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Coffee Houses and the Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon

Coffee Houses and the Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon

Coffee Houses and the Pumpkin Spice Phenomenon! A coffee house is an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments, and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers. The first known use of the term coffeehouse was in 1612. More commonly a coffee house or coffee

Bypassing Camus Two

Bypassing Camus Two – Soul Forge Podcast 332

Bypassing Camus Two! What does that mean? Is there a deeper meaning to this odd podcast episode title? On this special episode of the Soul Forge Podcast, Shawn and Leah travel a few hours for the weekend. They find themselves in Sudbury, Ontario to visit someone Shawn has known for

The Visitor

The Visitor – Soul Forge Podcast 287

The Visitor is one of the best episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. This podcast episode has absolutely nothing to do with that. Although, there will be some Star Trek talk during the course of this show! Last week I was on holidays from my work life. So, what

Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow – soul forge podcast 267

Ear Today, Gone Tomorrow is episode 267 of the Soul Forge Podcast. When your life is a disaster, there are only so many options to turn things around. This episode does not provide any answers. However, brother Robin leads a fairly amusing life. He sums his life up as a

Stop Being Polite – Soul Forge Podcast 259

Should we stop being polite? Is the act of being polite something that binds society together and allows civilization to function? Those are heady questions we do not have answers to in a 20 minute podcast. However, we will be conducting an exciting discussion into the nature of politeness. You

Coat of Arms

The 42cast Episode 133: Get to Know the Cast

We’ve been podcasting for almost five years, but you’ve only had the opportunity to learn about a small fraction of our cast. We decided now is the time to rectify that situation. In this episode we sit down with three of our most prolific castmates. We ask each other geeky

name

Change Your Name, Change Your Life – Soul Forge 222

If you change your name, does that change your life? We are about to find out in the second half of the episode. First, we must talk about trees, and the Fall, and travel, and selling things to nerds. And then, change your name, change your life will be discussed,

Friends - 219 September 16, 2021 May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'scarlet witch @bitchyangel what kind of friend are you? E lil hummingbirb @queentrashcan think i'm a background friend. don't fit in with any particular group of friends, they all are closer with each other andi sometimes link on but am permanent with no one. think about all these people constantly but i don't thinki cross their minds often.' Friends

Friends – Soul Forge Podcast 219

Friends! Who are they? What are they good for? How many friends do you have/need/want? This week’s episode tackles the nature of friendship! And it all came about because of a meme I happened to come across. I shared the meme. It touched people’s souls. They shared and commented on

Hindsight is 2020 - 183

Hindsight is 2020 – Soul Forge Podcast 183

You don’t know what you don’t know. There are so many wonderful and hidden mysteries in the universe. When I recorded episode 133 (2020 Vision) at the beginning of the year, there was no way I could know what the year would bring. I had so many hopes, goals and

awkward dates

Awkward Dates – Soul Forge Podcast 175

Awkward dates, technology and the art of being emotionally unprepared. My original plan for the episode was a conversation with an avid Trump supporter. The hope was to have an open and honest chat with the goal of getting to the bottom of why this man supports someone that most

Soul Forge Podcast

Cultural Touchstones – Soul Forge Podcast 170

Moments that define a culture or a generation…these are our cultural touchstones. The term ‘cultural touchstone’ has been credited to Matthew Arnold in his 1880 piece “The Study of Poetry.” In short, Arnold suggested that in order to determine how much praise a new piece of poetry deserved, it should

Soul Forge 90 – The Best Guy She Knows

Are you the best guy she knows? Shawn’s best friend from university, Stephanie, comes for a visit and a chat about the old times. Steph tells Shawn why she thinks he is the best guy she knows. Stephanie came for a weekend visit and guest hosted on Shawn’s other show,

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