In this second episode of Something to Note, host Ben Goeser finishes his discussion of icebreakers by providing a solution to probably the most dreaded question of them all: "Name something special about yourself." Like any great answer, sometimes it's been right in front of us our entire lives without us realizing it. And to all those who are double-jointed, we are jealous.

Thank you for listening! If you want to simply jump to the story itself (and not listen to the introduction banter), skip to around the 4:51 minute mark.

This episode is also a bit of a birthday celebration for my sister. Keep being awesome, Isabel.

*Music and sound effects provided by Universal Production Music and Freesound.org

*Episode art designed on Canva

In this first episode of Something to Note, host Ben Goeser attempts to demonstrate what this "public journal" is all about. And what's the best way to introduce yourself? An icebreaker story. Specifically, Goeser dives into one of his favorite go-to introduction stories of the miracle of surviving high school weightlifting as a scrawny, fedora-wearing film nerd. Sometimes the heroes around us are not always easy to "spot." :)

Thank you for listening! If you want to simply jump to the story itself (and not listen to introduction banter), skip to around the 4:52 minute mark.

And to all those much braver souls who took weightlifting or cross-training despite the gendered norms and bulliable ammunition in high school, you guys are also the true unsung heroes.

*Names changed to preserve privacy

*Music and sound effects provided by Universal Production Music and Freesound.org

*Episode art designed on Canva