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Armen Shirvanian
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Nov 26, 2017 • 23min
25: Josh Sussman | Acting, Socializing, Movies, And Food
Episode 25 of The Armen Show, being posted on November 25th(continuing the matching day trend of the past few days) includes a guest who is actor Josh Sussman. Josh is full of life and a warm nature. We went over many things, including:
acting he has done over many years since he was 9
how we met, and how socializing involving risk-taking can be great
movies Josh has enjoyed watching
foods of interest and that Josh has enjoyed eating
various banter between us as we relate
Shout outs to Josh for taking part~. As mentioned in the episode, here are links to Josh’s various social media:
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | IMDb

Nov 25, 2017 • 12min
24: Descriptions Of Some People I Follow On Twitter
Here comes episode 24 on November 24th, and it is about some of the people I follow on Twitter. I wanted to go over who they are and why I check their stuff.
Richard Dawkins – views on biology and evolution
Scott H. Young – writing articles since 2006 on personal development and learning
Demetri Martin – comedian with deadpan humor and wit to form
Daniel Goleman – scientist/author of books on intelligence and social nature
Robert Greene – author of key books on power and strategy
Elon Musk – businessman who runs companies and gets details implemented
And for those who want to follow my content on Twitter, I am @Armen on there.

Nov 24, 2017 • 7min
23: Thanksgiving And The Things You Do
Happy Thanksgiving folks. Here I do a little talk about the day, and holidays in general.
Thanksgiving and the time off
using it for something like reflection
the habits you can build over time
little mentions about my hike
Thanks for listening and look out for more~

Nov 22, 2017 • 5min
22: Net Neutrality And Efforts Of Reaching Out
On this 22nd day of November, I bring up the concept of net neutrality, and its maintenance at the current time.
for an internet that remains open
so that certain sites don’t cost more than others
so a form of a censorship doesn’t happen
because the internet is the basis of so much that we have now

Nov 22, 2017 • 11min
21: Responding To Top Posts On The ENTP Subreddit
In this episode, I chose to respond to a few choice posts on the ENTP subreddit on Reddit. ENTP is a grouping of a certain personality type that I am most similar to of that personality type system. (Extroverted Intuitive Thinking Perceiving)
Here I discussed:
whether my type does breathing
thoughts on ego and its relation to self-esteem
our introverted nature even though we are extroverts
how we process and are suited for sarcasm
Glad to have you here.

Nov 17, 2017 • 15min
20: Alicia Bergman | Jewelry Making, Gemstones, And Salsa Dancing
We have come to episode 20 on The Armen Show podcast. On this episode, we welcome guest Alicia. The topics we discuss are:
making of jewelry that Alicia does
her interest in that activity, and inclusion of gems
ability to make jewelry that matches pieces
what draws her to salsa dancing
places to go salsa dancing in the local region
Glad to have Alicia up on this 20th episode~

Nov 17, 2017 • 12min
19: Chapters 5 Through 8 Of Behave By Robert Sapolsky
Having continued reading from this great book, I have learned a lot about human behavior. It was recently voted one of the top 10 books of 2017 by The Washington Post. I have been taking notes on it as usual.
Covered in this episode:
some aspects of how learning occurs
adolescence and the lack of frontal cortex development
why Youtubers make videos a certain way for their teenage audience
the impact of mothers on growth patterns and self-esteem
testosterone impacts on gender differences
Thanks for checking out The Armen Show podcast.

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


