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Hotel Bar SessionsInterpretationThe central debate this week? Whether interpretation goes “all the way down.” Leigh stakes out a position, arguing that even the simplest acts of clarification are interpretive performances grounded in systems of meaning. Talia, donning her analytic hat, pushes back hard—insisting that certain discursive acts, like clarifications and first-person avowals of emotional states, are distinct from interpretation and must retain ethical authority, especially in politically fraught times. Rick mediates, drawing on hermeneutics and pragmatism to suggest that truth itself is an emergent product of interpretation, not a pre-existing ideal.What results is one of the most spirit...2025-06-201h 12
Hotel Bar SessionsPanic Now? (with Ira Allen)Is it time to panic? In this episode, we invite rhetorician Ira Allen to the bar to explore the possibility that, yes, it might be—and that panic isn’t just an irrational breakdown but a vital, even necessary, affective response to the ongoing collapse we’re all living through. Allen’s recent book Panic! Now: Tools for Humanizing in an Age of Staggered Collapse challenges the neoliberal injunction to “stay calm” and instead asks what might be made possible if we allowed ourselves to feel—and live with—our panic.Together with co-hosts Leigh Johnson, Talia Bettcher, and Ri...2025-06-131h 04
Hotel Bar SessionsPrivate PartsHow can we talk, or think, about "private parts" in a philosophical way?In this provocative and unexpectedly tender episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, co-hosts Leigh M. Johnson, Rick Lee, and Talia Mae Bettcher unpack the philosophical complexities of “private parts.” What starts as a playful premise quickly becomes a deep exploration of bodily privacy, modesty, and the moral and social codes that govern our most intimate physical boundaries. Drawing from cultural history, personal anecdotes, and ethical theory, the hosts ask why some body parts are marked as “private,” what makes them morally charged, and why euphemisms often st...2025-06-0657 min
Hotel Bar SessionsThe Future of the UniversityCan the University be saved? Should it be saved? In this sobering and timely episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, co-hosts Leigh M. Johnson, Rick Lee, and Talia Mae Bettcher tackle the existential crisis facing higher education in the U.S. and beyond. Nothing is off limits in this conversation! From the increasing defunding of universities to their alignment with neoliberal capitalism, we're looking at the deeper values and societal roles that universities are meant to serve—and how far many institutions have strayed from that mission. The metastasis of administrative bloat. The erosion of shared gover...2025-05-301h 16
Hotel Bar SessionsCringeIn this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, your favorite philosophical trio—Leigh Johnson, Rick Lee, and Talia Bettcher—dive headfirst into the squirmy, complicated world of cringe. From wedding speeches gone wrong to tone-deaf icebreaker confessions, they unpack the peculiar affective cocktail we experience when someone's self-presentation dramatically misfires. Cringe isn’t just about secondhand embarrassment—it's a visceral, full-body response that blends aesthetic, moral, and even ontological dissonance.Leigh kicks off the discussion by proposing that cringe moments represent aesthetic failures that are rarely just personal—they feel universal. Drawing on Kant, Foucault, Butler, and even Kierkegaar...2025-05-231h 05
Hotel Bar SessionsTragic Temporality (with Sean Kirkland)Sean Kirkland unpacks living on the edge of "was" and "not yet."What if time isn’t just something we move through—but something that shapes us, wounds us, and makes us who we are? In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Leigh and Rick sit down with philosopher Sean D. Kirkland (DePaul University), author of Aristotle and Tragic Temporality, to talk about what Aristotle can teach us about the tragic structure of human life. Together, they explore how ancient philosophy—and especially tragedy—reveals the limits of control, the inevitability of error, and the complicated beauty of livin...2025-05-161h 06
Hotel Bar SessionsWhat is Philosophy?In this season-opening episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Rick Lee and Leigh Johnson welcome new co-host Talia Mae Bettcher, a leading voice in trans philosophy and feminist theory, to dive into the deceptively simple but persistently perplexing question: What is philosophy?This wide-ranging conversation explores whether philosophy is defined by its methods (argument, critique, concept creation), its outcomes (or lack thereof), or the scenes and communities in which it takes place. Along the way, the hosts discuss credentialism in academia, gatekeeping in the discipline, and how philosophy might survive outside the university.Drawing...2025-05-0959 min
Hotel Bar SessionsAre Universals "Real"?Do universals “exist”? Are they real? And why are we talking about porcupines so much?!In this episode, Leigh, Rick, and Devonya dive headfirst into one of philosophy’s oldest and knottiest questions: Is “porcupine-ness” a real thing, or just a name we slap on pointy animals?Starting with the simple question of what makes a beer a beer (and not a Long Island iced tea), this wide-ranging conversation traces the debate from Plato and Aristotle to TikTok documentaries, Sally Haslanger, and Star Trek’s Borg. Along the way, the hosts wrestle with the metaphysical status of ca...2025-04-1150 min
Hotel Bar SessionsTotalitarianism (with Peg Birmingham)Can democracy be saved from totalitarianism? In this episode, the co-hosts are joined by political theorist Dr. Peg Birmingham (DePaul University) for an urgent discussion on the topic of totalitarianism. Starting with a critique of what counts as “the people” in democratic systems, our conversation unpacks the entanglement of nationalism and racism, the dangerous erosion of the rule of law, and the troubling resurgence of executive overreach in the United States.Drawing from theorists like Hannah Arendt and Carl Schmitt, we unpack how nationalistic democracies easily pivot toward authoritarian structures—and why naming, resisting, and reimagi...2025-04-0449 min
Hotel Bar SessionsThe Establishment ClauseThis week, we're pulling up a seat at the intersection of faith, governance, and democracy as we take on the Establishment Clause—that little First Amendment provision that’s supposed to keep church and state in their own lanes. But is that how it’s really playing out?Leigh, Rick, and Devonya dig into the history and contemporary implications of the separation of church and state, from school prayer to Supreme Court decisions, faith-based government offices, and religious encroachments on reproductive rights. We tackle the tension between private belief and public reason, the way religious institutions have both c...2025-03-2154 min
Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh BrownDogs on the Loose and Deals on the Line: Real Estate Gone Wild with Janet JohnsonWhat happens when you mix relocation clients, a final walkthrough on Zoom, and two unexpected dogs? You get one wildly unforgettable moment in real estate. In this episode, we chat with Janet Johnson, who shares what it’s really like to move your career across state lines and keep your cool when chaos breaks out mid-transaction. You’re going to love this conversation! Key takeaways to listen for The surprising differences between real estate rules in Wisconsin and Tennessee Why relocation clients are flocking to Tennessee How Janet balances real estate, grandparenting, and leading a Gir...2025-03-2019 min
Hotel Bar SessionsDEI Then and Now (with Paul Breines)Who's afraid of DEI? And why?Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives have become institutional mainstays in corporate and academic settings—but they are currently under attack. In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Leigh and Devonya sit down with Freedom Rider and retired Associate Professor of History at Boston College, Paul Breines, to reflect on the evolution of social justice movements from the civil rights struggles of the 1960s to today’s embattled DEIA programs. How did a radical movement for racial justice morph into bureaucratic diversity training? And how should we understand the backlash agai...2025-03-1455 min
Hotel Bar SessionsDecorumWhen does decorum keep us civil-- and when does it keep us silent?From courtroom etiquette to the Oval Office, from department meetings to NFL sidelines, decorum shapes our public interactions—but who gets to decide what counts as “proper” behavior? In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Rick, Leigh, and Devonya take on the contested role of decorum in social and political life. Is it a necessary lubricant for peaceful coexistence, or a tool for policing and silencing dissent?The hosts explore decorum’s history, its role in institutions like Congress and the courts, and its...2025-03-0756 min
Hotel Bar SessionsAmbiguityWhen nothing is clear, how do we decide?Many people prefer their morality to be straightforward—right or wrong, good or bad, clear as day. But more often than not, human life is a mess of contradictions, competing values, and gray areas. In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Rick, Leigh, and Devonya wade into the murky waters of ambiguity—what it means, how we experience it, and why we’re often so uncomfortable with it. From moral dilemmas and political rhetoric to aesthetics and queer theory, the hosts explore how ambiguity can be both a site of opp...2025-02-2158 min
Hotel Bar SessionsTrustCan anyone be trusted anymore?Trust is the glue that holds our social world together, yet it’s one of the most fragile bonds we have. In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Rick, Leigh, and Devonya dive into the complexities of trust—what it means, how it functions, and why it’s so easy to break but so difficult to restore. From everyday acts of trust, like believing the grocery store clerk’s name tag, to the deep-seated political crisis of trust in institutions and democracy, the hosts explore trust as an epistemic, moral, and affective structur...2025-02-1459 min
Hotel Bar SessionsJudgmentWho gets to judge right and wrong? And on what grounds?In this episode of Hotel Bar Sessions, Leigh, Rick, and Devonya talk about judgment—what it is, when we need it, and whether it’s a skill or just a faculty of reason. They start with Aristotle’s distinction between knowledge and judgment, move through Kant’s ideas about moral and aesthetic judgment, and consider how judgment functions in ethical reasoning, political life, and even artificial intelligence. The conversation raises questions about whether judgment is simply applying rules or if it requires something more—something closer to...2025-02-071h 02
Maybe Some Other TimeEp 155 - Wind Chime Bomb w/ Rachel LeighThis week, Carl welcomes Ohio comedian, Rachel Leigh! Rachel is super funny and a regular at Grumpy Dave's in Bowling Green. She is a sharp writer with strong stage presence. The two discuss her eventually crossing state lines, a horrifying heckler at Grumpy Dave's and of course, her worst bomb. Instagram : @carljohnsonisfunnyRachel LeighInstagram : @sheseesamillionstarsVideo : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-BfdgGywuq0MusicJesse PassageInstagram : @thebignapArtRachel Harper2025-02-071h 03
Hotel Bar SessionsResponsibilityHow, and for what, are we responsible?What does it even mean to be responsible? Is it about blame? Credit? Or something else entirely? Leigh, Devonya, and Rick hash it out over drinks, tackling everything from personal accountability to collective responsibility, and digging into big questions about freedom, moral agency, and how our social and political systems shape what we’re capable of doing—and not doing.This week’s conversation covers some heavy ground: systemic racism, climate change, and whether collective responsibility can actually lead to change (or if it’s just another w...2025-01-311h 02
Meet JMT: Insights From WithinEpisode 33: Meet Leigh Anne Friesen - A special podcast for National Mentoring MonthIn this episode of the Meet JMT podcast, we celebrate National Mentoring Month with Leigh Anne Friesen! Leigh Anne shares valuable insights from her diverse career in planning and mentorship, including her work leading educational activities for students of all ages, aiming to guide the next generation.She discusses recent projects with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and how speaking Spanish has shaped her professional path, including a memorable summer spent in Israel working at a youth camp.Tune in to hear more about Leigh Anne’s inspiring career and mentorship experiences!2025-01-2016 min
Hotel Bar SessionsRevengeThe HBS co-hosts savor the complexities of a dish best served cold.Is revenge ever ethical? Can it be a form of justice, or is it always about personal satisfaction? In this episode, Rick Lee, Leigh Johnson, and Devonya Havis take a deep dive into the philosophy of revenge. From the timeless allure of stories like Kill Bill and The Count of Monte Cristo to the rise of cancel culture and online harassment, the hosts explore how revenge plays out in both individual and collective contexts. They tackle big questions about power, helplessness, and the difference between...2025-01-1758 min
Hotel Bar SessionsVirtueIs "virtue" an outdated concept? And why is there a bear in this classroom?!This week at the hotel bar, Rick, Devonya, and Leigh are digging deep into the idea of virtue. What does it mean to be virtuous? How do we cultivate virtues? Are they timeless ideals or shaped by culture and history? We talk about Aristotle, sure, but we’re also unpacking modern critiques of virtue and asking how power and privilege shape what counts as “virtuous” in the first place.In a world that seems more focused on personal success and convenience than m...2025-01-1058 min
Learning Leader Spotlight: Interviews with corporate L&D leadersThe Expanding L&D Ecosystem Through EdTech, AI and Social Learning with Chris Johnson of Toyota North AmericaChris Johnson, Learning and Development Manager of Toyota North America, joins us to discuss how companies can leverage educational technology and social media style microlearning without causing learning anxiety. He emphasizes the skills the workforce needs to confront a changing working landscape and the value of networking and learning from L&D peers.Key Takeaways:(04:38) The relevance of microlearning increases as platforms like TikTok and YouTube influence how learners consume quick, actionable content.(05:34) The rapid expansion of educational technology is transforming the learning ecosystem.(06:39) AI...2025-01-0716 min
Hotel Bar SessionsDoes God Exist?Are you there, God? It's us, Hotel Bar Sessions.This week, our co-hosts jump headfirst into one of philosophy’s biggest questions: "Does God exist?" Rick kicks things off by asking whether a final answer would even matter: would knowing God exists (or doesn’t) shift our lives and choices in any real way? Might belief in God itself just be a placeholder for the unknown? Why is the idea of an "Intellligent Designer" or an "Unmoved Mover" or a "First Cause" so compelling, even in the absence of evidence? Each host weighs in with their own take...2024-11-011h 17
Do Business. Do Life. — The Financial Advisor Podcast — DBDL082: Demi-Leigh Tebow - Beyond Miss Universe: Overcoming Adversity and Finding True IdentityToday, I’m joined by Demi-Leigh Tebow who shares how she uncovered her true identity, built unshakable faith, and overcame profound adversities like the loss of her sister and surviving a violent carjacking.Demi is no stranger to the spotlight. She was crowned Miss Universe in 2017, married famous NFL quarterback Tim Tebow in 2020, and recently released her best-selling book, A Crown That Lasts. Alongside her personal achievements, she’s deeply committed to charity work through the Tim Tebow Foundation.But behind the success, Demi’s journey has been marked by significant challenges. Whether it was redefi...2024-09-1852 min
Hotel Bar SessionsMINIBAR EPISODE: Meet Our New Co-host, David Gunkel!For this "mini-bar" episode, HBS introduces our newest addition to the co-host gang, Dr. David Gunkel!David Gunkel is an award-winning author, educator and researcher, specializing in the philosophy of technology, with a focus on the moral and legal challenges of artificial intelligence and robots. He is the author of a number of important texts on emergent technology, media studies, and philosophy (see his list of books here). Dr. Gunkel is internationally recognized for his innovative work on the moral and legal status of artificial intelligence and robot rights, his efforts to diversify the theory and practice...2024-05-0324 min
Hotel Bar SessionsJean-Paul Sartre's "Bad Faith"The HBS hosts discuss the many and varied ways we lie to ourselves. For our final episode of each season, we take up a text or concept in philosophy that has crept out of the discipline and made it into the wider popular consciousness and culture. This week, we're talking about Jean-Paul Sartre’s idea of “bad faith” (mauvaise foi) from his text Being and Nothingness.[Trigger Warning: at around the 24-minute mark in this episode, we have a brief discussion of people ending their lives. You can jump ahead to minute 28:15 if you prefer to skip...2024-04-191h 05
SunCastAdding Storage to Solar is Harder Than We Thought! Leigh Zanone managed 8Minute/Avantus’s Portfolio & Shares His Insights Is solar plus storage magically going to fix our grid? If you listen to many of the conversations I’ve heard the last 2+ years, you’d easily assume “we got this, just throw some batteries out there and we’re well on our way to 100% RE!” Turns out it’s not that simple. Building hybrid power (solar+storage) projects requires a deep understanding of the unique challenges they present, from how to forecast revenue to building integrated software solutions that can handle massive complexity. Leigh Zanone, an 18-year solar industry veteran, shares his insights and exp...2024-04-1149 min
Cowgirl ConfessionsSeason 5: Ep. 69 | Improving Barrel Racing Performance with Biomechanics, Virtual Coaching, & Kendra Leigh DicksonJoin me, Dakota Dawn Johnson, as I sit down with the incredible Kendra Leigh Dickson, a household name in pro rodeo and a beacon of the Cowgirl spirit. Kendra shares her passion for Stall High, a social media alternative for barrel racers & a virtual clinic program. Hear firsthand accounts of how riders shave off crucial time without reliance on specialized products but through biomechanical fine-tuning. We share personal hurdles of overcoming pride and a scarcity mindset. Tune in for a big dose of encouragement to pursue excellence with a cowgirl’s faith & determination.
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Hotel Bar SessionsThe Phenomenology of Black Spirit (with Biko Mandela Gray and Ryan Johnson)The HBS discuss Hegel, the black radical tradition, and the history of Philosophy with Biko Mandela Gray and Ryan J. Johnson.This week we are joined by Biko Mandela Gray and Ryan J. Johnson to talk about their book Phenomenology of Black Spirit, which reads Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit against the tradition of black thought from Frederick Douglass to Angela Davis. It is a stunning demonstration of a relationship to philosophy that is at once creative, breaking the boundaries between exegesis and history, and politically committed, reading for the struggle for liberation. It is a book that...2024-02-0951 min
Girl Go Global#54: Business Talk: Faithing It, Franchising It, Scaling It with Michelda JohnsonMichelda Johnson, serial entrepreneur, unapologetically brings her faith into the marketplace. Join Dr. Jasmine and Michelda for a conversation about entrepreneurship, franchise ownership, and bridging the gap between faith, business, and corporate. This girl chat will have you rethinking strategies for acquiring generational wealth by means of franchise ownership. Support the Girl Go Global Podcast, we want to continue offering you value: https://bit.ly/GirlGoGlobalDonations.Episode Quotes: “You don’t have to segment your business and your faith.”“One of the fastest ways to scale your business is by creating a franchise model.” “You don’t have...2024-01-1256 min
In Your Head with Leigh RichardsonEpisode 184: Using the Core 4 Process to Replace Our Expired Mindsets with Dr. Charryse Johnson and Leigh RichardsonLeigh Richardson of the Brain Performance Center and host of In Your Head with Leigh Richardson speaks with Dr. Charryse Johnson, expert mental health consultant, author and owner of Jade Integrative Counseling, to talk about her new book Expired Mindsets, and how to allow knowledge of the past become inspiration for the future by moving forward in a more intentional and healthy manner, through her framework the Core 4 Process.
Leigh Richardson is also the author of Brain on Game On, available at Amazon and on http://www.thebrainperformancecenter.com and https://www.leigherichardson.com/. She also owns and operates The...2023-06-1655 min
Girl Go Global#39: Storytelling Through Fashion with Nigeria JohnsonThe intersection between fashion and storytelling is a longstanding tradition that dates back to the centuries. Nigeria Johnson, owner of Know Our Story Clothing, has joined this ancient tradition by telling stories using her apparel line. Join Dr. Jasmine and Nigeria for a little girl chat about business, community engagement, and storytelling through fashion. Episode Quotes“My faith in God gives me the will to do all that I set out to do.”“Do your research, do your due diligence, and reach out to people in your industry if you want to jump into fashion.” “I wish I’d known...2023-05-1232 min
Hotel Bar SessionsLazy RelativismThe HBS hosts do NOT agree to disagree! On the first day of co-host's Leigh's classes, she warns her students against (what she calls) “lazy relativism.” The example she gives is of a conversation in which two people have been at odds for a while, they suspect that they are not going to come to an agreement on the matter at hand, and so one of them says: “yeah, agree to disagree” or “everybody has different opinions on this” or, worst of all, “what’s true for you is true for you, and what’s true for me is true for me.”2023-05-1258 min
Girl Go Global#38: When Depression and Anxiety Have A Voice with Taneshia JohnsonHealing requires intention and leaning into what really is a journey. Join Dr. Jasmine and Taneshia Johnson, author and clinical social worker, for an important and necessary conversation about healing from depression, codependency, and embracing a life of self-care. Taneshia Johnson is a social worker, community advocate, and healing coach. She’s also the author of When Depression and Anxiety Have A Voice and owner of TJ Selfcare. Episode Quotes“I remind myself that I want to leave a mark in this world. I consider what I want my legacy to be.”“I lost a lot of yea...2023-05-0636 min
The Guides With Intuitive India LeighMedicine for the Masculine With Doug JohnsonSend us a textIn this episode, yoga instructor and spiritual teacher Doug Johnson and India Leigh dive into the profound and in many ways difficult changes facing the masculine energy at this time. We focus so much on the power and transformation of the feminine energy when we're talking about spirituality. Meanwhile there is an earthquake of change rumbling up in the masculine energy. In addition to exploring the nature and spiritual meaning of these fascinating changes and shifts, Doug and India talk about tools and awareness that can support and guide us through them. (Be...2023-02-1238 min
Ready for Love with Nikki Leigh Love CoachTips for Long-Term Relationships with Carolyn Howard Johnson 1 – How did they meet 2 – Was it love at first site3 – How has communicating helped them4 – Have their roles changed through the years5 – Her thoughts on intimacy is a long-term relationship6 – Thoughts on aging couples7 – One of her earlier books shares some details about their relationship8 – Her latest book is a memoir about helping her husband through his depression diagnosisAnd much more.Show airs Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 9 pm ET/6 pm PTListen at www.newvisionsradio.comYou can also listen on the...2023-01-0659 min
Hotel Bar SessionsPodcasting and PhilosophyThe HBS hosts-- now, all four of them!-- chat about what podcasting can do for Philosophy. There are roughly 2.4 million podcasts in existence right now, with over 66 million episodes between them, and recent studies show that 28% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly. Podcast genres are as diverse as human interests themselves; there are comedy podcasts, social and cultural podcasts, health and fitness podcasts, political podcasts, true crime podcasts (some of which have truly helped to solve crime!), and even a podcast entirely devoted to the pressing question: Whatever Happened to Pizza and MacDonald's?A s...2022-10-1455 min
Hotel Bar SessionsThe Last DanceThe HBS hosts reflect on four fantastic seasons with the inimitable Charles Peterson. Co-host Charles F. Peterson has been the beating heart of Hotel Bar Sessions for the last four seasons. Throughout that time, he has pushed the podcast to be more and more expansive, in deeper and deeper ways, with his intellect, curiosity, and rapier-like wit. Charles was the mastermind behind many of our best episodes, the connection to some of our best guests, and the source of our most hilarious on-air moments. Unfortunately, though, Charles is being called away from the mic by his other c...2022-10-0753 min
Best Thing with Danyl Johnson#2 Leigh Edgecombe& we are back with a Season 4 Special with Magic Extraordinaire Leigh EdgecombeThe Professional IcebreakerLeigh Edgecombe, ‘The Professional Icebreaker’, he specialises in saving guests from awkward first impressions, getting them, all mingling in minutes. From intimate dinners to executive extravaganzas, to networking events and carefully constructed conferences, Leigh’s sleight of hand sorcery, entrancing performances, and OMG moments (not to mention his uncanny ability to memorise everyone’s names on the spot) all help create a convivial atmosphere, free-flowing conversation, new and lasting connections, and the most magi...2022-10-031h 18
Girl Go Global#18: Hey Girl, Let’s Heal with Marilyn JohnsonIn this episode, join Dr. Jasmine and Marilyn Johnson for conversation about how God heals the hearts of women. Through Marilyn’s ministry, At the Well, she is helping women realize and understand God the Father as healer and comforter. Marilyn truly embodies 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 that states, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Listen in as Marilyn points u...2022-09-1630 min
Doing It Different116: CARLY'S FAVORITE: What Conventional Doctors Won’t Tell You About Treating and Preventing Cancer with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, MD With cancer rates rising it’s time to question what has been standard conventional treatment for years and look for a more holistic approach to beating the cancer epidemic. Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy is the Medical Director of two amazing clinics: The Cancer Center For Healing & Center For New Medicine. She joins me to talk mostly about cancer but also how everything is connected and chronic health and autoimmunity, and metabolic disorders all play a role in our overall health and our cancer risk. This episode is definitely a fa...2022-08-161h 00In Your Head with Leigh RichardsonEpisode 139: Principles of Practical Happiness to Improve Your Life with Pamela Gail Johnson and Leigh RichardsonLeigh Richardson of the Brain Performance Center and host of In Your Head with Leigh Richardson speaks with Pamela Gail Johnson, founder of the Society of Happy People, speaker and author. She talks about happiness and her book Practical Happiness: Four Principles to Improve Your Life, just in time for the 23rd Happiness Happens Month in August.
Leigh Richardson is also the author of Brain on Game On, available at Amazon and on http://www.thebrainperformancecenter.com and https://www.leigherichardson.com/. The Brain Performance Center is located in Dallas, Texas and can be reached at 214-329-9017.
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Hotel Bar SessionsLies, Damned Lies, and StatisticsThe HBS hosts try to get to the truth of untruths.Mark Twain famously claimed that there are three kinds of untruth: lies, damned lies, and statistics. In an age of widespread misinformation, where it has become considerably more difficult to distinguish between truths and lies, the HBS hosts make an impassioned plea for us to think seriously about what a lie is, what it is not, and why it matters. We consider the whole menagerie of falsehoods: from trifling fibs ("you look great in those pants!") to catastrophic lies ("the only the thing that stops a b...2022-06-1757 min
Hotel Bar SessionsQueers (with Ladelle McWhorter)The HBS hosts chat with Dr. Ladelle McWhorter about the evolution of "queer" as an identity category and a verb.Once only used as a slur with unambiguously negative valences, the noun "queer" has been reappropriated by (many) members of the LGBTQIA+ community as referring to a positive, even celebrated, notion of self-identity.... but the history of the term "queer" is complicated. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ladelle McWhorter (University of Richmond) about that complicated history, including how "queer" as a social/political identity category may (or may not?) be in tension with its philosophical...2022-06-1056 min
Hotel Bar SessionsUtopiaThe HBS hosts discuss the where, when, and how of utopic imagination.On the one hand, utopia as an ideal place, space, political arrangement, or future has been criticized because it delays action to some, perhaps impossible, future. On the other hand, something like utopia just might be necessary for political struggles. We begin with Cruising Utopia by José Esteban Muñoz and move on to discuss the importance, problems, and possibilities of utopia.Full episode notes at this link: http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-58-utopia----------------SUPPORT Hotel Bar Ses...2022-06-0357 min
Hotel Bar SessionsPhilosophers on the InternetThe HBS hosts sit down with Justin Weinberg of the Daily Nous to talk about philosophers on the internet.While everyone is on the internet, many philosophers (some of whom may be on this podcast!) seem resistant to blogging, social media, and other forms of web presence. In this episode, we look at philosophers on the internet. What benefits does the internet bring to philosophy and/or philosophers? Is the internet our new “town square?” If so, should philosophy be brought to the town square? Another way to ask that is “should there be public philosophy?” and/or “shou...2022-05-2756 min
Live Life Extraordinary(#47) 8 Keys to Self Love with Leigh HuxleyLeigh started out in the Beauty industry & was the owner of her own Skin Care Business in Durban, South Africa for 13 & a half years where she was passionate about helping women embrace & enhance their outer beauty. She has now come full circle & is passionate about helping women to learn to love & accept themselves by helping them find their personal identity & empowering them to transform their relationship with themselves through unconditional love & acceptance.Connect with Leigh on InstagramConnect with Leigh on FacebookFor 1:1 coaching opportunities please DM Leigh on Social MediaDid you LOVE the Live Life Extraordinary Podcast? Click here to subscribe t...2022-02-1436 minDoing It Different075: What conventional doctors won’t tell you about treating and preventing cancer with Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, MDWith cancer rates rising it’s time to question what has been standard conventional treatment for years and look for a more holistic approach to beating the cancer epidemic. Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy is the Medical Director of two amazing clinics: The Cancer Center For Healing & Center For New Medicine. The combined (30,000 square feet) clinics are the largest Integrative Medical Clinic in North America and visited by patients from all over the world with 47,000 patients and growing. These clinics use the best of both worlds and combine functional holistic homeopathic, as well a...2021-11-0258 min
Don’t Be a MomsterInterview with Founder of Akina Moms, Leigh ButlerIn this episode, you are going to hear from a rockstar mom and pioneer business woman. Leigh Butler has launched this amazing app called Akina Moms. It was created specifically for African American moms. It is a safe environment where we can meet, discuss and ask questions about issues that we deal with. She is a wife, mom of 3 and entrepreneur. There is much to be learned from this brilliant woman! Enjoy.2021-10-2724 min
Beats and Speaks PodcastEpisode 232 - "Black Adam" Trailer Review (Dwayne Johnson)Black Adam Trailer Review (Dwayne Johnson). Thank you. Please enjoy, watch, and listen to find out. Thank you. Enjoy and please subscribe. Thank you. Video Upload Schedule:Mondays: Entertainment, TV, Movies, Occasional 2nd Video Wednesdays: Wrestling Fridays: Entertainment, TV, Movies, Occasional 2nd Video👉🏻 Subscribe Here: http://bit.ly/2gHZFohWatch The "Black Adam" Trailer Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO46aNNcVncWatch This Video Here:https://youtu.be/eucfKgg_qmMHosted, directed, edited, and produced by: Leigh Dickey for Leigh Dickey Media 2021-10-1806 min
Hotel Bar SessionsRobotsThe HBS hosts discuss how robots and intelligent machines are upending our social, moral, legal, and philosophical categories.For this last episode of Season 2, the HBS hosts interview Dr. David Gunkel (author of Robot Rights and How To Survive A Robot Invasion) about his work on emergent technologies, intelligent machines, and robots. Following the recent announcement by Elson Musk that Tesla is developing a humanoid robot for home use, we ask: what is the real difference between a robot and a toaster?Do robots and intelligent machines rise to the level of “persons”? Should we acco...2021-10-081h 11
Hotel Bar SessionsDefending the HumanitiesThe HBS hosts present their best defense of humanities-based education and, in doing so, try to justify their existences.As higher education has become more corporatized and STEM-focused, areas of study are often "pitched" to students on the basis of their future income-earning potential. However, college students now are entering a workforce where more than 30% of available jobs will be automated before those students reach middle age. Today's college students need more than vocational training to prepare them for the future they are entering. Most academics can (and do) make the argument for the intrinsic v...2021-10-011h 09
Hotel Bar SessionsGenerationsThe HBS hosts discuss whether or not generational tags– “Boomer,” “GenX,” “Millennial,” and “Gen Z”– are useful descriptions or just gerrymandered groups.Are you Gen Z, a Boomer, Gen X? We don’t know either but in this episode Dr. Rick Lee leads a discussion to try to figure out whether these generational designations have any stable meaning. Do they make sense as organizational categories. Are they Objective Types, Natural Kind, or Gerrymandered Sets? Do generational markers say more than gender, racial, class, ability in terms of identity? We ask about the dates of generations, the characteristics of generations and gen...2021-09-241h 04
The Daily GrindS3 Episode 17: Avalon Leigh | Founder | MERNŌNE Skincare“Life is so short in a way, but it’s also long. Wake up, have what you want to get done today, but know it’s just a day so you have to be really patient with yourself,” on the Daily Grind, your weekly goal-driven podcast. This episode features Kelly Johnson and special guest Avalon Leigh. Leigh is the founder of MERNŌNE Skincare, the perfect plant-based brand for the health-conscious woman looking for a skin care line she can trust. She also works as a health coach and has experience in modeling.
S3 Episode 1...2021-09-2137 minBeats and Speaks PodcastEpisode 216 - "Red Notice" Trailer Review (Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds)"Red Notice" Trailer Review. Thank you. Please enjoy, watch, and listen to find out. Thank you. Enjoy and please subscribe. Thank you. Video Upload Schedule:Mondays: Entertainment, TV, Movies, Occasional 2nd Video Wednesdays: Wrestling Fridays: Entertainment, TV, Movies, Occasional 2nd Video???? Subscribe Here: http://bit.ly/2gHZFohWatch the "Red Notice" Trailer Here:https://youtu.be/u-DJygg3PD8Watch This Episode Here:https://youtu.be/YV95oFATSusHosted, directed, edited, and produced by: Leigh Dickey for Leigh Dickey Media #RedNotice #DwayneJohnson #GalGadot2021-09-1707 min
Hotel Bar SessionsThe HustleThe HBS hosts discuss scams, cons, gig work, and what drives us to live and work at full speed.In the immortal words of Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (aka, T.I.) "If you don't respect nothing else, you will respect the hustle." In this episode, Dr. Leigh M. Johnson takes the lead in an analysis of how "the hustle," in all senses of that term, define our lives today. We look at the HBO docuseries Generation Hustle-- which tracks the stories of 10 young scammers, con-artists, and/or sociopaths-- before trying to pinpoint the economic and social conditions...2021-09-1754 min
Hotel Bar SessionsMusicThe HBS hosts talk about music, mathematics, groove, and "altar calls."Dr. Charles Peterson takes the lead in this week's discussion of the power of music in our lives. After a quick run-down of each co-host's own musical likes and dislikes, the HBS gang jumps right into a consideration of the effect that music has on us both as individuals and collectively. Does music give us some singular insight into what it means to be human? What does music evoke within us? How does it seem to have the power to inspire, to sadden, to terrify, and...2021-09-101h 01
Hotel Bar SessionsGunsThe HBS hosts try to figure out why there are 150 guns for every 100 Americans.In the midst of a pandemic, as COVID-related deaths creep closer towards 1 million, it's easy to forget the other public health epidemic plaguing the United States, namely, gun violence. Nearly 10,000 people had already been killed by gun violence by June of 2021, with no sign of slowing numbers. Schoolchildren regularly practice "active shooter" drills and, in states like Tennessee, gun-control laws have been relaxed so much that they are practically non-existent. A study published earlier this year shows that gun suicides are rising steeply...2021-09-031h 02
Hotel Bar SessionsSpecializationThe HBS hosts discuss academic specializations and how to make the humanities more inclusive.Over the last several decades, there has been a long-overdue push for professors in the humanities to diversify their curricula to include more women, BIPOC, queer, disabled, and other under-represented thinkers and texts. Yet, the “add diversity and stir” model for syllabus design in many ways fails to address a lot of the problems that motivated this demand in the first place. It isn’t just syllabi in the humanities that have a diversity problem, it’s the humanities professoriate itself.First, a...2021-08-2759 min
Hotel Bar SessionsSuperheroesThe HBS hosts discuss the role of superheroes in culture and popular media. In American graphic fiction and contemporary film, the superhero stands at the center of many popular narratives. Superhero stories published by DC Comics and Marvel are a multi-million dollar per year industry and, in 2019 alone, superhero movies grossed 3.19 billion dollars in revenue. Although it may seem to the novice as if these publishing houses and film studios just recycle the same stories (and sequels) over and over, connoisseurs of the genre know that the figure of the "superhero" has changed and evolved dramatically over t...2021-08-201h 03
Hotel Bar SessionsWhite Working ClassThe HBS hosts take a critical look at the white working class and their grievances.Leading up to the 2016 election of President Donald Trump, and even more so afterwards, the U.S. found itself inundated with analyses of the allegedly “overlooked” grievances of the white working class. Were those legitimate grievances that should have been affirmed and addressed? Who belongs to the WWC in America, anyway? Do they share a “class consciousness” in the traditional Marxian sense, or are they primarily identifiable by their shared Whiteness? Are there multiple iterations of the “white working class” ? And, if so, are the...2021-08-1358 min
Real Estate from the RooftopsProtecting Property Rights and Home Ownership with Stacey Johnson-CosbyLocal, State and Federal laws are changing rapidly, especially with the impact of the global pandemic. Protecting our rental housing industry needs to be a priority. Listen to this episode with Stacey Johnson-Cosby and learn the devastating long-term effects of extended eviction moratoriums and how to protect your hard-earned legacy while serving your community and its people. Key takeaways to listen for Why the eviction moratorium doesn’t help anyone Issues brought by eviction moratorium The socialist nature of tenant groups The importance of creating generational wealth A great way of empowering people How to protect yo...2021-08-0646 min
Hotel Bar SessionsConspiracy Theories The HBS hosts discuss conspiracy theories and what motivates people to believe in them. The word "conspiracy" derives from the Latin con- ("with" or "together") and spirare ("to breathe"), and it seems like more and more people are breathing in the thin air of dubious explanations and bonding together over them. From Q-Anon to flat earthers to anti-vaxxers to climate change deniers to people convinced that a pedophilic, blood-drinking, sex-trafficking, deep state cabal is orchestrating our lives, conspiracy theories have captured the hearts and minds of many in the 21st C. United States. Is this new? Should we...2021-08-0659 min
Hotel Bar SessionsVulgarityThe HBS hosts lower themselves into the muck in this NSFW episode.Dr. Charles F. Peterson is in the hot seat for this episode’s discussion of vulgarity. What is the difference between obscenity, profanity, and vulgarity? Who determines what is “appropriate”? Is the very concept of vulgarity elitist?Full episode notes available at this link.
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Hotel Bar SessionsLaughterIn advance of Rick Lee’s forthcoming book on laughter, co-hosts Charles and Leigh ask him why he thinks all “theories” of comedy are inadequate. What exactly is the “joke” part of a joke? Is comedy fundamentally formulaic or does it escape systematic analysis? What is happening when we laugh together– as the HBS co-hosts do a lot in this episode!– and how does laughter connect us to other people?John Chrysostom once warned that “laughter often gives birth to foul discourse” and the HBS hosts are determined to prove him right in this episode. Definitely pour yourself a drink b...2021-07-2358 min
Hotel Bar SessionsDigital AfterlivesCo-host Leigh M. Johnson is in the hot seat for this episode's discussion of digital afterlives. If we consider the "digital," information-based self to be distinguishable from the meatspace self, we should ask: how long can the Digital Me live on after my meatspace body dies? Technology already enables us to "re-animate" archives of personal information in many ways, and some futurists believe that we may, someday, be able to upload our consciousnesses to the cloud. Who owns that information? What are they currently allowed (or not allowed) to do with it? What would happen if we insisted that...2021-07-161h 03
Hotel Bar SessionsCitizenshipThis episode explores the political and ethical dimensions of the category of “citizen”. In anticipation of his soon-to-be-released book Beyond Civil Disobedience: Social Nullification and Black Citizenship (August, 2021), Charles sits down in the captain's "hot" seat for this episode's discussion of the limits of citizenship, the failure of the state, and the construction of new categories of political, social and civic identity. Millions of people have taken to the streets in protest over the last decade. What are the questions those citizens are asking about the failures of their government? What do these protests say about how we think abou...2021-07-0957 min
Hotel Bar SessionsPrivate CitiesThe HBS hosts discuss how cities, once considered hubs of public life and interaction, have become increasingly segregated, partitioned, disconnected, and privatized.Drawing on his experience using the city of a Chicago as a classroom, Rick Lee asks: can we identify the material markers of "privatization" in contemporary cities? How do we know which parts of the city are for "us," which parts of the city are for everyone, and which parts aren't? Is there anything like a "public commons" anymore and, if so, where is it? What can we learn from the fact that even park...2021-07-0255 min
The Drill DownEp. 32: Align Technology with Estimize's Leigh Drogen, Spotify, Lionsgate, BlucoraHow Align Technology (ALGN) uses patents, data, 3D printing and artificial intelligence to stay ahead of increased Invisalign competition, Estimize founder Leigh Drogen explains. Spotify (SPOT) drops $60 million in another podcast investment taking out Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy.” Lionsgate Entertainment (LGF.A) positions itself to compete with Hollywood’s streaming giants Netflix and Disney+ -- but only just a little. Blucora (BCOR) says good times are ahead when it comes to tax software. The Drill Down with Cory Johnson offers a daily look at the business stories behind stocks on the move.
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Hotel Bar SessionsHey, Biden!Full episode notes at this link.
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