These days I've been keen to write something, but then I thought, why would it matter? My words are going to be buried in gazillions of pages anyway.
Yet I really have something to share. A few things. If there's any one action taken by someone who see my words, then my opinion would finally manifest its destiny.
The first thing I'd like to share is podcast I've been listening to since the quarantine.
I usually finish 1 episode during shower.
1. Scott Galloway
The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway (2020)
A Conversation with Scott Galloway (2016)
Usually an episode is 1 hour and includes a monologue, an interview with a guest, office hours Q&A, and the algebra of happiness.
I've been following Professor Galloway (Stern, NYU) since my grad school years in Boston. He's a genius, funny, full of content.
There are only 3 episodes in his 2016 series. His new show was launched in March 2020 - new episode every Thursday.
In addition to marketing topics, business predictions (winners & losers), and the "Big Four" tech giants (Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple), he recently talks a lot about higher edution (higher ed) reform in this podcast and on CNN with Anderson Cooper.
2. Sam Harris
Making Sense with Sam Harris
While the full episode is exclusive for paid members, the free episode already shares a majority (often 1 hour) of content.
I came to know Sam Harris through episode 10 on The Prof G Show. His extremely calm voice and manner and the depth of his words prompted me to start listening. Sam Harris is a philosopher and author. His audience are likely white elite middle to upper class in the US. This is implicitly reflected in his content.
Usually an episode includes his conversation with a guest or, occasionally, his monologue.
His conversation is not conversational - meaning usually he and his guest talk in paragraphs with words you read in books but not talk in a chat. This challenges me to be focused so I can follow his thoughts. It's like listening to a philosopher - well, he is a philosopher.
The topics discussed are deep, including social economic issues, philosophical debates, reflection on current affairs, and more. His thinking, through the conversation, examines aspects of a topic, which really broadens my view of the topics.
I'm amazed by how he manages an interview (episode 212) with someone (a professor) whose publication critizes one of his episodes.
3. The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service
Each episode is about 30 minutes on a variety of topics and consists interviews or personal stories in different parts of the world.
I selectively listen to episodes which interest me. For example, Covid-19, life in quarantine, traveling, and a recent episode "DNA and me" published on July 14th.
4. Before Midnight
Language: Mandarin Chinese
A philosophical conversation between two young men in Taiwan, exploring various topics/aspects through their own life experiences. It's deep, healing, sometimes like a therapist session. I admire their courage to reveal this level of deep truth about themselves. Highly recommended.
5. William Wei (WeiBird)
韋禮安跟你鳥鳥天 Season 01
Language: Mandarin Chinese
WeiBirs is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. He went to the same department as me at university - we're 1 year apart.
He began this podcast also in March 2020 - mostly interviews with music industry influencers in Taiwan.
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今年一直很想重新寫文章，但一直拖著。想寫的時候會反問自己，寫了有什麼用？也不過是網路上千萬網站裡又一張網頁而已。
可是有很多時候，很想紀錄什麼，很想跟這個世界分享什麼。如果有一個人因為看了我的文章而做了一個小改變，那我的思考就能真正活一次了。
首先寫最近聽的podcast，台灣好像翻成『播客』？其實就是非現場直播的廣播節目。從三月隔離開始聽一些廣播，通常邊洗澡邊聽剛好一集。
1. Scott Galloway
The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway (2020)
A Conversation with Scott Galloway (2016)
這位鼎鼎有名的紐約大學商學院教授新推出廣播節目。我從在波士頓念行銷研究所的時候就開始追他的YouTube。
通常一集有獨白、訪談一位來賓、問答時間、還有新的小橋段『快樂的方程式（？）』。一集約一小時。2020年的新節目從三月開始每週四出一集。2016年的舊節目只有三集。
一樣風趣幽默的內容，很適合練英文聽力。
除了一直以來的行銷、商業話題、科技四大龍頭（谷歌、亞馬遜、臉書、蘋果），他最近經常討論美國高等教育改革，還上CNN跟安德森酷伯聊這個。
2. Sam Harris
Making Sense with Sam Harris
第十集The Prof G Show的來賓是Sam Harris，一位美國哲學家、作家、神經科學家。他的聲音非常平靜，講話很有內涵，我聽一集他自己的廣播節目就成了忠實聽眾。
一集通常一小時，全程訪問只有到他網站才能付費收聽，但一小時就非常充實。他和他的來賓深度討論話題的時候，通常講一句話可以講一分鐘以上才斷句，要非常專注才能跟得上他的思考，練英文聽力有難度，有些用字艱深（書裡才會出現的寫作用詞）我偶爾聽不懂。
他的話題非常硬，涵蓋社會經濟問題、哲學概念、時事分析，他通常從不同層面討論一個主題，我覺得對我的思考和價值觀有幫助。
他的聽眾大多是美國中高社會階級的白人（跟他一樣）。他的訪談方式跟氣度值得學習，第212集他訪問一位公開批評他某一集節目的教授，很難跟一個批評自己的人心平靜氣地討論一個困難的話題長達一個小時以上吧，他就做到了。
3. The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service
BBC世界的廣播節目，每集約30分鐘，話題多樣，通常是訪問世界各地的人，或是某個主講人的個人故事。因為集數非常多，我通常只挑有興趣的，像是冠狀病毒、隔離期間的生活、旅遊，最近有一集討論DNA很有趣（2020-07-14）。
4. Before Midnight
韋禮安跟你鳥鳥天 Season 01
韋禮安，創作歌手大家應該都認識。他是我大學同系大一屆的學長，一直以來默默關注他，沒想到今年竟然也開了廣播節目。從批踢踢（其實還在用）到podcast，默默感嘆歲月如梭科技進步啊。
以上。
韋禮安跟你鳥鳥天 Season 01
Language: Mandarin Chinese
WeiBirs is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. He went to the same department as me at university - we're 1 year apart.
He began this podcast also in March 2020 - mostly interviews with music industry influencers in Taiwan.
_________________________________________________________________________________
今年一直很想重新寫文章，但一直拖著。想寫的時候會反問自己，寫了有什麼用？也不過是網路上千萬網站裡又一張網頁而已。
可是有很多時候，很想紀錄什麼，很想跟這個世界分享什麼。如果有一個人因為看了我的文章而做了一個小改變，那我的思考就能真正活一次了。
首先寫最近聽的podcast，台灣好像翻成『播客』？其實就是非現場直播的廣播節目。從三月隔離開始聽一些廣播，通常邊洗澡邊聽剛好一集。
1. Scott Galloway
The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway (2020)
A Conversation with Scott Galloway (2016)
這位鼎鼎有名的紐約大學商學院教授新推出廣播節目。我從在波士頓念行銷研究所的時候就開始追他的YouTube。
通常一集有獨白、訪談一位來賓、問答時間、還有新的小橋段『快樂的方程式（？）』。一集約一小時。2020年的新節目從三月開始每週四出一集。2016年的舊節目只有三集。
一樣風趣幽默的內容，很適合練英文聽力。
除了一直以來的行銷、商業話題、科技四大龍頭（谷歌、亞馬遜、臉書、蘋果），他最近經常討論美國高等教育改革，還上CNN跟安德森酷伯聊這個。
2. Sam Harris
Making Sense with Sam Harris
第十集The Prof G Show的來賓是Sam Harris，一位美國哲學家、作家、神經科學家。他的聲音非常平靜，講話很有內涵，我聽一集他自己的廣播節目就成了忠實聽眾。
一集通常一小時，全程訪問只有到他網站才能付費收聽，但一小時就非常充實。他和他的來賓深度討論話題的時候，通常講一句話可以講一分鐘以上才斷句，要非常專注才能跟得上他的思考，練英文聽力有難度，有些用字艱深（書裡才會出現的寫作用詞）我偶爾聽不懂。
他的話題非常硬，涵蓋社會經濟問題、哲學概念、時事分析，他通常從不同層面討論一個主題，我覺得對我的思考和價值觀有幫助。
他的聽眾大多是美國中高社會階級的白人（跟他一樣）。他的訪談方式跟氣度值得學習，第212集他訪問一位公開批評他某一集節目的教授，很難跟一個批評自己的人心平靜氣地討論一個困難的話題長達一個小時以上吧，他就做到了。
3. The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service
BBC世界的廣播節目，每集約30分鐘，話題多樣，通常是訪問世界各地的人，或是某個主講人的個人故事。因為集數非常多，我通常只挑有興趣的，像是冠狀病毒、隔離期間的生活、旅遊，最近有一集討論DNA很有趣（2020-07-14）。
4. Before Midnight
朋友推薦的深談廣播，第一次聽的是Ep.12 用一生來療癒童年，立刻被談話內容的深度驚艷，不是沒準備的閒聊，更像是哲學性思考問題邏輯加上自身經驗的探索。能夠公開深度剖析自己，是一件非常勇敢的行為。大推。
講到Ep.12，雖然今年的韓劇『雖然是精神病但沒關係』( It's Okay to not be Okay) 也引用心理學家阿德勒說：『幸運的人用童年治癒一生，不幸的人用一生治癒童年。』，我完全找不到這句話的英譯或出處。可能這是中文翻譯他的思想的概要，不是他直接說過的名言。這麼說來，這位不知名的譯者算是非常成功。
5. William Wei (WeiBird)
韋禮安跟你鳥鳥天 Season 01
韋禮安，創作歌手大家應該都認識。他是我大學同系大一屆的學長，一直以來默默關注他，沒想到今年竟然也開了廣播節目。從批踢踢（其實還在用）到podcast，默默感嘆歲月如梭科技進步啊。