Words That Make Us Tony Bailey and Rama Shaar

 
In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Holidays”. Listen to them as they discuss the different types of holidays and holiday makers. Which are the most visited countries? Which countries make the most revenue from travel? What is “Paris Syndrome”? What are some poems about travel and the feelings it conjures.
Country tourism revenue and statistics:
https://ourworldindata.org/tourism
Paris Syndrome:
https://qz.com/emails/quartz-obsession/1850677468/paris-syndrome-troubles-in-tourism#:~:text=Symptoms%20include%20dizziness%2C%20anxiety%2C%20vomiting,in%20Paris%2C%20in%20the%201980s.
 
Shakespeare on holidays:
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/how-william-shakespeare-invented-the-holiday-romcom/
 
History and evolution of holidays
https://www.inghams.co.uk/blog/inghams/the-history-and-evolution-of-holidays-and-travel/#:~:text=31%20BC%2D1484%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Romans,the%20way%20to%20southern%20Egypt!
https://culturetourist.com/cultural-tourism/history-of-travelling-how-people-started-to-travel/
https://familyholidaycharity.org.uk/our-story/how-times-have-changed-social-history-holidays
Holidays  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
https://poets.org/poem/holidays
Vacation - Rita Dove
https://poets.org/poem/vacation
If Once You Have Slept On An Island by Rachel Lyman Field
https://allpoetry.com/If-Once-You-Have-Slept-On-An-Island
Extreme Wanderlust:
https://www.elitedaily.com/life/culture/damaging-side-effects-wanderlust/610398
The types of travelers:
https://travel.earth/different-types-of-travellers/
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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “dreams”. Listen to them as they discuss the meaning of dreams and why women dream differently (and more) than men. How do dreams appear in Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Sufism? What are the most recurring dreams? Of course expect some poetry too.
The story of Prophet Yusuf in the Quran:
https://www.al-islam.org/enlightening-commentary-light-holy-quran-vol-7/section-6-kings-dream-yusufs-interpretation
What are dreams and what do they mean?
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dreams-and-dreaming
What is daydreaming and what does it mean?
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/daydreaming-and-concentration-what-the-science-says/
https://www.verywellmind.com/positives-about-daydreaming-5119107
Dreams by Langston Hughes 1901 –1967
https://poets.org/poem/dreams
Why women dream more than men:
https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/women-dream-men
Recurring dreams:
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/dream-interpretation/recurring-dreams#what-are-the-most-common-recurring-dreams
Dreams by Langston Hughes 1901 –1967
https://poets.org/poem/dreams
The Dream That Must Be Interpreted by Rumi
https://www.stillnessspeaks.com/dream-must-interpreted-rumi/
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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Teachers”. Listen to them as they discuss their experiences with teaching both as students and teachers. They read a range of humorous poems and share some research about teaching.
My Teacher Wasn't Half As Nice As Yours Seems To Be by Roald Dahl
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-teacher-wasn-t-half-as-nice-as-yours-seems-to-be/
Napoleon BY MIROSLAV HOLUB
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51047/napoleon
 
Stoicism on teaching
https://www.alphabetpublishingbooks.com/stoicism-relevant-teachers/
The Lesson by Roger McGough
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lesson/
Mrs Stein By Bill Dodds 
https://www.giggleverse.com/?gv_poem=mrs-stein
The Supply Teacher by Allan Ahlberg
https://www.poemhunter.com/allan-ahlberg/
Where in the world are teachers most respected
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/12/teachers-where-most-and-least-respected/
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46063947
https://www.anefore.lu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/EURYDICE-THE-TEACHING-PROFESSION.pdf
European teacher salaries and other statistics
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/05/teachers-pay-which-countries-pay-the-most-and-the-least-in-europe#:~:text=Annual%20gross%20starting%20salaries%20of%20teachers%20(2020%2F2021)&text=Leaving%20aside%20Luxembourg%2C%20the%20annual,than%20half%20the%20German%20figure.
Maya Angelou about her teacher:
https://www.boredteachers.com/post/celebrities-teachers-changed-their-lives
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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Laughter”. Listen to them as they discuss the different kinds of laughter and they affect both the laugher and those around them. Is it the best medicine? What do the stoics say about it? Are all jokes universal and appropriate across time and space? What is a laughing epidemic? Listen to the episode to find out and hopefully catch a few laughs. 
 
Your Laughter by Pablo Neruda
https://allpoetry.com/Your-Laughter
 
10 types of laughter
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/5-types-of-laughter.htm
 
Nietzsche: Laughter of the Herd and Laughter of the Height
https://eternalisedofficial.com/2020/11/28/superhuman-laughter-nietzsche/
 
Why do we cry sometimes when we laugh?
https://www.salusuhealth.com/news/2016/09/why-do-we-cry-when-we-laugh.html
The sad clown:
https://fherehab.com/learning/comedians-depressed-mental-illness
The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic
https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/12274127
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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “guilt”. Listen to them as they discuss the differences between guilt, regret, shame and remorse. What is collective guilt and what purpose does it serve? What is survivor guilt? Do different races, genders and people in general feel less or more guilt than others? Should they? There’s some great poetry, too!
Do women feel more guilt than men?
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35788411
WHITE BOY PRIVILEGE BY Royce Mann
https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/13/us/teen-slam-poet-white-privilege-hln/index.html
Stoic strategies for dealing with guilt
https://thebeautyinbeinginsignificant.com/stoicism-management-guilt/?utm_content=cmp-true
Sociopaths and guilt
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/sociopathy/what-is-a-sociopath-symptoms-traits-treatments/
Guilt by Robert Frost
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/robert_frost/poems/812
A Hymn to God the Father by John Donne
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44115/a-hymn-to-god-the-father
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In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “change”. Listen to them as they discuss the reasons why humans might embrace or resist change and how change in individuals and institutions can be implemented. Of course they bring to you what religion says about change and how stoicism regards it. You can also expect lots of poetry that explores the topic. Enjoy!
Choosing Strategies for Change by John P. Kotter and Leonard A. Schlesinger
https://hbr.org/2008/07/choosing-strategies-for-change
 
Journey by Rupi Kaur
https://images.app.goo.gl/tJVBCTZEZaLKoYUW8
 
The Man Watching by Rainer Maria Rilke
https://www.barefootguide.org/poetry-of-change.html
The arrival of spring by RG Gregory
http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/rg_gregory/poems/22110
Theory by Kurt Lewin: Unfreeze-change-refreeze
https://www.mindtools.com/ajm9l1e/lewins-change-management-model
 
Who Makes These Changes? By  Jalal ad-Din Rumi
https://allpoetry.com/Who-makes-these-changes-
The Song of the Potter - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/the-song-of-the-potter/?utm_content=cmp-true
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