The Mason Minute

Sep 24, 2025 • E5299 • 00:01:00

Sports are big business. And I’m not just talking professional sports. It’s also college sports. And when teams lose, someone has to take the blame. Yesterday, the head coach of the New York Liberty was let go, just one season removed from win...

Sep 23, 2025 • E5298 • 00:01:00

In many ways, the workplace is getting very stressful for both management and workers. There’s always been some level of stress for all of us, but since COVID-19, thoughts about how we conduct business have changed dramatically on both sides. In recent ye...

Sep 22, 2025 • E5297 • 00:01:00

As the season starts to shift from summer to fall, many people turn to their favorite fall beverage, the pumpkin spice latte. I enjoy one every now and then. And I started thinking about pumpkins and the potential for prices to increase this year due to f...

Sep 21, 2025 • E5296 • 00:01:00

I don’t know one baseball, football, or basketball fan who doesn’t have a favorite sports movie. It could be a classic like The Pride of the Yankees or Brian’s Song. Or perhaps you love something more contemporary, like Rudy, or Field of...

Sep 20, 2025 • E5295 • 00:01:00

For the last month, stories of the changes that Cracker Barrel wanted to make have been circling the internet. I understand people being upset. Few people like change. But restaurants change their look and logo all the time. McDonald’s changes its look in...

Sep 19, 2025 • E5294 • 00:01:00

For years, I’ve been hearing that some of our larger coastal cities were sinking. This isn’t something that’s going to happen in my lifetime. But because of global warming and the sea level rising, cities like Miami, New Orleans, and San Francisco are in...

Sep 18, 2025 • E5293 • 00:01:00

Yesterday, I was discussing how cell phones are being banned in schools across America. And recently I thought of another potential ban. Then, less than two weeks later, it looks like a school in Akron, Ohio, is taking the lead. They are instituting a wat...

Sep 17, 2025 • E5292 • 00:01:00

While I don’t have kids, I’ve often heard the plight of parents trying to figure out the right time to give their child a smartphone. For most, it’s usually around the time they go to high school, as the parents want to keep tabs on their children. Howeve...

Sep 16, 2025 • E5291 • 00:01:00

Are you lonely? I don’t mean this as a joke. It’s a serious question. And it’s a question that a mental health group recently asked people across America. Here in Tennessee, 14% said they identified that way. I thought that number was ki...

Sep 15, 2025 • E5290 • 00:01:00

We all have opinions. It doesn’t matter what the subject is; when pressed, most people will share their feelings. But in the world of social media, you now have a soapbox to share your opinion anytime you want. We witnessed it this week with the death of...