Here's the themes episode! We decided to give you Patrons the prerelease of the episode--now you know why we edit it!

Hopefully, you can find some enjoyment out of the early access even though it is a little bit raw.

Many thanks again, and Happy New Year's!

-James and Shawn

Shawn and James talk about having lots of babies, trips to Costco, new cook stoves, launching telescopes into space, and other very middle-aged topics.

Blessed holidays to you all, and a very happy new year!

Shawn talks with James about a book he really didn't like that much. Hopefully you can mine some diamonds from the dirt.

Cover of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do

Self-help Books - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-help_book

Impressionism - Wikipedia

Cal Newport books

In this episode, we have story time with Uncle John. If you like hair-raising thrillers, this is the sort of story for you.

Buckle up! It's going to be a bumpy ride.

Thank you to our Patrons for making this possible.

Shawn and James talk about Lyme Disease. Do you know that wolves are responsible for the rise in cases of Lyme Disease on the eastern seaboard? We take a rambling trail to get to that fact, but also discuss a bit the number of cases and how they are happening.

Thanks again for being a Patron. We appreciate you.

The free, all-natural, and quite handsome solution to Lyme disease and other tick maladies - The Boston Globe

Lyme Disease Maps: Most Recent Year | Lyme Disease | CDC

Lyme Disease Charts and Figures: Most Recent Year | Lyme Disease | CDC

Wolf Reintroduction Changes Yellowstone Ecosystem (yellowstonepark.com)

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan

James tells Shawn a story about harrowing experience he had biking from Harrisonburg, Virginia through Crozet to Free Union. 

Some poor choices were made, but it ends up being a great story.

Thank you to our Patrons! We're glad to have you.

Faith Mission Home

James and Shawn talk about Shawn's return to Peru. They discuss the travel down and what it means to be "home."

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Wikipedia: The Pan-American Highway

James and Shawn have Andrew Crider on the podcast again to talk about leadership.

This is the bootleg version with all of our banter and other stuff that normally gets cut out of the main episode. We thought it may be fun for you to hear a bit of what goes on behind the scenes.

*Note: There are no show notes on this version, but they will be on the edited episode. I may get them uploaded here a bit later, also.

Shawn and James discuss the Coriolis Effect.

What makes water go clockwise or counter-clockwise down a sink drain? Or does that even happen?

Thank to our Patron! We are thankful for your support.

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The Coriolis Force

The Coriolis Effect

James and Shawn talk about why finding coffee in South America is more difficult than finding in places that don't grow it.

Thank you to our Patrons! We are really grateful for your support.

Coffee exported from South America

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