The Randumb Thoughts archive
/ Episode #13
Is it irony, bad timing, or proof that there is a good reason to believe in superstition when your web hosting company suffers a 4-day outage right as you're about to upload your podcast? This show covers superstitions. Why do some people believe the number 13 is unlucky…
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/ Episode #12
On this episode we talk about my adventures in philography, or autograph collecting. Find out what players have been easy to obtain and which have been hard. Learn my tips on getting the hard signature and much more! Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!
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/ Episode #11
On this episode we talk about Technology and how it has changed over my lifetime. Tune in for stories of computer-based communications before the Internet existed and how I was possibly only seconds away from speaking to President Ronald Reagan on the phone. Thank you for listening, please…
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/ Episode #10
Hello, I'm Darren and I'm a baseball addict. Join me as I discuss why I've been quickly losing interest in Major League Baseball over the past few years due to idiotic rule changes and questionable calls. Thanks for listening, please tell a friend!
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/ Episode #9
On this episode I talk about change. Both in culture and in the way we interact. I talk about the change in the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who that has its main character changing from a man to a woman. I talk about cultural appropriations any why they're…
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Join us as we talk about some of our journeys through the Hell that is being a retail employee and as we talk about the latest Build-A-Bear promotion that showed us all just how insane parents can be. Please subscribe and tell a friend!
Read & listen →/ Episode #7
On this episode we talk about nostalgia. What is it about those old vinyl LPs and paper books that we love so much? Why do certain songs or shows from the past stay with us they way that they do? We hope you enjoy the show. Please subscribe…
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This episode talks about value. What kinds of things do we value? How do we figure out the appropriate amount to put on items that we value? How can the value we put on something change over time? I talk about how a couple of my favorite podcasts…
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This episode deals with negotiation. Most people don't realize they negotiate multiple times a day whether they know it or not. It's not just negotiating for the best price on an item or getting your boss to give you a raise, sometimes negotiations are non-verbal and largely ignored…
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In this episode we reflect on the life of chef, author, and world traveler Anthony Bourdain and what it means to be a fan of a person. We delve into what it is that makes us feel so close to people that we have never met and how…
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