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Each episode begins with one object. Connections are made. Stories are told. And by the end, you will have insight and inspiration for your life.

Mark Conforti


    • May 13, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 4m AVG DURATION
    • 110 EPISODES

    4.9 from 29 ratings Listeners of Object Lesson that love the show mention: mark, wisdom, different, life, love, great.



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    Episode 108: Announcement for "Some Thing"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 0:38


    I have "Some Thing" for you!   Click to watch >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xa9ns1bENw&t=1s

    Episode 107: Bookcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 5:08


    Can you fit all the books on your bookcase? www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme Song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 106: Snow Shovel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 5:08


    It's not too early to get ready for the snow!  You'll thank yourself for being prepared.  www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson

    snow shovel
    Episode 105: Orange Traffic Cone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 5:16


    Take a look at those orange traffic cones on the side of the road.  What are they?  A helpful caution?  Or something else?  www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 104: Bicycle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 5:09


    When's the last time you rode a bicycle?  It's not just for kids. www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 103: Telescope

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 5:17


    How far can you see?  www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 102: Broken Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 5:00


    Remembering the lives lost on September 11, 2001Listen to Dr. Stanley Hauerwas's class from that day:https://youtu.be/o2pqr7nghTs

    Episode 101: Adirondack Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 5:05


    Take a seat.  Rest.  Now, why is that so difficult for us?www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 100: One Hundred Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 5:02


    100 things for the 100th episode... and still in 5 minutes!www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 99: Bouncy Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 5:06


    What does it take for you to bounce back?www.facebook.com/ObjectLessonTheme Song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 98: Sidewalk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 5:00


    Wondering where to go next? Look ahead! www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 97: Charger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 5:10


    Ready to plug into your source for energy? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 96: Flip Flops

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 5:02


    Been flip flopping lately? What do these summer time sandals have to remind us? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 95: Stapler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 5:22


    What can that stapler on your desk show us about commitment? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 94: Velcro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 5:01


    What makes a message stick? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 93: Umbrella

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 5:20


    What's up? Hopefully an umbrella when it's raining. Can you hold one for another person? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 92: Trees, with RILEY LOWDER

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 5:06


    Breathe in. Breathe out. Now thank the trees! Guest Minute with Riley Lowder https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5ZekxK3dZCADOp0VITCoQ/featured www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 91: Filter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 5:01


    It's one thing to speak without a filter. But don't we need a different kind? www.facebook.com/Object Lesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 90: Mailbox

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 5:05


    What does that mailbox outside your home show about being a friend? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 89: Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 5:31


    Hey, what's playing on the radio? Songs featured on this episode: "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush, "On the Radio" by Cheap Trick, and "Magic Power" by Triumph www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 88: 88 - Conch Shell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 5:01


    Hold the shell up to your ear -- it's easy to hear, but listening is different. www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 87: 87 - Window, with DAVE GOREN

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 5:01


    Ever wonder what's out your window? Guest Minute with Dave Goren www.nationalsportsmedia.org www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 86: 86 - Extension Cord

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 5:22


    Ever feel overextended in life? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 86: Special Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 0:37


    Hello -- the Object Lesson podcast is on a temporary hiatus until March. See you then! Let Mark Conforti know your ideas for objects to appear in future episodes.

    Episode 85: 85 - Food Truck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 5:08


    Check out https://www.mamacrocketts.com/ www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    Episode 84: 84 - Wishbone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 5:10


    Is breaking the wishbone part of your Thanksgiving tradition? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson

    83 - Fire Pit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 5:00


    What's great about hanging out around the fire pit? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    82 - LIVE Airport Terminal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 5:19


    Imagine passing through an airport terminal - what do you notice that can help you make it through life? Recorded at MCO (Orlando International Airport) https://www.orlandoairports.net/ Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    81 - Autumn Leaves

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 5:00


    What do beautiful autumn leaves teach us about facing the future? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Check out www.befunbekind.com Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    80 - Fingerprints

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 5:38


    In Memory of EDDIE VAN HALEN (1955-2020) MUSICIAN Songs sampled: Hot For Teacher Eruption Spanish Fly On Fire I'm the One Jump

    79 - White Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 5:00


    Part 3 of 3 When is it time to wave the white flag? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    78 - National Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 5:08


    Part 2 of 3 What do you mean when you pledge your allegiance? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    77 - Team Flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 5:04


    Part 1 of 3 What TEAM FLAG do you wave? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    76 - Junk Drawer, with GINNY WEANT

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 5:12


    What's in your junk drawer? Guest Minute with Ginny Weant www.ginnyweant.com www.cantozenzero.com www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme song by Raja Blankenship

    75 - Vibranium

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 5:34


    in memory of CHADWICK BOSEMAN (1976-2020), the acclaimed actor and producer www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    74 - Clothes Dryer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 5:33


    A couple stories from my college days when I lived with six other guys... on what's needed to finish getting clean. www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    73 - Washing Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 5:01


    That thing inside a washing machine that really gets the clothes clean -- what is that called? www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    72 - Television, with PAUL CAMERON

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 5:40


    When we watch the news on TV, how does it impact us? Guest Minute with Paul Cameron https://www.wbtv.com/2018/12/14/prominent-charlotte-anchorman-paul-cameron-retiring-after-being-your-side-years/

    71 - Beach Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 5:03


    A beach chair -- comfortable, relaxing, and a barrier from being in the sand. What life lesson is sitting there for us? https://www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    70 - Missing Piece

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 5:01


    An episode about something you can see but cannot touch To see 999 pieces of "The Beachcomber's Companion" put together, go to www.facebook.com/ObjectLesson Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    69 - Boomerang

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 5:00


    What goes around comes around, right? Theme Song by Raja Blankenship

    68 - LIVE Mountain Bike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 5:02


    What part of a mountain bike helps us to be ready for life? Recorded at Beech Mountain, NC https://www.beechmountainresort.com/summer/mountain-biking/

    67 - Harmonica, with ERIC SENICH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 5:15


    How is a harmonica like your smile? Guest Minute with Eric Senich https://www.facebook.com/thediscoverypodcasthome

    66 - Sunglasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 5:00


    65 - Briefcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 5:00


    64 - Tire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 5:09


    63 - Eraser, with DAVID WHISENANT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 5:22


    What can an eraser teach us about life? Guest Minute with David Whisenant https://www.wbtv.com/authors/david-whisenant/

    62 - Uno

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 5:08


    61 - Air Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 5:00


    60 - Connect 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 5:00


    59 - Scrabble

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 5:05


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