by teddydmz | May 16, 2017 | andy goldsworthy, Be Average, Buddhism, Hamilton, Improv, improv wisdom, Mindfulness, Patricia Ryan Madson
In Episode #25, Ted and Lisa dive into the paradoxical wisdom in the Improv maxim “Be Average.” They start with a chat about the San Francisco production of Hamilton and time they each spent with Moms (1:53) before introducing the subject of the day (6:48). They...
by teddydmz | Apr 26, 2017 | acronyms, charisma, ensemble, Gratitude, Improv, Mindfulness, Patsy Rodenburg, presence, present, Shakespeare, Theatre
Time to get present, y’all! Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first Monster Baby podcast, Ted and Lisa offer Episode #24, a deep dive into presence and its role in our lives. A new warm-up creates some crazy acronyms (1:14) before the co-hosts check in about...
by teddydmz | Apr 2, 2017 | Cafe Gratitude, Celestine Prophecy, Gratitude, Improv, Mindfulness, Pronoia, Rob Brezsny, Thich Nhat Hanh
Episode #23 finds Ted and Lisa taking on an attitude of gratitude. A humorous warm-up (1:46) gets the ball rolling before the co-hosts start to clarify how gratitude differs from simply acknowledging what we like (6:18). They touch on gratitude’s relationship to...
by teddydmz | Mar 9, 2017 | Courage, dating, Improv, Mindfulness, practice, tenderness, Thought-Provokers
In Episode #22, Ted and Lisa share a conversational cup of courage. A brief and playful check-in (1:59) leads to defining what they mean by courage (4:27) and together, they wonder if Lisa’s courageous to do improv (8:52). Ted considers the last time he felt...
by teddydmz | Feb 5, 2017 | Burning Man, center of gravity, Improv, Jeopardy, Mindfulness, Miscellaneous, puzzles, Quantified Self
Ted and Lisa welcome special guest (and Jeopardy contestant-to-be) Troy Steinmetz for a conversation about the wisdom of puzzles. They enter a warm-up game midstream to consider different kinds of puzzles (3:47) before Troy gets the group talking about flow and ideal...
by teddydmz | Jan 5, 2017 | adventure, Argentina, Carol Dweck, football, Improv, Keith Johnstone, Mindfulness, Nope, Quest
For their first podcast of 2017, Lisa and Ted venture into the world of adventure. They demonstrate an adventurous improv game of “What Comes Next?” (1:43), define what they mean by adventure (6:59), and describe why a Keith Johnstone quote (10:07 ) and an exercise...
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