Category: Spotlight
This episode was inspired by a recent article from the Los Angeles Times depicting the harrowing ordeal faced by The Marshall Islands. Tune in to hear how the Marshall Islands ended up being the largest dumpsite of American radioactive waste, how climate change could… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep17: Crisis in The Marshall Islands”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: america, american history, bikini atoll, blog, blogger, china, climate change, cold war, crisis, disease, facts, global warming, government, history, marshall islands, nuclear, nuclear waste, plutonium, podcast, podcasting, pollution, radiation, radiation sickness, radioactive, rmi, Stuff Explained, usa
Expectations that we have for ourselves and others can get tricky. This is because most of our disappointments, frustrations, and heartbreaks stem from some expectation not being met by someone or something. But aren’t expectations necessary to some extent, or should we abandon them… Continue Reading “The Thing About Expectations”
Category: Journal, Lifestyle, SpotlightTags: acceptance, accountability, advice, betrayal, blog, blogger, blogging, boundaries, compassion, expecations, expect, fairness, friendships, kindness, life, Lifestyle, mental health, promises, relationships, respect, responsibility, tips, trust
What is the history of American Thanksgiving? Was the (in)famous Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims at Plymouth Plantation really the first of its kind? The truth is revealed in this episode of Stuff Explained from The Motley Experience.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: american, blog, blogger, blogging, britain, culture, education, explained, facts, florida, history, native americans, new world, pilgrims, plymouth plantation, podcast, podcasting, spain, stuff, Stuff Explained, thanks, thanksgiving, truth, turkey, usa, wampanoag
Posted on November 20, 2019
by Aristidis Marousas
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We all know that our diet is very important to our overall health and wellbeing. The food we consume plays a large role in dictating how our bodies, and even minds, operate and function on a daily basis. But have you stopped to consider… Continue Reading “You Are What You Read”
Category: Journal, Lifestyle, SpotlightTags: audiobooks, autobiography, bibliophile, blinkist, blog, blogger, book, books, bookworm, consumption, diet, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, health, history, imagination, joy, memoir, mental health, mind, nonfiction, novel, read, reading, self help, self improvement, selfhelp, wellbeing, wellness
You’ve probably heard of the term “making space”, but what exactly does that mean? In this episode, Aristidis shares his view based on personal experiences and research as to what making space can be in our relationships with others.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: advice, big idea, blog, blogging, compassion, emotions, expression, feel, feelings, freedom, frustration, growth, heal, healing, life, Lifestyle, making space, podcast, podcasting, relationships, sadness, self help, Stuff Explained, understanding, wellbeing, wellness
Last week (Nov 3rd), we changed our clocks to mark the return to standard time from daylight saving time. But what is DST and why was it implemented? Tune in to learn about the history, pros, and cons of daylight saving time.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: agriculture, blog, blogging, culture, daylight saving time, dst, facts, fall, germany, history, mental health, podcast, podcasting, seasonal depression, seasons, spring, Stuff Explained, summer time, sunlight, time, time zone, UK, usa, winter time, world war i, ww1
At the beginning of each month, we spotlight a staff-favorite book that meets our objective of thoughtfully sharing stories to help our audience experience their world in a smarter, healthier, and happier way.
Category: Book of the Month, Journal, SpotlightTags: acceptance, book, book club, Book of the Month, bookworm, forgiveness, love, loyalty to your soul, november, psychology, self help, self love, soul, spiritual, spirituality, universe
Lucky episode 13 is appropriately dedicated to exploring the history of Halloween! Join us as we trace back the origins of this special and spooky holiday to 2,000 years ago.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: all saints day, cats, celts, christianity, costumes, culture, death, facts, feralia, halloween, history, irish, origins, paga, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, pope, pumpkins, romans, souls, spirits, spooky, Stuff Explained, trick or treat, usa, winter
There are few greater triggers in life than infidelity. Cheating in relationships brings out the deepest fears and insecurities, while also creating its own kind of trauma. Because of this, and the general monogamistic approach to relationships that humanity has had for most of… Continue Reading “Infidelity”
Category: Journal, Lifestyle, SpotlightTags: advice, affection, awareness, behavior, change, cheater, cheating, codependency, codependent, communication, compassion, counseling, couples, culture, forgiveness, growing, help, hiding, humanity, infidelity, judgement, learning, mindfulness, mistakes, monogamy, relationship, relationships, self help, self love, self worth, selfish, society, therapy, trauma, trust, value, wellbeing, wellness, worth
This week’s Big Idea episode is dedicated to Accountability. Aristidis explains why self accountability is so important to our own personal and professional lives, as well as how this will trickle up to communities, corporations, and governments. There are several steps to being accountable,… Continue Reading “Stuff Explained Ep12: Accountability (Big Idea)”
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: acceptance, accountability, accountable, advice, big idea, communities, consequences, corporations, environment, ethics, governments, honesty, podcast, podcaster, podcasting, responsibility, responsible, self, self care, self help, self love, Stuff Explained
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