by teddydmz | Feb 8, 2023 | @dionfly, @joshradnor, Clanging, Dion Flynn, Etch-A-Sketch, How I Met Your Mother, Humor, Improv, Jazz, Josh Radnor, Meditation, Mindfulness, monogamy, rummage party, sand mandala, spiritual practice, Tonight Show
TV personalities and “Clanging” creators, Dion Flynn and Josh Radnor. How does a “silly verbal tennis match” become a profound spiritual practice? Inspired by the intro “Clanging” game they played on the immediately previous Monster Baby episode #103, Ted...
by teddydmz | Dec 21, 2022 | Buddhism, Clanging, Dion Flynn, Family Systems, How I Met Your Mother, Humor, identity ball, Improv, Josh Radnor, Mindfulness, New Choice, non-self, priorities, Thich Nhat Hanh, Walt Whitman
“We Contain Multitudes”–image courtesy of Whiskey Monday on Flickr Who are you? Answering that question well may require more angles than we usually think of. After starting with a delightful new game (“Clanging”, introduced by Dion Flynn and Josh...
by teddydmz | Oct 30, 2021 | Applied Improvisation, Contemplation, Dion Flynn, Humor, Improv, inner voices, Inside Out, Insight Meditation Society, Kat Koppett, Mindfulness, Mindset, Mopco, puppet strings, silent retreat, Thought-Provokers
Making friends with inner voices can be fun—and healing. For Monster Baby episode #97, Ted and Lisa are joined by fellow Applied Improvisor Kat Koppett to discuss (and play!) her mindfulness-and-improv-blending exercise, “Inside Out.” Lisa starts by asking about Kat’s...
by teddydmz | Jul 31, 2021 | Humor, Improv, Mindfulness, parenting, storytelling, The Moth, Thought-Provokers, yes and
You’ve got great stories to tell—want some tips for sharing ‘em? In part two of his conversation with Lisa and Ted, improvisor, storyteller and author Corey Rosen dives deeper into the craft and skill of telling great stories. Corey starts by noting how stories change...
by teddydmz | Jul 31, 2021 | Humor, Improv, Kenn Adams, Mindfulness, parenting, stories, Story Spine, storytelling, summer camp, The Moth, Thought-Provokers
What’s more compelling than a well-told story? For Monster Baby episode, #93, Ted and Lisa join improvisor, storyteller, and recently published author Corey Rosen for Part One of a super-fun conversation exploring the many facets of his new book, Your Story,...
by teddydmz | Apr 15, 2020 | addiction, Contemplation, Coronavirus, ghosts, half-baked ideas, Humor, Lists, Miscellaneous, museum, Nerf, sex robots, This American Life, Uncategorized, Virtual Reality, Zoom
Photo by Mohamed Hassan from pxhere.com. That’s the thing about half-baked ideas: they could be gems; they could be duds. In a bit of frivolous departure from their usual deliberations, Ted and Lisa take up the fun task of considering a few half-baked ideas for...
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