<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Why do we make New Year’s Resolutions?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;You’ll discover that this tradition has evolved over time. In this episode, &lt;a href= "http://christopherjbeale.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Christopher Beale&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "http://twitter.com/modernmousejosh" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Josh Taylor&lt;/a&gt; dive into the history of New Year’s resolutions, Auld Lang Syne, Methodist watch night services and popping champagne!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/143642/PeterFenton.jpeg" alt="Peter Fenton" width="300" height="450" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Plus, our guest&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.bypeterfenton.com/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Peter Fenton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;(Author of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1737618257?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bypeterfenton-20&amp;linkId=6ebb08070285a8b71bc9d7e767ab16e9&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl"&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Abandon All Hope&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;) shares a personal story of a family tragedy that changed the way he lives, and the way he makes resolutions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;br /&gt; To support our work, join us &lt;a href= "http://patreon.com/nomidnight" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;on Patreon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Unpacked

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The bizarre tradition of New Year’s resolutions

JAN 3, 202220 MIN
Unpacked

The bizarre tradition of New Year’s resolutions

JAN 3, 202220 MIN

Description

Why do we make New Year’s Resolutions?

You’ll discover that this tradition has evolved over time. In this episode, Christopher Beale and Josh Taylor dive into the history of New Year’s resolutions, Auld Lang Syne, Methodist watch night services and popping champagne!

Plus, our guest Peter Fenton (Author of Abandon All Hope) shares a personal story of a family tragedy that changed the way he lives, and the way he makes resolutions.- To support our work, join us on Patreon.