WEBVTT - What's the big deal?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to be open to hearing about other people's passions,

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<v Speaker 1>even if you don't share those passions yourself. When there

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<v Speaker 1>is something that other people are really excited about, try

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<v Speaker 1>to find out why. You'll get a window into these

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<v Speaker 1>other people's lives. And even if you don't become an expert,

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<v Speaker 1>you might have one more interesting thing to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>at a dinner at a conference a few years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>I found myself sitting near two linguistics experts who are

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the language Dothraci in the HBO series Game

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<v Speaker 1>of Thrones. I hadn't watched a single episode of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not prettyularly into linguistics, but their conversation was captivating.

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<v Speaker 1>They were passionate about the way languages were created and

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<v Speaker 1>how they evolved. The conversation referenced the quirks of numerous

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<v Speaker 1>world languages, historic languages, and pretend languages. I didn't become

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<v Speaker 1>a Game of Thrones fan, but I did learn a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about how one might create a language and how

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<v Speaker 1>languages came to be. I bet you can recall a

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<v Speaker 1>time you met a fan of a particular sports team

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<v Speaker 1>or musical artist, or an aficionado of wine or Goudy architecture,

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<v Speaker 1>or an enthusiast for a seemingly random sport or hobby

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<v Speaker 1>and you are unexpectedly intrigued by what they had to say.

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<v Speaker 1>Or maybe you overheard two experts talking and just had

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<v Speaker 1>to listen in. It can be so interesting to hear

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<v Speaker 1>about another person's past, even if you don't share it yourself. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>some folks are happy to jump in and talk about

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<v Speaker 1>their interests right away, maybe even sharing more than you

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<v Speaker 1>want to know. A lot of folks need a bit

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<v Speaker 1>more coaxing, So the next time you pick up on

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that someone is passionate about something perhaps a

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<v Speaker 1>bit obscure at least out of the ordinary, ask a

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<v Speaker 1>bit more. Wow. You spend twelve hours a week doing

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<v Speaker 1>taekwond what attracts you to it? Or you've traveled the

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<v Speaker 1>world to see Wagner's ring cycle fascinating? What made you

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<v Speaker 1>do that? Or simply what's the best part of being

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<v Speaker 1>a Yankees fan? There are so many things that some

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<v Speaker 1>people are passionate about and other people don't care about.

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<v Speaker 1>At all. People's interests vary, and that is a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>When you encounter a person who is passionate about something

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<v Speaker 1>you are not, it is honoring and worthwhile to find

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<v Speaker 1>out why they are go into it. Plus, pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>anything someone is passionate about will be interesting to hear

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<v Speaker 1>about from their point of view. If you have been

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<v Speaker 1>put next to someone you don't know at a dinner

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<v Speaker 1>or another event, this is a great way to pass

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<v Speaker 1>the time. Let's just say that all the time I

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<v Speaker 1>was learning about languages, I was not having to think

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<v Speaker 1>of questions like oh, so you once lived in Washington,

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<v Speaker 1>DC too. Hearing about someone else's passion is way more interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>And now when someone does talk about Game of Thrones,

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<v Speaker 1>which remember I have not watched, I can at least

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<v Speaker 1>mention something about it and take part in that conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know this random thing about Dothraci? Everything is

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal to someone, and knowing a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about why something is a big deal opens up a

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<v Speaker 1>world of conversations in the time this is Laura, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to before breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback. You can reach me at Laura at Laura

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