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Chris Carr sits down with author Stephen Bates to discuss The Man Who Sold Honours and the extraordinary life of Maundy Gregory—actor, fixer, conman and sometime MI5 asset at the heart of Britain's original cash-for-honours scandal. They unpack how Gregory monetised access to power, became the only person ever prosecuted under the 1925 law aimed at stopping the sale of honours, and what his story reveals about the long, murky history of buying peerages. The conversation then jumps to today's political funding battles—from parties' dependence on wealthy donors to recent cash-for-honours rows and Boris Johnson's approach to transparency—to ask what all this says about the health of British democracy. Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, global issues, and current affairs. Order The Man Who Sold Honours: https://www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/the-man-who-sold-honours-2/ Find more about Stephen: https://www.stephenbateswriter.com Send in audience questions for the next Espresso Martini by December 4th! Email secretsandspiespodcast@gmail.com, or reach out on social media via the links below. Please include your first name and general location if you're comfortable. Support Secrets and Spies Become a “Friend of the Podcast” on Patreon for £3/$4: https://www.patreon.com/SecretsAndSpies Buy us a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/secretsandspies Subscribe to our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVB23lrHr3KFeXq4VU36dg Buy merchandise from our shop: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/60934996 For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com Connect with us on social media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/secretsandspies.bsky.social Instagram: https://instagram.com/secretsandspies Facebook: https://facebook.com/secretsandspies Spoutible: https://spoutible.com/SecretsAndSpies Follow Chris and Matt on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/chriscarrfilm.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/mattfulton.net Secrets and Spies is produced by F & P LTD. Music by Andrew R. Bird Photos by Icon Books, Hooman R./Unsplash & Gert Lucas/PhotoHound Secrets and Spies sits at the intersection of intelligence, covert action, real-world espionage, and broader geopolitics in a way that is digestible but serious. Hosted by filmmaker Chris Carr and writer Matt Fulton, each episode examines the very topics that real intelligence officers and analysts consider on a daily basis through the lens of global events and geopolitics, featuring expert insights from former spies, authors, and journalists.

In this episode, we respond to ChatGPT's summary of the top 15 recurring themes throughout the 200 episodes of Awareness Explorers to date, and elaborate on the ways they point to the realization of our true nature as infinite awareness. • Includes a list of Brian's Key Principles of Awareness, which can serve as a guided meditation. And here is a link to Pamela Wilson's "Cave of the Heart" meditation that we talked about in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ONEN_h__8 Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:  https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website:  https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:  https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one. To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit  https://findinghappiness.com/ and  https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy, Jonathan and Brian Photo by Matt Paul Catalano on Unsplash 

怎么样才能让自己的摄影水平大踏步的退步，然后越拍越不好看呢，同学们？来，今天我送你三剂毒药啊，任选一剂服下，我保证你能实现退步的梦想。怎么说呢？哎，我也是最近被刺激了啊，老遇到一些人提出的这个问题吧，让我觉得应该要好好的解释一下来。来，呃对，今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2548天，我是叶梓，开始了啊。Photo by Samuel Angor on Unsplash我们先看第一剂毒药是怎么回事。很多人呢，见到漂亮的照片，第一反应就是：你这个是个什么手机？这个是个什么相机？什么镜头？你用的是什么参数？Photo by Math on Unsplash所有的功夫，所有的关注点，全部都往器材上跑了。这样一来，我们就没有功夫再去关注构图、光线、色彩、审美的逻辑，审美的技巧。所以呢，你就会越学越糟糕。Photo by Jeff Hopper on Unsplash因为器材这个东西很迷人，真的，我也很喜欢，但是你把太多精力放在里边，你就本末倒置了。它只是个工具嘛，对吧？工具是要为目的服务的，你要达到什么目的啊？那是根据你的审美来决定的，对不对？我想要这样的照片，我想要那样的照片，然后我才会去选择说，我这个工具如何实现。© 叶梓当然工具也有它的局限性啊，没有万能的工具。比如有的手机，它没有长焦镜头，只有广角。© 叶梓那你可以多拍贴近的、广角的近大远小的、力量感强的、临场感强的照片，对不对？、© 叶梓有的相机它就是一个长焦镜头，如果你没有广角镜头的话，那你就拍远处的、天边的，对吧？别人接近不了的。© 叶梓那些什么牛羊马群啊，野生动物啊，远处日落呀，月升啊，对吧？这个每个器材有每个器材的局限性，它有它的优势，你就用它的优势就好了。不要指望去找到一个全能的器材，也不要老觉得别人手里器材比你的好，所以他拍的比你好看啊，这个本末倒置了，再强调一次。第二剂毒药更要命。有人在争执不休的时候啊，争不下这张照片还是那张照片好的时候，就会冒出来当这个和事佬，对吧？这个在咱们身边特别常见，哎呀，别争了，这个萝卜白菜各有所爱啊，摄影艺术没有绝对标准答案。这么一说，你是不是就太绝对了一点啊，对吧？好像你就把这个摄影啊，把这个艺术放到了一个不可知论的这种哲学观点下。什么叫不可知论呢？就是啥都没答案，那没答案你学它干嘛？你想想那些中央美院的，是吧，北京电影学院的，就这些学生，辛辛苦苦学了4年的摄影，被你这么一句话打回原形，对吧？跟那路边的小朋友拍的照片是一个水平，所以这不可能嘛，不实际嘛。所以呢，我们要知道就是，艺术这个东西啊，它是没有一个简洁的答案啊，它不是说，哎呀，只要减法就一定漂亮，没没没，没说这个的啊，它没有那么简洁的答案，但是呢，它是有答案，或者说它至少是有方向，它有审美的潮流，审美的趋势，有这种，怎么说呢，流派，对吧？它有艺术欣赏水平，或者叫审美能力的高低之分，肯定是有的。比如说有一个人，他看过很多大师的画，对吧，他就比那个从来没看过的，他对艺术是什么，他会有更高的认知。所以我们怎么提高审美呢？通常就是提高你的叫做审美经验，就多看、多思考、多讨论，但还是有高低之分的。我的意思是说，不能光萝卜白菜，好吧？这是第二剂毒药。《熨斗大厦》 1180万美元 爱德华·斯泰肯 (Edward Steichen) 第三剂毒药就是，一旦你见到有卖的很贵的作品，你就全部简单粗暴归结为炒作，一定都是资本的炒作，直接扣一高帽子完了，对吧？那这个是一个很简单的答案，但是呢怎么说呢？你可以认为这有一个傻子，他就愿意买这个作品，然后花10万块钱去买，他可能就是炒作，对吧？《幻影》 650万美元 彼得·利克 (Peter Lik)但是你要想一件事啊，就是如果，他是一个有一定审美经验的人，他是对艺术史有些了解的人，对吧？他也是一个有一些经验的收藏家，那么他买了，10万块钱买了，接下来第二个人跟他说，唉，你手里那张作品，我愿意20万买，你赚10万哎，唉，他卖给了他，第三个人又说，唉，你那张20万的作品，我愿意花30万买，对吧？他一个一个的加码，就愿意把他收入自己的囊中。那你想，你可以认为一个人是傻子，你不能认为这一帮人全是傻子呀，明白吗？当整个艺术界基本上都认可某一个人的作品的时候啊，大家都在讨论他的时候，很多人在收藏他的时候，你很难把它说成是一个简单的炒作。炒作可能可以炒个一两年，炒个一两次，但是如果它长期存在，经过了历史的验证，那么这就一定是个好作品。《莱茵河2号》 433.85万美元 安德烈亚斯·古尔斯基 (Andreas Gursky)你可以说我不懂，但是你不能说它就是一定是糟糕的，对不对？那我们刚开始学摄影的时候啊，确实很多人是学了很多，觉得自己很厉害了，但是你不知道，你学的那100个技巧，其实都在最底下的一个层次，对吧？© 叶梓我们记录层次的这个照片，然后是审美的价值的照片，最后是思想价值。© 叶梓你可能顶多顶多你就奔到这个审美价值，这个中间价值，对吧？你不理解上边的那个思想价值，它是如何值钱的，如何使它成为一个好作品的，然后你就把它一棒子打死，那你是不是永远就停留在这个中间层了，再也上不去了，对不对？就非常可惜。© 叶梓既然咱爱好这个，就一定要保持谦虚，保持这个求知若渴的态度。我发现很多人是这样的，就是平时，他可能在自己的生活中，在自己的专业领域里面，是专家，是受人尊敬的，是非常厉害的，但是呢，他可能就把这种自信带到了自己学习别的领域的时候，就比如学摄影的时候，他也会有那种专家的派头，那种自信，觉得天上天下只有我最清醒，只有我是最好的。所以这样一来呢，你又会把自己卡死在一个死胡同里面，万一你走的那个方向错了，万一你的那个追求的目标不是那么的，对吧？那可能我们就会，怎么说呢，就是一直卡在某个地方，甚至就无法再向前迈进一步。所以呢，今天给大家简单梳理了一下我们摄影的三剂毒药，希望大家在摄影学习中千万远离它们。如果你身边有这样的人呢，你可以你不用直接给他我这个视频啊，谢谢你的转发，但你可以转发到朋友圈里面，是吧？让大家都看一看，感觉感觉，我们有没有类似的问题出现呢？以后也可以尽量的避免。我们可以在摄影道路上走的更快，走的更远，走得更开心。好吧，那就这样吧，那记得在最后点赞、关注、收藏啊，我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

马上就要双十一了，到底怎么去选购相机，哪台相机才真正的适合我呢？今天，我就尝试给你一个简单答案。你好，我是叶梓。今天是摄影早自习，陪伴大家第2459天。我们遵循这样几个步骤来选相机呢，就不会太乱了。首先，第一先看看品牌。有同学他就喜欢某个品牌，就信任某个品牌的，那就简单了，对吧？但如果你对品牌之间没有什么特殊的感觉呢，那我们就大致把品牌分个类啊。Photo by Vitalii Khodzinskyi on Unsplash比如索尼吧，它的那个摄像是非常好的，拍照也不错，各项性能都比较均衡，对焦非常的强，很快很准。那如果你特别在意对焦，可以选索尼。如果老拍运动的，对吧，或者拿来干活的，可以选索尼。Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash那如果说我是特别喜欢拍人，那你可以考虑一下佳能。佳能在拍人的爱好者的心中，还是有一定的地位的，拍人时候皮肤是比较好看的。Photo by Jan Kopřiva on Unsplash那第三呢，就是尼康。尼康相机，现在很多人用来拍鸟，或者是拍风光，那它有很多经典的机型，都是跟拍风光之类的是有关的。在拍人的时候啊，过去我们会嫌尼康，比如说对焦有点不准啦，对吧，人脸识别不那么强啦，或者说它的色彩不那么讨喜啊。这三个品牌的相机呢，它都是有全画幅的，也有半画幅的。Photo by Tianlei Wu on Unsplash那在此之外就是富士，富士是一个特别的存在。它的微单里面只有半画幅，APS-C幅的相机，也就说它的画质比其他三家呢，可能就是没有那么顶级的画质的那种机型。© 叶梓但是它有个非常明显的优点，就是它的胶片色，是其他三家没有的。它有很多不同的正片，正片、负片的颜色，拍出来呢都非常的，怎么说呢，有性格但是又没有用力过猛，看起来是非常舒服的，非常耐看的。很多人，很吃这个富士的胶片色，但是也有人完全不在意的。© 叶梓如果你喜欢胶片色，可以选富士。但是代价呢，就是它没有全画幅。所以呢呃，如果你对画质有极端的追求，如果你对背景的虚化，模糊的程度，有极端的需求的话，那么富士或许不是你最好的选择。好，那么接下来这个问题，就是有关画幅的选择了。刚才其实我们已经说过了，是吧？全画幅的相机呢，因为感光元件比较大，它拍出来照片的这个画质，是比较好的。那我们APS-C画幅，或者说是半画幅的这个相机呢，它的感光元件比全画幅大约小了一半，所以，它的画质就会明显的下降。但是注意啊，这里的所谓的明显呢，是在专家们的眼中，在普通老百姓的眼中，可能是看不太出来的。尤其是在白天，阳光明媚的时候啊，两者之间的差异，其实是比较小的。在室内，或者是夜晚这种暗光环境下，它可能会拉开差距。图片来源：富士官网当然了，富士虽然没有全画幅相机，但是它有比全画幅更大的画幅的，中画幅的微单相机，也是可以考虑的，不过价格就比较高了啊。我们也不要认为，就是一定是选全画幅，才是最优的选择。什么预算够就一定要上全幅，倒也不是这样。因为半画幅相机不仅是便宜，它其实还有个更加明显的优势，就是它轻便小巧。那我自己在拍人像的时候，很多时候，是用富士的半画幅相机在来拍照，原因就是这个。我要我心情好一点啊，对不对？如果手上那么重，搞得我都快腱鞘炎了，我怎么去开心的拍姑娘，是吧？所以我就用富士来拍。而且说实话啊，我在拍姑娘过程中，得到了一个非常有意思的说法。那姑娘当时跟我说，啊？那画质要那么好干嘛，像素要那么高干嘛，千万别那么清楚。哎，你看看，因为太清楚的时候，她就觉得她的皮肤的瑕疵就暴露出来，毛孔都被拍到了，对她来说并不是个好事，是吧？再加上我们现在很多照片，就在手机的屏幕上观看，这手机屏幕才多大呀，你拍那么清楚干嘛？所以有的时候，我们好像，对于画质的清晰度，确实没有那么高的要求。这是第二个要考虑的事情，就是画幅的大小。如果前两者都确定了，你看，品牌确定了，在品牌内部的，画幅大小确定了，那么接下来就只剩一件事了，预算。那你就可以根据你的预算，来选择了。预算高的，那你就尽量顶着那预算，买好一点的相机。如果你没有那么多预算呢，就退而求其次。但是你要说性价比的话，一般贵的，都没有性价比可言，反而是那个便宜的、入门的，它非常有性价比。就是因为入门的机型，你看光圈、快门、感光度，啥都能调啊，各项参数，就基本的功能它都有。它就是在每一项参数上，可能都，哎，差那个好的相机一点点，只有一点点，但是它价格，可能是，那个最贵的相机的一半，或者是三分之一。如果你是追求性价比，你就买便宜的机型。Photo by Hunter Moranville on Unsplash不过我也不建议大家，把所有的预算，都砸在相机的机身里面啊。你还要留出预算去买镜头、选购镜头。Photo by �� Jose G. Ortega Castro �� on Unsplash你还要留预算，比如说三脚架呀对吧，滤镜啦，有的镜头还不带遮光罩的，还单配遮光罩啦，还有那个备用电池啦，甚至还留点钱出去玩啦。Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash你不能说，所有钱都花在机器里边，哦对，还有储存卡，对吧，都是挺花钱的东西。后边的配件还很多呢。我一般建议大家呢，如果有一万块钱预算，拿个六七千的，放在这个机身和镜头里边，然后剩三千块钱，你可以去配一些这种配件，或者是留点余地，未来升级用都是可以的。好，那么今天我们就简单的陪大家聊了一下，就是选购相机三步骤。希望按这个逻辑来选购的时候，大家就不会乱了，是吧？那你就可以说说了，双十一准备买什么相机啊？你可以把型号打在底部，我们也一起来探讨探讨。或者你现在正在用什么相机，你觉得它是你的真命相机的，你就也打在底部，也给那些，想要新买相机的同学，给点参考。你可以说说，你的这个相机，你觉得还有什么优点，特别值得大家关注的。好了，那今天我们就陪大家聊了一下，选购相机的三个步骤，希望对大家有一些帮助，双十一就不再会慌了。你也可以把你准备购买的相机，或者你现在正在用的相机，打在底部的留言区，甚至可以说一说，我这个相机的好，我觉得它有什么缺点，也给这些新人们，一些新的参考。有更多摄影问题，依然欢迎在底部留言。记得点赞、关注、收藏。我是叶梓，那我们下期再见。

对角线构图不是这么拍的。你可千万别再这么做了啊。你好，我是叶梓。今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2538天。很多人学到对角线构图的时候，都会认为我知道了，我就拿着手机、相机稍微歪一下。我拍的那个横线就对角线了，我拍的那个人物就变成对角线了。哎呀，要真这么拍，拍出来真是有点难受的。为什么呢？照片看起来，我也不知道是横着看还是竖着看好了。怎么看的有点晕乎，是不是？不够平正。那我们要对角线，不就得这么拍吗？那可不是。© 叶梓你比如说吧，你面对一栋楼，我们就看那个楼顶那条线条。如果你平正的拍，它是横着的线，对吧？© 叶梓但是如果你站在楼的一侧，也就说你不是正对楼来拍摄的时候，再仰拍那条线呢，它就变成一条斜线了。这个时候，你是不是可以拍出对角线构图的照片了，对吧？Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash那么同样的道理啊，如果你是俯拍一条街道，比如说你在一栋楼的30层，往下拍那条道路。那道路呢，有一头离你近一点，有一头离你远一点。你平正着往下俯拍，什么都不用干，那条线在手机里边、相机里边，就自动成一条对角线的样子。所以我们拍对角线，并不一定是通过倾斜手机来做到的。但是有一种情况除外，就是完全向上拍或向下拍的时候。我举个例子，就比如说你桌面上摆了一支笔，你想把它拍成对角线，那可以啊。那你就拿着手机，是吧？你转动一下手机的方向，转到合适的角度，这就是对角线，来拍就好了。那这个时候因为它是向下拍的，不存在你手机摆没摆平的问题，所以不用讲究这个事了，可以随意旋转。Photo by Lucia Sorrentino on Unsplash同样的，向上拍也是一样的。比如说你仰头拍一棵大树，我在那个杭州啊，这种大密林里面经常干这个事。往上拍个大树，哎，怎么看都不太对劲。我需要一个构图，找到一棵主要的树，然后旋转手机的朝向再来看。哎，那个树在手机里面就成对角线了。所以向上和向下的时候，旋转手机没问题。但是平着拍的时候啊，或者是稍许向上向下仰拍俯拍的时候，你最好还是把机器端稳了。一般情况下，我们不会去倾斜手机拍照。© 叶梓不过凡事都有例外，对吧？这里的例外呢就是，如果你是抓拍抢拍的照片，如果你拍的是运动的人物，或者想凸显那种抓拍的急迫感、匆忙感，那你可以稍许的歪一点。不一定会把人拍成对角线了，但是你的手机端的不平正，这个是可以原谅的。因为它最终表现出来的就是一个慌慌张张的抓拍瞬间。好，那今天我们就简单聊这么多啊。摄影里面其实藏着很多这样的知识，看着很容易懂，但实际上会有很多坑等你去踩的。所以记得还是要跟着老师好好的，认真严谨学一下。我们把坑都给填平了，我们把雷都给绕过去，这样学摄影学的更痛快。来，记得点赞、关注、收藏先。我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

哎，它这个照片没什么东西啊，为什么还是个好照片呢？© 叶梓你好，我是叶梓，今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2540天。© 叶梓这个就叫极简。哎呀，减法做到了极致，画面比较干净。有人说：老师，这个难道不是没什么东西吗？东西太少了呀，画面那么空。© 叶梓你以为空是个贬义词吗？其实不是的，对吧？© 叶梓它并不是真的空，它这里面有东西的，比如说有云层的渐变，有水面的柔软，它是有质感的墙面等等。© 叶梓它是有一些东西填充其中的，只不过，它不是那么的满满当当。© 叶梓而且你要往哪个方向留白，留多少白，都是蛮重要的一件事情。© 叶梓因为极简，往往代表着一种思绪，代表一种畅想，代表一种留白，代表一种空间，代表一种想象力。© 叶梓那我举个例子吧。就比如说，你想说：哎呀，这个树林很热闹，那你拍下来，就应该是满满当当的构图。Photo by Christian Søgaard on Unsplash你如果想说：哎，我看到一只鸟站在树梢，或者站在那个电线杆上，站在一根电线上，我想表达这只鸟在望着天空发呆，我在揣测，它脑子里想些什么呢？这个时候，你就可以做极简构图，你可以尽量的多留白，在鸟的眼睛的方向，对吧？所以还是那句话，就是极简的那个留白区域，并不是没有东西。留白本身就是一种技巧，就是一种事物，就是一种表达方式。所以你就要琢磨一下了，说这个留白留多少？换句话说，就是这个主角要多大？主角小一点，留白就多一点。你看，这就相辅相成了。如果你的背景不足够简洁，你的主角太小，就会导致我们看不见主角，对不对？那这个时候，这个照片就又不及格了。所以一定要记得是极简的背景。© 叶梓什么时候能找到？雾气、雾天，还有呢，墙面、天空、白云，是不是都可以做极简构图？水面，都可以做极简构图。所以你可以在生活中这些场景里去找、去拍它。© 叶梓这样吧，在我的学生群里面，你们如果是有拍到极简构图的照片，大家都把自己的手机照片发到群里面来，我们一起来看一看、讨论讨论，好不好？那如果你还不是我的学生，没关系，你可以先点赞、关注、收藏。下次我直播的时候，你可以关注一下，在里面我会介绍我的摄影课程。好，就这样，我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

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想拍花，到底怎么样拍的又鲜艳又自然呢？你好，我是叶梓，今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2529天。Photo by Sergio Li on Unsplash今天在做直播的时候，有同学问我说，怎么去拍油菜花更鲜艳、更自然。咱现在不一定是油菜花的季节，但是其实呢，它所有植物都有一个共同点：逆光拍颜色更鲜艳。Photo by kazuend on Unsplash而且这种鲜艳呢，是鲜的又艳又真实，一点都没有那种很假的感觉。那为什么呢？© 叶梓其实你从顺光侧看过植物的叶片就会发现，它上面是有一些反光的。阳光是白的，反光就是白的。哎，这个反光哪来的？是因为这个植物的表面分泌了一层蜡质层。蜡质它肯定是像蜡一样就可以反光的，像你家的那种瓷砖啊，上面打了蜡一样，对吧？有白色的阳光的反光，它显然就掩盖了植物本身的颜色。那里边不光是叶绿素看不见，是吧？花青素它也看不见呀。© 晏飞所以应该怎么去把它给拍的更加的好看？顺光拍，有反光的情况下肯定是不行。© 晏飞逆光拍有两个好：第一呢，就没有那种反光了；第二呢是阳光射透了这个植物，对吧？一个叶片它再薄，它也是有一定厚度的。Photo by Paul Green on Unsplash当阳光射透这一片叶片的时候，它把里边所有的叶绿素的颜色都给体现出来了，对吧？Photo by Lee 琴 on Unsplash那你去拍花的话，也是一样的嘛，那花的颜色就会变得更饱和、更浓郁、更好看。所以所有的植物，最好都在逆光一侧拍摄，会更鲜艳。原图 © 叶梓增加饱和度后 © 叶梓但是这个时候，我要特别提醒一下：有同学可能是顺光拍的，已经拍完了，觉得不鲜艳，想要把那个调艳了，加饱和度、加鲜艳度。调完了以后，你会发现，那个植物就像塑料叶片一样，就会非常的假。所以你要记住啊，后期处理它并不是万能的，你要处理的时候，得首先符合这个事物的原貌才行，符合逻辑才行。© 叶梓另外还有一点，就是这个逆光的拍摄方法，其实不仅是可以用来拍植物。© 叶梓比如说气球、热气球，这一类半透明的事物，也是在逆光下颜色更鲜艳，道理是一样的。不信的话你可以自己试试看，好吧？那更多摄影问题，欢迎在底部留言，我会尽力的来为你解答。想学更多摄影技巧，记得点赞、关注、收藏先。我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

我说手机拍不好血月，拍不了月全食吧？哎，偏不信，觉得叶老师抠门不告诉你。Photo by Tsvetelin Todorov on Unsplash好，今天我们来个马后炮，给大家讲讲，为什么我说手机非常难拍这个血月、月全食。首先你要考虑到手机的长焦镜头的极限。我们的镜头最长最长啊，华为的手机就是10倍，对吧？那其他的可能是6倍、5倍左右的长焦镜头。© 叶梓如果超出这个倍数你再来拍照，画面就会有点模糊，因为它是叫做数码变焦，讲白了是个假镜头。用10倍变焦拍摄的月亮 © 叶梓那当然了，我们拍月亮呢，需要一个非常长的倍数，10倍不够用的。Photo by Mihajlo Sivč on Unsplash我自己拍月亮啊，少说也是20倍起步。小米手机的超级月亮模式那但是呢，有同学要说了，说老师我的手机里面有超级月亮模式，那可不可以用呢？可以。它可以使你在更大的倍数时拍月亮还是清楚的。小米手机的超级月亮模式提供多种前景但注意这不是拍出来的。它是先用数码变焦拍了一个比较模糊的月亮，然后根据今天的日期基本上能推算出这个月亮的大概的位置，是吧？再跟那个模糊的影子一对，差不多是这个角度，给你再贴一个月亮，替换之前那个模糊了的月亮。小米手机拍出的超级月亮 © 叶梓所以最后拍出来感觉是清楚的，其实呢，那是个假的月亮。Photo by Altınay Dinç on Unsplash也正是因为这个超级月亮的算法，那我们就会遇到一个麻烦：就是如果今天是个血月呢？血月什么意思啊？血月就是说地球的影子把月亮遮住了，对吧？那个月亮没有以前那么亮了，它变得很昏暗的，一种红色的渐变色。在这种情况下，我的手机还能不能识别它是个月亮？还有，它识别了又能否把贴上去的月亮变成那种深红色？这都是非常大的考验。我不知道现在的手机有没有算法能做到拍月全食啊？如果有的话，你可以把那个照片贴在底下，我们一起来欣赏欣赏。但是我想呢，绝大部分应该是做不到的。那这是关于手机的硬件的限制。Photo by Yu Kato on Unsplash其实呢，还有一些别的这个难点所在。就比如说我们在构图上，只拍个月亮是很无聊的，你肯定希望能搭个地景，对吧？Photo by Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash那如果你是搭跟前的一棵树，仰头拍那棵树再拍月亮，因为你对焦在月亮上啊，所以那棵树呢，应该是模糊的黑影，很不好看，最后会留下一堆乱七八糟的东西，看不出来这个树了。Photo by Kym MacKinnon on Unsplash你说老师我如果跟树距离比较远呢？那我既用长焦也能拍全整个树冠，听上去不错。但是前两天的血月是发生在凌晨，也就是月亮在头顶。那如果你站在草原上，拍一个两公里外的某棵树，你是平着对地平线拍的呀。你可以拍那个月升啊，但是你拍不到那个正在发生月食的血月的过程，对不对？因为它在头顶上。那好，这是第一个问题，就是我拍多近多远的事物。还有第二个，就是你拍到的这个东西，它肯定是个暗的、黑的东西，除非你这个地景亮灯了，这上面有灯。而这个灯的亮度呢，如果太亮了，远远超出月亮的亮度，得，那地面景物会曝光过度，天空的月亮曝光正确。或者地面景物曝光不过度，天空一片漆黑看不见月亮，对吧？它的这个光比太大了，是个问题。那如果这个地面景物的灯太暗了呢？同样也是问题。Photo by Jesper Kronholm on Unsplash最合适的情况就是这个地景的亮度和月亮非常类似——注意，不是月亮，是月全食以后那个深红的月亮的亮度，非常相似，你才能够更好的曝光，把两者搭在一起。所以即便你是用相机拍照，你也会卡在这个点上：我如何寻找地景？除非你就是放弃，我就只拍一个月亮。那行，你就到时候月亮升到顶上了，你就往上一拍就行了，你也不用构图，只要还能拍的清楚就行，对吧？拿个三脚架呀什么的，因为相机它毕竟是有很长的长焦镜头，可以换上来使用的。但手机的话呢，我觉得依然会卡在我们前面说的那个硬件限制上。所以听我说完，你现在知道了啊，手机拍月全食真的是非常难。这就是为什么我并没有在月全食之前来发这个早自习的原因。那这些困难，其实我在直播现场就已经回复过那位学员了，但是很显然啊，他没有相信，他只是一味的觉得是老师不告诉他。那我就在想，他可能是没有搞明白一件事情：我们现在的人类科技，并不是一定人定胜天的。你很多时候都要看条件来决定我能否去实现。而且呢，有的时候也不是不能实现，只是成本可能非常的高昂。举个例子吧，如果你真的要我用手机来拍明白一个血月，我可能要用天文望远镜，然后把手机给接驳在那个目镜上来拍摄月亮。那确实是可以拍的出来的，我们不谈构图啊，只谈拍清楚月亮，那还应该是做得到的。但是你愿不愿意付出这个时间、这个代价去做这个事情呢？如果你要这样做，那何必不用一个相机来拍，可能反而还更简单一点呢？好，那我们今天就先聊到这里了。今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2535天，有更多摄影问题你可以在底部留言，我会尽力为你解答。我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

This is a guest post by Abdel Mounim Bouazzaoui from The Cardboard Crew.Most people see board games as entertainment. Roll some dice, move some pieces, maybe argue about house rules. But I've noticed something else happening at my weekly game nights over the past few years - we're all getting better at talking to each other.Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/11/25/the-hidden-language-of-co-op-gaming-how-board-games-build-communication-skills-topic-discussion/Useful LinksThe Cardboard Crew: https://thecardboardcrew.comPandemic review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/01/18/pandemic-saturday-review/The Mind review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/01/05/the-mind/Forbidden Island review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/05/02/forbidden-island-saturday-review/The Crew review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/12/05/the-crew-the-quest-for-planet-nine-saturday-review/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Music: Bensound.com/royalty-free-musicLicense code: UQ1ZAMBQMFC54UAAArtist: : Yunior ArronteMusic by: BensoundLicense code: 4HTSU7QE9DABIACQArtist: : Benjamin LazzarusSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash)

同学们好，我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明。今天我要回答一个朋友提到的问题：怎样能够快速地提升视频的质感？Photo by Georgia de Lotz on Unsplash我这里有一个非常有效的方法，就是给视频加音效。我发现当视频的画面里有了对应的音效之后呢，整个视频给人的观感就会有特别巨大的提升。在音效上面你能获得的回报会比你的投入要大得多得多。那么怎么样来获取这些音效呢？首先最方便的肯定就是在现场就录制好，但是很多时候啊因为现场条件有限我们录不成。或者呢录了音效，但是现场的声音很嘈杂，音效不够干净。那这个时候我们就需要一个音效的素材库，在后期来匹配音效。剪映软件内置的线上音效库有这么几种方式来获取音效库，首先第一个呢就是使用线上音效库，比如说用剪映在剪辑的时候，就可以找到它的线上音效库。还有比如爱给网之类的中文网站，它们的优点就是作为线上的音效库，不需要占用很大的硬盘空间，其次它们都支持中文搜索，使用起来也很方便。但缺点也是有的，一个呢是这些音效库啊，它的音效质量参差不齐，有很多的音效音质会很差。然后还有一些音效你会发现它的裁切位置不合适，有些音效听着听着突然就停了，会有这种问题。要找到一个高品质音效可能要花一些时间。但是我们日常的剪辑，这个音效库其实是也够用了。那如果我们对音效的要求很高，想要更高品质的音效呢，可能就需要搭建一个自己本地的音效库了。音效厂牌的音效素材包 图片来源：www.boomlibrary.com我们可以去买别人整理好的音效包，或者是去买一些音效厂牌的音效包，然后自己整理。我们自己整理本地音效库呢，需要一个足够大的硬盘，因为你会发现这些音效轻轻松松就有几万个文件了。尤其是无损音效，一个音效包就要有几百个G。然后我们还要对这些音效进行分类整理。但是在整理的过程中你可能会发现，别人整理好的音效包也好，还是不同厂牌的音效包也好，它们的分类方式都不太一样。除了用软件搜索关键词，我们想手动的快速的按照分类去找素材是很难的。所以呢，我们还需要一套统一的命名规则来进行分类整理。UCS的音效命名分类规则现在有一个越来越多人在用的命名规则叫做UCS，他把音效分成80多个大类，然后呢在每个大类里面还有一些小类，接下来把音效的文件名按照这些分类给它标准化了，然后再保存到对应的文件夹。当我们熟悉了这些大类的分类标准以后，再去找素材就非常的快了。比如我目前在用的就是Boom Library家的这个Boom One音效包，这个音效包在制作的时候就是按照UCS规则来命名分类的，下载好了以后它就已经按照这个命名规则分好文件夹了，直接就能用，就很方便。准备好了音效包以后呢，我们还需要一个高效的音效管理软件。目前我比较常用的软件是Eagle，但是用起来也不算特别顺手吧。我目前还没有找到既便宜又足够好用的软件，还在摸索，这里就先不给大家做推荐了。那么关于音效的话题呢我们今天就先聊这么多，我是咔图摄影教育中心的讲师星明，每天早上6:30，微信公众号以及喜马拉雅的“摄影早自习”栏目，我们不见不散。

三角形构图，这词你听过吧？但是你确定你知道它的意思吗？你好，我是叶梓，今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2521天。© 叶梓摄影圈子里面，其实有很多这样的词汇，就是听上去很简单，然后，大佬们都不再屑于去解释，或者是默认你懂。但是对于初学者来说呢，确实是理解有偏差的词汇。就比如说这个三角形构图。什么是三角形构图呢？首先它是个构图。有人说了，那不废话吗？构图，那构图是什么呢？构图是这张图片的最大的那个构成形式。© 叶梓注意，它一定是醒目的、最大的。© 叶梓你不能说一个画面中有三角形，就叫三角形构图，这肯定是不对的。它得是最主要的构成形式。© 叶梓三角形构图，它可能有三种不同的构成方式。第一种是大家都知道，就是拍一个三角形的东西。比如说一个房子的三角形的结构，比如三角形的窗户，我拍一个三角形的尺子。因为这个东西它本身就是三角形的，拍出来肯定是三角形的，对吧？Photo by Jonny Kennaugh on Unsplash那人说老师，那我一个人骑个自行车，就有一个脑袋、两个轱辘，能不能构成三角形构图呢？我觉得这个就要看他自己的那个形态啊。如果他就刚好弓着背那个弧度啊，两个手向前的程度，它连起来是个三角形，而且背景简洁，能看出来的话，那它或许是个三角形构图。但是它也可能就是不太明显的一种形式，我们就不能再把它算三角形构图了。© 叶梓那第二种三角形构图的方式呢，是由空间构成的，由空的空间构成的应该这么讲。什么意思呢？就是说这个画面中有一些树冠、一些树木，然后这个树木围成了一个三角形的孔洞。这个孔洞里边，你可以看到天空，或者看到远景都可以啊，但是它的树的形状，它是围成了一个空的三角形。这也是一种三角形的构图。这种是比较容易被忽略的。有很多同学下意识的就会找那种现成的、实在存在的物体——实物，但实际上呢，它也可以是一个空间。就比如说在草原上，如果你见到一个栅栏，本来是一片片的横着的，其中有一片木栅栏呢，它这个钉子松了，脱落了、倒下来了，就形成了三角形构图。你透过这个三角形的孔，你可以拍远处这种草原的风光，对吧？还有第三种三角形构图的方式，这种更抽象，就是有几个点构成的，比如三个点。怎么说呢？比如说在一个海岸线上，然后正好近处站着一个小男孩，这小男孩光屁股，对吧？看着远方。远方呢有一艘船，在小男孩的视线方向偏左一点点，右边有个太阳。这画面就没别的东西，就这三个东西。那这三个东西，它显然就形成了一个三角形构图。这种由点构成的三角形构图呢，它是有一个比较容易出错的地方的。很多人最后拍出来，他觉得有，他认为我这个照片里有，但实际上别人是看不出来的。为什么呢？因为你其他的杂乱物体太多了，这三个东西并非是最醒目的，并非是一目了然的，它们之间也没有隐藏的联系。那这样的话，这三个东西，它就很难说它是三角形构图。不然的话，你随便找一张街头拍摄的照片，蒙着眼睛拍的，然后你指着三个东西说，这三个东西是三角形构图，那你这不就是想怎么说怎么说了嘛？所以并不是这样的哈。© 叶梓我再强调一次，第三种这种有点及面的构成形式，它要求一个极简的构图，一个比较明显的三个顶点，然后才能形成。所以你看，光是一个三角形构图，我们就有三种方式。那更何况，我们还有别的形状的构图，对吧？每一个形状有它自己的性格，带来不同的画面的感受，最终它们都共同的为主题服务。所以学摄影这个事，还真的是有很多细节需要我们去梳理，需要我们去确认，没有在这个地方踩坑，未来呢，才会走的越来越顺利。好吧，有更多摄影问题，或者想探讨的，都可以在底部向我留言，我会尽力为你解答。我是叶梓，我们下期再见。

我们老听人说，什么曲线构图就代表着温柔和浪漫。这说法到底是瞎扯的呀，还是真有原因啊？站得住脚吗？© 叶梓你好，我是叶梓，今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2522天。© 叶梓其实我自己也想过这个问题。当我的摄影老师教给我说，什么三角形有不同的情感，锐角三角形、钝角三角形。© 叶梓圆形方形构图，分别适应于什么样的情感的表达。© 叶梓曲线、斜线、直线、横线，又代表什么样的这种情感。© 叶梓我当时心里面就在想啊，这怕不是你自己瞎编的吧，是吧？或者是说哪个大师瞎编的，编完以后所有人都这么讲，讲着讲着就接受了。© 叶梓其实不是。举个最简单的例子，就是你找一张特别温柔浪漫的照片，然后给一个从来没学过摄影的人看，他的感受八九不离十，不会有特别大的差异的。这说明，他一定是有个人性的共性在背后的。从哪来的呢？我想一个非常简单的答案，就是从你的生活经验中来。Photo by Linus Nylund on Unsplash就比如说，一说到曲线，你想到什么呀？我想到了水的波浪，水是柔软的，对不对？© 叶梓我们还想到了女士的头发、长发，有的女士的可能自来卷，有的是长了，它自然会有点卷的，它总之不可能是像战士手里的剑一样笔直的这个长发吧，对吧？所以它是带一点曲线的，而且随着风它会飘，对吧？就更有曲线的浪漫了。那时间长了，我们就会有这样一种视觉的经验，就是我见到这类东西，我都觉得它是柔软的。© 叶梓那么我如果拍这样的照片呢？比如说我拍河流，河流它有直的地方，也有拐弯的地方，那我就拍拐弯的那一段，比如新疆的那个月亮湾，拍完了就说是个浪漫的场景，是吧？它是那个曲线所带来的。© 叶梓那相同的呢，还有比如说锐角三角形。哎，锐角三角形，你想到什么了？那是能扎人的，是吧？能扎心的，所以它是一个很危险的武器。© 叶梓所以拍照片的构图里面，如果出现了锐角三角形，它就可能代表着一种醒目、一种危险、一种强烈的力量感。© 叶梓但钝角三角，就会觉得有点憨憨的，像卡皮巴拉，是吧？虽然它不是那个形状的，我说它是同样的一种感觉。© 叶梓那圆形构图呢？圆是全宇宙最饱满的、最圆满的一个性格，对吧？所以呢，你见到圆形的构图时候，你就觉得：哇，很安静。比如说那个道教的小道观，窗户是圆的，透过那个道观在拍外边的那些窗外的景色的时候，就觉得：嗯，是有一种禅意的。不对，道观和禅意能放一起说吗？反正大概就是这个意思啊。© 叶梓那你遇到不同的形状，同样的遇到不同的线条，遇到不同的色彩，你都会相应的跟你生活经验结合起来。就比如说所谓的暖色，黄色、红色为什么叫暖色？因为它是火的颜色嘛，对吧？阳光的颜色。© 叶梓所谓的冷色，为什么是寒冷呢？因为是冰的颜色、水的颜色、天空的颜色，它是遥远的。所以这些东西，它的背后，都有一些我们人类共有的、生活经验的支撑。而学摄影，我们学的什么呢？学的其实就是对这些经验的总结。你了解了人类的感受，你就知道如何创作一个作品，去传递你的情绪和感受。我感觉到了温暖，那我可不可以通过照片来传递温暖呢？用形状、用线条、用色彩、用光线。所以本质上是这么回事。所以下次不要再想什么这东西是不是人瞎编的了啊。你可以觉得一个人瞎扯、胡说八道，但是如果所有人都这么说的话，那恐怕背后还是有一些比较确切的原因的。好吧，那今天就到这里。更多摄影问题欢迎底部留言，我会尽力为你解答。记得点赞、关注、收藏先。今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2522天，我是叶梓，我们下次再见。

The government has reopened after a 43 day nightmare. I provide the details about the funding agreement, and what to look forward to over these next few months.

Es gibt Neuigkeiten über "Benutze Ohr mit Lautsprecher": Matt steigt ein, die kommenden Folgen, und wer mag, kann uns EINFACH SO mehr Geld geben! Timecodes 00:00:00 Matt steigt ein! 00:06:00 Kommende Folgen 00:11:55 Steady-Updates und Ideen Shownotes „Benutze Ohr mit Lautsprecher" auf Steady Link zum Discord-Server Mailkontakt: Falko und Matt Das Newsletter von „Benutze Ohr mit Lautsprecher" Quelle des Abenteuerjournal-Fotos dieses Beitrags: Kira auf der Heide auf Unsplash  

Entrepreneurs typically have no shortage of passion, heart, and vision. But at Stanford University, Huggy Rao says there are other elements that may matter more when it comes to whether their projects succeed or fail. This week, we'll examine how this problem shapes not just individual lives, but organizations and businesses, and even public policy. Then, in the latest installment of "Your Questions Answered,"  sociologist Robb Willer answers listener questions about how to navigate political differences with the people in your life. The Los Angeles stop on our live tour is almost here! Join Shankar November 22 as he shares seven key psychological insights from the show's first decade. And we're excited to share new dates for 2026. We'll be in Philadelphia on March 21 and New York City on March 25. More info and tickets here: https://www.hiddenbrain.org/tour/Episode art courtesy of Graphicook Studio for Unsplash.com.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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In this episode we discuss gurus and spiritual teachers and explore the potential benefits as well as the potential risks involved in following a guru. • Includes a guided meditation leading us toward finding our inner guru and asking a deep personal question. Don't forget to subscribe for more ingenious ways to tap into the ever-present stillness and joy of our true nature. To learn more about Awareness Explorers, and to listen to all of our podcast episodes, please visit:  https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/ If you want to listen to the meditations alone, you can find all of our meditations excerpted either in this playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAVvivvVVGNfQgJxbWB6dF6Z Or on our Awareness Explorers website:  https://www.awarenessexplorers.com/meditations To Support Awareness Explorers, please consider clicking the "Donate" button on any AwarenessExplorers.com page, or becoming a Patreon supporter:  https://www.patreon.com/awarenessexplorers NOTE: If you are a Patreon supporter and have not been receiving our bonus material, please check to make sure that the email address you have on Patreon is an active one. To learn more about Jonathan Robinson and Brian Tom O'Connor, please visit  https://findinghappiness.com/ and  https://www.playawarenessgames.com/ You can listen to all of our episodes on this YouTube playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLThffcko0gAXyaArC4OyY0y84CZ8uSb_n Enjoy,  Jonathan and Brian Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash 

今天晚上超级月亮，就是2025年月亮离地球最近的一天。到底怎么拍才可以拍出那个超级感来呢？有一个事是特别特别特别重要的，没它几乎是拍不成。来，听我说。今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的第2553天，我是叶梓。Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash我们怎么拍超级月亮啊？首先，有一个就是时机。大家一定要记得，很多同学都月亮升上来很高了，你再去拍它，这个时候你就会遇到各种困难。Photo by Hugo Alexandre Cruz on Unsplash就比如说月亮太亮了，你搭配地景的时候，那个地景啊，比如树啊或者什么的，都会变成一团漆黑。那光有个月亮挂天上，肯定也是不好看的，对不对？你找到前景非常的不容易。Photo by Gary Fultz on Unsplash那怎么解决这个问题呢？最好的时机就是在月亮刚升起来的时候。大家一定要注意，那个月亮刚升起来离地一点点的时候，就可以开始拍了。Photo by Maurice Smeets on Unsplash月亮那个时候是比较暗淡的，也是比较暖的，比较温柔的，它的亮度不是很亮。而地平线上的建筑物呢，亮度是很亮的，对吧？只要开了点灯，不管是亭台楼阁啦，现代建筑啦，还是路灯啦，反正只要有点灯，那它的亮度跟月亮是差不多的。Photo by thomas brenac on Unsplash这个时候你地面景物和月亮都能拍好。等月亮再一升高，你地景难找，而且这个光线亮度上差异也会比较大了，就比较麻烦了。好，所以时机一定是月升之时。那么在拍摄的参数上呢，我们需要一个长焦镜头，把月亮放大一点来拍。你可以用手机的，比如10倍、20倍左右，其实基本上已经够用了啊。那如果是相机的话呢，就是200mm到400mm，也是差不多够的。这里我要提醒一下，就手机拍超级月亮的时候呢，一定要打开HDR的功能，让手机要保住那个高光，不要曝光过度。月亮要是环形山看不见了，是不是也很可惜呢？另外呢，如果你的手机里有超级月亮的模式，一定要记得打开它，然后再去拍摄月亮。这个时候呢，虽然，对吧20倍，那画面肯定是模糊的，它已经是个假镜头了，但是呢手机会通过算法给你贴一个一模一样的月亮上去，看上去是以假乱真的。超级月亮模式拍摄的照片 © 叶梓那有的手机它可能没有超级月亮的模式，但是它会偷偷的给你自动的运算，你可以试一试嘛，就20倍拍月亮，看看它拍出来有倍儿清晰的，应该就是有超级月亮的那个自动贴图功能。Photo by Braden Jarvis on Unsplash那么如果是相机拍超级月亮呢，你就最好找一个三脚架，把你相机架稳一点，然后呢使用曝光补偿，精细的控制它，不要让月亮曝光过度，也不要让地面太黑太黑。其实基本上就是这些了。最重要最重要的事情就是那个时机问题，因为在月升之时，月景和地景的亮度差异不大，也因为那个时候最好找前景。升起来了，那不如我们就回家睡觉。好，就这样了。今天是摄影早自习陪伴大家的2553天，记得点赞、关注、收藏先。我是叶梓，那我们下期再见。

It was a busy October in Eurovision Land: The EBU unscheduled an extraordinary member session, two countries announced their return to the Contest, and several national selections are getting their ducks in a row. We get caught up on the headlines as Eurovision 2026 starts to take shape. Momentum Summary EBU cancels "extraordinary session" (1:32) Bulgaria and Romania return to Eurovision (3:21) Gert Kark joins the Eurovision Reference Group (8:15) Patreon: PanArctic Sing-Alongs (10:18) National Final Roundup: Estonia, Spain, Albania, Montenegro, Luxembourg, Austria, San Marino (11:38) Photo by Filip Mishevski on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/man-reading-newspaper-in-bulletin-board-c5QdMcuFlgY) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics.

Some people enjoy running their fingers along a row of books, looking for one that catches their eye. Others love wandering past shelves filled with board games, drawn to the artwork or the imaginative setting. Book lovers love the smell of paper and ink, while board gamers relish the scent of a new box. Flicking through pages or rifling through components is part of the thrill. Collections are more than mere possessions. They offer manifold possibilities, shaped by curiosity, memory, and imagination. In this article, I want to look at what unites book and board game collectors.Read the full topic discussion article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/11/04/shelves-of-stories-how-games-and-books-reflect-who-we-are-topic-discussion/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Music by https://www.bensound.comLicense code: 46C0EXLIL5Y9PRGIArtist: : Sound EGOMusic: https://www.bensound.comLicense code: PP8VYE7CZEI0GQZRArtist: : Benjamin TissotMusic by BensoundLicense code: T9CNYEWJLPXP03ROArtist: : AventureSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash)

Det er valgdag i USA og vi gir deg en gjennomgang av noen av de viktigste valgene. Amerikansk politikk er en podkast fra AmerikanskPolitikk.no. Med: Henrik Heldahl (Nettavisen) og Are Tågvold Flaten.Musikk: Ol' Burger Beats.Produsent: Are Tågvold Flaten.Bilde i episodegrafikken: Element5 Digital, Unsplash. Liker du podkasten og vil ha tilgang til reklamefritt innhold? Støtt oss via Patreon.com/ampol. Les mer her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kids are our future and have the most to lose from the changing climate affecting our planet. However, they also have the most to gain from us taking action now to understand how climate change impacts the health of our children and what we can do. Today I am joined by two amazing pediatric lung doctors and mothers. Dr Anne Coates is the mother of four and a pediatric pulmonologist in the Maine Medical Partners Pediatric Specialty Care practice and teaches the next generation training in pediatric medicine at Maine Medical Center and is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Tufts University School of Medicine Dr. Christy Sadreameli has two boys and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she co-directs the Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease and Immunologic Disorders Clinic.  What can you do?– You can learn more about how to keep your family healthy during things like wildfire events from  "Our Health in Wildfire Season" episode– You can learn about how pollen is changing with climate change from the episode “Science over Politics.”- Learn about heat events and how to stay safe from the “Heat Kills” episode with Professor Ollie Jay  – Learn what you can do from the "Clean air and Climate Advocacy for Busy People" episode or the "”Bypass Toxic Politics” episode or “Your Little Grain of Sand” with Mom's Clean Air Force- Finally, consider a donation to the American Lung Association, who is working for clean air and a stable climate for all our kids.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more information go to airhealthourhealth.org.Follow on Facebook and Instagram. Podcast Image by Heike Mintel on Unsplash

Jess Orr and Marjorie Lotfi discuss 'Soft Things on Hard Days' by Micaela J. Ralph and 'My Wife's Whistle' by Jim Carruth. Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash. This podcast is supported by Creative Scotland.

4:45 – two (maybe three) rules for AI prompts5:15 – Rule 0 – mindset 5:45 – Rule 1 - be clear and specific8:05 – don't be discouraged8:25 – Rule 2 - have a conversation10:00 – keep going, don't settle10:50 – the Magic School conundrum14:00 – Khanmigo – one for teachers and one for students15:15 – Khanmigo will not provide answers – it's a tutor16:15 – Microsoft Copilot16:35 – Coach.microsoft (reading support)17:45 – Perplexity (powered by Claude and by ChatGPT)19:15 – to increase the quality of student work, give them an audience20:35 – students have stories to tell and they just don't know how21:00 – music, curiosity, passion, engagement, poetry, content areas22:00 – ChatGPT is the Coca-Cola of AI22:30 – there are a lot of AI chatbot options available, and a number are free23:45 – image, audio, video “categories” of AI24:30 – exponential vs. additive potential of AI growth27:05 – machine learning, language comprehension, image recognition28:00 – Neuralink – a brain interface chip – drive a computer with your mind alone28:45 – Blindsight – resolution improving and possibly humans with infared vision30:30 – the connection between and mutual dependence across: Power the energy sector, AI data and power consumption, national security, and climate concerns32:25 – data sets (prior knowledge), compute power (processing time or general intelligence + effort), algorithms for training (teaching, formative assessment)34:40 – how AI entered the most recent presidential election conversation35:30 – military, environmental, academic, geopolitical, and economic growth concerns are inextricably connected with AI39:45 – Donald Dowdy, high school band director40:40 – Bruce Little, Art Education Practicum instructor, Georgia Southern University42:30 – honor, discipline, respect, the craft of teaching43:25 – You can't replace relationships with AI BlindsightChatGPTClaudeCoach (Microsoft - reading support)Khanmigo (main page)Khanmigo for parentsKhanmigo for teachersMagic SchoolMicrosoft CopilotNeuralinkPerplexity Background image on cover is by Albert Stoynov, on Unsplash. This image replaces the standard cover art by Simon Berger (details in the footer). Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate BeatsPodcast cover art is a view from Brunnkogel (mountaintop) over the mountains of the Salzkammergut in Austria, courtesy of photographer Simon Berger, published on www.unsplash.com.Professional Association of Georgia EducatorsDavid's LinkedIn pageLead. Learn. Change. the bookInstagram - lead.learn.change

October 27, 2025Today's episode is a simple grounding practice using imagery and sound. Sometimes (like always) we just need to get out of our heads and back into our bodies and souls. We will assess where we are on the continuum of groundedness. Our reading for today is an excerpt from the poem Remember fromJoy Harjo, a Native American U.S. Poet Laureate from the Muscogee Nation.Remember, Joy HarjoRemember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star's stories.Remember the moon, know who she is.Remember the sun's birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundownand the giving away to night.Remember your birth, how your mother struggledto give you form and breath. You are evidence ofher life, and her mother's, and hers.Remember your father. He is your life, also.Remember the earth whose skin you are:red earth, black earth, yellow earth, white earthbrown earth, we are earth.Remember the plants, trees, animal life who all have theirtribes, their families, their histories, too. Talk to them,listen to them. They are alive poems.Remember the wind. Remember her voice. She knows theorigin of this universe.Remember you are all people and all people are you.Remember you are this universe and this universe is you.Remember all is in motion, is growing, is you.Remember language comes from this.Remember the dance language is, that life is.Remember.https://www.joyharjo.com/Photo by Merri J on Unsplash

In this powerful episode, Margaux interviews Heather O'Brien, a fellow podcaster and cocah who walks with people in hearing God's voice to receive healing. Heather shares her journey into deliverance and healing and a few key dreams that catalyzed her process. Dreams can reveal deep truths—even the weird ones! Don't throw them away. Deliverance and healing start when we're willing to face the truth. What looks attractive isn't always good—Heather shares a key to expose what's real. God often uses community to help interpret dreams and see what we might miss. Root issues can't hide when God shines His light—freedom is possible for every believer.Connect with all things Heather O'Brien here: https://linktr.ee/healwithgodpodcastListen & Subscribe:Don't miss this conversation and many others like it that will challenge fear, deepen your understanding, and stir your spirit.We are going TOGETHER: BREATHING UNDERWATER MEMBERSHIPSMore on Breathing Underwater Memberships HEREJoin the Community and Newsletter: HERE Email: margaux@permissiontoreign.comInstagram: @permission_to_reignIntro Music by Coma-Media from PixabayImage by Claire Fischer from Unsplash

For 27 October 2025, Monday of week 30 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 13:10-17 (Photo by Ev on Unsplash)

We're in our final week of shows, so host Raheel Ramzanali is sharing one of his favorite episodes of all-time. We love H-Town, but when you love something, you can't help but think about how it could improve… even in the pettiest ways! Business owner and the voice of the streets KB Brown is joining Raheel to air out their pettiest Houston gripes. Plus, we dig into a few of the 500+ grievances Houstonians left on reddit.  Want to see all 500+ petty gripes from the Houston subreddit? Check it out ⁠here⁠.  Learn more about the sponsors of this October 23rd episode: ⁠Houston Cinema Arts Society⁠ ⁠Visit Pearland⁠ ⁠The Village School⁠ ⁠Holocaust Museum Houston⁠ ⁠Midtown Houston⁠ Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠ @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have ⁠feedback or a show idea⁠? Let us know!  Photo: Houston Skyline at Night - Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash

It's our final week of shows and we're playing back some of our favorite episodes. Hey Houston newsletter editor Brooke Lewis has today's pick and it's an epic showdown on where to live in H-Town! Host Raheel Ramzanali is reppin' the burbs, producer Carlignon Jones is making a case for hidden gems outside the Loop, but inside the Beltway, and Hey Houston newsletter editor Brooke Lewis is standing up for the Inner Loopers! To make things even more fun, we've brought on a special guest, Rozmin Virani, who's fairly new to Houston and deciding where to live. She'll pick today's winner, so stay tuned until the end!  This episode originally aired on August 22, 2024 Our last episode and newsletter will be released on Oct. 24. But before we go, we want to celebrate this community and our city. And we want to include you in our final episode! Tell us how City Cast Houston has been a part of your life. From your favorite episode, to a story that changed your mind, or something that made you feel more connected to our city. Please email us at houston@citycast.fm or leave us a voice message at +1 713-489-6972. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 22nd episode: Houston Cinema Arts Society Visit Pearland The Village School Holocaust Museum Houston Midtown Houston Follow us on Instagram  @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know!  Photo: Houston City Skyline with Freeways Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash

A woman servant is under a monster's spell. A chance encounter with a stranger makes her  question whether her life—and her very identity—are her own.Salem Savage-Cutcher strives to spark whimsy in the world. They write experimental and just plain weird fantasy, horror, and magical realism. They have previously been published in the Iris Review. You can find them at salemsavagecutcher@neocities.org.You can read "Brainworm" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Website: kaidankaistories.comPlease feel free to contact me through the website contact form.Follow us on: InstagramFacebookBlueskySubstackPhoto by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash

It's the final week of operations at City Cast Houston, and what better way to say goodbye then to share some of our all-time favorite episodes. We're kicking it off with what was the celebration of a lifetime in our city, the 2022 Astros world series win! Producer Carlignon Jones and AK AL-Moumen took to the streets to report live from the parade in one of our most beloved conversations with the community.  Our last episode and newsletter will be released on Oct. 24. But before we go, we want to celebrate this community and our city. And we want to include you in our final episode! Tell us how City Cast Houston has been a part of your life. From your favorite episode, to a story that changed your mind, or something that made you feel more connected to our city. Please email us at houston@citycast.fm or leave us a voice message at +1 713-489-6972. Learn more about the sponsors of this October 20th episode: Houston Cinema Arts Society  Visit Pearland The Village School Holocaust Museum Houston Midtown Houston Follow us on Instagram  @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know!  Photo by CY on Unsplash.jpg

Mayor Whitmire is breaking his silence about the removal of the iconic rainbow crosswalk. Plus, why is Ken Paxton suing to try and shut down a Houston civil rights organization? Producer Carlignon Jones is talking to Chron.com trending news reporter, Faith Bugenhagen, about those stories and more! We have some sad news to share today: City Cast Houston and Hey Houston are suspending operations. Our last episode and newsletter will be released on Oct. 24. Next week, we'll be sharing a mix of fresh and beloved conversations, to celebrate this community and our city. And we want to include you in our final episode! Tell us how City Cast Houston has been a part of your life. From your favorite episode, to a story that changed your mind, or something that made you feel more connected to our city. Please email us at ⁠houston@citycast.fm⁠ or leave us a voice message at+1 713-489-6972. This show has been such a meaningful part of our lives and we know it's meant something to so many of you too. We want to thank you for listening, for trusting us with your stories, and for helping us make this show everything that it was. Stories we talked about on today's show:  ⁠Former detective says string of Houston deaths may be linked to alleged ‘Smiley Face' killer network⁠ ⁠Houston leaders vow to fight rainbow crosswalk removal, look into legal action⁠ ⁠Houston mayor breaks silence on rainbow crosswalk removal⁠ ⁠Houston City Council votes to permanently close Polk St. to make way for $2B GRB expansion ⁠ ⁠Paxton's suit to shut down FIEL Houston can move forward, court rules  ⁠ Learn more about the sponsors of this October 17th episode: ⁠AIA Houston⁠ ⁠Downtown Houston+⁠ ⁠Contemporary Arts Museum Houston⁠   ⁠Houston Cinema Arts Society ⁠ ⁠Visit Pearland⁠ Follow us on ⁠Instagram ⁠ @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have ⁠feedback or a show idea⁠? Let us know!  Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash

Believe it or not, but Houston's theater scene is one of the best in the nation. So, why don't we get the respect we deserve?! Host Raheel Ramzanali is learning about just how robust our scene is with Hillary Hart, Executive Director at Theatre Under the Stars. Plus, Hillary is giving her picks on what shows you should watch this season.  Hillary's recommendations of productions you should check out:  • Spelling Bee and White Christmas at TuTs • Shows at Discovery Green  • Shows at POST Houston  • The Nutcracker  Looking for more Houston news? Then sign up for our morning newsletter Hey Houston  Follow us on Instagram  @CityCastHouston Don't have social media? Then leave us a voicemail or text us at +1 713-489-6972 with your thoughts! Have feedback or a show idea? Let us know!  Interested in advertising with City Cast? Let's Talk! Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash.jpg

A boy hears his mother's voice calling from the closet—but didn't he just see his mother downstairs?David Corisis is a born-and-raised Idahoan and graduate of Gonzaga University. He lives the exciting life of a programmer by day and aspiring writer by night. When not sharing a keyboard with his cat, David enjoys running, brewing mead, playing Magic the Gathering, camping, and worrying about the ever-marching hand of time stealing everything he holds dear. His favorite books include At the Mountains of Madness, and Flatland. He couldn't be happier taking on the world and its challenges with his eternally inspirational wife at his side. To find out more, you can visit www.dcorisis.com.His Spine-Tingling Tales anthology was just released. See his webpage for more information.You can read "The Gap in the Closet" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Website: kaidankaistories.comPlease feel free to contact me through the website contact form.Follow us on: InstagramFacebookBlueskySubstackPhoto by Veronica on Unsplash

The feminine's center stage. Watch out, world. Astro-Insight for October 13-19, 2025. Please do not forward w/o copyright notice intact, which is: Text & recording ©℗ Kathy Biehl 2025. Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash (cropped). Transcription of this episode Come to my pre-Halloween reading party with Annette Dion Oct. 21! Check out my Witchy & Whimsy collection of hoodies, sweats & tees!  Energy management tips in my Actions You Can Take playlist Bonus content at Patreon Join my mailing list Listen to Celestial Compass on OM Times Radio and TV Support this podcast   Find out what this means for you! Facebook: Empowerment Unlimited  and the Astro-Insight Lounge

What did you think of this episode?You've invested in a website and published a book. Now, how do you get people to visit your website? Today's blogging tips are the answer. Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I'm your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I'm so glad you're listening in. During this episode, you'll learn Blogging Tips to Increase Website Traffic.My industry expert, Susan U. Neal, is the author of nine books on healthy living, and her most recent release is "How to Sell 1,000 Books a Month."  She is the CEO of the Christian Indie Publishing Association, the Christian Authors Network, and the Christian Indie Awards, and she serves as the director of the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference.Talk to us about blogging and search engine optimization (SEO)Google Keyword Planner at https://ads.google.com/home/#!/ (free), UberSuggest at https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/ (3 free uses/day or paid), and Publisher Rocket (paid). Christian Indie Publishing Association blog (https://christianpublishers.net/blog/), Healthy Living Series blog (https://susanuneal.com/healthy-living-blog). Create blog guidelines and post weekly.Rewrite the blog's meta description. Create an engaging blog title. Use https://convertcase.net/ Use the Advanced Marketing Institute's headline analyzerPixabay.com Unsplash.com Canva.com Pixlr.com Check out the blogging course at CIPA.Podia.com.Interested in writing for Susan's blogs? Email Susan at Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

I was reading Dan Thurot's most recent article, titled "Anti-Fun", when, as so often with his writing, I found myself challenged in the best possible way. Few people in board game criticism can cut to the heart of a topic like Dan can. That is why his work is so valuable and important. So, as I say, I felt challenged. His argument that the word "fun" has no real use in criticism struck me as too dismissive. To my mind, the word "fun" still holds value, even if it cannot stand alone. So, this article is my reply to the argument he makes in his article.Read the full topic discussion article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/10/07/keeping-the-fun-a-reply-to-dan-thurots-anti-fun-article-topic-discussion/Useful LinksSpace-Biff “Anti-Fun” article: https://spacebiff.com/2025/09/30/anti-fun/Doomlings review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/01/doomlings-saturday-review/Pax Pamir review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/08/27/pax-pamir-second-edition-saturday-review/Fetching Feathers review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/09/27/fetching-feathers-saturday-review/Wingspan review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/16/wingspan/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Music by: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: I3ZNA6I4QC5EPH6UArtist: : Yunior ArronteRoyalty Free Music: https://www.bensound.comLicense code: LCSEP3IJP8ULUQ8KArtist: : DreamtMusic by Bensound.comLicense code: CGYD1KYW0CT6JCB1Artist: : VitalSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash)

When things go wrong in our relationships, we often try to change the way our partners behave. But usually, trying to fix a person only makes things worse. Last week, we talked to psychologist James Cordova about why this tendency can be so damaging, and what to do instead. This week, we explore another difficult but effective way to strengthen our relationships. Then, on Your Questions Answered, we bring back researcher Victor Strecher, who studies purpose. Vic spoke with us in June about the death of his daughter, and how it changed his own outlook on purpose. That conversation, which was called "You 2.0: What Is Your Life For?" had a powerful impact on many listeners. We'll hear Vic's responses to their thoughts and questions. What have you learned about changing your partner in the course of your relationship? Have you come up with ways to accept your partner's flaws? If you have questions or comments for James Cordova, and you'd be willing to share with the Hidden Brain audience, please record a short voice memo on your phone and email it to us at ideas@hiddenbrain.org. Use the subject line "acceptance." Thanks! The Hidden Brain tour is continuing, with our next stops just a few days away! Join us in Baltimore on October 11 or Washington, D.C. on October 12 to see Shankar live on stage. We'll also be in Los Angeles on November 22, and more dates in 2026 are coming soon. For more info and tickets, head to hiddenbrain.org/tour. Episode illustration by Paris Bilal for Unsplash+.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 6, 2025Angels don't fly around light and easy. They have heavy wings that require strength and power to move and go where they are directed. In this episode I will share about a terrifying hike, and then we will look at where we have gone and where we may be being beckoned to go, and what is required of us to do so. Photo by Julia Kadel on Unsplash

For 7 October 2025, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, based on Luke 1:26-38 (Photo by Thérèse Westby on Unsplash)

In this Berkeley Talks episode, renowned marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco discusses how a persistent narrative that the ocean is “too big to fail” has led to its degradation. While many now believe its problems are “too big to fix,” Lubchenco explains why we need to embrace a new narrative: That it's too central to our future to ignore.“There is a historic narrative about the ocean, one that has framed the way people have talked about the ocean and have treated the ocean for almost all of human history,” Lubchenko told the audience at a UC Berkeley event in March. “The ocean, for thousands and thousands of years, was seen as so immense, so endlessly bountiful that people thought it must be infinitely resilient and impossible to deplete or disrupt.”But now, she said, the impossible has happened — “it's depleted, it's disrupted, it's polluted, it's warmer, it's more acidic, it's deoxygenated" — and we need to create a new narrative, one that acknowledges that a healthy ocean is central to a just and prosperous future on Earth. While she admits there are “huge challenges,” Lubchenco stresses that there are solutions that already exist that can be scaled up, like enabling sustainable aquaculture, reforming fisheries management, employing nature-based blue carbon ecosystems and creating and strengthening marine protected areas.“This ocean that we have, that connects us all, that feeds us all, is at the center of climate change solutions, health solutions, food security, recreational opportunities,” she said. “This is really all one ocean. It is possible to use it without using it up. We're not there yet. But given what I've said, it's not impossible. And I think that these findings and these actions and these results are leading to the emergence of a new narrative for the ocean.”Lubchenco spoke at Berkeley on March 13, 2025, as part of the Martha Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lectures series. This lecture was one of two given by Lubchenco for the series, together titled “Agency, Urgency, and Hope: Science and Scientists Serving Society.” Watch the event on the UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures YouTube page. Lubchenco is former deputy director for climate and environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and University Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University.Listen to the episode and read the transcript on UC Berkeley News (news.berkeley.edu/podcasts/berkeley-talks).Photo by Daniel J. Schwarz for Unsplash.Music by HoliznaCC0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A prophetic word released through Margaux, Betty Hall + Australian prophet Lana Vasser. This Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, lands on September 22nd at sundown and God is speaking to his people about this NEW YEAR on the Hebrew calendar. This episode contains Margaux releasing revelation God has given her, as well as that of a few other prophetic voices. Based on and rooted in Isaiah 54, its time to shout with joy and worship God for the coming PROLIFIC fruitfulness, stretching capacity and preparing for EXPANSION while never neglecting the deep rooting into intimacy with Jesus. Rest in the midst of stretching.LINK to Betty's articleLINK to Lana Vasser WordWe are going TOGETHER: BREATHING UNDERWATER MEMBERSHIPSMore on Breathing Underwater Memberships HEREJoin the Community and Newsletter: HERE Email: margaux@permissiontoreign.comInstagram: @permission_to_reignIntro Music by Coma-Media from PixabayImage by Claire Fischer from Unsplash

Research has long shown that child abuse and neglect can and often do lead to a wide range of negative effects on a person's life, including mental, physical, and behavioral problems. This kind of treatment during childhood causes stress that alters the way the child's brain develops, affects gene expression, and changes the body's stress response system. Kate Russell is the author of three memoirs about her life, describing her painful experiences in detail, from living with a schizoaffective sister to suffering addiction and subsequently recovering. Her most recent book, Ironing Out My Life: Child Abuse and How It Affected Everything Thereafter, is the third in the series and tells the story of her parents' upbringing, then hers, and the impact their abusive behavior had on her life.Kate is a strong, intelligent, highly resilient survivor, and it was my honor to speak with her for this episode. Links related to this episode:Kate Russell's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0878ZJK7Q Portrait of a Dysfunctional Family series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPY4BFCYDown the Rabbit Hole: A Memoir of Abuse, Addiction, and Recovery (first book): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08785R8S6Voicemails from My Sister: Stories of a Schizoaffective Sibling (second book): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099Y8HF5QIroning Out My Life: Child Abuse and How It Affected Everything Thereafter (third book): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DPM92KW9 Cover photo by Zhivko Minkov on Unsplash.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpod You can also follow the podcast on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sufferthelittlechildrenpodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@STLCpodMy Linktree is available here: https://linktr.ee/stlcpod Visit the podcast's web page at https://www.sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. By supporting me on Patreon, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive rewards. Visit www.patreon.com/STLCpod. You can also support the podcast on www.Ko-Fi.com/STLCpod. **New! Become a member of my YouTube channel for perks, ranging from a shout-out, members-only chat emoji, and loyalty badges to other rewards. Click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCogRWoIzWMy7TX5PuX18smQ/join Join my Spreaker Supporters' Club: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support This podcast is researched, written, hosted, edited, and produced by Laine.Music for this episode is licensed from https://audiojungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/id1499010711Google Podcasts: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I5mx3lacxpdkhssmk2n22csf32u?t%3DSuffer_the_Little_Children%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/suffer-the-little-children Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children/PC:61848?part=PC:61848&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC61848:podcast_organic_external_siteSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0w98Tpd3710BZ0u036T1KEiHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/77891101/ ...or on your favorite podcast listening platform.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

A prophetic word released through Margaux, Betty Hall + Australian prophet Lana Vasser. This Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, lands on September 22nd at sundown and God is speaking to his people about this NEW YEAR on the Hebrew calandear. This episode contains Margaux releasing revelation God has given her, as well as that of a few other prophetic voices. Based on and rooted in Isaiah 54, its time to shout with joy and worship God for the coming PROLIFIC fruitfulness, stretching capacity and preparing for EXPANSION while never neglecting the deep rooting into intimacy with Jesus. Rest in the midst of stretching.LINK to Betty's articleLINK to Lana's postWe are going TOGETHER: BREATHING UNDERWATER MEMBERSHIPSMore on Breathing Underwater Memberships HEREJoin the Community and Newsletter: HERE Email: margaux@permissiontoreign.comInstagram: @permission_to_reignIntro Music by Coma-Media from PixabayImage by Claire Fischer from Unsplash

We've put together the ultimate list of 49 free tools churches are using right now. And here's the best part — these aren't just our picks. Every single tool comes directly from churches like yours, already putting them to work in real ministry.   ENTER 'The $11,988 Fall Kickoff Giveaway' HERE: https://prochur.ch/enter   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 3:17 - Communication 9:05 - Project Management 11:58 - Creative Resources 17:25 - Audio 20:43 - Production 24:50 - *Free, Not Free* 28:30 - Most Popular Tools   IMPORTANT LINKS - The Church Smartphone Photography Masterclass: https://youtu.be/KaUPT9o4Lus - WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/ - Slack: https://slack.com/ - Invite Everyone: https://inviteeveryoneapp.com/ - Messenger: https://www.messenger.com/ - Asana: https://asana.com/ - Trello: https://trello.com/ - Notion: https://www.notion.com/ - Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/ - ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ - Gemini: https://gemini.google.com/ - Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ - VSCO: https://www.vsco.co/ - YouTube Video Downloader: https://y2mate.com/ - 4K Video Downloader: https://www.4kdownload.com/ - Coolors.co: https://coolors.co/ - Motion Array: https://motionarray.com/ - Tally Forms: https://tally.so/ - Adobe Express: https://www.adobe.com/express/ - Noun Project: https://thenounproject.com/ - FontBase: https://fontba.se/ - Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ - Loop Community: https://loopcommunity.com/ - Adobe Enhance Speech: https://podcast.adobe.com/enhance - MacWhisper: https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper - Otter.ai: https://otter.ai/ - Chrome Remote: https://remotedesktop.google.com/ - Bitfocus Companion: https://bitfocus.io/companion/ - PowerPoint: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/powerpoint - Keynote: https://www.apple.com/keynote/ - Presenter: https://www.worshiptools.com/en-us/presenter - Life.Church Open Network: https://open.life.church/ - Smash: https://fromsmash.com/ - Meta Business Suite: https://business.facebook.com/ - Google For Non-Profits: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/ - Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ - ImageOptim: https://imageoptim.com/ - OBS: https://obsproject.com/ - Freeshow: https://freeshow.app/ - CapCut: https://www.capcut.com/ - DaVinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve - Canva: https://www.canva.com/   THE 167 NEWSLETTER

Many of us have been raised to believe that if we want to get something done, we just need to set our minds to it. Where there's a will, there's a way, right? Yet somehow we end up polishing off that pint of ice cream in the freezer, or spending more than our budget allows. It's almost as if we're not the ones in charge. This week, we talk with psychologist and neuroscientist Emily Falk about why our minds often conspire against our best interests, and how we can regain control. Do you have follow-up questions or thoughts for Emily Falk after listening to today's conversation? If you'd be willing to share with the Hidden Brain audience, please record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at ideas@hiddenbrain.org. Use the subject line “mental barriers.” Thanks!And if you love Hidden Brain, please consider joining our podcast subscription, Hidden Brain+. We're currently offering an extended 30-day free trial for all listeners who subscribe on Apple Podcasts during the month of September. To sign up, click the "Subscribe" or "Try Free" button in Apple Podcasts, or go to apple.co/hiddenbrain. Your subscription helps to fund the research, writing, and sound design that go into every episode of the show. We appreciate your support! Episode illustration by Fast Ink on Unsplash

Perfectionism is everyone's favorite flaw. It's easy to assume that our push to be perfect is what leads to academic, athletic, and professional success. But how do we distinguish between high standards and unrealistic expectations? This week, we bring you a favorite conversation with psychologist Thomas Curran. He says perfectionism has a dark side, and that there are much healthier ways to strive for excellence. Then, we bring you the latest edition of our segment "Your Questions Answered." Sociologist Allison Pugh returns to the show to respond to listener questions about connective labor — the work of seeing another person, and having that person feel seen.The Hidden Brain tour continues this fall! Join us in Baltimore on October 11, Washington, D.C. on October 12, or Los Angeles on November 22. More info and tickets at hiddenbrain.org/tour.Episode image by Dadi Prayoga for Unsplash.com. 

When tragedy strikes, it's natural to be devastated. But psychologist George Bonanno finds that many of us recover from life's blows more quickly than we might expect. This week, we talk with Bonanno about his research and why it has changed how many scientists think about trauma and resilience.Do you have follow-up questions or comments after listening to this episode? If you'd be willing to share your thoughts with the Hidden Brain audience, please record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at ideas@hiddenbrain.org. Use the subject line “trauma.” Thanks! Episode illustration by Ahmed Hossam on Unsplash

Have you ever fallen asleep in school or during a work meeting? Maybe you felt your eyes glaze over as your boss or a teacher droned on and on about a topic that had no relevance to you. What's missing from these classrooms and conference rooms is engagement: A state of being absorbed, alert, and eager to learn. This week, psychologist and neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang explores why so many of us feel apathetic at school and at work, and how to cultivate the magic of engagement.Do you have follow-up questions or comments after listening to this episode? If you'd be willing to share your thoughts with the Hidden Brain audience, please record a voice memo on your phone and email it to us at ideas@hiddenbrain.org. Use the subject line “learning.” Thanks! Episode photo by Ismail Salad Osman Hajji dirir on Unsplash