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Monster Baby Podcast

Monster Baby Podcast: A Curious Romp Through the Worlds of Mindfulness and Improvisation!

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San Francisco improvisors Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland explore the beautiful, surprising and unruly intersections between mindfulness and improvisation as they seek to befriend that oft-hidden and sometimes scary part of all of us that can lead to a life well-lived.

Lisa Rowland and Ted DesMaisons

Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland bring an unusual set of skills and experiences to this dialogue. Ted draws on his eclectic path–including Stanford business school and Harvard Divinity School—to integrate insights from contemplative practice, applied improvisation, and positive reinforcement. He is the founder of Anima Learning and the author of the recent published Playful Mindfulness: a joyful journey to everyday confidence, calm and connection. He also teaches playful mindfulness and voice and presence course through Stanford Continuing Studies. Lisa performs and coaches improvisation and speech skills around the world, most visibly with BATS Improv and the Improv Playhouse of San Francisco. She serves on the Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) faculty at Stanford University and was named the 2012 San Francisco Actor of the Year.

 

Monster Baby #107 Getting Engaged May 9, 2024
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Monster Baby #107 Getting Engaged — May 9, 2024
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Monster Baby #106 The Eyes Have It — December 13, 2023
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Monster Baby #105 Kickin' It Back Up! — November 14, 2023
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Monster Baby #104 Clanging! (A Conversation with Dion Flynn and Josh Radnor) — February 8, 2023
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Monster Baby #103 You Contain Multitudes (Considering Identity) — December 21, 2022
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Monster Baby #102 The Joy of Collective Imagination: A Conversation with Dan Klein — October 31, 2022
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Monster Baby #101 RE: Relaxation — August 17, 2022
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Monster Baby #100 Celebrating the 100th Episode! — May 18, 2022
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Monster Baby #99 Freestyle Life Supreme (A Conversation with Larry Dorsey, Jr.) — March 6, 2022
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Monster Baby #98 Coming Home — December 22, 2021
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Monster Baby #97 Inner Voices (a conversation with Kat Koppett) — October 30, 2021
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Monster Baby #96 Ensemble! A Conversation with Dan O'Connor, Part Two — August 24, 2021
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Monster Baby #95 Ensemble! A Conversation with Dan O'Connor, Part One — August 23, 2021
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Monster Baby #94 Your Story, Well Told: A Conversation with Corey Rosen, Part Two — July 31, 2021
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Monster Baby #93 Your Story, Well-Told: A Conversation with Corey Rosen, Part One — July 31, 2021
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Monster Baby #92 Lisa Had a Baby! — June 16, 2021
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Monster Baby #91 The Joy of Little Things — March 13, 2021
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Monster Baby #90 Gettin' Comfortable with Discomfort — February 25, 2021
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Monster Baby #89 Talkin' 'Bout a Resolution — January 12, 2021
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Monster Baby #88 Hello Humility — December 16, 2020
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Monster Baby #87 November 2020 Grab Bag: Election Day, Lisa's Big News, and Memory Issues — November 7, 2020
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Monster Baby #86 What's Your Strawberry? — September 28, 2020
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Monster Baby #85 All in the Timing — September 12, 2020
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Monster Baby #84 Oh, Those COVID Doldrums! — August 1, 2020
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Monster Baby #83 Find Your Focus — June 3, 2020
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Monster Baby #82 Elements of Effective Collaboration (Part 2 of a Conversation with Matt Abrahams and Adam Tobin) — May 11, 2020
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Monster Baby #81 Improvisationally Speaking (Part 1 of a Conversation with Matt Abrahams and Adam Tobin) — May 10, 2020
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Monster Baby #80 Let go. Appreciate more. Use everything. (And happy birthday, Monster Baby!) — April 19, 2020
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Monster Baby #79 Half-Baked Ideas — April 15, 2020
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Monster Baby #78 Extroversion Introversion — April 5, 2020
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Monster Baby #77 Living Under Lockdown — March 24, 2020
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Monster Baby #76 Coronavirus Takes Hold — March 12, 2020
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Monster Baby #75 Sorting Through Super Tuesday — February 27, 2020
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Monster Baby #74 Yes to Life! A Conversation on Improvisation and Spirituality with Cindy Franklin and Angelo John Lewis — February 1, 2020
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Monster Baby #73 Thunderbolt Moments — January 25, 2020
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Monster Baby #72 Waking Up to the Gifts — December 23, 2019
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Monster Baby #71 Attention to Tension — December 13, 2019
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Monster Baby #70 What's Your Story? — November 29, 2019
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Monster Baby #69 The Dish--Insights from Improv at Stanford (and other goodies)! — November 16, 2019
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Monster Baby #68: Best Day Ever (A Monster Baby Grab Bag) — October 17, 2019
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Monster Baby #67 Under a Mango Tree: A Conversation with Thiagi — September 11, 2019
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Monster Baby #66 Accountability Buddies — September 6, 2019
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Monster Baby #65 Joy Conspiracy — July 25, 2019
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Monster Baby #64 Yes and No — June 29, 2019
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Monster Baby #63 Simmer Down, Inner Critic (A Conversation with Denise Jacobs) — May 26, 2019
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Monster Baby #62 The Uniqueness Paradox — May 10, 2019
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Monster Baby #61 Parenthood without Partnership? Lisa considers motherhood on her own — April 16, 2019
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Monster Baby #60 "Congrats...it's a BOOK!" — March 20, 2019
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Monster Baby #59 Redefine the Ding: Playing with Positive Reinforcement — February 10, 2019
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Monster Baby #58 Ted's Harrowing Tale — February 1, 2019
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Monster Baby #57 Filter-ama — January 16, 2019
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Monster Baby #56 V is for Vulnerability — December 8, 2018
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Monster Baby #55 A Grand Experiment — November 1, 2018
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Monster Baby #54 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with Dan O'Connor, Part 2 — September 28, 2018
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Monster Baby #53 Life Unscripted: A Conversation with Dan O'Connor, Part 1 — September 28, 2018
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Monster Baby #52 Lisa Goes to Clown Camp — September 17, 2018
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Monster Baby #51 Insights On- and Off-Stage: A Conversation with Joe Bill, Part 2 — August 9, 2018
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Monster Baby #50 A Buddhist Atheist: A Conversation with Joe Bill, Part 1 — August 9, 2018
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Monster Baby #49 Speak Up! — July 28, 2018
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Monster Baby #48: Be Specific! — July 3, 2018
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Monster Baby #47 Why Are You So Emotional? — June 22, 2018
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Monster Baby #46 Playing with Creativity — May 26, 2018
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Monster Baby #45 Gettin' Some Action — May 7, 2018
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Monster Baby #44 What's Your Status? — April 27, 2018
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Monster Baby #43 Let's Get Physical — April 13, 2018
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Monster Baby #42 Beyond Beliefs — March 31, 2018
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Monster Baby #41 What's Love Got to Do With It? — February 14, 2018
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Monster Baby #40 Great Expectations — February 5, 2018
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Monster Baby #39: Facebook Fasting Results — January 23, 2018
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Monster Baby #38: What's on Your Mind? — January 11, 2018
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Monster Baby #37: A New Start — December 30, 2017
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Monster Baby #36: Less is More — December 20, 2017
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Monster Baby #35: On Aging — December 1, 2017
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Monster Baby #34: Listen Up! — November 16, 2017
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Monster Baby #33: 10 Days of Insight — November 5, 2017
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Monster Baby #32: Press Play — October 13, 2017
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Monster Baby #31: Find the Flow — September 27, 2017
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Monster Baby #30: Handling Heartbreak: A True Story — September 12, 2017
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Monster Baby #29: It's Not About You — August 30, 2017
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Monster Baby #28: Dig Deeper — July 27, 2017
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Monster Baby #27 Speaking of Spirituality or Why Lisa Might Be Going to Hell — June 15, 2017
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Monster Baby #26 Isn't That Curious? — June 5, 2017
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Monster Baby #25 Be Average — May 16, 2017
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Monster Baby #24: Get Presence — April 26, 2017
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Monster Baby #23: Attitude of Gratitude — April 2, 2017
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Monster Baby #22: A Cup of Courage — March 9, 2017
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Monster Baby #21: Puzzle Nuzzle — February 4, 2017
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Monster Baby #20: Adventure Time! — January 5, 2017
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Monster Baby #19: The Monster Baby Mailbag! — December 15, 2016
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Monster Baby #18: Harmony — December 3, 2016
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Monster Baby #17: Post-Election Reflections — November 11, 2016
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Monster Baby #16: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 2) — November 10, 2016
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Monster Baby #15: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 1) — November 8, 2016
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Monster Baby #14: Silence, Please — October 27, 2016
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Monster Baby #13: Ch-ch-ch-changes — October 3, 2016
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Monster Baby #12: Meta-tation: This is a Subtitle — September 13, 2016
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Monster Baby #11: Passing the Bechdel Test: On Gender in Improv and Facing Old Demons — September 2, 2016
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Monster Baby #10: Chaos Theory — July 28, 2016
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Monster Baby #9: The Monster Baby Retreat--An Interview — June 30, 2016
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Monster Baby #8: How About Healing? — June 20, 2016
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Monster Baby #7: Playing with Rules — June 2, 2016
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Monster Baby #6: The Power of Positivity — May 23, 2016
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Monster Baby #5: Aspiration and Acceptance — May 11, 2016
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Monster Baby #4: Shared Control — April 26, 2016
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Monster Baby #3: Do Mindfulness and Improv Breed Community? — April 20, 2016
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Monster Baby #2: Defining Mindfulness and Impulse vs. Pause — April 20, 2016
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Monster Baby Podcast #1: Intro and Relationship to Failure — April 19, 2016
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