
The Armen Show
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Dec 24, 2018 • 48min
199: Yossef Sagi | Spiritual Guidance Of Consciousness To Connection And Individuality
welcome Yossef to episode 199 of the show(last of the 100s)this episode was recorded in Culver City and and set in place by MelanieYossef is a professional trainer coach from a spiritual frameworkwe discussed many elements of internal beinga story related to his kindergarten teacher and our impact on others by being our selves as we arehelping people build self-love instead of seeking what’s wrong with themgetting back to being a student when away from your craft for too longhow figures are often deified when there could be more focus on letting each of us be our own great lightgoing with your inner feeling as you progress through an endeavor or connectionYossef’s participation in a repressive group and how he started to see it as off, and then exiting and seeing that kind of formpreventing oneself from hitting a plateau of growth that is comfortableYossef’s great message of what he would say to alla cool description of myself and my way of actiongreat to have Yossef on the show~the podcast he mentioned that he was on is RichardListens

Dec 22, 2018 • 14min
198: Adapting To Change, And Taking Quantity To Quality
welcome to episode 198 of the show with only Armenon this one I give some updates and bring up a couple of key pointstalked about adapting to change with example of how publishers used to send me books to review or readyou have to work with conditions as they are and adjustdiscussed reading the book on representative modelsmentioned Scott H. Young article about quantity and qualityquality is a representation of quantity at depthyou can only get to the quality with the effort of quantitycharacterized my episodes up until now, and ongoingthis is one of those updates episodes that explains the trackglad to have you listen

Dec 21, 2018 • 32min
197: Titan Burl | Year-End Discussion With The Return Of The Baller
welcome Titan back on the show for episode 197~went over end of year material including holiday time and events remembered on New Year’stalked about 2018 reflection and fitness changesfitness goals for the next yearsports played including volleyball and basketballgames being played and content being consumed, including Fortnite and comedians on the televisiondynamics for developing of games with updates coming regularlyweight and height material over periods of Titan’s lifetimeglad to have Titan on

Dec 19, 2018 • 45min
196: Chris Grounds | Northwestern Actlete Entertaining Through Acting, Singing, And Rapping
Welcome actor and entertainer Chris A. Grounds to the show~recorded in Koreatown on two micswe discussed how we met, where we metplaying basketball and what it is like to be an actletegrowing up in the Northwest and its impact on lifecontent creation and plans in songwriting and screenwriting for the upcoming yearparticipation in something like city council that I went to a meeting of prior to our timehis relationship and relationships in generalthe value of collaboration and looking to do more of itglad to have Chris on the show
Chris on episode 196

Dec 17, 2018 • 25min
195: Gail Brenner | Psychology, Spirituality, Awareness, Being Present, And A Healing Ebook
Welcome psychologist Dr. Gail Brenner to episode 195 of the show~. She is a licensed Ph.D. psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy.
She received her B.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University, Ph.D. from Temple University, post-doc from the University of Florida, and took part in a clinical internship at the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, California. One specialty of hers is working with older adults during the transitions of the end of life period of aging.
Gail has worked with a variety of clients/patients, and speaking with her is a pleasure. We discussed a variety of topics, including:
her latest Ebook (of 3 she has releaseed) titled Suffering Is Optional, and its contents
description about some of the chapters on thoughts and feelings, and their message
blogging of the past that she did on a site called “A Flourishing Life” (~ 2009-2011)
audio meditations she has posted online, and their origin (they are very relaxing/mindful)
self-awareness, frantic nature, and empathy towards individuals
how to connect with someone to help them out
a main issue seen in society, and a healthy way to respond to it
some description of her path for the end of 2018
onward through 2019
I was glad to have her on this great episode. I find her to be a healing and healthy individual. You can find her ebooks, audios, blog, and much more at gailbrenner.com.

Dec 1, 2018 • 54min
194: Nelson | Rule Testing, Social Engineering, Strategy, Honesty And Confidence
Nelson on the show, family member to past guests Alex and Christi
Nelson was on the previous podcast I ran called That Guy Named Armen
we talked about truthfulness and strategy
lying as it relates to social manipulation and what it means
why you would want to check the rules of society
what value there is in leaving things as they are, versus agitating or playing with the social/rule-based framework we live in
some discussion about where the world is headed, or currently at
glad to have Nelson on the show

Nov 21, 2018 • 35min
192: Eve Mutso And Mary Mullen | Dancing, Choreography, Performance, And Working Together
welcome first-time guest dancer and choreographer Eve Mutso to the show~
return guest Mary Mullen is on this show with Eve as well
Eve from Estonia does great forms of dancing and choreography with various productions
she has worked with people of different physical abilities, complementing their styles with her own
she is friends with Mary, who has also designed clothing for her to wear during performance, as Mary handles costume design
Eve spreads kindness and an open-mindedness to the world
we discussed her upcoming goals in the performance space, and some features about people she and Mary resonate with
glad to have Eve and Mary on the show

Nov 17, 2018 • 1h 43min
190: Angelix | Knowing Self, Being Connected, Expression, And Transformation
welcome Angelix to episode 190 of the show
the numbers 1 and 9 are big in her being, and they are in 190 as well
we talked about a variety of topics in the more abstract category
these are ones about your internal state, and how you express yourself
we went over some details about what holds people back, or how their internal vision is a continuous block
we brought up Jim Carrey and the way his discussions are not stifled
the ways that we manifest things we are looking for in this world where we all connected as part of a collective
how a person can find their way to live less out of fear
a fun light-hearted episode with a lot of material for the internal
there is some rap and singing in this one
glad to have Angelix on the show~

Nov 16, 2018 • 11min
189: Ren Barlow | Melbourne Opera, Literacy Advocacy, And Protecting Your Energy
welcome Ren Barlow from Australia to episode 189 of the show
this one was recorded on my phone outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills, so the quality is a bit more phone quality with some background sounds from people
the associated video for this episode will be at this link
she has done work for Melbourne Opera, and done various singing gigs
one of her large pushes is for improvement in literacy for children, with literacy being the way for them to grow from their environment
she also illustrates children’s books
we talked about the importance of protecting your energy and being kind
a bit as well about books and a book recommendation
glad to have had her~

Nov 9, 2018 • 37min
188: Farnoosh Brock | The Serving Mindset, Life Coaching, Juicing, And Yoga
welcome guest Farnoosh to episode 188 of the show~
I met Farnoosh early on in the blogging days, with her site Prolific Living
From her bio, “Farnoosh Brock went from electrical engineer and rising leader at a Fortune 100 to business coach, entrepreneur and CEO of her company, which she runs today with her husband. In her coaching work, she shows business owners, professionals, entreprenuers and leaders to choose serving over selling in order to build deep trust with their customers and profitable sustainable businesses for their employees and the future. In addition to her latest book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business (2018), she is the creator of Crack the Code to Get Promoted, an advancement leadership course for corporate professionals as well as the author of The Healthy Juicer’s Bible (2013), The Healthy Smoothie Bible (2014), and The Big Book of Healing Drinks (2019). Find out more at www.farnooshbrock.com.”
we discussed her book that released November 6th, called The Serving Mindset, which is about being of service to build your business instead of attempting to sell to grow it
knowing about objections from customers, and your own pricing, is very important to maintaining and building your business
some topics about sales and value were included
we also covered bits on juicing and her yoga practice
glad to have her on the show~