The Podcast Journal

A personal list of podcast episodes I've enjoyed, sometimes with main takeaways: Share with care - No warranties on accuracy!

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#TEDTalks

Why gender equality is good for everyone, even men.

https://t.co/cMXwPqJabF

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The campaign decided not to give the honest answer, since Obama has put faith so central to the campaign and reason for being in public life

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Truth was Obama only went to church on rare occasions, but admitting he'd faked it all along would hurt Obama's image as a devout Christian

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After the videotapes surfaced, Obama had to face the big question: How did u sit in church all those years and listen to these sermons?

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Wright was taped saying that America deserved the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and blacks should say "God Damn America" not "God Bless America".

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An interesting story on faking:

In March, 2008, Barack Obama said that Jeremiah Wright was his pastor, preacher and like an uncle to him.

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In DC, people say “nice to see u” when introduced to someone, rather than “nice to meet u” in case u have met them before and not remembered

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Why do we fake?
We have no choice!
We just can’t be 100% authentic at any one time.

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We use “I’m sorry” as an instrumental word
we give insincere complements
and we fake to get out of social situations with our dignity intact

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We fake it all the time in every realm
Faking it is a coping mechanism
It isn't only part of our socialization,it's part of our civilization

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Faking It
#Podcast
#Freakonomics 4
#Date 4/13/2010
#URL http://t.co/S7m1iyk0xC
#Book
"Game Change" by @jheil
"Faking It" by William Miller

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What should women do?

Raise expectations; negotiate the package, not one issue at a time; and offer alternatives to avoid looking greedy.

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When they were told they might have to explain the raise to workers and negotiate, they gave raises nearly 2.5 times larger to men.

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When 150 managers were told their employees could not negotiate, they gave male and female employees equal raises!

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For example, women were willing to forgo as much as $1353 (for men, it was $666) to avoid the “pain” of negotiating when buying a car.

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Men have higher expectations and higher tendency to negotiate than women, which is why women are offered less salaries than men.

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More Reasons Women Need to Negotiate Their Salaries
#Article
#HBR
#Date 6/29/2015
#URL http://t.co/vxTyeTbzN8
#Author @MaggieNeale

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Does LV cause or attract suicides?
Probably both: Suicide is an available option for LV residents, and LV is suicide destination for others

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LV increases suicide risk by 60% for residence and100% for visitors (25-30 visitors commit suicide yearly)

Leaving LV decreases risk by 20%

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Suicide rates in US are comparable to countries like Japan, Austria. World leaders in suicide rates are Russia, Lithuania, and Hungry.