Rose gold Beats are my signature. I wear them everywhere I go: airports, airplanes, the grocery store, the gym, the trail, the sidelines, the stands, and the spa. I love music and I love a good podcast, so here’s a weekly roundup of what I listened to and, in some cases, what I learned.
Zack Bryan’s album, Zack Bryan, but more specifically:
- I Remember Everything, “I wish I didn’t, but I do, remember every moment of the nights with you.“
- El Dorado, “There’s a note in the glove box of your drive. Hell if I know the difference in a hero.”
The Real Return on Investment of Revenue Operations (RevOps Corner)
- An ICP (an ideal client profile) is as important to retention as to new business. I never thought about it that way.
- Operating without revenue operations is like trying to lose weight without a scale or a diet plan.
How to Have the Hard Conversations (Jillian on Love)
- Of all the podcasts I’ve ever listened to, this one hit me the hardest. The message is simple: have hard conversations, in service of your relationship, even when it feels uncomfortable and scary. Show up in those conversations as vulnerable, honest, and direct. Find a partner who will try, and learn, how to do it with you.
Supreme Court Landmarks: The Predicament of John Marshall (American History Tellers)
- One of the original Supreme Court justices was only 4’5″ tall. Also, no one wanted that job.
- Are there really no term limits for justices? According to the letter of the law, justices are allowed to hold their term “during good behavior”. I think we could do a better job of holding that to account.
Supreme Court Landmarks: The Cherokee Cases (American History Storytellers)
- I had never heard of the Indian Removal Act and I didn’t know the trail of tears was actually a network of routes through which multiple tribes were forcibly displaced over two decades. Andrew Jackson was a real ass hole.
History of the Trail of Tears Part 1 and Part 2 (Stuff You Should Know)
- The first Native American newspaper was published, in both English and Cherokee, on February 21, 1828, using the Cherokee syllabery developed by Sequoyah.
Lenin and the Rise of the Bolsheviks (EMPIRE)
- Guest Anthony Beevors suggests that while history offers lessons, it is a poor formula for predicting the future. History merely offers echos, or rhymes, for understanding the present. He argues that history doesn’t repeat itself, even if we are doomed to make the same mistake over and over again.
Killing Rasputin (EMPIRE)
The Truth Behind the Most Mysterious Man in History, Rasputin (RED WEB)
The Conspiracy of the Denver Airport (RED WEB)
- Really. What is with the art commission? And the gargoyles?
Cutting School … by 20% (Planet Money)
- Moving to a four-day school week has no statistically significant impact on test scores or academic performance. Juvenile crime rates, however, climb notably in these districts.
How Unions are Stopped Before They Start (Planet Money)
- I learned the term, “political oscillation” and hope to use it as often as possible.
What’s a Mike Johnson? (Pod Save America)
- Mike Johnson is a certifiable lunatic and our new speaker of the house. Come to think of it, he probably would have voted for Andrew Jackson.
The Donner Party Turns Deadly (HISTORY This Week)
- The primary lesson here, “Heed the warning.”
Global News Podcast (BBC)
- It’s the end of the world as we know it.