These podcasts are great for intellectual entertainment, like a nutritious alternative to the cheap snack podcasts. However, I also find certain parts are able to pivot into a full session of self-education.<br>Typical order of operations:<br>1. I throw on a Lex clip as pulp while eating or cleaning or doing some sort of mindless task in the interim.<br>2. Some part of the clip intrigues me enough to have a question or at least get me thinking. In this case, it was the "chem-puter" section.<br>3. Having completed the task I was initially entertaining myself through, I pivot to the full podcast with an open notebook or document. In there, I sporatically write any thought stems or questions that the clip conjured up.<br>4. As I listen to the full podcast, I grow upon the stubs as I learn more and develop the thoughts. My only structure here is to separate Question units as things I want to understand better and Thought threads as the creation of personal explanations. The second repetition of the "clipped" sections allows for increased understanding, and may even answer some of the questions.<br>5. To close it off, I map out the next steps of my learning with leads of further research.<br>Nothing too strict, keeping it fun while also claiming my education for my own! Gotta thank Lex for the wonderful material perfect for this kind of thing!