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On The Improverbial Podcast Pete and Lisa unearth obscure old sayings from around the world- and invent absurd new proverbs on the spot. It’s a mashup of improv comedy, positive psychology, human development theory, and idiomatic weirdness.

Pete Kirkwood & Lisa Thauvette


    • May 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES

    5 from 14 ratings Listeners of The Improverbial that love the show mention: proverbs, improv, pete, lisa, funny, real, love, great.



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    Latest episodes from The Improverbial

    Uncle Bob

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 24:14


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Bob's Your Uncle”) and invent a new one ("Struth! That'll Stick Better Than an Ostrich Intestine.”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Chimango Gunpowder

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 26:04


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Don't Waste Gunpowder on Chimangos”) and invent a new one ("Popsicles Make Every Hellhole More Whole”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Crawfish Hibernate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 23:05


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("I'll Show You Where Crawfish Hibernate”) and invent a new one ("Is that Dump Truck Full of Erasers or Empresses?”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    To a T

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 25:54


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Down to a T”) and invent a new one ("You Don't Have Enough Gazpacho to Fill That Crater”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Sh!t Fan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 29:37


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“When the Shit Hits the Fan”) and invent a new one ("2 Tofu, 3 Tummy Aches, 0 Beehives”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Chicken Wire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 22:54


    In this episode, Pete and special guest, Ella, explore a real proverb (“Held Together with Chicken Wire”) and invent a new one ("They're Serving Cantaloupes and Maracas on the Same Plate!”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Salt Grain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 19:49


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Take it with a Grain of Salt”) and invent a new one ("The Crunchiest Boogers Come from the Gobi Desert”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Hairy Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 21:10


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Three Hundred Hairy Bears”) and invent a new one ("Erelong the Catwalk Fails and the Lagoon Boils with Fish and Foul”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Arm Leg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 25:22


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Cost an Arm and a Leg”) and invent a new one ("to Read a Horoscope by the Hoot of an Owl”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Thick Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 24:51


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Thick as Thieves”) and invent a new one ("The Fresher the Cucumber, the Richer the Alpaca”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    TGIF

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 35:00


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Thank God It's Friday”) and invent a new one ("There's a Special Room In Heaven for High-tops, and Macaroons”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Sausage End

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 23:32


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Everything Has an End, Except Sausage, it has Two Ends”) and invent a new one ("The Chamomile Commandments are Best Written with a Dry Erase Marker”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Ointment Fly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 28:10


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“a Fly in the Ointment”) and invent a new one ("Ye Old Protractor Hath Awaken the Wrath of a Baby in a Pram”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Cold Shoulder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 26:44


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Give the Cold Shoulder”) and invent a new one ("Phlegm Me Like a Butterscotch Rocket”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Spade Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 28:10


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Call a Spade a Spade”) and invent a new one ("Keep Your Cadaver in a Bucket”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Dumpling Flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 24:12


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Dumplings Before Flowers”) and invent a new one ("The Volcano Rumbles as the Stubble Belches”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Dead Horse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 24:18


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“To Beat a Dead Horse”) and invent a new one ("A Tender Toenail Can Fill the Deepest Coffeepot”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Spanner Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 20:57


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“To Throw a Spanner in the Works”) and invent a new one ("Oh Succulent Foam, Oh Sweet Disaster”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Clear Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 21:59


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“The Coast is Clear”) and invent a new one ("When the Crumbs are In the Cracks, the Simpletons Eat the Shark”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Two Rabbits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 26:25


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“A Person Who Chases Two Rabbits, Catches Neither”) and invent a new one ("It's Either a Steamboat or a Criminal Conspiracy”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Pope Chess

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 27:09


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Play Chess with the Pope”) and invent a new one ("When Eating a Robot, Leave the Sack Race Early”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Sleeping Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 27:46


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Let a Sleeping Dog Lie”) and invent a new one ("The Safest Place for Secrets is in the Intergalactic Vault”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Detroit Women of Comedy Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 28:36


    In this episode Pete and Lisa share the audio from their live recording as part of the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival. No clues to the proverb this time. You'll have to tune in to find out! Big thanks to DWCF for allowing us to share in the experience. Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Unpowerful Hyraxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 23:00


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Proverbs 30:24-28”) and invent a new one ("I Don't Care How Good You Are With That Knife, No One Can Whittle Popcorn”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Gardener Goat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 31:20


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“A Prudent Man Does Not Make the Goat His Gardener”) and invent a new one ("True Cowboys Don't Shoot in Spirals”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That's why he's called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette's background is in education and human development, but she's also an improv ninja. That's why she's called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Cattle Hat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 19:53


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“All Hat and No Cattle”) and invent a new one ("When the Moon Sparkles Our Dustpans are on the Ready”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Big Feet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 25:18


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet”) and invent a new one ("A Yard on the Causeway is Like a Mile On the Trampoline”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Thick Plot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 24:53


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“The Plot Thickens”) and invent a new one ("Never Mind the Claws in the Shrubbery, Mind the Puppies in the Pantry”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Old Pot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 26:33


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Old Pots Make Good Soup”) and invent a new one (“The Spittoon is Better When Coming from the Couch”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Warted Toad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 26:23


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“The Warted Toad Seeks to Eat the Flesh of the White Swan”) and invent a new one (“Never Trust a Charlatan in All His Pageantry”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Forward Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 23:02


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“A Boat Does Not Go Forward if Everyone is Rowing Their Own Way”) and invent a new one (“Don't Ever Use the Astroturf to Bury Your Dungheap”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Gauntlet Throwing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 27:21


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Throw Down the Gauntlet”) and invent a new one (“When Given the Choice Between the Pinnacle or the Manacle, Choose the Pinnacle”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Bathwater Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 21:34


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Don't Throw the Baby out with the Bathwater”) and invent a new one (“Behold the Kidneys of your Concubine they are Pure, but they are Outside”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Slippery Farts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 27:06


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb that translates to (“Slippery Farts”) and invent a new one (“the crook of the jackrabbits eyebrow will tell you much about your future”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

    Season 1 Episode 1- Nine Yards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 30:47


    In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“the whole nine yards”) and invent a new one (“when you use a halter-top as a visor, even the blind can see”). Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection between the two. That’s why he’s called The Happitalist. For more about Pete-https://traversecityworkshop.com Lisa Thauvette’s background is in education and human development, but she’s also an improv ninja. That’s why she’s called The Tilt Thinker. For more about Lisa-http://www.tiltthink.com/ This podcast is a part of The Boardman Review Podcast Collective in collaboration with Cold Shower Media. For more about The Boardman Review follow the link https://www.theboardmanreview.com. Or, if you're interested in your own podcast, follow the link https://www.coldshowermedia.com to learn how Cold Shower Media can best serve you.

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