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Failing Up

Life is improvisation! Observations from a regular guy on how with world around us impacts who we are and what we perceive. I explore how life is more about asking questions than accepting what is presented. In addition to my own reflections and experiences, I interview guests from the art, literary, music, cultural and political fields to gain insight as to how we all impact the world we share and our joint realities. We are all failing up!

society & culture

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14:50

The Truth Hurts

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2025/01/20

In a day and age when there is a constant bombardment of messaging through vast channels of communication, the casualty has been the truth. Those who grasped this new reality have been able to motivate and persuade by delivering messages their audience wants to hear regardless of accuracy. A message that aligns with the values of the intended audience. If the message is questioned for truthfulness, the values are attacked. Hence, a time where the lines of ...

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10:57

The Kitchen Table Heartbeat Of The Home

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2025/01/14

In the home, whether it be a mansion, house, apartment, flat, log cabin or a small shack, the kitchen table was the place where the pulse was. It was at the table where debates occurred, homework was done, sorrow and joy shared, the day debriefed with family and friends. There was comfort in routine; Sunday dinner, roast beef, and gravy, Monday meatloaf, Tuesday casserole, Thursday spaghetti, Friday pizza, and Saturday a surprise. Of course, some meals were seasonal and they would...

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9:32

Fear is Man Made

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2025/01/06

2025 a new year with many changes ahead. As in most cases uncertainty can fuel fear. Most fear is created to motivate, manipulate, and control. Now, this will sound cliché, but the way to overcome fear is through love. Love of your community, family, friends, those less fortunate, the arts, individuals' who may have different views and values. As President Franklin D Roosevelt stated in his first inaugural address: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Let's...

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12:07

Christmas Eve Special

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2024/12/25

In this podcast we are celebrating Christmas Eve in the studio. Merry Christmas!timothymahar.org

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13:29

In The Holiday Zone

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2024/12/23

As I entered the parking lot to the grocery store what did I see, a mass of zoned out shoppers in a frenzy. All in a hurry to get in the store, in hopes their special items were not there no more. Items required for the traditional dish, past down for generations and never missed. So charge to the store in 14 degrees, people get out of my way if you please. Tall and short, coats and hats, some in shorts , what's up with that. Merry Christmas to all, get the Hell out of...

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12:30

Yes, Timmy Toboggans Can Fly

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2024/12/17

Growing up when and where I did, the winters could be very cold and snowy.To take advantage of this season I found myself participating in winter sports along with friends. My three favorite's were: throwing snowballs at cars, Ski-Doo rodeo, and of course tobogganing. Well, tobogganing fell off the list after a late night fateful jump on the local iconic reservoir that left four snowmen spread on a hill with a shattered toboggan. We were no Snow Angels. timothymah...

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15:06

Christmas, THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!!!!

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2024/12/10

The minute the last trick-or-treater put's down their bag for the night, the clock begins ticking for Christmas. We are reminded of the number of days left beginning November 1st. Black Friday is everywhere you go, there is no escape! Everyday you are being reminded only 35 shopping days, then only 20, then you better get packages in the mail by 12/15 or you are toast. Run! only 20 days, get that tree, food, decorations, gifts. Only 10 days, 5 days, where is the eggnog...

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13:25

Unwrapping Christmas Music

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2024/12/04

The holiday season is upon, and Christmas is at the forefront with decorations, the tree, cookies, drinks, shopping Santa, Christmas programs, and specials, it goes on and on. There is one thing that holds the season together like a bow on a gift, and that is Christmas music. Christmas music is everywhere and for 6 weeks like a drug. Rockstar's, popstars, country and classical singers all want the elusive classic timeless song, There are many types of Christmas music:T...

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15:25

Thanksgiving Everyone's Holiday

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2024/11/27

Thanksgiving is a holiday that belongs to everyone. There are no specific religious, themes, it is not just a "red" or "blue" holiday, it is inclusive. It was a holiday founded on gratitude. There is no crazy commercialization, just a big parade and football. It is a holiday based on sharing a meal and time with family and friends and those less fortunate. It is a holiday where the smell and tastes of certain foods bring to life the memories of loved ones no long...

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20:04

Information Pollution

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2024/11/23

Just like with the environment, when unregulated garbage, toxins and exhausts are dumped into our oceans, omitted into the air, and just tossed anywhere, the effects to the environment, and those that occupy this planet have unhealthy and life threating ramifications. The same holds true for the mass amounts of information we are exposed to daily/hourly from a plethora ( I really wanted to use that word) of sources. Fact and fiction blurred and sometimes just one. A constant...

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13:09

Crack Communication

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2024/11/19

Our great addiction to the phone, (which is not really a phone) is stronger than crack and I would argue would be just as difficult to kick. Our phone, (which is really not a phone), this device is our photo gallery, weather system, medical tracker, financial advisor, trip guide, entertainment guide, match maker, calorie and step counter and much more. People bury their faces in it while walking, shopping and even talking, what can they be looking at, who are they texting? I know ...

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13:24

America Look In The Mirror

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2024/11/16

During this time in our history where emotions are running the gamut. The common questions are how, why? Or, in some cases yes, half the electorate is celebrating. Just like when a person is in despair or in the grasps of addiction they may not recognize who they see in the mirror the same may hold true for America. To be able to change that reflection takes positive change, positive work, and reaching out for understanding. Working together regardless of b...

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16:10

Blue Collar

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2024/11/11

I grew up in a "blue collar family. One grandfather was a firefighter, the other work at a plant. My father worked at large plant then the power company, my mother was a nurse. I have always looked at those people, nurses, plumbers electricians, police officers, fire and EMT as the true backbone of our nation. You know it when you need them!Also, I have been able to travel all over and can drop more names a places then then geese droppings in migration. Although,...

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16:11

Ketchup the Vegetable

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2024/11/08

In 1981 due to cutbacks in the school lunch program, then President Ronald Reagan attempted to have ketchup declared a vegetable. Well, congress went crazy and said no way. Now, for the purpose of replacing vegetables on school lunches I agree with the decision of congress at the time, however I do think ketchup is truly America's vegetable. We put ketchup on everything, eggs, hamburgers, hotdogs, fries, meatloaf, burned food to make it taste good, food we don't like. ...

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14:50

My Therapy

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2024/11/03

This is the 200th episode of Failing Up. As we celebrate this milestone I want to thank all of you who continue to download this podcast, which is really a form of self therapy. I appreciate being able to share my fragmented ramblings on a regular basis, my mind is not a neighborhood to spend a lot of time in alone. This program is my version of neighborhood watch. Jungle Jim, and I look forward to our next 200 episodes. There's a lot in my head to get out!timoth...

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11:26

'I Got A Rock"

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2024/10/31

There are the classic Halloween candies that continue to rise to the top of all goblin lists. These are Halloween Hall of Fame (HOF) candies. The Milky Way Bar, Three Musketeers, Snickers, Milk Duds, Butterfingers to name a few. Then there are the retired treats, "the rocks", homemade popcorn ball, apples, Pez etc. I assume and thank God that "Bobbing for Apples" has been retired to the Halloween HOF. Gross!! timothymahar.org

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8:00

Trick or Treat, Cut Off Age

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2024/10/30

Show me some ID! If you are old enough to drive a car or get a Learner's Permit or Driver's License, you are too old to Trick or Treat! No candy for you 16yrs with just a hat on and a pillowcase telling me your in a boy band!! timothymahar.org

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14:00

Whac-A-Poll

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2024/10/27

As this important election is about to reach its climax. I find myself overwhelmed with all the polls. For the last 90 days is seems a different poll comes out daily with different percentages. The Emerson College Poll, the Siena College Poll, the New York Time, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN, NBC, Taco Bell, McDonalds, on and on. Stop the madness! They are up they are down they are all around. Then in the end, they say the race is tied?? It's like Whac-A- Mo...

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13:18

America Needs A Woman

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2024/10/22

I read and hear political pundits constantly repeat, " we are not ready for a woman President." My response and question is why not? Who says when we are ready?? I believe we are long over due. Leadership is not about size or chromosomes. It is about characteristics, like empathy, truthfulness, courage to stand-up to opponents for the greater good, vision just to mention a few. My perspective is we have given men 46 chances to get it right, and about 20 have done...

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24:31

"The Winter Rat"

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2024/10/13

Growing up in the Northeastern United States presented unique cultural occurrences back, "in the day". One of them being the purchase of some type of car that was on life support that would be driven throughout the winter months instead of a motorcycle or nice hot rod. This car was disposable and it did not matter if the salt on the roads ate what was left of it alive. Now, in my case, being a guy who knew very little and did not care about cars, I drove these cars year rou...

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