tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443Wed, 06 Nov 2024 03:07:00 +0000podcastcoronavirusjamie colesthe last palabrathe last palabra podcastBook clubQuarantineCastSimon SinekStart With WhyStay at homeexerciserugby world cup13 reasons whyAkalaAlan WattsAnd the people stayed homeBlinded by the LightBritishBruce SpringsteenMark MansonNativesSubtle art of not giving a fuckanti-vaccinationanti-vaxxbook notesbooksbronsonchoiceclimate changecombat jugglingconfinementconspiracyconspiracy theoriescoronavirus poemcovd-19covid-19dice manfastingfitnessfree willglobal warmingintermittent fastinglab meatlast palabralockdownpeople stayed homepoempoetryquarantinereadingrobin williamsrugbyrugby world cup 2019rugby world cup japansubtle art of not giving a f*cksuicideteslavaccineA weekly podcast where Jamie spills everything going on in his head. Recorded mostly in Barcelona. 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Find it on Youtube, Instagram and Twitter.Jamie's weekly audio brain dumpJamie Colesthelastpalabra@gmail.comJamie Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-4771236590972962400Sat, 29 May 2021 14:36:00 +00002021-05-29T07:36:50.487-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC4nSjIvRs7U42rMEi1DQxnNurLIgDJtkX2tLhe8J1b2vS7ixRCfnVG0XIkbzukmmK11MykT-q8ECrSQjL23anuBmhGN1Cz_4a8aZrZe3iXZ9OsU0VlpK7sAI3playacTpkbsJpEpOPTG/s1600/mrrogers_LastPalabra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC4nSjIvRs7U42rMEi1DQxnNurLIgDJtkX2tLhe8J1b2vS7ixRCfnVG0XIkbzukmmK11MykT-q8ECrSQjL23anuBmhGN1Cz_4a8aZrZe3iXZ9OsU0VlpK7sAI3playacTpkbsJpEpOPTG/s400/mrrogers_LastPalabra.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Mister Rogers’ Neighbourhood was a 30 minute children’s TV show that broadcast in the United States from 1968 to 2001, a whopping 33 years, in which time creator, host and the show’s composer Fred Rogers produced 912 episodes over 31 seasons - an amazing 456 hours of content, 19 straight days of children’s tv programming. The show was aimed for 2 to 5 year olds and despite running for 33 years, garnered little success outside of the US.<br /> <br /> Mister Rogers found novel, unique and relatable ways for children to learn about many different topics. He spoke directly to the camera taking the viewer on tours of factories, demonstrating experiments, crafts, and music, and interacting with his friends. Also, Rogers tried to help children learn about difficult emotions such as anger, fear and jealousy, and didn’t shy away from death, divorce or war. Famously, in 1969 when the United States was torn by racial segregation, Rogers included François Clemmons as a friendly neighbourhood policeman, Clemmons becoming the first black actor to have a recurring TV role. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM81VAOYriaXZFNxBxHQSm7j0TZEQ11y_yYJHaw7p1HxWt5nDWFUeX2lHKDYYYIo8iuS7szkOcyu9JuX5TNT9efnH5HTpf21rwtMhsZmFG0jKmiQm6DpOfXn_ukxdDrZTKLsePuD6-TkTr/s1600/mrrogerslastpalabraquote1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM81VAOYriaXZFNxBxHQSm7j0TZEQ11y_yYJHaw7p1HxWt5nDWFUeX2lHKDYYYIo8iuS7szkOcyu9JuX5TNT9efnH5HTpf21rwtMhsZmFG0jKmiQm6DpOfXn_ukxdDrZTKLsePuD6-TkTr/s320/mrrogerslastpalabraquote1.jpg" width="320" /></a>One of the things that Rogers was best loved and is best remembered for was his kind and caring manner. Rogers always believed it important to be himself, allegedly remarking "One of the greatest gifts you can give anybody is the gift of your honest self. I also believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away."<br /> <br /> Despite production ending in 2000, and being permanently removed off the air in 2008, five years after Rogers’ death, the show continues to be loved by subsequent generations and has gained worldwide fame thanks to the internet. YouTube has hours and hours of Mr Rogers content, uploaded by fans, and video streaming platform Twitch have run streaming marathons; in 2017 they streamed a 18-day long marathon, and then in 2018, to celebrate what would have been Rogers’ 90th birthday they streamed 90 episodes over a 45 hour period.<br /> <br /> It seems that Mister Rogers’ fame has spread from the United States online as adults of my generation find solace, from these complex and difficult times, in the words once intended for 2 to 5-year olds. I think one of the things that really helps people was Rogers’ ability to address complex and difficult feelings in delicate and easily processed ways. <br /> <br /> Let me give you an example: he once said "In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers." It’s simple, actionable advice to complex yet every day problems.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEu61BGpkJt9N9kgc4fh0JEF-FLwSSBKXcwceaOmZWGz_peyFj3dYaa2uLJ5QsXzCMj_5Y4u-WtYOLdJJ4qTumN50wvZlKe1KrENDOWMOofQJbCz8W0iMX_bo51BlwUe7WNtzS7vqG3H4h/s1600/mrrogerslastpalabraquote2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEu61BGpkJt9N9kgc4fh0JEF-FLwSSBKXcwceaOmZWGz_peyFj3dYaa2uLJ5QsXzCMj_5Y4u-WtYOLdJJ4qTumN50wvZlKe1KrENDOWMOofQJbCz8W0iMX_bo51BlwUe7WNtzS7vqG3H4h/s320/mrrogerslastpalabraquote2.jpg" width="320" /></a>Probably the most famous quote of Rogers’, which has now become a meme which pops up whenever there is some great moment of difficulty and anguish: a mass shooting, a terrorist attack or a pandemic; It went viral after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 and was circulated widely after the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. <br /> <br /> &nbsp;It’s his heartwarming advice to look for the helpers. It was his antidote to the frightening, worrying, disturbing photos and videos that accompany difficult news headlines. <br /> <br /> The quote is this:<br /> "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.' To this day, especially in times of 'disaster,' I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers—so many caring people in this world."<br /> <br /> This delicate but ingenious way of translating the complex adult world into terms that children can understand. At the same time, as before, it’s actionable - there’s something to do. And what’s more “Look for the helpers” is a tactic that diverts a child’s distress toward safety.<br /> <br /> But it was exactly that. It was aimed at helping children through distressing times that they couldn’t understand. For us adults, there’s a lot more to be done.https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/mr-rogers.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-7104142094241089792Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:34:00 +00002020-04-21T03:34:13.424-07:00exercisefastingfitnessintermittent fasting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI14ZllltmQJT4JE0PIex8YdXNJcPHj3gp2l5bY7_v43yqls7rmYF0BXqekhrkJf61FPxSe4fJ_Y3skAUCLRiFnaD0K4WatC6OOpAMv1mpAWMVp2XQzUlSkOxLkLPiCd8-k7J4x2ltwyTw/s1600/fastingburgers_LastPalabra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="weightloss intermittent fasting" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI14ZllltmQJT4JE0PIex8YdXNJcPHj3gp2l5bY7_v43yqls7rmYF0BXqekhrkJf61FPxSe4fJ_Y3skAUCLRiFnaD0K4WatC6OOpAMv1mpAWMVp2XQzUlSkOxLkLPiCd8-k7J4x2ltwyTw/s400/fastingburgers_LastPalabra.jpg" title="intermittent fasting" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> When I tell people that I’m <b>fasting</b> they often look at me like I’ve just explained my <b>plan to overthrow the government</b> with a can of deodorant and a cigarette lighter.<br /> <br /> “So you just <b>skip breakfast</b>?” Yeah! And sometimes lunch or even dinner if I feel like it, to which there’s always the age-old retort of “But won’t that make you fat?” Well, I don’t know. You tell me! (Kellogg’s tell us that skipping breakfast is unhealthy. I wonder why a breakfast cereal company would tell us that?)<br /> <br /> Once they’ve got their head around the idea that <b>skipping the odd meal isn’t that big of a deal</b>, that you get used to it and that it really doesn’t matter when you eat your calories, they start questioning your motives, as if your choice of feeding habits has to be justified before the world; and of course it’s widely assumed that it’s to <b>lose weight</b> and have a shit hot body for when you take your shirt of. <b>Because that’s why anybody does anything?</b> <br /> <br /> Then they seem to get hung up on the details. What can you drink? Can you exercise whilst fasted? When should you eat? For how long should you fast?<br /> <b><br /></b> <b>Fasting is simple</b>. Really simple. <b>You just don’t eat for a while</b>; 16, 18, 23, 46 hours. Whatever suits you best. And that’s the beauty of it. It fits around you or, at least, you make it fit around you. <b>Then you eat for a while</b>; eight hours, six hours, some people just eat once per day. During that time, you can mostly eat what you like. Of course, after the effort and hunger of not eating for 18 hours, you don’t what to mess it all up with pizza and ice-cream. Okay, maybe you do but why would you? Maybe just once a week.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4lD7_Z2UJX98t5tAD4PZjDNVlkk1kxE7XxjejkljknFGuqZMvQdFYbOa7tQUHEiUxV8I6cTxmJDoBpyW8EapVyizIwYka5QB7NNUTe5YAuZGj-Eyzy_QbXdJl2d29I4NckU2odLd9gic/s1600/pizzasquare+last+palabra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="omad intermittent fasting" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4lD7_Z2UJX98t5tAD4PZjDNVlkk1kxE7XxjejkljknFGuqZMvQdFYbOa7tQUHEiUxV8I6cTxmJDoBpyW8EapVyizIwYka5QB7NNUTe5YAuZGj-Eyzy_QbXdJl2d29I4NckU2odLd9gic/s320/pizzasquare+last+palabra.jpg" title="one meal a day" width="320" /></a></div> A great thing is that you don’t have too long to eat, so you can’t eat that much. If you do a 16:8 fast, then you have time maybe for two meals and a snack. Six hours allows you even less and if you go for a 23:1 fast, you eat until you get your fill then it’s a strict diet of willpower until tomorrow. For this reason you have to make sure you get all your protein, fats, carbs and micronutrients when you can.<br /> <br /> When you’re not eating, life is even simpler. Just drink plenty of water, black coffee, teas (no milk, sugar or honey - no calories!) and focus on not eating – you’d be surprised how many office birthdays, breakfasts or free samples get sprung on you when you’re fasting. Just suck it up, be strong and don’t eat. One of the key things is to <b>get plenty of liquids in</b>. Ideally some good mineral water, rather than tap stuff. This helps. Trust me.<br /> <br /> 
The thing I love about fasting is that it resets your relationship with food and eating. When I spend half my waking hours feeling hungry and looking forward to that sweet, sweet first bite of food, I try to savour the feeling, so that when I do come to eat I’m not going to blow all that effort on junk. Also, you learn to live with the hunger. Delayed gratification, I’m sure we can mostly agree, is mentally empowering and overcoming struggle (like being hungry for a few hours) is quite satisfying. Plus, there’s nothing better than turning up hungry for a good meal – you enjoy it even more.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vh_0g_gar-pc3fk4kTra_cK2ZuTAbb_2CJe6GAANCFrZB8XPHL1pYLccfmD9D0WF6d1b763W6iBGAJFQSYMk-sIx2Yqyp9zBSnJxySiJamQ7GCZt0v2XWkQCR9N9YM2XIvZSLytdKcDb/s1600/clocksmash+last+palabra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="fasting" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vh_0g_gar-pc3fk4kTra_cK2ZuTAbb_2CJe6GAANCFrZB8XPHL1pYLccfmD9D0WF6d1b763W6iBGAJFQSYMk-sIx2Yqyp9zBSnJxySiJamQ7GCZt0v2XWkQCR9N9YM2XIvZSLytdKcDb/s320/clocksmash+last+palabra.jpg" title="IF OMAD one meal a day intermittent fasting" width="320" /></a>On this note, skipping meals is something of a money saver. Way to turn poverty into a dietary lifestyle choice! As a result, we can focus more on the quality of the nutrition. The money you save on cornflakes, cereal bars and pasta, you can use to buy good ingredients, like good oils, fresh fruit and veg and even a grass-fed juicy steak bred just for you after your 23 god-forsaken hours of fasting. <br /> <br /> But it’s not just money you save! The time you save by drinking coffee instead of preparing and eating breakfast. And drinking coffee instead of preparing eating lunch. And drinking coffee instead of shopping for snacks. (I think you get it, you’ll be drinking a lot of coffee – black, no sugar, no shit!) You can use your time to make yourself one damn good meal, that you’ll enjoy even more because you’ve endured 23 hours of not eating. <br /> <br /> Honestly, there’s probably plenty of science to back up the benefits of fasting – or maybe not. Who knows these days. But all I can tell you is that, once I got a bit used to being hungry, fasting has changed the way I think about food and eating, and leading a healthy lifestyle in general. Mentally I fell stronger. Hell, if I can overcome hunger for 23 hours, I can take on anything! <br /> <br /> Try it for a week. You literally have nothing to lose.&nbsp; https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/my-plot-to-skip-breakfast-take-over.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-2842564363488452713Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +00002020-04-16T03:00:52.731-07:00bronsonconfinementcoronaviruscovid-19exerciselockdownquarantine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSiuZOZC5LFuoMOa-MjBWMLUwJx3xPQhJk6LmH-g1MUdL46Ed9AL4tv5Tt0m13qW-ItS39wOoXqaLLE-Tw0KOpyyL8UYftbyjFqXNpq02mBUVQBWeRIh6b1ewIEmAfnOsZdv23LyupDcc/s1600/Bronson_LastPalabra.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The covid-19 coronavirus lockdown has us all exercising like Charles Bronson" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSiuZOZC5LFuoMOa-MjBWMLUwJx3xPQhJk6LmH-g1MUdL46Ed9AL4tv5Tt0m13qW-ItS39wOoXqaLLE-Tw0KOpyyL8UYftbyjFqXNpq02mBUVQBWeRIh6b1ewIEmAfnOsZdv23LyupDcc/s400/Bronson_LastPalabra.png" title="Charles Bronson has spent most of his life in confinement" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> 
"Most of you have read about me or heard of my feats of strength... all on prison swill!" <br /> proclaims Charles Bronson (now known as Charles Salvador) in his 2002 book 'Solitary Fitness’, before going on to promise that the book is “designed to give you maximum strength while helping you maintain maximum agility and speed.”<br /> <br /> And we know the book contains no lies, after all Her Majesty’s Prison Service and the Home Office of the United Kingdom are witnesses as to what Bronson has done, “they monitor me 24/365” he says, “No one could take me to court and say this is all a load of lies - I’d call 10,000 prison officers as my witnesses”. <br /> <br /> Britain’s most notorious prisoner knows all about isolation. He’s spend almost his entire adult life in prison, and a large amount of that in solitary confinement. It made sense, then, when I considered my fitness options during the coronavirus lockdown, that I’d go to the wisdom of possibly the only man on earth who knows so much about both fitness and confinement. “I’m in solitary confinement,” he writes “locked up in a room 12 x 8ft. This is my life!”<br /> <br /> “I pick up a muscle mag, I start to laugh and I wipe my arse with it - it’s a joke and a big con, and they call me a CRIMINAL!” he declares, advising his readers to avoid protein shakes, diets, pills and steroids. He even goes on to tell us not to waste money on expensive trainers or gym memberships. “Once you’ve read my fitness routine you’ll never be ripped off again”.<br /> <br /> So, what exactly are Bronson’s secrets, allegedly “legendary throughout the penal system”?<br /> <br /> First, Bronson talks us through a simple stretching routine, limbering up the legs, back and shoulders, before moving on to Solitary Basics.<br /> <br /> The eight basic but important exercises which Bronson swears by are the presss-up, sit-up, squat, squat-thrusts, burpees, star jumps, step-ups and the handstand press-up; nothing that any half-decent personal trainer could criticise.<br /> <br /> On top of that, Bronson adapts many typical gym exercises to the conditions of solitary confinement, using resistance from opposite arms for bicep curls, lifting chairs and other small items of furniture as well as towels or t-shirts to create resistance. All of it’s logical and all of it’s explained well - and the photos of Storm and Bronson’s doodles obviously help. <br /> <br /> The book, however, does include some other more outlandish exercises. Dan Lurie, on his GoodReads review, gives it five stars writing “The most bizarre fitness book I've ever read. Covers exercises for every part of a man. And I mean EVERY part”.<br /> <br /> one user on Redditor notes “It’s the only exercise book I’ve ever seen with dick exercise in.”<br /> <br /> What’s more, the book includes illustrations by Bronson himself and ‘90s fitness model and TV Gladiator Storm appears demonstrating many of the exercises. <br /> <br /> As bizarre and absurd as the book may be, including Bronson’s strange philosophies on health and fitness, the feats of strength he boasts (knocking out a cow, punching through bulletproof glass, 172 press-ups in 60 seconds) are far from shoddy and why not listen to the nearest thing we’ll probably ever have as a Confinement Trainer.<br /> <br /> If you want to get into all the minutiae and day-long fitness routines, as well as an insight into the mind of the Britain’s most dangerous criminal (plus those dick exercises), then the book’s worth a go. If not, perhaps stick to the eight basics and do PE with Joe Wicks…<br /> <br />https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/training-in-lockdown-expert-guide.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-9187241881669460670Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:30:00 +00002020-04-13T04:30:47.349-07:00And the people stayed homecoronaviruscoronavirus poemcovd-19people stayed homepoempoetry<div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreef946ELkQ4ty2Cdns3XtLvL0gA7GwBxpAxEhQ4YGq6j40x4vNqD6nThowAvI4FwPNiaQ5EXMmkPzRh82SqzzbEdN4b6_lzPv6Oh_rCFzFMX0chPrZoY_ctopSe_SB5sCcHbQIlWSjOl/s1600/stayed+at+home+thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgreef946ELkQ4ty2Cdns3XtLvL0gA7GwBxpAxEhQ4YGq6j40x4vNqD6nThowAvI4FwPNiaQ5EXMmkPzRh82SqzzbEdN4b6_lzPv6Oh_rCFzFMX0chPrZoY_ctopSe_SB5sCcHbQIlWSjOl/s400/stayed+at+home+thumb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;This poem has recently gone viral - and for good reason. It's a beautiful summing up of the effect of the coronovirus crisis on the world, and on all of us.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span data-contrast="auto">We can use the crisis to try to find our passions once more. Get to know - and maybe even learn to love - ourselves.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span data-contrast="auto"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: center;"> And the People Stayed Home by Kitty O'Meara </h3> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span data-contrast="auto">And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced.</span><br /> <span data-contrast="auto"></span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Some met their shadows.<br /> </span><span data-contrast="auto">And the people began to think differently.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"><br /> </span><span data-contrast="auto">And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"><br /> </span><span data-contrast="auto">And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.</span></div> </blockquote> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N_c9gNW5oic" width="560"></iframe>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/and-people-stayed-home-by-kitty-omeara.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-9125444803568128490Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:31:00 +00002020-04-12T01:31:29.015-07:00Alan WattsQuarantineCast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHvjfCYrdK5SRPEZAHwbJstfq9Byg7MlcOVAp7WjZv63beC4DaFYF0BGjscMlIDxT1qm-YIFI4AYIwctay359sV-ibUebl0NhTQvqZUuxUyuxXhBGtsGp05upPHv13HUmndH0oRttKrU/s1600/Alan+Watts+thumb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8UHvjfCYrdK5SRPEZAHwbJstfq9Byg7MlcOVAp7WjZv63beC4DaFYF0BGjscMlIDxT1qm-YIFI4AYIwctay359sV-ibUebl0NhTQvqZUuxUyuxXhBGtsGp05upPHv13HUmndH0oRttKrU/s400/Alan+Watts+thumb.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> During this time I saw a nice parable, as told by Alan Watts, the Parable of the Chinese Farmer. It’s an old story but good enough to bear repeating. Sometimes good things come out of bad things, and most bad things aren’t nearly as bad as we fear they will be. It goes like this:<br /> <br /> Once upon a&nbsp;time&nbsp;there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away. That evening, all of his neighbors came around to commiserate. They said, “We are so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.” The farmer said,&nbsp;“Maybe.”&nbsp;The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening everybody came back and said, “Oh, isn’t that lucky. What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!” The farmer again said,&nbsp;“Maybe.” <br /> <br /> The following day his son tried to break one of the horses, and while riding it, he was thrown and broke his leg. The neighbors then said, “Oh dear, that’s too bad,” and the farmer responded,&nbsp;“Maybe.”&nbsp;The next day the conscription officers came around to conscript people into the army, and they rejected his son because he had a broken leg. Again all the neighbors came around and said, “Isn’t that great!” Again, he said,&nbsp;“Maybe.”<br /> <br /> The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that happens in it is good or bad — because you never know what will be the consequence of the misfortune; or, you never know what will be the consequences of good fortune.<br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U1zOiTjr5u0" width="560"></iframe>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-parable-of-chinese-farmer.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-3865112010022345918Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:14:00 +00002020-04-21T03:43:06.289-07:00book notesbooksMark Mansonreadingsubtle art of not giving a f*ckSubtle art of not giving a fuck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14GVwzN_9-4QzJTDUYXxBM4_L8LW4JxbbFPvfA84hXUWlXb9cCOCXFRW70HLjN_g4Ec-1NeJ-qx9zH2ziYQboIVQ_RpGLzyuYUth31bVC0NqSCKc7lJscKy3XhmqEfe_xGapbigUPi_qW/s1600/book+notes+subtle+art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14GVwzN_9-4QzJTDUYXxBM4_L8LW4JxbbFPvfA84hXUWlXb9cCOCXFRW70HLjN_g4Ec-1NeJ-qx9zH2ziYQboIVQ_RpGLzyuYUth31bVC0NqSCKc7lJscKy3XhmqEfe_xGapbigUPi_qW/s400/book+notes+subtle+art.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <b>The cleverest thing about Mark Manson's 'Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' is probably its title.</b> The cover's bright orange and has the "F" word on the front page. It grabs your fucking attention.<br /> <br /> The book failed to provide anything particularly challenging any schools of thought. It fits nicely in the growing trend of Stoic philosophy, accepting responsibility for our own actions to situations and counter to the "participation trophy" <i>snowflake</i> generation that are supposedly now reaching adulthood, lost and in need of a pat on the head.<br /> <br /> It's a very surface look at stoic philosophy and whilst there is nothing wrong with any of the points Manson makes, there was nothing that hadn't been said before. When I read a self-help book - especially one with "f*ck" on the front cover - I expect to be challenged, and there was nothing here that I felt particularly challenged me.<br /> <br /> That said, the book works as a subtle reminder of how we should try to conduct ourselves in this ever-complex world. It reminds us to carefully choose what we do and don't give a fuck about and it serves well as an introduction to the philosophy, perhaps for a younger audience.<br /> <br /> The writing itself is good, barring the fact that Manson wrote perched on his pedestal. He helps us to consider how we could and should act in various situations, illustrated by some relatable stories.<br /> <br /> I can see and understand how Manson has had such success with this book. It's honest and to the point, as well as catching the eye on a shelf of drab books. It's an enjoyable and easy enough read for someone who is willing to reflect on their conduct and philosophy and feeling satisfied without delving too deeply.<br /> <br /> Below are the notes I took from this book. The quotes and lessons serve well as reminders of a Stoic approach to life. <br /> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <b><span style="color: #666666;">You too can read along on the <a href="https://discord.gg/4wjUhn" target="_blank">#StayAtHome Book Club Discord server</a>. You don't have to be reading the book of the month as there are channels for discussing whatever you're reading. It's a place to share and motivate one another, and everyone is welcome!</span> </b></blockquote> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Book Notes</span></h3> <h4> The Subtle Art of Giving a Fuck - Mark Manson</h4> <h4> &nbsp;</h4> Pg. 7 Our society today, through the wonders of consumer culture and hey-look-my-life-is-cooler-than-yours social media, has bred a whole generation of people who believe that having these negative experiences - anxiety, fear, guilt etc.&nbsp; - is totally not okay. <br /> <br /> Pg. 9 The desire for more positive experiences is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience. <br /> <br /> Pg. 11 The avoidance of suffering is a form of suffering. The avoidance of struggle is a struggle. The detail of failure is a failure. Hiding what is shameful is itself a form of shame.<br /> <br /> 
Pg. 21 I see practical enlightenment as becoming comfortable with the idea that some suffering is always inevitable - that no matter what you do, life is comprised of failures, loss, regrets, and even death. Because once you become comfortable with all the shit that life throws at you (and it will throw a lot of shit, trust me), you become invincible in a sort of low-level spiritual way. After all, the only way to overcome pain is to first learn how to bear it.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: right;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRevwNsIWAPqCMtjYlgcC8Mg4VK5GkKSfwhjcRnwhotjcV0rCnzqvI8WlQ7V6iVwj4v6Hbg9dNs5xkEngl02c3umf5FHQq-xZY72skfIFYdEaapRHt_jOaXJSAo33QmpPAtMfidNo9IH47/s1600/subtle+art+quote+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mark Manson Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck book quote" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRevwNsIWAPqCMtjYlgcC8Mg4VK5GkKSfwhjcRnwhotjcV0rCnzqvI8WlQ7V6iVwj4v6Hbg9dNs5xkEngl02c3umf5FHQq-xZY72skfIFYdEaapRHt_jOaXJSAo33QmpPAtMfidNo9IH47/s320/subtle+art+quote+1.jpg" title="Manson captures Stoic philosophy at a surface level" width="320" /></a></div> Pg. 27 We suffer because suffering is biologically useful. It is nature’s preferred age for inspiring change. We have evolved to always live with a certain degree of dissatisfaction and insecurity, because it’s the mildly dissatisfied and insecure creature that’s going to do the most work to innovate and survive. We are wired to become dissatisfied with whatever we have and satisfied by only what we do not have. This constant dissatisfaction has kept our species fighting and striving, building and conquering. So no - our own pain and misery aren’t a bug of human evolution; they’re a feature. <br /> <br /> Pg. 29 And this is what’s so dangerous about a society that coddles itself more and more from the inevitable discomfort of life: we lose the benefits of experiencing healthy doses of pain, a loss that disconnects us from the reality of the world around us. <br /> <br /> Pg. 31 Problems never stop; they merely get exchanged and/or upgraded. Happiness comes from solving problems. The keyword here is “solving.” If you’re avoiding your problems or feel like you don’t have any problems. Then you’re going to make yourself miserable. If you feel like you have problems that you can’t solve, you will likewise make yourself miserable. The secret sauce is in the the solving of the problems, not in not having problems in the first place. <br /> <br /> To be happy we need to have something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action; it’s an activity, not something that is passively bestowed upon you, not something you magically discover in a top-ten article on the Huffington Post or from any specific guru or teacher. <br /> <br /> Pg. 32 True happiness occurs only when you find the problems you enjoy having and enjoy solving. <br /> <br /> Pg. 35 This is why our problems are recursive and unavoidable. The person you marry is the person you fight with. The house you buy is the house you repair. The dream job is the job you stress over. Everything come with an inherent sacrifice - whatever makes us feel good will also inevitably make us feel bad. What we gain is also what we lose. What create our positive experiences will define our negative experiences. <br /> <br /> Pg. 37 Real, serious, lifelong fulfillment and meaning have to be earned through the choosing and managing of our struggles. Whether you suffer from anxiety or loneliness or obsessive-compulsive disorder or a dickhead boss who ruins half of your waking hours every day, the solution lies in the acceptance and active engagement of that negative experience - not the avoidance of it, not the salvation from it.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxfxem8TREEos8TCBFt0Pz3oA6zbQCV4x9TgIqlw6VmEFxXFS3AACXA4m0GlQi8uUSAOLIgvOtwu3RvljjX6hd3AFZaE4jzl6kK-iW1xpCv8P-_fctsGd5QfG1HFhASi3jq3HtZ9LC-P-/s1600/subtle+art+quote+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Review of Subtle Art of Not Giving a F by Mark Manson" border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="1080" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxfxem8TREEos8TCBFt0Pz3oA6zbQCV4x9TgIqlw6VmEFxXFS3AACXA4m0GlQi8uUSAOLIgvOtwu3RvljjX6hd3AFZaE4jzl6kK-iW1xpCv8P-_fctsGd5QfG1HFhASi3jq3HtZ9LC-P-/s400/subtle+art+quote+3.jpg" title="Quote from Subtle Art of Not Giving a f*" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Pg. 56 The truth is that there’s no such thing as a personal problem. If you’ve got a problem, chances are millions of other people have had it in the past, have it now, and are going to have it in the future. Likely people you know too. That doesn’t minimise the problem or mean that it shouldn’t hurt. I t doesn’t mean you aren’t legitimately a victim in some circumstances. <br /> It just means that you’re not that special. <br /> <br /> Pg. 57 It’s strange that in an age when we are more connect than ever, entitlement seems to be at an all-time high. Something about recent technology seems to allow our insecurities to run amok like never before. <br /> The more freedom we’re given to express ourselves, the more we want to be free of having to deal with anyone who may disagree with us or upset us. The more exposed we are to opposing viewpoints, the more we seem to get upset that those other viewpoints exist. The easier and more problem-free our lives become, the more we seem to feel entitled for them to get even better. <br /> <br /> Pg. 59 The problem is that the pervasiveness of technology and mass marketing is screwing up a lot of people’s expectations for themselves. The inundation of the exceptional makes people feel worse about themselves. Makes them feel that they need to be more extreme, more radical, and more self-assured to get noticed or even matter. <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvyrXl5GT3v0jaOgsjbDHwvfSytbgxw7TH1eLR14GQshWlJYNB2rNuavXZ6P_JZSUXiyQ25RoW2W_HqJevBavxQMyNUKGP4Xc6HBEBjrVHAMORPGQue3tMAnxssC8NrY0HNnuQTl3JgsY/s1600/subtle+art+quote+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHvyrXl5GT3v0jaOgsjbDHwvfSytbgxw7TH1eLR14GQshWlJYNB2rNuavXZ6P_JZSUXiyQ25RoW2W_HqJevBavxQMyNUKGP4Xc6HBEBjrVHAMORPGQue3tMAnxssC8NrY0HNnuQTl3JgsY/s320/subtle+art+quote+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Pg. 60 Technology has solved old economic problems by giving us new psychological problems. The internet has not just open-sourced information; it has also open-sourced insecurity, self-doubt and shame. <br /> <br /> Pg. 77 We’re apes. We think we’re all sophisticated with out toaster ovens and designer footwear, but we’re just a bunch of finely ornamented apes. And because we are apes, we instinctively measure ourselves against others and vie for status. The question is not whether we evaluate ourselves against others; rather the question is by what standard do we measure ourselves? <br /> <br /> Pg. 94 Choosing to not consciously interpret events in our lives is still an interpretation of the events of our lives. Choose to not respond to the events in our lives is still a response to the events in our lives… it’s your responsibility to interpret the meaning of the event and choose a response. <br /> <br /> Pg. 98 Fault is past tense. Responsibility is present tense. Fault results from choices that have already been made. Responsibility results from the choices you’re currently making, every second of every day. <br /> <br /> Pg. 119 Instead of looking to be right all the time, we should be looking for how we’re wrong all the time. Because we are. Being wrong opens us up to the possibility of change. Being wrong brings the opportunity for growth.<br /> <br /> Pg. 119 We don’t actually know what a positive or negative experience is. Some of the most difficult and stressful moments of our lives also end up being the most formative and motivating. Some of the best and most gratifying experiences of our lives are also the most distracting and demotivating. Don’t trust your conception of positive/negative experiences. All that know for certain is what hurts in the moment&nbsp; and what doesn’t. And that’s not worth much.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn_qR0Tdm7qHVd2JgAWGkbwGWvCkz18_v5X8OHjC2hyphenhyphenCsQkrMTedPfd4k42nXwBFZ1Ik39OIA6IzRtCdhvnWSKYdIL_qwwAfK0Z2y3Wj8SWzE10nLAvZLoMkQpWnoZ3UEcgOtgjO4jQtW/s1600/subtle+art+quote+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Review of Subtle Art of Not Giving a F by Mark Manson" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn_qR0Tdm7qHVd2JgAWGkbwGWvCkz18_v5X8OHjC2hyphenhyphenCsQkrMTedPfd4k42nXwBFZ1Ik39OIA6IzRtCdhvnWSKYdIL_qwwAfK0Z2y3Wj8SWzE10nLAvZLoMkQpWnoZ3UEcgOtgjO4jQtW/s320/subtle+art+quote+4.jpg" title="Mark Manson quotes Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" width="320" /></a></div> Pg. 136 There’s a certain comfort that comes with knowing how you fit in the world. Anything that shakes up that comfort - even if it could be potentially make your life better - is inherently scary.<br /> <br /> Pg. 149 When Pablo Picasso was an old man, he was sitting in a cafe in Spain, doodling on a used napkin. He was nonchalant about the whole thing, drawing whatever amused him in that moment. Some women sitting near him was looking on in awe. After a few moments, Picasso finished his coffee and crumpled up the napkin to throw away as he left. <br /> The woman stopped him. “Wait,” she said. “Can I have that napkin you were just drawing on? I’ll pay your for it.”<br /> “Sure,” Picasso replied. “Twenty thousand dollars.”<br /> The Woman’s head jolted back as if he had just flung a brick at her. “What? It took you like two minutes to draw that.” “No,” Picasso said. “It took me over sixty years to draw this.” He stuffed the napkin in his pocket and walked out of the cafe. <br /> Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something. <br /> <br /> Pg. 171 We all must give a fuck about something, in order to value something. And to value something we must reject what is not that something. To value X, we must reject non-X. <br /> That rejection is an inherent and necessary part of maintain our values, and therefore our identity. We are defined by what we choose to reject. And if we reject nothing, we essentially have no identity at all. <br /> <br /> Pg. 187 Pursuing a breadth of experience denies us the opportunity to experience the rewards of depth of experience. There are some experience that you can have only when you’ve lived in the same place for five years, when you’ve been with the same person for over a decade, when you’ve been working on the same skill or craft for half your lifetime. <br /> 
Pg. 208 Bukowski once wrote, “We’re all going to die, all of us. What a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t! We are terrorised and flattens by life’s trivialities; we are eaten up by nothing.”https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/book-notes-subtle-art-of-not-giving-f.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-19366392449389032Tue, 07 Apr 2020 17:18:00 +00002020-04-08T01:25:33.255-07:00coronaviruspodcastQuarantineCastIn the first of my #QuarantineCast series, whilst we reflect on the world during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, I look at what we can learn from ancient Greek myths, Roman philosophers and some words of wisdom in from literature.<br /> <br /> We also compare the differences of how Spain and the UK are dealing with the virus and the different lockdown measures in place.<br /> <br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dUkGi0gRxDA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <br /> <br /> <h4> &nbsp;Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on</h4> <a href="https://spoti.fi/2m8GC8H">Spotify</a><br /> <a href="https://apple.co/2mfZtyQ">iTunes</a><br /> <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/The-Last-Palabra-p1243812/"><span id="goog_232064911"></span>TuneIn<span id="goog_232064912"></span></a><br /> <a href="https://castbox.fm/x/1idX8">Castbox</a><br /> <a href="https://bit.ly/2lvElEL">Podchaser</a><br /> <a href="https://lnns.co/H5uYvThrtV6">ListenNotes</a><br /> <a href="https://bullhorn.fm/thelastpalabra">bullhorn</a><br /> <a href="https://bit.ly/2odkviH">Radio Public</a><br /> <br /> Make your own <a href="https://bit.ly/2lv5NCp">Headliner visualisations</a>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/episode-7-quarantinecast1-we-must.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesIn the first of my #QuarantineCast series, whilst we reflect on the world during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, I look at what we can learn from ancient Greek myths, Roman philosophers and some words of wisdom in from literature. We also compare the differences of how Spain and the UK are dealing with the virus and the different lockdown measures in place. &nbsp;Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisationsJamie ColesIn the first of my #QuarantineCast series, whilst we reflect on the world during the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, I look at what we can learn from ancient Greek myths, Roman philosophers and some words of wisdom in from literature. We also compare the differences of how Spain and the UK are dealing with the virus and the different lockdown measures in place. &nbsp;Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisationsthelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-2234509988911972591Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:35:00 +00002020-04-07T04:35:46.670-07:00Book clubSimon SinekStart With WhyStay at homeAs you may well be aware, I have setup a <a href="https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/stayathome-book-club-april-start-with.html" target="_blank">virtual book club </a>using Discord.<br /> <br /> April's book is Start With Why by Simon Sinek, and we'll be following his weekly Q&amp;As on YouTube, where he's going through the book one part at a time.<br /> <br /> Whilst Simon does talk about the book, he also talks about facing these uncertain Covid-19 quarantine times.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q8UvLXVN0nY" width="560"></iframe><br /> <br /> I found the book a slow start, despite the hype and success it continues to receive sine its publication over ten years ago, although Sinek was clever enough to hook me in by testing my assumptions. We all believe we know best, or are at least quick to apply or previous knowledge to a situation. Sinek proves the flaw in that very swiftly and elegantly. <br /> <br /> Sinek looks at some cases of successful businesses that have been driven by their "Why" and others that have failed because of their flawed assumptions. He talks about GM Motors in the US used a rubber mallet to make the doors close properly once they'd been fitted, whereas Japanese manufacturers planned to have the doors fit perfectly from the off. He contrasts the reactive actions of GM Motors to the careful planning of the Japanese engineers, borne out of their Why.<br /> <br /> Other examples include Nokia and Motorola who - once upon a time - made successful mobile phones, but finally tried to sell them as devices tech spec (a What, not a Why), whilst Apple were dominating with their lifestyle Why-driven iPhone.<br /> <br /> He talks about how Colgate now have so many different types of toothpaste (32 at the time of publication) that they had to launch a website to help consumers choose one. They, like Motorola and Nokia, were too busy using novelty; fluoride, stripes, whitening crystals, thinner, lighter, faster processor, more buttons... all whats; to sell more products.<br /> <br /> Over this week, we'll be reading part two; The Golden Circle of Why, How and What, and joining Simon's YouTube live Q&amp;A on Friday night.<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> You too can read along on the <a href="https://discord.gg/4wjUhn" target="_blank">#StayAtHome Book Club Discord server</a>. You don't have to be reading Start With Why as there are channels for discussing whatever you're reading. It's a place to share and motivate one another, and everyone is welcome!</blockquote> &nbsp;May's #StayAtHome Book Club book will be Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig<br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> May's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayAtHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StayAtHome</a> Book Club read will be 'Reasons to Stay Alive' by <a href="https://twitter.com/matthaig1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@matthaig1</a><br /><br />You can join us on the Discord server: <a href="https://t.co/nggADrbfz0">https://t.co/nggADrbfz0</a> <a href="https://t.co/ykKIGBUdia">pic.twitter.com/ykKIGBUdia</a></div> — The Last Palabra podcast (@TheLastPalabra) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheLastPalabra/status/1247487882769698816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/stayathome-book-club-april-start-with_7.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-2464229420934422187Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:41:00 +00002020-04-06T10:45:24.212-07:00Book clubSimon SinekStart With WhyStay at home<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">We need some community and positivity, so I've decided to create a </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" data-focusable="true" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayAtHome?src=hashtag_click" role="link">#StayAtHome<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-4qtqp9 r-ip8ujx r-9cviqr r-zw8f10 r-bnwqim r-h9hxbl" dir="auto"></span></a></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> Book Club Discord server. We'll kick off with Simon Sinek</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">'s "Start With Why" and join his Youtube live Q&amp;As.</span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div dir="ltr" lang="en"> We need some community and positivity, so I've decided to create a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StayAtHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StayAtHome</a> Book Club Discord server. <br /><br />We'll kick off with <a href="https://twitter.com/simonsinek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@simonsinek</a>'s Start With Why and join his Youtube live Q&amp;As <br /><br />If you want in, drop me a tweet or DM and I'll add you to the server <a href="https://t.co/qtYPilp7Lw">pic.twitter.com/qtYPilp7Lw</a></div> — Jamie Coles - join my #stayathome Book Club (@JamietheColes) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamietheColes/status/1242495803995951105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> <br /> <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">It's FREE and just a great way to bring quarantined readers together, even if you're not reading "Start with Why", there's a space to come and discuss whatever books you're reading.</span> </span><br /> <br /> I'll be running it on Discord, which is a free chat service that you can use on the web, your desktop or mobile phone. To join just follow the link: <a href="https://discord.gg/4wjUhn" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/4wjUhn </a><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://discord.gg/4wjUhn" target="_blank"><img alt="A Discord server for readers and book lovers to come and share" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTTPz9XjgOxgibl-sRnMuXGQHuuloq-btNpPlz_qG32OY4BSGqfjQI2dAR4UcH1wgf6NjyzlgY4JunqeU5QK0GxhF4jAEp_XcqRhROK-xqomTwlPyVInKYeFKwytCOg5Enr62Sx6jKN_6/s320/%2523stayathome+Book+Club.png" title="#StayAtHome Book Club" width="320" /></a></div> <br />https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2020/04/stayathome-book-club-april-start-with.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-2789110288887226324Thu, 03 Oct 2019 16:17:00 +00002020-04-08T10:48:12.102-07:00AkalaBlinded by the LightBritishBruce SpringsteenNativespodcastThis week we’ll talk about Bruce Springsteen, British pride, and visiting home, as well as the wonderful film Blinded by the Light and Akala's book Natives.<br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/862YdbT8YFw" width="560"></iframe> <h4> Books mentioned</h4> <div> Natives by <a href="https://twitter.com/akalamusic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Akala</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <h4> Follow me!</h4> <a href="https://twitter.com/thelastpalabra">Follow me on Twitter&nbsp;</a><br /> <div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelastpalabra/">Follow me on Instagram</a></div> <div> <div class="p1"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/"></a></span></div> <div class="p2"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/">Follow me on Facebook</a></div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> <h4> Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on</h4> <a href="https://spoti.fi/2m8GC8H">Spotify</a><br /> <a href="https://apple.co/2mfZtyQ">iTunes</a><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_232064911"></span>TuneIn<span id="goog_232064912"></span></a><br /> <a href="https://castbox.fm/x/1idX8">Castbox</a><br /> <a href="https://bit.ly/2lvElEL">Podchaser</a><br /> <a href="https://lnns.co/H5uYvThrtV6">ListenNotes</a><br /> <a href="https://bullhorn.fm/thelastpalabra">bullhorn</a><br /> <a href="https://bit.ly/2odkviH">Radio Public</a><br /> <br /> Make your own <a href="https://bit.ly/2lv5NCp">Headliner visualisations</a><br /> <div class="p2"> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} </style> </div> </div> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} span.s1 {color: #dca10d} </style>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/10/episode-6-british-roots.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesThis week we’ll talk about Bruce Springsteen, British pride, and visiting home, as well as the wonderful film Blinded by the Light and Akala's book Natives. Books mentioned Natives by Akala Follow me! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisations p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} span.s1 {color: #dca10d}Jamie ColesThis week we’ll talk about Bruce Springsteen, British pride, and visiting home, as well as the wonderful film Blinded by the Light and Akala's book Natives. Books mentioned Natives by Akala Follow me! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotes bullhorn Radio Public Make your own Headliner visualisations p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} span.s1 {color: #dca10d}thelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-8330181852334351463Wed, 25 Sep 2019 21:00:00 +00002020-04-08T10:48:32.832-07:00jamie colespodcastrugbyrugby world cuprugby world cup 2019rugby world cup japanthe last palabrathe last palabra podcastAn extra Rugby World Cup focused podcast this week. I was joined once again by the most rugby-knowledgable person I know, Matt! We talked about the first week of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in Japan, as well as looking at the new tackle rules, refereeing, camera technology and previews of the upcoming games.<br /> <br /> You can follow Matt on Twitter: <a href="ttps://www.youtube.com">@MThomasCoach</a><br /> Or visit his website: <a href="http://www.primalathletic.com/">primalathletic.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sx-3-pwERLY" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <h4> Follow!&nbsp;</h4> <a href="https://twitter.com/thelastpalabra">Follow me on Twitter&nbsp;</a><br /> <div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelastpalabra/">Follow me on Instagram</a></div> <div> <div class="p1"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/"></a></span></div> <div class="p2"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/">Follow me on Facebook</a></div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on<br /> <a href="https://spoti.fi/2m8GC8H">Spotify</a><br /> <a href="https://apple.co/2mfZtyQ">iTunes</a><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_232064911"></span>TuneIn<span id="goog_232064912"></span></a><br /> <a href="https://castbox.fm/x/1idX8">Castbox</a><br /> <a href="https://bit.ly/2lvElEL">Podchaser</a><br /> <a href="https://lnns.co/H5uYvThrtV6">ListenNotes</a><br /> <div class="p2"> <style type="text/css"></style></div> </div> https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/09/episode-55-rugby-world-cup-week-1.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesAn extra Rugby World Cup focused podcast this week. I was joined once again by the most rugby-knowledgable person I know, Matt! We talked about the first week of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in Japan, as well as looking at the new tackle rules, refereeing, camera technology and previews of the upcoming games. You can follow Matt on Twitter: @MThomasCoach Or visit his website: primalathletic.com Follow!&nbsp; Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotesJamie ColesAn extra Rugby World Cup focused podcast this week. I was joined once again by the most rugby-knowledgable person I know, Matt! We talked about the first week of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, in Japan, as well as looking at the new tackle rules, refereeing, camera technology and previews of the upcoming games. You can follow Matt on Twitter: @MThomasCoach Or visit his website: primalathletic.com Follow!&nbsp; Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox Podchaser ListenNotesthelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-6292038336117994089Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:16:00 +00002020-04-07T10:20:24.448-07:00anti-vaccinationanti-vaxxchoiceclimate changecombat jugglingconspiracyconspiracy theoriesdice manfree willglobal warmingjamie colespodcastthe last palabrathe last palabra podcastvaccineIn this week's episode I talk about becoming aware of your choices, combat juggling, conspiracy theories and the young girls leading the climate change revolution.<br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y1MnkrkeJJo" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <h3> Links</h3> <div> <ul> <li>Burger King and McDonalds take on climate change<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/burger-king-removes-all-plastic-toys-from-kids-meals-11813599"> by getting rid of plastic toys</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/14/are-urban-anti-vaccine-hotspots-putting-children-at-risk">How the anti-vaxx movement creates disease 'hotspots'</a></li> <li>T<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-21/sb276-california-vaccine-law-fight-gavin-newsom-legislature-how-it-happened">he hidden battle </a>over California's vaccine laws</li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/28/youtube-to-reduce-conspiracy-theory-recommendations-in-the-uk/">Youtube's attempt to reduce conspiracy theories</a> in the UK</li> <li>A<a href="https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/are-conspiracy-theories-really-rise">re conspiracy theories on the rise?</a></li> <li>Sean Carrol: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2011/07/13/free-will-is-as-real-as-baseball/">Free will is as real as baseball</a></li> <li>Does free will exist? <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/free-will-bereitschaftspotential/597736/">The scientific studies</a></li> <li>Danny Wallace<a href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/dice-man-luke-rhinehart-danny-wallace-interview"> interview with the 'Dice Man' Luke Rhinehart </a>AKA George Cockroft</li> <li><a href="https://news.avclub.com/combat-juggling-exists-and-it-is-damn-entertaining-1798247543">Combat Juggling</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=352974165584529">More Combat Juggling</a></li> </ul> <h3> Books mentioned</h3> </div> <div> <ul> <li>Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart</li> <li>The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason</li> <li>The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll</li> </ul> <div> <h3> Follow!</h3> </div> </div> <a href="https://twitter.com/thelastpalabra">Follow me on Twitter&nbsp;</a><br /> <div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelastpalabra/">Follow me on Instagram</a></div> <div> <div class="p1"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/"></a></span></div> <div class="p2"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/">Follow me on Facebook</a></div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on<br /> <a href="https://spoti.fi/2m8GC8H">Spotify</a><br /> <a href="https://apple.co/2mfZtyQ">iTunes</a><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_232064911"></span>TuneIn<span id="goog_232064912"></span></a><br /> <a href="https://castbox.fm/x/1idX8">Castbox</a><br /> <div class="p2"> <style type="text/css"> <br /></div> </div> </style></div> </div> https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/09/episode-5-deciding-to-choose.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesIn this week's episode I talk about becoming aware of your choices, combat juggling, conspiracy theories and the young girls leading the climate change revolution. Links Burger King and McDonalds take on climate change by getting rid of plastic toys How the anti-vaxx movement creates disease 'hotspots' The hidden battle over California's vaccine laws Youtube's attempt to reduce conspiracy theories in the UK Are conspiracy theories on the rise? Sean Carrol: Free will is as real as baseball Does free will exist? The scientific studies Danny Wallace interview with the 'Dice Man' Luke Rhinehart AKA George Cockroft Combat Juggling More Combat Juggling Books mentioned Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll Follow! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn CastboxJamie ColesIn this week's episode I talk about becoming aware of your choices, combat juggling, conspiracy theories and the young girls leading the climate change revolution. Links Burger King and McDonalds take on climate change by getting rid of plastic toys How the anti-vaxx movement creates disease 'hotspots' The hidden battle over California's vaccine laws Youtube's attempt to reduce conspiracy theories in the UK Are conspiracy theories on the rise? Sean Carrol: Free will is as real as baseball Does free will exist? The scientific studies Danny Wallace interview with the 'Dice Man' Luke Rhinehart AKA George Cockroft Combat Juggling More Combat Juggling Books mentioned Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart The Subtle Art of Giving a F*ck by Mark Mason The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself by Sean Carroll Follow! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castboxthelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-5174271312537727066Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:44:00 +00002020-04-07T10:20:05.923-07:0013 reasons whyjamie coleslab meatlast palabrapodcastrobin williamsrugby world cupsuicideteslathe last palabrathe last palabra podcastIn this week's episode I talk about how Teslas are too safe, Suicide awareness, lab meat and Matt Thomas joins me to preview the 2019 Rugby World Cup.<br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S68giJDuvNI" width="560"></iframe> <h3> Links</h3> <ul> <li>&nbsp;Why Tesla's <a href="https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-disqualified-safest-cars-list-few-crashes/">are too safe to be ranked</a>&nbsp;</li> <li>&nbsp;<a href="https://time.com/5137194/robin-williams-suicide-rate/">Suicide rates spiked</a> after Robin Williams death</li> <li><a href="https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/suicide-contagious">Is suicide contagious?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/04/30/718529255/teen-suicide-spiked-after-debut-of-netflixs-13-reasons-why-report-says?t=1568585455086">Teen suicide increased</a> after 13 Reasons Why debut</li> <li>Did 13 Reasons Why <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201621-did-netflixs-13-reasons-why-really-increase-suicide-rates/">really increase suicide in teens?</a></li> <li>Why we're trying to <a href="https://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/2014/09/09/preventing-suicide-all-wrong-ways">prevent suicide in all the wrong ways</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-solution-to-homelessness-is-staring-us-in-the-face/">The solution to homelessness</a> is staring us in the face</li> <li>UK workers<a href="https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/mental-health-struggles-fake-physical-illnesses/72414/"> hide mental health struggles</a> with fake physical illness</li> <li><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/5892929/men-mental-health-workplace-movember/">28% of men believe they could lose their job</a> if they talk about mental health</li> <li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-mental-health-treatment-therapy-waiting-list-appointment-a9079541.html">Patients waiting up to eight weeks </a>seeking mental healthcare</li> <li>World Health Organization <a href="https://www.who.int/mental_health/suicide-prevention/resource_booklet_2017/en/">Suicide Reporting Guidlines</a></li> <li>Lab grown meat: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-lab-grown-meat-green-energy-1.5281252">the next frontier in ethical eating</a></li> </ul> <h3> Books mentioned</h3> <div> Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell</div> <div> Natives - Akala</div> <div> <br /></div> <h3> Follow!</h3> <a href="https://twitter.com/thelastpalabra">Follow me on Twitter&nbsp;</a><br /> <div> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelastpalabra/">Follow me on Instagram</a></div> <div> <div class="p1"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/"></a></span></div> <div class="p2"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lastpalabra/">Follow me on Facebook</a></div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on<br /> <a href="https://spoti.fi/2m8GC8H">Spotify</a><br /> <a href="https://apple.co/2mfZtyQ">iTunes</a><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_232064911"></span>TuneIn<span id="goog_232064912"></span></a><br /> <a href="https://castbox.fm/x/1idX8">Castbox</a><br /> <div class="p2"> <style type="text/css"> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'} </style> </div> </div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/09/episode-4-warming-up-for-rugby-world-cup.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesIn this week's episode I talk about how Teslas are too safe, Suicide awareness, lab meat and Matt Thomas joins me to preview the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Links &nbsp;Why Tesla's are too safe to be ranked&nbsp; &nbsp;Suicide rates spiked after Robin Williams death Is suicide contagious? Teen suicide increased after 13 Reasons Why debut Did 13 Reasons Why really increase suicide in teens? Why we're trying to prevent suicide in all the wrong ways The solution to homelessness is staring us in the face UK workers hide mental health struggles with fake physical illness 28% of men believe they could lose their job if they talk about mental health Patients waiting up to eight weeks seeking mental healthcare World Health Organization Suicide Reporting Guidlines Lab grown meat: the next frontier in ethical eating Books mentioned Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell Natives - Akala Follow! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'}Jamie ColesIn this week's episode I talk about how Teslas are too safe, Suicide awareness, lab meat and Matt Thomas joins me to preview the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Links &nbsp;Why Tesla's are too safe to be ranked&nbsp; &nbsp;Suicide rates spiked after Robin Williams death Is suicide contagious? Teen suicide increased after 13 Reasons Why debut Did 13 Reasons Why really increase suicide in teens? Why we're trying to prevent suicide in all the wrong ways The solution to homelessness is staring us in the face UK workers hide mental health struggles with fake physical illness 28% of men believe they could lose their job if they talk about mental health Patients waiting up to eight weeks seeking mental healthcare World Health Organization Suicide Reporting Guidlines Lab grown meat: the next frontier in ethical eating Books mentioned Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell Natives - Akala Follow! Follow me on Twitter&nbsp; Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Facebook Listen to the Last Palabra podcast on Spotify iTunes TuneIn Castbox p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'}thelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-3693821383532764258Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:39:00 +00002020-04-08T10:49:01.454-07:00podcastIn this week's episode I talk about automated gadgets gone wrong, polite burglaries, August Anxieties and the issue of food waste <br /> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pXO6cnz9DtY" width="560"></iframe>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/09/episode-3-rise-of-machines.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesIn this week's episode I talk about automated gadgets gone wrong, polite burglaries, August Anxieties and the issue of food wasteJamie ColesIn this week's episode I talk about automated gadgets gone wrong, polite burglaries, August Anxieties and the issue of food wastethelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-3067297373917652301Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:12:00 +00002020-04-08T10:49:11.140-07:00podcastIn this week's episode I talk about difficult followup albums, books and movies; turning 30, getting married, Brexit and Fantasy Football <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1wG7wnk4Zpk" width="560"></iframe> https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/09/episode-2-difficult-second-episode.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesIn this week's episode I talk about difficult followup albums, books and movies; turning 30, getting married, Brexit and Fantasy FootballJamie ColesIn this week's episode I talk about difficult followup albums, books and movies; turning 30, getting married, Brexit and Fantasy Footballthelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Colestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2818322356666145443.post-4819507316627485984Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:56:00 +00002020-04-08T10:49:18.099-07:00podcast<br /> <div class="p1"> And we're live!&nbsp;</div> <div class="p1"> In Episode 1 of the podcast we talk about why I started a podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's book&nbsp;<i>Crushing It!</i>, Casey Neistat, Joe Rogan's interview with Bernie Sanders, Trump's Greenland purchase and James Haskell signing with Bellator.</div> <br /> <br /> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/riuSGYw6pGg" width="560"></iframe>https://thelastpalabra.blogspot.com/2019/08/episode-1-gary-vaynerchuk-made-me-start_26.html0thelastpalabra@gmail.com (Jamie Coles)yesAnd we're live!&nbsp; In Episode 1 of the podcast we talk about why I started a podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's book&nbsp;Crushing It!, Casey Neistat, Joe Rogan's interview with Bernie Sanders, Trump's Greenland purchase and James Haskell signing with Bellator.Jamie ColesAnd we're live!&nbsp; In Episode 1 of the podcast we talk about why I started a podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's book&nbsp;Crushing It!, Casey Neistat, Joe Rogan's interview with Bernie Sanders, Trump's Greenland purchase and James Haskell signing with Bellator.thelastpalabra,last,palabra,barcelona,Jamie,Coles