Podcasts about why we play

Debut novelist Giselle Vriesen read fantasy books as an escape when she was a teen on Salt Spring Island, but she never saw her heritage reflected. Young adult fantasy is a popular book genre, but it's often rooted in Greek, or other western mythologies. On this episode of This is Vancouver Island, she talks about building worlds based on mythology from her own Jamaican, Chinese, and European-Canadian backgrounds — and how she couldn't help but include some rainforests and oceans too. Her first book, called Why We Play with Fire, is out now.

This is the third episode in a nine-episode series!  (Find them all here.)  In this episode, we're digging into why we play for brain development and real learning.  There are many people who say they support play for young children, but question whether or not we need play in school, or who might argue that play is important, as long as we get the work of learning done first.  So today, we'll talk about why play and learning aren't as separate as people might think. Find show notes at https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode64

I'm excited to be kicking off something special today.  For years, I've been speaking at workshops and conferences about the power of play in the early learning environment, which sparked the series of parent letters I've written, called Why We Play.  This month, I'll be sharing a special podcast series with the same name: Why We Play.  Every Tuesday and Thursday in February, you'll find a new episode sharing the science and stories behind why we play, evidence that play is not just cute, it's incredibly powerful. This Why We Play podcast series is long overdue – I'm so excited to jump into a topic I'm SO passionate about and to share some fascinating, compelling research that I absolutely love nerding out on.  I hope you'll join me for the whole month of February. Whether you're a champion for play or a playful learning skeptic, this series is just for you. Find Show Notes at https://notjustcute.com/podcast/episode62  

Our guest today on What A Woman Podcast is the lovely Dr Joanna Fortune, a clinical psychotherapist with over twenty years' experience; a parenting expert, appearing on a weekly slot on Parenting on Newstalk FM with Sean Moncrieff; host of the Podcast 15-Minute Parenting and writer of a weekly parenting advice column in the Irish Examiner. Dr Joanna is also a hugely successful author of the 15-Minute Parenting Series and 'Why We Play'.  There was no question we put to Joanna that she could not answer with some invaluable insight and advice! We talked about   Setting boundaries Impact of 'Influencers' on our children How to deal with refusal to go to school  The difference between Bullying and unkind behaviour Making enough time for our children Are we too quick to label children Risk taking & Body Image in Adolescents Follow Dr Joanna: @drjoannafortune www.solamh.com

Welcome back to the Tiny Plastic People Podcast!This time we've moved hosts! No not your favourites, Drew, Nick and Rich, but with the tech wizards, so if you are seeing this, EVERYTHING IS OK.With that out of the way, you may now join our human hosting units to discuss all the positive things in the hobby we call hams (and its offshoots)So enjoy! Hope you are well, write back soon xxxGoonhammer Heresy Narrative Event:https://www.goonhammer.com/lenoons-goonhammer-open-trip-report-friendship-is-heresy/https://www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-open-uk-2023-horus-heresy-retrospective-part-one-the-event/Goonhammer Historicals: Butterflies Pinned to a Board, or Why We Play the “Baddies”:https://www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-historicals-butterflies-pinned-to-a-board-or-why-we-play-the-baddies/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are play and imagination the realms of children alone? Relationships also benefit from pay and active imagination. In fact, they thrive! Joanna Fortune shares not only the value of play but how to re-introduce it into your relationship. More about her: Joanna Fortune (MICP;  MIFPP; Reg Pract APPI; CTTTS; ApSup PTI/ICP) is an accredited psychotherapist and child/adolescent specialist.  She is the author of the best-selling 15-Minute Parenting series (as featured in Grazia Magaizine's Top 21 Parenting  Books in 2020) of books (0-7 years; 8-12 years and the  Teenage years) and her new book Why We Play - how to find joy and meaning in everyday day life all published by Thread Books UK.  She is the host of the 15-Minute parenting podcast.  Check out her pages: Website - https://solamh.com/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5vFteP5YAXz0vHCDlI46PD Follow us for more! YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@richinrelationship5766 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richinrelationship/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richinrelationship/ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/richinrelationship/_created/

Our guest, Amanda Morgan, is a nationally-recognized speaker, author of the blog Not Just Cute, and mom of four incredible boys. As a firm believer that the children we teach deserve so much more than just cute, Amanda has made it her mission to bridge the looming gap between researchers and educators by sharing current research in practical, digestible ways.    In our conversation today, Amanda discusses the powerful impact of intentional teaching and shares simple yet transformative ways to practice it in your classroom. She also challenges you to slow down and recognize that childhood is meant to take time, and that there is purpose to be found in the process.    Amanda has graciously given ECCN exclusive pricing on her Why We Play letters—a printable collection of letters that explain the why behind play for parents, administrators, and community members. Click HERE for more information.    Check out Amanda's website HERE and connect with her on Instagram HERE.  Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @earlychildhoodchristiannet for classroom tips and tricks!

Welcome to episode 122 with Joanna Fortune, who is a Psychotherapist specialising in the parent-child/adolescent relationship.  She is the author of 4 best-selling books 15-Minute Parenting (0-7 years; 8-12 years and teenage years) and Why We Play and hosts her own podcast, 15-Minute Parenting. She is also a TEDx speaker and regularly contributes to a variety of print media outlets.   In this episode I chat to Joanna about therapy and learning to explore our behaviour through self-inquiry. We chat about emotions and feelings and how we can learn to explore these things with our children in a way that will help them as adults. We also chat about play and its importance in looking after our mental health and how we can bring more play in to our busy, modern lives. We chat about parenting, building self-esteem, boredom and how to work on emotional fluency. I got so much from this conversation!  It's not just for parents and so many of the things we get in to here could help you to understand the human experience and how childhood impacts us as adults. You can connect with Joanna via social media @joannafortune or via her website www.solamh.com. You can watch her Tedx talk here: Social Media - The Ultimate Shame Game? | Joanna Fortune | TEDxHa'pennyBridge - YouTube You can connect with me on social media @propermentalpodcast and you can connect with me via the website here: www.propermentalpodcast.com Another way to support is to rate, review and subscribe on whatever platform you get your podcasts from! If you or anyone you know needs to find support in your local area, please go to www.hubofhope.co.uk Thanks for listening!

Musician, author, and music therapist. Author of 'Guitar Music for the Mid-Life Crisis (Music: Why We Listen, Why We Play) and 'The Dancing Beast,' a novel set in the 16th Cent. England with parallels to our time.the Certification Board for Music Therapists https://www.cbmt.org/There's a button at the top right, "Find a therapist" Guitar Music for the Mid-Life Crisis (Music: Why We Listen, Why We Play) by John FoleyAvailable from Amazon, et al. https://www.amazon.com/Guitar-Music-Mid-Life-Crisis-Listen/dp/1478736054The Dancing Beast: a novel https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Beast-John-Foley/dp/B08HG7TRB2Website: The Dancing Beast Book https://thedancingbeastbook.com/Video trailer for The Dancing Beast with period art and original musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrrwbYNNogThe Dancing Beast Main Theme "Epic" Versionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tsPocJM-yMBonus Track: Pleasantly Irrelevant (the Boomers' Lament)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKGN5BCRItQ

On today's show Ray is joined by pigeon fancier, John O'Brien and director Gavin Fitzgerald to talk about a new documentary called Million Dollar Pigeons, psychotherapist Joanna Fortune talks about her new book called Why We Play and Conor Pope is back with Pricewatch.

*This encore presentation originally aired on March 11,2022 Play is fun, creative, and provides rest for our busy lives. Professor, pastor and author Erik Thoennes joins Bill  and co-host Peter Kapsner, to discuss the live-giving benefit of relaxing through his article, Why We Play.  

Play is fun, creative, and provides rest for our busy lives. Professor, pastor and author Erik Thoennes joins Bill  and co-host Peter Kapsner, to discuss the live-giving benefit of relaxing through his article, Why We Play.  

This week we're joined by Cam of the podcast Why We Play (https://soundcloud.com/user-921256449) to discuss the week's grand strategy news and slag off trains while Fatherlorris is gone and we can get away with it. Follow Cam! (@Procrastinato10) Follow the hosts! Rose (@EnigmaticRose4) Twitch.tv/EnigmaticRose4 Lorris (@FatherLorris) ChapelComic.com Lambert (@Lambert2191) YouTube.com/user/Lambert2191 Leana (@TilFolkvang) Twitch.tv/LoreswornOrder

Derek Wilder has used his chess knowledge and his inspirational spirit to guide Walter Chrysler Elementary School's chess team to several state and national championships. Three years ago, Derek worked on a chess documentary, "Why We Play", which highlighted the careers of Detroit's best chess players; after watching that documentary, I knew I had to learn more about Detroit's chess world. On this week's episode of 64, I interviewed Coach Wilder about the chess scene in Detroit, and about scholastic chess in America. Coach Wilder describes his role as a "motivational speaker" for his students during tournaments, and discusses his goals for his own chess improvement. We also talk about chess podcasting, and about hitting & climbing the rating "wall". Coach Wilder occasionally streams on Twitch (@dee_wildman) and is the host of a great chess podcast, too; subscribe to his podcast, Detroit Chess Killers, wherever you get your podcasts!

Today I'm pleased to bring you the conclusion of my interview with Sheri Singer, president of Singer Communications. In this installment, Sheri and I discuss a few silver linings for trade associations and professional societies amidst all the bad news that's come our way in 2020, and what they mean for communicators and consultants who work for these organizations.  Thank you to Jim Cirillo at jimiumgroup.com for our original music and to CC Snetsinger for our original podcast art. Please send questions to wtswtgt@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at #wtswtgt. I'll be back next week to discuss big numbers and how they affect our assessment and perception of risk, in an episode entitled Why We Play the Lottery. Until then, have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving holiday.

Today I’m pleased to bring you the conclusion of my interview with Sheri Singer, president of Singer Communications. In this installment, Sheri and I discuss a few silver linings for trade associations and professional societies amidst all the bad news that’s come our way in 2020, and what they mean for communicators and consultants who work for these organizations.  Thank you to Jim Cirillo at jimiumgroup.com for our original music and to CC Snetsinger for our original podcast art. Please send questions to wtswtgt@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at #wtswtgt. I’ll be back next week to discuss big numbers and how they affect our assessment and perception of risk, in an episode entitled Why We Play the Lottery. Until then, have a safe and healthy Thanksgiving holiday.

This week on the Way of Champions Podcast, we welcome Joe Ehrmann, Jody Redman, Nate Baldwin and Bev Smith for an incredible cup of virtual coffee as we dive into what the purpose of youth sports is and what we should do when sports start back up. We discuss how the pandemic will change the demand of Youth Sports, how program directors can layer in character development curriculum, and how to create a trickle down effect so that youth coaches create athletes that want to keep coming back.    Read below for the bios of our fantastic panel:  Jody Redman is a nationally recognized facilitator and speaker. She is a former collegiate basketball player and has served as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, Administrator at both the high school and collegiate levels.  Jody carries a dual portfolio as Associate Director for the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and co-founder of the InSideOut Initiative. Jody oversees Minnesota’s education program for 500 member high schools that includes a professional development program, continuing education requirement and ongoing support and outreach. Her leadership skills and passion for education-based-athletics led her to develop an extensive curriculum called WHY WE PLAY, intended to redirect the focus of the win-at-all-costs sports culture.  Twitter @ISOInitiative and email at info@insideoutinitiative.org   Joe Ehrmann is the critically acclaimed author ofInsideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives. He was an All American football player, was named to Syracuse University’s All-Century Team, lettered in lacrosse and received the Arents Award, SU’s Most Distinguished Alumni honor for his contributions to society.  Joe played professional football for 13 years and was named Baltimore Colt’s Man of the Year.  He was the NFL’s first Ed Block Courage Award Recipient, and named “The Most Important Coach in America” by Parade Magazine. The Institute chose him as one of The Most Influential Sports Educators in America for International Sport. Joe also the subject of New York Times Best-Seller,Season of Life:  A Football Star, a Boy, A Journey to Manhood. Among many other awards, the Baltimore Business Journal selected him as the Renaissance Person of the Decade for his dedication and commitment to Baltimore City’s betterment.  He was the National Fatherhood Initiative’s Man of the Year and the Frederick Douglass National Man of the Year award recipient for empowering youth to prevent rape and other forms of male violence. Twitter: @JoeEhrmann76 and email at info@insideoutinitiative.org   Nate Baldwin is an experienced recreation programmer and advocate for inclusive, high quality youth sport experiences.  From 2014 to 2020, Nate led the revitalization of the Appleton (WI) Parks & Recreation youth sports program.  Through the development and delivery of a program vision centered on core values of inclusion, skill development, balance, and lifelong enjoyment of sport, the Appleton P&R youth sports program grew by an astonishing 75% during Nate’s tenure, reversing multiple years of participation decline that mirrored national trends.  This work culminated in recognition as an inaugural Aspen Institute Project Play Champion in 2018, and guest appearances with the Changing the Game Project, as well as their hosted “Way of Champions” podcast. Prior to serving in Appleton and committing to his passion for youth sport, Nate created and managed an adult social sports business in Denver, CO (Western Alternative Sports Assn.), which in 10 years, elevated from startup to one of the largest independent recreation providers in the state, and was featured on the Discovery Channel series “Wreckreation Nation” in 2009. In addition to his appearances with Changing the Game Project and Project Play, Nate also serves as a regular speaker, presenter and writer at  the regional and national level, sharing insight, advice and best practices with all who seek to redefine and deliver a better youth sports experience.   Twitter: @nbaldwin75 and email at nbaldwin1975@gmail.com.     Beverly Smith is a Canadian basketball player and coach. Smith played college basketball at the Oregon Ducks, where she was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American in 1981 and 1982. Smith is a former Oregon student-athlete who coached and played in the Olympics, Smith is an exemplary teacher of the game. A Salmon Arm, B.C., native, she served as the Canadian National Team women’s coach from 1997 to 2001 before former UO assistant coach Allison McNeill took over those reins in October 2001. Most recently, she served as an assistant coach for Team Canada in the 2016 Rio Games.  Twitter: @kidsportsbev and email at bevs@kidsports.org   Listen on, iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher   Highlights from the Podcast: What has this great “pause” in youth sports brought to attention? How do we know when we as parents are giving our child the best chance to succeed? What are the opportunities for HS athletes during this time? Sports should “complement, not consume our lives" How will the pandemic change the demand of Youth Sports? What will sports look like with all the new restraints? How can program directors layer in character development? Do organizations know the “why” they do what they do? “Youth sports should be a delivery system for character development curriculum." What are the outcomes of character development and transformational coaching?  "Character can’t be taught, it must be modeled." Do we clearly define what a coach’s expectations are as the leader of that team? How to grow a program that includes ongoing coach training Do volunteer coaches want training and how do you keep them coming back? Creating a new scoreboard for assessing coaches and defining success What happens when a coach pushes back on teaching character development, aka “Resistors" “To be a better coach, you need to be a better you." How do you create a trickle down effect so that youth coaches create athletes that want to keep coming back? With no youth sport governing body, how do we make changes nationwide? What happens when public park and rec associations are actively shying away from growth and change? Can we be more proactive with organizations to provide opportunities for athletes to participate in sport? How do we spread the message that physical play is not just for the physical, but the social-emotional benefits    Four Questions every coach should consider, from InsideOut Coaching: Why do you coach? Why do you coach the way you coach? How does it feel to be coached by you? How do you define success?   Resources Mentioned Registration for Coaching Mentorship LIVE Course starting May 19th Episode #100 “Every Child is One Relationship Away from a Successful Life:” A Lesson on Transformational Coaching from Joe Ehrmann and Jody Redman of the InSideOut Initiative Episode #85 How to Transform the Culture of Your Youth Sports Program with Nate Baldwin, Appleton Parks and Recreation Sports Coordinator The insideOut Initiative https://www.kidsports.org/   Help Support the Podcast! 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This podcast would not exist, the Changing the Game Project would not exist, if it were not for Joe Ehrmann. Many years ago, I read his incredible book InSideOut Coaching, and it changed my life forever. It validated for me that there was more to coaching than Xs and Os, and that I wanted to be a “transformational coach, and not a transactional one.” Thus, to celebrate our 100th episode of The Way of Champions Podcast, we bring you Joe Ehrmann and Jody Redman, founders of The InSideOut Initiative, a collaboration with the NFL whose goal is to “inspire and catalyze communities to transform their sports culture.”  This episode is everything I hoped it would be, as the wisdom Joe and Jody share is incredible. Some highlights include:  8 mins: the four-part system that defines the role of sports in schools 9 mins: the difference between performance character and moral character, and how coaches can teach it 17 mins: to be a better coach, you have to be a better you 24 mins: how sports is not meeting the fundamental needs of student-athletes anymore 28 mins: what are the moral and performance values that define your coaching why 35 mins: how to show every child that you value him or her 43 mins: the four most powerful questions a coach must ask 54 mins: final words of wisdom from Jody and Joe  About our guests: Jody Redman is a nationally recognized facilitator and speaker. She is a former collegiate basketball player and has served as a teacher, coach, Athletic Director, Administrator at both the high school and collegiate levels.  Jody carries a dual portfolio as Associate Director for the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and co-founder of the InSideOut Initiative. Jody oversees Minnesota’s education program for 500 member high schools that includes a professional development program, continuing education requirement and ongoing support and outreach. Her leadership skills and passion for education-based-athletics led her to develop an extensive curriculum called WHY WE PLAY, intended to redirect the focus of the win-at-all-costs sports culture. Joe Ehrmann is the critically acclaimed author of InsideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives. He was an All American football player, was named to Syracuse University’s All-Century Team, lettered in lacrosse and received the Arents Award, SU’s Most Distinguished Alumni honor for his contributions to society.  Joe played professional football for 13 years and was named Baltimore Colt’s Man of the Year.  He was the NFL’s first Ed Block Courage Award Recipient, and named “The Most Important Coach in America” by Parade Magazine.  The Institute chose him as one of The Most Influential Sports Educators in America for International Sport. Joe also the subject of New York Times Best-Seller, Season of Life:  A Football Star, a Boy, A Journey to Manhood. Among many other awards, the Baltimore Business Journal selected him as the Renaissance Person of the Decade for his dedication and commitment to Baltimore City’s betterment.  He was the National Fatherhood Initiative’s Man of the Year and the Frederick Douglass National Man of the Year award recipient for empowering youth to prevent rape and other forms of male violence.  Connect with Joe and Jody: https://insideoutinitiative.org/ Twitter: @ISOInitiative Twitter: @JoeEhrmann76 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insideoutinitiative If you are enjoying our podcast, please help us out and leave a review on iTunes. How to leave an iTunes rating or review for a podcast from your iPhone or iPad  Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter the name Way of Champions. Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the album art for the Way of Champions podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Thanks so much, every review helps us to spread this message!  

Play isn't what we do when we're done with the curriculum. Play IS the curriculum. Listen to a second read of the post, Play is Efficient. Learn more about the project, WHY WE PLAY >> www.notjustcute.com/whyweplay

We talk about [Aviv](https://twitter.com/AvivOr) and [Ev](https://twitter.com/evyatron) behind their backs! HOHOHOH Actually we just regerutate some advice that they gave us. ### Player's perspective (3:00) Choose a character class/playbook/concept that can stand on its own - has enough power to influence the story/combat, can survive alone, has some ability with communications. Avoid min-maxing, go broad. Play to whatever strengths the system, and world, call for. Talk a lot with your GM - if they're not into doing matrix runs in a cyberpunk game, there's no point in aiming for a hacker. [The Sprawl](http://www.ardens.org/games/the-sprawl/) Player motivations - [Why We Play](https://dwarves.podiant.co/e/365abc29b5e3c2/) ### GM's perspective (9:10) Re-plan everything for one. Everything is personal, there's nothing else. Avoid balance, it's a harmful concept. Give lots of useful items, favours, blessings. Go wild. You can do the type of things they have in movies and books - throw him to jail, have him escape. Play a whole date with someone. Tailor the adventure to this specific character. Relationships are key. Have tons of major NPCs, in various social circles. Sessions will be slow-paced. If you want to search for something, you can't do it while the players talk amongst themselves. ### Taking the load off (27:05) Uri: Pathfinder session. [How Uri records his sessions](https://dwarves.podiant.co/how-uri-records-his-sessions/). Eran: [Ennie-nominated](http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/2018-nominations/) and also not Ennie-nominated.

This week I will be speaking with Sarbjit “Sab” Singh, Founder of Sports Doing Good, I’ve loved their mission to gather and promote the best stories in Sports – no statistics or highlight reels, just Sports Doing Good. Plan to tune in and look forward to remembering and getting back to Why We PLAY.https://www.spreaker.com/show/mtp-dave-briglioSports Doing Good, a property of The Kaur Group, is built on the idea of sports being fun, inspirational and being a tool for positive social change. The concept and practice of corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship are now rooted firmly in the mindset and actions of thousands of individuals, companies and organizations around the globe. Their website is part of a movement to both drive the growth of and highlight the good work already being done by those in and around sports.Their goal is to have Sports Doing Good be a portal housing original content and excerpts from and links to the increasing number of articles, websites, video, and other sources that showcase the good in sports and and its relation to social responsibility. They aim to celebrate those concepts, activities, events, and individuals by highlighting them for a wider audience. Much of the news today, whether sports related or not, is incredibly negative and increasingly polarized, biased, and quite annoying. At SDG, they are trying to refocus some of the discussion on the good related to the world of sports.About Sab: He was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Rockville Centre on Long Island, played soccer here and there (still does). He graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a BSBA in Finance and earned MBA and JD degrees from Emory University. Sab is a proud and active alum of all three institutions. He is an experienced business strategy and market research professional. He’s taught entrepreneurship and business planning in the sports management program at NYU’s Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management. And at St. John’s University he taught “Philosophy, Principles, and Organization of Sport Management”.In this episode, you’ll hear…•The need to bring sports, social responsibility and development together•The use of sports to improve our lives and the lives of individuals and communities worldwide.•Some amazing stories of sports organizations that are “Doing Good”

In this episode of the Ludus Novus podcast, I discuss the election and GamerGate and how we can make a difference with games. I start with an excerpt from Austin Walker’s recent, amazing piece “A Note on Trump, Waypoint, and Why We Play.” I move on to discuss mirror neurons, Gone Home, my presumptuous racial … Continue reading Ludus Novus 026: Reflection →

WHY We Play – Part 2 People don't fit nicely into categories, and we're in the people business. So, what if we looked at things differently?  Once we know why people do things, we can anticipate what they enjoy doing and what they consider fun. Once we know that, we can add game elements, mechanics, and dynamics that they'll actually enjoy, that will cause them to want to play. Today's episode is Part 1 of an outtake from a recent webinar that Sententia hosted with Jonathan Peters, PhD entitled Why We Play. You'll hear Jonathan explain the 16 WHYS that we use at Sententia. For many people, the 16 WHYS feels, looks, sounds like something they've gone through before. But it's actually quite different. Jonathan tells us why it's different, and also introduces you to the 14 WHYS that relate directly to gamification and how and what each of us defines as FUN. After all, wouldn't it be better if people wanted to engage in your programs rather than being prodded and pushed? If you'd like a copy of the whitepaper that Jonathan references in the program, simply email me guru@sententiagames.com and ask for The 16 Whys Whitepaper. Today, enjoy Part 2 of this program. If you missed Part 1, look back in the archives and be sure to listen. I look forward to your comments and questions.   About Jonathan Peters, PhD: Jonathan Peters, Ph.D. Is an international speaker and writer. He has spoken before audiences from Melbourne, Australia to Augusta, Maine. His specialty is marketing and customer experience, helping audiences identify what motivates their customers and learn how to speak toward those motivators. Jonathan has authored four books, including Cavemen Can't Market, the first in the Caveman Trilogy. He has also ghostwritten 31 non-fiction books. Jonathan is the Chief Motivation Officer at Sententia and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he instructs senior-level business majors. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter @jpetersphd and at www.jonathanpetersphd.com. About Your Host: A gamification speaker and designer, Monica Cornetti is rated as the #1 Gamification Guru in the world by UK-based Leaderboarded. She is the Founder and CEO of the Sententia Gamification Consortium, hosts a weekly Gamification Talk Radio program, and is author of the book Totally Awesome Training Activity Guide: Put Gamification to Work for You. Monica's niche is gamification techniques that can be used within the framework of corporate talent development. Connect with Monica Twitter @monicacornetti. Website: www.monicacornetti.com and www.sententiagames.com 

WHY We Play – Part 2 People don't fit nicely into categories, and we're in the people business. So, what if we looked at things differently? Once we know why people do things, we can anticipate what they enjoy doing and what they consider fun. Once we know that, we can add game elements, mechanics, and dynamics that they'll actually enjoy, that will cause them to want to play. Today's episode is Part 1 of an outtake from a recent webinar that Sententia hosted with Jonathan Peters, PhD entitled Why We Play. You'll hear Jonathan explain the 16 WHYS that we use at Sententia. For many people, the 16 WHYS feels, looks, sounds like something they've gone through before. But it's actually quite different. Jonathan tells us why it's different, and also introduces you to the 14 WHYS that relate directly to gamification and how and what each of us defines as FUN. After all, wouldn't it be better if people wanted to engage in your programs rather than being prodded and pushed? If you'd like a copy of the whitepaper that Jonathan references in the program, simply email me guru@sententiagames.com and ask for The 16 Whys Whitepaper. Today, enjoy Part 2 of this program. If you missed Part 1, look back in the archives and be sure to listen. I look forward to your comments and questions. About Jonathan Peters, PhD: Jonathan Peters, Ph.D. Is an international speaker and writer. He has spoken before audiences from Melbourne, Australia to Augusta, Maine. His specialty is marketing and customer experience, helping audiences identify what motivates their customers and learn how to speak toward those motivators. Jonathan has authored four books, including Cavemen Can't Market, the first in the Caveman Trilogy. He has also ghostwritten 31 non-fiction books. Jonathan is the Chief Motivation Officer at Sententia and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he instructs senior-level business majors. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter @jpetersphd and at www.jonathanpetersphd.com. About Your Host: A gamification speaker and designer, Monica Cornetti is rated as the #1 Gamification Guru in the world by UK-based Leaderboarded. She is the Founder and CEO of the Sententia Gamification Consortium, hosts a weekly Gamification Talk Radio program, and is author of the book Totally Awesome Training Activity Guide: Put Gamification to Work for You. Monica's niche is gamification techniques that can be used within the framework of corporate talent development. Connect with Monica Twitter @monicacornetti. Website: www.monicacornetti.com and www.sententiagames.com

People don't fit nicely into categories, and we're in the people business. So, what if we looked at things differently?   Once we know why people do things, we can anticipate what they enjoy doing and what they consider fun.  Once we know that, we can add game elements, mechanics, and dynamics that they'll actually enjoy, that will cause them to want to play.  Today's episode is Part 1 of an outtake from a recent webinar that Sententia hosted with Jonathan Peters, PhD entitled Why We Play. You'll hear Jonathan explain the 16 WHYS that we use at Sententia. For many people, the 16 WHYS feels, looks, sounds like something they've gone through before. But it's actually quite different.  Jonathan tells us why it's different, and also introduces you to the 14 WHYS that relate directly to gamification and how and what each of us defines as FUN. After all, wouldn't it be better if people wanted to engage in your programs rather than being prodded and pushed?  If you'd like a copy of the whitepaper that Jonathan references in the program, simply email me guru@sententiagames.com and ask for The 16 Whys Whitepaper. Today, enjoy Part 1 of this program, we'll bring you Part 2 next week. I look forward to your comments and questions.   About Jonathan Peters, PhD:  Jonathan Peters, Ph.D. Is an international speaker and writer. He has spoken before audiences from Melbourne, Australia to Augusta, Maine. His specialty is marketing and customer experience, helping audiences identify what motivates their customers and learn how to speak toward those motivators. Jonathan has authored four books, including Cavemen Can't Market, the first in the Caveman Trilogy. He has also ghostwritten 31 non-fiction books. Jonathan is the Chief Motivation Officer at Sententia and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he instructs senior-level business majors. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter @jpetersphd and at www.jonathanpetersphd.com.   Libsyn About Your Host: A gamification speaker and designer, Monica Cornetti is rated as the #1 Gamification Guru in the world by UK-based Leaderboarded. She is the Founder and CEO of the Sententia Gamification Consortium, hosts a weekly Gamification Talk Radio program, and is author of the book Totally Awesome Training Activity Guide: Put Gamification to Work for You. Monica's niche is gamification techniques that can be used within the framework of corporate talent development. Connect with Monica Twitter @monicacornetti. Website: www.monicacornetti.com and www.sententiagames.com    

People don't fit nicely into categories, and we're in the people business. So, what if we looked at things differently? Once we know why people do things, we can anticipate what they enjoy doing and what they consider fun. Once we know that, we can add game elements, mechanics, and dynamics that they'll actually enjoy, that will cause them to want to play. Today's episode is Part 1 of an outtake from a recent webinar that Sententia hosted with Jonathan Peters, PhD entitled Why We Play. You'll hear Jonathan explain the 16 WHYS that we use at Sententia. For many people, the 16 WHYS feels, looks, sounds like something they've gone through before. But it's actually quite different. Jonathan tells us why it's different, and also introduces you to the 14 WHYS that relate directly to gamification and how and what each of us defines as FUN. After all, wouldn't it be better if people wanted to engage in your programs rather than being prodded and pushed? If you'd like a copy of the whitepaper that Jonathan references in the program, simply email me guru@sententiagames.com and ask for The 16 Whys Whitepaper. Today, enjoy Part 1 of this program, we'll bring you Part 2 next week. I look forward to your comments and questions. About Jonathan Peters, PhD: Jonathan Peters, Ph.D. Is an international speaker and writer. He has spoken before audiences from Melbourne, Australia to Augusta, Maine. His specialty is marketing and customer experience, helping audiences identify what motivates their customers and learn how to speak toward those motivators. Jonathan has authored four books, including Cavemen Can't Market, the first in the Caveman Trilogy. He has also ghostwritten 31 non-fiction books. Jonathan is the Chief Motivation Officer at Sententia and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he instructs senior-level business majors. Connect with Jonathan on Twitter @jpetersphd and at www.jonathanpetersphd.com. Libsyn About Your Host: A gamification speaker and designer, Monica Cornetti is rated as the #1 Gamification Guru in the world by UK-based Leaderboarded. She is the Founder and CEO of the Sententia Gamification Consortium, hosts a weekly Gamification Talk Radio program, and is author of the book Totally Awesome Training Activity Guide: Put Gamification to Work for You. Monica's niche is gamification techniques that can be used within the framework of corporate talent development. Connect with Monica Twitter @monicacornetti. Website: www.monicacornetti.com and www.sententiagames.com

This week's playlist: • Kilowatts by Ray Wylie Hubbard, from Snake Farm (2006). Visit RayWylie.com and send email to judy@raywylie.com for more information. • Easy Baby by the Rene Trossman Band, from Postmarked Illinois (2007). Visit ReneTrossman.com and his MySpace page for more information. • Miss Maebelle by Richard Johnston, from Official Bootleg #1 (2003); available from the store at Richard's Web site. Visit RichardJohnston.com and Richard's MySpace page for more information. • A Blues Man Has Got To Wear A Hat, Once and Awhile, and Bowl of Sugar by B.C. Read, from Bowl of Sugar (2006); available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. Visit BCRead.com for more information. • 2nd Street by Paul Reddick, from Revue: The Best of Paul Reddick (2007); available from NorthernBlues Music and the iTMS. Visit Paul's site for more information. • Wig City by Gary Primich, from Ridin' The Darkhorse (2006); available from Electro-Fi Records and the iTMS. Visit GaryPrimich.com for more information. • Beggin' Ain't For Me by Big George Jackson, from Beggin' Ain't For Me (1998); available from Black & Tan Records. Visit BigGeorgeJackson.com for more information. • Why We Play the Blues by Michael Hill, from Bloodlines (1994); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit MichaelHillsBluesMob.com for more information. Mentioned during this show: if you want to let Adam Curry know you think his support for Ron Paul is wrong-headed at best, write to Adam at adam@curry.com or adam@podshow.com, or leave Adam voice mail at 1-201-625-6357 (U.S.) or 44-20-7681-3753 (U.K.); Richard Johnston, live on Beale Street. Last week's hidden track was: • Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas by Mike Viola and the Candy Butchers, from Let's Get Christmas (1999); available from the store at Mike's site and the iTMS. Visit MikeViola.com for more information. Special note: Diane Minter, podcaster Karmyn Tyler's sister, recently lost everything in a house fire in Texarkana, TX. For more information, go here. To make a donation, go here. Excellent online resources for more information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; and be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #104 courtesy of the artists and the Podsafe Music Network, the PROMONET program of the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, Download.com or Garageband.com)

This week's music: • Foul Weather Blues by Harpdog Brown; his album Once In A Howlin' Moon, is available at his Web site. • Boom Boom by Loren Schulte, from his album No Frills, available from CD Baby; Schulte has also a GarageBand page. • In My Arms by the Ken DeRouchie Band, from their album Y2KDB, available from their site. They also have pages at MySpace and GarageBand. • The Moon Is Full by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland & Robert Cray, from their album Showdown!, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Snake by Son Lewis; from the Red Hot Blues compilation, available from Silk City Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Get Out of Memphis by The Chicago Kingsnakes, from their album Blues Island, available from CD Baby and the iTunes Music Store. • Please Don't Waste My Time by Bob Kirkpatrick, from his album Drive Across Texas, available from TopCat Records and the iTunes Music Store. • Why We Play the Blues by Michael Hill's Blues Mob, from the album Bloodlines, available from Alligator Records and the iTunes Music Store. Also mentioned on tonight's show: the Chicago Blues Festival, the United Jersey Blues Network, the Delta Blues Museum and their podcast, Uncensored History of the Blues, and No iPod Required. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #28 courtesy of the artists, their labels, and/or the Podsafe Music Network)