Ink & Spine

SHOW NOTES The close of David and Goliath (Chapters 7 to 9), and an invitation to retire the underdog. Instead of the book's examples, two of my own: Serena Williams at Indian Wells, and Angie Nixon's run for US Senate in Florida. 00:00 Welcome 00:34 Chapters 1-6 recap 03:19 Experiments, commitments, evidence over affirmation 06:07 Chapters 7 to 9 summary 07:12 Serena Williams at Indian...

Thanks for listening and subscribing. Care note: this episode discusses childhood abuse and trauma. To go straight to the book, skip to 09:33. If you're struggling or thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8 (Canada and the US), any time, day or night. Part Two of Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath, Chapters 4 to 6: compensation learning, desirable difficulty, and the true story behi...

Season 2 opens in the Valley of Elah with Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath , Part One. A shepherd’s sling, twelve-year-old girls running a full-court press, a Connecticut golf course, and the Impressionists hanging their own walls in 1874. An episode on playing the cards you’ve been dealt, and seeing their unique advantages. SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening and subscribing. CHAPTERS 00:00 Co...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening and subscribing. FEATURED SWEETNESS SAQUON (2025), dir. Alex Pappas, NFL Films: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0I35E72TVN16B74DMYNX7E9EQ9 MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 What Happened to You?, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry: https://www.amazon.com/W...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening and subscribing. FEATURED SWEETNESS Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama: https://amzn.to/44zoVRA   Image Credit: Lisa Jack, 1980 Podcast music: Colin Carbonera SLOW LISTEN Slow Listen Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=0e96f452d8ca4f43 SWEET REMINDERS Nolan Wells GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-nolan-x...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening and subscribing. FEATURED SWEETNESS Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama: https://amzn.to/44zoVRA   Image Credit: Lisa Jack, 1980 Podcast music: Colin Carbonera SLOW LISTEN Slow Listen Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=0e96f452d8ca4f43 SWEET REMINDERS Nolan Wells GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-nolan-x...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening, watching, and subscribing!  Watch the calming visualizer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aMIR6Kc68wQ?si=67DDHWhZjXpoel7J FEATURED SWEETNESS Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama: https://amzn.to/44zoVRA   Image Credit: Lisa Jack, 1980 SLOW LISTEN Slow Listen Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=0e96f452d8ca4f43 SWEET REMINDERS Nolan...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening, watching, and subscribing!  Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_QWX0cV1LoY FEATURED SWEETNESS Dreams from My Father   by Barack Obama: https://amzn.to/44zoVRA   Image Credit: Lisa Jack, 1980 SLOW LISTEN Slow Listen Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=0e96f452d8ca4f43 SWEET REMINDERS Cristiano Ronaldo Bismillah: https...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening, watching, and subscribing!  Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/P9DbEPxM4C0 FEATURED SWEETNESS Mississippi Masala (1991, dir. Mira Nair): https://www.justwatch.com/ca/movie/mississippi-masala NEXT WEEK'S FEATURED SWEETNESS Dreams from My Father   by Barack Obama: https://amzn.to/44zoVRA   SLOW LISTEN Slow Listen Playlist: https://open.spotify.com...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening, watching, and subscribing! FEATURED SWEETNESS Start With Yourself by Emma Grede: https://amzn.to/3SSf2fb Painted by Esther: https://www.instagram.com/paintedbyesther/?hl=en Emma Grede + Patrick Ta: https://youtu.be/ZDx9PnKsvYs?si=XRjGq4UCIHxmzoEz SLOW LISTEN Ink & Spine Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=2d68653cf24a4f65 Ju...

SHOW NOTES Thank you for listening, watching, and subscribing! FEATURED SWEETNESS Start With Yourself by Emma Grede: https://amzn.to/43C5asj Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (referenced) Emma Grede on She's So Lucky podcast: https://youtu.be/oma_Hz85a0s?si=1G94n0eFIvn3USTg SLOW LISTEN Ink & Spine Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37eRVB6i7cDAhNF2rZHJUz?si=ce21d3...

Welcome to Ink & Spine.  A space between words and sound. A little pocket of sweetness amidst the heaviness that surrounds. Join me every Friday to slowly savour books, films, music, and the mediums in between.  See you soon, Sweetness 🤎