Brian Brushwood is one of the most ambitious people we know, so we launch with he word ambition and travel through Brian’s experiences with magic, family, independence from work and more. Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Brushwood. Links: Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/shwood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@shwood</a> Website:<a href="https://worldsgreatestcon.fireside.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World's Greatest Con</a> Podcast:<a href="https://feeds.fireside.fm/worldsgreatestcon/rss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World's Greatest Con</a>

Ambition - Brian Brushwood

Is fear the mind killer? Can we live without fear? We talk to pilot Captain Brian Hoffman about his perspective on fear. He also has some good tips for dispelling it, espeically when on a plane. “No real Zombies were harmed in the making of this podcast.” Featuring Tom Merritt and Brian Hoffman. Read Brian's Substack <a href="https://hoffmanb.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

Fear - Brian Hoffman

A few extra minutes of Tom's conversation with Derrick Goold after the episode finished.

Sports - Derrick Goold (Extra)

Derrick Goold, baseball writer and lead beat writer for the St. Louis Cardinals at the St. Louis-Post-Dispatch talks about what makes sports so popular. Especially spectator sports. Why do so many of us care so much about what other people are doing on a field or pitch. <a href="https://shows.acast.com/a-word-with-tom-merritt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast+ members</a> will get bonus content! Links: <a href="https://twitter.com/dgoold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dgoold on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/best-podcast-in-baseball/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Podcast in Baseball</a><a href="https://youtu.be/Lk3l_L-VJ3w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bo Jackson's Wall Climb</a>

Sports - Derrick Goold

Manipulation is the name of the game in tech. Is there any escape? How do we identify when we're being manipulated? Tom talks to Natalia Antelava about that and her thoughts on how to fight it. <a href="https://www.codastory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coda Story</a> <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Undercurrents-Tech-Tyrants-and-Us-Podcast/B0BQ1N1ZB8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Undercurrents: Tech, Tyrants, and Us</a>

Manipulation - Natalia Antelava

Tom talks with the first guest to have also visited the actual front rooms of yore, his sister Meg, and they discuss avoiding issues with intent.Featuring Tom Merritt and Meg Sybert. Link:<a href="https://m.facebook.com/people/Marios-Pizza-Since-1980/100063718115444/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marios Pizza</a>

Avoidance - Meg Sybert

Tom uses the word authority to have a talk about how we don't always differentiate the medium from the message. Featuring Tom Merritt. https://www.tommerritt.com

Authority - Tom Merritt

Scott Johnson talks about what he thinks makes a good Dad, how he tried to be that and what he learned from his Dad. Featuring Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson. <a href="https://www.frogpants.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.frogpants.com</a><a href="https://twitter.com/scottjohnson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

Dad - Scott Johnson

Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more. Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega. <a href="https://amzn.to/3h4gg4p" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Middle Ages: A Graphic History</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3Nu8CfS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society</a><a href="https://going-medieval.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Going Medieval</a>.com

Medieval - Eleanor Janega

How do we learn? What role does empathy play in it? How we unlearn and why that's important. We talk about learning with YouTube educator Michael Kinney. Yeah, he was also Coach Armstrong in Degrassi. Don't worry. We'll address that too. Featuring Tom Merritt and Michael Kinney. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/michaelkinney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a><a href="https://twitter.com/michaelkinney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

Learn - Michael Kinney

There's no end to people out there telling you what to think. But what about HOW to think? Tom Merritt talks with his guests about HOW they think about the world. How do they filter information and decide what to trust? It's a confusing world and we could all benefit from sharing the ways we all deal with it.

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