
The Armen Show
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Nov 2, 2018 • 48min
187: Melissa Souza | Celebrity Styling, Clients, Personality, And Kindness
welcome celebrity stylist Melissa Souza to the show on episode 187
from her bio, she “is an established celebrity, editorial, and commercial stylist, and is the owner/founder of Haven Street Style Studio”
we talked about a variety of topics including her abilities and skills
discussed fashion and our time at Los Angeles fashion week, including some of the shows she liked
a bit about personality and features of Melissa’s
there was some material about kindness and its value in public discourse
her assistant Charmina joined in with a message about how to conduct onesself in life
You can find her material on her website
glad to have her on the show~

Oct 31, 2018 • 10min
186: Jackfruit Effort, Doing Things Yourself, And Halloween Festivity
welcome to the episode known as #186
the topic of putting effort to open jackfruit
it’s not easy to eat like a banana, but worth it, like life
you get value out of trying things yourself
there are those moments of high effort where time stops
the more of these you work with, the better prepared you are
life is not light, and your ability to respond is key
Halloween is here and many will dress up and be creative
festivities in West Hollywood and across the lands
P.S. – guest post by Gary on the blog

Oct 15, 2018 • 57min
185: Lara Zvirbulis: Mental Health, Improv And People Connection
Zvirby up in the building for episode 185
we went over the topic of mental health and concern for others
La talked about her helping of homeless people
She had made a care package for an individual she will find~
La has done improv and performs regularly
we tried doing an improv bit together but I am more about doing comedy improvically, which is different
discussed connection of people, and how we can reach out to others
we went over books we know of, and she liked You Are A Badass as well
glad to have La Zvirby on the show

Oct 12, 2018 • 11min
184: The Return Of Los Angeles Fashion Week, And The People
Los Angeles Fashion Week is upon the Majestic Downtown in LA
The event continues its tradition of bringing together fashion, styles, models, designers, art, and people
I have seen some key individuals at the event including painter Crystal from episode 135 of the show
As well, Robby of future episode number ? had set up the event once more with assistance from others
Dancer and model Rayna from episode 140 up in the place and brought the flair
I like seeing people and meeting new people
I met another individual also named Crystal
May the fashion week continue to go smoothly with stylish shows of people with thematic ensembles

Oct 6, 2018 • 10min
183: One Year Of The Armen Show
hello and welcome to episode to episode 183 of the show
it has been one year since I started the podcast on October 6, 2018
it is good to signify changing moments in time
we have had many guests and topics and series of discussions
on the way is continued science, guests, and happenings
there may be a more structured form of the show to happen
we look at making our own building among the other ones
glad to have had you all listening and joining thus far
to more~

Sep 26, 2018 • 54min
182: Donald Barrett | Video Game Design, Adversity, And Church
welcome Donald on episode 182 of the show
discussed his entry into the video game design world
you can find this individual at Insomniac Games
we talked about adversity and what it can lead to
the challenges from before lead to the strength of now
included some content on relationships and/or relating with others
socializing is a theme we brought up about reaching out
we went over some books that Donald liked to read
also Donald’s church-going and his interest in faith
glad to have Donald up on the show

Sep 18, 2018 • 14min
181: Character Building, Food Places, Simulation, And Self-Quotes
181 in the building
character building with small efforts
you have to live up to your own mini-goals
also talked about food places that I have gone to
some of the popular places to eat
simulation theory concepts
if in a simulation, we are not able to even go out of bounds
make your own quotes
you don’t need to be checking other’s quotes
Los Angeles is not light

Sep 17, 2018 • 12min
180: The Conversational Backpack As Your Toolkit For Socializing
welcome to episode 180 on the show~
this one inspired by idea from Mary M
the conversational backpack is your way to connect with others
you have your toolkit to work with
you can bring variety, change in tone, and spontaneity
you don’t want to be limited to one or two things when talking
sticking to one tone will bore the other person at some point
we want to be flowing and weaving like a river

Sep 15, 2018 • 21min
179: Kim Marra And Catie Prendergast | Relationships, Parents, And Habits
welcome guests Kim and Catie on episode 179 of the show
we recorded this one on a sidewalk of a street in Los Angeles
first recording on a public sidewalk with people walking by
discussed relationships gone awry
also discussed parenting that wasn’t as desired
some elements of OCD were talked about
as often, we mentioned some books of interest in the fiction space
there were some life message in this one, and some tips for relationships
glad to have both Kim and Catie on the show

Sep 13, 2018 • 14min
178: World Updates, Potential Audiobook Listening, And Having A Clear Target
welcome to episode 178
this one is a stream of consciousness type episode
we want all to flourish like a bird flying
mentioned some elements to complete in upcoming time
2 author interviews in September and Robert Greene book in October
will check out an audiobook to see if that is a better way
having a target is the way to not let small issues throw you off
your target should include the elements along the way
the world is your world