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QuOTeD - The Question of the Day Podcast

Rebekah Smith

One question. Many answers.

Episodes

13 episodes

How do you know when you’ve heard a sincere apology?

We apologize to stay connected with the people we love. We feel connected to each other because we understand the context in which we live.

1:05:37Jul 3, 2020

Say Their Names

Brian and I discover a memorial for Blacks who have been killed by police. The sign said, #SayTheirNames. So we did.

8:47Jun 20, 2020

Why Bernie Sanders?

Talking to people who were gathering for a Bernie Sanders rally reminds me of the 2004 Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign.

1:01:41Mar 10, 2020

Is anyone listening?

There may be 50 ways to leave a message, but is anyone listening?

57:53Dec 31, 2019

Why is it hard to get rid of stuff that you really don’t need?

What do you really need to survive? Old bike tires? A copy of "Moby Dick"? A toaster? Someone to love? Can you live without the box of compu...

58:05Mar 19, 2019

Winning the Lottery

A compilation of a podcast series Brian and I did for the Minnesota Fringe Festival, this episode looks at why we tell stories and how they...

57:43Jan 25, 2019

How did they persist in the face of that kind of adversity?

These are stories of persistence: A single mother who is trying to get some help. Campaigners who don’t know when to quit. A fight against s...

57:54Dec 16, 2018

What was your first car?

If you ask someone about their first car, they'll probably tell you a story. Cars can tell a family history, teach us to deal with adversity...

1:10:44Jun 2, 2018

What is your earliest childhood memory?

100 people answer the question, "Going back as far as you can go, what is your very earliest memory?" The ages associated with memories rang...

57:48Dec 25, 2017

What have you learned from watching a YouTube video?

I was charmed by the way people often laughed as they responded to this question. What's so funny about using salt to clean a cast iron skil...

58:17Aug 5, 2017

A Story about a Mystery Painting

We make up a story about how a painting of a fireplace ended up in our living room.

1:00:21Feb 9, 2017

What’s going on here in Chicago?

Can we recognize a city by its sound, sort of like recognizing the sound of a mother's voice? This is one day in Chicago after the 2016 Podc...

53:51Oct 6, 2016

What does it mean to be grounded?

What are the barriers to being grounded in a culture filled with distractions and how can we separate the signal from the noise to get groun...

50:38Mar 31, 2016