Up until recently, when a loved one died, the family would plan a funeral. Family and friends would gather, comfort one another, hug, cry on each other's shoulders and share in the ever-so-crucial grieving process. But COVID-19 has changed all of that. On today's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom welcomes guest, Nora Menkin, Executive Director of the People's Memorial Association and the Co-op Funeral Home in Seattle, WA. Nora discusses how social distancing and the prohibiting of public ga...
Mar 31, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 23
The world is shrinking. If you're reading this at the time of this episode's release, more than likely you're quarantined in your home due to mandatory precautions in light of the coronavirus. For many of us, the world has shrunk down to the size of our homes. No movies, no shopping, no eating out, no gatherings with friends. On today's Tuesday People episode, Mitch Albom discusses - with producer, Lisa Goich - how to get by and stay happy, as your personal world gets smaller. Through Morrie's v...
Mar 24, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 22
The coronavirus is here. No matter where you live in the world, it's in your community, affecting those you love and turning your everyday world upside down. With a pandemic, comes fear. What are you afraid of? Today? In the long term? How can you dial back these thoughts and settle in to this new reality without curling up in a corner and letting fear take over your life? On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, Mitch Albom - through the guidance of Morrie Schwartz's wisdom - gives you...
Mar 17, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Talk of the Coronavirus is everywhere. Shelves at stores are emptying, stocks are plummeting, and citizens around the world are panicking with worry about how to protect themselves and their families from this ever-growing pandemic. On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, Mitch Albom talks to Coronavirus patient in quarantine, Carl Goldman, about his experience on the Diamond Princess and how he has weathered the past month with the disease. Tune in to this insightful and important int...
Mar 10, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Regrets...you've had a few. What do you regret most in your life? The mistakes you made, or the times you didn't try at all? What have you learned from your regrets? Join Mitch Albom - along with some words from his beloved professor Morrie Schwartz - on this week's Tuesday People podcast as he discusses regrets, and how to turn those perceived missed opportunities into positives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 03, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 19
If you knew the next day would be your last, how would you spend it? What would make it perfect? Would you jet off to a tropical island? Try some adventure you never tried before? Or, like Morrie, would you choose to surround yourself with family and friends, eating, loving, and sharing stories just like any other normal day? Tune in to today's episode of Tuesday People as Mitch Albom discusses the elements of a perfect day, and how what we would choose reflects how we are living our lives. And ...
Feb 25, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, Mitch Albom is joined by special guest, Hope Edelman, NY Times No. 1 Author of Motherless Daughters. Hope shares her wisdom and groundbreaking insight into the loss of a mother at a young age, and how that impacts children left behind. Through clips recorded during Mitch's interviews with Morrie, we hear - in Morrie's words - how losing his mother when he was 8-years-old affected his life, even during his later years. For more information on Hope...
Feb 18, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 17
On today's episode of Tuesday People, host Mitch Albom discusses the topic of Usefulness. Through Morrie's wisdom and voice, you'll learn it often doesn't take a massive gesture to be useful to someone in your life; it can be as simple as a phone call or lending an ear. How can you be more useful in your life today? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 11, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Today's episode focuses on the pace of life. The speed with which we are living our lives. We fill up every minute with, not just one activity, but multiple tasks at once. Stopping to smell the roses is barely part of our vocabulary anymore. Maybe it's time we all slowed down to enjoy the moments we are given and, as Morrie said, take time to see what's outside our own windows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 04, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
How do you deal with the world when illness comes into it? How do you handle fear when you are diagnosed with a disease? On this week's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom talks to Olympic Gold Medalist, author, and humanitarian, Scott Hamilton, about his life, career and health challenges he has faced through both cancer and a pituitary brain tumor. Hear how the most recognized male figure skating star in the world overcame his obstacles to go on to become an activist and mentor for others f...
Jan 28, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 14
On today's episode Mitch Albom discusses the idea of detachment - how to break away from feelings of sadness, depression, anger, jealousy. Morrie had to learn to detach from his frustration with ALS - and he found that immersing yourself in your own pain, then stepping away from it, is the key to making peace with it. Learn in this podcast how detaching can be applied for a happier existence. As Morrie said, “Stay connected, but don't cling to things. Because everything is impermanent." Learn mo...
Jan 21, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 13
On today's Tuesday People episode, we talk about marriage. How do you know when you're ready to be married? Are you bringing the right ingredients to your marriage? What areas of your marriage might need a little more TLC? Hear the wisdom that Morrie Schwartz shared with Mitch Albom about this very personal topic, and learn about the four important elements that can make your marriage a success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 14, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We are in a time where we do not have a lot of sensitivity or sensibility to people who are not like us. Though you may keep a circle of friends who are just like you, the world is not just like you. The ability to show compassion to strangers, as well as to one another, is becoming a dying art. In today's episode of the Tuesday People Podcast, host Mitch Albom - with insight from his former professor, Morrie Schwartz - discusses the importance of compassion and how you can make it a bigger part...
Jan 07, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Wonder why you break those resolutions almost as fast as you make them? Maybe you're targeting the wrong things. On today's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich - with the guidance and wisdom of Morrie, Mitch's former professor - discuss alternatives to the worn-out resolutions of the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 31, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Do you dread the holidays? Do you and your family find yourself arguing over how to spend them, where to spend them or what to buy - or not buy - one another? Has the stress of the season made you lose your holiday joy? On today's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom and producer Lisa Goich talk about the things you can do to avoid holiday battles and what to concentrate on to remember what the true meaning of the season is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Dec 24, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
"Death ends a life, but not a relationship," was an important quote to Mitch Albom's beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz, and one he often shared. In today's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, Mitch Albom and Lisa Goich discuss life after loss and how love doesn't need to die along with the one you love. Is the end of a life, the end of a connection to someone? How do you keep from forgetting a loved one after they've gone? Tune in as we share Morrie's wisdom on the subject and his belief tha...
Dec 17, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 8
"Forgive yourself first, then forgive others," was an aphorism that professor Morrie Schwartz held dear, especially in his final days of life. In this week's episode of the Tuesday People podcast, "Tuesdays With Morrie" author, Mitch Albom, and his co-host and producer Lisa Goich, discuss the topic of forgiveness. Do you have family or friendship issues that are lingering? What grudges are you holding on to? What forgiveness do you not want to extend? How bitter do you want to be? Step inside Mo...
Dec 10, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Do you ever feel like the world, the country, your neighborhood and even your workplace, are all going in a cultural direction that you don’t always feel comfortable with? What do you do? How do you buck the trend? How do you go against the tide and stand up without the fear of being ridiculed or made fun of? In today’s episode, we discuss Morrie’s belief that, “If you don’t like the culture, don’t buy it.” It’s as pertinent today as it was when Morrie uttered these words over 20 years ago. From...
Dec 03, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Perhaps the most important lesson Mitch Albom learned from his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz, was the importance of giving to others. Mitch once asked Morrie why, instead of trying to help people, he didn't just accept their sympathy, since he was facing imminent death. "Mitch," Morrie answered, "why would I take like that? Taking makes me feel like I’m dying. Giving makes me feel like I’m living.” In today’s episode we discuss how your life, your happiness and sadness, your relationships, ...
Nov 26, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Morrie said about having children, "Whenever people have asked me about having children, I don't say to them have them, or don't have them. I say, there's no other experience that can substitute for it." On today's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom and co-host Lisa Goich discuss the importance of family, the decision to have - or to not have children - and whether or not the decision you make today, will leave you with regrets, or a peaceful heart, later in life Learn more about your ad cho...
Nov 19, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Have you ever been envious of someone's youth? Have you looked back at 20 from 30, or 40 from 50 and wished you could transport yourself back in time? Age is not a competition, but we often see it as such. When Mitch Albom asked his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz, “How do you keep from envying me my youth?” Morrie replied that it’s impossible not to envy someone who is younger, but to “accept your difference and revel in what you have.” In today’s episode, we’ll discuss, through Morrie’s wis...
Nov 12, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
You know the popular saying, “You are what you eat.” Mitch believes that, “You are who you eat with.” Mitch Albom’s beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz, once said, when you have a terminal disease as he had, you find out really quickly who your friends are, and how important your family is. Guest Dr. Phil McGraw joins Mitch Albom to discuss who he keeps close and how he chooses those he spends his precious time with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 05, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In 1975, a young Mitch Albom, a freshman student at Brandeis University, walked into a sociology class taught by Morrie Schwartz. After seeing that there were only 9 students in the classroom, Mitch sized up the situation and - thinking that the class was much too small - turned to head out of the classroom. With one foot out the door, Morrie began to take roll. “Albom” being at the beginning of the alphabet, was the first name called by professor Schwartz. Mitch turned around, slinked back into...
Nov 05, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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