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The Dream Machine comes to St. Louis and changes lives
Dan Connors
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • 3 min

The Dream Machine comes to St. Louis and changes lives

Sometimes it's tempting to shake your head and shrug your shoulders. Life sucks. People are terrible, and what can I do about it? ...
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What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Dan Connors
  • Nov 11, 2021
  • 7 min

What makes the muskrat guard his musk?

Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave Ryan Holiday 2021 "What makes a king out of a slave? Courage! What makes the flag on...
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The seven-year-old who knocked it out of the park
Dan Connors
  • Nov 4, 2021
  • 3 min

The seven-year-old who knocked it out of the park

Move over Greta Thunberg. Australian Molly Wright is on her way to becoming one of the youngest and most persuasive influencers ever. ...
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M*A*S*H- The most watched television show of all time
Dan Connors
  • Nov 2, 2021
  • 7 min

M*A*S*H- The most watched television show of all time

Comedy and war seem like unlikely companions. War is a brutal, dark, and violent endeavor that brings out the worst in people, while...
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The War on Terror and how it failed us
Dan Connors
  • Oct 27, 2021
  • 6 min

The War on Terror and how it failed us

Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump Spencer Ackerman 2021 From 1945 to 1989 the United States saw...
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Schoolhouse Rock Lied To Us!
Dan Connors
  • Oct 25, 2021
  • 3 min

Schoolhouse Rock Lied To Us!

When I was growing up, I learned a lot about how the world works from television. One of the best introductions to politics was the...
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Facebook- The algorithm that's killing civilization
Dan Connors
  • Oct 21, 2021
  • 5 min

Facebook- The algorithm that's killing civilization

An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination Sheera Frankel, Cecilia Kang 2021 When I signed up for Facebook back in 2007, I...
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Hang in there- the story isn't over yet
Dan Connors
  • Oct 11, 2021
  • 7 min

Hang in there- the story isn't over yet

"I'm breathing and believe me that's a HUGE accomplishment. Long story short I SURVIVED! #I'm alive #end the stigma #STOP SUICIDE" ...
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Elizabeth Warren persists
Dan Connors
  • Oct 4, 2021
  • 5 min

Elizabeth Warren persists

Persist Elizabeth Warren- 2021 "People feel like the system is rigged against them. And here's the painful part: the system IS rigged."...
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Star Trek- The Voyages of Hope
Dan Connors
  • Sep 28, 2021
  • 6 min

Star Trek- The Voyages of Hope

"Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow. It's not all going to be over with a big flash and a bomb. That...
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The Platinum Rule vs the Golden Rule- ethics on trial
Dan Connors
  • Sep 23, 2021
  • 5 min

The Platinum Rule vs the Golden Rule- ethics on trial

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This is the original Golden Rule, as taken from the Bible and Jesus's Sermon on...
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Forget the Alamo- Is Texas history based upon a lie?
Dan Connors
  • Sep 22, 2021
  • 5 min

Forget the Alamo- Is Texas history based upon a lie?

Forget the Alamo: The True Story of the Myth That Made Texas Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, Jason Stanford 2021 History is told...
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Beyond The Castle- A Disney veteran looks behind the curtain
Dan Connors
  • Sep 10, 2021
  • 4 min

Beyond The Castle- A Disney veteran looks behind the curtain

Beyond the Castle: A Guide to Discovering Your Happily Ever After Jody Jean Dreyer 2017 Have you ever wondered what it's like to work...
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Blaming the poor- why do we get poverty all wrong?
Dan Connors
  • Sep 9, 2021
  • 6 min

Blaming the poor- why do we get poverty all wrong?

Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, Heather E. Bullock 2021 “History...
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The hillbillies and giant jackrabbit that conquered television
Dan Connors
  • Sep 8, 2021
  • 4 min

The hillbillies and giant jackrabbit that conquered television

As a baby boomer, I grew up devouring 60's television shows, and one I will never forget was a strangely popular situation comedy called...
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The mental health anthem that's the most powerful song ever
Dan Connors
  • Aug 30, 2021
  • 4 min

The mental health anthem that's the most powerful song ever

Every once in a while, I run across something that touches me so deeply I can't stop thinking about it. I first heard "You Will Be...
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How can we protect ourselves from bad ideas and wrong information?
Dan Connors
  • Aug 26, 2021
  • 7 min

How can we protect ourselves from bad ideas and wrong information?

Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think Andy Norman 2021 How can anybody be so...
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The Addams Family- Weird is Beautiful!
Dan Connors
  • Aug 19, 2021
  • 4 min

The Addams Family- Weird is Beautiful!

Their creepy and their kooky Mysterious and spooky Their all together ooky The Addams family Their house is a museum When people come to...
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Olympics 2021- the dying event that still might save the world
Dan Connors
  • Aug 12, 2021
  • 4 min

Olympics 2021- the dying event that still might save the world

"May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly...
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Healthy brains- how to keep sharp in a stupid world
Dan Connors
  • Aug 11, 2021
  • 4 min

Healthy brains- how to keep sharp in a stupid world

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age Sanjay Gupta 2020 What's the secret to good, lifelong health? How can we...
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