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Welcome to This Is Your Strange and Beautiful Life! In this podcast, writer Erica J. Schmidt talks to people who may—or may not—have had the chance to transform their lives into spectacular TED talks.
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How My DORKY, Hot BF Quit Doomscrolling - 200-Page Book Club - Kukum by Michel Jean (opens the original)
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Our guest today claims he's winning the war against nighttime doomscrolling. If you also want to win this war, he has a simple rule: read seven pages a night. Promises include better sleep, deeper conversations with your dogs, a sexier vocabulary , and more. Introducing the 200-Page Book Club! If you’re one of those people who can’t remember the last time you’ve finished a book, there is hope! Step one: We’ll pick a book that is 200 pages or less. Step two: Read seven pages of this book every da
Creative Joy, Finding Flow, and How We Are and Are Not Like Elizabeth Gilbert (opens the original)
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I practically invented my podcast for today’s guest. His name is William Burr. William incarnates how to follow your curiosity and creativity. He has had so many strange and beautiful lives along his journey. He is a trained journalist and has spent years working at Radio-Canada (The French side of CBC) reporting in FRENCH. This is incredibly impressive because William is not francophone. And no matter what his job is, he remains committed to writing, painting, dancing, singing, meditating, and
How to Make an Album and Hundreds of Exquisite Paintings with Sandra Taylor (opens the original)
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Sandra Taylor is a wildly talented painter, singer-songwriter, and pianist. Her watercolours bring us exquisite explorations of nature, ( shout-out to the birds ), and truly unique abstract designs. In 2024, Sandra launched her album “Life Beautiful Life,” which combines down-to-earth, whimsical lyrics with her soothing voice and impressive musicality. Sandra was also my first-year university roommate, back when we were almost as young and full of promise as we are now. It is such a gift to have
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