Rob Morgan Is A Curious Person

Whether you’re at a pub, a coffee shop, or in line at the DMV, striking up a conversation with a stranger can be intimidating. That said, I’m convinced it’s one of foundations of living a curious life.  You may just have a kind interaction but you never know, you may be sitting across from a future close friend, or in Roy Connaughton’s case, a future friend and your future Irish Pub co-owner.  (Originally aired in 2020.) With the convenient distraction of a cell phone in our pocket at all times, we’ve never had an easier excuse to not strike up a conversation, but Roy says that it’s not that simple. Growing up in Ireland pre-cellphones and social media, there’s always been an excuse to not strike up a conversation but you can get over that hurdle… you never know where in the world life will take you!  Roy Connaughton is one of the owners of Morrissey’s Irish Pub in Minneapolis, MN, and a new friend of mine and I wasn’t expecting how deep this conversation ended up going. This my friends is why I do this.    www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/q75?rq=irish

My music friends and I often look at 'Social Media' as a 'necessary evil' of sorts. Something we feel like we need to do, but would rather just delete our accounts. This idea changed all of that for me.   www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/eleanorroosevelt

I recently heard Austin Butler talk about an approach to acting when he was younger that hindered him. It turns out, the same applies to music and most other artistic endeavors. www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/austinbutlerlistening

When I learned to learn metaphorically... it even changed the way I watched Netflix.   www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/thetoysthatmadeus

On process, presence, procrastination, and "Fly-over Days." 📍 Minneapolis, MN www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/thedeathbedgame

Henri J.M. Nouwen once said, “I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted; then I realized that the interruptions were my work.” Join me as I sit down, over coffee, with my friends Joel Bowers and Terry Esau to talk about the pursuit of a life of purpose and life’s dance between the planned and the unknown. www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/gardenerorarchitect

We never know what’s going to lead to something more… but that hope is probably the wrong reason to say "Yes!"  www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/breakingbad

After almost two decades of traveling the world with music, I’ve realized the beauty of learning to become a professional stranger. Let’s talk about bids for connection and what Pete Holmes calls, “Social-Grace Ping Pong”  www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/professionalstranger

We’ve all lost a gig. I was just talking to a friend about their recent experiment and was reminded of an episode of Seinfeld I watched last night.  www.thecuriouspod.com/questions/evensteven

My buddy Joel has been to hundreds of funerals and shares a thought on what lives lead to the most beautiful ones.   www.thecuriouspod.com