Education Episodes
Sept. 13, 2021
Apologia
We begin with Socrates and the history and meaning of "APOLOGIA". How we should defend what we believe is true. We use Socrates as an example of the result of what happens when we go against the status quo. How can we stay s…
Sept. 6, 2021
The Bonsai Tree - On Nature and How We Grow
Bonsai trees are intended to bring the core aspects of nature: balance harmony, and simplicity. It's said that when we consider the natural flow of the environment, these three characteristics, should anything occur to disru…
Aug. 30, 2021
Ego Amo Te
The English word ego is the Latin word for, “I”. Literally translated, ego means "I". If you were to write, "I love you" in Latin, you would write "ego amo te"
It's interesting how people feel the need of having that t…
Aug. 23, 2021
Revolution vs Evolution and the Art of a Coherent Community During Turbulent Times
This episode we focus onRevolution vs Evolution and the Art of A Coherent Community During Turbulent Times and we begin with the etymology of revolution: to turn; to roll back. The definition is really revolt, which original…
June 2, 2021
CONNECTED – Roundtable # 6 – “Currency and Our Value of Life”
We have been taught to think that when something is scarce, then the value goes up, but should it? Because I'm looking at human beings and I'm thinking about the 99% not being valued. And the 1% that are valued, the 1% that …
May 9, 2021
Laughter is Medicine with Maz Jobrani, Tehran, and Mostafa Purmehdi
Two brilliant comics and a wise professor join our talk. Comics (and fellow hanvatans) Maz Jobrani and Tehran help us to explore the healing that happens in our society when we have levity.
The principle function of laughte…
Oct. 12, 2020
Play
PLAY – We begin to find out why Fawn’s nick name is “The Wookie” and why she struggles with playing all the great games: Pictionary, Scrabble, cards, music… We know all the great things friendship does for us spiritually, ph…
Oct. 5, 2020
Survival of the Fittest and the Unlikely Friendship
We begin with Rumi as food for thought and get right into it. Fawn challenges Darwin’s theory and uses the unlikely friendships as an example of how wrong Darwin’s theory is. Nature relies on cooperation and mutual aid, not …
Aug. 31, 2020
All In the Family
Could the loneliness epidemic have been rooted initially from the family unit, where we learned how to treat each other? As the family dynamic has changed over the last few generations, so now have friendships. Fawn and Matt…
Aug. 31, 2020
Being A Good Host In the World
Fawn and Matt talk about treating the outer world (and your inner world) as your home and everyone in it as your special guest.Treating strangers, people you know, to people you work with and even advisaries as if they are y…
Aug. 31, 2020
People Along the Way
Fawn and Matt share stories of friends along the way that shifted everything in their lives for the better. Fawn gets emotional about her friend "Subculture Joe" (Jason) and how he made a profound impact on her and on the ci…
Aug. 26, 2020
The Mentor
Fawn describes how "Be Friendly World" and this podcast began and the mentor who was the catalyst. She describes Santa Monica, the kind of utopia that existed within a community in Los Angeles and how after traveling around …