(DES)CONOCIMIENTO GENERAL • (UN)COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Gabriela shares a ghost story with an unexpected twist, as experienced and investigated by an engineer. Reference: http://www.richardwiseman.com/resources/ghost-in-machine.pdf

Gabriela reads an excerpt about the darkest of blacks from one of her favorite books: The Secret Lives of Colour by writer Kassia St. Clair. You can find Kassia online at https://www.kassiastclair.com/ *Read with permission from the author.

Gabriela asks her friend Erika Molnar, a registered nutritionist, to share some advice on healthy eating. They also discuss various popular diets and their health claims. You can find Erika online at https://www.2brainnutrition.com/ and on Instagram @secondbrainnutrition

Gabriela shares her recipe for making almond crackers using the almond pulp left over from making homemade almond milk. To make approximately 24 4 cm x 4 cm crackers, you will need: the almond pulp left over from blending and filtering 1 cup (240 ml) of whole almonds 40 ml of flax seeds, ground 50 ml of flavorful olive oil salt, to taste dried herbs, cinnamon, turmeric, honey, or your choice of additional flavoring (optional)

Gabriela comparte su receta para preparar galletas de almendra usando la pulpa de almendras que sobra al preparar leche de almendras en casa. Para preparar aproximadamente 24 galletitas de 4 cm x 4 cm, necesitas: la pulpa de almendras que sobra luego de licuar y filtrar 1 taza (240 ml) de almendras enteras 40 ml de linaza, molida 50 ml de aceite de oliva gustoso sal, a gusto hierbas secas, canela, curcuma, miel, o el saborizante de tu preferencia(opcional)

Gabriela shares her recipe for making almond milk at home and takes you through the process step by step. To make 1 liter of almond milk, you will need: 1 cup (240 ml) of almonds 4 cups (960 ml) of water 1 blender 1 nut milk bag or cheese cloth

Gabriela comparte su receta para preparar leche de almendras en casa y les muestra el proceso paso por paso. Para preparar aproximadamente 1 litro de leche de almendras, necesitas: 1 taza (240 ml) de almendras 4 tazas (960 ml) de agua 1 licuadora 1 estameña o bolsa para filtrar leches vegetales

Gabriela asks her friend Ralu to share her wisdom and experience in designing spaces, focusing on home design. Ralu is primarily a spatial and costume designer whose own work blurs the boundary between the mundane and the ethereal. You can find her online at https://ralucagrada.net/ and https://of-a-dress.com/.

• This episode is part 3 of a 3 part series on food and travel. • Gabriela sits down with her friend Mary (@mary.marshall89 on Instagram), who shares some of her travel and dining adventures and also gives some advice from personal experience. We hope this conversation inspires you to pursue your own passions, embrace new experiences or at least entertains you. Additional resources: • https://www.skyscanner.net/ - a good place to look for short-notice travel deals • https://www.wikiloc.com/ - an app that allows users to discover and share their favorite outdoor trails • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower and https://teslasciencecenter.org/history/tower/ - a brief overview of Nikola Tesla's unfulfilled ambition at Wardenclyffe • https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-you-should-know-26940277/episode/how-the-concorde-worked-29932013/ - How the concorde worked, as explained by Josh and Chuck from one of my favorite podcasts: Stuff You Should Know

• This episode is part 2 of a 3 part series on food and travel. • Gabriela sits down with her friend Mary (@mary.marshall89 on Instagram), who shares some of her travel and dining adventures and also gives some advice from personal experience. We hope this conversation inspires you to pursue your own passions, embrace new experiences or at least entertains you. Additional resources: • https://pointmetotheplane.boardingarea.com/thomas-cook-20-ridiculous-complaints-vacations/ - a compilation of ridiculous customer complaints from Thomas Cook and the Association of British Travel Agents • http://wwoofinternational.org/ - WWOOF organisations connect people who want to live and learn on organic farms and small-holdings with people who want to share their knowledge and way of life • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pavilhao-chines - Pavilhão Chinês in Lisbon, Portugal. This is the multi-room museum-like bar that Mary mentions in the episode

• This episode is part 1 of a 3 part series on food and travel. • Gabriela sits down with her friend Mary (@mary.marshall89 on Instagram), who shares some of her travel and dining adventures and also gives some advice from personal experience. We hope this conversation inspires you to pursue your own passions, embrace new experiences or at least entertains you.

Gabriela chats with her friend Chris Terepin about his life as a string player and musicologist. They talk old instruments, early music, musical performance and experience, and the future of music. You can find Chris online here: https://www.christerepin.com/ https://phonographeffect.com/ https://www.florianquartet.com/ We also recorded an informal, improvised EP together earlier this year: https://hypnicpicnic.bandcamp.com/releases

Gabriela asks her friend and hobbyist rock climber Kish (@kishcanfly on Instagram) about the world of rock climbing and his relationship to the sport. Further reading/watching: • Free Solo - documentary starring Alex Honnold • https://www.alainrobert.com/ - personal website of the French climber also known as "The Human Spider" • Flow - book by Russian author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Valley Uprising - documentary about rock climbing in Yosemite National Park • https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/chongo-the-hobo-climber - a short article about Chongo • https://reelrocktour.com/ - nice collection of climbing films

Gabriela chats with her friend Irene about iconic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its impact on their lives. They argue that there are many excellent lessons to be learnt from the series and examine some of the different ways it gets the messages across.

Gabriela chats with her friend Rufus about loneliness, sharing research facts and personal experiences. They also discuss ways to overcome the feeling.

Gabriela habla con su hermana Federica (@ginandtone_it en Instagram) sobre el ejercicio y el deporte, enfocándose en darle consejos a aquellos que desean establecer una rutina de ejercicio regular y en eliminar la intimidación que a veces viene asociada con los gimnasios o ejercitar en público.

Gabriela habla con su papá sobre la importancia de las rutinas personales y cómo mantenerse en buen estado físico y mental. También le pide consejos de vida para todos los jóvenes.

Gabriela habla con su mamá para pedirle consejos de jardinería: específicamente cómo sembrar un huerto en casa y cómo cuidar de todas las plantas de la manera más práctica y ecológica posible.

Acompaña a Gabriela todos los lunes mientras aprende de sus conversaciones con la gente a su alrededor y más allá. De horticultores a matemáticos, apicultores, músicos y cualquier tipo de persona que puedas imaginar, todos tenemos algo que enseñar y mucho que aprender de los demás. Estrena el 6 de julio del 2020. *Este podcast es bilingüe, con episodios tanto en español como en inglés, según el invitado de la semana.

Join Gabriela every Monday as she talks with and learns from the people around her and beyond. From horticulturists to mathematicians to beekeepers to musicians to anyone else you can imagine, we all have something to teach and a lot to learn from one another. Premieres July 6th, 2020. *This is a bilingual podcast with some episodes in Spanish and others in English, depending on the weekly guest.