Ep. 110: Knowing the News (1/3)
Simple
Tsh Oxenreider
4.3 • 879 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2018
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
We’re kicking off our new format with a deep-dive on a topic that affects most of us: How do we stay informed on what’s going on in the world without losing our minds or souls? No matter where we land on issues, this is a universal struggle because we all live in the modern world, and because we’re all humans.
How do we strike that balance between knowing what’s going on, and keeping up without falling into despondency? Or compassion fatigue? Or anger? Or aloofness because it’s all just. too. much?
We’re breaking up this one long conversation into three parts: What, Why, and How. In this episode: what. What is the news, really? What does it mean to “stay informed”?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's the Simple Show. You've got episode 110. |
| 0:07.5 | Hi, I'm Tish Laxen writer. And I'm Erin Lockner. And on the show, we break down big ideas. |
| 0:12.5 | In this episode, we're starting a series on staying informed without losing your mind. |
| 0:17.3 | So before we dive in, a little quick announcement that along with our new format here on |
| 0:21.8 | Simple Show, I've also got something new, a new podcast that starts soon. It's a second one I'm |
| 0:26.4 | doing called Women's Work. Due to the overwhelming popularity of a special series we did not |
| 0:32.0 | too long ago here on Simple Show called Women's Work. This new show is all about creative women |
| 0:37.0 | who do interesting work |
| 0:38.0 | in all types of fields, the art, science, business, and beyond. So to get in the loop and to know right |
| 0:44.0 | away when the first episode drops, go to women's workshow.com and sign up for the email. You can also |
| 0:50.6 | follow the new Twitter and Instagram feeds at Women's Work Show. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm really, really excited to share the stories of these women with you. |
| 0:58.1 | And if you like The Simple Show, I think you'll really resonate with Women's Work. |
| 1:02.1 | So join in at Wemensworkshow.com. |
| 1:07.8 | Okay, Erin, we are starting a three-part series here about the news, how important it is or not to be reading it, is it doing more harm than good. And then in the next two parts of the series, we'll get into the why, the good and bad reasons to stay informed on world events. And then also the how, what's the best way to stay informed without losing your mind and damaging your |
| 1:28.6 | soul? So as we begin the series, Erin, I want you to start telling me your first thoughts on this, |
| 1:34.6 | the news and whether you think it's important to keep up with it. What do you think? Well, you know, |
| 1:39.0 | I will start by saying that I think the question is less about the importance of staying informed |
| 1:43.3 | and more about, you know, whether or not, quote, unquote, the question is less about the importance of staying informed and more about, you know, |
| 1:45.1 | whether or not, quote, unquote, the news is actually informing us. |
| 1:50.1 | I have always viewed the news as a product, you know, whether it's newspaper or TV or internet |
| 1:55.1 | forum, its job is to sell to a specific market. |
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