National Parks, Speaking so People Listen, Financial Failure, Decor Tricks, Storytelling, Mini Book Club, NASA Launch, Human Trafficking

National Parks Guide (0:00:00) According to a new survey from Market Watch, nearly 1 in 3 Americans are planning on taking a road trip this year due to the pandemic. Seems like a good way to get your summer trip in without going to a crowded airport. But where should you go on your next road adventure? Well as you know, we love our national parks, so we were thinking, “if everyone is going on a road trip anyway, why not make it a national park road trip?” Here to help us figure out which national park to go to, what our itinerary should be, and other travel ideas, is Joe Yogerst, National Geographic author of 100 Parks, 5000 Ideas. How to Speak So That People Listen (0:14:41) It’s probably something we’ve all experienced at one point or another: we’re in the middle of telling something to a friend or coworker when we realize that they aren’t listening to what we’re saying! Hopefully it’s just a one-time thing—maybe they were distracted by an important text or were lost in thought when we started talking—but sometimes we can feel unheard for a little while. Ultimately, it takes two people to successfully communicate, and as the adage goes, “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.” But have you ever wondered how you can maximize your own speaking and listening skills to improve your end of the conversation? (Or “encourage” the horse to drink, so-to-speak?) Julian Treasure is a sound expert who has spent years focusing on how we can be better listeners and speakers! He joins us today to help us learn how we can be more empathetic communicators and how we can speak so that others will want to listen to us. Being a Financial Failure (0:31:38) Money is power. However, when money isn’t used just right that power can feel like it’s pushing us down rather than forward. And it’s really annoying when it seems like we’re doing the best that we can, but it never seems like there’s enough funds for all the fun and responsible things we want to do in our lives. So, if things aren’t working out the way we