Self-Image

 This episode ended up being very personal. I learned that a self-image is largely formed in childhood, I learned that a self-image is likely not to change, and I learned that there is a tons of research in "the self", what we think about our self, awareness, and most of these concepts that are miles above my head. I also learned that I have work to do on my own self image and that as a parent I have a huge impact on my kids' self image. 

Today, I'm going to try to be more of a Mr. Rogers and less of a mean guy from my church. 

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-image

Stories

As long as there have been humans, there have been stories. This episode began with my curiosity about how stories are used to deliver information to humans. We enjoy stories. We use stories to teach. 

But my journey took a turn when I began to consider the ways stories are told. We tell stories in art, in music, in dance, in film, in podcasts. We are a story telling people. I think we all want our story to be heard. And we enjoy hearing the stories people have to tell. 

I also read a couple of chapters from the book of Job in the Bible. 

(Job, 1880. Leon Bonnat)

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Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrative

Job, Chapters 1 & 2, NRSV

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job

Electoral College

 The 2020 presidential election is tomorrow (11/3/2020). I knew a bit about the electoral college, but I wanted to know a bit more. In this episode I research the origins of the electoral college, why it's used instead of a popular vote, and the amount of people are represented based on each electoral vote, and by each House of Representatives representative. 

I couldn't find any information about the amount of people represented by a electoral vote, or House of Representatives rep, but I found this after I recorded. 

Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election

Washington Post

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-biden-election-map/?cid=abcnews

The Electoral College Explained, Vox

Let's Talk Elections, YouTube

Political Analysis - Election Predictions, YouTube

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