This is a show about ideas in an area called the “space between."  

The space between might refer to that area between all predefined, visible things - the connective tissue or matter that makes up the majority of all things in the universe, but is the least understood. It could imply not conforming to pre-existing formulae, definitions or categories -- whether political, structural or organizational --  in order to find actual solutions to problems. 

Matter in this area, like thoughts, ideas or content can be bent, combined and formed into the types of things, systems and constructs that will propel individuals and society out of our state of unfulfilled potential and towards a more functional, egalitarian, just, thriving, productive, creative and fulfilling world. More information at www.glidercell.com

The GliderCell Podcast

More thoughts, ideas and stories to give your mind something to do during the global lockdown. On Episode 3, you will get answers to these and other questions... perhaps. 

A bathysphere? Really? 

Why do we need themes and formats? Some of our brains are more like hyperlinking systems. 

What is consilience? 

Why do we have to be one type of person? 

Can a cello player be an MMA fighter? 

Why isn’t there an olympics for people who can think and do athletic things? 

What happens when a comedy routine dies. Can you turn jokes into public service announcements? 

Why does someone yell “dead ball” at a basketball game?

Will I perform with Carrot Top? 

Why did the folks in Hollywood tell me to go back to something real? 

The interview to work for a U.S. Senator. Is there a question they can ask you that will get you to sabotage the interview? 

Do musicians have a secret code for complimenting each other during a performance? 

How did an eye dropper ruin the musical career of a french horn player? 

Special thanks to Dune Thomas. He is a great person to bounce ideas off of, as well as a superb comedic bantering partner. Dune helped with sound engineering and gave me special privileges in the podcast booth, a.k.a. "the bathysphere."

Royalty free music from Fesliyan Studios.
Content and Artwork by Lee Chazen and GliderCell

Note to audio distributors: Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.

Ep. 3. How did an eye dropper ruin a horn player's career? Plus, more stories, thoughts and ideas.

Like previous episodes, this one is an eclectic mix of stories and thoughts. But, there was a theme - strange customs and awkwardness. For example, You flip someone off by mistake. Why is there no hand symbol for retracting that? I mean, they think you're an idiot, but they also don't know that you might think that of yourself too -- if, perhaps, it was done too quickly. And why does everything have to be so definitive? Normal people require some time to reach a decision, except in the case of an umpire, who has to know exactly what happened in a split second. Is this person all knowing?

Other questions arising in Episode Four:

What if someone tells you something and there is no correct response? Nothing. 

If you are in another country as an employee and are challenged by your boss to play a game of basketball, can you win or is that a social mistake? 

You have a chance to empower students in China. You want them to come up with their own ideas. Will it work?  

Yes, it's an odd mix of things. But, I hope you enjoy it. 

Special thanks to the very talented musician Paul Ewald for composing and performing the intro theme music.

Many thanks also to Dune Thomas. He is a great person to bounce ideas off of, as well as a superb comedic bantering partner. Dune helped with sound engineering and gave me special privileges in the podcast booth, a.k.a. "the bathysphere."

Royalty free music from Fesliyan Studios.
Content and Artwork by Lee Chazen and GliderCell

Note to audio distributors: Please DO NOT add this audio content to the Youtube Content ID System. I have used background music which is owned by FesliyanStudios.

Strange Customs and Awkward Encounters

You know how the brain has a convenient way of categorizing or separating things? For example, we have different classes at school -- math, science, English, social studies. We have different buildings for some of those same departments at universities. We categorize or divide people by class, race, where they live, how they talk, level of education. Well, what if we found out that, while those classifications are convenient because it makes it so we don’t have to think so much about things, they actually are hindering our progress as a civilization?

What if  there were some answers in an area called the “space between” - an area between “recognizable” categories or places, for example, between branches of science, education or psychology?

Today’s show is about overcoming or overriding divisions or how people with different worldviews can learn to get along with each other. 

Our guest on today’s program, Brandon Norgaard, is undoubtedly doing work in the “space between.” As the founder of the Enlightened Worldview Project, Brandon is bringing together elements of philosophy, history, sociology, psychology and theology (as a partial list) in order to create a new language of commonality and understanding.

Music composed and performed (on French Horn) by Lee Chazen. 
Sound samples by SoundCamp. 

Audio engineer: Ivan Juric
Original theme music engineered by Uri Avi

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Overriding Divisions: How People with Different Worldviews Can Learn to Get Along with Each Other

GliderCell is a mashup of thoughts, ideas, projects, plans and music. It's also a new term to describe creativity arising out of chaos. It's about the unexpected, and new combinations. Think of this show as your "mobile think tank."

GliderCell is hosted by Lee Chazen. You can read his latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QYBR5BM  

More about Lee below:

Lee Chazen is an educational content developer and writer who does consulting work under the name GliderCell. Chazen studied political science at Colorado State University, also receiving a minor in history and concentration in Russian and East Central European Studies. In the months following Hart’s presidential campaign, Chazen became a campaign manager for a California state assembly race where he simultaneously helped to coordinate a trade mission of Silicon Valley executives to the former Soviet Union.  

Chazen moved on to a career teaching high school world history, U.S. government and speech and debate. Work in his early teaching career resulted in the formation of a “bottom up” teaching methodology where students would have a hand in creating their own learning experience. The Global Challenge Project continued for seven years and formed the basis for Thriving on the Edge of Chaos: An Argument for a Complex Adaptive Theory of Education. In this paper, Chazen argues for game-based learning environments where students progress through a course in the form of constructive game playing.  

As a French horn player since the age of 7, Chazen has played with various symphony orchestras, wind ensembles and brass quintets. Chazen’s hobbies include running, hiking and disc golf. 

Author of: 

Could Chaos Theory Provide us Some Answers to Our Divided Political System? 
The Connection Between Creativity and Mental Illness
What is Consilience?

Interesting Diversions:

The formation of a hiking and brainstorming group called HikeStorming. See Episode One of the GliderCell podcast for an example of a HikeStorming session.  

Experimental music, combining French Horn with electronic dance music, e.g. The French Horn EDM / House Music Experiment 

Contact: theglidercell@gmail.com