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The Embarrassing Diary

The Embarrassing Diary

By: Zoe Ntonta
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A comforting escape for those feeling exhausted or facing life's challenges. Through personal stories and insightful discussions, we dive into a range of relatable topics with the intention to laugh and heal together.© 2024 The Embarrassing Diary Social Sciences
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  • #023 - Why The Eurovision 2024 Was A Messy Carnival
    May 21 2024

    Are you ready to talk about all the things that nobody dares to say?

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    Timestamps:
    00:00-00:54 Introduction
    00:55-03:29 Joost Klein's disqualification
    03:30-04:12 Nemo's performance
    04:13-06:44 Marina's Satti mediocre performance
    06:45- 07:50 Marina's Satti unscuccesful political statement
    07:51-08:57 Slimane's impeccable vocal moment
    08:58- 09:23 Baby Lasagna's reaction when they were second
    09:24-10:19 Petra's jokes
    10:20 Closing thoughts

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    Creator & Host: Zoe Ntonta

    🎵Music credit: Produced by Johnathon M. Horner

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    11 mins
  • #022 - Yarona Boster - Healing From Grief
    Apr 24 2024

    In this episode we sit down with Communications Master, TEDx Speaker and twice best selling author Yarona Boster and we explore the journey of healing after loss.Learn how to support children through grief with sensitivity and openness, discover the significance of funeral rituals in the grieving process, and gain practical strategies for moving forward with compassion and resilience.


    Timestamps:

    00:00 Introduction
    01:25 Why grief is such a weird feeling
    02:40 The peculiar idea that we will never die
    03:11 How to explain death to a child
    05:16 In between faces of life and death: how to handle?
    07:57 How can a parent cope with the idea of death
    11:25 Funeral rituals/Wake
    16:39 Children should be present in the funeral process
    19:24 Stages of grief
    22:00 Do children feel grief the same way as adults?
    23:53 Unresolved grief
    27:47 Laughing and crying during grief
    31:50 How can friends help coping with grief
    35:47 When do you know you have overcome grief
    37:54 Moving on with grief
    42:45 Yarona’s upcoming projects & closing thoughts

    Creator & Host: Zoe Ntonta

    🎵Music credit: Produced by Johnathon M. Horner/ @beatmekanik

    Get In Touch with Yarona:
    Website
    Linkedin
    Facebook
    Instagram

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    45 mins
  • #021 - Nathaniel Glasser Skog - Unleash Your Comedic Genius
    Apr 14 2024

    Yes! After a long break we are back with another podcast episode with an incredible guest. Nathaniel is joining us all the way from Sweden! And he is here to talk all about comedy, music and artistic creation: about the importance of being present in the moment, the element of spontaneity and how (almost) anyone can become a stand up comedian!

    Timestamps

    00:00 Welcome back everyone!
    01:20 When Comedy meets Music
    02:17 Who goes first: the audience or the artist?
    04:04 Women in Comedy
    05:06 Art and perfectionism
    07:02 Laugher is the comedian’s currency
    08:15 Comedy is a hit or miss
    09:54 How long does it take someone to become a good comedian/Can anyone become a comedian?
    12:48 Best tip for stand up comedians
    16:11 Bob Dylan and the element of sponteniouty
    19:36 Writer’s block and the importance of being bored
    22:16 Phone culture as a blocker for creativity
    26:15 Comedy as a cathartic medium
    28:19 The creative process of a joke
    30:21 Nathaniel’s advise to new artists/comedians/musicians
    33:58 Competition with other comedians
    36:16 Closing thoughts

    Creator & Host: Zoe Ntonta

    🎵Music credit: Produced by Johnathon M. Horner/ @beatmekanik

    Get In Touch with Nathaniel:
    Music
    Youtube(Music)
    Spotify
    Comedy
    Youtube(Comedy)
    SoMe: glassercomedy

    The clip of the (in)famous gig where Bob Dylan "went electric" and turned his back on the folk music community

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    🎤Some new jokes

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    37 mins
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