Lies lies lies! Seeings as Part II of Humans like humans is neither done nor good, we are riffing on the 4th of July in lieu of making good on promises to you, dear listener. In fumbling-the-ball episode, we cover the following -

• The adorability of seeing young children externalizing their feelings to kind, empathetic adults; unrelated - the possibility of romanticizing said children enacting said externalizations. Whatever.
• Light overview of "the big project" that Lisa is bringing to press...like...soon!
• The human muscle for assuming other people are pieces of shit because they don't care about what you care about, re: geo political conflict and/or the criminalization of homelessness.
• Big dick energy - a cultural history of the acronym itself and feelings about it's implications for America and the 4th of July.

Silly little ding dongs is a podcast by Lisa Lorraine Carson. Lisa spent the 4th of July sitting by her parents pool doing absolutely fuck all with her cat. It was nice.

Too tired to write show notes. Lisa's OG (Original German) friend Constanze joins us for a conversation about being 24, dating a DJ, male hygiene, and sending the universe the signal that *YOU DON'T NEED THIS*

Silly little ding dongs is hosted by Lisa Lorraine Carson. Lisa can be found ordering martinis in New Orleans with a beautiful German woman, giving young (confused but hot) female wait staff advice about men.

Beefs, problems, bad blood. This episode is all about the things under Lisa's skin, including things that are actually under her skin, i.e. pathogens from deep cleaning the squalor of a grifter (more on this soon).

In this episode we cover all things "having a beef" and dig into a few of Lisa's beefiest beefing, including but not limited to -

• Ridley Scott (obviously)
• JK Rowling (obviously)
• Stephanie Meyer - dot dot dot-ing your way out of explicit content for kids. But hindsight is 2020 and looking back on the creative choices now, Lisa gets it.
• Fingerling potatoes, daddy long legs spiders, and raspberries - who is this naming terrorist and how can he, she, or they (suck it, JK) be brought to justice?
• Cottage cheese - is it appropriate for eyeliner?
• Would you kill your son if it meant you could kill Osama Bin Laden? You don't have to answer that - but do consider if it's a reasonable or normal question for a 12 year old girl (Lisa) to ask her grandfather.
• Love - we always do this!!!!!! It always ends with a discussion of love and beauty. Because beefing with the world just...isn't worth it.

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Silly little ding dongs is a podcast by Lisa Lorraine Carson. Lisa is a happy go lucky fool who sees the best in people and does not know the geographic position of Germany to the sea.

What would Carrie Bradshaw do if she sublet to a far filthier version of Anna Delvey? Probably call someone else and escape to Cabo with Big. Let it be known: Lisa isn’t Carrie. So she is on her hands and knees scrubbing up 5 months worth of delusion. Nothing like hard labor will make you think long and hard about your life choices.

In this episode we discuss -

• Sticking it - the importance of nailing the dismount. If you have to go hard on any one part of the project, go hard on the final 2%.
• ADLs - Activities of Daily Living; i.e. all the things you’re doing without thinking about it: brushing your teeth, doing the dishes, not living in complete and total squalor.
• Citibike - the joys of living in a bicycle culture like the that of the Netherlands, but with so much more trash and suffering.
• “Fade Into You” by Mazzy Star - a 90’s revival indie grunge song that came into Lisa’s life before someone from Netflix put it in a show.

Silly little ding dongs is hosted by Lisa Lorraine Carson, a renter living between NYC and Nashville. She is currently on her hands and knees scrubbing out 5 months of poor judgment.

Our blind spots, seen via vintage sci-fi movies

If you haven’t seen Ridley Scott’s 2012 blockbuster Prometheus, well, no need - Lisa will essentially narrate the entire film. But consider seeing it anyway because it’s her favorite movie! And it has something to show us - not about the future and/or creation - but about what we miss in our contemporary lives.

In this episode we’ll discuss -

• Dating someone with full body alopecia and it’s implications for how you may or may not respond to the big bald aliens in Prometheus
• Women’s wear in space - when is a kitten heel warranted? Has anyone culled through Stanley Kurbrick’s journals to get a sense of how he responded to the invention of Keds?
• The dynamics of being hot in space - when is it acceptable to have discussions about being barren? Should you consider finding a casual fling in order to stay on the ship during “make contact with aliens” outings?
• What we would do in space - we’re definitely not planning to be apart of afore mentioned “make contact with aliens” team, right? Like we’re more suited for high level big picture stuff, right? Or if not that, basic janitorial work - right?
• In defense of death - hear me out…what if it’s not as bad as we think? What if the whole idea of “saving” oneself from death is as silly as saving yourself from being born? Please note that we’re not testing any of these theories.

Silly little ding dongs is hosted by Lisa Lorraine Carson, a sci-movie junkie with a vendetta for how Ridley Scott decides to use his precious time left on this planet. If you are reading this, Ridley, you need to get out a piece of paper and a pen and start WORKING on wrapping up the narrative loose ends in the Prometheus franchise or so help me god…

The TKP Rap: A Treatise on Being Cringe

Have you ever done something you deem extremely cringe? Have you ever withered in shame and regret and self loathing over your weird gaffes and goofs? Are you a human? If so, you’re gonna love this one -

In this episode we discuss -

• Plateaus - what are they, geologically? How do they differ from mountains, and what are other names for them? Have you ever fantasized about a smoking hot, emotionally distant retired spy hiding out in a cottage in Scotland?
• Moving from California to Tennessee - pros, cons, copes for the culture shock. None of the strategies laid out here have a high efficacy rate, though, so please use with caution in real life.
• February 4, 10th - a day that will live in infamy for like, one person (Lisa).
• Creative concepts - blankets that want to assault you, flash frozen cornmeal pups that are keen to dismantle stereotypes. Or reinforce them? In any case, creative communication concepts you can’t sell to anyone.
• Being cringe and loving it - ancient rules of sanskrit that had no idea how the host would interpret them in the internet age. Being cringe rules! Highly recommended for real life.

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Silly little ding dongs is hosted by Lisa Lorraine Carson, an artist and consultant living and working between Nashville and New York City. She will tell anyone who will listen: diamonds are a girl’s best friend.

105. The Original Meditation App: A Gong

Stressed? Overwhelmed? Plagued by general malaise about…everything? Consider a gong.

In this episode of Silly Little Ding Dongs, we dive deep into the world of gongs, exploring not just their purpose, history, & significance, but the emerging science of #GongLife and it’s implications for your relationships with your tech (and whatnot).

In this episode we’ll discuss -

• Common misconceptions about gongs - they’re not analog sirens!
• A holistic approach to gong playing - yes, playing - not banging - that incorporates life lessons that can be useful to anyone who wants to play a gong well and *PLAY A GONG WELL*
• How the science of sound - soundwaves, frequency, harmonics, and resonance - impact our experience of gongs, and everything else in the world.
• The wellness industrial complex behind mindfulness tech and products. Specifically, that they are tools, not deliverables.
• What falling in love with a volcano-ologist sounds like (good).

Enjoy!

In this episode we review a fail-proof and fool-proof 8-step check list that is to be completed BEFORE throwing yourself into a volcano. There will be discussion of -

• Bras - to bra or not?
• Lemonade, obviously
• Gongs - interrupted and uninterrupted
• Trees and their personal history
• YOU! And what you can do to on days you feel like throwing yourself into a volcano

Please listen responsibly. Oddly enough, this one wasn't sponsored by BIG LEMONADE.