The lost art of long conversations

There is something about getting lost in a long conversation. About being drawn in, and letting other people share your space, your thoughts and your experiences. Long conversations are a good thing for a social media maven like me, who tends to spend a little too much time staring at screens.

Being a part of long conversations is a bit like meditating or practising mindfulness - it let's my mind unwind rather than rev up with rock n roll.
These are the podcasts that make me look forward to long drives or spending a few hours in the kitchen.

The first podcast that really opened my eyes (or should that be ears) to the format was athlete and plant power advocate Rich Roll. I found his podcast after reading his book Finding Ultra.
A great inspiration for eating better, being grateful and living in the moment.
http://www.richroll.com/category/podcast/

I discovered Osher Günsberg when he was a guest on the Rich Roll podcast. The episode had me laughing out loud in my car - to a segment about getting divorced and rebuilding your life.
This Aussie's honest and open conversations with a variety of guests has made him one of my favourite radio voices. He also has great theme music.
http://oshergunsberg.com/

Osher Günsberg and Natalia Perez co-host the advice podcast Let Me Tell You Something. It's fun, witty and the host share their own stories of failed dates, awkward first kisses and making a god impression on the in-laws.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/let-me-tell-you-something/id820693270?mt=2

Rich Roll (top), Osher Günsberg and Natalia Perez.
Photos stolen from the internet.

Almost a week since my last post? I must apologize.

Today has been interesting. Prince Carl Philip is in our neck of the woods to race his Porsche in Carrera Cup. One of my coworkers starts to foam at the mouth at as soon as someone says "Royal" so naturally I've been teasing him all day. And guess who got out and cover the story just because he writes sport?

My coworker doesn't know it yet, but I changed the starting page in his browser from his favourite football site to the Swedish Royalist Society while he was away.
And there is a rather dashing photo of the prince in uniform inside his bag. I just wish he would open it soon, because the suspense is killing me.

So what have I been up to this week, besides playing pranks on my non-royalist coworker?
Let's see. I've been listening to episodes of Issue Oriented and Stephen Fry's podgram on my new mp3-player. I hung out at Hep Town Records on my day off and saw The Tempest at Hipp in Malmö.