The Venn Dialogues
Join Christine & Jacoby, weekly, as they discuss a wide-range of topics they find interesting. The pair will give their perspective on the topic of the week and then look at the research, facts and literature associated with the topic to see if it expands the conversation. These topics will create a dialogue that encourages our listeners to learn more about the world and ourselves. Listen weekly to find out how you can add to the conversation. Follow us at Venn.Dialogues on Instagram and at VennDialoguePod on X (formerly known as twitter).
Episodes
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It’s tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to review the past year. For our last episode of the year, join us as we reflect on the good, the bad, the ugly of what was 2025. We use the chakras to tailor the conversation and check in with the different parts of our lives to help us figure out what we’ll be doing to make 2026 “our year” as the girlies say.
Break out your journal and reflect with us!
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WARNING: Jacoby's audio is a bit distorted until the 17 minute mark. If it is too jarring, please feel free to skip ahead.
This week we talk about overconfidence! We explore some sociological theories (i.e. Dunning-Kruger Effect) and then dive into ways we can try to recognize or combat overconfidence in ourselves and each other.
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Christine and I play a little makeshift game of Venn with Benefits. Come here us tap into some creative juices or maybe laugh at us struggle lol.
Challenge:
Play a fun new game!
Quote:
“Will is what makes us more than the sum of our fears.” - Hal Jordan, The Green Lantern
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Issa recap. From the latest life help professions episode answering some questions we left behind, to….. the wall!!! to the SWEAT drop down my… Enjoy the recap! 🙂
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- Beyond 50 Minutes: https://beyond50minutes.com/
- https://www.tafwanimichelle.com/
- Event THIS Thursday 12/4: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-my-mother-and-i-dont-talk-about-registration-1968855504815
This week we explore the "Life Help" Professions. We are talking the difference between Mental Healthcare Workers & Life Coaches. If you have ever wondered what is the difference between a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, counselor, social worker and life coach this episode is for you. Come dive in with us. Share an episode with a friend.
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Gray hair is inevitable, but have you ever questioned WHY? Graying is a sign of getting older, however, teenagers have gray hair too! WHY?! Dive into the many rabbit holes we fell into just trying to understand more about gray hair.
We learned A LOT in this episode, so join us as we learn more about what’s going on in our bodies and what else our little gray hairs could be telling us!
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Today we talk Data Centers. Its a long journey, so please be sure to use the resources outlined below to fill in any gaps after you listen. We talk the development of data centers from past to now and their impact to economics, communities and the environment.
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Apologies we missed a week, but we are back! Full show notes to come. Book referenced for discussion is The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Quote: "Cause the bondage and liberation is our own minds....if we think we are bound, we are bound. If we think we are liberated, we are liberated. it is only when we transcend the mind that we are free from all these troubles." - The Yoga Sutras of Patanj...
As we get our next wave of topics together we are back with another edition of Venn Dialogues After Dark "Would you Rather" 2nd Edition with a new set of random facts, because we are constantly learning over here.
Resources:
https://randomoutputs.com/random-fact-generator?quantity=12
https://smallusefultips.com/what-are-some-good-would-you-rathers/
What’s your favorite scary movie? Spooky season is upon us! The days are getting shorter, the air is getting crisper, and the bugs are going into hibernation! We’re celebrating by getting our movie list together for October talking through the different genres of horror movies and how they compare/contrast to one another.
If you love horror movies, join us for the chat. If you hate horror movies, stick around to see if there’s ...
Happy Spooky Season!
Ever stayed in a noisy house? And wondered why does everything creak and moan? Ever heard the infamous line, "The house is just settling"?
If so, come learn some reasons why! We talk all things that go bump in the night: house noises, night noises and maybe even some spooky noises.
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Have you or a loved one been a victim of sweat? On a scale of 1-10, how bad do you sweat? Is it ruining your life? Come chat with us about sweat!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwPeOG-inH0&t=24s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qXmNBQjDvs
https://asm.org/articles/2021/december/microbial-origins-of-body-odor
https://thescentofconnection.com/#contact
https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/65780/1/scent-of-connection-can-...
We recap our latest topics: Wine, Monopoly, Film Production, Bras, (AfterDark) and Sleep!
Come for the laughs leave with some knowledge.
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We're back to continue our conversation on wine. Now that we have covered some history of wine, we are going into a general overview of the winemaking process, winetasting tips and tasting note explanations.
In the end, we take all this knowledge and see if we can find a wine(s) Christine finally can say she loves. Tune in next week to hear her feedback.
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This week we talk about wine! Join us in part 1 as we dissect the unexpected history of wine. Come back for part 2 as we dive deeper into the tasting notes, different wine varietals and other fun stuff.
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Challenge
Tune in to Part 2 of the episode for the challenge.
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In Part 2, we dive deeper into Monopoly. Rules that have changed, versions that exist (and probably shouldn’t) and at the end we share the tips and tricks to win Monopoly every time! We don’t gatekeep over here!
Stay tuned if you want to be a winner!
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The popular family fun game comes with a not so fun history, so let’s talk about it! In Part 1 of our Monopoly discussion, we talk about what a Monopoly actually is, where the game Monopoly came from, and how the rules have changed from then to now. In Part 2, we’ll start diving deeper into Monopoly today and how it has evolved.
Stay tuned! You don’t want to miss this one.
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We are playing a fun game of Would You Rather while still doing a bit of learning with some random facts sprinkled in between. Come listen and let us know what you would rather. If you want any of the Would You Rather questions or the random facts, take a look at the resources below.
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https://quizpanda.com/would-you-rather-the-ultimate-personality-quiz/
https://www.griproom.com/fun/200-extreme-would-you-rather-questions
Welcome back to the Venn Dialogues, this week we talk about sleep. We explore the stages of sleep, the ways one can get sleep and what type of chronotype someone may be. We talk about how much sleep is enough and when you may want to be concerned you are not getting enough. We even take a stroll through history to understand how we have come to sleep the way we do. Come to learn and laugh along the way.
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We’re wrapping up the film production chat starting where we left off. We wrap up the episode revisiting various crew positions and their wages.
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https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/
https://www.tlu.ee/~rajaleid/montaazh/Hero%27s%20Journey%20Arch.pdf
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-make-a-short-film/
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