
SERIALOUSLY?!
If you haven’t heard of it, “Serial” is the fastest podcast ever to reach 5 million downloads. What’s the appeal? We’re taking about the mega popular “whodoneit” podcast, not the delicious, corn-based flakes that have graced American breakfast tables since the 50s. Serial. The modern Fireside Chat, where people sit in groups and listen to a story – LISTEN – without visual accoutrement, explosions, famous celebrity voiceovers, lofty musical scores, and talented Foley artists.


Misery Loves (Your) Company
We’ve all heard the idiom, “misery loves company.” Well, it loves YOUR company, and all companies apparently. Research shows that nearly everyone at work is miserable. This is a tough realization since the average American spends 47 hours per week at work. AVERAGE HOURS WORKED BY FULL-TIME U.S. WORKERS, AGED 18+ In a typical week, how many hours do you work? Sophocles first wrote about this (what I call) “Universal Truth” c. 408 B.C. “It is a comfort to the miserable to have