Poking Life

09/10/2020

You thought you could get rid of me huh? Fat chance! The poking life train never stops.

After a little bit of a break we are back with EPISODE #18! For this episode I sat down with my friend Reginah. Reginah is a world-traveler, a fashionista, a humanitarian, and much more.

We talk about:

-the transition she went through moving from Uganda to the USA
-EarlyBird256 -- the non-profit she started with her friends
-her fashion inspirations
-getting a contract with Rihanna
-joining the Yang Gang

I have great admiration for Reginah and all the work she is doing. If you'd like to get involved with her non-profit you can find it on Twitter or Instagram at , or you can visit www.EarlyBird256.org

As always, you can find the episode wherever you listen to podcasts:

My website www.pokinglife.com
Anchor www.anchor.fm/pokinglife
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE?si=qIG3RL_7RR2yFdxSzfZY0g
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life/id1498214453
Google Podcasts https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMzk0YzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

EARLYBIRD256BUILDING AN EMPOWERED FUTURE — ONE GIRL AT A TIME. We believe in a future where all girls determine the course of their lives and reach their full potential. Learn About Our Work Our priority is the health and wellness of the girls — Equipping them with the knowledge they need on the...

18/09/2020

I realized I made a mistake last episode and I had to set the record straight....

Listen to the episode here: www.pokinglife.com

or here: www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

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16/09/2020

If you’re gonna take one thing away from my Bitcoin episode - this is it!!! Wanna know WHY that 21,000,000 cap is important? Find the episode here:

www.pokinglife.com
www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

From there, you can stream from Apple, Spotify, Google, or however you digest your podcasts.

12/09/2020

If you have a second and you like the podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life/id1498214453

There's one review so far by someone named "eddie":

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Totally unbiased review
This is probably the greatest podcast of all time"

‎Society & Culture · 2020

05/09/2020

I think episode is definitely the funniest episode I’ve posted thus far. We dropped a lot of F bombs so I had to drop the explicit tag 😅. I was dying laughing throughout. Brandon and I have a hilarious conversation about life, not taking yourself too seriously, and adjusting to this new way of living during corona times. In addition to the laughs, there’s plenty of nuggets of wisdom. Really enjoyed this one. If you liked it be sure to check out Brandon’s page at .products (3 Os) on Instagram.

Find it on www.anchor.fm/pokinglife from there, you can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you stream your pods.

Enjoy the weekend everyone! 👆

18/08/2020

The long wait is finally over (almost)!!! I'll be releasing my first solo podcast on in the coming days. I'm the meantime while you wait... Here's our last guest Ant destroying someone in Super Smash Bros.

08/08/2020

It may be small to most but it's a lot to me! Thank you to my 50 best friends for supporting me 😤

04/08/2020

Gaming is becoming a bigger and bigger part of society around the world, especially since COVID-19. For episode #14 I sit down with my friend Anthony, a competitive gamer and we talk about what sparked the interest, what keeps him gaming, and why Super Smash Bros Melee is the best game of all time. We also break down things like jobs Anthony had growing up, his trips to Japan, and his life as a software developer.

You can find Anthony at www.twitch.tv/antretro

And as always you can find poking life anywhere you listen to podcasts:

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Google Podcasts:
https://bit.ly/3iwb1GT

Anchor:
https://anchor.fm/pokinglife

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

PocketCasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

AntRetro streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.

30/07/2020

Here's a sneak peak of this week's episode with my friend Anthony! He breaks down some of the technical aspects of competitive gaming.

If you want to catch up on some previous episodes before this one - as always....

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Google Podcasts
https://bit.ly/3iwb1GT

Anchor
https://anchor.fm/pokinglife

PocketCasts
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

Overcast
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

26/07/2020

Here's Ashanti breaking down why they call it "fly fishing"

Hint: 🦟🐛🐜🐝🐞🦋🦗

You can find the episode via all streaming platforms at www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

24/07/2020

For episode 13 I'm joined by my great friend Ashanti. We studied chemistry together in college, but our friendship is much more than just lab partners - we actually don't even talk much chemistry in the episode! We take a deep dive into the art and the intricacies of fly fishing, playing the long game in life, getting our asses kicked by computers in chess, why sometimes the easiest path is not always the best path, pursuing one's passions, and how to be great at whatever you do. I learned a lot in this one and I know you will too. Enjoy!

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/08HVqLEVPaBNyiZIe63312?si=nX-wXsj2SOirrQhpeoLAxQ

Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Google:
https://bit.ly/3iwb1GT

Anchor:
https://anchor.fm/pokinglife

PocketCasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

16/07/2020

Ok so we have almost 150 likes.

I did the math.

Phase 1:
I googled it. On average everybody meets 10,000 people in their lifetime. If we can get all 150 likers to tell everyone they've ever met about this podcast and convince them to like this page we will have 1.5 million likes.

Phase 2:
We have 1.5 million likes. By this point there's probably some overlap with the people the likers have met before. They will only be able to convince 5,000 people each to like the page. Even so, if we can get every liker to convince a measly 5,000 people to like the page we will have a total of 7.5 billion likes aka the entire population of planet Earth.

That's the gameplan - we can do this. Go team! 😎👉👉

edit #1: Google should definitely add commas to their calculator

edit #2: damn it Facebook why would you offer me a gif that doesn't embed right into the post

edit #3: We now have 150 likes, the road to 7.5 billion likes begins now.

16/07/2020

Here's a clip from this week's episode where Dan & I discuss America's response to COVID-19

14/07/2020

Poking Life Episode 12 is up!!!! Just like the stonk market. This week I sat down virtually with my friend Dan H (from episode 1) to discuss:

▪️stonks
▪️Could Bitcoin be a world reserve currency?▪️capitalism v marxism
▪️democracy vs authoritarianism
▪️the surveillance state
▪️Kanye 2020
▪️humanity's response to the climate crisis
▪️how the Swedes handled coronavirus

Hope you enjoy this one - I did! Always great to chat with Dan and pick his brain.

Make sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear a sneak peak of next week 😎

You know the drill 👇

www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Google Podcasts:
https://bit.ly/3iwb1GT

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

PocketCasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

05/07/2020

I'm lucky to have so many interesting people around me who are open to sharing their stories. I'm a firm believer that you can learn something from anyone you meet and every week I'm amazed at the lessons I learn from a single conversation with someone.

Thank you to all of the guests featured on the first 10 episodes of poking life! Without you and the listeners, this show would just be me talking to myself in my apartment hahaha. I hope you've all taken something away from this just as I have. I have a lot more ideas planned for the show that I think you're going to enjoy. I'll keep you posted.

If you want to learn some valuable life lessons and advice from Mats, Dan, Conor, Terenzi, Dom, Spargo, Jeff, my mom, Peter, Warren, and Kiara - be sure to check out the latest bonus episode where where I've condensed these life lessons down into just 15 minutes(ish)!

As always...

www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

Google Podcasts:
https://bit.ly/3iwb1GT

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

PocketCasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

👀 Also stay tuned for next week where we'll have our first ever return guest. It's someone in this picture. Who will it be? Tune in next week to find out!!! 😎😅

21/06/2020

A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS

21/06/2020

🔥POKING LIFE EPISODE 10🔥

Oh yeah! This week I sit down with my friend Kiara. She is an excellent conversationalist and we bob and weave between fun light-hearted topics and some heavy but important topics. I think there's a lot that anyone can take away from this conversation. Here's what we got into:

▪️the potential of coronavirus wave #2
▪️bullying, growth, and identity
▪️the pressures of being a division 1 athlete
▪️mental health and self care
▪️Kiara's very own podcast "The Pour Podcast"
▪️Black Lives Matter protests and work that still needs to be done by everyone

As always you can find the podcast at anchor.fm/pokinglife

You can also find Kiara's new podcast at anchor.fm/thepourpodcast

Google Podcasts:
https://bit.ly/2V4HtpF

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher/id1498214453

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

Pocketcasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

Just something I'm doing in my quarantine free time. Sitting down to talk with the most interesting people in my life about whatever interests them.

16/06/2020

If YOU would like to ask ME some questions you can record them here and I may use them on a future episode. Or you can just leave me a message.

https://anchor.fm/pokinglife/message

15/06/2020

This week Warren talked a little bit about how his background in astrophysics and applied physics could potentially open the door to him becoming an astronaut. He says it's low odds - but I can see it!

Listen or find your favorite streaming platform at anchor.fm/pokinglife

14/06/2020

Of course Stef is the show's top fan 😁

13/06/2020

It's time for episode #9 of POKING LIFE! This week I sit down with my friend Warren. We caught up after close to 10 years (we are old now). Since high school, Warren has earned degrees in both astrophysics and applied physics. We talk about:

▪️what got him interested in physics
▪️whether or not aliens exist
▪️the godfather of string theory
▪️the cosmos
▪️personal finance
▪️financial literacy
▪️what we wish we knew when we were kids.

This is an awesome one. Enjoy!

Anchor:
www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

Google Podcasts:
https://bit.ly/2YJxjvR

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Overcast:
https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

Pocketcasts:
https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1498214453

05/06/2020

The wait is over! Episode #8 of poking life is here with this week's guest Peter! Peter and I sat down to talk coronavirus, Peter's job at Joslin Diabetes center, his long-standing (10 years) volunteer experience with the Marfan Foundation, life with Loeys-Dietz, some good old beantown sports talk, and a bunch more. If you're inspired by Peter's work with the Marfan Foundation like I was, you can donate here to support volunteers like him across the country. Enjoy!
https://give.marfan.org/give/85796/ #!/donation/checkout

As always you can find the podcast here with additional links to all of your favorite podcast streaming sites:

www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

The Marfan Foundation

04/06/2020

Wondering where I got the name "Poking Life"?

28/05/2020

This week I got the chance to chat with my Mom *care emoji*

We talk about her life, what it was like raising me, why I abandoned a life of crime, what her life was like before me, and the best thing that EVER happened to me!

Lots of great stuff. Brings a tear to my eye thinking back on it. Hope you enjoy!

www.anchor.fm/pokinglife

Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMzk0YzI2OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/6QA4bujiXAPiXe8ra8I3tE

Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1498214453/poking-life-with-eddie-fisher

PocketCasts: https://pca.st/ix7uecgx

Just something I'm doing in my quarantine free time. Sitting down to talk with the most interesting people in my life about whatever interests them.

23/05/2020

Just finished recording an episode with my Mom 👀

15/05/2020

Here's a peek at Spargo and I discussing his experience living in China. WeChat sounds pretty awesome... but I have my concerns. 😅