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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Unramblings episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Unramblings for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Unramblings episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
A Christmas Carol (with Muppets!)
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12/18/19 • 81 min
Charlyn and Mark discuss capitalism, empathy, and spontaneous deliveries of unreasonably-sized turkeys in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and "The Muppets Christmas Carol."
Show notes:
You can read the entirety of "A Christmas Carol" here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm
The Shining
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11/08/19 • 100 min
In the first episode of Unramblings, Charlyn and Mark discuss Stephen King's novel "The Shining," the adaptation to film by Stanley Kubrick, and Hallorann's snowcat delivery service.
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Show Notes:
And That's Why We Drink - https://www.andthatswhywedrink.com/
Inside Out
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02/10/21 • 78 min
We’re taking a break with this pre-recorded episode. In October 2020, we indulged in a re-watch and discussion of the comforting, but also emotionally complex Pixar film. Charlyn, in particular, loves this movie. We hope you enjoy our (mostly Charlyn’s) appreciative acknowledgement of the many references to real-life brain anatomy, neural processes, and childhood development, and reminiscences from our childhoods relevant to Inside Out.
Music is by Mike Bassington. You can find more of his work here: https://www.facebook.com/Mikebassingtonmusic and on SoundCloud, here: https://rb.gy/gskbce
Check out our videos at the Unramblings YouTube channel. Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod, and on our website at FaefyxCollington.com/Unramblings. Email us with feedback, questions, and suggestions at [email protected]. Get Unramblings merch at Redbubble. Continue the conversation on social media with #Unramblings!
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Show Notes:
Inside Out's Take on the Brain: A Neuroscientist's Perspective - Dr. Blake Porter An excellent breakdown of the accuracy and artistic license regarding the brain and neuroscience in Inside Out.
Universal Emotions - Paul Ekman Group
Stages of Memory - Simply Psychology
Popular Science - Your memories are less accurate than you think
An extreme case of healthy insomnia [Abstract] – Study of a woman who was perfectly fine on an average of 1 hour of sleep per night
The Enchanted World of Sleep - Peretz Lavie – Excellent and entertaining book on sleep
Why do we dream - Very Well Mind – Breakdown of the different theories on why we dream
Time to rethink teeth - Sapiens – Article on tooth enamel, tooth formation, and human diversity; references the rings in teeth that are made around birth.
Pre-Ramble - Escapist(?) Fiction
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09/23/21 • 22 min
This was originally a Patreon-exclusive episode, but we're now making it available to everyone as a sampling of what we do on our Patreon, and because we really loved this conversation! Get more content like this right now by signing up here!
Before getting into our conversation on Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep," we took a few minutes to discuss "escapist fiction" as a term, how and why it's used in our society, and what we think about that.
The Big Sleep
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01/09/20 • 117 min
Charlyn and Mark talk through Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep” and the birth of the hardboiled detective. Here they dwell on corruption, moral vs. ethical vs. legal, the power of wealth, and forgetting to have all of your corpses properly accounted for.
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Show Notes:
Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light On Moral Decision-Making
Neural Basis of Rationalization
Raymond Chandler’s Ten Commandments for Writing a Detective Novel
Veronica Mars
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01/15/20 • 120 min
Charlyn and Mark get into what they love and what they hate about the Veronica Mars TV series. Highlights include: why you shouldn’t want to be Veronica; praising a character arc that goes from “shitbag homme fatal” to decent human being; Mark throwing some shade, and Charlyn providing our most extensive content warning to date!
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Show Notes:
01/01/20 • 108 min
In this week’s episode, Charlyn and Mark discuss the hazy cosmic jive of David Bowie’s “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.” Topics include alien language barriers, the nature of celebrity, and why you shouldn’t drink before a public toast.
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Show Notes:
No Notes this week.
The Mandalorian (Season 1)
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01/22/20 • 96 min
We hope you enjoy our rambling about why The Mandalorian is basically an escort quest, storytelling with a faceless protagonist, and what it means to be a Mandalorian. If you’ve been missing our chats about toxic masculinity and colonialism, you’re in luck!
Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod, and on our website at MarkCollington.com/Unramblings. Email us with feedback and questions at [email protected]. Continue the conversation on social media with #Unramblings!
If you enjoy our show, please rate and subscribe wherever you listen (especially if that place is Apple Podcasts).
Show Notes:
There are a couple of places in this episode that sound different from the rest. This is because we ended up recording in two sessions and then cutting some of our later conversation into places earlier in the episode where they made more sense. The transitions are not perfect, but we hope they are not too jarring.
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Abstract of Mehrabian & Ferris' 1967 article
Communication is 93% Nonverbal: An Urban Legend Proliferates
TL; DR: Essentially, the results of a 1967 study by Dr. Mehrabian at UCLA has been oversimplified and misrepresented in later articles, textbooks, and media. The study focused on communication of emotions and feelings, and was not in any way stating that word choice only conveys 7% of a message’s meaning.
The Five Love Languages by Chapman (Wikipedia)
Results of this 2019 study suggest that the love languages in Chapman’s book match human behaviors used to maintain relationships.
There Are Only Two Shakers Left in the World
The celibate religious group referenced is the Shakers. They are not Anabaptists, as was erroneously implied in the podcast; they just have a decent amount in common with Anabaptists.
Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn
Nonprofit organization behind the (now phased-out) ‘My Strength’ campaign, who continue to work on ending gender-based violence by promoting healthy masculinity with public education campaigns, mentoring programs, and youth development.
What we know about the mysterious new lightsaber in The Mandalorian (Polygon)
Explains the history of the Darksaber.
[Video] The Great Star Wars Ice Cream Conspiracy (SuperCarlinBrothers)
Explains the whole ‘camtono’ thing.
The Mandalorian episode 3 answers one of Star Wars fans’ oldest questions (Polygon)
Explains the whole ‘camtono’ thing.
Hamilton Beach 68330N Automatic Ice Cream Maker, 4 quart, White
Make your own camtono prop. Or ice cream. You decide!
Avatar: The Last Airbender
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07/01/20 • 125 min
We’re jumping on the bandwagon! This week we’re talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender. And it is actually a lighter episode this time, finally... We talk about the show’s messages around the value of diverse perspectives, the cost of divorcing yourself from the world, and Fire Nation exceptionalism. And of course, it wouldn’t be an episode of Unramblings without conversations about sexism and intergenerational dysfunction!
Find us on Facebook and Instagram at Unramblings, on Twitter at @UnramblingsPod, and on our website at MarkCollington.com/Unramblings. Email us with feedback, questions, and suggestions at [email protected]. Continue the conversation on social media with #Unramblings!
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Show Notes:
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) - Bodhisattva
Wikipedia - White Lotus – Apparently, the White Lotus Society was an actual secret society that inspired multiple rebellions in imperial China
Behavioral Scientist - How Couples Share Cognitive Load and Why It Matters
Harper's Bazaar - Women Aren't Nags, We're Just Fed Up – Emotional labor is the unpaid job men still don’t understand
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FAQ
How many episodes does Unramblings have?
Unramblings currently has 47 episodes available.
What topics does Unramblings cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Books, Arts and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on Unramblings?
The episode title 'Steven Universe (Part 1)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Unramblings?
The average episode length on Unramblings is 84 minutes.
How often are episodes of Unramblings released?
Episodes of Unramblings are typically released every 8 days, 12 hours.
When was the first episode of Unramblings?
The first episode of Unramblings was released on Nov 8, 2019.
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