Just Dumb Enough Podcast

Ayurveda with Ananta Ripa Ajmera

I can't blame you if you've never heard of Ayurveda. I certainly wasn't aware of it when our expert today approached me for the show.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Ananta Ripa Ajmera. Ananta is here today to teach us things that humans have known for thousands of years. The problem is that we've been overwriting a lot of this old, hard earned knowledge with new trends and fads that don't actually serve to help us as much as they hurt us. I was quite surprised by a lot of what used to be considered common sense, which is never a good sign. And I'm guilty of doing quite a few of the bad things she points out.While her background definitely has a spiritual inclination, you'll likely find a lot of universal advice about how to grow and better yourself that doesn't have any direct connection to one philosophy or religion. We'll talk about how it can help with everything from insomnia to eating disorders.
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Let's relearn old knowledge!
There are so many people on so many journeys out there, that it can be easy to sidetrack yourselves. I hope the advice in this episode helps someone to better find their footing and return to their own path.
In other news, May is just over halfway done and the rankings have mostly stabilized since last week:
1. The United States, now led by California, Oregon, and New York.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with Victoria taking the lead from New South Wales!4. South Korea.5. Canada, now led by Ontario!
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Bad Bosses with Jennifer Nash

We all love to trash talk bad bosses, but when I asked people what they thought the worst traits in a boss were: I didn't expect to get flooded with responses.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Dr. Jennifer Nash. Jennifer and I were both sick at the time of recording and decided to make the most of it, using her two decades of experience as a leadership coach to break down what makes a person a bad leader. With a whole host of responses from listeners just like you, we had no shortage of examples. But if you think it's all goofs, think again as we drop nuggets like this: "Those employees were 50% more likely to have a heart attack or die of a stroke."Today's episode is great for venting if you have a subpar boss. Make a game of it and see how many points your leaders earn on the Just Dumb Enough survey. Hopefully any of you listening to this that are leaders, recognize a few things you can work on to be better.
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Let's hope we don't get fired after this!
I hope you've enjoyed the boss bashing bonanza without being left feeling hopeless. Everything we've discussed today can be fixed, if the leader in question has a desire to fix it.
In other news, the May rankings have changed just a bit since last week:
1. The United States, still led by California, Georgia, and Oregon.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with New South Wales holding the lead!4. South Korea.5. Canada, returning the favor from last week and bumping Ghana off the list!
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Polyglot Means Multilingual with Joel Dubin

I'm sure that no matter where we are from, or where we live, we like to consider our place to be pretty diverse. Well my expert today is coming from an area where just his part of town is home to 60 languages! And he surprisingly speaks many of them quite well.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts.
My guest today is Joel Dubin. Joel is a Polyglot, meaning he speaks many languages. In a world where many people consider learning a second language to be challenging, Joel feels like a fish in water using multiple languages every day of his life. He's here to shed some light on the practices he has found success with, as well as some of the things that might impede our progress when we endeavor to learn a new way to speak.
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Lass uns noch viel mehr Sprachen Sprechen! That is to say: Let's speak many more languages.
I love languages so so much. If only I was better at speaking any of them! But still, I'd love to hear all of your complaints about either your own native language, or languages you've learned.
In other news, May has begun and the rankings have shaken up a bit from the norm:
1. The United States, now led by California, Georgia, and Oregon.2. South Korea! This is awesome and I'm so glad to see more listeners coming from that area!3. England of the UK.4. Australia, with New South Wales taking an early lead!5. Ghana, bumping Canada clean off the list!
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

The SAT and Free Money with Shaan Patel

Graduating from college generally comes with the payoff of earning more money in a career that you actually want, but the cost is so high that some never really consider it. Well, would you reconsider it if I told you that there was a free money just sitting on the table for you?
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Shaan Patel. Dr. Patel is the Founder and CEO of PrepExpert.Com. He came from humble beginnings: Studying for the SATs in a public library because it was free. After a perfect SAT score, he went on to research the ways in which other students could achieve the success he had found. Now he helps parents and students discover that college doesn't have to be expensive if you just figure out the system.If that's not enough evidence to believe in him, you should also know that he is business partners with Mark Cuban.
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Let's go to college for free!
I really hope someone discovers that they can go to school because of this episode. I never knew there were such great scholarships just within reach, or I might have followed a different path through schooling.
In other news, April is over and rankings didn't changed at all from last week:
1. The United States, still led by New York, California, and Texas.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with South Australia rising to the top of a very tight race!4. Canada, with Ontario maintaining a healthy lead.5. Ghana, still beating all the other regulars.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Codependency with Dr. Sarah Michaud

You are codependent. I'm sorry. I know that's not easy to hear, but it's the truth. And I'd rather you knew now, than waiting until you feel you have no way out.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Sarah Michaud. Dr. Michaud knows codependency better than anyone, having lived it, lived with it, and worked against it. She's joining us today to unshroud this insidious trait, and the ways in which we are all effected by it. She's also a listener of the show, and I'd love to hear from more listeners like her!If you want to come on an share your favorite niche, just email: DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com 
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Let's break free!
I know I opened the show calling everyone codependent, but by the end of this episode: you've probably seen a handful of these red flags in yourself! You aren't crazy, you're just out of sync with yourself; like the rest of us.
In other news, April is almost at an end and rankings haven't changed much since last week:
1. The United States, now led by New York, California, and Texas.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with South Australia rising to the top of a very tight race!4. Canada, with Ontario gaining a healthy lead.5. Ghana, still boxing out Ireland.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Making AI Work For You with Philip Blackett

I know we've done a couple AI episodes in a couple months, which is more consistent than most topics come up on this show, but they have each had a very different spin. And today's is no different, expanding on the possibilities of this ever growing technology to maybe earn you a raise.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Philip Blackett. Philip is the author of a new book, Future-Proof, that leverages AI to better your life. He's here to talk a bit about what AI can do, what that means for you, and how it can help secure your job regardless of the turbulence cause by machine learning programs.And make no mistake, there are massive repercussions. Plans to build a billion dollar movie studio are being scrapped after seeing the recent progress. Not to mention the layoffs major companies in all sectors are undergoing after seeing how AI can effect their bottom line.
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Let's work smarter, not harder!
April 15th, 2025. That's the one year mark from this episodes publish date. If you're listening to this after that date, I'll freely admit that I can't imagine what AI has grown to at this point. But I'm interested to see the things it will allow us to do that were previously out of reach.
In other news, April rankings have changed very little since last week:
1. The United States, now led by New York, Oregon, and Texas.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with Victoria almost being overrun by everyone!4. Canada, with Ontario holding it's place at the top.5. Ghana, just barely beating Ireland.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

Child Welfare with Lance Hillsinger

I think that I've only ever heard Child Protective Services mentioned in a scary context. Like: "CPS is going to come take your kids!" So when my expert today reached out to me, I couldn't wait to get the real scoop.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Lance Hillsinger. Lance retired after 34 years in Child Welfare. He's here to breakdown what child welfare does, what they don't do, and ways the system can improve. There are certainly some very surprising bits tucked away in this brief interview, like this: (audio only teaser)
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Let's foster better homes.
Being a foster home must be a mix of stressful and rewarding. I'd love to have someone on who has some time into it, if anyone listening wants to come on the show.
In other news, April rankings have shuffled a bit since last week:
1. The United States, now led by New York, California, and Illinois.2. England of the UK.3. Australia, with Victoria just barely staying above the South.4. Canada, with Ontario taking over.5. Ireland. Coming back strong for another month.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!

The Best Stress with Matt Soule

It's strange to think that your path towards making stress work for you would start with a cold shower. But that immediate response to cold water is actually a very beneficial experience.
Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts. 
My guest today is Matt Soule. Matt is so many things, but one of his most interesting careers is as a trainer of the Wim Hof method. You've probably seen videos of these people running around what looks like the arctic in nothing but their underwear, jumping into below freezing water like it doesn't even bother them. I don't know about you, but that sounds incredibly stressful to me! Yet if you ask Matt, it's easily one of the best things you could ever do to get your mind into a much better place.
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It's really striking how too much of a good thing causes us to embrace way more stress than necessary. So I'm going to challenge people in a bit different direction this time. Do five minutes less exercise. If you're already doing zero, you know you need to change, but if you're doing an hour? Do five minutes less. I'm challenging you to stop early. Then maybe tomorrow you realize you feel better because you didn't overdo it so much. Find a happy medium between doing the most you can do, and not doing it at all.
This is the first day of April so the rankings are a little unusual:
1. The United States, led by Colorado, New Mexico, and Louisiana.2. Australia, with Victoria at an early lead.3. England of the UK.4. Ghana. Welcome to the top 5.5. Canada, with Quebec out front.Those will probably shift and change a bit over the first week quite a bit.
That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe. Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.Most importantly, Stay Dumb!