277 episodes

An Ounce provides amusing stories, ideas, wisdom, and a positive attitude with informative commentary, and interviews with experts. An Ounce is a short format podcast (less than 15 minutes per episode) that encourages the listener to consider for themselves ways they can create a more robust, resilient, and joyful life an ounce at a time. Topics of the podcast include a smattering of all kinds of subjects. The listener will gain insights from stories encouraging a good attitude, personal responsibility, and presentations promoting learning, doing, and expanding one's understanding and experience. The podcast will expound unique and useful life hacks and deliver informative interviews with experts. Looking for something to make you smile, tips that can make life better, insights that can help you see life more clearly, the wisdom that will build resilience, ideas that will make you think, something you can share with others, a timely podcast with an easy charm that will make you smile? You found it!

An Ounce Jim Fugate

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    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

An Ounce provides amusing stories, ideas, wisdom, and a positive attitude with informative commentary, and interviews with experts. An Ounce is a short format podcast (less than 15 minutes per episode) that encourages the listener to consider for themselves ways they can create a more robust, resilient, and joyful life an ounce at a time. Topics of the podcast include a smattering of all kinds of subjects. The listener will gain insights from stories encouraging a good attitude, personal responsibility, and presentations promoting learning, doing, and expanding one's understanding and experience. The podcast will expound unique and useful life hacks and deliver informative interviews with experts. Looking for something to make you smile, tips that can make life better, insights that can help you see life more clearly, the wisdom that will build resilience, ideas that will make you think, something you can share with others, a timely podcast with an easy charm that will make you smile? You found it!

    When Armstrong First Set Foot On the Moon: Was it One Small Step for Man?

    When Armstrong First Set Foot On the Moon: Was it One Small Step for Man?

    It will probably help our conversation if we make clear we are not talking about the disagreement you might be thinking of right now. Did we get there on July 30, 1969? We'll leave that to others to argue. There is another unanswered question: Was it, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind", or "That's one small step for A man, one giant leap for mankind"? On July 20, 1969, one of the most monumental events in the history of humans took place. That day, the fir...

    • 10 min
    The Biggest Living Thing You've Probably Never Heard Of!

    The Biggest Living Thing You've Probably Never Heard Of!

    A little examination of Lady Bugs, Elephants, Dinosaurs, Whales, Redwood Tress, and the Humungous Fungus (Armillaria Ostoyea) in Malheur National Forest.Pretty crazy that something, so incomprehensibly big, can sometimes go so completely unnoticed. And with other things they can appear so enormous that we can’t see anything else… but in fact are of little real consequence. It seems that -big and small - really are qualities that are defined by perspective. So, when you find y...

    • 8 min
    Biological Warfare of a Different Type.

    Biological Warfare of a Different Type.

    Link to Eugene Lazowskis writing: https://dokumen.pub/private-war-memoirs-of-a-doctor-solder-1933-1944.html One of the big killers in war throughout history and pre-1940’s was not what you might expect. It was not the ever-increasing genius and lethality of the weapons of the enemy. It was disease. 1939 Dr Eugene Lazowski, a polish physician, had just finished medical school, and was a Lieutenant in his country’s military. The Germans had just conquered Poland with ...

    • 9 min
    Start a Revolution

    Start a Revolution

    During the American revolution, the lives of many were in chaos.It was a world of chaos for those who were present.Many were called upon – many responded, and some gave their all.That revolution – and those people - made a difference.Being present in this world means that you will “Make a difference”. You will have an impact – one way or another – you will contribute or not. You cannot avoid it. But, it is your choice – What difference will you make? We've Got A New YouTube Channel ...

    • 9 min
    The Curse of Ease: The Benefit of Struggle

    The Curse of Ease: The Benefit of Struggle

    Sometimes things break perfectly. So perfectly that if there is some intervention (well-meaning or not) that perfect result of brokenness becomes a tragedy.For example: The little chick struggling to break free of the egg as it hatches. It is truly a fight for life – but if we intervene, and “help” by pulling away the shell it fights against away, and freeing it – we also kill it. That struggle to emerge from the egg is necessary in order for the chick to gain the strength it needs to ...

    • 10 min
    Never Heard of It

    Never Heard of It

    Ever heard of Shawmut, or Pigs Eye Parrat? There are - or were - real places. But, with the march of time, it seems everything is changing. Robots are replacing doctors. Mail has been usurped by email… and text… and tweet. The 5 and Dime, became Kmart, and then Walmart – then who knows what’s next? Heck… it seems in some ways that the gladiators of the past have been replaced by Professional Wrestling, which has further morphed into Politics, with its showmanship and to-the-death e...

    • 7 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

Jacef ,

Great Bite Sized Messages

I love that the stories are so easy to apply to my life. Plus, the length of the episodes are perfect for my short commute to work.

JadefireDev ,

An Ounce that is worth a pound

I had the distinct pleasure of meeting James a while back and learned about his podcast then. It sounded interesting and I gave it a listen. After that first listen, I added an episode of An Ounce between all the my podcasts. Every episode either made me smile or gave me something to think about.

Life got in the way and I stopped listening to all my podcasts the last few months. When I started listening to shows again, I realized
how much I’ve missed this one. It’s a gem!

If I ever get too busy again, I’ll make sure to carve out time to listen to An Ounce. Each episode has at least one “ah-ha” moment. Sometimes it’s the Ounce sometimes it’s something else. Thank you for providing An Ounce although sometimes the episodes are more like pounds.

broolsen ,

So glad I found this!

Thank you so much for these beautiful uplifting stories with so much bad going on in the world it is good to hear of beautiful faith building stories that connect with each one of us thank you for the very calm and beautiful way you present these stories Jim

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