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Spencer Carlson began his adventure on a Farm in Iowa before eventually moving to Kansas City, where he later decided to travel the world. After 6 difficult months of saving funds, Spencer used the $10,000 he saved to travel to 30 countries, on 5 continents, in a half-year trip around the world. Today Spencer is the founder of 2020 Adventures, and he’s hear to share his experiences with you today. [http://i.imgur.com/F8Wwe5j.jpg] INTRODUCTION SONG: White Noise by Hotel Garuda.SHOUT OUT: A quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: > “Every man I meet is my superior in some way, in that I learn from him.” REFERENCES 4:05 – Southwest Airlines benefits: https://www.southwest.com/html/about-southwest/careers/workperks.html [https://www.southwest.com/html/about-southwest/careers/workperks.html] [https://i.imgur.com/eShUlSO.png] 7:56 – “Jordan Urbanovich, the guy from episode #6… travels around with one small backpack” Http://GrowthOrigin.com/Episode6 [Http://GrowthOrigin.com/Episode6] Here’s a video showing you how much gear he carries: https://www.facebook.com/jayurbzz/videos/1178116875594050/ [https://www.facebook.com/jayurbzz/videos/1178116875594050/](I’ll replace this with a Youtube video if Jordan uploads this to Youtube) 10:33 – “The signage [in Russia] is terrible..” Here’s an example of Russian signage: [http://i.imgur.com/VgxusBO.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/jjAPyR4.jpg] Time – “I hear it’s that way in Japan.” This documentary which consists of interviews of American expats in Japan, tells about their struggles to read Japanese signs even after living there for several years: 13:17 – The ‘Pilot’ from Waverly Labs. http://www.waverlylabs.com/ [http://www.waverlylabs.com/] 14:18 – “[Text-to-speech] only works really well in English and Manderin right now..” I can’t seem to find any articles on the subject. If you find something, post it in a comment! 15:28 – ” …some cultural things you should be aware of before you go into a country…” This thread goes over many of the highly-offensive cultural gestures. It’s a very interesting read: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4aian5/serious_whats_extremely_offensive_in_your_country/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/4aian5/serious_whats_extremely_offensive_in_your_country/] 18:40 – “Yesterday I was listening to Sam Altman, who’s the president of Y-Combinator in Silicon Valley” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman] https://www.ycombinator.com/ [https://www.ycombinator.com/] Time – “Breakthrough by made for success.” This book does give advice on mentor-ship, just not the particular piece of advice I was speaking about. Here’s the book (It’s an audiobook available on Audible): http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22834023-breakthrough [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22834023-breakthrough] 26:47 – “If you cant do it, repeat it, and teach it, you don’t really know it to its fullest extent” I may have been referring to a quote by Albert Einstein: > “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” 29:29 – “Kansas City [Missouri] is growing right now, isn’t it?” It seems that Kansas City is definitely growing. [http://i.imgur.com/e8V3U65.png] 37:09 – Wow air https://wowair.us/ [https://wowair.us/] Wow air has a great logo too btw. [http://i.imgur.com/qVnk4RT.jpg] 37:23 – “And Frontier is probably the best budget airline in the states.” https://www.flyfrontier.com/ [https://www.flyfrontier.com/] 42:11 – Slickdeals and Keepa http://slickdeals.net/ [http://slickdeals.net/] https://keepa.com/#!addon [https://keepa.com/#!addon] 48:32 – “So that’s pretty cool—what’s happening with Cuba…” 50:49 – “How do you find partners in other countries?” (This reference is a place marker) 52:54 – ByePal http://byepal.com/ [http://byepal.com/] 1:10:09 – “For instance, there’s a neighborhood called Montmartre district…” http://www.aparisguide.com/montmartre/ [http://www.aparisguide.com/montmartre/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre] 1:11:30 – “Well tell me about your experiences in Egypt” (This reference is a place marker) 1:16:40.110 – “If you draw it out while you’re talking about it, I can take a picture of it…” [http://i.imgur.com/GDInZ7H.jpg?1] 1:12:32 – “The mother made Hashish” Hashish is cannabis (marijuana) based. I believe he was referring to Shisha, which is tobacco based. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%E2%80%98assel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%E2%80%98assel] 1:13:02 – “We were there [Egypt] in 2013 , in October.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Egyptian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Egyptian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat] 1:15:02 – “I just watched a guy die from that… [Running with the bulls in Spain]” Warning, this video is NSFL (Not Safe For Life). Watch at your own risk: https://vid.me/Uwb6 [https://vid.me/Uwb6] And yes, he actually died. 1:20:26 – First World ProblemsThis was where my reference was from: 1:21:46 – “This kinda sounds like Dharma” Define: Dharma. “The religious teachings of the Buddha” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma] 1:25:33 – “Like just in this room… the bird sign… wet walls…” Here are pictures of the things we were describing that were in the room we were in, [http://i.imgur.com/Su3UtVH.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/FOFRGkQ.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/ZPjNUXR.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/tSsq5OS.jpg] 1:26:48 – The plant that shrivels up when you touch it Mimosa pudica, commonly referred to as the “Touch-me-not plant.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica] [http://i.imgur.com/jOvWoyF.gif] [http://i.imgur.com/OHSyr1D.gif] You can buy the seeds on Amazon. But be warned, they are very hard to germinate, take forever to grow, and usually die. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00323LXCG [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00323LXCG] 1:28:34 – “Something the Chinese call O-to-O” The phrase, which translate to “Online-to-Offline” seems to be a business phrase, and most of the articles on this subject are in Chinese. But here’s an article that speaks briefly on the subject, http://www.innovationiseverywhere.com/o2o-why-china-leads-the-online-to-offline-revolution/ [http://www.innovationiseverywhere.com/o2o-why-china-leads-the-online-to-offline-revolution/] 1:30:11 – “There’s Eat-With, and another one that are actually doing it…” https://www.EatWith.com/ [https://www.eatwith.com/] http://www.WithLocals.com [http://www.WithLocals.com] http://www.Cookening.com [http://www.Cookening.com] 1:32:16 – “Do you have a bucketlist?” (This reference is a place marker) 1:33:23 – “It’s on my bucketlist to inspire 10 people to make a bucketlist” No joke. [http://i.imgur.com/5IvvMEm.jpg] 1:35:03 – “I use Field Notes” Field notes are great! I literally just bought some a few days before the episode, so that’s why I sound so excited. I bought mine off Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Field-Notes-FNC-17-Expedition-3Pk/dp/B00AQO8Q88 [https://www.amazon.com/Field-Notes-FNC-17-Expedition-3Pk/dp/B00AQO8Q88] If the price is too steep you can just make them yourself. It’s 24 sheets of paper (7″ x 5.5″) folded in half and stapled, with a glossy/smooth plastic-feeling outer layer. They’ll fit in your pocket and are way more convenient than large-bulky notebooks. 1:35:25 – “Those are the same ones I have..” Here’s what they look like: [http://i.imgur.com/jpvkuJs.jpg] 1:35:40  – Aaron Draplin > “Aaron Draplin is a graphic designer, author and founder of Draplin Design Co. (DDC) based in Portland, Oregon. His clients include Nike, Burton Snowboards, Esquire, Red Wing, Field Notes, Ford Motor Company, and the Obama Administration. His book, Pretty Much Everything, is a mid-career survey of his work including case studies and advice which was released in May 2016.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Draplin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Draplin] Aaron Draplin is an amazing person, and an exceptional teacher. I’ve watched hundreds of graphic design tutorials and my favorite by-far, is a 20-minute video of him showing how to design a logo from start-to-finish. His book, which is available on Amazon, has a nearly 100% 5-star rating on every reviewing website—including Goodreads, which is notorious for giving tough reviews. Check it out: https://www.amazon.com/Draplin-Design-Co-Pretty-Everything/dp/1419720171 [https://www.amazon.com/Draplin-Design-Co-Pretty-Everything/dp/1419720171] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26240629-draplin-design-co [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26240629-draplin-design-co] Update: After writing this reference page I went ahead and bought his book. I’m only halfway through it atm but it’s a great book! 1:36:04 – “I think he had a square” A square is a cheap little device that plugs into your phone and allows you to swipe credit cards. They cost about $20 or so. https://squareup.com/ [http://i.imgur.com/yZm9VG6.jpg] 1:36:28 – “Yeah, take my money!” [http://i.imgur.com/S7P7hQl.jpg] 1:36:31 – “His presentation was one of the coolest I’ve ever seen” Aaron Draplin has one of the best TED talk videos available: 1:36:53 – “[Quote] The best education you will ever receive is traveling” “The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.” ― Mark Patterson [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/165478.Mark_Patterson] 1:39:10 – TED talk video of older man talking about traveling and national prejudice. This really TED talk video is really awesome, and it’s so much more than what I explained in this episode. He talks deeply about the values of traveling. I highly recommend you watch it! 1:40:43 – “I see the world… without borders” Reminds me of this picture I posted on the Facebook page [Http://Facebook.com/GrowthOrigin] awhile back… [http://i.imgur.com/7pQNdVl.jpg] 1:44:16 – “The largest slum in the world is Kibera..” [http://i.imgur.com/3kEgZ21.jpg] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibera] http://www.kibera.org.uk/ [http://www.kibera.org.uk/] http://www.kibera.org.uk/photos/ [http://www.kibera.org.uk/photos/] 1:45:53 – [5-Year Goals] 5-Year Goals are important, so here’s two valuable resources for setting them. An article on how to set goals effectively: https://www.mindtools.com/page6.html [https://www.mindtools.com/page6.html] Send an email to yourself in the future, to show yourself where you should be in relation to your goals: https://www.futureme.org/ [https://www.futureme.org/] 1:46:40 – “And I went to my room… I got my globe” [http://i.imgur.com/4Hf0qO2.jpg] 1:53:41 – “Yeah I actually designed the 2020 Adventures Logo” [http://i.imgur.com/beKDlF4.jpg] http://2020adventures.com/ [http://2020adventures.com/] 1:54:09 – AirBnB’s Logo https://www.airbnb.com/ [https://www.airbnb.com/] [http://i.imgur.com/vU6YxoH.jpg] 1:54:16 – Brian Chesky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Chesky [http://i.imgur.com/2om4SG5.jpg] 1:56:23 – AirBnB’s First Logo [http://i.imgur.com/PaCEBkr.jpg] 1:57:04 – The Symbolism Behind AirBnB’s Logo [http://i.imgur.com/NzCQdOp.png] 1:57:22 – “Some people think it looks like genitals or something” Rather than spam the page with these photos, I’ve created an album on Imgur showing several of these dirty AirBnB logo interpretations, http://imgur.com/a/niJcf [http://imgur.com/a/niJcf] 1:57:29 – “Their new logo looks exactly like another company’s logo, for which they’ve been accused of stealing.” > Everything has already been said But since no one was listening, everything must be said again @Medium [https://twitter.com/Medium] @Airbnb [https://twitter.com/Airbnb] pic.twitter.com/XdMDxM403N [https://t.co/XdMDxM403N] — Stefano Tirloni (@stefanotirloni) April 26, 2016 [https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753] (https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753/photo/1 [https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753/photo/1]) 1:58:29 – “Like Sam Altman Says… 10% Better Everyday” Here’s a video of Sam Altman speaking: Time – “Apple was just two guys in a garage” http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/steve-wozniak-reveals-apple-not-start-garage-article-1.2037003 [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/steve-wozniak-reveals-apple-not-start-garage-article-1.2037003] 2:01:51 – “Google was just guys building hard drives with legos” Googles first server was built using legos. http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/display/0-4-Google.htm [http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/display/0-4-Google.htm] [http://i.imgur.com/q4vXOJw.jpg] 2:02:13 – “Mark Cuban says it’s a job that’s 24/7/365. It’s harder than any sport, anything you can do” Here are more Mark Cuban quotes, https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2070271.Mark_Cuban [https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2070271.Mark_Cuban] 2:03:14 – “I’ve been looking for the actual notecard I wrote my goals on” I’ve asked him to look for that notecard. Spencer he’ll let me post a picture of it if he ever finds it. 2:05:15 – Will Smith’s Brick Wall Quote [http://i.imgur.com/mjNWNTE.jpg] 2:05:24 – “His dad actually… there was like a real wall..” Yup! Here’s a video of Will Smith explaining that wall, Time – “They told us about a thing called Kanban.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_(development)] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban] 2:07:08 – “Focus on your strengths and delegate your weaknesses” [Definition] Delegate: Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself. http://youforlife.com/develop-you/identify-your-strengths-delegate-your-weaknesses/ [http://youforlife.com/develop-you/identify-your-strengths-delegate-your-weaknesses/] This quote is often delivered by Stephen R. Covey, who wrote the book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People]Which is an amazing book, but I’d personally listen to it as an audiobook since the book is read in the format of his public speeches, since he’s a hilarious speaker and tells very funny stories. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36072.The_7_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People] 2:17:21 – “Something that happens to you when you see something so beautiful that you cannot process it” Stendhal Syndrome, also known as Florence Syndrome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome] Here’s an article discussing it in length: https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/art-attack-a-beginners-guide-to-stendhal-syndrome/ [https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/art-attack-a-beginners-guide-to-stendhal-syndrome/] 2:18:15 – The Hermitage (Russian Art Gallery) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Museum [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Museum] [http://i.imgur.com/nnwVs3n.jpg] 2:18:50 – The island of Santorini (Greece) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorini] [http://i.imgur.com/i4CiGnY.jpg] 2:19:26 – “These right here?” This is what I showed him, [http://i.imgur.com/jWmVL02.jpg] 2:19:47 – “I literally felt like I..” [http://i.imgur.com/up8QY0I.jpg?1] 2:20:30 – “The computers off the matrix…” [https://media.giphy.com/media/S4HKH9KgRGMdq/giphy.gif] 2:24:00 – Jackson Pollock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock] Here’s one of Jackson Pollocks most famous paintings: [http://i.imgur.com/7eFF1Ib.jpg] 2:24:20 – Lady finds Jackson Pollock painting at a thrift store She bought it for $5 and later declined a $9 million dollar offer for the painting by an Arab art collector. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_the_*$%26%25_Is_Jackson_Pollock%3F [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_the_*$%26%25_Is_Jackson_Pollock%3F] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/arts/design/09poll.html [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/09/arts/design/09poll.html] Apparently there’s a whole documentary on the story, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-thrift-shop-jackson-pollock-masterpiece/ [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-thrift-shop-jackson-pollock-masterpiece/] 2:24:54 – “Most of [Banksy’s] paintings sell for millions of dollars… and he knows this, and will anonymously donate them to charities…” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2736531/Banksy-artwork-donated-youth-club-door-stencilled-sells-403-000.html [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2736531/Banksy-artwork-donated-youth-club-door-stencilled-sells-403-000.html] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2479336/Banksy-anonymously-donates-artwork-New-York-charity-shop.html [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2479336/Banksy-anonymously-donates-artwork-New-York-charity-shop.html] This video went viral awhile back. Bansky setup a stand and had an old man sit there and try to sell his paintings. A low-end Bansky painting sells for roughly $200,000. Watch how many people politely walk past it without realizing how much the paintings are really worth. 2:30:02 – “Like Arabic or Farsi” Farsi is another name for Persian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language] 2:31:09 – “At the end of each episode I ask each guest if they have a shout-out they’d like to give.” (This reference is a place marker) 2:32:37– “So my shout-out is to…” > So my shout-out is to all those wanna-be entrepreneurs, or people that have an idea of a start-up, or even who want to go and travel the world… or move to Australia and get a job. There’s people who have really big dreams either in travel or entrepreneurship. This shout-out’s to you.  There’s just so many resources, so much opportunity. If you’re hearing this, you’re probably in the states, or you’re in a place where it’s easy to get access to technology. If we have that, you can start anything. You can find free resources for travel, or starting your idea. You can go out and speak to someone about travel or starting up your idea. There’s so many people in both of these sectors that really want to help out the next generation of travelers, or entrepreneurs, or both. That they’re really willing to give as much mentorship, free advice, any sort of guidance to anyone who wants to do it. Cause I know I am, and anybody else who’s in my space is as well. We really wanna help anybody out there that hasn’t done it yet to really go and do it. And no matter how big or wild your dream is, it really is possible—it’s just like we said, getting one step at a time. Putting down one brick. So if you ever need any advice or help, reach out to anybody in your community, an entrepreneur, myself. I know all of us would be happy to help. 2:32:49 – “Well I can email you later and you can give me a list of some of the more valuable resources these entrepreneurs can access?” I emailed him about this, and here’s is the response he gave me: > There’s a million resources for people starting out; Best advice is just to get into the religion of finding out what’s going on in the startup world; Frequent www.Techcrunch.com [http://www.Techcrunch.com]; Check Startland News [http://www.startlandnews.com/] for local startup news; get in touch with local entrepreneurs via Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/], going to Sprint Accelerator events (or similar events in every city in the country); watch YouTube videos of successful entrepreneurs and Accelerator people in your space (for me, watching numerous videos of Brian Chesky, Sam Altman, Gary Vaynerchuk, etc. have been key to me figuring out how to get going). 2:34:07 – “Do you have a way that listeners can get in touch with you?” > All social media handles are under “2020Adventures” or “ByePal”. You can reach me directly on my email, Spencer@2020Adventures@gmail.com. And you can text me, or call me as well, 816-986-7538. https://www.facebook.com/2020adventures [https://www.facebook.com/2020adventures] 2:34:27 – “So to summarize your shout-out, just get out there and act on your entrepreneurial spirit?” > Right! Act on it. Go and put something really shitty out there, and get some advice. Get some advice from someone who’s done it really well—use your resources by listening to podcasts, or looking at Youtube videos from really successful entrepreneurs. 2:34:28 – “There’s entrepreneur podcasts I’m sure..” http://www.inc.com/rhett-power/the-15-best-podcasts-for-entrepreneurs.html [http://www.inc.com/rhett-power/the-15-best-podcasts-for-entrepreneurs.html] https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240202 [https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240202] CHALLENGE: > This episode challenge is go out and notice the things that are around you in your life, that up until this challenge you had not made an effort to notice. It’s so easy to get distracted these days, and the result is that we miss much of what goes on around us. In fact, we’re so distracted that we often don’t even realize that we’ve missed anything. Our thoughts are either on the future and what’s next, or… we’re analyzing the past. We’re not truly living in the present moment. So what do I mean by this challenge? Well… let me give you an example. There’s this walk that I like to do in my neighborhood—I’ve been doing it for about 5 years now. And I’ve done this walk hundreds of times, usually with a friend of mine. But somehow, just a few months ago, I was taking that very same walk and I noticed this really cool building that I’d never noticed before. It was a 3-door garage with hobbit doors, instead of the traditional square garage doors. Something that I totally should have noticed on one of my previous walks. But somehow, I never did. The truth is, we all have things like that garage, that have always been there. and are seemingly obvious, but that we’ve somehow never noticed. I believe that doing this challenge will help give you some awareness over your lack of awareness. There’s no real excuse for not doing this challenge. It doesn’t need to take more than 5 minutes. If you’re lazy it can be done by sitting down, or walking around slowly in your backyard or your neighborhood. If for some reason you can’t leave the house, it can even be done on Google maps. But I encourage you to invest some real time with this challenge. The longer you do it, the you’ll receive from it. If you have any cool ideas for a future challenges, send them to Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com [Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com]. If you have any questions regarding this episode just ask in the comments section below! The post #10 – Traveling, Startups, and Entrepreneurship with Spencer Carlson [https://growthorigin.com/Episode10] appeared first on Growth Origin [https://growthorigin.com].

Tune into episode #9 as Thomas Godding and I share a few fun high school memories before eventually moving into deeper discussions on the Education System, Hollywood and the movie industry, Syrian Refugees, The Oregon Militia, Humans of New York, and a many other interesting political topics. You don’t want to miss this episode! INTRODUCTION SONG: White Noise by Hotel Garuda.SHOUT OUT: www.NoExcuseList.com [http://www.NoExcuseList.com] [http://i.imgur.com/j9KaDw0.jpg] REFERENCES 8:05 – “The American Education System… “ Pearson ranked the U.S. at #14 worldwide. Surprisingly not that bad. Maybe our city/state just sucks. http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/index/index-ranking [http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/index/index-ranking] 8:20 – “No child left behind.” This short video 4 minute video quickly explains all that’s wrong with the “No Child Left Behind Act.” 9:12 – “Khan Academy” https://www.khanacademy.org/ [https://www.khanacademy.org/] You can also find other free online resources for education at www.NoExcuseList.com [http://www.NoExcuseList.com] 9:33 – “Those tablets where you can draw on it..?” Here’s a video of the CEO (Salman Khan) using the tablet I’m talking about to make a video. 10:10 – “Yale has free open courses” http://oyc.yale.edu/ [http://oyc.yale.edu/] 11:15 – “In Norway each student [has their own curriculum]” I couldn’t find anything to support this claim, but one particular Norwegian school has completely ditched traditional methods. Rather than have specific subject classes, this school has single classes that combine all subjects into real-life examples. One particular project may combine math, language, biography, geography, and history together. This article is a very interesting read: http://qz.com/377742/this-school-in-norway-abandoned-teaching-subjects-40-years-ago/ [http://qz.com/377742/this-school-in-norway-abandoned-teaching-subjects-40-years-ago/] 12:07 – “India is pushing out a ton of coders” http://www.computerworld.com/article/2483690/it-careers/india-to-overtake-u-s–on-number-of-developers-by-2017.html [http://www.computerworld.com/article/2483690/it-careers/india-to-overtake-u-s--on-number-of-developers-by-2017.html] 12:23 – “There was a huge boom in technology in India” http://www.nasdaq.com/article/emerging-markets-indias-new-technology-boom-cm527880 [http://www.nasdaq.com/article/emerging-markets-indias-new-technology-boom-cm527880] 13:00 – “One of those survey websites” I’m talking about the websites that use these little CPA marketing pop-ups. [http://i.imgur.com/PXc8mLI.jpg] 13:32 – [Smooth segway] 14:06 – “So that you [schools] can get more funding…” 20:21 – “De-Personalization and De-Realization” I experienced this for about 4-6 months of my life. It’s an absolutely terrible feeling and I wouldn’t wish it upon my worst enemy. Here’s a screenshot I took of a Youtube commenter describing de-realization that’s pretty spot-on. [http://i.imgur.com/gb8XICs.jpg] In short, you essentially feel very detached from your entire reality. Everything around you seems like fake two-dimensional Hollywood props. You don’t see an entire room, you see and feel everything separate from one another. It feels almost like your whole life was taken from under you and your world was replaced with a simulator, like the Matrix. De-personalization is the same thing, except with people. Everyone around you seems so artificial. Imagine if Neo was taken out of the real world and placed in the Matrix, and he knew it was the Matrix, but he’s stuck there for eternity. The feelings he would experience are de-personalization and de-realization. To learn more about this, just go to YouTube and search both of those phrases. Lots of people who are currently experiencing it, or have previously experienced it, discuss what it’s like and how long it took for it to go away. 31:05 – “Well on the other end of the spectrum…” It was Warren Buffet who used to sell magazines door-to-door. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101000052 [http://www.cnbc.com/id/101000052] Also, check this out: [http://i.imgur.com/lIKlKPU.jpg] 31:11 – “[Einstein didn’t do well in school]” “When he was very young, Einstein’s parents worried that he had a learning disability because he was very slow to learn to talk.” http://www.history.com/topics/einsteins-life-facts-and-fiction [http://www.history.com/topics/einsteins-life-facts-and-fiction] This article says that Einstein himself disputed the myth that he was bad at math as a child. http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936758,00.html [http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936758,00.html] 31:22 – “Divinci had severe dyslexia” Unknown. It appears as though the only reason people think he was dyslexic was because of the fact that he wrote backwards, however it’s believed that he may have done this to prevent people from easily reading his notes and stealing his idea. http://dyslexia.learninginfo.org/famous-people.htm [http://dyslexia.learninginfo.org/famous-people.htm] 37:02 – “On the Federal level, same standards, but I think on the State level, there’s different standards…” True. The Federal Government essentially says “Here’s a box of guidelines, stay inside the box, but do whatever you’d like within the box.” Read more about State and Federal education standards here: http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html [http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html] http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/ [http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/development-process/] This Reddit user also does a good job at explaining how Common Core works: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/3jpult/what_is_common_core_in_american_schools_why_do/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/3jpult/what_is_common_core_in_american_schools_why_do/] 37:17 – “Resources don’t make that much of a difference” I meant beyond the essential resources, or the (bare-minimum) basics. Looking back at this, I disagree with my statement. Resources make a huge difference. 40:05 – “There was an actor or actress that was coming out and saying that success is solely defined by social media followers these days” I cannot quite remember who it was, but there are several icons in the industry who have flat-out admitted to this reality. … I think it was Emma Watson. 46:45 – “At Disney Land.. some people use their roles to feel self-important” Reading about Disney from ex-employees on Reddit is a very fun way to kill an after-noon. There’s a LOT about Disney Land that you know absolutely nothing about; secret tunnels, strict regulations for employees, cameras, lots of rumors, fun stories…etc. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1qe3e7/employees_of_disney_what_is_the_craziest_thing/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1qe3e7/employees_of_disney_what_is_the_craziest_thing/] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3h9oi2/workers_of_disneylandworld_what_is_the_coolest/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3h9oi2/workers_of_disneylandworld_what_is_the_coolest/] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2rrd38/disneyworldland_employees_what_is_the_most/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2rrd38/disneyworldland_employees_what_is_the_most/] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/23dqsk/what_are_some_disney_themeparks_secrets_that_some/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/23dqsk/what_are_some_disney_themeparks_secrets_that_some/] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3802j8/workers_or_exworkers_of_disney_have_you_ever_been/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3802j8/workers_or_exworkers_of_disney_have_you_ever_been/] 49:50 – “I’ve been replacing meaningless shows with TED talk videos..” www.TED.com [http://www.TED.com] 50:26 – “I’ve been watching Flash” The a Netflix Original. 58:53 – Some of you may have difficulty distinguishing what Thomas said here. He said “Trump”, as in Donald Trump. 58:53 – If you wait long enough, you’ll realize that everyone has something of value to offer. This is a quote from an inspirational speech by Randy Pausch. I highly recommend watching it. 59:49 – “I love Open Source!” In short, “Open Source” is the act of everyone working together on something. Any individual can build on the efforts of an entire community and create a new standard for everyone else to build on. 1:01:38 – “There’s actually been studies that show.. the more educated you are, the more likely you are to vote democrat.” More accurately put, the more educated an individual is, the more they have experienced different viewpoints from their learning, and the more tolerant they become of unique individual policies that may not affect them personally, such as gay-marriage, abortions, and laws regarding various religious practices. http://www.demos.org/blog/why-most-educated-americans-vote-democratic [http://www.demos.org/blog/why-most-educated-americans-vote-democratic] Here are the two links Thomas gave me: http://www.businessinsider.com/proof-republicans-really-are-dumber-than-democrats-2012-5 [http://www.businessinsider.com/proof-republicans-really-are-dumber-than-democrats-2012-5] http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2012/nov/05/larry-sabato/education-level-tied-voting-tendencies/ [http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2012/nov/05/larry-sabato/education-level-tied-voting-tendencies/] 1:03:39 – “What would you do for other people if money wasn’t an issue?” This reference is a place-marker. 1:03:47 – “There have been other studies that show that after a certain monetary amount is accumulated.. the need for money turns into a mental condition.” This is article all I could find on the subject: http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/cash-hoarding-becomes-addiction-5502 [http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/cash-hoarding-becomes-addiction-5502] 1:07:04- “…And you’ve got countries like North Korea and China printing out fake American bills just to devalue it, and putting it into circulation” They’re called “Super notes” or “Super-dollars” because their quality exceeded that of the dollars printed by the Federal Reserve. The North Korea, Iran, Syria, and the CIA have all been suspected of counterfeiting dollars, but I don’t see any information on China counterfeiting, only being suspected of distributing fake dollars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdollar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdollar] https://news.vice.com/article/north-koreas-counterfeit-benjamins-have-vanished [https://news.vice.com/article/north-koreas-counterfeit-benjamins-have-vanished] 1:07:31 – “…there’s the Sony nonsense with The Interview?” http://time.com/3639275/the-interview-sony-hack-north-korea/ [http://time.com/3639275/the-interview-sony-hack-north-korea/] 1:09:56 – “But they believe in a talking snake that gave apples to two people…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_and_Eve] 1:10:19 – “South Korea was taking DVD’s, and books, and pamphlets.. and dropping them in North Korea with parachutes?” It was North Korea, and they dropped 1 million pamphlets onto South Korea via helium balloons. LOL http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35349686 [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35349686] 1:10:46 – “On the demilitarized zone, there’s a fake city that [North Korea] has built” http://nypost.com/2014/07/11/the-mysterious-fake-town-on-north-koreas-border/ [http://nypost.com/2014/07/11/the-mysterious-fake-town-on-north-koreas-border/] 1:12:55 – “Jim-Crow Esque Ideals..” Definition: The former practice of segregating black people in the United States. Usually “Jim Crow” refers to the loopholes that white supremacists used to prevent black people from voting, by requiring that they pass certain tests that the commonly uneducated black people couldn’t pass. 1:14:55 – “I’m going to Google what percent of refugees even get through the screening process” The UHNCR screens and recommends only a very small percentage of the Syrian refugees to the U.S.. The U.S. then accepts a very small percentage of these refugees for additional screenings and only allows some of those refugees into the U.S. The U.S. is even behind it’s goal of accepting 10,000 refugees, which is a drop in the ocean. http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/syrias-suffering-families/u-s-way-behind-its-goal-accepting-10-000-syrian-n552521 [http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/syrias-suffering-families/u-s-way-behind-its-goal-accepting-10-000-syrian-n552521] Here’s an info-graphic showing the rigorous screening process Syrian refugees must go through: [http://i.imgur.com/i3eYZRv.jpg] 1:16:52 – “Everyone knows we install puppet dictators in other countries. We even get caught and people brush it off as typical US behavior.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authoritarian_regimes_supported_by_the_United_States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authoritarian_regimes_supported_by_the_United_States] 1:17:39 – “It’s just the Native Americans, just the black, the Chinese immigrants..” The U.S. was built on the slavery, manipulation, and abuse of each of these races. One quick Google search of each race followed by “U.S. history” will reveal some pretty disgusting American history. 1:17:45 – US Military expenditure compared to other top countries. The U.S. spends more money on its military than the next 15 countries combined, majority of which are allies. [http://i.imgur.com/7UPyqvg.png] 1:19:28 – “10,000 refugees? ..out of? “ 1,736 out of 10,000. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/world/middleeast/us-has-taken-in-less-than-a-fifth-of-pledged-syrian-refugees.html?_r=0 [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/world/middleeast/us-has-taken-in-less-than-a-fifth-of-pledged-syrian-refugees.html?_r=0] 1:19:52 – “According to senior administration officials, more than half of the Syrian refugees admitted into the U.S. so far are children.” http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/syrian-refugees-u-s-applicants-explainer/ [http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/16/politics/syrian-refugees-u-s-applicants-explainer/] 1:20:51 – Humans of New York Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/ [https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/] 1:21:04 – “Aya’s story” http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/135200820456/611-i-was-fourteen-when-i-arrived-in-syria [http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/135200820456/611-i-was-fourteen-when-i-arrived-in-syria] 1:21:21 – Majority of drone strikes are on innocent civilians Want more? Watch this moving video that shows the Syrian crisis through the eyes of a child: 1:22:05 – “I think I’ve seen a picture of her, she’s pretty and looks white, doesn’t she? “ I believe I was mistakenly thinking of the Youtuber “Syrian Girl”: 1:22:33 – “But less than .000001% of Muslims are extremists” One estimate shows that roughly .006625% of the Muslim population are “extremist”. Source: https://www.quora.com/How-many-extremist-Muslims-are-there-when-compared-with-the-wider-and-world-wide-Muslim-population 1:23:45 – “How dare you drown in my Mediterranean Sea.” Warning, these pictures [https://www.google.com/search?q=refugee+children+drown+in+mediterranean+sea&biw=1378&bih=803&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLsfGb0ITOAhUGIpoKHTQUCm4Q_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=refugee+children+drown+in+mediterranean+sea+near+turkey] contain graphic content of refugee children that drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. https://www.google.com/search?q=refugee+children+drown+in+mediterranean+sea&biw=1378&bih=803&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLsfGb0ITOAhUGIpoKHTQUCm4Q_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=refugee+children+drown+in+mediterranean+sea+near+turkey 1:24:23 – “I think I saw his TED talk…” Well it wasn’t the one I saw, but Brandon Stanton does have a TED talk video. 1:24:59 – “There’s like four different teams going against each other” I’ll spare you the articles. The middle east looks like this: [http://i.imgur.com/TPAj2vt.jpg] 1:25:07 – “There’s rebel groups that originally started off as parents..  “ 1:25:34 – “If you go to a lot of these countries, they’re some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.” This AskReddit thread will be a huge eye-opener for many people. READ THIS! https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3nyru1/serious_soldiers_of_reddit_whove_fought_in/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3nyru1/serious_soldiers_of_reddit_whove_fought_in/] 1:25:57 – “[Before and After pictures of Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq]” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546697/Haunting-pictures-Syrias-5-000-year-heritage-buried-rubble-war.html [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546697/Haunting-pictures-Syrias-5-000-year-heritage-buried-rubble-war.html] 1:26:16 – “We show a few pictures of a few [Muslims] who don’t look like us and hyper-focus on that image” [http://i.imgur.com/HtLf9YV.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/nEFW3WK.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/f5ie1vq.jpg] 1:26:25 – “We have 8 minutes until you need to leave” He was late to his dinner arrangement, but he decided to stay a bit longer. 1:27:10 – “Xenophobes [Definition]” One unduly fearful of what is foreign and especially of people of foreign origin. 1:27:21 – [We start talking about the Oregon militia incident here]This reference is a place-marker. 1:27:37 – [The Bundy ranch story]This is the clip that started the whole incident. Read more about the Bundy Standoff here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundy_standoff] 1:29:03 – “What happened in Waco..” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Freeh#Ruby_Ridge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Freeh#Ruby_Ridge] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege] 1:29:44 – “That killed about.. six.. four agents? I think it was..” Four agents died in the Waco stand-off. 1:30:06 – “The FBI at the Waco scene was also the one in charge during Ruby Ridge.. “ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Freeh#Ruby_Ridge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Freeh#Ruby_Ridge] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Horiuchi#Ruby_Ridge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Horiuchi#Ruby_Ridge] 1:30:48 – “I think only about 10 or 12 people escaped” Only 9 people survived. 1:30:50 – “..And then another 20-25 committed suicide or mercy killings.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege#Fatalities_of_April_19 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege#Fatalities_of_April_19]Five children under the age of 14 were shot. Autopsies suggest that mercy killings took place. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege#Fatalities_of_April_19] 1:31:35 – Oregon Militia Story https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge] 1:35:52 – “And thanks to the Patriot Act, they can detain you for any reason, for X amount of time.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indefinite_detention_without_trial#United_States 1:36:04 – “That was the Patriot Act, wasn’t it? “ Woops. I was checking my notes earlier and didn’t hear him say it, so I said it just in case it wasn’t said. 1:36:07 – “We didn’t repeal that? [The Patriot Act]” http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/243850-obama-signs-nsa-bill-renewing-patriot-act-powers [http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/243850-obama-signs-nsa-bill-renewing-patriot-act-powers] 1:36:19 – “I think people stopped it, but then they just put out another one the next-day with another name?” CISA, The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Signed into law by Obama on December 18, 2015: 1:37:03 – “Like recently actually, they slipped into a 2,000 page bill.. that the U.S. no longer has to print the country of origin on meat.” http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/12/usda-ends-cool-enforcement-with-presidents-signature-on-omnibus-bill/ [http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/12/usda-ends-cool-enforcement-with-presidents-signature-on-omnibus-bill/] 1:37:17 – “..was that part of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership)?” 1:38:54 – “And China is terrible with all its smog.” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35173709 [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35173709] http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/asia/china-pollution-smog-photos/ [http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/asia/china-pollution-smog-photos/] 1:41:52 – Dead Racoon in Toronto https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after?utm_term=.udZpXW7mG#.ki47xy4WN [https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after?utm_term=.udZpXW7mG#.ki47xy4WN] 1:44:14 – “I mean Tumblr is a weird place.. “ He meant Twitter of course. 1:45:13 – “Got a shout-out?” A quote: “Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It. – George Santayana” 1:46:00 – “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” It appears as though this quote was actually said by Bernard Baruch, but is commonly mistaken as having been a quote by Dr. Seuss. HOW CAN LISTENERS GET IN TOUCH WITH GUESTNAMEGOESHERE? Email: TJGodding555@yahoo.com [TJGodding555@yahoo.com] CHALLENGE: > “There are individuals out there with a lot on their plate. These struggles are not always visible to the people around them. This episodes challenge is to be conscious of this reality for the next week. I want you to go into each conversation with the understanding that the people around you might be dealing with something really difficult beneath the surface, like the death of a relative, or thoughts of suicide. My hope is that having this on your mind will modify your interactions and encourage you to be kinder, to offer more support, and to greet more people with a friendlier smile.” If you have any cool ideas for a future challenges, send them to Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com [Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com]. If you have any questions regarding this episode just ask in the comments section below! 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In this episode I interview Dolores Halbin, who shares a very unfortunate story about how the system took away the only medicine that worked for her husband, Gene Halbin. Gene is now in hospice as a direct result from the series of unfortunate events that took place since 2007 when Gene was diagnosed with ‘Acute NeoVascular Glaucoma’. Be sure to listen to this story. [http://i.imgur.com/4gr5yYV.jpg] INTRODUCTION SONG: White Noise by Hotel Garuda. SHOUT OUT: Www.AllAreGreen.us [http://Www.Allaregreen.us]This app, which was designed by a 16-year old, shows exactly who’s putting money into the pocket of your representatives. With one swift search you can discover that the politician who’s always voting against marijuana bills, gets paid by Big Pharma and the Private Prison industry. If you’re going to participate, be sure to search for your favorite politician(s) before making any decisions in this upcoming election. REFERENCES 3:58 – “And they came in jars like those over there?” Here’s what I pointed to: [http://i.imgur.com/oHTmgeA.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/qkg44CR.jpg] Here’s what she was referring to: [http://i.imgur.com/p9KpSc0.jpg]4:15 – “I shared a post by Bleeding Kansas” I’m currently working with Dolores to find this post.15:26 – “The list of things that cannabis treats, is huge..” See for yourself… https://unitedpatientsgroup.com/resources/illnesses-treatable-with-medical-cannabis [https://unitedpatientsgroup.com/resources/illnesses-treatable-with-medical-cannabis] http://medicalmarijuana.com/treatments-with-medical-marijuana-cannabis [http://medicalmarijuana.com/treatments-with-medical-marijuana-cannabis] http://www.encod.org/info/700-MEDICINAL-USES-OF-CANNABIS.html [http://www.encod.org/info/700-MEDICINAL-USES-OF-CANNABIS.html]15:33 – “Big Pharma lobbies against pro-marijuana legislation.” The Top 5 Industries Lobbying Against Cannabis Legalization Will Infuriate You: https://www.leafly.com/news/headlines/the-top-5-industries-lobbying-against-cannabis-legalization-will [https://www.leafly.com/news/headlines/the-top-5-industries-lobbying-against-cannabis-legalization-will]America’s Drug Companies Are Bankrolling The Crusade Against Legal Weed: http://www.businessinsider.com/police-unions-and-pharmaceutical-companies-fund-anti-marijuana-fight-2014-7 [http://www.businessinsider.com/police-unions-and-pharmaceutical-companies-fund-anti-marijuana-fight-2014-7]Leading Anti-Marijuana Academics Are Paid By Painkiller Drug Companies: https://news.vice.com/article/leading-anti-marijuana-academics-are-paid-by-painkiller-drug-companies [https://news.vice.com/article/leading-anti-marijuana-academics-are-paid-by-painkiller-drug-companies]Who’s Really Fighting Legal Weed: http://t.usnews.com/Z4jlx1?src=usn_tw [http://t.usnews.com/Z4jlx1?src=usn_tw]16:19 – “I’ve read quite a big about Harry J. Anslinger..” A yellow-Journalist who started the American-Spanish war and created the ‘War on Drugs’ using newspaper propaganda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger]16:23 – “…William Randolph Hearst and the paper industry.” Skip to 3:21 in the video to get a really concise lesson onto William Randolph Hearst and the paper industry. There’s not enough evidence to prove what’s being mentioned within this video, so it remains a conspiracy, but many people believe it’s true because it’s the most plausible theory for why he went out of his way to wage a war against cannabis:16:27  – “That they took a book from the Stalin / Hitler playbook on how to manipulate populations”[I requested the source from her, will update this if/when I receive it]17:13 – “I’ve been researching for 6 years.” Whoa.. I meant 6 months. But hey, I guess I have been researching it for about 6 years, now that I think about it.17:50 – “I get random Facebook messages, people are like “Want to buy some weed?” Yes, this is a real message I received. I get them all the time. [http://i.imgur.com/Icy8ykK.jpg] 18:03 – “Five years ago they did a survey, 6 million Americans smoke marijuana daily.” “5.4 million use marijuana daily or almost daily” Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health According to the most recent Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (“Survey”), 5.4 million people aged 12 or older used marijuana on a daily or almost daily basis in the previous 12 months. http://www.drugfreeworkplace.org/5-4-million-americans-are-daily-marijuana-users/ [http://www.drugfreeworkplace.org/5-4-million-americans-are-daily-marijuana-users/] (Article was written in 2014) 18:14 – “The Federal Government clinging to this class one, it’s the same as heroin..” Dolores is referring to the fact that marijuana is a “Class One Substance”. In order for a substance to be a ‘Class One Substance’, it must meet each of these three requirements: 1. The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. 2. The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. 3. There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. 18:26 – “During the Iraq War, I was listening on Sunday Morning program… Tom Delay had written a book about his perception of the Iraq War.” [I requested the source from her and will update this if/when I receive it] 18:36 – “Chuck Shumer was on one of the morning shows with Tom, and he looked right at Tom and he said, ‘You sir, are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own set of facts’.”[I requested the source from her and will update this if/when I receive it] 19:23- “One person dies every 20 minutes from Oxycotin overdose.” The only thing I could find was that one person dies every 19 minutes. This came from a CNN article. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital and CNN’s chief medical correspondent interviewed Gary Franklin, a medical director for Washington state’s Department of Labor and Industries. CNN quoted him as saying this: > The most common scenario, he said, involves a man in his 40s or 50s who visits a doctor with a backache and walks out with a pain pill prescription. About three years later, typically, the man dies in his sleep from taking too many pills, or mixing them with alcohol. They don’t intend to die, but more than 20,000 times a year — every 19 minutes, on average — that is exactly what happens. Accidental overdoses are now a leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States, surpassing car crashes. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/health/gupta-accidental-overdose/ [http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/14/health/gupta-accidental-overdose/] 20:11 – “What’s that crazy one [medication] that people drive around on in their sleep? … with the butterfly advertisement?” LUNESTA®, but we may have confused it for Ambien (Zolpidem). 20:28 – Dolores mentioned replacement drugs for Cannabis. Nearly 75% of Americans take at least one prescription drug [fact check], nearly 50% take at least two, many of them have horrendous side effects. Here’s what the CDC says: * Percent of persons using at least one prescription drug in the past 30 days: 48.7% (2009-2012) * Percent of persons using three or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days: 21.8% (2009-2012) * Percent of persons using five or more prescription drugs in the past 30 days: 10.7% (2009-2012) Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-use-therapeutic.htm] Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center researchers say. Source: http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nearly-7-in-10-americans-take-prescription-drugs-mayo-clinic-olmsted-medical-center-find/ [http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nearly-7-in-10-americans-take-prescription-drugs-mayo-clinic-olmsted-medical-center-find/] Here’s a hilarious John Oliver video that explains the disgusting tactics that pharmaceutical sales reps use to get doctors to prescribe more drugs: 36:27 – Her brother called her and said she was on the front page of the London Times. “I couldn’t find this anywhere” I still can’t find this. What she referenced to was the Don Bradley article, not the London Times article. 36:45- Don Bradley’s article: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article343661/Marijuana-raid-in-Bates-County-illustrates-the-evolution-of-an-issue.html [http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article343661/Marijuana-raid-in-Bates-County-illustrates-the-evolution-of-an-issue.html] 37:39: –  “And that’s where we met the seizure mom’s” Dolores is referring to the mothers of children who suffer from severe epilepsy. If you’re not familiar with this subject, PLEASE PLEASE watch this video: Here are more videos. Please watch and share them. Very few people are aware of this subject and children are dying as a result. 38:04 – Missouri passing the CBD oil bill. CBD oil does not contain THC, and cannot get you ‘high’, but it does offer medical benefits: On May 1, 2014, the Missouri House (136-12) and Senate (unanimous) passed CBD-only legislation. The bill directs the state’s Department of Agriculture to set up a system for non-profit applicants to produce the oil under Health and Senior Services guidelines. Patients who suffer from seizures must prove that other treatment regimens have failed. On July 18, Gov. Jay Nixon signed the bill, making Missouri the 11th state to legalize CBD oil. Source: http://www.celebstoner.com/news/marijuana-news/2014/03/13/four-states-on-verge-of-passing-cbd-only-laws [http://www.celebstoner.com/news/marijuana-news/2014/03/13/four-states-on-verge-of-passing-cbd-only-laws] 43:21 – “Help the Halbins” Donation page: https://www.youcaring.com/other/help-the-halbin-s/160980 [https://www.youcaring.com/other/help-the-halbin-s/160980] > Edit: This Donation page is no longer up, but I will leave the dead URL for historical purposes. 47:04 – “Could you move your phone real quick?” Sometimes phones mess with the equipment and create a weird tapping sound. It’s really hard to edit out. 55:41 – Unopened rape kits. You can read more about this here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/opinion/sunday/rape-evidence-backlog.html [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/opinion/sunday/rape-evidence-backlog.html] https://newrepublic.com/article/116945/rape-kits-backlog-joe-biden-announces-35-million-reopen-cases [https://newrepublic.com/article/116945/rape-kits-backlog-joe-biden-announces-35-million-reopen-cases] And for those of you who prefer to listen, rather than read, NPR did a brief 26-minute episode on the subject: http://www.npr.org/2015/05/19/407766821/reporting-on-rape-kit-backlog-leads-to-new-law-and-arrests-in-ohio [http://www.npr.org/2015/05/19/407766821/reporting-on-rape-kit-backlog-leads-to-new-law-and-arrests-in-ohio] 56:14 – “I don’t think the rape kits are even expensive..?” “A rape kit backlog starts for several reasons. One reason is lack of resources. On average, it costs between $1,000 and $1,500 to test one rape kit. As crime labs have grappled with limited capacity and state and local law enforcement budgets have tightened, untested kits have piled up across the country.” Source: http://www.endthebacklog.org/backlog/why-backlog-exists#sthash.muvDw73R.dpuf [http://www.endthebacklog.org/backlog/why-backlog-exists#sthash.muvDw73R.dpuf] 56:39 – “They have started opening the kits…” “Many rapists are repeated offenders.” Not only are they being used now, but they’re using samples from older cases and charging rapists from crimes they got away with. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/us/victims-pressure-cities-to-test-old-rape-kits.html [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/us/victims-pressure-cities-to-test-old-rape-kits.html] 59:04 – “I don’t think the rape kits are relevant at all.” It sounded like I said “relevant”, but I definitely said “irrelevant”. 59:42 – Police go after crimes that are more profitable. This has become a HUGE problem within this nation. Here’s an informative article and video on the subject: http://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-first-edition/part-i-policing-for-profit/ [http://ij.org/report/policing-for-profit-first-edition/part-i-policing-for-profit/] Another thing not mentioned is that when the police ‘seize’ money, the victim has to pay a ton of money to get it back, but the victim is unable to do so because in most cases, all of their money was stolen by police. Multiple cities were also caught shortening the duration of yellow lights to generate more revenue from traffic light cameras. People weren’t able to stop quickly enough and would get a speeding ticket in the mail. https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/ [https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/] 1:01:01 – “Any state that has a Federally funded state [drug] task-force, they get to keep the money…” This website appears to discuss this problem in Chicago. http://www.fear.org/chicago.html [http://www.fear.org/chicago.html]I didn’t really read any of this. So message me if this link sucks or if you have a better source. 1:03:06 – Police have been frequently caught keeping and later consuming confiscated marijuana. Here’s a video of police, who raided a medical marijuana dispensary, eating stolen cannabis edibles on camera. 1:09:46 – “If you Google ‘Why is marijuana still illegal?’, the first thing that comes up is..” Here’s that Google Search in case you wanted to search that phrase: https://www.google.com/search?q=why+is+marijuana+still+illegal&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=why+is+marijuana+still+illegal%3F [https://www.google.com/search?q=why+is+marijuana+still+illegal&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=why+is+marijuana+still+illegal%3F] 1:12:34 – “Every bank that got bailed out has investments in private prisons.” I couldn’t find very much information on this subject, but I did see that Wells Fargo, the fifth largest bank in the U.S. used it’s $24 Billion bail out to invest in private prison industries and to buy-out it’s competitors. …I smell government corruption.. Source: https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/ [https://www.motorists.org/blog/6-cities-that-were-caught-shortening-yellow-light-times-for-profit/] 1:12:44 – Chart showing incarceration rates before and after marijuana became illegal: [http://i.imgur.com/xH12Et8.gif] 1:13:18 – “Commissary alone [made] $50 million last year.” In Texas alone, inmates spent about $95 million at prison markets during 2009. Source: http://www.texastribune.org/2010/04/08/texas-prisoners-spent-95-million-at-commissaries/ [http://www.texastribune.org/2010/04/08/texas-prisoners-spent-95-million-at-commissaries/] 1:14:45 – “CCA (Corrections Corporation of America)” http://www.cca.com/ [http://www.cca.com/] 1:16:58 – “And you have to check the little box as well.” In the U.S. most employers have a check box on resumes asking, “Have you ever been convicted of a felony? YES/NO.” 1:19:27 – “56% of Americans think that… marijuana should be legal for recreational use.” In 2015, 53% reported that they support legalization of marijuana. Source: http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/14/in-debate-over-legalizing-marijuana-disagreement-over-drugs-dangers/ [http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/14/in-debate-over-legalizing-marijuana-disagreement-over-drugs-dangers/] 1:25:02 – More information on drug-task-force raids. The Wikipedia page is great for a brief introduction on the controversy of the subject: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-knock_warrant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-knock_warrant] Here’s are two short articles worth reading: http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/no-knock-raids-SWAT-facts-figures/2015/06/19/id/651434/ [http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/no-knock-raids-SWAT-facts-figures/2015/06/19/id/651434/] http://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-police-killed-civilians-dangerous-work-drugs [http://www.vox.com/2014/10/29/7083371/swat-no-knock-raids-police-killed-civilians-dangerous-work-drugs] 1:25:26 – “The amount of times they (drug task force teams) get the wrong house, is more frequent than you’d expect…” If you want to read for hours about the tragedy’s caused by no-knock raids by SWAT teams provoked by nothing more than victim-less marijuana crimes, suspicions, and pranks calls (which is called SWAT’ing): http://www.policestateusa.com/tag/no-knock-raid/ [http://www.policestateusa.com/tag/no-knock-raid/] 1:26:14 – Eating cannabis produces a different psychological effect than smoking cannabis. Smoking marijuana places THC, the psychoactive chemical within marijuana, directly into the blood stream via the lungs. However, when ingesting marijuana, the chemical makes its way into the stomach, and gets processed in liver. The liver changes the cannabinoid THC into 11-hydroxy-THC, which is more potent. 11-Hydroxy-THC creates an entirely different effect on the body, and is frequently report as discomforting or unfavorable, whereas the effects of THC are often reported as very relaxing. Smoking marijuana gets you high very quickly and effects last anywhere from 40 minutes to 2 hours. Eating marijuana can generate effects lasting anywhere from 6 to 10 hours. These two articles are very informative: https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/ingest-or-inhale-5-differences-between-marijuana-edibles-and-flow [https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/ingest-or-inhale-5-differences-between-marijuana-edibles-and-flow] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/13/smoke-vs-snack-why-edible-marijuana-is-stronger-than-smoking.html [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/13/smoke-vs-snack-why-edible-marijuana-is-stronger-than-smoking.html] 1:26:52- “If you drink too much water you can die.” It’s called water intoxication or “dilutional hyponatremia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication].” I’ve personally experienced it, and it’s no fun. It’s worst headache you’ll ever experience in your entire life. What happens is your cells soak up all the water like a sponge and begin to swell. It dilutes all the sodium in your body, which your body needs to regulate several essential core functions. Back in 2007 a mother died participating in a water-drinking contest in an attempt to win a Wii gaming system for her children: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16614865/ns/us_news-life/t/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-contest/ [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/16614865/ns/us_news-life/t/woman-dies-after-water-drinking-contest/] WebMD gives you a pretty rudimentary explanation: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/water-intoxication [http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/water-intoxication] 1:27:13 – “These days everyone has a portable vaporizer.” I’m talking about these: [http://i.imgur.com/ffjNHEq.jpg] [http://i.imgur.com/jQczp0j.png] 1:27:19 – “It’s just flavor and Glyphosate.” Haha! It’s definitely not glyphosate, that’s the terrible pesticide used in Monsanto’s Round-up. What I meant to say was Propylene Glycol [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylene_glycol]. [http://i.imgur.com/35ax7an.jpg] 1:27:35 – “You should be very untrusting of the FDA” and “It takes about 15 years of research to learn about just ONE chemical.” I learned this when I was listening to a free Yale college course on Environmental Politics and Law. If you enjoy learning, download the free course (audio files) and listen to it. I learned more in 5 minutes of that course than I do in 20 minutes of researching most things. Here’s the link to the course content: http://oyc.yale.edu/environmental-studies/evst-255 [http://oyc.yale.edu/environmental-studies/evst-255] 1:27:15  “There isn’t any research (on marijuana).” After visiting the Show-Me Conference in St. Louis on November 7th, (yes I went to it), I learned that this is a very popular misconception. Delores and myself both fell victim to this misconception as well. There is currently more research done into Cannabis than most drugs. This research is conducted in states where it’s legal and in the University of Mississippi, a university which has Federal approval to grow and study cannabis. Here’s an excerpt from Paul Armentano’s slide presentation at that conference. Paul Armentano is the Deputy Director of NORML: A search on PubMed, the repository for all peer-reviewed scientific papers, using the term “marijuana” yields nearly 20,000 scientific papers referencing the plant and/or its constituents, nearly half of which have been published just within the past decade. By comparison, a keyword search using the term “Tylenol” yields 17,370 published papers. A keyword search using the term “ibuprofen’ yields 10,500 published paper. A keyword search using the term “Ritalin” yields 7,012 published papers, and a keyword search using the term “hydrocodone” yields only 630 published papers. 1:29:32 – “I think it’s called ‘The Emporer Wears No Clothes..” The Emperor Wears No Clothes by Jack Herer. http://www.amazon.com/The-Emperor-Wears-Clothes-Conspiracy/dp/1878125028 [http://www.amazon.com/The-Emperor-Wears-Clothes-Conspiracy/dp/1878125028] On Amazon it’s #1 for the category “Wild plant gardening.” > Edit: I’ve since read this book and it’s by far one of the best books on the subject of Cannabis. The entire book is available for free on Jack Herer’s website: http://jackherer.com/emperor-3 [http://jackherer.com/emperor-3]. 1:30:33 – “Two months ago I filed an ACLU action request.” www.ACLU.org [https://www.aclu.org] 1:30:43 – Dolores talks about suing the Federal Government. Here’s a link to the DOJ 95 form: http://www.justice.gov/civil/documents-and-forms-0 [http://www.justice.gov/civil/documents-and-forms-0] 1:33:01 – They granted Lilly Ledbetter’s request to sue the Federal Government: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Ledbetter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Ledbetter] 1:33:35 – “I was reading a book called Business Brilliant.” Here’s a link to that book on Goodreads and on Amazon: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302190-business-brilliant [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302190-business-brilliant] http://www.amazon.com/Business-Brilliant-Surprising-Greatest-Self-Made/dp/0062253506 [http://www.amazon.com/Business-Brilliant-Surprising-Greatest-Self-Made/dp/0062253506] 1:34:43 – “Women are less likely to ask for the things they want or feel entitled to.” The book is referring strictly to the subject of business and salary. History shows us very clearly that woman do ask for what they want; the feminist movement and alcohol prohibition attest to that fact. But when it comes to asking their boss for a raise or negotiating for a higher salary, they rarely ever do so. 1:36:09 – “I thought you were saying Tor, it’s an anonymous browser”. (She was saying “Tort”) http://Torproject.org [http://Torproject.org] 1:37:48 – Patient Cannabis Wall (Facebook Page) Website: http://www.ncpwall.org/ [http://www.ncpwall.org/] Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NCPWall [https://www.facebook.com/NCPWall] Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCPWall [https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCPWall] 1:38:39 – If you know anyone who is a patient or caregiver of someone who needs medical marijuana, but cannot get access to it, tell them to go to… Any of the above mentioned NCP links. 1:39:24 – “It’s got children on the front page..” [http://i.imgur.com/Wz9wKnn.png] 1:41:19 – Ray Charles cancelled a show in Georgia because of segregation: http://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/the-25-most-important-civil-rights-moments-in-music-history/ray-charles [http://www.complex.com/music/2013/02/the-25-most-important-civil-rights-moments-in-music-history/ray-charles] 1:50:55- “You’ve talked on both 96.5 The Buzz and… were on Don Bradley’s article?” http://media.965thebuzz.com/a/90622603/halbin-interview.htm [http://media.965thebuzz.com/a/90622603/halbin-interview.htm] > Edit: This link is no longer working. But will remain for historical purposes. Here’s Don Bradleys article, http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article343661/Marijuana-raid-in-Bates-County-illustrates-the-evolution-of-an-issue.html [http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article343661/Marijuana-raid-in-Bates-County-illustrates-the-evolution-of-an-issue.html] 1:51:57 – Dolores explains what the DOJ95 letter addressed to Lorette Lynch should contain. 1:52:44 – Department of Justice address: 950 Pennsylvania avenue Washington D.C. 20530 1:53:31 – “It would be nice to get this out at the St. Louis Conference.” Dolores is referring to the Show-Me Cannabis Annual Fall conference that took place in St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri is the “show me state”. I went there and stood in front of roughly 40-50 people and spoke on behalf of Dolores and networked for the Cannabis podcast episode. I also recorded the entire event (audio file). Here is the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1687119361522160/ [https://www.facebook.com/events/1687119361522160/] 1:53:42 – “November 19th” Was the agreed upon date to mail out all the DOJ95 forms. Unfortunately, this is no longer practical since it took me 2 weeks just to edit and upload this episode due to several complications. 1:57:55 –  Dolores organized and walked in the March for medicine. The original article is no longer available, but a another website copied the article. http://www.usmedicalmarijuana.net/medical-marijuana-supporters-in-kansas-missouri-team-up-to-raise-awareness-kshb-com/ [http://www.usmedicalmarijuana.net/medical-marijuana-supporters-in-kansas-missouri-team-up-to-raise-awareness-kshb-com/] 1:59:04 – An emotional part. 1:59:50 – Help the Halbins donation page: https://www.youcaring.com/other/help-the-halbin-s/160980 > > Edit: This Donation page is no longer up, but I will leave the dead URL for historical purposes. 2:00:31 – “Bernie Sanders average donation…” Bernie Sanders donation average was $33.51 and 99% of donations were under $250. He raised over $15 million in just a few short months. I was wrong about Hillary, I believe I was referring to the average amount donated by CEO’s. About 60% of Hillary Clintons donors were women and 94% of the donations came in amounts of $250 or less. The average donation was $144.89. Both of these sources were quotes directly from their campaign’s. 2:02:24 – “We’ve wasted soo much money… [on the drug war]” The U.S. federal government spent over $15 billion dollars in 2010 on the War on Drugs, at a rate of about $500 per second. Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy. State and local governments spent at least another 25 billion dollars. http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock [http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock] Awhile back the DEA admitted that 98% of all the cannabis they eradicated was ‘ditchweed’, which is just feral hemp. You can’t get high off of ditchweed. For comparison, just imagine spending billions of dollars to wage a war against dandelions. http://norml.org/news/2006/09/07/98-percent-of-all-domestically-eradicated-marijuana-is-ditchweed-dea-admits [http://norml.org/news/2006/09/07/98-percent-of-all-domestically-eradicated-marijuana-is-ditchweed-dea-admits] 2:02:32 – “Enough to put everyone through college for…” I couldn’t figure this out. If any of you nerds are willing to do the math to figure it out, just leave a comment below and show your work and cite your sources. [http://i.imgur.com/IZEMjnQ.jpg] 2:03:14 – “Don Bradley Article” Refer to the reference at 34:12. 2:04:10 – More emotion. [Talking about their 40th Anniversary] 2:08:35 – “…When the first state became medical” California was the first state to legalization medical marijuana. 2:09:34 – “In 1941 they made Hemp for Victory” 1940’s Propaganda video made by the Department of Agriculture, to get people to grow hemp: (Oh and it was actually 1942, not 1941). 2:11:05 – We talk a bit about Reefer Madness. What is Reefer Madness? It’s an anti-marijuana cult classic film. It’s also notorious for being one of the worst films of all time. I watched it for the Cannabis episode and I can say with certainty that it’s the worst film I have ever watched. It portrays marijuana as a dangerous drug that provokes; insanity, a desire to rape, murder, hit-and-run, extreme addiction, dishonesty, and suicide. Here’s the full film on Youtube (message me if this video goes down): 2:11:30 – Nancy Grace, “People are injecting marijuana… and will kill whole families..” Actual quote: “People on pot shoot, stab and strangle each other.” Btw, the joke is that people can’t “Inject” marijuana. Nancy Grace was so ignorant on marijuana that any video of her talking about marijuana instantly got millions of views due to educated individuals sharing the video in complete disbelief. It wasn’t long before a TV network snatched her up for the views she gathered and gave her a show where she did nothing but blast stupid nonesense and misconceptions about marijuana. She was infamous for censoring knowledgeable guests (she frequently cut mics), sided with anyone who sided against marijuana (even if they were wrong), and several other cringe-worthy methods of ignorance. 2:16:34 – The Don Bradley article was discussed again. Refer to the reference at 34:12 for the link to this article. 2:23:21 – “Dan” Viets: http://norml.org/about/item/dan-viets-jd [http://norml.org/about/item/dan-viets-jd] Here’s his website: http://www.danviets.com/ [http://www.danviets.com/] 2:25:01 – NORML & Show-Me Cannabis (Missouri): Websites: http://norml.org/ [http://norml.org/] http://show-mecannabis.com/ [http://show-mecannabis.com/] Facebook Pages: https://www.facebook.com/norml [https://www.facebook.com/norml] https://www.facebook.com/showmecanregulate [https://www.facebook.com/showmecanregulate] 2:25:31 – The Big event in St. Louis: Here is the event on Facebook (again): https://www.facebook.com/events/1687119361522160/ [https://www.facebook.com/events/1687119361522160/] 2:27:08 – Fox news coverage of the mission for Medicine walk that Dolores did: Http://fox4kc.com/2014/07/20/marchers-push-for-legalized-medical-cannabis-in-missouri-and-kansas/ [Http://fox4kc.com/2014/07/20/marchers-push-for-legalized-medical-cannabis-in-missouri-and-kansas/] 2:27:23 – We discuss her interview with 96.5 The Buzz. http://media.965thebuzz.com/a/90622603/halbin-interview.htm > Edit: This link is no longer working. But will remain for historical purposes. 2:30:57 – “He was 21, about your size..” For a visual reference, I’m 6 foot and very scrawny. 2:32:50 – The tomato grow-ops busted in Missouri on 4/20: http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives/2011/04/21/tomato-growing-operation-busted-in-missouri-marijuana-roundup [http://www.pitch.com/FastPitch/archives/2011/04/21/tomato-growing-operation-busted-in-missouri-marijuana-roundup] 2:33:22 – The people who are victims of drug-task force/ SWAT raids have to go through therapy: The need for therapy is usually mentioned within the lawsuits. Here’s a few examples of SWAT teams doing horrifying things on innocent people when raiding the wrong house. The police almost always receive no punishment while the city pays millions of dollars. http://www.copblock.org/137811/swat-team-raids-wrong-apartment-terrorizes-family-blames-victims/ [http://www.copblock.org/137811/swat-team-raids-wrong-apartment-terrorizes-family-blames-victims/] http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/11_over_the_top_u_s_police_raids_that_victimized_innocents/ [http://www.salon.com/2013/08/29/11_over_the_top_u_s_police_raids_that_victimized_innocents/] http://www.sott.net/article/266876-Swat-team-shoots-innocent-man-22-times-in-front-of-his-family-case-settled-in-the-millions [http://www.sott.net/article/266876-Swat-team-shoots-innocent-man-22-times-in-front-of-his-family-case-settled-in-the-millions] http://www.alternet.org/story/147068/swat_raids_gone_wrong_–_paramilitary_policing_is_out_of_control [http://www.alternet.org/story/147068/swat_raids_gone_wrong_--_paramilitary_policing_is_out_of_control] http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/07/1334884/-No-charges-for-officers-involved-in-raid-that-left-a-toddler-severely-disfigured [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/07/1334884/-No-charges-for-officers-involved-in-raid-that-left-a-toddler-severely-disfigured] https://reason.com/blog/2015/04/22/drug-warriors-who-burned-a-toddler-will [https://reason.com/blog/2015/04/22/drug-warriors-who-burned-a-toddler-will] 2:34:00 – “I’m grateful to the organization LEAP and brian… Umm.. I’ll have to get you his last name.” She might be referring to Brian Leininger. 2:34:16 – LEAP “Law Enforcement Against Prohibition.” Website: http://www.leap.cc/ [http://www.leap.cc/] Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LawEnforcementAction [https://www.facebook.com/LawEnforcementAction] 2:35:40 – “The battle with the hemp bales..” She was referring to the First Battle of Lexington. Lexington is fairly close to my home and I’ve visited the historical site with a group once. Here’s a short summary of that battle: 2:39:09 – “Those who do not move do not notice their chains.” This quote seems to be paraphrased from something that Rosa Luxemburg said in the late 1980’s. 2:40:17 – “What is the end goal?” Paraphrasing: “The end goal is the declassification of Marijuana as a class one substance. And to have the Federal Government blanket decriminalization of cannabis, Nationwide like it was pre-1937. 2:40:56 – “[Cannabis] It’s curing cancer.” This article lists 20 very reliable sources that provide evidence that Cannabis can cure cancer. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/08/23/20-medical-studies-that-prove-cannabis-can-cure-cancer/ [http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/08/23/20-medical-studies-that-prove-cannabis-can-cure-cancer/] 2:41:04 – “…Big oil is going to lose out on this…” Hemp makes really amazing cheap bio-fuel which can replace some of our dependency on fossil fuels, such as plastics: http://www.hemp.com/hemp-education/uses-of-hemp/hemp-fuel/ [http://www.hemp.com/hemp-education/uses-of-hemp/hemp-fuel/] http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/12/28/everything-petroleum-does-hemp-does-better/ [http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/12/28/everything-petroleum-does-hemp-does-better/] 2:41:13 – The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath and sloth. 2:41:43 – “So what would you suggest people do to help you with this end goal?” Paraphrasing: “Write to Lorretta Lynch at the Department of Justice. File the DOJ95 form.” (It takes less than 10 minutes). 2:45:45 – Xanax wipes out 1 out of every 4 of your thoughts. I couldn’t find anything on this. If you find a source, please post it in the comments section below and say which time the reference belongs to. 2:45:56 – “It’s funny because Cannabis literally does the opposite.” It increases the amount of thoughts you produce, by inhibiting inhibitors that reduce the amount of thoughts you can have. Here’s an 2-minute video that explains how marijuana effects your brain: 2:46:14 – “Every third thought.” [Earlier she said ‘fourth’] 2:47:04 – The donation page: https://www.youcaring.com/other/help-the-halbin-s/160980 > Edit: This donation page is no longer available. The URL will remain for historical purposes. 2:48:08 – “Also the National Patience Cannabis Wall.” http://www.ncpwall.org/ [http://www.ncpwall.org/] 2:49:58 – “What valuable lessons did this… experience teach you?” “I’ve learned that Americans are good. Basically kind, gentle, and compassionate people who’s country has been hijacked by corporate greed…” Well said. 2:51:31 – Quote: “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche 2:53:55 – The scanned copies of all the letter and forms she sent in. I have not received these yet, but she has agreed to mail them to me. 2:54:14 – “What’s your shout-Out?” Paraphrasing: “If you’re a patient, join the Patient Cannabis Wall. If you have money, donate to our cause.” 2:58:00 – Dolore’s trial is set on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of December. If I don’t forget, I’ll update what’s happened to her after this is all over. Hopefully things go well, for both her and Gene. 2:58:16 – “Lastly, how can people get in touch with you?” Refer to “How can listeners get in touch with Dolores”, just below the references. 2:59:01 – “Shout-out to Adela Fawk… she has started POW 4/20 and is traveling the country visiting prisoners who are in jail for life.” “Her motto is that no one should be in jail for a plant”. http://www.pow420.com/adelafalk/nuglife_radio_pow420_updates?page=12 [http://www.pow420.com/adelafalk/nuglife_radio_pow420_updates?page=12] Additional shout-outs to: “Vicky Anderson, Dana M. Arvidson, for the patient cannabis wall, and all the people who have just been so kind to us and supportive of us.” “Show-Me Cannabis, Amber Langston, Dan Viets, John Payne, and the girls at the patient cannabis wall.” 3:00:24 – Dolores’s family crest: [http://i.imgur.com/ZhwCNaJ.jpg] HOW CAN LISTENERS GET IN TOUCH WITH DOLORES? Personal Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/clandestine.cow [https://www.facebook.com/clandestine.cow] CHALLENGE: This episodes challenge is to… Join an advocacy group. It would be awesome if you chose a medical marijuana advocacy group, because the movement does need people, but any group will do. Explore the world and discover what these advocacy groups have to offer. You’ll often find that they have a lot to offer in the way of friendship and knowledge. If you have a cool idea for a future challenge to give listeners, send them to feedback@growthorigin.com [feedback@growthorigin.com]. If you have any questions regarding this episode just ask in the comments section below! UPDATES TO THIS STORY: – (11/24/2015) Gene unfortunately passed away on Thanksgiving morning laying in bed next to his wife Dolores. – (12/5/2015) Gene Halbin had a wonderful funeral service. His family told great stories and they played “Another one bites the dust” by Queen at the end of his service. – (12/22/2015) I went to Dolores’s court case, but it was prolonged. The judge needed time to think over his decision and to refer to previous cases of a similar nature. Also, the prosecutor just so happened to be the most uneducated individual I had ever encountered. He knew absolutely nothing about the nature of cannabis and it’s uses. – (1/15/2016) Dolores just received the verdict of “Guilty” today in court for charges of possession for her husbands plants. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the trial today so I don’t have very much information. I will add additional updates as I receive information. The post #8 – A Fight for Medical Marijuana with Dolores Halbin [https://growthorigin.com/Episode8] appeared first on Growth Origin [https://growthorigin.com].

In this episode Jared and myself discuss several topics; including, but not limited to, copyright laws, corporations, virtues, personal development, writing, philosophy, synthetic intelligence, the war on drugs, manipulation, the war on terrorism, human connection, and a whole lot of historical references! Come join us in this very insightful 3-hour conversation where we attempt to interpret our thoughts. SHOUT OUT: This episodes shout-out is GetHuman.com [http://GetHuman.com]. Get human will show you the best way to call any company and get connected with a human, as fast as possible. REFERENCES 2:08 – “So can I go to prison if I hum that song by Michael Jackson?” After watching this video I had ‘The way you make me feel’ stuck in my head for hours. 5:55 – “Patents restrict the Growth of our nation” Here is a hilarious video by John Oliver that expresses this point brilliantly by covering the topic of “Patent Trolls”. 10:25 – “It’s Litigious” Definition: Unreasonably prone to go to law to settle disputes. 12:17 – Yale college course on American History: It’s a free course provided by Yale done by professor Joanne Freeman. http://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116 [http://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-116]. 13:20 – Me trying to remember which colony attracted religious people. “It starts with a P..” Pennsylvania. Rhode Island was also extremely religious. 14:26 – “Wasn’t witch hunting going on in the United Kingdom too?” Upon further research, it appears that witch hunting did take place in England during this time period in the 17th and 18th century. http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item107868.html [http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/item107868.html] 14:40 – “A queen who just went around killing everyone who wasn’t Catholic..” He was referring to Queen Elizabeth I. She killed 153 Roman Catholics. They were usually burned alive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England] 16:13 – The individuals in the colonies separated based on similarity to one-another… This is from the same Yale college course mentioned at 12:17. 19:12 – “This cartoon character called Brother Johnathan…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Jonathan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Jonathan] [http://i.imgur.com/X15PlRT.jpg] 20:42 – “Brother Johnathan is based on a real person, Johnathan Trumbull…” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Trumbull] 20:53 – “Johnathan Trumbull is an ugly looking dude.” He looks like the 18th century version of Grumpy Cat. [http://i.imgur.com/A84jlWR.jpg][http://i.imgur.com/DW64jjB.png] 22:05 – Benjamin Franklins Autobiography You read it for free here, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm] or download it from multiple sources for free, since it’s in the public domain. 22:50 – Benjamin Franklin on cleaning the streets. Here is a quote directly from his autobiography: “After some inquiry, I found a poor, industrious man, who was willing to undertake keeping the pavement clean, by sweeping it twice a week, carrying off the dirt from before all the neighbours’ doors, for the sum of sixpence per month, to be paid by each house. I then wrote and printed a paper setting forth the advantages to the neighbourhood that might be obtain’d by this small expense; the greater ease in keeping our houses clean, so much dirt not being brought in by people’s feet; the benefit to the shops by more custom, etc., etc., as buyers could more easily get at them; and by not having, in windy weather, the dust blown in upon their goods, etc., etc. I sent one of these papers to each house, and in a day or two went round to see who would subscribe an agreement to pay these sixpences; it was unanimously sign’d, and for a time well executed. All the inhabitants of the city were delighted with the cleanliness of the pavement that surrounded the market, it being a convenience to all, and this rais’d a general desire to have all the streets paved, and made the people more willing to submit to a tax for that purpose.” 27:09 “I think it was in the 1950’s, there was this immense flood” The flood hit in 1951. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1951 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1951] 28:31 – “The Kansas City Spirit” by Norman Rockwell. [http://i.imgur.com/B7kCw6f.jpg] 34:20 – People were very trusting during the Great Depression. I can’t find any evidence to support this. If you find anything, please leave a comment below or just contact me here [http://GrowthOrigin.com/Contact]. 34:37 – “A documentary of Americans who live in Japan.” It’s called, A Life in Japan, and it’s a wonderful documentary. I really enjoyed it. 35:21 – “But there [Japan], you can leave it [a laptop] and come back a week later and it will still be there.” I was exaggerating here. You can leave your stuff laying out for a few hours, but I’m sure anything will disappear or get moved aside after a few days. 40:52 – “I think it was Portugal who ended their war on drugs..” It was. And it’s awesome. Here’s a short video explaining what they did: 41:05 – “Just like Iceland ended its war on poor people.” “Yeah they got rid of debts didn’t they?” Here’s a Young Turks video explaining what Iceland did in 2008. 46:17 – “I’ve heard recently that… Elon Musk.. and Stephen Hawking.. both went over the rules for robots…” They signed an open letter which warned about the dangers of future robot technology. This letter came immediately after the U.S. government announced that they would start funding into small weapon drones that could assess and kill targets without receiving orders during instances where signals were being jammed. http://www.iflscience.com/technology/elon-musk-and-stephen-hawking-sign-letter-prevent-robot-uprising [http://www.iflscience.com/technology/elon-musk-and-stephen-hawking-sign-letter-prevent-robot-uprising] 47:01 – The Three Laws of Robotics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics] 48:02 – “Just before cowboys became a thing, robots and space were a thing..” I can’t recall what my source was for this statement, but I’m really hoping it’s not the movie, Toy Story. I believe I heard it from an NPR podcast episode. 48:30 – “Didn’t we land on Pluto?” We did a flyby. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-new-horizons-phones-home-safe-after-pluto-flyby [https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-new-horizons-phones-home-safe-after-pluto-flyby] 48:49 – “Was that thunder?” I thought I heard thunder.. 48:55 – “Yeah we landed on mars..” No, we discovered water on mars. We landed on mars in the late 1970’s. 50:00 – “Well if you are out there listening, and you think this is so stupid because we don’t get this, then you need to…” “..email us.” So far, I have not received an email from any Cowboy expert explaining why the subject became a trend around the 50’s and 60’s. They can email us at Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com [Feedback@GrowthOrigin.com]. 51:20 – “… A point where we’re all like Spock”. You know… Spock from Star Trek? 52:13 – “Life’s grape against your lip.” I think he was referring to ‘Ode on Melancholy’ by John Keats. 52:27 – “Logic can only go so far as the data you collect.” 59:40 – “The author of Harry Potter said…” “Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling 59:56 – “One of my role models, in a way, is Eckhart Tolle…” Well-known author of the book, ‘The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment [https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808]‘. I’ve mentioned him and this book a few times in previous episodes. 1:04:44 – “I found a book on the number zero.” Zero: The biography of a dangerous idea by Charles Seife. www.amazon.com/Zero-The-Biography-Dangerous-Idea/dp/0140296476 [http://www.amazon.com/Zero-The-Biography-Dangerous-Idea/dp/0140296476] 1:06:25 – “[Buddhists] They have a word for everything..” There is a word for what we were talking about. Upādāna [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up%C4%81d%C4%81na] means “clinging” or “attachment”. 1:07:27 – “Oh the 10,000 hours thing… Mastery by Robert Greene.” This book, which you can find here (Amazon) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/014312417X], is one of the best books I have ever read. I highly recommend reading it. Here are reviews for that book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589182-mastery [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13589182-mastery] Here is my Goodreads account, where you can see all of the books I’m currently read, have already read, and my book reviews: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41380316-waldo-jones [http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41380316-waldo-jones] 1:07:18 – The 10,000 hours / multiple lives picture. I can’t find this picture. If you find it, please contact me! 1:11:47 – “I think your phone is messing with the equipment?” I removed the sound. 1:13:16 – “…when you were a child, and that’s where most people think that they end.” 1:14:46 – “A friend of mine used to sing the song, break the chain.” 1:15:42 – “Epigenetics” Epigenetics is the study, in the field of genetics, of cellular and physiological phenotypic trait variations that are caused by external or environmental factors that switch genes on and off and affect how cells read genes instead of being caused by changes in the DNA sequence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics] 1:18:27  – “Blaise Pascal” Pascals Wager: the argument that it is in one’s own best interest to behave as if God exists, since the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal’s_Wager [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager] 1:20:40 – Yale course on Death Philosophy by Shelly Kegan: It’s a free college course. http://oyc.yale.edu/philosophy/phil-176 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager] 1:21:11 – “I know hundreds of people have thought this..” I meant hundreds of thousands. 1:24:03 – “The same guy who wrote the three [laws of robots], came back and said there’s a zero..” 0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics] 1:27:58 – We can control robot arms using just our brain: 1:29:02 – Joe Rogan podcast discussing cyborgs, like the guy with Google glasses attached to his skull. I can’t seem to find this episode, but I asked Joe Rogan fans for help. I might be able to track it down. 1:34:02 – The computer from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: This clip is from the movie, which is not as good as the book(s). 1:34:27 – “You have to read that book series (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy).” http://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Books-Set/dp/0330443615 [http://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Books-Set/dp/0330443615] 1:34:57 – “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, is a lot like that..” http://www.amazon.com/Connecticut-Yankee-King-Arthurs-Court/dp/1613823770 1:35:35 Huckleberry Finn, missing spoons part: Here’s a summary (refer to chapter 36 and 37), http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/section14.rhtml [http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/huckfinn/section14.rhtml]For the whole scene, read this and then click next page: http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Mark_Twain/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn/CHAPTER_XXXVII_p3.html [http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Mark_Twain/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn/CHAPTER_XXXVII_p3.html] 1:36:34 – Benjamin Franklin on focusing on one virtue for each day of the week, and one at a time: Here is the exact section of the book where he discusses it. This is very much worth reading! http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20203/20203-h/20203-h.htm#IX 1:37:25 – “There’s another author who did the same thing.” Søren Kierkegaard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard] 1:37:56 – My Danish friend gave me some videos of people speaking Danish to show you: 1:50:09 – Scientist who’s head rolled away. This is from the book ‘A short history of nearly everything’ by Bill Bryson. http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/076790818X [http://www.amazon.com/A-Short-History-Nearly-Everything/dp/076790818X] 1:50:24 “Yeah Divinci definitely did that. He used to study every aspect of a feather before drawing one…” If you want to learn more about this, pickup that book Mastery by Robert Greene mentioned at 1:07:27. 1:53:33 “Just a bit ago you were talking about how something ends at childhood” He was talking about this at 1:13:16. Refer to that reference. 1:54:55 Comfort zone challenge (TED talk video): 1:57:02 (Jim Carrey and Robin Williams) “I remember that one of them, and I don’t remember which one… would do that all the time to impress his mom, because his mom was always sad or something…” I still can’t figure out who it is, but here’s a video of Robin Williams with his mom: 2:09:04 – “I listened to a podcast awhile back..” NPR episode about burning man. I can’t find the episode, but it may have been Radiolab. 2:13:53 – “then you’re like that double-minded man who’s unstable on all of his ways…” This is from the Bible: [http://i.imgur.com/g5LnHvi.png]2:19:14 – “Art bell did that..” This is probably not the best source, but apparently they all prayed on healing Rush Limbaugh. http://www.weeklyuniverse.com/rushbell.htm [http://www.weeklyuniverse.com/rushbell.htm] 2:19:52 – “It reminds me of Avatar” when the home tree is brought down. (Spoiler Alert) Here is that movie clip. 2:20:34 -“I felt a great disturbance in the force..” 2:20:39 – “Yeah and he’s just some robot?” I thought he was talking about C-3PO for some reason.. [http://i.imgur.com/3MwoFES.png] 2:23:41 -“An example of what charisma is”I think it was this video: 2:25:53 – “You made me think of Churchhill. I feel like that’s what Churchhill would sound like” I meant Winston Churchill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill2:27:16 – “When someone asked Michelangelo, when someone asked how he created this beautiful carving out of a block of marble… he said that he saw what he was carving in the marble and he chipped away at everything else..” “In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.” 2:34:44 “Microsoft isn’t awesome” 2:34:56 – Jared’s Shout-out: “Children” and.. 2:35:34 – “Original Math” 2:35:54 – “A whole book about the number zero” “Do you know what the title is?” “Ummm” “You can just email it to me later and I’ll post it.” Refer to 1:04:44.2:36:51 – “For me 20 years..” I’m actually turning 22 in less than two months.2:37:40 – Shoshin (Beginners Mind)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshin]2:39:06 – “Blackhat and Whitehat” – A black hat hacker is a person who attempts to find computer security vulnerabilities and exploit them for personal financial gain or other malicious reasons. – A white hat hacker is a computer security specialist who breaks into protected systems and networks to test and asses their security. White hat hackers use their skills to improve security by exposing vulnerabilities before malicious hackers (known as black hat hackers) can detect and exploit them. HOW CAN LISTENERS GET IN TOUCH WITH JARED SMITH? Personal Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/clearhat [https://www.facebook.com/clearhat] CHALLENGE: This episodes challenge is to… Schedule a meet-and-great with and elderly person who won’t be around for much longer. Extract the value that they have to offer you before that opportunity disappears. If you have a cool idea for a future challenge to give listeners, send them to feedback@growthorigin.com. If you have any questions regarding this episode just ask in the comments section below! The post #7 – Virtues and Personal Development with Jared Smith [https://growthorigin.com/Episode7] appeared first on Growth Origin [https://growthorigin.com].

In this episode I interview Jordan Urbanovich. Jordan is a nomad/backpacker who travels the world with little to no gear and very little money. Learn how he gets free room and board, travels for free, and finds work throughout the journey as he shares his experiences with us. I hope that you decide to listen in on this discussion! SHOUT OUT: This episodes shout-out is the How to do your 20’s podcast. The host Travis has a good voice, great equipment, and he pursues really interesting topics. Be sure to check it out sometime! Http://Howtodoyour20s.com [Http://Howtodoyour20s.com] REFERENCES Link to the Reddit IAMA thread that I met Jordan on: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2vjk82/iama_27yo_redditor_whos_been_traveling_the_world/ [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2vjk82/iama_27yo_redditor_whos_been_traveling_the_world/] 1:00 – Link to the other podcast episode Jordan was in: http://howtodoyour20s.com/backpacking-couchsurfing-and-living-the-nomadic-lifestyle/ [http://howtodoyour20s.com/backpacking-couchsurfing-and-living-the-nomadic-lifestyle/] Or you can just watch them here: 12:24  – “What other resources do you use for meeting people?”: – Tinder, OkCupid, any site with a good user base. – Couchsurfing.com [http://Couchsurfing.com] has events and bulletins. – Going to bars. 15:04– “Indian head waggle”: 21:38 – “Kind of like the law of attraction?”: Here’s a quote from a Google search on the Law of Attraction that’s sums up the theory quite nicely, > “Simply, the Law of Attraction states that you attract that on which you most focus. The obvious corollary to the Law of Attraction is the advice to focus on the things you want more of in your life – that you should spend more time thinking about what you wish to attract into your life than what you don’t like.“ Also the wiki page is informative as well, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_%28New_Thought%29 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_%28New_Thought%29] Or you can watch the movie, The Secret [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thesecret], online. 35:35– “About what we were saying earlier with ego and Instagram”: We spoke for about 20 minutes before the episode really began. We talked about the way in which ego hides behind our desire to be favored on social media; to receive more likes or RT’s. 39:05– “Vagabonding by Rolf Potts”: www.amazon.com/Vagabonding-Uncommon-Guide-Long-Term-Travel/dp/0812992180 [www.amazon.com/Vagabonding-Uncommon-Guide-Long-Term-Travel/dp/0812992180] 55:11– “You’re cutting out” (but he wasn’t): It sounded like he was cutting out on my end, luckily the equipment was picking it up 1:21:07– “Wwoof’ing and HelpX”: Wwoof, or World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. http://www.wwoof.net [http://www.wwoof.net] Help Exchange. http://www.helpx.net [http://www.helpx.net/] 1:27:35– I said “restaurant” and I meant “grocery” store. 1:28:32 – “I heard a statistic once that the city of Vienna, Austria…” “Yet the low price of wheat allows the city of Vienna to throw away, on a daily basis, enough bread to feed all the people in the second largest city in Austria.” Source: http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3094 [http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/emroDetail.asp?Number=3094] 1:56:09 – The call dropped here: It took him 5 minutes to get back online. And I said “It seems almost louder in there”, again I can hear the background noise much louder because of the way my equipment is setup. ???? – At one point a Reddit post about Little Caesars throwing out fresh pizzas was mentioned: I didn’t manage to get the exact time on this reference, but here’s the link. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2eqsq3/iama_little_caesars_employee_today_we_released/ck214eb [http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2eqsq3/iama_little_caesars_employee_today_we_released/ck214eb] If you find the exact time for this reference please notify me via the comments section and I’ll fix this ASAP! HOW CAN LISTENERS GET IN TOUCH WITH JORDAN URBANOVICH? Email: jordan@perception-travel.com [jordan@perception-travel.com] Personal Twitter & Instagram: @jayurbzz https://twitter.com/jayurbzz [https://twitter.com/jayurbzz] https://instagram.com/jayurbzz/ [https://instagram.com/jayurbzz/] Perception Travels Twitter & Instagram: @prcptiontravel https://twitter.com/prcptiontravel [https://twitter.com/prcptiontravel] https://instagram.com/prcptiontravel [https://instagram.com/prcptiontravel] CHALLENGE: This episode does not have a challenge If you have a cool idea for a challenge to give listeners, send them to feedback@growthorigin.com. If you have any questions regarding this episode just ask in the comments section below! The post #6 – The experiences of a nomad/backpacker with Jordan Urbanovich [https://growthorigin.com/episode6] appeared first on Growth Origin [https://growthorigin.com].