Convergence

By Mark Steadman & Brendan Hutchins

What is the work of a middle-aged man? To improve himself and help those around him contribute to a fairer, more tolerant society.

Mark is a digital producer with a coaching mindset. Brendan is a hom... more

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How many episodes does Convergence have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

Convergence episodes:

March 28, 2025We're senseless to our selves
Brendan and Mark kind of have a fight a little bit. In as much as two enneagram 9s can.
(00:00) - We're senseless to our selves
(00:59) - Mark's chat history
(05:22) - Brendan and the holy trinity
(13:59) - Mark gets triggered by the word "recover"
(27:56) - The tug of war
(38:33) - Another parable of the blind man
(43:05) - Part 1 of Mark trying to make a short-form video series
(49:46) - A men's group structure
(56:13) - Mark wants to open his own beer
(01:08:33) - Roscoe being a pest
Links
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, by Kristin Neff
The Magic, by Rhonda Byrne
...more
1h 10min
March 21, 2025Playing myself at Magic the Gathering
Our heroes navigate freelancing and money, and Brendan has an update for Mark on fasting, courtesy of everyone's favourite large language model.
(00:00) - Playing myself at Magic the Gathering
(00:12) - Brendan consulted ChatGPT on fasting
(06:16) - The YouTube diet
(12:31) - The forthcoming men's group
(14:11) - Make a plan B
(19:25) - Just exist
(28:21) - Freelance hubris
(36:43) - We don't have a template to follow
(45:31) - Capitalism corner
(50:07) - What is the authentic self?
(58:25) - Value-based pricing vs hourly billing
(01:09:02) - Last week
Links
Lost Connections, by Johann Hari
The Way of the Superior Man, by David Deida
...more
1h 10min
March 14, 2025Somebody learned something at some point
Brendan's not eating again, and Mark has opinions about education.
(00:00) - Cheesecake
(04:46) - Brendan is not eating
(17:32) - Teaching by experience vs study
(19:47) - Profit vs compensation
(28:20) - Study vs experience revisited
(47:04) - Finding intrinsic confidence in your work
(01:09:12) - Only Correct
Links
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, by Clay McLeod Chapman
...more
1h 10min
March 07, 2025How to pathologise a good time
Mark's vibrating internally but has got some funky stuff cooking, and Brendan still wants Mark to stop using TikTok.
(00:00) - Brendan's tree joke
(00:20) - Manic Mark
(03:18) - Undo update
(08:52) - It's all coming together
(22:17) - Big changes and ADHD
(25:32) - Pathologising a good time
(29:59) - r/blocked
(38:48) - Brendan tries to deprogramme Mark from TikTok again
(52:18) - Brendan's duck joke
Links
Cranking, by Merlin Mann
Hard as Nails
...more
54min
February 28, 2025They're just trying to have a Tuesday
Brendan's going to church and Mark's starting a choir. No, like, really.
Links
The Problem with Time & Timezones
(00:00) - They're just trying to have a Tuesday
(00:12) - Mark's other podcast
(11:44) - C90 Community Chorus
(32:52) - Life starts now
(35:06) - Brendan's going to a church
(46:56) - God is a woman
(56:14) - A means of control
(01:05:52) - 7 days
(01:08:14) - Timezones
...more
1h 13min
February 21, 2025The sweetest fruit with the bitterest finish
How do you like them apples?
Links
The paradoxical theory of change
...more
1h 6min
February 14, 2025No powders
Brendan has an app idea and a new tattoo, and the boys both watched The Menu. And have things to say. (Spoiler: they liked it.)
(00:00) - No powders
(00:14) - The Godmode app
(20:49) - Mark has discovered Substack
(27:55) - Content as an act of service
(29:47) - Brendan got a tattoo
(39:42) - The wolf that wins is the one you feed
(52:16) - The Menu
Links
The Menu (2022)
Triangle of Sadness (2022)
...more
1h 13min
February 07, 2025I am more bit than man
Brendan and Mark talk about pain, shame, and programming; Mark does a recce of Brendan's website;
(00:00) - I am more bit than man
(00:49) - A nice little shop
(04:23) - Being essential
(07:30) - What doing business looks like in 2025
(16:33) - Raising rates
(20:37) - Positioning
(30:42) - From me to you
(32:17) - Mark's regular "how do I make a reliable income" wobble
(38:04) - Brendan's website
(41:38) - We buy stuff to make problems go away
(46:10) - Struggling to engage with Godmode
(01:04:57) - Outro
(01:05:19) - Do what in your shop?
...more
1h 6min
January 31, 2025Let Others Voluntarily Evolve
Mark's chair is broken, Brendan is still obsessed with The Cable Guy, and AI always has to have the last word.
Links
Shell Game
Guns Akimbo (2019)
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
We Can Do Hard Things
...more
1h 7min
January 24, 2025Our pink halves of the drainpipe
Brendan and Mark are back in their respective homes, coming down to earth and discussing music, dancing, numbing, and more.
Links
My Pink Half of the Drainpipe, by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Open Arms, by Elbow
Anjunabeats
SMART goals are not so smart: make a PACT instead
Men's Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom, by Connor Beaton
How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters, by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love, by Bell Hooks
When Food Is Love: Exploring the Relationship Between Eating and Intimacy, by Geneen Roth
Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach, by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
Sorry if the volume's all over the place... Descript (the software we use to edit) is being incredibly fussy today. 🍼
(00:00) - Our pink halves of the drainpipe
(00:16) - Mark's purpose statement
(06:04) - The Maestro
(07:57) - My Pink Half of the Drainpipe
(11:02) - Open Arms
(12:25) - The week after the fortnight before
(14:58) - Anjuna and Chill
(23:19) - Numbing agents
(29:27) - Wacky backy serving sizes
(31:10) - Getting on protocol
(40:42) - Dr Bronner and his opinions
(43:37) - Weekly reviews
(45:55) - Godmode journaling
(47:41) - Daily tracking (or "Oh no, my stats!")
(49:31) - On the book "Men's Work"
(55:46) - Making the Godmode book an interactive experienec
...more
1h 6min

FAQs about Convergence:

How many episodes does Convergence have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.