Music Credits:"My Town Yo Town" by Doug Maxwell2023-10-1446 minTop Floor DiscussionsMusicWe're back for episode two! In this episode, we discuss music. We talk about why we listen music, how music affects us, what we like to listen to, and more! We would love to hear more feedback! You can send your thoughts suggestions, comments, and questions to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com. Don't forget to rate and review the pod! Thanks for listening!Music Credits:"Dancing in the Moonlight" by Toploader"Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations2023-10-0740 minTop Floor DiscussionsSportsWelcome to the first official episode of Top Floor Discussions! In this episode, we introduce ourselves, introduce the podcast, and discuss how sports have impacted us. Thank you to all who have given us feedback so far! You can send your thoughts, suggestions, comments, and questions to topfloordiscussions@gmail.com or give a review from wherever you listen to podcasts! Thanks for listening!Music Credits:"Xenogenesis" by TheFatRat2023-09-2856 min
The Muffin ShopAnd Now We Said ItThe muffins are live and in person breaking down what’s going on in the Bravo-verse and beyond. From Sutton v. Crystal to Sutton v. Diana to Diana’s cryptic text message to Garsel it’s all happening in Beverly Hills. If you’re gunna say it, then just say it, and now we’ve said it. Then we head to Atlanta to break down Drew’s 1950s comments about making your husband happy, She By Herself, and we learn what the streets are saying honey! It all ends with the Muffin Top and Muff of the Week. So like, subscribe, r...2022-07-0342 min
Late Nights with Trav and LosSeason 3 Trav & Los Premiere: Distractions Become Your HabitsShow Links:https://www.youtube.com/littlemusicboxeshttps://www.losmontoya.comhttps://travandlos.webflow.iohttps://onezero.medium.com/being-indistractable-will-be-the-skill-of-the-future-a07780cf36f4https://www.instagram.com/littlemusicboxes/Intro:Welcome to the Late Nights with Trav and Los Season 3 Premier and Finale!I’m Los, your host tonight and Tav is joining us as the listener proxy.Discussion Points:* Catch Up* Los* Company was acquired via a merger with a company called Twenty* Our goal is to enable and enrich experiences by bringing people together in real li...2019-09-2700 min
Carnegie VideoDebating the “Sequencing Fallacy”Thomas Carothers' recent Journal of Democracy article, “How Democracies Emerge: The ‘Sequencing' Fallacy,” is a critical response to the viewpoint that certain preconditions –especially a well-functioning state and the rule of law– should be in place before a country attempts democratization. In this debate Carothers expanded on his core arguments about the relative compatibility of authoritarianism versus democracy with rule-of-law development and state-building, exploring cases ranging from El Savador and Nigeria to Egypt and Iraq. Jack Snyder emphasized the high costs of failed democratization and suggested that the United States and other international actors should give less priority to elections in their d...2007-01-301h 30