I'm back! This is a short show, to get me back on track after surgery, and
too much life in general.

A listener sent me in a 10 minute piece for her own podcast that was her
answer to the "What Is the Universe?" show that I did a few months ago.
Check her out at www.braindouche.net.

I included her piece and also went on with some musings of my own on
"Is Life Fair - And Should It Be?".

Send me your own thoughts or comments at sue.grandys@gmail.com (if you want to send a sound file, use this one - it can handle upwards of 20MB files - or you can send mail also to : uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

Next show is my 3rd Anniversary show, and I hope to bring you something really special.

If you are wondering where the heck I am, due to some unexpected
surgery, I'm busy healing at this time.

It looks like I'll end up taking a month off from the show, while I
recover and get back on my feet (literally - it was foot surgery.)

Check back in a few weeks, and hopefully I'll have a show up.

This turned out to be a very different show. I interview Dan L.,
age 62, a free thinker from Texas. He was a career military man, and
I was interested to hear about life from him, as I have little contact
with that world.

He was unsurprisingly quite the realist, but did surprise me with the
depth to which he believed in empowering people and elevating humanity.

There is a lot of talk of politics, which I try to avoid, but it tied in so much
with the views of how governments should use the military, so I left it all in.
Take it as another world view, whether you agree with it or not!

Email me at uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Today we go back to the traditional interview format, and talk
to Christy, age 25 - A free spirited Engineer.

Sorry this one is so late - I collided with the nasty flu going around
that the flu shot doesn't protect you against. Followed by another
cold - 4th one this winter. Do I get a prize for collecting them all?!!

Send me email at:
uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Volunteers to do the show are always in demand!

This is a non-traditional single question show. I got only 3 answers on last months question to the audience:
If we are here for a reason, are we here to explore the me, or
transcend the me?

The ones who braved the question were:
- Big Phil, from show #36 - of Big Phil's Love Parade
- Graviton Ring, show #48
- Christy - (a guest of my roommate who was wandering through the house. Yes I will go to any lengths to get answers - no one is safe!).

As always, email me at:
uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Next month we will have a full traditional interview with my new found victim, Christy!

Welcome! Today's Christmas Eve show is in 2 parts.
First we hear a late answer to the "What is the Universe?" show from
Herb - a delightful professor from Texas who was the guest on show
#24.

Then I ask a new question for the audience and look at it a little myself.
This show's question, is:

Today I ask the big questions of Michael, age 33, and Objectivist with a soul. He is from the Greater Minneapolis area, and we met to record in a park on the most glorious of late fall days.

We got into depression, alcoholism, and coming out of all that into a more
hopeful view of life and the universe. Michael was a most open, honest, heartwarming person. I adored doing this interview.

And as always, email me at: uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net.

This show is the answers to the question posed last month -
What is the Universe? 6 people tackled the question in this new
experimental format.

We heard from :
- David C., from show #34
- Graviton Ring, show #48 -  http://gravitonring.googlepages.com/
- Darren Blackshaw, a new listener
- DragonLordALS, from NASA and show #51
- Anthony, show #31 - www.AShantyNoLemon.com
- Cayenne, show #1 - www.tekdiff.com

I loved the show, with philosophies from way out there, to the
hard sciences. Thanks everyone for participating!

Let me know if you like this format or the old style interview, or maybe
would like a mix of both?

Write to me or volunteer for an interview at:
uncomfortable-questions@tcinternet.net

Hey all! My new format isn't working.
I asked for emal answers (or recorded sound - .mp3 files)
as answers to the question I posed in the last show -
"What is the Universe".

Sadly I have only received 2 email answers so far, and the
deadline was yesterday. I don't have enough material to do the
next show.

I'm changing the deadline to October 13th, in the hopes that I get more.
Please participate!

Thanks so much -
Sue

This is a special show. Today I ask the big question:
What is the Universe?
to the listening audience.
Please look at the Hubble Deep Space picture at:
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2004/07/image/a/format/large_web/

Ponder this picture, think about the Universe and send me sound (mp3)
files (64 kb is fine, 96, or 128 kb is good too) - or send an email
with the thoughts and answers to this question.

I'll read or play the files on the next show. I try to start tackling the
question myself on this show, and hope to have better conclusions after I hear from all of you.

Please send your mp3 recorded answers or your email answers to:
sue.grandys@gmail.com

I will need the answers by October 5th, so I can get the show up by the
following week. Please, please, please join in the conversation!
I need you!