Mere Mortals Conversations

Consensus reached. If you want to get the girls, you've got to sleep with their gay guy friends first (apparently).In Episode #294 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: more on the sexy new intro music, why I haven't been thinking about status, can you escape playing the status games at all?, the different types of status one can attain, utilising handstands/the MM podcast/books/languages to show off and why I might just be a tosser for bringing this topic up.A big thanks to Petar the Slav, Signs of New Growth and new booster killyourfm for supporting the show. You all have the status of gentlemen, kings and learned scholars in my book.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Signs Of New Growth Intro(1:01) - Why this topic came up: The Social Leap(2:10) - Definition(4:13) - Is the desire for status a fundamental human motive?(10:47) - Choosing your games(18:01) - What type of status are you not impressed by?(22:43) - Objective, subjective and reputational(29:15) - Responding to comments(32:20) - Boostagram Lounge(36:36) - Material status and positions(39:54) - How I might show more status?(49:21) - Tai Lopez and book quotes(54:47) - Kyrin: What a tosser!(58:13) - More comments(59:38) - Value for value: Show your status!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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 April Recap(1:50) - My April Recap(4:10) - My May Goals: 1st Half(8:47) - Juan's May Goals(12:07) - My May Goals: 2nd Half(15:12) - Fitness Challenge(17:58) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Would the negatives of teacher dependency and substandard knowledge be countered by the increased motivation of having awesome teachers who know how to teach you more directly?In Episode #293 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: a nice quote from Marcel Proust, the hypothetical of only having 1 teacher throughout your schooling career, what we would consider useful knowledge, Juan's obsession with certain online games and why I might need to think about presenting my status in life.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Meander me all night long(0:39) - Marcel Proust: In Search Of Lost Time(2:54) - One teacher for life(7:27) - Teaching multiple subjects(13;54) - 5 pieces of fundamental knowledge(17:44) - The structure of languages(23:49) - Teaching your kids another language(26:43) - Agar.io, Dapper Dinos & Smash Karts(30:19) - Evolutionary knowledge is useful(35:36) - The Red Queen(40:23) - Juan has status boi!(44:41) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #3 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Lisa Campbell. 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 Lisa:https://www.instagram.com/lisa_campbell_7/?hl=enConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Apparently I'm not super friendly because I refused to chat with the drug addled crazy person.In Episode #292 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: can you be too friendly and the downsides to overt friendliness, where we rank on a scale of nicety, practical steps I have taken to make more international friends, why reciprocity could set standards that are hard to meet and how society could be shaped to be more friendly.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why this topic?(2:00) - My unfriendly adventure(8:36) - Being too friendly(13:30) - Our friendliness levels(20:27) - You can still be assertive and friendly(22:40) - Boostagram Lounge(28:15) - How to win friends and influence people(32:32) - My goals to make friends(40:10) - Unrealistic expectations of reciprocal friendliness(44:41) - Making society more friendly(49:49) - Value for valueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Food, alcohol and sugar are all in the firing line for this convo.In Episode #291 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our request for some feedback on our podcast, Kevin Rose and his latest NFT project, whether we can actually spot crypto scams, how Good Friday is a form of stoicism, what would happen if we enforced an arbitrary restriction on a whole country, the Mamut cookie in Mexico, the beauty of collaborative online art found on reddit, some cool tech goodies, why you SHOULDN'T listen to our opinion on hot gossip and our V4V pitch.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Marketing feedback(1:19) - Sir Spencer poster(1:48) - Moonbirds(5:12) - NFT monies(9:12) - Crypto scams(12:12) - Self restriction on Good Friday(17:27) - No food and no alcohol(22:40) - How to cut out sugar(28:53) - r/place(32:40) - Animated QR codes and inchain crypto games(36:24) - Our thoughts on the Chris Rock slap(40:13) - Value for value Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Dr Jonathon Weakley (https://twitter.com/JonathonWeakle1) is a Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), was a Research Associate @ Leeds Beckett University and is trying to make strength & conditioning easier for coaches.In this conversation I got the chance to ask him a bunch of questions that centred around velocity based training (VBT), the definition of overtraining, why he ventured down this pathway professionally and what has him excited in the next few years.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(4:00) - Having conversations that are applicable to everyone(8:00) - Explaining Velocity Based Training(13:10) - Sticking to weight/% over velocity?(16:15) - Intent(20:20) - Autoregulatory prescription(24:10) - Personal Experience(32:15) - Challenges in education(40:00) - Overtraining defined(49:10) - Excitement in the futureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Want to know how to get jacked like Juan or not jacked like me? Well we're talking about our fitness progression and mindset over the years!In Episode #290 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: playing varied sports in our youth, the mindset and approach we take whilst exercising, Juan's huge weight gain and my relatively meagre body changes, pics of Juan's boobies, why Juan is super experimental and why I'm quite conservative and how we see our future fitness progression.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The premise(2:43) - Juan's fitness background(4:57) - My fitness background(8:29) - My training philosophy(11:37) - Juan's training philosophy(19:51) - Body changes over time(28:32) - Juan's progression pics(30:45) - Boostagram Lounge(34:32) - Style of training(36:39) - Style of training 2(46:45) - Random comments(53:08) - Future concerns(58:49) - Value for valueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Considering how much advice I tell myself and don't follow I wouldn't recommend listening to our advice (although thankfully I rarely give out any)!In Episode #289 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the pride in his hard work editing a CrossFit video, meeting a younger version of myself, why I generally dislike unsolicited advice, mentors and helping younger people, why the resulting action is more important than the intent of the advice and a whole lot of bitching about domain names.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Misc intro(0:52) - Juan's CrossFit video(3:47) - Leaving the camera in the gym(4:08) - A lotta editing hours(9:59) - Fuck growing your podcast(11:55) - Why do things?(14:11) - Ben = Young Kyrin(15:33) - Unwarranted advice(18:45) - Helping the youth(22:49) - Mentor vs Supporter(26:22) - The source of advice(31:43) - Incompetent evil(33:36) - Chesterton's Fence(35:22) - Domain Names(38:51) - ICANN(42:36) - Spaceship on the footpath(43:35) - Lotta bitching hoursConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We've whined about being shit marketers for too long so now it's time to do something about it.In Episode #288 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our general thoughts on self-promotion, some unique ways that we could get in front of more eyeballs, the phases that are sometimes necessary to put in a big effort, using the attention generated by my handstands to showcase the podcast and a request for user feedback on what makes us special.A big thanks to Petar, Dave Jones, Ana Thomas (Apple For The Teacher) and Anthony (Signs Of New Growth) for all helping to support. You're bloody legends!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why marketing?(3:05) - My initial ideas(10:00) - The 4P's of marketing(16:46) - Numbers don't mean shit(22:53) - How spammy is too spammy(25:55) - YT comments(30:24) - Boostagram Lounge(32:41) - I got fooled ..... again!(36:30) - Signs of New Growth intro(38:35) - What are we marketing for?(46:24) - We want your juicy eyeballs(47:41) - Promotion ideas(53:28) - The sum up from this episode(57:37) - Responding to MM comments(59:22) - Our request for feedbackConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan had a topsy turvy week. He was absolutely disgusted by the VeeFriend's apparel but made up for it by reading a fantastic book.In Episode #287 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the boring crap that NFT projects create as merch, Juan's business idea #386, the ethics of designing your own clothes, my trilingual Zoom event, why I am cutting Duolingo some slack, the excellent books of 'Homo Deus' & 'The Idiot', my mum's sad story of bluey, the reason I hate waste and why we need your ideas/feedback to help market ourselves.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Shitty NFT apparel(3:37) - Fast fashion ethics(6:26) - Duolingo events(11:03) - Changing my tune(16:23) - Finding a good book(22:31) - Why my car was doomed from Day 1(29:06) - Buy something to last(31:09) - Help us market ourselves!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #2 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Shania Craythorn-Millard. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts, 2022As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Connect with Shania:https://www.instagram.com/shaniavicki/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Oh dear, oh dear. I'm starting to see NFT's (and in particular HOSKY) as an investment so I need an intervention.In Episode #286 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what is a non-fungible token, why the HOSKY team pulled off a very nice April Fools, why I keep getting drawn into the Hoskyverse, Juan's thoughts on using NFT's as an investment tool, why money can change things even if you don't want it to and an affirmation that I need to stay away from NFT's to make money.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - I'm getting an investment mindset(2:26) - Oh dear, I have a problem(5:28) - HOSKY fooled me(11:13) - Hoskynomics(15:15) - What is your portfolio %(18:16) - I'm now an NFT artist(21:49) - We're V4V(23:56) - Boostagram Lounge(28:42) - Book Games & Dapper Dinos(33:19) - Money distorts things(37:17) - Twitter is influencing me(40:55) - We're idiots and degenerates(45:55) - Hosky values and community(50:33) - The outcomes and learnings(54:08) - A big hosky thanks for fun timesConnect with HOSKY:Website: https://hosky.io/Discord: https://discord.com/invite/hoskyTwitter: https://twitter.com/hoskytokenSupport the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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(0:41) - Juan's March recap(3:31) - Kyrin's March recap(8:31) - Juan's Goals - 1st Half(13:26) - Kyrin's shocking April Goals(15:04) - Juan's Goals - 2nd Half(21:17) - Fitness Challenge(23:34) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I've even got the shirt to prove it!In Episode #285 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: my cool new shirt, why I'm restarting the 'Value For Value' podcast, Juan's unhealthy relationship with Agar.io, the excitement building for VeeCon, why I might be an energy vampire, the amount of flight changes Juan is experiencing and the peculiar things we do that somewhat but not entirely make sense.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Podcasting 2.0 Certified shirt(0:52) - The rebirth of the V4V podcast(4:31) - Agar.io & assembly theory(7:41) - Manga & 9gag(9:38) - VeeCon(10:56) - Energy levels(12:34) - VeeCon lineup & schedule(17:28) - Flight changes(19:08) - Blockchain governance(22:38) - NFT madness(26:43) - Reasonable instead of rational(37:33) - Become Mere Mortals certifiedConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Justin Fox is the founder of Zen Garage, graphic designer and all around just a fascinating person.In Conversation #72, Justin and I discuss: his artistic talents playing in bands and doing graphic design, our thoughts on the music industry and why it's hard to be real, his emphasis on actually achieving things early on so you can be more content later on and how he has been able to create so many different communities and grow them.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Journaling & reading(4:27) - Creating music(9:22) - Releasing without the artists consent(15:14) - One hit wonders & publishing(19:04) - Music contracts distorting the art(25:07) - Putting up with & choosing your BS(32:18) - Separating your job and passion(42:49) - Pigeonholing(47:01) - Doing lots of things to form a foundation(58:21) - Flexing(1:05:29) - Justin's childhood and bullying(1:10:45) - Escort mentality(1:19:32) - Creating a community(1:25:29) - Collaboration & sharing is key(1:33:36) - Build the platform(1:35:05) - Not compromising when something is wrong(1:44:03) - It's hard to be real(1:46:34) - Voluntarily becoming positive(1:51:13) - No plans(1:53:05) - Connect with JustinConnect with Justin:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZenGarageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinfoxphoto/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Worried about COVID-23? Don't worry we've got you covered on what you should do when the zombie apocalypse comes!In Episode #284 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what to do with a year's worth of prep, choosing a mountainous terrain to relocate to, why the default needs to be avoidance rather than combat, seriously asking whether your new life is worth the pain, contemplating whether the zombie lifestyle is actually good, why society won't come up with one single solution and the new sneaky and waste minimising traits we'll develop.A big thanks to Petar the Slav for sending in some boostagrams and everyone who joined in the live chat. We'll be back again next Sunday!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're P2.0 Certified(2:23) - The hypothetical(6:01) - Avoid instead of fighting(7:34) - Hedonism, moats and tigers(12:12) - We're living on mountains(18:13) - Comments and boostagram lounge(22:09) - Is life worth living?(24:14) - Assimilation: No more humanism!(27:44) - A societal response(30:21) - New desired qualities/values(33:14) - I stuffed up the audio for 10s(34:00) - Additional comments(36:50) - V4V spielConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We've coined and trademarked a new term: Effective Philosophy. And by that I mean we've claimed it on the internet. $1B royalties payable if you ever even think of using it!In Episode #283 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the cool chapters art I'm making, whether philosophy is just mental masturbation, some random encounters I had with people recently, why we believe in philosophy that can be put into action, people who can throw things really really far, why I drove like an idiot for 6 months, the nerve-wracking parts of crypto and why value for value is an effective philosophy.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Clipping and memes(2:51) - Is philosophy a good thing?(7:59) - Is it useful to philosophise?(10:43) - Unique characters(15:47) - Effective Philosophy(23:58) - Throwing balls(25:58) - Real life 'One Punch Man'(28:00) - Revelation after mistakes(35:45) - Sliding while driving(38:45) - Apecoin could destroy crypto(49:27) - V4V: An effective philosophyConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Mini Convo #1 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Jack Jeffery, 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 Jack:https://www.instagram.com/jack__jeffery/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Best start thinking of stereotypes because you have to start picking!In Episode #282 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our amazing chapter art (check it out!), the new island where we get to choose the culture, why we would incorporate parts of Asian/Latino/Slavic/Nordic/Islander culture, the new lightning comments appearing on Fountain, what your welcome would be like coming into our amazing islands and a typical day in the life of a citizen.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Check out our chapter art(2:08) - The hypothetical(6:15) - Definition of culture(7:55) - Latino passion(13:27) - Japanese respect(18:51) - Slavic coldness(21:34) - Islander vs Nordic family values(25:59) - Old mythology(30:28) - Comments(32:09) - Boostagram Lounge(38:39) - Arriving at the airport(46:59) - Living in Juanland(50:25) - Living in Kyrinland(53:04) - Who won't fit in?(1:00:03) - No capitalism(1:01:35) - Climate talk(1:03:45) - Boost us 102 sats!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

If you're going to have a milestone birthday then you might as well party like a Brazilian.In Episode #281 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why small differences in distance can have a big effect of communication, predictions of our 40th birthday parties, the madness of super gregarious Brazilians partying hard, the latest NFT news, my random dream about weird physics, what you'll find at the end of the universe and why I'm such a sucker for stupid information.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Handstand interactions(4:29) - What will I be like at 40?(7:59) - What will Juan be like at 40?(9:10) - The 2022 Brisbane Brazilian Carnival(15:07) - Brazilian fluidity(20:47) - Changing communication styles(25:04) - NFT Mergers & Acquisitions(32:33) - Anti-entropy ray gun(35:21) - The end of the universe(38:51) - Believing untrue things(43:42) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Don't worry Mere Mortalites, we promise to still be doing the podcast until at least deep into our 400's!In Episode #280 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: living to 500 but with a constant degradation of body/mind, why Euthanasia might become a common/noncontroversial topic, why the money system and one's perspective of time would radically change, the core memories we would still keep across the decades, whether people would voluntarily choose to live that long and how you wouldn't really care about your great great great great great great grandson.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - What if life expectancy rose to 500 years?(3:08) - Euthanasia(8:17) - Compounding growth(13:35) - Structuring your life(19:28) - Comments & Boostagram Lounge(25:12) - Perspective on patience(29:23) - What would be your core memories?(32:06) - Would we becoming unchanging and stagnant(33:43) - Would people choose to live to 500?(37:51) - How would we view the family structure?(42:48) - How long would 'we' try to live?(46:20) - Ending comments & V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We're live on the scene next to the murky Brisbane river!In Episode #279 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the flooding in BNE was like, how creativity works at the top of corporate hierarchy, the concept of cultivating a habit that you don't want, a philosophy book by Derek Parfit, whether we would take an irrationality pill if given the chance and some fun hypotheticals.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Pics of Brisbane flooding(2:35) - Living in clean environs(5:06) - Juan the creative monkey(8:21) - Blueksy, Mastodon & Fediverse(12:46) - ShapeShift & Erik Vorhees(17:04) - Freedom and creativity(19:39) - School closures(23:48) - Anti-habit: Opening Pandora's Box(26:32) - Allowing spontaneity(31:10) - Reasons And Persons(35:24) - An irrational party(40:25) - Schelling's answer to armed robbery(45:11) - Rationality/emotion/truth(48:05) - V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Another hypothetical and this time we'll be looking into a world without lies.In Episode #278 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the device on our apps that could detect lies via your voice, why the world might not embrace this technology, situations in which lying is beneficial, answers to the 'do I look fat in this dress' dilemma, why people might start using email more because of it and why we would need to understand consciousness before such a device could work properly.This episode was supported by Petar the Slav and Dave Jones, much appreciation to both!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The Hypothetical(2:22) - Will we be happier?(6:25) - Definition of lying(9:30) - Would we create 'lying' safe spaces -(13:38) - How would workplace culture change?(19:37) - How would this effect the next generation?(25:01) - Gaming the system(28:22) - Responding to comments(29:35) - Boostagram Lounge(35:25) - Personal interactions(43:07) - What will the world be like?(46:08) - Will the device ever be created?(48:17) - V4V SpielConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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) - Forgetting the intro(1:03) - Juan's February recap(2:10) - Kyrin's February recap(4:30) - Juan's March Goals - Body(6:16) - Kyrin's March Goals - 1st Half(10:20) - Juan's March Goals - Mind & Soul(12:52) - Kyrin's March Goals - 2nd Half(15:54) - Juan's March Goals - Soul(17:59) - Long Term & Fitness Challenge(20:20) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What makes the HIVE blockchain decentralised and why is Brian suing Facebook & Google?In Conversation #71, Brian and I discussed: why decentralisation is so important to stopping online censorship, the need for peer to peer networks being established before following the value for value model, the whole story of the STEEM/HIVE saga, the global notification service called PodPing and why he is part of lawsuit suing Google & Facebook for banning cryptocurrency advertising back in 2018.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why are Israeli's adventurous?(8:52) - Different web versions are cows analogy(16:07) - Censorship on the internet(21:08) - Could V4V have worked on the early internet?(26:50) - Is the core of decentralisation to stop censorship?(31:52) - Trying to completely censor people is idiotic(37:56) - STEEM's hostile takeover(59:53) - The birth of HIVE(1:07:00) - PodPing(1:19:40) - The maximalist mindset(1:25:47) - Crypto class action lawsuit(1:34:22) - Australian law & fairness(1:37:10) - Self representation in court(1:41:21) - Australian cartel laws(1:43:47) - Brian is going to pump Bitcoin by destroying social media(1:48:49) - Where to find BrianConnect with Brian:HIVE: https://hive.blog/@brianoflondonTwitter: https://twitter.com/brianoflondonConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Check out the amount of Brisbane rain we podcast through here!In Episode #277 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an apology for not notifying people about the change in the live date, Juan complaining about technology, empirical data on energy usage, why Juan might never retire, my thoughts on CrossFit Torian, what it would take for us to become professional podcasters, my accidental tipsy Wednesday afternoon and a rainy finale.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Rain & a white noise generator(1:40) - We are committed, just error prone(3:25) - Vodafone & Discord woes(8:30) - Juan's mystery product(9:54) - Atom's and energy usage(16:50) - Juan the corporate shill(22:04) - CrossFit 22.1 workout(26:23) - Are we expert level podcasters?(29:55) - Sangria Wednesday's(33:23) - We endure the rain for you Mere Mortalites!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

A witch has taken away all of humanity's progress and we can have everything back if we create an iPhone 13. Can we do it?In Episode #276 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: some recent changes to our schedule, a hypothetical I took from the Lex Podcast, why I am bearish in the short term and bullish on the long term, why most of humanity will die really quickly, the different epochs we will go through and why neither of us think we will be able to recreate the iPhone.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - New News: A Schedule Change(1:17) - A Hypothetical(4:20) - Separating it into epochs(6:14) - The 1st Minute: Death & Pity(10:31) - The 1st Hour: Navigation & Verification(16:07) - The 1st Day: Community & Supplies(22:41) - The 1st Week: More Mass Death(25:42) - The 1st Month/Year: Forming Tribes(29:00) - Boostagram Lounge(36:30) - V4V Spiel(37:28) - The 1st Decade: Hunter Gatherer Or Agriculture(40:06) - Past 50 Years: No Progess Is Made(50:32) - Is The Knowledge Available(53:30) - Starting From True Scratch Would Be Quicker(55:02) - What If We Went Past & Then Reverted(56:54) - Dr Stone Manga/Anime(59:49) - The Witches Power(1:00:34) - Finishing Up CommentsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Will environmentalists ever decide that we are being wasteful with our atoms?In Episode #275 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan pretends to be an undercover cop, concepts that should just stay as concepts, why Joe Rogan is getting on people of opposite opinions, why I'm happy to be a fence sitter, damn people who won't just answer the question, how we might be shamed for future energy use and what I learnt from my 1st Cuban Salsa dance lesson.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Petty road rage(3:22) - Falling Down movie & cool concepts(8:27) - JRE & climate change(11:42) - Challenging opinions(18:27) - Fence sitters(20:10) - Andrew Dessler and obfuscating answers(25:46) - Future climate/energy controversies(33:27) - Lots of waste(37:18) - 1st dance lesson(42:50) - Loving life with v4vConnect 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 bored by philosophy? Worry not as the Indian Youtuber 'Faraz' is here to make it more entertaining.In Conversation #70 Faraz and I discuss: his drive to create multiple YouTube channels, why he is interested in philosophy, the process of writing a book on philosophy, the anxiety of first starting to livestream, how he can switch so seamlessly between multiple languages and what his plans for the future are.I really hope you enjoyed this chat, Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Who is Faraz?(5:22) - Why start a YT channel?(12:13) - Boring philosophy(19:18) - Creating your own philosophy(27:12) - Writing his book(30:04) - Going live baby(36:48) - The first livestream & feeding trolls(42:00) - Switching between Hindi & English(52:23) - General language chat(58:55) - What Faraz is up to in the future(1:01:45) - Where to find FarazConnect with Faraz:Rude Philosopher YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMFALaIhmEl1a_eI0QpujygInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/identity.faraz/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Hint: It may or may or not be tech related.In Episode #274 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan worked himself into a rage over stupid BS, tips to avoid the escalation of fury, the Empowa property platform built on Cardano, why 50 million homes need to be built in Africa, how Podcasting 2.0 is becoming slicker, anticipatory regret caused by a potato on a stick, the weird phenomenon of 'aphantasia' and what it will be like when moving bitcoin is easssssy.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sony mayhem(3:41) - The prawn fiasco(6:33) - Last time you were angry?(10:12) - How not to be angry(12:57) - African housing shortage(17:57) - Using Cardano & Defi(23:10) - P2.0 is getting easy(27:45) - Steve Jobs hates your signature(29:55) - Potato on a stick(35:14) - Aphantasia(38:52) - When Bitcoin is easy as wellConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Is crypto really decentralised or is it just slightly better than the current system?In Episode #273 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a blog post highlighting decentralisation issues, why we have collectively decided that servers are too hard to operate on our own, why this is not a binary issue and is more of a scale, not needing to have every aspect of your life distributed and why we were a bit scattered on this topic.A big thanks to Bmasi, Dave Jones & Petar the slav for helping to support the show, we couldn't do it without you!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Moxie Marlinspike & Charles Hoskinson(4:04) - Decentralisation definition(9:43) - NFT's are not immutable(15:02) - You don't get more power by default(18:53) - People don't want to run their own servers(23:38) - Decentralisation is a continuum(26:46) - Responding to comments(30:47) - Boostagram Lounge(36:38) - The seesaw tips again(43:27) - Web 3 is not decentralised(50:32) - Layers of decentralisation(55:10) - Sum up of our thoughts(57:52) - BooooooosssssstttttConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

With all these boring politics I'm not surprised that people are fiending for the Metaverse.In Episode #272 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I need to find a nice crypto girl, Juan's recent laziness, a test of Brisbane's citizen quality, why running for office might be fun but actual politics is all backbiting and fake friends, my learnings from the book Snow Crash and how we had to run away from the rain.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Marrying for crypto money(3:21) - Juan is lazy(5:51) - Are there good citizens in Brisbane?(8:30) - Why do I find politics & religion so boring?(15:01) - Politics in theory vs practice(20:05) - Dentatas & Deus Ex Machina(25:56) - Do people like the Metaverse because real life is shite?(30:02) - How the Metaverse is being combined with crypto(34:41) - We get rained outConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan's going to have at least 8 competitive children, but unfortunately they'll all be losers :'(In Episode #271 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Grant Cardone's silly article, rivalry between winners and losers, if self-improvement is a competition, the different types of bounded games, why sexual selection and evolution is true but not necessarily helpful to the topic, the varying emotions that can occur from competition, whether it requires a zero sum mindset and if competition is a necessary part of life.We'd like to thank Dave Jones and Petar for helping to support us this week. They are the real winners!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Competition is for sissies(3:21) - Definition(5:51) - General thoughts(8:30) - Can you be competitive against yourself?(15:01) - 1v1 or in a group(20:05) - Finite & Infinite Games(25:56) - Kaleidoscopic truths(30:02) - Boostagram Lounge(34:41) - Emotions aren't necessary(36:30) - Is competitive joy zero sum?(41:03) - Do we want competitive children?(47:33) - Examples of our competitiveness(51:15) - Comments(53:21) - How do competitive people think?(55:54) - Could there exist a universe without winners and losers(1:00:54) - Participation trophies(1:03:35) - Make a competitive commentConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Oscar is back! But this time for a shorter more casual convo about what has been happening with Fountain.In Conversation #69 Oscar and I discuss: if it's harder to code in good audio features or integrate bitcoin into Fountain, why we need more connection between podcasters and listener, how users are behaving differently on his app, my review of a book he recommended, how he intends to make Fountain even better and my decision to kick back up the Value For Value podcast.I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - What's harder designing for: bitcoin or audio?(4:18) - Mixing social media with podcasting(9:27) - User behaviour(13:43) - Reducing spam(15:12) - Nathaniel's Nutmeg(19:14) - Marketing & clipping(21:31) - What is Fountain lacking?(27:55) - Restarting the V4V podcast(32:37) - Get the Fountain app!Connect with Oscar:Website: https://fountain.fm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_appPersonal Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscarConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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) - Kyrin's January(3:24) - Juan's January(6:20) - Juan's Feb Goals - Body(8:54) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 1st Half(12:21) - Juan's Feb Goals - Mind & Soul(17:35) - Kyrin's Feb Goals - 2nd Half(20:05) - Long Term & Fitness Challenge(21:26) - Value For ValueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Whilst I was out meeting some new people Juan has been undertaking secret training to become the next CrossFit champion.In Episode #270 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: going to a local No Agenda meetup, why I don't believe all the hype about online radicalisation, some Joe Rogan news and the definition of misinformation, why Juan will be competing in a CrossFit competition and how we both fare when under the pressure of competition.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - NA Meetup(3:58) - People are cooler offline(9:08) - Online radicalism doesn't seem powerful(13:11) - JRE news(16:36) - Misinformation(21:42) - Juan's crossfiting(23:34) - Caving under competition and pressure(31:45) - Snow crash and wise pacing(34:56) - A new crossfit champion?(37:00) - Fountain and a questionConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Of the ~83 books we read between us in 2021 we found a couple that were worth examining.In Episode #269 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I wanted to make this a full episode, how we think about the process of reading, why 'Sapiens' was a standout for Juaney, an explanation of my rating system, why 'Lost Horizon' and 'Catch-22' were standouts for me, a list of other books that caught our attention (for good or bad) and how much time we spend reading per day.Big thanks to Dave Jones, Anthony from 'Signs of New Growth', Petar and Oscar Merry for helping to support this episode.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Why this topic came up(1:57) - Juan's approach to reading(5:35) - Juan's 4 favourite books of 2021(14:50) - My brother is not a reader(16:07) - My nerdy stats(18:56) - My top 2 favourite books(23:11) - Other top contenders(28:18) - Boostagram Lounge(34:48) - Random discord and hosky stuff(37:30) - My unfavourite book of 2021(40:19) - Juan's least favourite book of 2021(43:32) - Time spent reading(48:09) - Boostabookstagram us!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Malfunctioning mic arms and crappy cables can't stop this train.In Episode #268 of 'Meanderings/Musings' Juan and I discuss: our recent double malfunction, how we would have handled setbacks in our earlier episodes, why nurses in blood donor centers are jittery, why I won't be foiling terrorist attacks, what I learnt from a BDSM 101 podcast, Juan's multiple copies of Gary Vee's book, honing into deeper convos in a group setting and the multiple ways you can help support us (much like Petar the Slav did).As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Double mic related fail(2:19) - Persevering through a bad start(8:17) - Bad blood donation(10:53) - This is fine(11:33) - Petar the excel wizard(16:57) - BDSM & Boostagram virginity(21:32) - Twelve And A Half(23:37) - Juan the social butterfly(28:48) - TTT: Time, talent & treasureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Who we are, you'll never know. What we do, you can only guess. Why we podcast, because it's fun!In Episode #267 of 'Musings' Nuaj & Nyrik discuss: the definition of anonymity, the pros of security/inclusivity/meritocracy, the cons of no accountability/destructiveness, why being anonymous in the crowd doesn't make sense, ways that we use or see it in our daily lives, why Juan wants less of it and I see it as more neutral.A big thanks to Dave Jones (the one and only Podsage) for supporting us this week. Very much appreciated!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Nyrik & Nuaj define 'anonymity'(4:12) - Benefits(12:44) - Should our world be more anonymous?(16:03) - Cons(23:41) - Responding to the chat(27:07) - Boostagram Lounge(30:33) - Types of anonymity(36:29) - How this interacts with daily life(44:24) - More anonymity is bad(48:32) - Creating systems with variable anonymity(51:36) - Would we ever publish something anonymously(54:57) - Send an anonymous boostagram if you so desireConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Not only do a lot of NFT's within the same series looks the same, but across series as well!In Episode #266 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's ridiculous NFT purchases, why Juan is delusional about his love for artistic NFT's (they're all the same), how I propose to strengthen my meme muscle, whether the Great Men of history theory is legit, who will be first on Mars, the joy of wandering around and finding new places in your city, why cityscapes are better than pure nature, a hypothetical about doing less exercise, boosterrrrrrrr and why Hitler was a hypocrite.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Juan's a degenerate(2:05) - Does Juan like art?(6:02) - NFT's look the same(11:41) - Good & shitty wallets(13:27) - NFT's not on Ethereum(14:31) - Meme generation(17:04) - Meme training(20:58) - The Great Man Theory(30:32) - Man or woman 1st on Mars?(31:51) - Discovering new areas(37:50) - Prepaid plan FTW & hiking vs cityscapes(45:42) - Rating workouts(52:21) - Boost bait jingles(55:34) - Hitler was shooting up animal fatConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We get slightly philosophical on this one as we explore some of our deepest held beliefs.In Episode #265 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how to catch us live in the future, a few different definitions of the word, why I have a new hated buzzword, some things that we strongly believe, a shoutout to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for boostagramming, some topics we find immensely boring, why flat earthers are just regular people and why meritocracy will fail when the robots take over.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're live!(2:42) - Definition of 'belief'(4:55) - Is polarisation actually bad?(8:50) - Kyrin's strong beliefs(14:29) - Juan's strong beliefs(23:49) - Boostagram Lounge(30:30) - Responding to the chat(36:45) - Boring beliefs(44:36) - Believing something doesn't equate to action(50:47) - Identity politics won't matter when the robots come(59:13) - Signing offConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Well this turned out to be mostly an episode of complaining. Complaining about COVID, about doctors, about fiat and about dressing up.In Episode #264 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan caught COVID this last week, my moaning about the medical system, whether we should help you to help us, my surprise erotic encounter, why everyone's watches seem to be broken, why we want to wear a pocketwatch, Juan appearing in random photos from Mexico and how you can support poor Juanito's lungs.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Dodging COVID and concerns over long COVID(5:35) - Inundated by paper(11:24) - Disgusted by fiat(16:55) - Delightfully erotic clockwork(20:58) - Will the watch survive into the future?(23:34) - Mere Mortals x Peak Blinders crossover?(27:23) - Juan & I in Mexico(33:33) - Support Juan's deteriorating lungsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What's your favourite anime and why? In Episode #263 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the Japanese definition of animation compared to the west, a huge list of enjoyable anime and their defining characteristics, the great dubbed vs subbed debate, why friendship is always the main takeaway (lol), some epic moments imprinted in our memories, why I felt embarrassed by watching (for a while) and how it compares to reading the manga.A big shoutout to our anonymous supporter for this last week, very much appreciated!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(2:36) - Definition(4:11) - Anime we have watched(8:11) - What makes an enjoyable anime?(14:55) - Dubbed vs Subbed(22:25) - Boostagram Lounge(27:00) - What have we learnt from anime?(32:51) - Non-violent animes(35:14) - Favourite anime moments(39:04) - Did we ever feel a stigma to watching?(44:38) - Reading from the source Mangas(49:16) - Final sumup and V4VConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Andrew Taylor, The CEO and Founder of Live Co (https://lvco.com.au/)and the Ambitious Lifestyle, was born and raised in South Auckland. While now residing in Brisbane he has not forgotten his roots and where he came from and the community that he was surrounded with while growing up. Coming from an area that was often portrayed negatively in the media he understands what it is like to be over looked. In todays conversation I sat down with Andrew to talk business, lifestyle and the stories along the journey.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:25) - The first sales gig(5:20) - Giving it another go(7:05) - Growing up in a low socio economic area(10:20) - Knowing your younger self(13:00) - First sales and experiences(15:50) - Connecting with warehouses(20:40) - Live Co today(23:30) - Growing the brand(31:20) - Daily discipline(37:30) - Building sounding boards(42:00) - How long does it take to plan 12 month plan(43:30) - Goals and excitement for the futureConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Definitely worth watching for the graphics I created as I think this might be one of our best episodes yet!In Episode #262 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the 2020's will be remembered for, Juan's unbelievable humility (hahahahaha), thoughts on the stories humans tell, ridiculous but truthful fiction, how ideas travel in the world, the awesome dolls created in the 18th century, Stephen Wolfram's & the Mandelbrot set and getting your money hacked from creative bad people.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The Roaring 2020's(3:28) - Juan the Social Media King(6:25) - BS Stories(10:11) - How truthful is humanity(15:52) - Juan's blog post & subjectivity(18:38) - The Shit Angel & fictitious stories(23:36) - Covid misinformation and idea proliferation(32:08) - Censorship(36:13) - Jaquet Droz Automaton(41:28) - Cellular automata & complexity(45:59) - Key loggers & Russian spying(49:38) - V4V & FountainConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Domo arigato Mr Juanboto.In Episode #261 Juan and I discuss: some changes to our podcast format, whether we could love or be friends with robots, why robots in our sports could be epic, Bender from Futurama, my fetish for holes of all sorts (apparently), why I want a drone sitting on my shoulder and whether you will like the new format.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We're Going Live!(5:17) - New List Of Changes(9:25) - Why Robots & Definition(12:50) - Friendship With Robots(20:31) - Roombas & Pets(29:28) - Safety & Time Saving(33:09) - We Want Robots In Our Sports(40:05) - We Don't Want Robots Capable Of Violence(43:13) - The Best Robot In Pop Culture(45:46) - The Uncanny Valley(52:29) - Predictions: When Will We Have Robots In Our Lives(57:47) - No Robot Spam .... We Want Genuine Feedback PlzConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

You smell that ....... it smells 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) - Our December recap(4:56) - Juan's Body January goals(7:45) - Kyrin's first 4 January goals(11:57) - Juan's Mind January goals(15:09) - Kyrin's second 4 January goals(19:16) - Juan's Soul January goals(24:16) - Fitness roundup(25:55) - Boost baby boostConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

What do George Orwell, Henry Spira, Viktor Frankl, Adam Curry, Ian Thorpe & Mark Twain all have in common?In Episode #260 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of these various terms, why idolising certain people might be unhealthy, figures from history that have influenced us, what characteristics make these people special, why our diversity levels are super super low, which of the 3 options we would like to be and why you (yes YOU!) are a legend for listening to the Mere Mortals.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Incoming pug attack(1:25) - Definition(1:59) - Flawed heroes(7:48) - Our personal favourites(17:28) - What separates these people?(21:50) - People similar to you(27:12) - What would we want to be?(30:19) - Become a legend & send a boostagramConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Nothing like some memes to end off the year!In Episode #259 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Xmas NFT's and the sad news of the hosky price rise, how the Cardano network promotes decentralisation, why memecoins are great for dipping your toes in the water, the Immutable X layer 2 for Ethereum, the PERNIS v WENIS debate that will surely end in bloodshed, our version of the $1 Bitcoin video, Web 3.0/sweaty hands/crypto stocks and the EOY Boostagram Lounge.A big thanks to Sir Spencer for helping to support the show, much appreciated.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - ALERT: HOSKY NEWS UPDATE!!!!(3:40) - SPOOPS program and decentralisation(10:22) - Testing out new things(15:57) - Immutable X(19:09) - Wenis vs Pernis(26:45) - $0 Hosky video(29:36) - Web 3.0 & sweaty hands(36:10) - Crypto-stock analogy(44:14) - Boostagram Lounge: Sir SpencerConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show