Episodes

  • 2024-10-06 - Fun with Flourishing! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 228

    2024-10-06 - Fun with Flourishing! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 228
    Oct 6 2024
    In which Five Minutes Takes Five (and Gives Five Back)! George Westinghouse, the incandescent light bulb, and Vance vs. Walz, versus Clinton vs. Dole. Also, prospering versus flourishing, making the world 1/8,000,000,000th better, and Happy National Noodle Day!
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 2024-09-29 - Because It's There! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 227

    2024-09-29 - Because It's There! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 227
    Sep 29 2024
    In which Robert & Amy celebrate mountain climbing, staycations, adventure & romance. Knowing when to go out, and when to stay in (and get things done). "Because it's there!" ... the mountain-climbers' charming, eloquent answer to the question, "why climb the mountain?" ... as the very expression of Life as an End In Itself. Also, stock market tips, fighting windmills, and happy National Coffee Day!
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 2024-09-22 - After The Fall - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 226

    2024-09-22 - After The Fall - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 226
    Sep 22 2024
    Curating your spaces, evicting your enemies, getting back on track after being derailed ... and prepping for The Fall. Getting from The End Of The World As We Know It, to the world as we want it, in one easy step. Also, emancipation, electro-magnetism, ice cream cones, and the Joy of White Chocolate!
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    54 mins
  • 2024-09-01 - Frolic! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 225

    2024-09-01 - Frolic! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 225
    Sep 1 2024
    In which Robert & Amy answer listener questions regarding frolicking ... why, when, where ... and wish a Happy Birthday to Barry Gibb, Lily Tomlin, and composer Johann Pachelbel! Also, Google AI vs. ChatGPT on Ayn Rand ... Happy Atlas Shrugged Day!
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 2024-08-25 - Give A Little Bit! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 224

    2024-08-25 - Give A Little Bit! - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 224
    Aug 25 2024

    In which Robert & Amy discuss kindness. Benevolence. Generosity. Fun. These are a joy to exercise, and for good (and yes, rationally self-interested) reasons. Saving the world, one starfish at a time. Also, liberated Paris, instant ramen, the Loco-Motion, Sean Connery, New Orleans, Yes, and Happy Whiskey Sour Day!
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 2024-18-08 - If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 223

    2024-18-08 - If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Episode 223
    Aug 18 2024

    In which Robert & Amy encourage singing, dancing, and other forms of recklass abandon ... and ask you for your best ideas on SAVING THE WORLD!

    Also, women's rights, serendipity, and Happy Birthday, Robert Redford. Being There for Harold and Maude, and ideas for the next two centuries.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 2024-08-13 - Interview with Scott Powell - The History of Tomorrow - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Ep. 222

    2024-08-13 - Interview with Scott Powell - The History of Tomorrow - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Ep. 222
    Aug 13 2024

    Join us for a special edition of Five Minutes, in which Robert & Amy discuss The History of Tomorrow with historian Scott Powell! Mr. Powell's upcoming book, The History of Tomorrow: Understanding the World We Will Live In, is the subject of a new adult history course beginning this Saturday, August 17, 2024.

    Sign up, and mention Five Minutes With Robert Nasir for $50 off the price of enrollment!

    https://curriculum.knowableworld.com/courses/the-history-of-tomorrow-fall-2024
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 2024-08-11 - Baby, Just Say, "Yes!" - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Ep. 221

    2024-08-11 - Baby, Just Say, "Yes!" - Five Minutes with Robert & Amy Nasir - Ep. 221
    Aug 12 2024

    In which Robert & Amy discuss the benefits and hazards of saying "yes!" to everything .. and encourage YOU to do the same! New Orleans, D.O.A., Fear & Dinosaurs. Amy Nasir on meeting your heroes. The role of role models. Atomic Habits. "Fake it 'til you make it!" vs. "do it until it's natural." When "second-best" is best. Also, it's Hip-Hop Day, Reagan on Russia, "How can I stop being so emotionally invested in my political views?"and Happy Birthday Chris Hemsworth!
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    1 hr and 16 mins