The Goldman State
Ed Goldman is a longtime newspaper and magazine columnist, the author of five books and creator of The Goldman State, a three-times-a-week online column with subscribers in 40 states, Canada and Europe. A professional playwright, composer and painter, Ed has also taught journalism at five California Universities and community colleges. His bucket list includes becoming the victim of a corporate takeover. This podcast is an extension of his unique take on the world around us and his interpretation, with all the creativity imaginable, of what that would literally sound like if he were to speak it.
Episodes
112 episodes
Episode 112: Hobbies. Don't let them become jobs.
What happens when you love your hobby so much, it becomes your job? You no longer have a hobby! In today's gig world and everyone having a side-hustle (is that really a hobby?) this conversation warrants some thought. I do it for yo...
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Episode 111: Cooking Therapy - A Recipe for Mental Health.
Can cooking really serve as a form of mental health therapy? Cooking requires focus and provides a delicious distraction from life's ups and downs. For me, that clarity is therapy. Reading a cookbook is also like therapy and when writt...
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Episode 110: Jet Lag in Paris.
Jet lag, however you get it, is awful. But when you really want to see the sites around Paris, well, you'll find a way around it. This podcast will suggest an alternative I've not yet experienced but jet lag in Paris may have a simple solution....
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Episode 109: The Bullet Train Fires More Blanks.
Ah, California’s bullet train. The gift that keeps on... waiting. Will we ever see it get built? It’s a bold vision — to build a train no one can ride, between places no one wants to go, with money no one has. Let me share my observations.
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Episode 108: Start the Presses!
Got print? "Start" the presses may be a bit of a stretch given I've written for at least two publications that have "stopped" them. Let's not get too critical now. I only contributed relevant, engaging and I might even add humorous conten...
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Episode 107: Encore for The R Word.
To the very contrary of the "R" word , I've been slightly overwhelmed with deadlines. I'm sure you've noticed a "repurposing" of recent popular episodes. Knowing you're clever enough to deduce the meaning of the "R" in the title, things have be...
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Episode 106: Encore... A Man for No Seasons.
As a self-proclaimed 'man for no seasons,' and I mean seasons of all types, from weather to astrological, how is it one is able to survive? And given my astrological sign of Scorpio... sound familiar?
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Episode 105: Encore for the Century. Shrinkage Makes the Mark
It may seem like just yesterday that we hit our century mark on providing informative and entertaining content to your ears. That's because it was! The feedback from the episode and the impossibility of believing I've done over 100 of these thi...
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Episode 104: Remembrances
Reminiscing, recollection, nostalgia... do you find emotion in the process? Let's see if you remember.
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Episode 103: Zentitlements... the mindset of your title.
What's on your card? Let's be sure not to judge by title. Nothing is permanent.
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Episode 102: Failing the Grades
Choosing the proper schooling for one's future success is quite a feat. Somehow, I managed multiple colleges and some very "sobering" testing performances. Blame and embarrassment... well, you'll just have to listen.
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Episode 101: Modify Me
Adjectives. Hidden tyrants of our language. I believe you'll find this to be one of the most amazing, wonderfully written, cleverly worded ... ugh, enough already.
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Episode 100: Some Shrinkage May Occur
100. My centennial episode! Yes, of course it's a good one. Our cities are shrinking, sinking and settling. Let me share my thoughts on the possibility why.
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Episode 99: Punishing the Envelope
Where are my discount coupons for those things that are the inevitabilities? Like cremation, or fire insurance or adult diapers? Why aren't those envelopes showing up in the mailbox? I have some thoughts...
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Episode 98: The Irrational Inquirer
Yes, the BBC. Why are you surprised? The pictures... courtesy of the paparazzi.
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Episode 97: Behind Closed Doors
Have you been to the grocery or drug store lately and find your item under heavy security? For no good reason? I now know the answer.
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Episode 96: The R Word
Seriously? What did you think I meant? I don't ever see myself doing that... ever. You do what's best for you. I'll take care of myself, thank you very much.
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Episode 95: New Agencies and Language to Memorize
Rebranding our parks, monuments and beloved entities more correctly, per Trump at least, and the reshaping of our Constitution for a "grave new world" are both examined in this episode.
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Episode 94: It's Genius!
Einstein, yes. Wrinkle cream, uhhhhhh, not so much. I really do have something to say about it that I think you're going to find, well, brilliant.
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Episode 93: Of Mice and Scientist
Rodent revelry in neuropathway discovery. What we can learn from mice and men.
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Episode 92: Metrics, Schmetrics: It's Time for Bullshetrics
Does anybody really know who my podcast listeners are? Or how many or them I reach and oh, what's their socioeconomic makeup? How about why should anyone care?
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Episode 91: Mid-East Travel Tips For The Tone-Deaf
While travel to the middle-east might not be the current popular destination of choice, it is important if you are considering a trip there that you're prepared. For example, how would you address a sheik... with a shake? That's just one little...
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Episode 90: My Honey Can't Do List.
Who decides what makes a day productive? You do. I do. So if I only get one thing of my choice done for the day, who's to say it wasn't productive? Even if it was from yesterday. At least it got crossed of...the list.
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