

The Armen Show
Armen Shirvanian
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Dec 1, 2018 • 54min
194: Nelson | Rule Testing, Social Engineering, Strategy, Honesty And Confidence
Nelson on the show, family member to past guests Alex and Christi
Nelson was on the previous podcast I ran called That Guy Named Armen
we talked about truthfulness and strategy
lying as it relates to social manipulation and what it means
why you would want to check the rules of society
what value there is in leaving things as they are, versus agitating or playing with the social/rule-based framework we live in
some discussion about where the world is headed, or currently at
glad to have Nelson on the show

Nov 21, 2018 • 35min
192: Eve Mutso And Mary Mullen | Dancing, Choreography, Performance, And Working Together
welcome first-time guest dancer and choreographer Eve Mutso to the show~
return guest Mary Mullen is on this show with Eve as well
Eve from Estonia does great forms of dancing and choreography with various productions
she has worked with people of different physical abilities, complementing their styles with her own
she is friends with Mary, who has also designed clothing for her to wear during performance, as Mary handles costume design
Eve spreads kindness and an open-mindedness to the world
we discussed her upcoming goals in the performance space, and some features about people she and Mary resonate with
glad to have Eve and Mary on the show

Nov 17, 2018 • 1h 43min
190: Angelix | Knowing Self, Being Connected, Expression, And Transformation
welcome Angelix to episode 190 of the show
the numbers 1 and 9 are big in her being, and they are in 190 as well
we talked about a variety of topics in the more abstract category
these are ones about your internal state, and how you express yourself
we went over some details about what holds people back, or how their internal vision is a continuous block
we brought up Jim Carrey and the way his discussions are not stifled
the ways that we manifest things we are looking for in this world where we all connected as part of a collective
how a person can find their way to live less out of fear
a fun light-hearted episode with a lot of material for the internal
there is some rap and singing in this one
glad to have Angelix on the show~

Nov 16, 2018 • 11min
189: Ren Barlow | Melbourne Opera, Literacy Advocacy, And Protecting Your Energy
welcome Ren Barlow from Australia to episode 189 of the show
this one was recorded on my phone outside a restaurant in Beverly Hills, so the quality is a bit more phone quality with some background sounds from people
the associated video for this episode will be at this link
she has done work for Melbourne Opera, and done various singing gigs
one of her large pushes is for improvement in literacy for children, with literacy being the way for them to grow from their environment
she also illustrates children’s books
we talked about the importance of protecting your energy and being kind
a bit as well about books and a book recommendation
glad to have had her~

Nov 9, 2018 • 37min
188: Farnoosh Brock | The Serving Mindset, Life Coaching, Juicing, And Yoga
welcome guest Farnoosh to episode 188 of the show~
I met Farnoosh early on in the blogging days, with her site Prolific Living
From her bio, “Farnoosh Brock went from electrical engineer and rising leader at a Fortune 100 to business coach, entrepreneur and CEO of her company, which she runs today with her husband. In her coaching work, she shows business owners, professionals, entreprenuers and leaders to choose serving over selling in order to build deep trust with their customers and profitable sustainable businesses for their employees and the future. In addition to her latest book, The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business (2018), she is the creator of Crack the Code to Get Promoted, an advancement leadership course for corporate professionals as well as the author of The Healthy Juicer’s Bible (2013), The Healthy Smoothie Bible (2014), and The Big Book of Healing Drinks (2019). Find out more at www.farnooshbrock.com.”
we discussed her book that released November 6th, called The Serving Mindset, which is about being of service to build your business instead of attempting to sell to grow it
knowing about objections from customers, and your own pricing, is very important to maintaining and building your business
some topics about sales and value were included
we also covered bits on juicing and her yoga practice
glad to have her on the show~

Nov 2, 2018 • 48min
187: Melissa Souza | Celebrity Styling, Clients, Personality, And Kindness
welcome celebrity stylist Melissa Souza to the show on episode 187
from her bio, she “is an established celebrity, editorial, and commercial stylist, and is the owner/founder of Haven Street Style Studio”
we talked about a variety of topics including her abilities and skills
discussed fashion and our time at Los Angeles fashion week, including some of the shows she liked
a bit about personality and features of Melissa’s
there was some material about kindness and its value in public discourse
her assistant Charmina joined in with a message about how to conduct onesself in life
You can find her material on her website
glad to have her on the show~

Oct 31, 2018 • 10min
186: Jackfruit Effort, Doing Things Yourself, And Halloween Festivity
welcome to the episode known as #186
the topic of putting effort to open jackfruit
it’s not easy to eat like a banana, but worth it, like life
you get value out of trying things yourself
there are those moments of high effort where time stops
the more of these you work with, the better prepared you are
life is not light, and your ability to respond is key
Halloween is here and many will dress up and be creative
festivities in West Hollywood and across the lands
P.S. – guest post by Gary on the blog

Oct 15, 2018 • 57min
185: Lara Zvirbulis: Mental Health, Improv And People Connection
Zvirby up in the building for episode 185
we went over the topic of mental health and concern for others
La talked about her helping of homeless people
She had made a care package for an individual she will find~
La has done improv and performs regularly
we tried doing an improv bit together but I am more about doing comedy improvically, which is different
discussed connection of people, and how we can reach out to others
we went over books we know of, and she liked You Are A Badass as well
glad to have La Zvirby on the show

Oct 12, 2018 • 11min
184: The Return Of Los Angeles Fashion Week, And The People
Los Angeles Fashion Week is upon the Majestic Downtown in LA
The event continues its tradition of bringing together fashion, styles, models, designers, art, and people
I have seen some key individuals at the event including painter Crystal from episode 135 of the show
As well, Robby of future episode number ? had set up the event once more with assistance from others
Dancer and model Rayna from episode 140 up in the place and brought the flair
I like seeing people and meeting new people
I met another individual also named Crystal
May the fashion week continue to go smoothly with stylish shows of people with thematic ensembles

Oct 6, 2018 • 10min
183: One Year Of The Armen Show
hello and welcome to episode to episode 183 of the show
it has been one year since I started the podcast on October 6, 2018
it is good to signify changing moments in time
we have had many guests and topics and series of discussions
on the way is continued science, guests, and happenings
there may be a more structured form of the show to happen
we look at making our own building among the other ones
glad to have had you all listening and joining thus far
to more~


