60 episodes
Conversation Balloons Conversation Balloons
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5.0 • 19 Ratings
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Host Leah Farish interviews experts and friends about all things generational.
No matter your age or stage, whether you're growing or growing old, you wonder at, fume at, or love someone in another generation. It might be workplace issues, raising kids, or caring for an elder--We're here to bring understanding, solutions, empathy, and a little fun to intergenerational relationships. Our conversation balloons hover over thorny social problems and pop with insight about how to handle them. Some of our guests are scholarly, some faith-based, some rich only in lived experience.
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60. Say Less: Improving Your Marriage Without Talking it to Death w/ Dr. Steven Stosny
Connection is more important than communication, and relationship expert Steven Stosny outlines how and why. Long-married Leah personally endorses the insights in this bracing conversation.
#Stevenstosny #marriage #relationshipadvice
Additional Resources:
compassionpower.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/steven-stosny-phd -
59. Media Mirage w/ Emma Lembke
Youth activist Emma Lembke confides how teen social media addiction led her to disordered eating, sleeplessness, and anxiety, resulting in an unusual kind of rebellion. Now she has founded the Logoff Movement and Design It for Us to reform tech for young people--and we're all better for it.
Additional resources:
Logoffmovement.org
Designitforus.org
Conversation Balloons Episode 51: Kids on Social Media: Positivity or Poison? with Laura Tierney
Jonathanhaidt.com -
58. "How to Get the Most Out of College" w/ Elliot Felix
How to choose a college, how to "design your life," and why dorms with long hallways are a good thing: consultant Elliot Felix equips parents and students with ways to ensure a great return on your college tuition investment.
Additional resources--
Elliot Felix's book: How to Get the Most Out of College: 127 Ways to Make Connections, Make It Work for You, and Make a Difference
Interview with Tami Peterson--Conversation Balloons podcast, Episode 10--
The Give and Take by Adam Grant
Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam
The Cost of Inclusion by Blake Silver -
57. Every Day is Father's Day w/ Grant Goodvin
Fathers.com has served around 8 million dads over the last 30 years. Board member Grant Goodvin and Leah discuss new research on hormonal and brain changes men undergo when they become fathers, and questions to ask oneself upon entering, or re-evaluating, fatherhood.
Additional resources:
Fathers.com
Fathers.com has been called "a premier American online resource for everyday dads." National Center for Fathering created fathers.com to provide research-based training, practical tips, and resources to help men be the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures children need.
https://www.nct.org.uk/life-parent/bonding-and-caring-for-your-baby/science-behind-dads
https://projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-magazine/new-fathers-may-undergo-hormonal-neural-and-behavioural-changes#:~:text=%27Fathers%20do%20not%20go%20through,%27
https://www.thebump.com/news/dad-brain
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56. The Grand Theft of our Kids w/ Dave Grossman
Former Army Ranger and West Point psychology professor Dave Grossman describes the mayhem violent video games are inflicting upon teens. We discuss mass murder, sleeplessness, and sheepdogs. Granted, it's not an episode for the faint of heart (most kids should not listen), but we end on a surprisingly sweet note.
Additional resources:
Books by Dave Grossman--
Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society"
On Combat
(For youngsters)--Sheepdogs: Meet our Nation's Warriors -
55. Taboo w/ Eric Kaufmann
Social demographics expert Eric Kaufmann, UK professor and Manhattan Institute Fellow, talks about his new book, Taboo, and the rising generation's values. He and Leah trade predictions on racism, bisexuality, school choice, and religion. So just another lightweight chat on Conversation Balloons...
Contact for Eric Kaufmann: On Twitter / X: epkaufm His website: sneps.net
Additional resources:
Taboo: How Making Race Sacred Produced a Cultural Revolution (Forum, May, 2024)
Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth (Profile Books 2010)
The Rise and Fall of Anglo-America (Harvard 2004)The Orange Order (Oxford, 2007)
Edited by Dr. Kaufmann: Political Demography (Oxford 2012)
Rethinking Ethnicity: Majority Groups and Dominant Minorities (Routledge 2004)
Customer Reviews
Great conversations
I love the diversity of the topics! Leah asks questions tgat I would never think to ask, so she draws out very interesting answers. Always interested to see who she has on next.
Great Range of Topics
Leah draws in experts on a broad range of relevant topics and conducts stimulating interviews. Regardless of which generation you belong to, there’s relevant content.
Fascinating topics presented by experts in their fields
Leah does a great job of ferreting out a broad range of topics that captivate my attention. Her guests are articulate and informative on issues of cultural relevance. I often forward an episode to a friend or family member, which provides fodder for a lively discussion!
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