https://simplecast.com The place to withdrawal interest-bearing ideas! Your host Stephen Grossman will take the words, ideas, and human behavior we so often invest heavily in and will convert them into totally unsecured Thought Loans which listeners are free to borrow . . . for a small fee, of course. We are a bank after all. A "like", sharing the podcast with others, and any and all positive and respectful contributions to a thought-provoking discussion count as repayment of the Thought Loan. Enjoy. And remember: Banks are people too! 2020 Stephen Grossman en Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:38:33 +0000 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:38:43 +0000 https://thought-bank.simplecast.com https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/56574520-c199-419f-83ba-af87c9a3eddc/145509a2-8d01-4541-aac1-a888ba6ae578/3000x3000/thought-bank.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://thought-bank.simplecast.com episodic The place to withdrawal interest-bearing ideas! Your host Stephen Grossman will take the words, ideas, and human behavior we so often invest heavily in and will convert them into totally unsecured Thought Loans which listeners are free to borrow . . . for a small fee, of course. We are a bank after all. A "like", sharing the podcast with others, and any and all positive and respectful contributions to a thought-provoking discussion count as repayment of the Thought Loan. Enjoy. And remember: Banks are people too! Stephen Grossman no https://feeds.simplecast.com/3x88Cmo_ behavioral observations, free thinking, funny observations, funny thoughts, inspiration, observational humor, poking fun, sharing thoughts, social trends, thinking out loud, thought of the day, word games, words and meaning, words and meanings Stephen Grossman stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com affd867d-bda7-4f05-8a7f-94671becdd38 What will life be like 19 years after COVID-19? In Episode 7 of THOUGHT Bank we look at life almost twenty years later when we swear off intimacy and swear by soap. It's all about trying to keep a sense of humor during this crisis, staying healthy, staying connected (remotely), staying home and flattening the curve! Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:38:33 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Phone Ringing: Recorded by Mike Koenig, Music: Love Life https://www.purple-planet.com, Created Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/covid-19-at-19-hSCx4YIV COVID-19 at 19 Phone Ringing: Recorded by Mike Koenig, Music: Love Life https://www.purple-planet.com, Created Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 00:03:27 What will life be like 19 years after COVID-19? In Episode 7 of THOUGHT Bank we look at life almost twenty years later when we swear off intimacy and swear by soap. It's all about trying to keep a sense of humor during this crisis, staying healthy, staying connected (remotely), staying home and flattening the curve! What will life be like 19 years after COVID-19? In Episode 7 of THOUGHT Bank we look at life almost twenty years later when we swear off intimacy and swear by soap. It's all about trying to keep a sense of humor during this crisis, staying healthy, staying connected (remotely), staying home and flattening the curve! quarantine humor, coronavirus, covid-19, self-isolation, stayathome, quarantine, flattenthecurve no full 7 6bf9c10d-2a39-4da9-8340-2ec4ba59d277 In an age of social media gurus and algorithms telling us to dumb down our content in order to build up readers and an audience, what would Shakespeare sound like today? Has Dumb and Dumber become to smart for us to laugh at? In this episode, THOUGHT Bank explores the stupid notion of dumbing down or Growing Down. Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:25:01 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Phone Ringing: Recorded by Mike Koenig, Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music: Love Life https://www.purple-planet.com, Music Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/grow-down-XBCZtV_b Grow Down Phone Ringing: Recorded by Mike Koenig, Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music: Love Life https://www.purple-planet.com, Music Still Pickin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5707-still-pickin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 00:04:28 In an age of social media gurus and algorithms telling us to dumb down our content in order to build up readers and an audience, what would Shakespeare sound like today? Has Dumb and Dumber become to smart for us to laugh at? In this episode, THOUGHT Bank explores the stupid notion of dumbing down or Growing Down. In an age of social media gurus and algorithms telling us to dumb down our content in order to build up readers and an audience, what would Shakespeare sound like today? Has Dumb and Dumber become to smart for us to laugh at? In this episode, THOUGHT Bank explores the stupid notion of dumbing down or Growing Down. #socialmediadetox, #bulldurham, #blogposting, #idiocracy, #kevincostner, #dumbanddumber, #shakespeare, #blogging, #socialmediafollowing, #romeo&juliet, #dumbingdown no full 6 ecc864ce-422e-4b5b-95a7-7e5e2d7b52f6 A disturbingly growing number of tourists descend on historic places like carrion-eating birds picking clean a city's cultural heritage as if it were junk food. You can’t miss these selfish selfie obsessed vultures. They are the ones taking pictures of themselves, not the historic sites behind them. Sun, 2 Feb 2020 16:13:49 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/popsicles-purple-dildos-vj83nHkk Popsicles & Purple Dildos Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade 00:06:34 A disturbingly growing number of tourists descend on historic places like carrion-eating birds picking clean a city's cultural heritage as if it were junk food. You can’t miss these selfish selfie obsessed vultures. They are the ones taking pictures of themselves, not the historic sites behind them. A disturbingly growing number of tourists descend on historic places like carrion-eating birds picking clean a city's cultural heritage as if it were junk food. You can’t miss these selfish selfie obsessed vultures. They are the ones taking pictures of themselves, not the historic sites behind them. #italy, #selfies, #italia, #newpodcast, #tourists, #socialmediadetox, #cacioepepe, #selfiesticks, #roma, #rome, #socialmediahumor, #touristsontheloose, #tourism, #historicsites, #travel, #pasta, #fellini, #newepisode no full 5 a05b7bbc-2be6-4cbb-b5c3-7744d799da4b We learned to grasp the internet and rock our lives with it in just 20 years, but for more than 200,000 years as modern humans we still struggle to comprehend and to live normally with one another. Learn the simplest method for understanding and dealing with your fellow human! Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:33:06 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Music by Joseph McDade, Written and Hosted by Stephen Grossman) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/sniff-test-dOoXFDgG Sniff Test Music by Joseph McDade, Written and Hosted by Stephen Grossman 00:09:58 We learned to grasp the internet and rock our lives with it in just 20 years, but for more than 200,000 years as modern humans we still struggle to comprehend and to live normally with one another. Learn the simplest method for understanding and dealing with your fellow human! We learned to grasp the internet and rock our lives with it in just 20 years, but for more than 200,000 years as modern humans we still struggle to comprehend and to live normally with one another. Learn the simplest method for understanding and dealing with your fellow human! #communication, #socialmediadetox, #businesscommunication, #understandingpeople, #personalitytypes, #howto, #humanbehavior, #selfhelp, #poppsychology, #secretstocommunicatingwithpeople, #effectivecommunication, #bestseller no full 4 b6c286aa-a253-4af1-abdc-a39e04c7f36e 2,333 hours a month or more just of podcasts pushing one diet or another. Clearly we eat more food than we digest knowledge! Though we seem to have an insatiable appetite to digest intellectual carbs about the best way to stop eating carbs (or to eat more carbs, depending who’s your social media guru). In Episode 3 of THOUGHT Bank, we take a look at the absurdity of eating and dieting trends. Thu, 9 Jan 2020 10:50:04 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Music by Joseph McDade, Written and Hosted by Stephen Grossman) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/dieting-on-diets-Dg5LwxTR Dieting on Diets Music by Joseph McDade, Written and Hosted by Stephen Grossman 00:06:44 2,333 hours a month or more just of podcasts pushing one diet or another. Clearly we eat more food than we digest knowledge! Though we seem to have an insatiable appetite to digest intellectual carbs about the best way to stop eating carbs (or to eat more carbs, depending who’s your social media guru). In Episode 3 of THOUGHT Bank, we take a look at the absurdity of eating and dieting trends. 2,333 hours a month or more just of podcasts pushing one diet or another. Clearly we eat more food than we digest knowledge! Though we seem to have an insatiable appetite to digest intellectual carbs about the best way to stop eating carbs (or to eat more carbs, depending who’s your social media guru). In Episode 3 of THOUGHT Bank, we take a look at the absurdity of eating and dieting trends. social media diets, diet, social media food trends, holiday detox, diet trends, dieting, consuming calories, holiday cleanse, food and knowledge, healthy eating, food obsession, podcasts about diets nutrution, holiday diets, healthy food, food shows, health food trends no full 3 47912b9c-124a-49be-9470-9a9fc80042f1 Tune in to an Anti-Motivational Motivational Speech. We need a Sherpa to guide us up the treacherous Himalayan Mountains; but do we really need self-professed Social Media Sherpas (motivational speakers, life coaches, Youtube influencers etc) to guide us through life? In Episode 2, THOUGHT Bank explores the power of self-awareness and the powerful forces of manipulation and linguistic trickery. Wed, 8 Jan 2020 16:38:15 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/social-media-sherpas-gBRmwR1l Social Media Sherpas Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade 00:11:25 Tune in to an Anti-Motivational Motivational Speech. We need a Sherpa to guide us up the treacherous Himalayan Mountains; but do we really need self-professed Social Media Sherpas (motivational speakers, life coaches, Youtube influencers etc) to guide us through life? In Episode 2, THOUGHT Bank explores the power of self-awareness and the powerful forces of manipulation and linguistic trickery. Tune in to an Anti-Motivational Motivational Speech. We need a Sherpa to guide us up the treacherous Himalayan Mountains; but do we really need self-professed Social Media Sherpas (motivational speakers, life coaches, Youtube influencers etc) to guide us through life? In Episode 2, THOUGHT Bank explores the power of self-awareness and the powerful forces of manipulation and linguistic trickery. sherpas, self-help, sherpa, motivational, trickery, life coach, horoscopes, influencer, liberation, social media influencer, achieving success, social media influence, climbing mountains, guru, motivational speakers, self-awareness, manipulation, self-confidence, social media detox no full 2 71c4c590-3188-4692-b136-04aa3e6c6654 Are we sure everything that we call genius is really genius? Because some things designated these days as "genius" seem pretty stupid. In this first episode of Thought Bank, we have a rethink about words and meaning. Sun, 5 Jan 2020 16:13:36 +0000 stephen.grossman@sykesandburrows.com (Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade) https://thought-bank.simplecast.com/episodes/genius-ideas-DS_LnHd8 Genius Written & Hosted by Stephen Grossman, Music by Joseph McDade 00:02:27 Are we sure everything that we call genius is really genius? Because some things designated these days as "genius" seem pretty stupid. In this first episode of Thought Bank, we have a rethink about words and meaning. Are we sure everything that we call genius is really genius? Because some things designated these days as "genius" seem pretty stupid. In this first episode of Thought Bank, we have a rethink about words and meaning. sharing ideas, social observations, thoughts and observations, human behavior, thought bank, sharing thoughts, thought journal, inspiration, humor, genius ideas, personal journal, words and meaning no full 1