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
How Do You Do Fellow Kids? Meme with Stephen Henninger
Meme(s):
How Do You Do Fellow Kids? Meme - "So I chose the Steve Buscemi meme of when he... comes in with a skateboard over his back. I think he has a backward cap on, saying hello fellow youths or kids. And that is like my day to day in a nutshell trying to like work with college age students as I get farther and farther away from that."
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Metaphors:
- Kitchen table energy versus dining table energy (THE KITCHEN TABLE IS HOME. / THE DINING TABLE IS A STAGE.)
- IDEAS ARE FOOD.
- LIFE IS A JOURNEY / LEARNING IS A JOURNEY.
- INFORMATION IS STORIES.
- Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
- APPEALING IS TASTY.
- DESIRE/NEED IS HUNGER.
- CONSIDERING IS CHEWING.
- MEANS ARE PATHS.
- ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.
- PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS.
- ASSISTANCE IS SUPPORT.
Magic:
- 7 Expression Number
- Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
- Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
- Input® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
- Deliberative® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
- Learner® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
Support and Connect with Stephen!
- Follow @stephenvhenn
- Find him on Facebook
- Find @Stephenvhenn on The StoryGraph
Pop Culture:
- 30 Rock (Season 6: The Tuxedo Begins)
- The Wedding Singer
- Lord of the Rings
- The X-Files
- Catfish
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- The Little Mermaid
- The Office
Resources:
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
- Holly by Stephen King
- On Writing by Stephen King
- The Chief Inspector Gamache Series by Louise Penny
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- Mental Health First Aid
- Learning Partnerships: Theory and Models of Practice to Educate for Self-authorship by Marcia Baxter Magolda
- Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady
Lingo Explained:
- Occupancy = the area of a university that focuses on assigning students to their residence hall rooms
- RA = Resident Assistant; student leaders who support their peers in the residence halls
- RD =