Podcast

Wake Up Early (MM #4424)

People tend to joke that as we get older, we wake up early and eat dinner much earlier than in our youth. And both facts tend to be true. And medical research is now explaining why we don’t get as much sleep as we age. It’s not that the body doesn’t want sleep. There are…

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Trigger Words (MM #4422)

Recently, researchers have been looking into trigger words. For many, these are words, when used, elicit an emotional response. With so much political conflict in our society, many of today’s trigger words seem to take on a variety of meanings. For example, buzzwords; like woke and snowflake have become overused; and while we all know…

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Wendy’s Chili (MM #4421)

I have a confession, and I’m not ashamed to admit this. I love Wendy’s Chili. I always have. It was part of my first order at Wendy’s; A Single with everything, chili, and a Frosty. For many, it’s a bit polarizing. Some will claim that they make it from the scraps of leftover burgers. Even…

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Go Crazy (MM #4420)

I finally have a weekend where I can go crazy. My wife is out of town visiting friends in Kansas City. Imagine all of the trouble I can get in. Of course, I probably won’t even leave the house. I’d love to sleep late, but that probably won’t happen. I’ll catch up on some work,…

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First-Class (MM #4419)

When the NFL’s Houston Oilers moved to Tennessee in the late 1990s, one of their demands was a first-class stadium. They’d been playing in the famed Astrodome, which wasn’t good enough. They even wrote a clause into their contract to ensure their stadium was always among the best. It took less than 25 years for…

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College Mergers (MM #4418)

In recent years, many universities have started struggling. Enrollment is down, and the cost of going to school is increasing every year. Some are questioning whether higher education is worth the costs. College mergers are a possibility. While they’re not happening yet, here in the U.S., some countries are taking drastic measures…

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Sleeping Pills (MM #4417)

Many people have a problem falling asleep, so they turn to sleeping pills to help them drift off to dream. Some people question whether using them could be causing you harm. Well, it looks like researchers have found out that the pills might assist in reducing the chance of Alzheimer’s Disease. The initial study is…

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Isaac Newton (MM #4416)

In grade school, we learned that Isaac Newton was the man who discovered gravity. We can also blame him for being one of the men who developed the study of calculus. But did you know that he predicted the world would end in 2060? Other than hearing the story about the apple falling on his…

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Fatal Mistake (MM #4415)

In recent years, mass shootings have become a regular occurrence in the US. But many people never thought that knocking on the wrong door or pulling into the wrong driveway could be a fatal mistake. But that’s what’s happening right now. In the last week or two, people across America have been severely injured or…

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