

The Armen Show
Armen Shirvanian
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Nov 14, 2017 • 10min
18: Dilan Bandaranayake | Cars, Film, And Product Sales
Shout outs to Dilan’s recent birthday. He joins me on episode 18, where we discuss various items, including:
his interest in cars
his online group for Hot Wheels sales
talk on film and his background in film
product sales and what he has done business-wise
pointers about risk-taking and losses
a car show or event he has been fond of
Links:
Dilan’s Hot Wheels group on Facebook and Instagram
Automobile designer Frank Stephenson, mentioned in the episode
The movie The Big Short that I brought up
Sunset GT car event that happens once a month

Nov 9, 2017 • 14min
17: Discussing Some People From My Instagram
Discussed various Instagrammers I know of
Cristel(criztle) of Frog Creek Farms
Vince(vince_jacobs) with music and theater
Dilan(dilancer) with car knowledge and film interests
Natalie(nataliebiehl_) who does artwork and models
Kenny(kennysandersbmx) who was on previous episode
Ed(edhumek) who represents for Britain
Yelena(yelena715) who is a chef I met after the Grammy’s
The interview with Andrew(LAHWF) I mentioned during this episode:

Nov 8, 2017 • 11min
16: Ira Silver | Real Estate And Sports Content
Guest Ira Silver is on this episode of The Armen Show, and what a fun episode it was to record. Ira has a warm energy. We discussed:
Ira on his real estate happenings
how he got into the business
his interest in fantasy sports
discussion of a possible sports podcast
a surprise closer

Nov 6, 2017 • 13min
15: My Article And Quote Analysis Ebooks From 2010
Quote Analysis: Volume 1 and some quotes in it
Timeless Information: Volume 1 and an overview of its articles
banter about the podcast and people’s feedback
informing about my latest Youtube video editing
preview of upcoming book content
Timeless Information: Volume 1 Ebook
Quote Analysis: Volume 1 Ebook
Author Interview with Dr. Arlindo Oliveira, author of The Digital Mind

Nov 3, 2017 • 10min
14: Halloween Carnaval 2017, Socializing At Events, And Book Talk
West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval 2017
Meeting people across the event
Events and matching the people in them
Books fiction and nonfiction
48 Laws of Power

Nov 1, 2017 • 5min
13: Putting Out Content Connects You With Your People
Hey all. In this episode, I discuss the reasoning behind making content that suits you.
You get to connect with people who understand you
Your material will show you what you are able to put out
Inclinations will surface more over time
People can reach out to you based on your material
Thanks for checking The Armen Show, and keep it moving in your own happenings.

Oct 31, 2017 • 10min
12: Chapters 1 Through 4 Of Behave By Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky, Stanford professor of biology and neurology, has written the great book “Behave” about what causes human behavior, from the most recent moments, to far back in time. I am enjoying this book thus far
In this episode is information from chapters 1 through 4 of the book, including:
regions of the brain and their purposes
triggers of behavior, and subtle cuing
impacts of hormones on behavior, including testosterone and oxytocin
stress and its impacts on learning and fear
Hope you enjoy the material in some form as I do~

Oct 24, 2017 • 10min
11: Chapters 5 Through 8 Of Scale By Geoffrey West
Hey all – I’m back with more from the book I have been reading and am almost done with.
In this discussion of content from chapters 5 through 8, I discuss:
scaling of organisms in relation to cities
how cities provide economy of scale
how the sun relates to energy requirements
how a larger city affects the people inside it
levels of social connections
If you like statistical information and an understanding of complex adaptive systems, the content in Scale would interest you. As well, reading anything that might interest you is a great idea. Onward we go~

Oct 20, 2017 • 7min
10: Kenny Sanders | Music Making And Entrepreneurship
On this 10th episode, our 5th guest Kenny Sanders discusses a variety of things including:
his band Sonder Saloon that he is in with our previous guests
what kind of music he is into
music making and how he fits into it
entrepreneurship and why he does it
Great to have Kenny on TAS~

Oct 20, 2017 • 10min
9: Chapters 3 And 4 Of Scale By Geoffrey West
In episode 9 of The Armen Show, I discuss chapters 3 and 4 of Scale by Geoffrey West.
Included in this discussion are:
discussion about the power scaling laws
metabolic rate as related to mass
AC and DC current and how they are similar to the cardiovascular system
elements about growth, aging, and mortality
This book has continued to be great, and I look forward to interviewing Dr. West after it is complete.