Mere Mortals Conversations

Laptop problems were the reason for our mini break, apologies everyone.In Episode #333 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how one of my RAM ports is fried, the nonsense of getting back all my settings, our mutual dislike of tech problems, why Juan was clambering out a window with his phone, a sum up of what we discussed the previous week (but never aired), Alexander Watanabe's latest project on Cardano, how you can short the floor price of a CNFT and the difference between Juan and I when it comes to thinking about crypto.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're back(0:47) - Laptop dramas(5:36) - Living on low RAM(10:03) - I can't log into the V4V podcast on Castopod(11:22) - Why I don't run a lightning node(12:41) - Hardware vs software(13:59) - Work Wi-Fi and passwords defeated Juan(19:47) - Why Juan hasn't yet started Mere Mortals Web 3 (MMW3)(22:19) - The lost audios(25:11) - Guchi: Shorting NFT's on Cardano(29:12) - How everyone can make ADA(31:02) - Juan's misunderstanding(34:22) - Clearing up the error(40:20) - Real life crypto vs money money money(51:10) - Listen to Jeff Yew's interviewConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What are you most deeply held ethical boundaries?In Episode #332 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we had a recent enforced break, the Generational Wealth With Cryptocurrency podcast, why we both are wary of money coming from sponsorship or advertising, topics of conversation that wouldn't be talked about, why I won't be fighting in any ways, Juan's requirements to be fit and achieve his goals, why I try to never tell a lie and the reasons we hold all these views.A huge thanks to Petar the Philosopher, Dave Jones and our mystery streamer. What studs!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're Back!(0:48) - Apologies for the break, laptops are tricky(2:30) - What spurred the ethics talk?(3:41) - In general, strong stances end poorly(5:52) - Our stance against advertising and sponsorship(18:14) - What we would or would not talk about(21:15) - Goal setting must have a bare minimum level of adherence(25:43) - I abhor violence(29:32) - But Juan loves it(32:52) - Boostagram Lounge(39:47) - 10,000 steps a day(44:58) - Lying(48:48) - Internal vs external lies(52:26) - Where do we derive our ethics from?(1:02:06) - V4V: No ads or sponsors hereIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Jeff is the founder and CEO of Monochrome Asset Management - the torchbearer of institutional-grade access to digital assets in Australia. I got to sit down and have a yarn with him, and if nothing else listen to our ESG commentary, because I certainly learned a ton from it. https://www.monochrome.co/Monochrome was founded to solve an industry problem of the lack of objective education, regulated access, and secure custody for digital assets, through blending deep traditional finance and digital asset expertise.Jeff is also the co-founder and former CEO of Australia's largest digital currency exchange by trading volume - Binance Australia.He has been active in the Bitcoin markets since 2013. In his free time, Jeff is an active angel investor and a passionate motorsports enthusiast.In Conversation #78, we dive into his time as the CEO of Binance Australia, where Monochrome gets its name, Bitcoin, ESG implications, the case for environmental benefits and so much more.Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Juan out!TO DOTimeline:(0:00) - Introduction, Beginnings in architecture(6:50) - Financial System, definition of governance(11:00) - 2013 Bitcoin to CEO of Binance(13:50) - The moment in the journey(19:20) - Challenges in growth(23:20) - What's in a name, and why Monochrome(28:00) - The wild west and articulating regulation in crypto(37:00) - ESG Questions and Answers (Listen to this!)(50:20) - Where does the passion for Bitcoin sit for Jeff(52:20) - The place for different cryptos(57:00) - Bored Ape Yatch Club(1:02:10) - What are we missing in this space?(1:06:00) - Passion for cars(1:08:50) - Closing thoughts, why BitcoinConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How good are you at spotting fakes and would it matter if you were consuming mostly AI generated content?In Episode #331 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Beats by Dre changed gym culture, the rise of deep fakes into your podcasts and media, how to tell what is true so you don't lose a grip on reality, how YouTube is the 2nd biggest search engine, whether a singularity can make a fantastic search engine and why you should check out our chapter art on the Breez app.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Water in my phone(0:53) - AI images are killing Stock Photography(1:45) - Earphones in the gym(8:19) - Definition of 'deep fake'(9:15) - Facebook's deep fake detection challenge(11:37) - How much media you consume is AI generated?(15:54) - Losing grip of reality(19:56) - Fake voices & not trusting your senses(30:54) - On demand content will determine who is real(37:23) - Do books tell the truth?(40:56) - Deep fakes of your favourite podcast(44:27) - Broad vs narrow search engines(53:09) - The Mere Mortals will overtake all, can you trust we're real?(1:00:26) - Breez & V4V(1:03:12) - Checkout the AI chapter artConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We've talked about the topic of 'regret' before but wanted to get more personal this time and share some insights from our own lives.In Episode #330 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my one-off jackass comment as a kid, why smashing out huge deadlifts maybe isn't a great idea, how regret can pile up later in life as your actions become magnified, why I find it easier to forgive stupid shit I did before 20 years old, how deep fears need to be conquered to avoid regret and a long spiel on our ethics.A huge thanks to Petar the Podcast Listener and Dave Jones for supporting the show. Two absolute legends at the head of our leaderboard by a long shot!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - A sad intro(0:49) - We've talked about this topic on #21(3:21) - Minor Personal Regrets(10:06) - Destroying your body earlier in life(15:49) - The building of regret(22:40) - A small teaser(24:54) - Boostagram Lounge(32:31) - How steroids works(36:34) - Forgiving yourself for past misdemeanours(45:25) - Wasting years playing politics at work(55:23) - Unforgivable regrets related to fear(1:00:51) - Distorting reality(1:08:24) - We will NEVER allow advertisements or contractual forcing of our wordsIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - General Intro(0:32) - Juan's August Recap(2:06) - Kyrin's August Recap(5:23) - Leaderboard Update. We forgot!(5:47) - Juan's September Goals(11:48) - Kyrin's September Goals(15:56) - Fitness Challenge & V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

From now on we shall be clickbaiting, unboxing Mukbangers; hope you like the new direction!In Episode #329 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I've never bothered with transcripts before, the cool new things coming to Fountain, why we had to change the Live date, Juan's experience opening Veefriends card's 'Pokemon' style, why so many podcasts stopped in late 2021, how value for value will look in the future and why we are so excited about it.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - A light hearted podcast(0:47) - Podcast Movement wokeness(1:45) - Shoutout to Dreb Scott(3:06) - I'm a Karen(4:02) - Quick Math: How many minutes of MM content?(4:59) - Chat with Nick Malster from Fountain(6:49) - Fountain Top 50 list(7:19) - Podcasting 2.0 apps are mostly being built part-time(8:00) - Our new schedule(9:03) - Value For Value podcast season 2 will be ending soon(10:26) - Handstandcast & Emmet Louis(12:09) - We're getting more clickbaity(14:53) - Highlighting our ethics; I'm a Nazi fan(17:09) - VeeFriends Cards and unboxing(21:24) - International friends & IG podcasters(29:10) - Podcasting industry stats(32:39) - V4V requires going 'almost' all in(36:00) - I think V4V will become mainstream(43:08) - There's V4V outside of boostagrammingConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I can give you a sneak peak, we're roughly about 80% good at completing our tasks.In Episode #328 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our overall impression on how we went last year, why I didn't want to find a partner and Juan didn't want to run, the importance of setting a manageable number of goals, my conquering of my discomfort dancing and keeping things vague if you're unsure of your exact plan.A huge shoutout to Dave Jones, danigamb1310, jimsiefert & Joey Broadshoulders for supporting the podcast. A handsome bunch to say the least.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Checkout Ep #234(1:23) - Juan's overall view (with stats)(5:35) - Kyrin's overall view(7:31) - What did Juan do the worst at?(14:07) - What did Kyrin do the worst at?(17:27) - Juan's learnings from 2022(22:29) - Kyrin's learnings from 2022(30:54) - Boostagram Lounge(34:45) - What is Juan most proud of achieving?(37:30) - What is Kyrin most proud of achieving?(43:19) - Juan's changes for his 2023 goals(50:23) - Kyrin's changes for his 2023 goals(57:08) - The date of the live episodes are changing to Wed(57:41) - V4V: We appreciate you even if you're anonymous(1:00:06) - Chat commentsIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We set ourselves a lot of one or the other questions this week and yet the right answer is probably ..... both!?In Episode #327 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: concepts from Ryan Holiday's book 'Ego Is The Enemy', a bunch of people who were secret gangstas, how our lives would have to change with a wife & kids, me spending my whole day handstanding/reading/studying/podcasting, why I'd need a special girl to adapt to my lifestyle, tackling problems by adding or subtracting, becoming outdoors people and how you can support us via Fountain & other P2.0 apps.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The MM communication package(0:40) - To be somebody or to do something(2:41) - Beeing somebody is vague(7:16) - Christopher Lee was a badass(8:49) - So was Admiral McRaven(10:17) - Maybe Vincent Price, I dunno (11:46) - Impressing people is utterly different to being truly impressive(15:32) - Am I beeing deluded about wanting kids?(20:06) - What I do all day(21:36) - Other people have variable lives(24:20) - Our jungle backyard and catcalling from trees(26:14) - Solving a problem; add, change or subtract?(33:11) - Sunny outdoors vs miserable outdoors(38:14) - Checkout Fountain & the others Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I've been disappointed with my reading of philosophy books over the last year, so here are the reasons why.In Episode #326 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my loose definition of philosophy and philosophers, why I came in with high expectations, whether you should be able to read a book as a stand alone, linking deep ideas back to reality, Interlingua and how a lot of philosophy can be semantics, a list of all the books I read over this last year and some thoughts on being too dumb to understand.A big thanks to TheBigCheese, Rastacalavera, This Is The Future and Joey Broad Shoulders for supporting the show. A handsome bunch of individuals!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live but maybe some changes(0:39) - Why I'm moaning about Philosophy Books(1:21) - Define philosophy & philosophers?(5:33) - Expectations(8:42) - Understanding requires a liberal arts degree(14:43) - Effective philosophy(22:03) - Language games(27:14) - Chat comments(28:58) - Boostagram Lounge(35:12) - The books I read(40:38) - A great book and managing expectations(47:42) - How I could have made this experience better(53:14) - General sumup(54:51) - Value for ValueIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What if there was an app that could detect Karma and it influenced you to stop helping people?In Episode #325 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's random nosebleeds and tips to grow old and die quickly, whether free can truly be free, trolls and their propensity to sell marketing courses, the funny idea of science being used to prove that the universe is planning everything with a karma molecule, Salman Rushdie's recent attack and how you can share funny as hell Mere Mortals episodes with your friends.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Shoutout to Milhara(1:13) - Mole removal(2:02) - Juan gets distracted by bugs(2:42) - Fortitude Valley stabbing & Juan's 2023 goals(6:32) - Anti-aging & longevity(12:16) - Andrew Tate, Robert Sasuke & free isn't free(18:55) - Gary Vee & people who tend towards being obnoxious(23:40) - Lewis Mocker & others who sell courses(28:29) - A fun goal Friday(31:45) - What would it take to truly believe in karma/fate/destiny(40:32) - The hero/martyr mentality(49:37) - Share a topic with a friendConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What is Juan planning for this coming year and will he achieve his goals?In Episode #324 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's explanation of 2022 and how he sets out his goals into 3 categories, my predictions of each category and why they are also a subtle analysis of his weaknesses, the 19 goals that Juan is going after for 2023 and why my Chux cleaner beanie is actually a huge chick magnet!A big thanks to Floydianslips, Dave Jones, Petar, Joey Broadshoulders, Liam F & danigamb1310 for your support. We will reward you all with a cool graph in the near future.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's 2023 Goals(1:07) - Quick summary of Juan's 2022 Goals(3:54) - What are Mind, Body & Soul?(6:06) - Kyrin's Body Guesses(8:57) - Juan's Body Goals(17:42) - Juan's Body Goals Part 2(22:01) - How much sleep Juan gets(24:02) - Kyrin's Mind Guesses(25:26) - Juan's Mind Goals(38:37) - Kyrin's Soul Guesses(40:26) - Juan's Soul Goals(43:21) - General sumup(45:15) - Chat comments(47:03) - Boostagram Lounge(56:22) - It can only go up .... right?Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Pete Smissen is now a Three-Pete (get it) guest on the Mere Mortals and is the awesome host of the Aussie English podcast and the newly created Pete vs Plants YouTube channel.In Conversation #77, Pete and I discuss: some crazy animal stories from his PhD days, shows like Prehistoric Planet and Altered Carbon which appeal to his love of science, random hypotheticals of pre-colonisation days, why both of us have non-conventional jobs (and bloody love it!!), his new passion of exotic house plant cultivation and some unsavoury shenanigans happening online and in the real world.Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Three-peat guest(0:51) - Sitting on turtles at Heron Island(4:30) - Stepping in turtles (gross) on Raine Island(10:03) - Hatchlings storming the beach(12:50) - Marlins, sloth teeth and missing biology(16:20) - Dinosaur behaviour(22:18) - Humans misrepresenting animals(25:00) - Individually incorrect theories but true as a whole(29:14) - Evolution & aliens(36:46) - Biological enhancements(44:30) - Romanticising the past & foreign countries(54:23) - High IQ people in non-developed nations(1:02:33) - Guns, Germs and Steel(1:07:56) - Two jobless slackers(1:16:17) - Value for Value explanation(1:19:51) - Why handstand so hard?(1:31:53) - Rare house plant YouTubers are girls and camp gay men(1:42:12) - Anything can be interesting if presented in a passionate and smart way(1:51:34) - Misrepresenting how you get 'insert X'(1:57:12) - Protesting against the Julian Assange extradition(2:03:07) - Conspiracy theorists(2:13:52) - Check out Aussie English and Pete vs PlantsConnect with Pete:Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/Pete vs Plants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPhARg2VN5k1fO8xhff6m2gAussie English: https://www.youtube.com/c/AussieEnglishPodcastConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Maybe if I learn Python I can automate our entire podcast to fix Juan getting names wrong constantly?In Episode #323 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: a sneak peak into my 2023 goals, why problem solving can be extremely frustrating, reasons for learning a programming language, Juan's (somewhat inaccurate) description of a chimp doco he saw, whether we would go out and live with animals in the wild, being precise with your words when learning new ones from books, my recent chat with Pete Smissen about rare house plants and an emphasis to share our awesome chapter art!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Parking would be annoying(0:38) - I don't like certain types of problem solving(5:13) - Coding peculiarities(8:24) - Why do I want to code?(12:37) - Lucy The Human Chimp documentary(19:05) - Cave life & savage chimpanzees(22:37) - Lucy again(23:58) - Etymology & slang(28:17) - Duolingo & new words(31:03) - Monetising your hobbies right away(36:49) - Chilly out, good thing we do chapter art(40:07) - Juan, Jane and JanisConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Wasting time can perhaps be a useful tool, so we suggest using the Mere Mortals as your procrastination destination.In Episode #322 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of the word, why cavemen could have saved calories by being lazy, whether it is possible to procrastinate without self-consciousness, a cool graph by the writer of Atomic Habits, why procrastination might actually have some benefits, personal ways (and for how long) we avoid priority tasks and how our tactics for deal with procrastination differ greatly. A big thanks to Dave Jones, Petar the Pure, Liam F and Mr Joey Broad Shoulders for the support this week. A handsome bunch to say the least!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What is a Musings?(0:53) - Ugggghhh .... why did Juan bring this topic up?(1:22) - Definition time(4:25) - Akrasi & evolutionary procrastination(10:06) - Do animals procrastinate?(13:39) - James Clear: Procrastination vs Time(16:02) - Using procrastination to do even more important work(21:14) - Negative motivation to stop procrastination(24:13) - Chat comments(25:19) - Boostagram Lounge(32:34) - Why V4V is important(34:07) - Procrastinating is a good indicator that change is needed(38:25) - How much and how we waste time(44:56) - New phone, less procrastinating(46:58) - Time Boxing: Where we differ radically(52:45) - Missing Boostagrams: Please let us know about it(55:35) - V4V is still in BetaIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Have you ever been to a protest before, does your experience match with mine?In Episode #321 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the reasons why I spontaneously went to Canberra, the 'Converge On Canberra' protest to support Julian Assange, some false information from a fringe protestor, the highlight of supporting ASSange, why I probably won't go to any more protests any time soon (hint: it's related to politics), Juan's seeking of truth by focusing on signal and why the money matters.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Dang, missed the ooooh(0:34) - Canberra is our capital city(0:48) - The Assange Doppelganger(2:01) - Julian Assange protest against his extradition(7:00) - Red Australian flag(9:48) - The professional protestor has fringe ideas(11:10) - Overview of the protest(12:35) - Free the ASS ....... ange(13:44) - Final outcome. Politicians gon politic(16:36) - Do protests do anything or are they social events?(22:11) - Finding signal over noise(25:21) - Listen to non-specific podcasts(30:30) - Finding truth is hard(38:46) - Knowing where the money comes from(44:38) - Use Fountain to support our ASS ...... angesConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How would our lives change if we were blind?In Episode #320 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how many blind and vision impaired people there are in Australia, whether we would be able to live on our own and continue certain activities, why travelling without sight would still be desirable, why handstands/weightlifting/learning languages would remain mostly unchanged, A big thanks to Dave Jones, Petar the Slav, Liam F, Joey Broadshoulders, fabi_araujo, granizo22 and rrcedb for supporting the show. Sexy mofo's for sure. #boostagram #boostagramsAs always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're not just audio, we have video!(0:55) - Why I picked this topic(1:55) - Australian statistics of blind people(4:05) - General lifestyle changes(13:46) - Would you want to travel?(20:52) - How would our hobbies change?(29:21) - Live chat comments(32:57) - Boostagram Lounge(49:23) - Would the sexual attractiveness of your partner still matter?(55:07) - Is it worth practicing going blind?(1:01:01) - General sumup(1:02:58) - Value For ValueIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - It's goals time(0:39) - Juan's July Recap(2:07) - Kyrin's July Recap(10:19) - Leaderboard Update(16:25) - Juan's August Goals(21:28) - Kyrin's August Goals(26:13) - Fitness Challenge & V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Today is a mix of physical training and philosophical pondering, as all good podcasts should be!In Episode #319 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how my brother is eating 5 servings of fruits and veg to glow up, whether there is any merit in forcing people to do things for 'the greater good', Juan's realisation that he is no longer good at pullups, why we differ on the topic of 'specialisation' in training regimes, why it would be fun to see my dad in a modern environment and the WOW meetup that's sparked Juan to find better ways of communicating in his MMW3.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Getting in the park(0:30) - Spicy chats & glowing skin(5:28) - The Greater Good(15:01) - Going out with one's family(17:47) - Juan sucks at pullups(23:57) - Specialised training vs a bit of everything(30:38) - Putting historical figures into 1992(38:03) - World of Women meetup(43:36) - Practical tech vs philosophical underpinnings(59:12) - Choose your V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

So how much do we care about food? Well it turns out not that much!In Episode #318 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why our taste of food is lower than the average, how our lifestyles impact our food choices, the Spartan Juan life of tuna/beans/chicken/bread, why we both need partners who are better cooks than we are, my theory that food can be used to cover up deficiencies in an unhealthy style of living and why the Mere Mortals probably isn't the best place to find culinary tips.A yuge shoutout to Petar, Dave Jones & Brando Sellers & Danigamb1310 for supporting us with #boostagrams. A distinguished bunch right there!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Maybe we'll be even more live in the future.---(2:16) - A rating of how much we enjoy food(5:59) - What is the future of our food intake?(9:20) - Adding variety and not eating just beans and tuna(13:57) - Meal prepping(18:59) - How many calories do we eat per day?(21:32) - Nutrition, timing, micronutrients(27:45) - Petar in the chat(28:17) - Boostagram Lounge(34:21) - The imminent future of our food choices(41:00) - Food is more important if your lifestyle is suboptimal(45:22) - In summary, we don't care about food(47:08) - Value for valueConvo #25 with Nic Blair:https://youtu.be/_o5o53nSUhsIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Odd stuff all around this week. Juan actually worked, I exposed my sock fetish and weird photos from space.In Episode #317 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we enjoy manual labour but only in small doses, trying to explain BTC to my dad, how I met and lost a kindred soul, why Dothraki was copyrighted and Luis von Ahn couldn't use it for DuoLingo, Juan's fascination with physics/outer space and how you can help to support us with value for value.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sick with black snot(2:40) - Juan likes sanding(5:08) - Kyrin as a young handyman(8:07) - Big sanders are heavy af(10:17) - The Bitcoin Standard & Austrians vs Keynesians(13:30) - Explaining a broad topic feels like a deer in the headlights(23:19) - Weirding out a chick at the gym(25:58) - Odd socks spark convos(27:11) - Charging for use of the sun(30:17) - Copyrighting a language(32:18) - James Webb photos, black holes and quarks(36:15) - V4V us, I'm happy to helpConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I'm going to become a world class handbalancer, here is my plan on how I want to do this.In Episode #316 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what it means to be world class at something, why conscious effort on improving and fixing mistakes is critical, a common occurrence of people getting injured whilst trying to show off, the humbleness of Floyd Mayweather (lol) and my list of principles to achieve this goal I have set for myself.A big thanks to Petar the Podfluencer, Liam F, danigamb1310 and Liam F's mom for the support. And an apology to floydianslips, captain_stacks, whasintong_herrera and xavi_herrera for the boostagrams we missed. We'll do better next time.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why I chose the topic(1:52) - Defining 'World Class' isn't necessary, we'll leave it nebulous(4:44) - The two sections: mentality and principles(5:42) - Conscious effort to work on minor details(10:33) - Should the conscious effort occur during your training or outside of it?(18:03) - Not overanalysing and making every action matter(25:54) - Staying humble to not show off(29:07) - Floyd Mayweather still works hard(33:16) - Live chat(37:02) - Boostagram Lounge(41:10) - Kyrin's principles to become world class(48:46) - Butchering the Pareto Principle(54:27) - Pushing beyond pain and discomfort(1:00:27) - General wrap up(1:03:55) - V4V reminder, boosting is possible for allIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Why did Juan cause a car crash?In Episode #315 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the random as disturbance on a narrow road, our disagreement on being left behind and getting overwhelmed by new tech, the Tim Ferriss episode with Balaji, slang and how words get invented or adopted, Oscar Merry's podcast app and why clipping is awesome and whether it is better to let niggling injuries fully heal or to push through because there is not enough time to be injured.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What are Meanderings?(0:49) - Parking in Southbank(1:34) - Juan on the narrow road(5:17) - Overwhelmed by new technology(10:33) - Balaji Srinivasan & Indian words entering into the English lexicon(14:08) - Schadenfreude & Australian selfies(17:00) - Open AI plus DALL-E 2(20:05) - Ignant Spotify, Merry Fountain(25:54) - Not aggravating minor injuries(30:05) - Competition requires pushing through injury(33:50) - Deadlift shin bleeding and a longer term horizon(41:19) - Start clipping on Fountain! Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Are there any current trends that will impact history as much as 9/11, COVID, social media or the iPhone?In Episode #314 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how this topic could be easy to confuse, how history is quite subjective, what type of moments matter to an individual, why current hot topics aren't necessarily historical events, the practical benefit of appreciating the moment, making predictions will necessary involve failure and why Juan didn't particularly like this framework for thinking.A big thanks to Joey Broad Shoulders, Petar the Wise Old Man, Oscar Merry & floydianslips for supporting the show. Their names will go down in history!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - New intro(0:33) - Living IN History, not Living History(3:56) - Is right now the foundational moment of the Mere Mortals?(6:37) - A useless Top 10 Moments list(12:25) - Events occurring right now that won't actually be historical(18:37) - Can you actually appreciate the moment?(21:30) - Making predictions and being wrong(24:29) - Chat comments(26:00) - Boostagram Lounge(35:24) - Juan doesn't connect with this concept(41:15) - A practical reason why this concept could be useful(46:07) - Sum Up(50:34) - Value for Value promptIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Alexander Watanabe is an artist, coder, architect and creator of the 'Unsigned Algorithms' on the Cardano blockchain.In Conversation #76, Alexander and I discuss: why he had the time to read lots of books during his useless undergraduate, how he went about creating the code for his NFT's on-chain, his views on art and using new mediums for expression, why the universe isn't 'fair', how a lot of philosophy is all talk but examples of some practical philosophical books that are out there. Hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro & useless degree(2:27) - Yukio Mishima(9:20) - Other Japanese authors and heritage(13:46) - Taking a compliment(17:09) - Becoming a writer(23:49) - What are Unsigned Algorithms?(30:33) - Optimisation Problem: colour vs form(32:59) - Creating limitations(36:06) - Compositions of unsigs(39:59) - Rarity is arbitrary(42:17) - Art is about the story(49:15) - Value of allocating capital(52:50) - Power law & uneven distribution(58:02) - Mind and body connection(1:10:00) - Not V2: What is art?(1:18:51) - Philosophy: useless sometimes, good other times(1:26:21) - Daoism, Stoicism, Absurdism (1:40:07) - Learn more Connect With Alexander:Website: https://www.unsigs.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/BzrutRYktWTwitter: https://twitter.com/monad_alexanderConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan has been teaching his family about Ethereum and I've been changing the way I look at the difference between Bitcoin and everything else.In Episode #313 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how a Piccolo latte should be made, how The Coffee Club screwed over Juan (again lol), reading Saifedean Ammous's book on BTC and how it is the only real cryptocurrency, why I'm a slight nuisance at almost all times and why for all the crypto talk not everything needs to be decentralised.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Angry Juan intro(0:27) - DBZ coffee calamity(2:08) - Screw you Coffee Club(5:14) - Onboarding loved ones into Web 3(11:05) - The Bitcoin Standard(12:56) - Latino crypto meetup(16:41) - NFT scams/safety/security(19:24) - Only one cryptocurrency (BTC) and the Howey Test(24:15) - What does world class mean?(29:39) - Duolingo Plus or Super(32:41) - NFT art with Alexander(34:12) - Kyrin the mildly annoying mosquito(41:09) - Getting what you want(42:34) - ShapeShift DAO(45:04) - Not everything needs to be decentralised(50:05) - We wouldn't mind a crypto asset or twoConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How do we physically and mentally prepare ourselves for periods of productivity?In Episode #312 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: whether it is possible to be jacked and going all the time, why routine can take away effort in hyping oneself up, how we trigger ourselves into focused concentration, why Juan likes the Ultradian rhythm technique, a detour into the exciting new Podcasting 2.0 developments, how stimulants like coffee can be used and whether it is more important for us to have the ability to turn on or off.Yuge thanks to Petar the Perennial, Dave Jones the Podsage and Brando Sellers from the SLIEK Podcast. Legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live On YT(0:55) - Damn You Reasons And Persons(1:23) - Why Juan Chose This Topic(3:29) - Is There A Problem With Always Being Switched On?(8:15) - Routine = No Need To Switch On(11:14) - Consciously Switching On(15:17) - Mini Prep To Trigger Concentration(19:56) - Ultraradian Rhythm(25:04) - Extended Boostagram Lounge(49:05) - Live Chat Comments(49:44) - Stimulants(54:54) - Productivity During The Day(1:00:10) - What's More Important: Switching On Or Switching Off?(1:06:52) - Finishing UpIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Whooaaaaoooooo(1:37) - Juan's June Recap(2:54) - Kyrin's June Recap(6:42) - Leaderboard Update(11:28) - Juan's July Goals(19:22) - Kyrin's July Goals(26:39) - Fitness Challenge(29:45) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

There are some subtle differences that Fountain is doing compared to other podcast apps using the advertising model, but explaining them takes a lot of nuance.In Episode #311 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: James Cridland's reaction to our supporter leaderboard, the Petar version of 'Kilroy was here', fee and split talks going on in Podcasting 2.0, the real culprits behind the Nigerian Prince scams, why I like being a fence sitter, some announcements on some mini changes upcoming.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Meandering explanation(0:33) - James Cridland likes our leaderboard(3:35) - Petar the Slav is everywhere(8:54) - Splits and middlemen(11:51) - Data and advertising(17:14) - Nigerian prince scammers weren't princes or Nigerians(19:19) - Not being able to explain deeply held beliefs(22:43) - Fence sitting: Good or bad?(30:05) - Less crypto, more handstands(33:39) - Juan's Mere Mortals Web 3 venture(35:48) - V4V onboardingConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What would happen if I didn't tell you that hypotheticals might not, not be useful? Brain explosion ....In Episode #310 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's inability to put his phone on silent, why I've been struggling with the book 'Reasons And Persons' by Derek Parfit, how we tend to use hypotheticals in real life, why I believe it is more about the intent of their use rather than how close they conform to reality and why a fact based approach might be the best way to answer them.A big thanks to Petar The Perennial Booster and Dave Jones The Podsage for supporting the show!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What is a Musings?(0:43) - Juan's phone shitshow(2:13) - Why I chose this topic(3:43) - Definition(6:40) - Reasons And Persons by Derek Parfit(8:56) - Using hypotheticals in day to day life(13:09) - Book example and unrealistic hypotheticals(19:33) - Yes list for uses(25:12) - No list for uses(33:44) - Boostagram Lounge(40:25) - Answering hypotheticals(49:05) - Not making a choice is a choice(50:02) - What happens if you don't boost?Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We are bringing back our creation of Effective Philosophy© to solve a recent lie that I told.In Episode #309 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Brendan highlighting our recent shift away from philosophy, Juan's recent book review, why I lied about the details of car switching within my family, why lies that effect reality are the ones that really need fixing, Juan's recent thoughts on adopting a longer term outlook, the paradox of life always changing and why hypotheticals aren't always helpful.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Mickey Mouse and Swaggy Sealion(0:38) - We've been lacking philosophy(3:00) - The Little Book of Alpaca Philosophy(5:12) - Badass Alpacas and Donkeys(6:55) - Lying to avoid 'Trust Fund Baby' associations(11:40) - I'll do anything for cake(14:35) - Trying to distort reality via lies(21:49) - Bitcoin Alpacas(23:37) - Long term thinking(29:51) - Time scale dichotomy applied to meeting a girl(36:56) - Effective philosophy(39:52) - Reasons And Persons(46:55) - Mix V4V and Effective PConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

A lot of this discussion was based on an episode of 'The Art of Manliness' with Jon Tyson.In Episode #308 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: whether tribal and extreme rituals are necessary to enter manhood, why forcing your child to do these things could backfire, moments in our lives that distinguished us, whether it actually is necessary to have a rite of passage and qualities that distinguish a man.A huge thanks to the many boosters from this week, which was our most ever! Petar the Slav, Jake Hider (The SLIEK Podcast), Dave Jones, BooBury (Behind The Sch3m3s), Floydianslips & Signs Of New Growth. As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Art Of Manliness Episode With Jon Tyson(2:45) - Quick roundup of V4V podcast news(5:06) - Article and Podcast summary(9:30) - Our (lack of) personal experiences of reaching manhood(13:34) - Does forcing the transition make things better?(18:23) - Testing boundaries and rules(24:56) - The importance of age to manhood(27:46) - Live comments(29:11) - Huge Boostagram Lounge!!!(38:28) - The Mere Mortalites Leaderboard(41:57) - Our ideas of what makes a 'man'(48:44) - Creating special moments(52:18) - Podcast observations(56:08) - Life without having a rite of passage(58:16) - Societies impact of becoming a man(1:00:56) - Value for ValueArt Of Manliness Episode:https://podverse.fm/episode/gyp9qFBKfIntro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Spencer Pearson (also known as Sir Spencer) is the host of multiple podcast (Bowl After Bowl, AbleKraft), developer of a decentralised music app (DeMu) and at the forefront of running with scissors in Podcasting 2.0.In Conversation #75, Spencer and I discuss: what attracted him to Podcasting 2.0, why the music industry is screwing over musicians, how the combination of Bitcoin/RSS/V4V can make this better, the plans he has for his decentralised music app, his unique blend of being a whizz kid yet feeling like an idiot and his mindset to try things out and get shit done.I really hope you enjoy this conversation with Spencer, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Sir Spencer(0:42) - How would life be different without a break from podcasting?(4:11) - Finding Podcasting 2.0(8:04) - The pitch for Decentralised Music(11:08) - Names: Music 2.0 vs DeMu(16:11) - What's wrong with the music industry?(24:36) - V4V helps artists and listeners(28:49) - Value is subjective(33:16) - Creating a music app(39:27) - It's early days, everything is still hard(47:19) - Complexities of app building(50:28) - Musicians already earning Bitcoin(55:20) - We're done with killer apps(1:03:46) - Lazy stoner yet gun go-getter(1:07:51) - Don't convince, do & showcase(1:14:57) - Importance of the long term outlook(1:18:35) - Self hosting and jury rigging RSS(1:26:44) - Command line should be taught in school(1:34:09) - Coding brain vs artist brain(1:37:54) - Moods & goals(1:43:00) - Self critique and hypotheticals(1:52:40) - Where to find SpencerConnect with Spencer:Website: https://bowlafterbowl.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/Bowl_After_BowlMastodon: https://noagendasocial.com/@SirSpencerConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

If there was an ultimate game show all with different versions of yourself (horny, happy, assertive, angry, confident, etc.,) which of them would win?In Episode #307 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: whether you would prefer your upper body or lower body to be cold, revisiting the gameshow I explain in Ep #203, how different permanent mental states would effect our lives, why goal setting is probably our defining characteristic, the optimal amount of mistakes to make while learning a language and my recent enlightenment of being boring.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's back (with poor lighting)(0:54) - Jumpers vs Long Pants(4:20) - Competing against your replicas(7:25) - Which mental state is the most successful?(11:08) - Michio Kaku & the teletransporter(13:07) - What mind state leads to the worst life?(16:52) - How about the most interesting life?(18:54) - Annual goals chitchat(22:37) - Monthly goals & skill stacking(26:34) - Making mistakes while language learning(32:54) - Mean Parisians(33:58) - Even though I ballet I'm boring(38:58) - Hand me down car woes(40:14) - Fountain is doing giveawaysConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

It's a special solo episode today that also became a DJ set of decentralised music!In Episode #306 of 'Musings' I discuss: why I'm podcasting alone today, how Podcasting 2.0 infrastructure and technology can help make the music industry better, why middlemen suck and peer to peer payments solve this, a real time example of supporting my favourite artists, potential arguments on why this won't work (hint, it already does work) and a list of musicians already on the bandwagon.A big thanks to Petar, Dave Jones & Brando Sellers for supporting the podcast, bloody legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:0) - Deep monologue with a light hearted touch(0:56) - Brief news & updates(5:11) - Why am I talking about 'Decentralised Music'(6:46) - Problems with the music industry(9:44) - Middlemen taking slices and RSS music(14:33) - AbleKraft and releasing music via P2.0 apps(17:15) - Making Beans by Able and The Wolf(20:50) - How everyone gets paid(28:42) - Boostagram Lounge(31:36) - Responding to comments(33:20) - Complexities for commercial rights(39:25) - Are NFT's better for music?(44:19) - V4V vs Advertising model(49:35) - People abusing the system(53:26) - More comments and using a wallet(58:54) - Highlighting all the current music podcasts(1:03:36) - USA by Signs Of New GrowthIntro Music and USA by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthMaking Beans by Able and The Wolf:https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4630863Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan has been killing life back in the gym but I've been having a shit time of it.In Episode #305 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan loves training after being away, the difference between PB's and PR's, why Juan believes it is impossible to over train, my experience of joining a gym chain after calisthenicing for the last 5 years, why I don't want to (but may will be) hitting on girls in the gym and why you should also do the opposite of normal!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Not light, but deep(0:34) - The thrill of working out(5:32) - Rating workouts and getting back into it(10:27) - Overtraining vs Under recovery(15:53) - The pros of globo gyms(18:37) - Unfortunately there are also cons(23:28) - Juan's gym rating and working to PB's(27:04) - Fake it til you make it(31:25) - I'm not normal(36:48) - Making tradeoffs & a better mindset(43:22) - Do the opposite: Don't NOT boostagram usConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We don't think it will, but here are the best arguments we came across of why cryptocurrencies will fail.In Episode #304 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the reason for searching out arguments that go against our beliefs, a series of podcast/video recommendations with great pointers in the negative category, comments from our listeners about why they don't like crypto, why too much emphasis on the monetary aspect and not enough personal responsibility would be red flags for us, and our ultimate thoughts on why these tradeoffs aren't enough to kill everything.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - S.O.N.G & We'll Take Care Of Your Crypto(1:06) - Why Was I Looking At Anti-Crypto Arguments(4:41) - Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman(9:20) - Critiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter(10:40) - Store of Value vs Peer To Peer Payments(18:03) - The PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake(19:12) - Chat Comments(30:00) - 120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet(32:16) - Boostagram Lounge(33:22) - Sad Puppies Everywhere(34:52) - How Do Cryptocurrencies Fail?(41:49) - Different Ways Of Handling Money(45:52) - Crypto Without The Money(52:12) - Final Thoughts & Comments(53:30) - Hoard Your Electrons!Referenced Videos:Debating Crypto: Katie Haun vs. Paul Krugman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOXYbmKRTsQCritiquing Bitcoin with Frances Coppola & Nic Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8JhNgU8eIThe PoW vs. PoS Debate | Lyn Alden & Justin Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m12zgJ42dIBankless #120 - Marc Andreessen & Chris Dixon of a16z | Reinventing the Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHITeaGB8QLine Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ_xWvX1n9gConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You hear that ....... it sounds like it's goal time.Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's May Recap(1:14) - Kyrin's May Recap(2:47) - Stupid Dance Screw Around(5:43) - Juan's June Goals(7:48) - Kyrin's June Goals(13:29) - Fitness Challenge(15:22) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In one way or another this whole episode was about memes. And you can believe me, because I am now officially Saitama Sensei.In Episode #303 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my plan for doing one-arm handstands at a comic con, what is was like to listen to Gary Vaynerchuk live in person, the contrast between LA rudeness and Minnesotan niceness, why Microsoft Support are the biggest memelords, how so many memes comes from semi-known sources and why Juan will also be doing handstands somewhere special.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - One Puuuuunnnnnnnccccccchhhhhhhh(0:50) - I am Saitama Sensei(3:35) - Web comic vs Manga vs Anime(5:34) - Live speaker atmosphere(7:49) - Gary Vee Interruptions(10:22) - Los Angeles Post Office rudeness(13:31) - Minnesota Nice(19:53) - Juan is learning French(21:59) - Reality is 42069 breaking(24:50) - Meme originations: Louis Theroux rap(28:22) - Meme robots are taking our jobs(30:42) - What to do on top of The Great Pyramid(32:12) - V4V, you and us are early Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What if you just want to come up with fun hypotheticals for a while? Well you do it!In Episode #302 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why we want to do rapid fire hypotheticals, reverting back to old mediums of communication, unknown Colombian fruits, Craig Wright and his claim of being Satoshi Nakamoto, why being a politician would hella suck, a bunch of questions on our own sanity and a big thanks to Medus & Petar for supporting the show.Part 1 of the stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZBPU2Aqmg0As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - How we came up with rapid fire hypotheticals(1:19) - Podcasting doesn't exist, what do you watch/listen to?(4:52) - What to do if you're in a public toilet but there's no toilet paper?(8:02) - Which is harder: Kokoda Challenge or a 6 day silent retreat?(11:07) - If we could invent a food, what would it taste like?(14:25) - Would you take a financial sacrifice to make the world better?(19:21) - What would you do with international trade if you were the PM?(23:12) - Boostagram Lounge(28:12) - Comments on the chat(34:22) - If you could split your brain, would you do it?(40:40) - What would you do during a bank robbery?(45:07) - An alien starts appearing in front of only you, do you question reality?(52:29) - V4V: Start supporting Juan's litigation fundConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I've been on a research quest to find the best arguments for why cryptocurrencies will go to zero, here's what I found out.In Episode #301 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our thoughts on the upcoming crypto winter, why serious people will still be working on projects (like 'unsigned_algorithms'), chatting about complete capitulations days before the Terra LUNA fiasco, useless mediums for conversation plus Andrew Tate, crappy arguments saying no-one uses it/ is only for criminals and why hypothetical 50 year jail sentences might not stop adoption.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Ooooooh like you mean it(0:26) - Is crypto winter coming?(1:44) - The crypto communities I hang out in(3:29) - Groundwork is done in the crypto winter(5:23) - Crashes to zero (looking at you Luna)(7:57) - Learnings from the other side of crypto(13:04) - Woke Time: Old white cryptocurrency critics(17:06) - Arguments that are tired stereotypes(20:58) - An intangible story with negative efficiency(24:34) - Napster, Bitgold & harsh penalties(29:06) - Growth for growth's sake(33:16) - Buy the dip and boostgram us you criminals!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Want to know what happened at #veecon 2022? We've got the post-trip report right here.In Episode #300 (which we forgot to celebrate) of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Gary Vee's influencer/NFT conference, Juan's couple of first days in LA, a breakdown of each individual day, why the quantity of networking was probably too much, meeting some idols and cool people, whether he would go again next year and learnings he took away from the actual talks.A huge thanks to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for helping to support this podcast!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's back!(0:37) - What Is Veecon?(2:31) - First impressions of Los Angeles(4:38) - Mixtapes: Juan got hustled(8:36) - Expensive food, sketchy people & long walks(14:57) - Minneapolis: The plan of attack(20:36) - Thursday: The big event(26:22) - The Castle and lots of drinking(31:28) - Boostagram Lounge(38:01) - Friday Day-1: People everywhere(44:43) - Friday Evening: Steve Aoki @ The Armory(47:39) - Chat questions(48:48) - Saturday Day-2: Emotions, podcast mode & pokemon cards(54:05) - Saturday Evening: Beeple and classic Juan(55:40) - Sunday Day-3: Wrap up and chill out(56:50) - Coming home(57:40) - Was it worth it?(1:01:56) - It was a lot; maybe too much(1:04:50) - Quarter Machine(1:08:30) - Security security security(1:10:25) - V4V: Help pay for Veecon 2023Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How many times in life does one experience those moments when you realise that the world doesn't work the way you thought it did?In Episode #299 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the upcoming Brissie winter, Juan's adventures in Veecon, why sloppy communication gets you into trouble, how to fix miscommunication, why an 'oh shit' moment once a year is useful, Stoicism to prepare oneself for a changing world, the dense language in 'Homo Deus' & 'Beowulf' and why you might not want to tell newbies how you acquired your knowledge.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Winter is coming(0:24) - Juan in the U.S.A(1:16) - Be precise with your words(4:21) - Accountability & good listening(6:42) - Clarification: the helpful and useless(7:53) - Oh fuck moments(11:06) - A changing world plus cults(14:20) - Negative visualisation: Preparing yourself for suffering(17:40) - Word choice and selection in books(23:12) - Providing sources of info when you're at the top(29:07) - Time, talent and treasureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #5 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Royce Dunne, who has previously been hosted on the podcast. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Connect with Royce:https://www.instagram.com/roycey_boy/?hl=enConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

As Juan prepares for his VeeCon trip to the US, we analyse the pros and cons of travelling on your own.In Episode #298 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the new t-shirts that we're giving out to supporters of the podcast, why I'm being a fence sitter on this topic, the decision making processes one needs to think about, my first meal of Chorrillana in Chile, places we would absolutely not go whilst travelling solo and the details of Juan's upcoming very first solo travel plus my learnings from 14 months alone across Latin America.A big thanks to Brando (from the SLIEK podcast), Anthony (from S.O.N.G podcast) and Dave Jones (from Podcasting 2.0)!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We got cool shirts(1:59) - In general: travel with someone(5:51) - Motivations for travelling alone(9:09) - You can have semi-solo travel as well(12:47) - Eating on your own(14:58) - Becoming comfortable doing EVERYTHING on your own(17:57) - Don't solo travel if you can't make decisions(19:12) - Boostragram Lounge(23:49) - Planned vs unplanned trips(27:43) - Spontaneity(30:31) - Where would you not travel solo?(36:42) - Final sum up(39:51) - Covid travel in general is tedious(41:57) - Travel on your own so you can listen to us more!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan has just lived through my worse nightmare. He is a brave (and foolish) man!In Episode #297 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I didn't become a video podcast sensation back in 2006, Juan's failed adventure to go to the zoo, my intimate Colombian dinner with a new friend, why a flat tire caused me to slow down and get a new perspective of a familiar place, the over-the-top assertiveness of Andrew Tate and a plug for our V4V themed episode.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Light hearted with MAGA hats(0:52) - Video podcasts(3:30) - Darling Downs Zoo(5:43) - Oh no, road closed!(7:41) - Cold Toowoomba in shorts(10:52) - Kyrin has a new friend(11:58) - Colombia food: Bandeja Paisa(15:23) - A map of Juan's adventure(18:22) - Slowing down for perspective(22:34) - Andrew Tate(27:44) - Value for value themed episodeConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #4 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Todd Shannon. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Connect with Todd:https://www.instagram.com/toddshannon/?hl=enConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

An amazing thank you to the ~30 supporters who have directly supported us over the last year!In Episode #296 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what led us to Podcasting 2.0 and V4V, our personal thoughts on why we care about transparency, where we would draw the limit, our total amount of satoshis accumulated and a break down of the big baller boosters, a comparison of our two main shows and how you (yes you!) can help support us in the future!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Don't agonise upon us!(1:15) - A quick recap of our podcast journey(6:04) - What is value for value?(8:24) - Why v4v needs transparency(10:33) - How much have we made in 2.5 years of podcasting(15:55) - Our top boosters!(19:29) - What would have happened if we accepted advertising(23:48) - What would we not be transparent about?(28:07) - Boostagram Lounge(33:04) - What if people sent us stuff?(38:21) - Book Reviews vs MM(42:56) - How transparent are others?(43:35) - Chat comments(45:08) - Why we will be as transparent as possible(48:46) - Cure your OCD by sending sats!(50:02) - Fountain and sharing clipsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What new behaviours have we noticed amongst crypto people in the last year?In Episode #295 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: forming a line vs a booking system, why I've been losing track of my money, Juan's struggle to answer my question, why Paypal's micropayments just don't cut it, Juan trying to argue against an Ethics Professor, the real reason our marketing is suboptimal and how to send some micropayment value our way!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Beautiful Brissie(1:10) - The Social Leap story(4:58) - Social change driven by technology(10:43) - Blockchain example of the other way around(14:05) - Web 3 behaviour(18:41) - Chad Farrow's support increase(22:08) - Aping behaviour .... ooooh ooh aaah oooooooo(23:32) - Paypal and micropayments(25:27) - The Lightning Network(31:37) - The Big Issue magazine(34:21) - The Most Good You Can Do book by Peter Singer(41:20) - Under promising and over delivering(47:30) - Micropayment us plzConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Woof woof woof, bowowowow ruff rufff ruff ........ arf. Yap yap!In Conversation #74, HOSKY Token, Carl (Vegas Pool) and I discuss: the origins of the hosky project, how the code and policy work on the Cardano blockchain, the different elements that encourage better behaviour of hosky idiots, the paradox between being (the) shit memecoin yet arguably most impactful use of Cardano, the ever growing intimate relationship between the two big dogs and a selection of highly curated meme questions from the community.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to Señor Josqui & Vegas(1:30) - What is Cardano & what are tokens?(4:50) - The birth of HOSKY(10:55) - Promises in code(15:56) - Hosky Policy(22:39) - The Doggie Bowl madness(26:18) - Stakepools & NFT's(30:33) - Testing the chain(34:36) - Real world actions(38:20) - Calling out bad behaviour(42:38) - Propaganda quote(44:17) - The importance of Carl(51:10) - Open source code(1:00:33) - The paradox of Hosky(1:11:02) - Eloping to Vegas(1:12:17) - Vegas rapid fire questions(1:32:32) - Hosky rapid fire questions(1:51:31) - Join Vegas .... or go with other small pools(2:03:12) - Be careful of scamsDon't Connect with HOSKY:Website: https://hosky.io/Discord: https://discord.com/invite/hoskyTwitter: https://twitter.com/hoskytokenConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show