Summary: In This Episode: A new co-host, an interesting question from a reader, another segment in No Longer Weird, and a story about a political candidate who is …a bit “out there.” WAY out there. And, of course, another segment of No Longer Weird.<br><br> <br> Jump To…<br> <br> * <a href="#notes">Show Notes</a><br> * <a href="#subscribe">How to Subscribe</a><br> * <a href="#feedback">How to Comment</a><br> * <a href="#transcript">Episode Transcript</a><br> * <a href="https://thisistrue.com/category/podcasts/">List of All Episodes</a><br> <br> <a name="notes"></a><br> Show Notes<br> <br> * Questions for the podcast can be posted as a comment on this page, via the <a href="https://thisistrue.com/contact/">Contact Page</a> on this site, or by tweeting it to Randy @<a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsTrue">ThisIsTrue</a>.<br> * Details on the <a href="https://thisistrue.com/bestof/">Best Of True email</a> distribution, which is free for many readers.<br> * The bio of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_de_Maistre">Joseph de Maistre</a> (1753–1821), a French-speaking <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy">Savoyard</a> philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat.<br> * Kit’s web site is <a href="https://liveinfocusedenergy.com">Live in Focused Energy</a>.<br> <br> <a name="subscribe"></a><br> How to Subscribe<br> Search for Uncommon Sense in your podcast app or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast/id1259380128">iTunes</a>, or manually enter this feed URL into your app: https://thisistrue.com/feed/podcast<br> Also available via <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ixj6haluiswf4e5wiw4qksmlzni?t%3DUncommon_Sense:_the_This_is_True_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://player.fm/series/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast-1496500">PlayerFM</a>, <a href="https://beta.tunein.com/radio/Uncommon-Sense-the-This-is-True-Podcast-p1015540/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://podfanatic.com/podcast/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Podfanatic</a>, <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/channels/4508232/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast//">ListenNotes</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1259380128/uncommon-sense-the-this-is-true-podcast">Overcast</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=147364&refid=stpr">Stitcher</a> — and now on <a href="https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/gb57a-57601/">Podbean</a>. Presumably, still more to come.<br><br> <a name="feedback"></a><br> Comments and Questions?<br> Your comments on this episode are welcome below. Questions can be added there, sent via this site’s <a href="https://thisistrue.com/contact/">Contact Page</a>, or tweeted to <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsTrue">@ThisIsTrue</a>.<br> <a name="transcript"></a><br> Transcript<br> Randy: Welcome to Uncommon Sense, the Podcast companion to the ThisIsTrue.com newsletter with the mission to promote more thinking in the world. I’m Randy Cassingham, and unfortunately, I’ve lost my co-host, who has moved on. Filling in this week, my wife:<br> Kit: Kit Cassingham.<br> Randy: Hey!<br> Kit: Hi! Did I surprise you?<br> Randy: I didn’t know you were there!<br> Kit: Well here I am.<br> Randy: This week we’re discussing a story from issue 1219 of the newsletter, which will be included on the Show Page at this is true dot com slash podcast 16, which we’ll get to shortly. In addition to helping make the podcast be more interesting and engaging, the Uncommon Sense co-host has a special function.<br> Kit: I do?<br> Randy: You do. You’re the surrogate for the listener and the newsletter readers — to ask the questions that a listener might have as we go over the topics in an episode.<br>
