Is Talent a Thing

Is Talent a Thing

Does talent exist? And if so, what is it? And if not, then how do we account for the reality that some people are just a lot better at stuff than other people? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

You Are Not Your Elephant

Max and Chet are on assignment this week doing something manly and dangerous. Guest hosts Matthew Thornton and Jack Heald host special guest Jim Nicholson as they discuss: * toxoplasmosis * ideas as divinities * Nassim Taleb's Fooled by Randomness [https://amzn.to/2AOrUea] * Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind [https://amzn.to/2M60rcm] * Rock concerts are the new church services * Except for Rush concerts * Your Elephant is not You * The role of Limits in the life of the creative person * Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning [https://amzn.to/2vp4uqF] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Urban Music / Country Bar

On today's show, guest hosts Matthew Thornton and Jack Heald discuss: * D.I.C.K Whiskey & Rye from OHSO [http://ohsobrewery.com/gilbert/] * Will twerkers send me to the hospital? * Slam-poetry over a beat * Urban Music at a Country Bar? (Denim and Diamonds [http://denimanddiamondsmesaaz.com/]) * Ego and Consciousness ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Enlightened Penguins

Should elective office be determined by lottery? Was Ayn Rand a man or a woman? Is The Running of the Bulls an OK thing? Is Brad Pitt is "the Drew Carey of Fight Scenes"? Why are names important? Could Netflix invent something that can tell when you fall asleep? Do you spend eternity in the clothes you are wearing when you're murdered? These and other questions are - if not exactly answered, at least - asked in this episode of The Manley-Danger Show. Oh, and something about enlightened penguins comes up as well. Good luck making sense of that one. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Drunk Driving License

Chet and Max are scuba-diving in Thailand this week and should be back next week. In this episode of The Manley-Danger Show, guest hosts Matthew Thornton & Jack Heald discuss: • why Matthew advocates that there should be a "Drunk Driving License" • the Arizona Appeals Court decision that edibles are not legal under Arizona's medical marijuana law • why driving high is different from driving drunk • automated automobiles and how hard it will be to kill yourself once they are everywhere • lead guitar players special room in Guitar Center • George Burns & Gracie Allen and the problem of outsourcing our memories • Googling Luddites and correcting the grammar in the dictionary • Why there's a lot of History • What You Should Know to Qualify for Voting • Nassim Taleb's "Skin in the Game" • Jordan Peterson, The Big 5 personal traits and political preference • Wal-Mart-specific Sociopathy Sponsor: Cult Your Brand [https://cultyourbrand.com] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.