Episodes
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Matt discusses the fear of falling in love
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Many of us openly desire the concept of being in love and having that love mutually returned. However, oftentimes when actual love creeps into our presence we have this feeling of uncertainty and fear. Why are we afraid? Have any of you experienced what I am mentioning? If so, how do you reconcile these feelings?
Sources:
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Matt’s appreciation of a song. ”Magic Man” by Heart
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
How many of you have made life altering decisions based on the charisma of another individual? During the pandemic, I bought a subscription to Amazon Kindle. This allowed me to read many books that I would have otherwise not found. Through this subscription, I was able to read many memoirs written by women who left dangerous cults. Some of these authors were born into cults, others joined when they were adults typically during a time where they were in vulnerable positions (substance abuse, financial distress, in a relationship stagmire). The common theme in all of these situations is the power of patriarchal magnetism. They are drawn by this power and charm, only later to discover that the male figurehead is truly just a narcissist who thrives on power and focuses solely on his own selfish desires. This type of experience isn’t solely exemplified in escaping a dangerous cult. One can also find a bazillion examples of how all of us have been drawn to individuals who have powerful qualities we admire, only to figure out later down the road that this mystical charm wears off after a while exposing a deeply flawed figure who is unhealthy for us to be around.
Sources:
Behind the Song: Heart’s Ann Wilson Looks Back on “Magic Man” https://americansongwriter.com/heart-ann-wilson-magic-man-behind-the-song/ Uitti, Jacob. 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Man
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Matt discusses the fear of rejection in dating
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Monday Jun 19, 2023
Rejection, though many of us accept it well, never feels particularly great. How many of you don't ask a person out due to fear of hearing the word "no"?
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Puzzle Show #2
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Words that rhyme:
A public road in a city or town that is hopping to a musical rhythm
What an injured specific aircraft feels
Running suddenly resulting in flatulence
A large shopping center that sells continuous vertical structures
A stringed weapon enemy
A line or ridge produced on a ripped portion of cloth or paper
A storage container for thumbtacks
The trivia game:
What is the common theme? Hint: My face isn’t sunburned
A) What is the central part of a wheel, rotating on or with the axle?
Bon Scott (the deceased original singer of AC/DC) stated that he believes these big things should be held every night?
What is the name of a place where swine are often kept? Also a nickname for places of incarceration.
What was the name of the last number one single Jim Croce had?
What is the common theme? Hint: “I am the ultimate deputy”
B) (Anagrams of names)
Malaria Shark
Emcee Pink
Bugger Hose
Watermelon Lad
Playing and combining with movie titles (Plug for tattoo squid)
A Mel Brooks science fiction movie combined with a 1989 Jerry Lee Lewis biopic. Remove one word from the second title.
These movies both came out in 2019 and were nominated for best picture. The first is a competitive race car movie starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale. Remove the second word from the title. Combine this with a Todd Phillips directed movie starring Joaquin Phoenix.
A 1937 animated Disney classic movie. Remove the last two words from the title. Combine this with the title of 2004 Pixar superhero movie
Feel free to submit your answers via my Twitter page https://twitter.com/Mat3571 or email me at matth3571@gmail.com
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Matt discusses the concept of ”Nobody is interested!”
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
How many of you experienced something like the following: You are interested in someone. Perhaps you even went out on a couple of dates. The person decides not to continue dating you and isn't clear as to why. Then, on social media they state they are currently not dating because, "No one is interested." which isn’t true as you are indeed interested in them. If this has happened to you, how does such an experience make you feel?
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Matt talks with Micah
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Matt talks with his youngest child. Micah will be graduating in 5 days. The last time Micah appeared on this podcast he was Mollie.
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Matt talks about types of intimacy
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
According to mindbodygreen.com, there are 5 Types of Intimacy: Physical, Emotional, Intellectual, Experiential, and Spiritual. My question to all of you, is it possible to get all five from one person?
A later edit: If this is difficult (or nearly impossible to achieve) how ethical is it to try to experience all 5 with more than one person?
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/types-of-intimacy-besides-sex
Monday May 29, 2023
Matt asks: Who is happy being single?
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Matt posted the following on social media:
I have been divorced now for a little more than three years. I am currently not dating anyone. I am truly unattached and feeling relatively happy with my life; happier than I have been for a while. How many of you feel this way and why?
He reads responses and provides his own thoughts.
Monday May 29, 2023
Matt’s appreciation of a song ”Black Number 1” by Type O Negative
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Hair dye is an interesting concept. In the 80s, I remember asking how President Reagan (in his 70s at the time) did not have gray hair. It was explained to me that he dyed his hair. I remember around the same time seeing a high school female student in the cafeteria with green hair. My 3rd grade compadres and I laughed hysterically which led to a lecture from our teacher. Nowadays, coloring one's hair is highly commonplace. We notice, but tend not to judge. It is as commonplace as seeing one eat a triple quarter pounder meal at McDonald’s. Meaning, I hope you are enjoying that experience but I would need a paramedic close by if this were my lunch du jour.
This brings me to my song analysis of the day; “Black No. 1: by Type O’ Negative. I remember listening to this song, in the summer of 1997, while playing cards with my love interest at the time in my bachelor pad on Monhegan Island. I had heard the song before, but didn’t begin to truly appreciate it until then. There was something about my girlfriend singing along to it that really stuck and it is a pleasant memory for me. It wasn’t until many years later that I revisited the tune. The year would have been 2019. I had switched jobs and I was recently separated from my wife. One day during this time, I thought about that experience in 1997 but couldn’t remember the name of the song (I did remember it was done by Type O Negative). After about a minute of searching, I found it. What I go back to, when I listen, is the 11:00 minute album version (I have shared the YouTube link in the notes).
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_No._1_(Little_Miss_Scare-All)
Sunday May 21, 2023
Matt’s MRT Spoken Word Show
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
Matt’s first ever spoken word show which took place on May 20, 2023 at Marsh River Theater in Brooks, ME. Show focuses on stories from his youth.