9 episodes

Filtering Today's Issues Through Common Sense and Intellect, host EmmSix discusses everyday topics on society, relationships, politics, health, spirituality, motherhood and more. She is a minority to the 6th degree and not your average 50-something and as such brings her intellectually honest and stimulating questions, facts, and viewpoints to her listeners.Visit her blog Emmsix.com and Instagram @Emmsix_blog

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Filtering Today's Issues Through Common Sense and Intellect, host EmmSix discusses everyday topics on society, relationships, politics, health, spirituality, motherhood and more. She is a minority to the 6th degree and not your average 50-something and as such brings her intellectually honest and stimulating questions, facts, and viewpoints to her listeners.Visit her blog Emmsix.com and Instagram @Emmsix_blog

    Religion vs Spirituality ~ Part 2

    Religion vs Spirituality ~ Part 2

    As we continue the discussion, the topics of accountability, boundaries, and standards is front and center. What does religion and/or spirituality look like when you are called out for inappropriate, sinful, or inconsiderate behavior or choices? Do you consider yourself SBNR? And can you have religion without spirituality or vice versa?

    Guest: Will

    • 15 min
    Religion vs Spirituality ~ Part 1

    Religion vs Spirituality ~ Part 1

    We're back for Season 2!
    Do you consider yourself religious? Spiritual? Both? Perhaps you think of yourself as more of one than the other. Join us for Part 1 of a vibrant discussion spanning from atheism to religious or spiritual devotion and several "ism" in between.
    Guest: Will

    • 19 min
    Is COVID Being Politicized? ~ Part 2

    Is COVID Being Politicized? ~ Part 2

    Jump in to this follow-up to Part 1's cliffhanger question: Should we all go on wearing masks indefinitely? Should there be some personal autonomy around where and when to wear masks? How do we protect the vulnerable among us?

    • 12 min
    Is COVID Being Politicized? ~ Part 1

    Is COVID Being Politicized? ~ Part 1

    Are the rights and autonomy of America's citizens being infringed upon in the name of public safety in COVID times? Is COVID as deadly as we once thought? How much do masks protect the citizenry? Should all be restricted in order to protect the few?

    • 15 min
    Tearing Down of Statues & Monuments

    Tearing Down of Statues & Monuments

    The socially and emotionally charged tearing down of statues and monuments all over the United States has ramped up in the midst of social justice protests and unruly riots. Is this illegal destruction of public property justified or acceptable? Should controversial statues be removed? Should certain monuments be relegated to museum viewing only? Join us for a vibrant and intellectually stimulating discussion of these and other questions.

    Mind Coffee's goal is to promote respectful and intriguing discussion about today's issues by filtering them through common sense and intellect.

    • 16 min
    Uncomfortable Conversations - Should We Have Them?

    Uncomfortable Conversations - Should We Have Them?

    Should we have uncomfortable conversations and open debate? In today's culture, it has become increasingly difficult to have a simple conversation with someone about anything significant. The political correctness, cancel culture, and offense taken at every turn make it almost impossible. Is all hope lost? We once were a society steeped in respectful disagreements and hearty debates. These conversations made room for new ideas, passing of information, enlightenment, creativity, and free thought. Can we find ways to bring back good, old-fashioned discussion?

    • 10 min

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