Fields of Work

It’s a hot one out there, so Sam and Max share their favorite water activities. Sam shares his personal stand up paddle-board story. Max is fighting the heat and trying to keep his plants alive. The summer fruits are flowing and the weeds are growing twice as fast. Max finds his new motto, “Every hole in the leaf is a chance for disease to get in.” Sam gives Max his newest business idea, a worm farm. Sam went on a big walk and is still paying the consequences of that.

Sam and Max are finally back. They start by chatting about what they have been reading recently. Max gives a long farm update now that summer is officially here. He’s hired an employee, started prepping for fall and begun the almost daily harvest of summer fruits. Sam on the other hand is two weeks deep into his sabbatical. He talks about what all he has been up to and what might be on the horizon for him.

Sam and Max are back after having some technical difficulties, mainly Max’s “farm internet” and thank goodness they are because this week they talk about important things. Like why corn is the taste of summer and Sam’s journey to find the best facial hair for him. Also, Sam describes what it is like being in the epicenter of a big bug event. Max shares some of the struggles of marketing a farm. Lastly, Sam is going on sabbatical. He talks about how The Ready came to this decision and what the next four months might look like.

Sam and Max are racing a storm in this week's episode. They share their feelings about bugs and it turns out it is all about context. Sam is starting to get into baseball, well kind of. Things are cruising along at the farm, the heat is here and all the plants are going in the ground. Max educates Sam on planting sweet potatoes. Sam asks the very important question of, “How do you feel about cantaloupe?” Sam is finishing up with the client he has been working with for the last two and a half years. They are going to unpack that in the next episode. Lastly, Sam teases the idea of maybe working a week on the farm.

Sam and Max get serious. They talk birds. Most importantly, they pick the best bird(s). They rehash their brief trip home to Michigan and share stories of the great fence raising. Sam’s Roomba bites the dust and Sam shares his favorite stories from his brief life. Max’s snake count is up to 3. Other than that, he has just been planting like crazy and trying to work around the ever changing weather. He also shares a secret, all veggies are the same. Sam shares some thoughts on his work helping The Ready make some decisions about its governance approach.

Sam and Max share the story behind their names. They finally get their big break with a shoutout in The Ready’s newsletter. So hello all you new listeners...or listener. Things are settling in at the farm a bit but there is a new count underway -- snake count: 2. Also, Max continues to complain about his potting soil and compost. Sam does a quick walk through of a recent “structure” workshop he did.

Sam gives us a beautiful rendition of the song that plays in his head whenever he enters a room. Max asks Sam a few more questions about what working at The Ready is like. What does it mean when you get to set your own salary? Max gives the farm update, mainly that the weather has been all over the place but plants are growing. He’s also been battling mice, again.

Sam talks about his early days of making websites and how he would like to get into programming. Sam and Max share their very different half marathon experiences. Max is on a planting spree at the farm, catching up after the cold snap last week. He also talks about what is stressing him out on the farm these days; it is mostly clumpy soil. Sam is now a powerful vaccinated boy after struggling through some side effects. He is also starting a new experiment and getting a virtual assistant.

Sam and Max talk about their favorite things about Sam’s fiancee, Emily. It’s good and wholesome. Max talks about scary farm time and how the farm barely avoided being washed away. The weather keeps changing and now Max is preparing for frost. Lastly, he shares his worst night-farming experience. Sam and Max share their love for corn. Sam’s project is still in flux, kind of, as things at the client continue to settle. Sam talks a bit more about what working at The Ready is like and answers Max’s questions about the inner workings of the company. There will be more discussion to come as Max finishes watching the video about The Ready next week. Check the video link below!

Aaron Dignan talking about The Ready at Teal Across the World

Fields of Work is back, two weeks is a long time to go without getting your regular dose of two dudes talking. Sam recalls the hockey rivalry of his youth and how he has tragically lost his golf swing. Max gives updates on the farm: beds being shaped, seeds being sown, harvesting shrooms. Sam learns the difference between an aardvark, armadillo, and anteater. Max has a rooster problem now. Sam has some chang’em ups happening at his current client and is in a bit of an in between state. Lastly, Sam gives Max some homework for next week's episode.

* Aaron Dignan talking about The Ready at Teal Across the World