Soapbox Daily

This Podcast may have come to a close, but the journey doesn’t stop here! This podcast was all about thought-provoking conversations, unapologetic honesty, and advocating for a better world. Though this chapter has ended, bigger and better projects are on the horizon, and you can find them all at http://www.themadmorgan.com . Stay tuned for new adventures, stories, and ideas as we continue pushing...

Listen to this Episode as it is Mad Morgan’s closing round up since the show launched. No further shows planned for Soapbox Daily beyond this point (pending listener response). Everything explained in todays episode. Thank you for your support over the last 200 episodes. – This is our topic for todays episode. Please share your views on our Twitter page @ https://twitter.com/MadSoapbox...

At its core, social justice is about creating a society that is fair and equitable for everyone, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or socioeconomic status. It’s about addressing the root causes of inequality and working to dismantle the systems that perpetuate it. This can involve a wide range of efforts, including policy changes, grassroots activism, and community orga...

We all know that one person that claims to be an excellent driver – until you get in their car, of course. While it may be hard to gain the courage to tell someone that their driving is, well, not great… We believe we have found a solution that can get someone to realize how dangerous they can be on the roads. – According to Insure.com, 87% of bad drivers believe that it is okay to spe...

Cryptocurrency is one of the most hotly debated global financial topics today. In 2013, Forbes named Bitcoin (BTC) the year’s best investment. In 2014, Bloomberg countered with its proclamation of Bitcoin being the year’s worst investment. From the early days of the FBI shutting down the dark-net black market to the Securities and Exchange Commission approving ProShares Bitcoin Strateg...

There is very little in this world that you can control. You cannot control other people, you can’t control what others think of you, you can’t control what decisions other people make and you can’t control how other people think. You can, however, control what you choose to say and you should choose your words very carefully. – When you tell someone that you are going to do something, you s...

“Artificial Intelligence and You!” is a thought-provoking episode that delves into the potential concerns of AI and its impact on society. From privacy and ethics to job displacement and biased algorithms, our discussion will shed light on the challenges and risks associated with AI. Tune in to gain a better understanding of the implications of this rapidly evolving technology. –...

Self-talk is the act of talking to yourself either aloud or mentally. No matter good or bad, these are the messages that you are telling yourself all day long about yourself. – The messages you tell yourself will encourage and motivate you, or they will limit you because they are negative. – This is our topic for todays episode. Please share your views on our Twitter page @ https://twi...

In this episode, it’s time to declare war on the lack of education in the world. – Education is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to everyone, but the reality is that millions of children, young people and adults around the world are denied this right. In this powerful episode, we will share what we are going to try and to help end this injustice. – We’ll...

A few years ago, I was lost. Frustrated. Scared. Unsure. Anxious. Trapped. Unfulfilled. Stuck in a dead-end job. Smothered by society’s expectations. Didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do with my life. – I cared for myself enough to change my life, but I didn’t have the slightest clue where to start. I spent my days wishing that things would change—that I could escape a life that my soul co...

Deficits in government funding for schools. Funding is always an issue for schools and is, in fact, one of the biggest issues facing the American public education system today. For more than 90% of K-12 schools, funding comes from state and local governments, largely generated by sales and income taxes. – This as well as other issues are definitely effecting the North American level of educa...

ChatGPT – Simply put, it’s an AI language model that can understand and generate human-like text. It’s built on the GPT-3.5 architecture, which is a deep learning model that’s been trained on a massive dataset of text from the internet. This means that ChatGPT can understand and generate language in a way that’s almost indistinguishable from human speech. – This...

In the movie Broadcast News, the protagonist Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) has a routine every morning. At an appointed time, she sits and weeps profusely for a minute. When the minute’s done, she wipes her face and goes about her day without showing outward signs of sadness. – Some news consumers have surrendered to the phenomenon and find themselves hooked on “doomscrolling,” in journalist Kar...

The phrase “tomorrow is another day” means the future comes with new opportunities and chances. It also refers to hope that governs our life; it brings a fresh start for one’s endeavors. – The phrase “tomorrow is another day” is said to have its initial use in a journal, Harper’s Weekly, published in 1857, where it is stated as; “…never losing sight of that, to him, great and glorious fact,...

Making the same mistakes over and over can be costly in more ways than one. Perhaps your team has lost faith in you because your behavior doesn’t match your words. The good news is, you can take steps to learn from your mistakes. Then, instead of repeating them again, you’ll gain valuable wisdom that will help you in the future. – Today we will discuss five ways to learn from your mistakes &...

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I’ll never do that again,” only to find yourself doing the exact same thing just a short time later? If so, you’re not alone. It’s likely all of us have repeated some of our mistakes at one time or another. – But making the same mistakes over and over can be costly in more ways than one. Perhaps your team has lost faith in you because your behavior doesn...

What you have isn’t made worse by the introduction of something better. I test a lot of tools all the time. And if there is one thing this has taught me — more than anything else — it is that it is most certainly not about the tools. That’s odd to hear from someone who spends a lot of time telling you which tools are the best — whether it be apps, knives, bags, etc — but it is true. It’s just not...

Sex addiction refers to excessive sexual thoughts, desires, urges or behaviors that can’t be controlled and cause distress and harm to your relationships, finances and other aspects of your life. Sexual addiction is also called hypersexuality, compulsive sexual behavior and other names. Treatments include medications, psychotherapy and self-help support groups. – The rate of sex addiction ma...

Not everything you believe in is a lie — just some parts of it. History is weird. There are so many historical facts, people, events, and objects that everybody knows about. – Yet, none of them are real. That’s the thing about history. If you come up with a really good bull**** story that really takes off, hundreds of years later people will still keep repeating it — and thinking it’s real....

More than a third of people are unable to recognize their neighbors, and communities are a thing of the past, says a recent survey. – Fewer than half of American adults know most or all of their neighbors. When survey respondents were asked if they knew the names of the neighbors who live close to them, 19% of adults said they knew all of their neighbors. Another 24% said they knew most of t...

Global climate change is not a future problem. Changes to Earth’s climate driven by increased human emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are already having widespread effects on the environment: glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking, river and lake ice is breaking up earlier, plant and animal geographic ranges are shifting, and plants and trees are blooming sooner. – Effects that scie...

Patriotism – It is a form of brainwashing. – This type of brainwashing takes the form of peer pressure. In most nations, it just isn’t acceptable to be considered non-patriotic. However, when you actually get down and examine the history of the founding of any of these various nation-states, and those who wrote their basic laws or constitution (think: USA) you will find that these page...

Whether you’re a celebrity, a politician, a Social Media star it all comes with lots of challenges and responsibilities that can be addressed by preserving a strong sense of self and solid boundaries between your life and the public. – Reflect on the nature of your fame. Since being famous is a sought after position, it can be difficult to really take stock of the ways that fame is aff...

In the 1980s, sitcoms were among the most talked about and most watched shows on the air. Shows like Cheers, The Cosby Show, Murphy Brown, and The Golden Girls were always topics of conversation around the water cooler. Family sitcoms were especially popular, with the rise of shows like Family Ties, The Wonder Years, The Facts of Life, and Who’s the Boss. – Procedural crime dramas like Miami...

For those with anxiety or depression, or even those of us who are just going through a rough patch, our minds seem bent on telling us just how wrong everything could go. – But the truth is, things can turn around. Things can go really right, and often they do. – So next time you find your mind trying to convince you of negative lies, stop, acknowledge what your brain is doing, and corr...