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Podcast Club: Memory
Thursday January 20 2022
January 20th at 6:30 pm on Zoom
Like a book club, but for podcasts!
Every month we listen to a curated list of podcast episodes (see list below) on a particular topic or theme and then we meet to discuss them. It’s the perfect discussion for time-starved folks. No long books to read! Listen to the podcasts while you commute, do chores or go for a walk. Listening to podcasts is such a great way to learn something new and then further reinforce that knowledge by discussing with others.
To register: email hgoldik@nelson.ca
In January we are diving into memory. We’ll explore how memory works and how it fails, making memories out of a pandemic haze, creating meaning out of our memories, and how to be happier with some tips on how to create and remember happy memories.
Podcast Club Memory Listening List:
Memory Motel:
Everything in its Right Place, April 4, 2016 (30 minutes)
Since objects hold our memories, both joyful and heartbreaking, how do we decide what to throw out and what to keep? To explore memory’s relationship to objects, we consider The Museum of Broken Relationships, The Significant Object Project and the phenomenon of tidying up expert Marie Kondo.
https://memorymotel.podbean.com/e/02-everything-in-its-right-place/
Podcast: Hidden Brain:
Episode: Did that Really Happen? How our memories Betray us, December 19, 2019 (50 minutes)
Our memories are easily contaminated. We can be made to believe we rode in a hot air balloon or kissed a magnifying glass — even if those things never happened. So how do we know which of our memories are most accurate? This week, psychologist Ayanna Thomas explains how memory works, how it fails, and ways to make it better.
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/16/788422090/did-that-really-happen-how-our-memories-betray-us
Podcast: NPR Short Wave:
Episode: The Science of Smell and Memory, November 29, 2019 (11 minutes)
Why can a smell trigger such a powerful memory? Biological anthropologist Kara Hoover explains what goes on in the brain. Plus, why our sense of smell is heightened in the winter.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/780416661/the-science-of-smell-and-memory
Podcast: Big Story
Episode: How our minds make lasting memories out of a pandemic haze, April 21, 2021 (27 minutes)
Picture the moment Covid-19 became real to you—when you left to work from home, or sports shut down, or someone you know got sick. How accurate is that memory? Now, what do you remember about the days, weeks and months that came afterward? When you tell these stories to your grandchildren one day, how will you frame them?
The past year has been unbelievably hard, and if you’ve lost something it can often feel like it was needless and hopeless. But what we learn from studying memory is that those aren’t the stories we end up telling ourselves about difficult struggles…
https://thebigstorypodcast.ca/2021/04/21/how-our-minds-make-lasting-memories-out-of-a-pandemic-haze/
Podcast: Archipelago
Episode: Memory Palace (25 minutes)
Meik Wiking is one of the world’s leading happiness experts and the founder of the Happiness Research Institute. When Meik turned 40, he realised that, statistically speaking, as a Danish man, he’d lived half his life.
Which got him thinking: how many of the 14,610 days he’d lived could he remember?
So he decided to start researching memories, culminating in his latest book — The Art of Making Memories, a lighthearted but thought-provoking series of tips about how to create and remember happy memories.
https://www.archipelagopod.com/e2-memory-palace
How to listen to podcasts:
Click on the links above to listen or to download to your device, check out this how to article on downloading to your phone or tablet.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/oct/07/how-to-listen-to-podcasts-everything-you-need-to-know
If you’ve never listened to podcasts before and want to learn, call the library at 250-352-6333 to book an (online) appointment with one of our librarians.
Still have questions? email hgoldik@nelson.ca or call the library at 250-352-6333