

The Armen Show
Armen Shirvanian
Science + Technology Podcast for the Lifelong Learner
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Dec 2, 2017 • 12min
32: World Cup Draw, Predicted Victories, And Country Discussion
World Cup 2018 is coming next year, and the draw for the team groups happened. They are 8 groups of 4 countries each. In this episode, I discussed:
the countries involved in the groups
stories I knew of that related to the countries
things about soccer as a sport
my guesses on who would win each group
Onward to great soccer and competition mid-2018. Also, I’d like to point out that there are 32 teams in the World Cup, and this was episode 32 of The Armen Show~

Dec 1, 2017 • 18min
31: Discussing Concepts In Jay-Z New York Times Conversation Video
This episode is discussion about life concepts presented by Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) in his discussion with Dean Baquet of The New York Times, as seen/heard in this Youtube video. This video/audio had concepts about people, vulnerability, truth, fear, pain, compassion, helping, challenging, having a dialogue, and more.
All the times links are to that time in the video, so you can hear him talk about the concepts himself if so desired.
2:57 – goal to live life through your abilities, not to be successful/famous
9:31 – having a dialog about a thing is necessary, it happened regardless of if talked about or not (what you reveal you heal)
11:15 – Jay-Z doesn’t feel racism until when he challenges the status quo – life shows its cards when you challenge it
12:46 – everything is connected
13:37 – people on streets asking “what you lookin’ at” because caused fight because person being seen in pain and responding like “oh you see me”
19:11 – “I love people” “I want what’s best for people” “without people being rich would be very boring” “then what do you do”
20:20 – strongest thing person can do is be vulnerable with their feelings, not guarded
21:30 – can’t expose all truths until people around are ready, and they have their truths too
25:04 – it’s not about being in the white hot space, it’s really small, but it’s about finding the truth, it’s about the forever
27:16 – obligation to further the conversation, it’s okay to be smart
29:44 – you don’t turn your back on the community that uplifted you or your time is out
32:35 – Kanye is a compassionate person – a lot of times you get in trouble trying to help others
34:12 – the best place is right in the middle of the pain, and it’s uncomfortable, most people don’t want to look inside themselves, and so they walk away
I always enjoy conceptual discussion and understanding. If depth is there, I am usually there. Hope you enjoyed episode 31.

Dec 1, 2017 • 7min
30: Not Taking Things Too Seriously
What do we have in store in this last episode of November, episode 30 on November 30, with 10 days in a row of podcasts?
discussion about not taking things too seriously
giving weight only where it is fitting
talk on Christmas tree lightings and their representation
some description of my December goals as posted online
Onward we go~

Nov 30, 2017 • 9min
29: Focusing Through Variety, And Some Non-Conceptual Discussion
Threw in some variety in this here episode #29 on November 29th. In this episode that I recorded in a car, we have:
focusing in the face of variety and distraction
keeping to a plan you have set
discussion about cars and people walking by while I recorded this
some talk about colors and non-conceptual material
Wednesday was a great day and we move towards December soon. I’m on chapter 11 of Behave so an upcoming episode will include content on chapters 9 through 12.

Nov 29, 2017 • 8min
28: High And Low Energy Times, Products, And Peoples’ Wants
This here is episode 28, on the 28th, with topics of discussion including:
high and low energy times in society
being efficient with when things are best for doing
using the products you have while you have them
matching what people want
The Armen Show is rolling out of the year in a booming style, with a flowing sense of direction~

Nov 28, 2017 • 6min
27: Creating Ways To Say Yes That Work For You
The world hands you chances to say yes, but it doesn’t always fit how you do things. Here I talk about an example of how you can.
saying yes and suiting it to yourself
how chef Morimoto did it with a ketchup example
adjusting to life like evolution already exemplifies
side discussion of my book discussion in social media
Here is a link to the video I commented about in this episode:
On the Art and Practice of Sushi: The Sushi Chef with Masaharu Morimoto

Nov 26, 2017 • 6min
26: Consistent Effort And Not Acting On Fear
Episode 26 is up on November 26th, and this one is about two main topics, and some side commentary:
consistent effort and its associated habits
the things that come on the side of regular activity
not giving in to fearful decision stoppage
why acting in fear is a great universal test
some discussion about episodes
Glad to have you on the team~

Nov 26, 2017 • 23min
25: Josh Sussman | Acting, Socializing, Movies, And Food
Episode 25 of The Armen Show, being posted on November 25th(continuing the matching day trend of the past few days) includes a guest who is actor Josh Sussman. Josh is full of life and a warm nature. We went over many things, including:
acting he has done over many years since he was 9
how we met, and how socializing involving risk-taking can be great
movies Josh has enjoyed watching
foods of interest and that Josh has enjoyed eating
various banter between us as we relate
Shout outs to Josh for taking part~. As mentioned in the episode, here are links to Josh’s various social media:
Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | IMDb

Nov 25, 2017 • 12min
24: Descriptions Of Some People I Follow On Twitter
Here comes episode 24 on November 24th, and it is about some of the people I follow on Twitter. I wanted to go over who they are and why I check their stuff.
Richard Dawkins – views on biology and evolution
Scott H. Young – writing articles since 2006 on personal development and learning
Demetri Martin – comedian with deadpan humor and wit to form
Daniel Goleman – scientist/author of books on intelligence and social nature
Robert Greene – author of key books on power and strategy
Elon Musk – businessman who runs companies and gets details implemented
And for those who want to follow my content on Twitter, I am @Armen on there.

Nov 24, 2017 • 7min
23: Thanksgiving And The Things You Do
Happy Thanksgiving folks. Here I do a little talk about the day, and holidays in general.
Thanksgiving and the time off
using it for something like reflection
the habits you can build over time
little mentions about my hike
Thanks for listening and look out for more~


