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Jan 2015
33m 40s

1: The Like Button IS the Dislike Button...

BRETT GAJDA AND NICK JAWORSKI
About this episode

We launch Where There's Smoke into the atmosphere with an exploration of one of the hardest, and most valuable, skills in life to master - listening.

The episode starts with a question: "How would Einstein have fared in today's comment culture world?" From there, it veers through the chatter in our brain, Facebook HQ, Mariah Carey, and The Wizard of Oz. Lastly, we speak with Courtland Warren for guidance on the questions we can be asking ourselves, in order to better be hearing others.

Find out more about Courtland Warren at http://courtlandwarren.com/.

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