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The Haunted Palace (A Poem By Edgar Allan Poe)
This is a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace."
3 years, 4 months ago
You've Got The Job: Now Get In There And Do It
A reader asks a question. He has just been assigned to a new position of great responsibility. The previous occupant of this position was a man muc…
3 years, 4 months ago
You Can't Stampede People (Podcast)
A young woman from a conservative culture asks a relationship question. She is very fond of her boyfriend, an American man. She wants to move thing…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Opossum
A reader asks a question about the 1982 movie "First Blood." Why, he asks, was Sheriff Teasle so hostile to John Rambo? What could have been his re…
3 years, 5 months ago
Revisitations
We should periodically "revisit" things that once meant something to us years earlier. Every 7 to 10 years or so, we grow significantly in outlook, …
3 years, 6 months ago
You Declare Yourself
Some guys think that they need to wait for some magical confluence of circumstances to exist before they can pursue their goals. The world doesn't w…
3 years, 6 months ago
Not As Bad As You Think, But Different From What You Think
Our minds often play tricks on us. We come to believe things are much worse than they really are. Once we get through what we're worried about, we …
3 years, 7 months ago
"You're Supposed To Do Something About It"
At the end of the movie "The Maltese Falcon," Sam Spade explains his personal code to Mary Astor. He tells her, "When your partner is killed, you're…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Declaration Of Independence (A Reading)
This podcast is a reading of the text of the Declaration of Independence, one of the keystone documents of the American Revolution.
3 years, 10 months ago
Do Not Accept Half-Confidences!
One of John Paul Jones's leadership principles was this: don't accept "half-confidences" from people. This means that if you are in charge, you hav…
3 years, 11 months ago