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Before the Future CameS01E13. QpidBlood will be spilt! Gregory brings "Qpid," the 20th episode of season 4 of The Next Generation, written by Ira Steven Behr and Randee Russell and directed by Cliff Bole. Like "Captain's Holiday," this episode features the recurring character of Vash (and a lot of misogyny). We discuss historical fantasy, amatonormativity, the ideal woman, power, pedagogy, and Q. We also chat about humor, stage fighting, and queer coding.
Transcripts are in progress and will be added to this post when complete.
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
P...2025-04-021h 21Before the Future CameS01E12. Captain’s HolidayYou've fulfilled your destiny all too well! Lucy brings "Captain's Holiday," the 19th episode of season 3 of The Next Generation, written by Ira Steven Behr and directed by Chip Chalmers. Like "Inquisition," this episode revolves around an attempted holiday that goes awry. We talk about vacations, misogyny, bodies, liminality, archaeology, and antisemitism. We also discuss pre-trip research, amazing costumes, and our beloved Vash.
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on so...2025-03-051h 16Before the Future CameS01E11. InquisitionI can assure you: this is no game. Melissa brings "Inquisition," the 18th episode of Season 6 of Deep Space Nine, written by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle and directed by Michael Dorn, the actor of Worf; one of only four episodes of Star Trek he directed. Like Elite Force, this episode contains a lot of questionable military ethics. We discuss assessment, astonishment, morality, espionage, truth, and the Promenade. We also geek about homosociality, academic conferences, and the actor William Sadler.
Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact u...2025-01-081h 19Before the Future CameS01E10. Elite ForceContent Warnings: mention of motion sickness and vomiting
Consider this your personal Kobayashi Maru. Gregory brings Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force, a video game released in 2000 by Raven Software. Like "In a Mirror, Darkly," this episode involves the denizens of the Mirror Universe. We discuss first contact, video games, military orders, courtesy, romance, and canonicity. We also chat about Jefferies tubes, stealth, and technobabble.
If you don't want to play the game yourself, you can watch the same video Lucy did on Youtube.
(The transcript for this episode is in progress and...2024-12-031h 23Before the Future CameS01E09. In a Mirror, DarklyLove never fails. Lucy brings "In a Mirror, Darkly" Parts 1 and 2, episodes 18 and 19 of Season 4 of Enterprise. Part 1 was written by Mike Sussman and directed by James Conway. Part 2 was written by Mike Sussman and Manny Coto and directed by Marvin V. Rush. Like the 2009 film Star Trek, this double episode explores an alternate history. We talk about compassion, misogyny, dehumanization, censorship, and torture. We also chat about the ongoing story of the mirror universe, biblical references, and these episodes' special intro sequence.
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2024-11-051h 20Before the Future CameS01E08. Star Trek 2009Fire everything we've got! Melissa brings the 2009 film Star Trek, written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman and directed by J.J. Abrams. Like "Crisis Point" and "Crisis Point 2," this movie dives headlong into the action genre. We discuss vilification of labor, misogyny, and character motivations. We also chat about destiny, humor, set design, and lens flares.
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Please let us know what you think about the show! Hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on social media, or comment on our website at...2024-09-111h 28Before the Future CameS01E07. Crisis PointsThese graphics are mindblowing! Gregory brings "Crisis Point," the ninth episode of season one of Lower Decks, written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Bob Suarez; and "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus," the eighth episode of season three, written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Michael Mullen. Like "Subspace Rhapsody," these episodes engage in a specific genre: here, the action movie. We discuss family, race, and the power of narratives. We also touch on mental health, aspirations, Star Trek movies, punishment in Starfleet, and holodeck episodes.
(The transcript for this episode is in progress and will be added to...2024-08-071h 10Before the Future CameS01E06b. Programming Note and New Listener RecommendationsThere's no episode for July 2024, but we offer some recommendations for new listeners about some of our favorite pre-Star-Trek episodes. We'll return in August with Lower Decks S01E09, "Crisis Point," written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Bob Suarez, and S03E08, "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus," written by Ben Rodgers and directed by Michael Mullen.2024-07-0301 minBefore the Future CameS01E06. Subspace RhapsodyIt might be time to change our paradigm. Lucy brings "Subspace Rhapsody," the ninth episode of season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff and directed by Dermott Downs. Like "Sarek," this episode has the crew overwhelmed by their emotions and forced to express them in unproductive ways. We discuss connection, authenticity, and imperial communication. We also talk about genres, theme and variation, secrets and lying, K-pop (Klingon pop), retcons, and the nature of musical episodes.
(The transcript for this episode is in progress and will be added to this...2024-06-051h 28Before the Future CameS01E05. SarekBedlam! Melissa brings "Sarek," the 23rd episode of season three of Star Trek: The Next Generation, written by Peter S. Beagle and directed by Les Landau. Like "The Sword of Kahless," this episode features a recurring character coming to terms with the end of his career. We talk about illness, aging, dignity, honesty, gender, and violence. We also discuss everyday life in space, Mark Lenard, and retro style.
(The transcript for this episode is in progress and will be added to this post when it’s ready.)
For images discussed in this episode, visit the epi...2024-05-081h 25Before the Future CameS01E04. The Sword of KahlessLet this moment be remembered! Gregory brings "The Sword of Kahless," the ninth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, written by Hans Beimler and Richard Danus and directed by LeVar Burton. Like the Discovery premiere, this episode is concerned with the legacy of the Klingon cultural figure Kahless. We discuss ancient fallen societies, philosophical skepticism, and the fantasy genre. We also chat about naivete, destiny, honor, Commander Sisko, cave sets, and runabouts.
(The transcript for this episode is in progress and will be added to this post when it's ready.)
...2024-04-021h 12Before the Future CameS01E03. The Vulcan Hello and Battle at the Binary StarsContent Warnings: discussion of war and war crimes, cannibalism, traumatic brain injury resulting in disorientation, untreated PTSD, desecration of corpses
Spoiler Warning: From 1:18:30 to 1:23:34, we discuss a plot point that is revealed in Discovery S01E11, "The Wolf Inside."
We come in peace! Lucy brings "The Vulcan Hello" and "Battle at the Binary Stars," the two-part premiere of Star Trek: Discovery, written by Bryan Fuller, Gretchen J. Berg, and Aaron Harberts and directed by Adam Kane. Like "Relativity," these episodes feature a mentor relationship between two women. We discuss the framing of Burnham as a...2024-03-061h 26Before the Future CameS01E02. RelativityContent Warnings: discussion of mental health, incarceration, and sexual harassment; excessive use of mild profanity
It's time! Melissa brings "Relativity," the 24th episode of the fifth season of Star Trek: Voyager, written by Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, and Michael Taylor and directed by Allen Eastman. Like First Contact, this episode features time travel and the Pogo Paradox. We talk about how Star Trek explores trust, curiosity, and power. We also chat about temporal mechanics, nascent continuity, Seven of Nine's character, space sickness, Janeway's first day, and how Star Trek technology always seems to lag behind the real...2024-02-071h 29Before the Future CameS01E01. First ContactContent Warnings: body horror and self-injury; alcohol; frank discussions of sex, caste oppression, misogyny, and misogynoir.
In honor of our first episode, Gregory brings Star Trek: First Contact, written by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore and directed by Jonathan Frakes. We discuss Star Trek's views on exceptionalism vs. collectivism, the idea of destiny and the "right timeline," and the film's theme of fantasy and visions as figured worlds.
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
We'd love to hear what you think! You can hail us...2024-01-031h 18Before the Future CameS01E00. Welcome and Programming NoteWelcome to Before the Future Came, a Star Trek podcast! Now that Hollywood producers have come to their senses regarding labor negotiations with writers and actors, we're returning to Star Trek! If you're just joining us, you can start with episode S00E01: "First Contact." If you're interested in hearing us talk about other utopian science fiction, you can go back and listen to the episodes we released during the strike!
Before the Future Came is edited by Lucy Arnold, transcribed by Melissa Avery-Weir, and webmavened by Gregory Avery-Weir.
Our theme is “Let’s Pretend” by Jos...2024-01-0304 minBefore the Future CameS00E04. SCP-6001: AvalonContent Warnings: death and grief, horror themes, excessive but mild obscene language.
Our last episode of the Strike Era has us reading "SCP-6001: Avalon" by T Rutherford! We talk about queer phenomenology, pacifism, the incarceration mindset, grief, and epistolary works. We also talk about unifying works of fan fiction, the joy of cats, and explicit vision statements.
A glossary to the story for those unfamiliar with the SCP Wiki: https://beforethefuture.space/scp-6001-avalon-glossary/
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
The SAG-AFTRA strike was...2023-12-061h 23Before the Future CameS00E03. The CollapsiumContent Warnings: discussion of sex, torture, self-mutilation, misogyny, body horror, brief mention of suicide.
With the AMPTP still refusing to pay actors properly, we discuss The Collapsium by Wil McCarthy! We talk about hard and soft science fiction, wealth and labor, and the book's strange use of appendices. We also touch on wizard battles, robotic freedom, princesses, cloning via teleportation, rivals in genre fiction, and Cherenkov light.
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
Our next episode will cover "SCP-6001: Avalon," by T Rutherford. Gregory has prepared...2023-11-081h 59Before the Future CameS00E02. The Wild RobotContent Warnings: discussion of defecation, animal injury and death, misogyny, enslavement.
With Hollywood strikes ongoing, we discuss The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. We talk about community and ownership, philosophical wildness, and Object-Oriented Ontology. We also dip into practice, found families, refrain, robots in science fiction, individuality, and cheerful pooping.
For images discussed in this episode, visit the episode page on our website.
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Roberta Glass True Crime ReportWas the Fix In?! #StevenAvery #MakingAMurdererWas the fix in for Steven Avery even before Making A Murderer was ever released?Manitowoc County PD Redacted Records of Gregory Allen- http://www.stevenaverycase.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Manitowoc-PD-Gregory-Allen-Records_redacted.pdfThank you Patrons!Pavla Reznicek, Lorraine Reid, Sandra Guse Van Zeeland, Isa, Krissy G927, Michelle B, T. B., Maria m, Natalye T, Erin Faesen, Regan Johnson, AJ Foster, Hugh Ashman, Heyy Mannyy, Melissa V, Victoria Gray Bross, Kay Be, Toni Woodland, Danbrit, Evan Scott, Holly from Dallas, Kenny Haines, Jon, Maureen P and Toni Natalie.Get access to exclusive podcasts & other...2023-09-1533 minBefore the Future CameS00E01. BintiContent Warnings: blood and injury; frank discussions of racism and xenophobia.
We're not yet a Star Trek podcast! Instead, we open with Binti, written by Nnedi Okorafor. We discuss the tension between violence and empathy, the nature of magic and mysticism in science fiction, and how it feels to be ostracized by every inch of your skin and finding a path forward anyway.
We'd love to hear what you think! You can hail us at onscreen@beforethefuture.space, contact us on social media, or comment on our website at beforethefuture.space.
Works cited:2023-09-051h 35Before the Future Came00b. Programming Note – BintiThere's a actor's and writer's strike going on in Hollywood, and SAG-AFTRA recently clarified their guidelines on fan podcasts. We support the strike, and while the unions have not called for a general boycott, they've requested that folks not promote "struck work." That includes Star Trek, and we want to abide by that request.
Lucy and Melissa have been out of town for the end of July, so only Gregory was available to record a replacement episode. As a result, we're delaying our already-recorded-and-edited premiere episode discussing Star Trek: First Contact and we'll instead be reading and...2023-08-0104 minBefore the Future Came00. Before “Before the Future Came”Coming soon: a Star Trek podcast about the ideals of the franchise, wandering out-of-order by following a breadcrumb trail of motifs. We love Star Trek and we love much of what it sets out to say about the way the world will be, but we think it often falls short of its goals. We want to talk about that.
The first episode will discuss 1996's Star Trek: First Contact, the second movie featuring the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. You don't need to watch it to listen, but if you want to, you can stream...2023-07-1103 min
Audacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 029 – Toothpaste and LemonadeOur final episode. We appreciate all of you very much, and want to thank you for listening and sharing your questions and situations with us. Don’t forget that you can find us elsewhere: Gregory’s actual play podcast Tabletop Garden. Future Proof Games, our indie game studio and the Future Proof Podcast. We make games that … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 029 – Toothpaste and Lemonade"2019-03-2800 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 028 – January 2019 UpdateAnother short episode this month, and our final scheduled episode until we receive a prompt. We focus mostly on some media that’s been inspiring us: Patrick Rothfuss’s Kingkiller Chronicle and the crushing feeling of looooong-running projects. Hbomberguy‘s massive Twitch stream of Donkey Kong 64 in support of the Mermaids charity. Famous folks like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 028 – January 2019 Update"2019-02-1400 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 027 – Holiday Update 2018No full episode this month, but we give an update on how we’re doing and plug our other work: Melissa’s publishing a trip diary of their Christmas trip to Nuremberg! Gregory has been working on revamping and improving their Patreon. Gregory has a new podcast called Tabletop Garden, where you can listen to short roleplaying … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 027 – Holiday Update 2018"2018-12-3000 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 026 – Schrödinger’s AbleistWe talk about how to persuade people to be compassionate. This is a combined October/November episode, with a transcription coming soon! Our prompt came from a friend of the show: So yeah, like, I play a lot of video games, like you do, and I consider myself open-minded and respectful of other people while playing. I … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 026 – Schrödinger’s Ableist"2018-11-1400 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 025 – Ramen PhilosophyWe talk about demonstrating active compassion in the face of systemic injustice. Our prompt came from a friend of the show and was paraphrased from a verbal conversation: I really like your show, but I have a hard time figuring out how to apply your ideas. I work in an industry where I see active … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 025 – Ramen Philosophy"2018-09-2700 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 024 – Enjoying That HamburgerWe talk about being compassionate toward a group of anonymous people that you perceive as immorally complacent. Content warnings for this episode: mention of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas. We also talk about The Norwood Suite by Cosmo D; Fallen London by Failbetter Games; and Melissa’s Fallen London fiction, “The Bazaar Correspondent“. If … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 024 – Enjoying That Hamburger"2018-08-3100 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 023 – Be DramaticWe discuss recognizing when people are making assumptions about the role family should have in your life and how to deal with that. Content warnings for this episode: discussions of depression, family problems, and self-harm. We also talk about #loveindies week, which we participated in, and He, She and It by Marge Piercy. Please share … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 023 – Be Dramatic"2018-07-2600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 022.5 – A Brief MessageNo episode this month! We didn’t receive a listener prompt, and we’ve decided not to make a habit of coming up with topics just for the sake of making an episode. If you have a question or topic surrounding everyday compassion, write us@avery-weir.net. Share the podcast with a friend, and let us know if you … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 022.5 – A Brief Message"2018-06-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 022 – Two Spaces Per TabWe discuss bikeshedding, which is when people discussing solutions for a large, complex problem bog themselves down in minutia. In this episode, we examine a situation in which a discussion about redesigning healthcare in the United States becomes hyper-focused on one aspect of American health and lifestyle. Content warnings for this episode: discussions of anti-fat … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 022 – Two Spaces Per Tab"2018-06-0400 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 021 – Unironic Devil’s AdvocateWe discuss proxy arguments, where people are having a disagreement in place of a wider ideological argument. In this episode, we look at the current state of the Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange. Why are people getting suspended left and right? Why does IPS seem to have more problems than other similar sites? What can they … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 021 – Unironic Devil’s Advocate"2018-04-2600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 020 – Cute Cat PhotoHow can you accept your feelings and still make intentional choices when you’re in an unpleasant situation? Our prompt comes from a listener: Dear Y’all, Help me not hate my puppy. My teenage son called me in a panic recently because our puppy had bitten him on the finger. It turned out that it was a … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 020 – Cute Cat Photo"2018-03-2700 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 019 – Bobblehead of StarbuckHow do you show compassion when a tragedy happens to someone you don’t know well? Our prompt comes from a listener: How to express compassion when someone you know, but not that well, is going through something rough. The instigating situation is the husband of one of my coworkers passed away, and some of my other … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 019 – Bobblehead of Starbuck"2018-02-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 018 – A Perfectly Good StrategyHow do you understand and handle your own rash emotional reactions in everyday situations? Our prompt comes from Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange user Yvette Colomb (original and abridged version ccbysa3.0): I’ve always had a short fuse. I’ve been quick to rise and lose my temper, but on the flip side I’m quick to get over it when … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 018 – A Perfectly Good Strategy"2018-01-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 017 – Holiday CheerHow do you manage your own and others’ grudges and longstanding grievances? Our prompt comes from Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange user Tinkeringbell (original and abridged version ccbysa3.0): About 8 years ago, we had some serious get-a-lawyer trouble with a couple of neighbors. I was in university at the time, and I have a general knowledge of what … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 017 – Holiday Cheer"2018-01-0500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 016 – I Don’t Even Have CutleryHow do people in a community choose to be disruptive or considerate? Our prompt comes from an anonymous listener: Dear Y’all, I am a teacher struggling a bit with empathy for my students. Some situations are fairly minor. For example, I strongly dislike a student who constantly comes late to class and then takes up time … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 016 – I Don’t Even Have Cutlery"2017-11-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 015 – Four Pints in a GallonHow do you deal with someone who makes assumptions about people based on hasty categorization? Our prompt comes from Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange user Xander (original and abridged version ccbysa3.0): A close relative was recently engaged to this very sweet and friendly woman (aged 24) who happens to have a rather bad trait. She’s very quick to … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 015 – Four Pints in a Gallon"2017-10-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 014 – Weird Abusive House GhostsHow do you understand requests for attention and help others understand your boundaries? Our prompt comes from Interpersonal Skills Stack Exchange user Mark (original and abridged version ccbysa3.0): Basically, I don’t have enough time. I have so many things I want to do (books to read, stories to write, pictures to draw, etc.) that I … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 014 – Weird Abusive House Ghosts"2017-09-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 013 – Dull Food PieceWe’ve had a year of Audacious Compassion episodes! Let’s review some of the recurring themes in our chats! We discuss: Having meta-conversations about an issue, Courtesy vs. kindness in the context of power, and Self-reflection to determine what your feelings actually are about an issue. We also talk about Restaurant to Another World and the … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 013 – Dull Food Piece"2017-08-2700 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 012 – Your Soul Leaving Your BodyHow can you be compassionate (and act compassionately) toward someone with hateful views? We’re a little late this month, but our topic is a good one. It comes from an anonymous user, who asks: How about compassion for someone with very different and opposite world views? For example, I have an Islamophobic coworker. I know … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 012 – Your Soul Leaving Your Body"2017-08-0600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 011 – Compassion for the PoochesHow do you communicate in a group of friends with conventions that grate on your nerves? Our topic today is from our friend Zoë: How do I deal with a group of friends who engages in a behavior that you find frustrating (like, constantly interrupting or talking over each other) but no one doing it … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 011 – Compassion for the Pooches"2017-06-2600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 010 – The ‘Why People Do Bad Things’ ThingHow do you empathize with people who seem cruel or rude? How do you recognize that “monsters” are people, too? Our topic today is driven from some recent experiences of our own: How do you empathize with people who seem to be cruel or rude? In other words, how do you empathize with jerks, and what’s the value … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 010 – The ‘Why People Do Bad Things’ Thing"2017-05-2600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 009 – That Dudebro Shoulder-Bumping ThingHow do you avoid repeated arguments with a person even when there’s nothing to argue about? Sometimes you realize far too late that you actually agree and that you’re just miscommunicating. Our prompt comes from Thom Root (@invisime) on Twitter: Thom: A coworker and I can’t stop violently agreeing with each other. AC: Is this … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 009 – That Dudebro Shoulder-Bumping Thing"2017-03-2700 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 008 – Peeved Partner in the PiedmontWe supply our own problem: how to be compassionate toward people who change or learn slower than you think they should? Is it anyone’s problem but your own? What should we do with the problems we’re having with our own family? If you have a question about how to show compassion in difficult, everyday situations, … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 008 – Peeved Partner in the Piedmont"2017-03-1500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 007 – I’m Sorry This Is HappeningHow does compassion look when you’re powerless to fix a situation? How do you avoid just repeating, “That’s rough. I’m sorry this is happening”? If you have a question about how to show compassion in difficult, everyday situations, please write to us@avery-weir.net. You can also follow or contact us on Twitter! This episode is driven … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 007 – I’m Sorry This Is Happening"2017-01-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 006 – Working With the FonzWhat does compassion look like in a frustrating team setting? What does “compassion” even mean and how do you want to practice it? How do you deal with frustration and people who bother you? If you have a question about how to show compassion in difficult, everyday situations, please write to us@avery-weir.net. You can also … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 006 – Working With the Fonz"2016-12-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 005 – A Pretty Talented Panda BearHow can you help people when their problems seem like part of an enormous, intractable system? It’s been a tough month for a lot of people and sometimes problems seem beyond us. However, we can each make a difference as long as we learn how to genuinely help and make sure to look after ourselves. … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 005 – A Pretty Talented Panda Bear"2016-11-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 004 – Bone BrigadeWe talk about coercive discussion, where someone seems to be trying to provoke you into talking about a topic that will likely lead to an argument. Our prompt today: I’m at the water cooler and my coworker wants to talk about how wonderful Trump is. I’m a minority and voting for Hillary. How do I … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 004 – Bone Brigade"2016-10-2600 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 003 – Baby FaceTimeIn this episode, we talk about situations where it’s hard to discern someone’s request for change and to give it a direct yes or no answer. Here’s an excerpt of the email we received: He has complained about this a few times, so I finally (having learned about Non-Violent Communication!) asked him if he were making a request for me … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 003 – Baby FaceTime"2016-09-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 002 – Don’t Mention FishHow do you handle when people ask you for help and it’s not clear what they want? What about when you’ve tried to help them before and it hasn’t worked? A friend of the show is troubled by “people (usually students) who ask for help, don’t change their behavior, ask for help, etc. Repeat ad … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 002 – Don’t Mention Fish"2016-08-2500 minAudacious CompassionAudacious Compassion 001 – Go Buy a CaddyThis is the first episode of Audacious Compassion, a podcast where we talk about how to practice empathy in difficult, everyday situations. In this episode we discuss minor domestic annoyances. We’ve got two different examples. One is a partner leaving cups places other than near the dishwasher in the kitchen. The other is, when you … Continue reading "Audacious Compassion 001 – Go Buy a Caddy"2016-07-2500 min
The Great Debate!Episode L - The Grand TourThe Great Debate! has reached 50 episodes! To celebrate Jim takes the audience behind the scenes - or at least, that's the plan...
Acknowledgements
(I ended up thanking quite a few people at the end of this episode - here are links for them!)
Melissa Avery-Weir - irrsinn.netTim White - Return to Northmoor & WTFAWDGregory Avery-Weir - Ludus NovusEd Healy - Atomic ArrayDan Repperger - Fear the BootRob & the guys from The Bear Swarm!Anim5 - IDDFOS & The Gutter SkypesJohn Bell...2011-06-2718 min