Memes, Metaphors and Magic
This podcast is about re-seeing the magic in everyday life, starting with memes that matter. Each guest will share a meme that stuck with them and invite us to look at life in unexpected and creative ways.
Memes, Metaphors and Magic
Who Am I and What Are We Doing Here?
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Taran Cardone
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Episode 1
In this episode, I share how I got into podcasting, what I'm about, and what I mean by memes, metaphors, and magic. We cover the key things before getting into the good stuff - discussing the memes that matter to our amazing guests.
- Here's where you can get the free resource that I mentioned that helps you calculate your personal year number!
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Resources discussed on this episode:
- The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful Entrepreneurs
- The Learning Paradigm College by John Tagg
- Learning as Transformation by Jack Mezirow and Associates (the Laurent Parks Daloz chapter I reference is in this anthology)
- I Is An Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary
- Gallup CliftonStrengths
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone
Resources I didn't mention but informed this episode:
- Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady
- Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd ed. by Zoltan Kovecses
- Metaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor by Jeannette Littlemore
- Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
- Sensory Templates and Manager Cognition: Art, Cognitive Science, and Spiritual Practices in Management Education by Claus Springborg
Pop culture references:
- Bridesmaids