The WATER Podcast

We pick up where I was rudely interrupted by a lack of power in part 2

We continue into the wisdom from this film. It ends abruptly, however the episode was so good I had to put it out.

One of my favorite movies. I delve into what I like. There's gems on life in this film. I'll tell you all about it.

I watched a documentary called Brain Matters about early childhood development. In it they spoke about an early childhood development program called Mind in the Making and the 7 skills they teach. I go over those 7 skills and how important they are for adults and children.

A quick half hour on Rio's life and my thoughts.

A line by line interpretation of the poem Model Contentment from The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin.

Because I was disconnected in the last episode here's a short ten minutes on some final thoughts.

Tyson Fury attempts to avenge his loss against the undefeated, undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Oleksandr Usyk. I discuss the first fight and preview the second. This podcast ends abruptly however what is said is enough.

Part 1 of a series I'm going to dedicate to my library. In this introduction I plead with you on why books are so important.

I recently went down a rabbit hole on the medicinal herb feverfew. This episode I share with you what i learned.I started with a PubMed article on feverfew. Then I had to look at a PubMed article on its active compounds sesquiterpene lactones.Sesquiterpene lactones are found in the asteraceae family.Had to go down the asteraceae rabbit hole.The specific sesquiterpene lactone they found to be anti cancerous was parthenolide.So, I had to look at PubMed article on parthenolide.Come down the rabbit hole.Enjoy.

I share a dream I had. Why are dreams illogical, non sequential and hyper emotional? I have some answers from reading Robert Sapolsky's “Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers.” I go over some aspects of sleep and how they're affected by stress. How worrying disrupts your sleep. How our immune system is affected by poor sleep.

We're entering a big feeling stage. I love it. I talk about my demeanor with him. How important it is that we take the opportunities as they present themselves. Examples of him at the park falling and my philosophy behind my parenting.

I read something in Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky that I just had to share! Bear with my first five minutes as I discuss books. Then we get into how stress affects our memory. Enjoy the tidbits of knowledge that flow, including omega 3 fattys acids, stress reduction techniques and how to make periods symptoms less severe.

Let's discuss plant medicine! My experience with herbal tinctures. Some geeky stuff on herbs.

Some Buddhist quotes on hatred and emotions. Some Wong reflecting on these quotes.

What are the implications of raising your children with these lines? There's an experiment in psychology that can point us in the right direction. The name of this studies publication is “Quantifying compliance and acceptance through public and private social conformity.” It can be found on PubMed. This. This is how we become fascists.

A review of an episode from the 1990's TV show Dinosaurs. Why? Because it's a fun kids show that introduces deeper topics that we can use to talk about with our kids. I go into one episode here about a TV network and programming. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Stuff I've learned reading “Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers” by Robert Sapolsky. I really wanted to explain how high blood pressure is damaging the body. But, how people used to inject testicle extracts of animals had to be included.

Stanford neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky has a book “Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will,” which presents a case for there being no free will. I've been listening to him a lot lately. Some of what he says reminds me of what these other philosophers have said. I'll share research that Sapolsky has pointed out. I'll get off track and give you fun tangential information

I'll tell you what happened in this fight. What Ryan did. How Tank wins. I like noting what is successful. These are notes of success. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Perspective after a year of raising Rio. Ideas that have influenced me and why it is I am the way I am around him. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

My best friend from high school and I retell stories from our youth. I condone nothing that you hear. All events are inaccurate and inappropriate. Nobody is real. This is all a dream. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

A quick reminder why you need to eat more plants. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

A line by line interpretation from the poem Take Care With Labels from The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

The Parents Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin. I'll be breaking down poems from this book. This episodes poem, Words of Life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Overthinking the future? Ruing the past? Here's a quick story of talking with a friend doing just that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Future champion (if he wants to fight) Rio taught me something I wanted to share. Our words and our intention behind them are important! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Another short one. The original kilogram weighs less than a kilogram! What does that have to do with our food? Freshness violations. Household tips. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Another short one. I never realized how cute babies could be! As a man we want kids not babies. We don't play with baby dolls. So, how pleasantly surprised I've been!

All these podcasts are truths to life as I've learned. Im really excited to have figured this out about our lymphatics system. Shorter than usual. Just as much knowledge though. Listen, learn, love it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

April 2nd, 2023 in the year of the water rabbit, Rio Orion Wong was born!

A rough introduction to yoga. Why I got started. Various benefits backed by science. Why you should start today!

My thoughts right before my wife goes into the hospital for labor induction! Anyone who is going to be a part of a birth, listen to this Wong man's experience, thoughts and wisdom

Why do we eat the foods we eat? How does our gut micro biome influence our eating behaviors? I'll share how I developed a sweet tooth and how I minimize cravings. Think about what's your apple fritter? One thing I didn't get to mention that I'll put here… if you're eating desserts or sweets do so in joy not shame. There was a study with two groups who were on diets. One group they told they had no more of the dirt good and we're given a cake. The other group was told the cake was a reward for doing good. The latter group digested the dessert better. Their blood sugar levels were better. Our mind state behind why we eat matters! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Don't try this at home! Learn about how I battled the bacteria staphylococcus aureus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Just my musings as my wife reaches half way through her pregnancy. The first of many parenting dad- casts I'll be conducting as I become a father. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

What's the difference between a doula and midwife? How did you choose you birthing plan? Birth at the hospital or birthing center or home? How does birth get induced? And the delivery! Thank you Espie. Don't miss this great birthing story! (And the audio is better than part 1

A pregnancy journey. My best friend Esperanza and I talk about her experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency. Sources of vitamin A. How it works in plants. How it works in your body. After listening to this you'll understand better how it keeps you sick free and your eyes healthy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Me and my Mom talk about the difference between growing up now and how she grew up in the 1900s. (

I'm going to be a Dad. These are my thoughts on Sadhguru's talk Inspire Your Child Inspire the World. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

My thoughts on the first season of this Netflix series based off the comic by Neil Gaiman. Not necessary to have watched the show. But, be warned there are spoilers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

A continuation from our discussion of social media, that started with episodes 21 and 22: Amusing Ourselves To Death: A Reflection On Media Before Social Media. This will go back further and introduce Edward Bernays Propaganda from 1928 and what he learned from Walter Lippmann's earlier work Public Opinion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

This is not your average reminiscing of the 1990s. This is some of my thoughts about the difference from then and today. Challenges i see today that I, thankfully, never had encountered in my youth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Introduction to my understanding of vitamins. DISCLAIMER this is not medical advice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Get a glass of water, use some to hold in your mouth and practice nasal breathing RIGHT NOW

Second part of looking at Neil Postman's 1985 book, Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse In The Age Of Show Business. Better understand social media by looking at what people knew about media and the affect of seeing images on TV screens. Continue to be amazed in this podcast at how tricky these new forms of media have been at framing and programming. Make sure you listened to Part 1 first! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse In The Age Of Show Business by Neil Postman was written in 1985. In this episode we start to explore what social media is by beginning with what was media before social media. This is the first of a series that will look at this book, Edward Bernays Propaganda (1928) , Walter Lippmann's Public Opinion (1922), and then circle back to where we are today with social media. If we don't know where we started how will we know where we're going? Come with me down this fascinating rabbit hole! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

Empowerment Coach Brit Russell is back!

Have you ever heard men talk about the fear they grew up with? The incidences that happened where a boy turns into a man? You never know what one has been through or where they have been. I won't give away the story here... Jeremy Murphy a veteran of cage fighting, an Empowerment Coach, a personal trainer, founder of the F.I.G.H.T. Back Program Turning Pain Into Purpose! We talk about his story and how he himself has turned his pain into purpose. How we can all turn our pain into purpose. This is the first of a series of Wongversations with Jeremy. Look for him at IgniteWithJeremyMurphy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/matthalfwhitehalfwong/message

We can all only think about things we have heard. In this talk are many empowering ideas to ponder upon.