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WorldWide Stew

WorldWide Stew

By: Michael Davis
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 Beneath the surface there's always a story. WorldWide Stew tells stories that need to simmer. Stories about people, places, things, and ideas that matter. You might be surprised by how much we all share! And, why you should never buy cheap ricotta cheese.

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Michael Davis Art Cooking Food & Wine Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Resolutions and The Hungry Ghost

    Resolutions and The Hungry Ghost
    Jan 12 2026

    This is the first episode in a three-part series. Lasting change through resolutions occurs for less than half the people who make them. Part of the reason for this is because we derive our resolution from our sense of deficits, failures, and wanting or The Hungry Ghost. Unfortunately, there's a whole industry that thrives on highlighting our deficits and providing tools, apps, and devices to "help us achieve our goals." Don't believe it. There are better ways that support your sense of skillfulness, self-image, and agency.


    You can see the transcript here: https://worldwidestew.com/media/2026-01-12-resolutions-and-the-hungry-ghost-podcast-transcript/

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    23 mins
  • Listening to Your Own Deep Space

    Listening to Your Own Deep Space
    Oct 6 2025

    Listen to a chirp from deep space—two black holes colliding over a billion years ago. It took decades of planning and listening for LIGO's scientists to detect that signal. What if you could build your own LIGO for detecting the quiet signals within you? This episode explores how gravitational wave detection teaches us to listen to our ego awareness with curiosity instead of judgment.


    I hope you enjoy this episode. It's slightly over 18 minutes long.


    Some people want to test themselves. I do! When you're done listening, you can go to this link to take a short quiz and see what stuck: https://forms.gle/HUqVGbgiXbp8v3RG9


    Original idea by Mike Davis and developed through collaboration with Anthropic's Claude.ai.


    Music licensed through AGSoundtrax.

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    18 mins
  • A brief self-acceptance meditation for those who have Parkinson's Diseasee

    A brief self-acceptance meditation for those who have Parkinson's Diseasee
    Aug 19 2025
    This episode is one of potentially more episodes. It's focused on self-acceptance. Self-acceptance is hard to find when your muscles, body, and brain don't work as well as they did. As a hospice and then a hospital chaplain, I saw the complex types of pain that Parkinson's Disease (and other similar motor neuron diseases) inflict on patients. Some of them are family members whom we love. I've tried to make this episode simple, brief, and supportive. I regularly use Claude.ai to help me create content for this meditation. Self-acceptance is a core issue for Parkinson's Disease patients. There is no religious content in this meditation. I hope it helps. You can find the transcript here. I hope it helps you or someone you love.

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    9 mins
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