
Love Woolies, Science of Yawning, Make Your Bed, National Pancake Day, Laundry Love, Relationships with In-Laws
The Lisa Show - Season 1, Episode 402
- Feb 25, 2020 7:00 am
- 101:15
Love Woolies (0:00:00) Do you have a piece of clothing that, despite all the stains or holes you’ve put in it, you just can’t bring yourself to get rid of? Whether it be a shirt, skirt or sweater...our clothes have been with us through the most memorable times of life. It’s that same sentiment that makes it so tragic when we finally accept that they’re too worn to keep in our closet. But what if these used sweaters could be made beautiful again... recycled and remade into something else? Joining us today is Marcella Hill, owner of Love Woolies, a clothing brand that repurposes old sweaters into different products. But her story goes deeper than just repurposing old clothes. She reached out to us by our email, The Lisa Show at BYU dot EDU, because she felt inspired to share her story with us. The Science of Yawning (0:12:51) Yawning is one of those weird bodily functions that we don’t think much about. It just... happens. But have you noticed that when someone else yawns, you yawn too? What makes yawning so contagious? Science hasn’t come up with a definitive answer yet, but there is one psychologist who has some insights. We’ve invited Dr. Andrew Gallup, professor of evolutionary psychology and internationally-renowned yawning expert, onto the show today to teach us more. Make Your Bed (0:33:28) Making the bed is such a simple task, yet many of us still don’t make our beds even as adults. We wake up late, scarf down breakfast and rush to work... telling ourselves that the mere seconds it would take to pull up our sheets is time we don’t have. But this small morning task might have a much bigger impact than we realize. Our next guest believes it could even change the world. Admiral William H. McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral and the author of “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... And Maybe the World.” He joins us to share his simple tips that he believes will improve our lives. National Pancake Day (0:50:38) The age-old debate is whether pancakes or waffles are the best