#29: A Different Story
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In This Episode of The Say The Word Podcast…
We’re talking about:
excerpt from John Paul Brammer’s ¡Hola, Papi! : How To Come Out In A Wal-Mart Parking Lot & Other Life Lessons
the ideas of correctness and hindsight in our experiences
what it means to have fallible memories
Here’s where the action’s happening in today’s episode:
[00:46] - welcome
[01:00] - hail…so much hail
[02:07] - introduction and diversity here on the podcast
[03:12] - excerpt from John Paul Brammer’s ¡Hola, Papi! : How To Come Out In A Wal-Mart Parking Lot & Other Life Lessons
[04:18] - choices as “correct"
[05:52] - "incapable of looking at anything clearly"
[06:21] - perspective
[08:52] - “fallibility of memory"
[10:15 ] - reference to Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History episode: A Polite Word For Liar
[12:38] - reference to Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History episode: Free Brian Wiliams
[13:13] - reference to Hirst & Phelps Flashbulb Memory study publication
[15:04] - definition of confabulation
[16:54] - invitation to be more curious & open
[17:18] - reference to Episode 27: Hurry + quote from Suleika Jaouad’s Isolation Journals
[19:33] - Julianna G.’s quote
[20:50] - next episode
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