2 Parachutes Podcast

Does your intent matter when you communicate? Does what you intend change how you connect, and does it change how others connect with you? Scott and Shawn decide to jump into this episode without a plan. Come ride the storm with them!

Is something that's hard to do also difficult? Is difficult stuff hard to do? What about pain and suffering? Do you have to suffer just because you feel pain?

We think we're free. But are we? And what does it mean to be free? Is it the old image of "Your right to punch ends at the tip of my nose"? Or is it something more?

We start with the winning and losing and then dive into the Amygdala, the Limbic System, and the Prefrontal Cortex. But it's not about the science, it's about how to be human!

Scott and Shawn talk about ways to interact more productively in the public discourse. It's all about doing the hard work of interacting with other people!

This episode dives into the unique problems faced by government and the impact on people and companies who interact with government.

This episode starts with work stress which leads to talking about prayer and then descends into a discussion of how Fear and Anger interact.

2PP takes a rare turn (for us) to talk about current political events.

Shawn and Scott tell the stories of their Thanksgiving travels and find their way into a discussion of the tempo of living.

Shawn comes in hot with a personnel issue from work which moves into a discussion of how different people think, feel, and interact.

Two non-fans talk about baseball and find their way into a discussion about performance standards, AI, and education.

The soundtrack isn't dialed in on this one - another rookie mistake! But we dive into a discussion about language and how it drives understanding.

One of Shaw's baby birds deals with theft while attending an Ivy League school. Scott and Shawn talk about generations.

2PP dives into pets and how they impact people.

Scott and Shawn talk about when to push and when to let yourself get pulled.

This is the second try at the disastrous introduction and we confirmed that we won't do it again! But the episode itself dives into a discussion about dangerous people and what we ought to do.

This is an early episode where we tried to do an introduction to 2PP before we get started and it's an epic fail!! (We only tried it twice.) In the episode Shawn and Scott talk about the difficulties of letting people fail forward and letting successful people go when they need to grow.

Shawn faces the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and the 2PP works it down to the ground. Extra credit for those who know which of Shakespeare's plays "slings and arrows" comes from!!

The last of the learning curve episodes. We make fewer mistakes as we discuss how to be present and how we choose to use time.

Another trip through the podcast learning curve! This one's a look behind the curtain as Scott and Shawn talk about yard work and wine.

A few more rookie mistakes on the 2PP trip through the podcast learning curve! We talk about Shawn's trip to Poland and Ukraine.

Another early episode where you'll get to see us dive into the the podcasting learning curve. See if you notice our rookie mistakes as we discuss thinking, decision-making, and value judgements!

An early episode where Shawn and Scott start with Menopause and end up with Veganism! Warning! This one's rough and has rookie mistakes. In fact, you'll see us work through the podcast learning curve over the next five episodes. We're sharing them because we want you to see what we learned and how we've grown!

This is the last of the cherry-picked episodes. Scott asks a question and Shawn wants to know why.

Another cherry-picked episode. At this point we've worked through most of the rookie errors. Scott comes in needing Shawn's advice and perspective.

Although this is our second episode, it's not the second one we recorded. To give you a good start listening to 2PP, we went back over our first 20 recordings and picked the notable ones and put them up front. The episodes where we make rookie errors and stumble through figuring things out will come later.In this episode Scott & Shawn talk about Charlie Kirk a week after his murder.

This is the launch of 2PP - The 2 Parachutes Podcast. Shawn Baker-Garcia and Scott Olson share some personal and professional background details and introduce the 2PP concept. Join us as we get started!