WEBVTT - Second Cup: Study ahead of time

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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 that if you are planning to go to

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<v Speaker 1>a concert, or a museum or another experience like that,

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<v Speaker 1>study up ahead of time. That way, you will understand

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<v Speaker 1>more about what you are experiencing, and that extra knowledge

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<v Speaker 1>will help you maximize your enjoyment. So this past summer,

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<v Speaker 1>I was lucky enough to attend several amazing concerts Taylor Swift,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, and a combo Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks Extravaganza.

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<v Speaker 1>I also found out that Phish was playing at an

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<v Speaker 1>open air venue near me, and I figured I should

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<v Speaker 1>check the band out. Before each of these concerts, I

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<v Speaker 1>made a point of listening to the artist's work whenever

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<v Speaker 1>I was in my car. As a result, I became

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<v Speaker 1>more familiar with my favorite works and I learn more

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<v Speaker 1>about some unfamiliar pieces. By the time of the concerts,

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<v Speaker 1>I was ready to sing along. Familiarity makes everything more enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 1>I think about this sometimes whenever I visit a museum

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<v Speaker 1>that has one particular or highlight piece, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>the Scream at the museum in Oslo, or predictably enough,

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<v Speaker 1>the Mona Lisa at the Louver, despite all the other

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<v Speaker 1>amazing art that is at that museum as well. People

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<v Speaker 1>race through to see their one familiar work. But imagine

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<v Speaker 1>if several other works felt just as familiar. That is

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<v Speaker 1>what studying ahead of time can do. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>have a cultural experience coming up, consider studying ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>time to make the most of the experience. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are going to a concert or musical, listen to a

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<v Speaker 1>recording beforehand. If you are going to a play, consider

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<v Speaker 1>reading the play first, or maybe watching the movie version,

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<v Speaker 1>if there is one. If you're going to an art exhibit,

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<v Speaker 1>get a book from the library and look at images

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<v Speaker 1>of the artist's work, or maybe you can find images online.

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<v Speaker 1>You may enjoy finding out what experts have to say too.

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<v Speaker 1>You can read a review of the performance or exhibit

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to see, or you can look for criticism

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<v Speaker 1>or commentaries on the artist's work in general. Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>understand that for some cultural experiences there may be something

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<v Speaker 1>to not knowing exactly what is going to happen. May

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<v Speaker 1>maybe there are plot twists, like in the play Harry

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<v Speaker 1>Potter and the Cursed Child. So I'm not saying you

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely have to read the whole script of something like

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<v Speaker 1>that beforehand, but I do think that one of the

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<v Speaker 1>reasons people enjoy the Harry Potter play is that they

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<v Speaker 1>are already familiar with the Harry Potter characters. So really,

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<v Speaker 1>most people have studied ahead of time. They know how

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<v Speaker 1>Hermione or Ron will act, and they know Harry's backstory.

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<v Speaker 1>They are not coming in completely unaware at all. Just

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<v Speaker 1>like savoring an experience while it's happening and reflecting after

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<v Speaker 1>the fact, studying beforehand lets us stretch out the fun.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what to look and listen for. You know

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<v Speaker 1>what is significant and what is not. You are aware

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<v Speaker 1>of what you are appreciating, and that can take the

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<v Speaker 1>appreciation to an entirely new level. In the meantime, this

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making the

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<v Speaker 1>most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach

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<v Speaker 1>me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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