Cucumber Talks

In this talk Marshall seeks to better understand racism in the USA, Bryce decides he should stop giving advice to people, and David works on being more present in daily life.

Selected links from the episode:

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

How I Learn New Things - Sam Ovens 

In this discussion Marshall weighs the pros and cons of how he labels himself, Bryce shares his newly found passion, and David confesses his propensity to make impulse purchases. 

Selected links from the episode:

Steve Pavlina - Redefining Your Roles

The Ultraworking Podcast - Normal Scale vs. Elite Scale 

Sam Ovens - Why You Can't Do The Work 

There Will Be Blood Film 

Ask and It Is Given by Esther Hicks

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant 

In this episode of Cucumber Talks Marshall realizes he isn't as good at certain things as he thought he was, Bryce recalls a host of poor decisions he made while living in China, and David seeks to be more creative. 

The guys discuss Marshall's plans to publish his novel, Bryce's repressed childhood memories, and David's time management issues. 

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The guys discuss completing challenging projects, setting higher standards vs. setting higher goals, and get each other's opinions on investing their money. 

Selected links from the episode:

Decluttering Article

Pimsleur Language Learning Program

Language Lessons

The guys wrap up their Growing Up Christian series with an open discussion about doubt and beliefs. They talk about questioning their childhood faith, deciding whether or not to remain Christian, what they believe now, and more.  

In part 3 of their "Growing Up Christian" series the guys chat about how their Christian upbringings affected their lives outside of church.  They discuss premarital sex rules, modesty, forbidden tv shows, homeschool, and a bunch of other Christian kid stuff. 

Bryce, David, and Marshall continue their "Growing Up Christian" series with a discussion about the summer church camps they attended as kids. They chat about whether it's ever OK to push beliefs onto others, whether or not they were indoctrinated in camp,  adults making decisions for children, and more.

Bryce, David, and Marshall begin the "Growing Up Christian" series with a discussion about being raised in the church. They talk about differences in their childhood church experiences, what it's like to be a pastor's kid, church hopping, and more. 

Bryce, David, and Marshall chat about problems they've solved in their personal lives. They discuss losing weight, making money online during the Covid pandemic, overcoming shyness, and other issues that have challenged them.