Several years ago, the National Endowment for the Arts devoted a whole issue of its magazine to the topic of "The Art of Failure: The Importance of Risk and Experimentation." Writers, artists, and musicians all shared their insights about their creative process, and how to handle the failures that happen along the way. One of them, Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, encouraged writers to regard failure simply as data that can help them get better. http://waywordradio.org

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In White Oleander (Bookshop|Amazon), novelist Janet Fitch touts the value of memorizing poetry with these memorable lines: Always learn poems by heart. They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they’ll make your soul impervious to the world’s soft decay. http://waywordradio.org

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Another option for a term that denotes someone who relocates to be near the grandkids: trailing grandparent. http://waywordradio.org

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Outdoor enthusiasts divide the idea of fun into three categories: Type I fun is guaranteed to be pleasant, like get-togethers with good friends, Type II fun is miserable when you're having it, but enjoyable in retrospect, and Type III fun is simply harrowing, the kind you don't want to have again, ever. http://waywordradio.org

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Quiz Guy John Chaneski has been puzzling over eye rhymes, words that look like they should rhyme, but they don't, like tough and cough. What is the eye rhyme in the following sentence?  When I play peekaboo with my ________, I so enjoy the sound of her ________. http://waywordradio.org

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Mark, Dylan, Seth, and Theo Brooks discuss the Zhuangzi (ca. 325 BCE) UNSW Sydney prof. , co-author of the History of Philosophy Podcast Chinese series. We talk through Daoist advice about virtue, political action, perspectivism, and more. Get more at . Visit  to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Learn about our new book at .

Ep. 341: Guest Karyn Lai on Daoism in the Zhuangzi

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The &nbsp;co-host joins Mark and Bill to talk about cultural relativism. We talk about foreign-ness, what parts of ethics seem to apply to all cultures, the Museum of Soup, pushing back tactfully in a scene, and more. In my culture, listening to this episode while in a work meeting is polite. Mark philosophizes at . Bill improvises (and teaches) at . .  to get all our post-game discussions, a video version of the podcast, and other bonus stuff.

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You would be remiss to think that Basel Zahr’s episode was simply about coaching and mentorship. Rather, it is one of self-reflection, introspection, accepting your past and preparing for an uncertain future through daily efforts.

An upstart coach and mentor, who’s burned through ten mentors himself, is now gearing his efforts towards helping others and helping them break the stigma of accepting to not just seek therapy, but a mentor too. His method of listening to people and helping them use their own ideas to solve problems is one of heartfelt and sincere intentions to really be in others’ service.

Basel isn’t shy with his words, tackling concepts of selfishness, altruism as well as mental and physical abuse. And despite his opinions on all those topics, Basel is open to acknowledging his own mistakes and actions, which allow him to progress in service to himself as well. That is just the first step in the daily progress of getting better.

Jump in knee-deep into Episode 41 of the Nobody’s Famous Podcast, where the fiery debate with the one and only Basel Zahr ensues.

#41 - Basel Zahr - Strength in Vulnerability

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