#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

#115: The Slumbering Masses With Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer

We often take for granted society's current sleep schedule. If you're like most people, you sleep about 8 hours a day in one chunk between the hours 10 PM and 8AM or there abouts. But our guest today reminds us that sleep always wasn't like that. In fact, it wasn't until the middle of the 19th century that that idea of sleep became the norm. In his book The Slumbering Masses, Dr. Michael J. Wolf-Meyer takes a look at the anthropology of sleep and explores how modern conceptions of sleep drives an entire sleep industry as well as stimulant industry-- coffee and energy drinks. A fascinating discussion.

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#457: Leadership Lessons From the Pastor of One of America's Most Innovative Churches

#457: Leadership Lessons From the Pastor of One of America's Most Innovative Churches

I grew up in Edmond, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City. When I was teenager back in the 90s, I started hearing about some church being run out of a garage. Didn’t give it much thought then. Fast forward m...

12 Nov 201843min

#456: Myths About Kids and Sports

#456: Myths About Kids and Sports

Youth sports in America is a 15 billion dollar industry. A lot of that money is going towards special coaching and training and participation in elite travel teams. Parents spend an enormous amount of...

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#455: How to Create the Perfect Morning Routine

#455: How to Create the Perfect Morning Routine

How you start something is often how you finish it, and that couldn't be truer than for the trajectory of each of your days. When your mornings feel chaotic, rushed, and fragmented, the rest of your d...

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#454: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World

#454: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World

Magicians usually become magicians because they experienced a sense of wonder seeing a cool trick as a kid, and they want to re-create that awe for audience members on a regular basis.But what happens...

31 Okt 201838min

#453: Leadership in Turbulent Times

#453: Leadership in Turbulent Times

Are great leaders born or made? Do circumstances make great leaders or do great leaders change the times? These are a few of the big picture questions my guest explores in her latest book. Her name is...

29 Okt 201838min

#452: The Warrior's Manifesto

#452: The Warrior's Manifesto

"Warrior" is a word that gets thrown around a lot. There are road warriors, and social justice warriors, and ninja warriors. But what does it really mean to be a warrior?My guest today sets out a work...

24 Okt 20181h

#451: The Daring Escape Artists of WWI

#451: The Daring Escape Artists of WWI

When you think of wartime prison escapes, what comes to mind? Probably the breakouts attempted by prisoners of war during World War II and the movie The Great Escape. But the escapees of WWII learned ...

22 Okt 201848min

#450: How to Make Time for What Really Matters Every Day

#450: How to Make Time for What Really Matters Every Day

Do your days seem like a continuous blur of busyness, and yet you don't seem to get much done, nor remember much about how you spent your time?As a former employee of Google, my guest today worked on ...

17 Okt 201855min

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