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Any suggestions for future topics?
I have been talking with some people on Hubski about doing a podcast about religion as it relates to spirituality and how the word "religion" itself has been tainted by extremism. I'd like to talk about religion and not have it be about "there is a god" vs "no there's not idiot". Thats been done to death. Any suggestions on how to make this interesting?
Absolutely. Ask a question something like this: How do you express your spirituality?
When do you feel most spiritual?
What does the word spiritual mean to you?
Someone can answer that they feel spiritual in church because the music and the prayers give them feelings of connection with people long gone who have said the same prayers for 100s of years. or whatever. It won't stop someone else from saying they feel most spiritual when staring at the night sky because ... I could go on, you get the idea.
I think these questions would be a lovely way to celebrate the spirit.
Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but I have a future topic suggestion: ambition. I'm not entirely sure what that would look like, except maybe people talking about what their ambitions used to be and how they got where they are now, or talking about what their ambitions are now and why. Just seemed like it would make a cool podcast.
Thanks for the suggestion, I like it. I immediately have a number of songs, visuals and ideas come to mind. I immediately thought of Tracy Flick from the movie Election.
Not sure if this is the place to post, but a possible idea for a future podcast is science in the United States. Over the past few decades, funding has decreased for basic and applied science research in the United States. What does this mean about the US's place in the world, and more importantly what does it say about our values as a society/culture? You could possibly talk about the merits of basic science research (ie science research with no currently known applications), and if we, in the current economy, should bother investing in science.
This is a great idea for a podcast fireballs (chuckles as I type your username), we have a lot of scientists on the site and it's a topic that gets discussed often. I think I may even put it in front of the religion podcast i was considering doing next. Are you someone equipped to talk on this subject?
I'm no more qualified than the average user, but science policy in the US is one of my interests. You'd probably be better off finding more qualified people to talk about it, but I can point you in the direction of some reading about the subject. Just off the top of my head: Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation U.S. Science Agencies Get Some Relief in 2014 Budget NSF Budget Request I'm not sure how much time you prepare for these podcasts, but that book I linked to is a good read regardless. I look forward to hearing this podcast, its a topic I'm very interested in!
hey tng, file this idea away for future podcasts: freedom. I'd be really interested in hearing what that means to people. I think it might overlap with all the video-podcasts done so far. p.s. one thing we learn from the first baby is that, when you have a baby, freedom is the first thing to go. (of course, you get other better things)
I will, thanks. I remember my father telling me how much he loved having a full tank of gas and a pocket full of cash. He said it was one of his favorite feelings. To him, that equaled freedom I suppose. That or he knew he had a quick escape route if needed from mom and us kids :)