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Welcome to The Lightning Podcast, where we discuss and explore our weekly Lightning Meditations. Want to continue the discussion? Join us for more learning and discussion in our Meditations and Chronicles WhatsApp groups! Meditations: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JIFXc06ABCPEsyfUBtvm1U Chronicles: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FD6M9a35KCE2XrnJrqaGLU Follow us on other platforms for more content! Twitter: https://x.com/lightinspires Instagram: https://instagram.com/lightning.inspiration?igshid=NzZlODBkYWE4Ng== LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightning-meditations/

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The Lightning Podcast: S1 E30: Brimming Minds

May 16 2024 40 mins  
“When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds may take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.” – Horace, Ars Poetica This week, join Cyrus Palizban and Zohar Atkins as they discuss Horace's quote on brevity in instruction. Of course this begins a discussion on

The Lightning Podcast S1 E29: Traipsing Through Tragedy

May 10 2024 66 mins  
"The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities." – Sophocles, Oedipus Rex Change of format! This week, host Cyrus Palizban invites a single guest, Nico Sarian, to dive into the quote of the week and meander from there! Starting with the quote from Sophocles' “Oedipus Rex”, we take a deep dive into the nature of Greek tragedy, the signif

The Lightning Podcast S1 E28: Real Vengeance

May 02 2024 42 mins  
“Real vengeance has not yet concretely demonstrated its power upon our lives and it never will, in a sense, because if it did, there would be no more lives to be affected by anything.” — René Girard, Dionysus versus the Crucified This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, Rainer Franz, and Harry Jacobs as we delve into a discussion on Rene Girard's theories, particularly

The Lightning Podcast S1 E27: Emulation Instinct

Apr 25 2024 44 mins  
“With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper.” — Thorstein Veblen, Theory of the Leisure Class This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Nicolas Sarian, Zohar Atkins, and Harry Jacobs as we explore Thorstein Veblen's assertion. We discuss various dimensions o

The Lightning Podcast S1 E26: Experiencing Phenomenology

Apr 18 2024 33 mins  
“I certainly have, thanks to time, an interlocking and taking up of previous experiences in later experiences, but I never have an absolute possession of myself by myself, since the hollow of the future is always filled by a new present.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, Nicolas Sarian, Harry Jacobs, and new team member Rainer Franz as we

The Lightning Podcast S1 E25: Poetry - Skill or Mania?

Apr 11 2024 47 mins  
“Poetry is the work of a gifted person, or of a manic: of these types, the former have versatile imaginations, the latter get carried away.” — By Aristotle From Poetics This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, Nicolas Sarian, Harry Jacobs, and Jake Kozloski as we delve into a multifaceted discussion on poetry, artistry, and philosophy, using Aristotle's quote as a starti

The Lightning Podcast S1 E24: The Religion of Love

Mar 28 2024 50 mins  
“To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.” – Jorge Luis Borges This week, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, Nicolas Sarian, Harry Jacobs, and Jake Kozloski (founder and CEO of Keeper, an AI-driven dating app) as we engage in a rich discussion about the complexities of love, marriage, and the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence in matchmaking. The

The Lightning Podcast S1 E23: Show Them What They Want

Mar 21 2024 63 mins  
“A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” –Steve Jobs This week on The Lightning Podcast, join Cyrus Palizban, Harry Jacobs, Zohar Atkins, Nicolas Sarian, and Francis Pedraza as we delve into the bold quote by Steve Jobs. We discuss innovation, entrepreneurship, and the challenge of creating something new that the market has yet to demand

The Lightning Podcast S1 E22: Labor for Value

Mar 14 2024 64 mins  
“The value of a commodity, or the quantity of any other commodity for which it will exchange, depends on the relative quantity of labour which is necessary for its production, and not on the greater or less compensation which is paid for that labour.” - David Ricardo This week on The Lightning Podcast, join Cyrus Palizban, Nico Sarian, Zohar Atkins, and Harry Jacobs as we delve

The Lightning Podcast S1 E21: Giveaway or Sell?

Mar 07 2024 41 mins  
“Many manage to sell what they could never give away.” – Stendhal In this episode of the Lightning Podcast, join Cyrus Palizban, Zohar Atkins, and Nicolas Sarian as we discuss Stendhal’s quote. We explore various perspectives on the themes of value, gifting, and exchange. From theology to memes to Soviets to markets, this conversation is a multi-faceted look into the reason