20: Smoke and Mirrors ? pt.2: Pieced Together

Smoke and Mirrors pt.2: Pieced Together

In this podcast episode, Maia and Grant captivate their audience with an intriguing tale, one that might seem familiar at first – the story of Mary Shelley and her renowned work, "Frankenstein."

As always, the two touch up on various topics, including jury duty, attending concerts, beekeeping traditions, and so much more to make for the perfect comedy podcast.

So, get ready for an episode filled with unexpected revelations as we dive into this podcast!

Key Highlights

Jury Duty: Grant talks about his experience with jury duty, expressing that he was rarely ever selected for it and how he would take that very personally. He also confesses the humorous reason behind enjoying jury days.

Concert Experience: The hosts have a lively discussion on Maia's experience attending a concert with Noah Kahan and Hozier and recalled the excitement she felt at the live performances by the artists. This discussion is bound to give you an adrenaline rush just by listening!

Beekeeping Tradition: Do you know what the Beekeeping tradition is all about? If not, this segment of the podcast will be very informative for you as our hosts talk about this tradition also referred to as "telling the bees,” where people inform bees of significant events to keep them happy.

Therapy and Self-Worth: Maia and Grant talk about their experiences with therapy sessions and how they've been stressing about podcast-related issues, feeling the need to make everything perfect. This is bound to be relatable to all those who struggle with perfectionism and just can't let go of things until they're 100% up to their standards. The two also share some valuable advice given to them by their therapists about their self-worth being tied to perfection and how they should learn to be kinder to themselves. This is a gentle reminder that all of us need from time to time as well, so make sure to listen to this in the host's own words!

Teaching and Connecting with Students: The conversation transitions to Grant's experience as a teacher as he recalls a time from his class when he used a slang term incorrectly with his students and then kept using it that way incorrectly as a form of humour. Generational gaps and some pro-level dad humour, a wholesome comedy podcast for a reason!

Key Quotes

“Self-worth isn't tied to perfection, so learn to be kinder to yourself.”
“I saw a video of him reading tweets about himself, and one of them was like 'Hozier sings like he knows how to make love to a woman or something,' and he didn't even blush."
"Well, it's not the same. I love being out in nature; I love being gay out in nature."

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Sources:

"Mary Shelley's Haunted Life"

Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: extraordinary mother and daughter

The Strange and Twisted Live of Frankenstein, from the New Yorker