"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto." - Dale Carnegie

Welcome to Episode 005 of Conjecture and Lecture! We're talking hobbies in this episode - anything that ranges from our own hobbies, hobbies we want to get involved in, why we think they're important, and why you should chase a hobby too!

Please share your hobbies with us across the information superhighway - @conjectureandlecture on IG and [email protected]

Enjoy the episode and as always - thank you for listening!

Good morning, good evening, good day! In this episode, we are talking about communication, language, and linguistics. Topics covered include animal communication, early hominids, Grice's Maxims, morphemes, universal language, mathematical language, body language, dirty words, and more!

Thank you all so much for listening and supporting the podcast! Please join our community - @conjectureandlecture on IG, Conjecture and Lecture on Facebook and [email protected]

Music in this episode includes:

- "Canyons" by Barrie, released as a single in 2018

- "Exactly Where I'm At" by Ween, off their 2000 album, White Pepper

Hey hey! We're excited to bring you all the first episode in a very exciting series about nostalgia. The first topic we're covering in this series is none other than the worldwide pocket monster snagging phenom, Pokémon! In this episode we talk about all the different ways in which Pokémon has taken the world by storm - movies, games, shows, collectibles, cards and more. Everyone is familiar with the series, and the two of us just happen to be avid fans, even in our adult years. Hopefully some of our passion about this topic rubs off and triggers a few nostalgia trips for our listeners. Hope you enjoy!

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Songs featured in this episode include:

"Celebrity Reduction Prayer" by Open Mike Eagle, off his 2015 album "Persona"

"When Am I Gonna Lose You" by Local Natives, off their 2019 album, "Violet Sweet"

Hello everyone! We're back from Thanksgiving Break and are joined with our good friend Matt Storm for a return episode talking about a phenomena focused on people vanishing without a trace. Matt is a PE teacher, fellow outdoorsman, coach and critical thinker when it comes to mysterious phenomena such as this one. 

What is Missing 411? David Paulides, a former law enforcement officer and police detective, has documented people that disappear without a trace across the United States, Canada, and many other countries across the globe. We dive down the rabbithole and discuss some specific cases featured in Paulides' documentaries - Missing 411 (available on Youtube) and Missing 411: The Hunted (available for free with Amazon Prime) - and a few of his books. These people have been reported missing and have never been seen since their disappearance. These cases rule out suicide, crime, animal attacks and drowning - victims just seem to disappear out of thin air. 

There are over 1,600 people in North America alone that are currently missing. What happened to them? Does anybody know? What are some of the theories that are currently being given thought? Check this episode out for more!

Songs featured (now at the end) in this episode include - 

"Red Lights" by Maximum Love, off their 2018 album, "Under the Shadow"

"Ummon" by Slift, off their 2019 album, "Ummon"

"Walking in the Snow" by Run the Jewels, off their 2020 album, "RTJ4"

Welcome back after a two week break! With our first double digit episode we also bring you the start of a new series of Conjecture and Lecture. This is our first of many philosophical discussions focusing primarily on the concept of morality. Topics covered include ethics, virtue, collective morality, individualism, altruism, anomie and more. Authors/Philosophers referenced include - Frans de Waal, Aristotle, Emelie Durkheim, Baruch Spinoza, and others. Some essential questions include - what makes a moral decision? how does society influence individual morals? and, how has morality developed over time in different parts of the world? 

As always, please subscribe, share, and interact with us online! We're on Facebook, IG (@conjectureandlecture), and open for any and all questions, comments or feedback via email ([email protected]). Please continue to spread the word and build our community. Thank you all so much for listening!

Music includes - 

- "Ready for the Summer" by Das Kope (Where I Live, 2020)

- "Inside Out" by Spoon, (They Want My Soul, 2014)

It's been a minute but we're back in the saddle! Welcome back to Conjecture and Lecture, we're stoked to finally bring you episode 11! We have had a brief break out of some uncontrollable circumstances but we're back at it with a little mini episode just to keep this conversational train running. In this episode we're just catching up a little bit and discussing some things that have been on our minds lately - modular synthesis, Raspberry Pi, intellectualism, depression, The Walking Dead comic series, the pandemic and more. 

We appreciate you bearing with us through all circumstances! We have it in our plans to keep chugging along at the podcast and will be fully back to a regular schedule this week. Stay tuned for Episode 012 next week where we revisit our Nostalgia Series and talk Jim Henson. As always, thank you so much for listening and be sure to connect and share with us on Facebook, IG and email @conjectureandlecture or [email protected]. Thanks again!

No music included in this episode.

Welcome back to another full episode of Conjecture and Lecture! We recently took a trip down memory lane to the Jim Henson: Imagination Unlimited exhibit at the Durham Western Heritage museum here in Omaha - thus our second installment in the Nostalgia Series has come to fruition! In this episode we talk about the magic of practical effects, the depth of storytelling, our favorite Jim Henson projects, and more! We dive deep on lore from the Dark Crystal and Labyrinth as well as the Muppets, Sesame Street, The Storyteller,  and Farscape. We hope you enjoy this second part to our Nostalgia Series and be sure to share and connect with us on social media via [email protected], @conjectureandlecture on IG, or the Conjecture and Lecture Group on Facebook.

Music included in this episode:

- "Halogen" by Neon Indian, off their 2011 album "Era Extraña"

- "Turtles All the Way Down" by Sturgill Simpson, off his 2014 album "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music"

Hey everyone! We're finally back after a little break. We've both been incredibly busy but are so excited to bring you our 13th episode of Conjecture and Lecture! We are discussing the importance of the First Amendment with a particular focus on the freedom of speech. Topics covered include protection of speech for both the individual and society, censorship, Enlightenment thinkers, virtue signaling and more. 

Thank you all so much for supporting us through the break and for continuing to listen. We are excited to get back into the swing of things and bring more episodes in the near future. Please remember to share and send us your feedback at [email protected]

Music featured in this episode includes: 

- "Dictatorship vs. Democracy" by Staple

- "One Trick Ponies" by Kurt Vile

Hello everyone! We are back with a new episode focusing on Religion and Spirituality. Topics covered include the purpose of religion, origins, diffusion, myths and stories, practices, fringe religions, and more. Many of the topics we cover in this episode will be further explored in future episodes as well, so stay tuned.

As always, thank you for supporting the podcast! Be sure to connect with us at [email protected]. We are looking to be more and more accessible on social media, but it is a tough slog for both of us. Luckily, we plan on bringing you many more episodes in the near future!

Music featured in this episode includes:

- "The Flammable Man" by Daughters

- "Pantheon" by A.L.I.S.O.N.

Greetings! We're back with another episode (recorded in March, published in April) with a primary focus on the Fermi Paradox. In this episode, we're conjecturing about the implications behind mass extinctions, intelligent life, humanity, theoretical physics, and more. 

Bear with us as we get back into the swing of things. Nonetheless, we hope you enjoy this episode and thank you kindly for listening! Please be sure to connect with us at [email protected]. Stay tuned for more content soon!

Music included in this episode:

- Sky Eats Airplane "Giants in the Ocean"

- Full of Hell, "Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home"