Episodes

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Timothy D. Synder, professor of history at Yale and author of On Tyranny, among many other books, summarizes the oligarchs’ coup and America’s democracy under siege. 1. American democracy may not survive another Trump campaign [Business Insider] 2. Timothy Snyder on How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump [Democracy NOW!] 3. Who is Viktor Orban, Hungarian PM with 14-year grip on power? [BBC] 4. How Viktor Orban pulled off the unthinkable: Hungar...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast In this engaging conversation, host Rick D Barron speaks with motivational speaker and presentation coach Lee Jackson about the realities of motivation, the importance of connection in personal development, and the impact of community during challenging times like COVID. Lee shares insights from his experiences, including the significance of audience engagement, the concept of 'getting good' in life, and the role of decisions in shaping our paths. They als...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Julia Hawkins, the centenarian sprinter known as “Hurricane” and “The Flower Lady,” died in Baton Rouge, La., this week at the age of 108 in October of 2024. Supporting links 1. It’s Been Wondrous [Amazon] 2. Julia Hawkins [Wikipedia] 3. Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins dies at 108; record-breaking Senior Olympian [YouTube] 4. List of centenarian master’s track and field athletes [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Imagine traveling 32,000 miles just to deliver 50 postcards! Meet Jonny Beardmore, a modern-day adventurer inspired by a 200-year-old tradition. 1. The Galápagos Islands: Post Office [Whalesite Org] 2. Galápagos Postman Challenge [Wikipedia] 3. INTERVIEW: The Galapagos Postman Jonny Beardmore [Bailey & Johnny Podcast] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Twitter at @RedPhantom Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast U2 singer, Bono says his book, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story” is more than a memoir; it’s a multifaceted exploration of a life lived at the intersection of art and activism. supporting links 1. ONE Campaign [Wikipedia] 2. Product Red [Wikipedia] 3. U2 360° Tour [Wikipedia] 4. U2 [Home website] 5. Extended interview: U2’s Bono and wife Ali Hewson [CBS Sunday Morning News] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslif...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Today, we are designing life-saving proteins on demand, reshaping medicine as we know it—thanks to artificial intelligence. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in October of 2024 celebrates just that! 1. DeepMind [Wikipedia] 2. All Nobel Prizes in Chemistry [Noble Prize Organization] 3. Protein Folding Problem [Scientific American] 4. Protein Folding [Wikipedia] 5. How AI is saving millions of years of human research time [TED] Contact That's Life...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Alice Milliat (5 May 1884 – 19 May 1957) was a pioneer of women's sport. Her lobbying on behalf of female athletes led to the accelerated inclusion of more women's events in the Olympic Games. Supporting links 1. Alice Milliat Bio [Wikipedia] 2. Remembering Alice Milliat and the Women's World Games 100 years on [Inside the Games] 3. Pierre de Coubertin [Wikipedia] 4. Sophie Danger [Instagram] 5. Participation of women in the Olympics [Wikipedia...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien didn’t mince words when asked about the idea of Canada joining the United States. His response? A resounding no! Supporting links 1. Former Canada PM HITS Trump Where IT HURTS THE MOST [YouTube] 2. U.S. will ‘suffer much more’: Chrétien on possible trade war [CTV Question Period] 3. Jean Chrétien [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com Tweet us at @RedPhantom ...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast It was a secret message hidden for over a century. By chance, engineers inspecting a Scottish lighthouse stumbled upon a 132-year-old message in a bottle. Support Links 1. Northern Lighthouse Board [website] 2. Fresnel lens [Wikipedia] 3. The Fresnel Lens: the Invention That Saved 1000 Ships [YouTube] 4. History of lighthouses [Wikipedia] 5. Message in a bottle: 10 famous floating note discoveries [ABC News] 6. Message in a bottle [Wikipedia...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast What if you do live forever? That means you'd outlive everybody you'd ever known on the planet. You'd watch your children and grandchildren and all your friends die before you. What would that be like? 1. "Here's My Honest Take on Bryan Johnson” - Dr Andrew Huberman [YouTube] 2. Bryan Johnson YouTube site [YouTube] 3. Immortality [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] 4. More People Are Living to 100 Than Ever Before [Technology Networks] 5. U.S...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Good execution is about delivering well designed and non-buggy features or at least features with enough utility that people are willing to tolerate the bugs. The Humane AI Pin, wasn’t that product. 1. "Humane's Ai Pin Fail: Inside the Epic Flop of a Bold A.I. Device" [YouTube] 2. Humane [website] 3. Humane AI Pin review: not even close [The Verge] 4. Review: Humane Ai Pin [WIRED] 5. Humane AI Pin: Case Study in Poor Strategy and Poor Executio...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk Are Ready to Push Trumps Plans to Slash the Government. 1. What to know about Trump's Department of Government Efficiency [CBS NEWS] 2. Trump taps Musk/Ramaswamy to lead DOGE [NPR] 3. Elon Musk is looking to cut government waste [Business Insider] 4. Fareed Zakaria shares why he's excited for Trump's DOGE [CNN] 5. GAOverview: Understanding Waste in Federal Programs [GAO] 6. Most Americans Are Skeptical Trump Wil...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast The book ‘Polar Exposures’ describes the overcoming of personal struggles as well as group adversity, the team's collective experiences provide rare insight of Western and Arabian cultures, providing greater understanding and a deeper appreciation of our common humanity. supporting links 1. Felicity Aston - Expedition Leader for The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition 2018 [YouTube] 2. The Women's Euro-Arabian North Pole Expedition 2018 [Felicity...

Text us your thoughts on the podcast There's a bold geopolitical move happening. It’s Vladimir Putin's plan to reshape the world order with the BRICS Summit. 1. BRICS [Wikipedia] 2. What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding? [Council on Foreign Relations] 3. BRICS: What is the group and which countries have joined? [BBC] 4. Q&A: The BRICS expansion and the global balance of power [MIT News] 5. G7 [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear Visit my website: https://www.tha...