Here We Are

The Multitude Containing Boys of Comedy™ discuss the idea of our subselves.

This week we consider the idea that who we are is made up of several evolved subselves that (often subconsciously) drive behavior and ultimately the inclusive fitness of your genes.  An idea in the book ‘The Rational Animal’ is that there are seven of these subselves: Self-protection, Affiliation, Status, Disease Avoidance, Mate-Acquisition, Mate-Retention, Kin-Care.

From looking at this list you can probably think of a lot of ways these different drives compete with one another.  Many species risk their survival for mating.  We’ve all become very familiar with ways that affiliation can be at odds with disease avoidance.  Can you think of how different subselves may prime different choices?  Can you guess why watching either a scary movie or romantic comedy can prime a different restaurant choice? 

Can you think of your own examples of some of these subselves competing with one another or working together?

The Music Explorers of Comedy™ share their favorite bands.

At the frequent request of fans, we dedicated a whole episode to talking about some of our favorite music from childhood to today.

We chat about Pink Floyd, Prince, Nirvana, OK Go, Post Modern Jukebox, Of Montreal, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Flaming Lips, The Police, Sting, Devo, CCR, The Talking Heads, Coletrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Kimya Dawson, The Avett Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, Knower, Zappa, Weather Report, Mono Neon, The Uncluded, Funkadelic, Vulfpeck, Lionel Ritchie, Bobby McFerrin, Tribe Called Quest, Hieroglyphics, NWA, Eminem, Cameo, The Time and more

We’ll take you on journeys like how Shane went from listening to MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice as a kid; to Biggie as a teen; to Outcast and Eminem in early adulthood; to a more recent path of discovery that took him from Lyrics Born to Deltron 3030 to Aesop Rock to Prof.

Every month The MEC™ like to ask our Patrons to suggest subjects for a full public episode.  Not only do our supporters finance our ability to put out awesome free public content like this, but they help steer the ship with fun suggestions like this.

Link to Mel Gibson's video (skip to 23:40): https://www.canceledpriests.org/fr-altman-mel-gibson-speak-hard-truth-to-chicago-and-to-the-bishops/

The Working Boys of Comedy™ go job hunting!

We thought we would kick the year off with a job placement survey and explore the paths we may have been suited for had we not been destined to make the world’s greatest podcast.

We honestly were not at all expecting something from The Department of Labor to be so much fun, but this might be the best survey episode yet.  We hope you enjoy Shane’s laugh because it turns out, Ramin is well-suited for a job as a Job Impersonator.

The WBC™ had such a blast that we made a part two for January’s monthly bonus episode.  We’re even going to make it available to the public as a free treat to kick off the year!

The Resolute Boys of Comedy™ bring in the New Year and give birth to a new character.

We both appreciate the opportunities for reflection and resets, but why do New Year’s resolutions often fail? What are some SMART goals that give people a better chance of success?

We reflect on the first year of Mind Under Matter and how it has changed some of our work habits.  We reveal some of our plans for 2022 including an app, a book, and a tour!

The RBC™ would like to thank all you MUMmies out there for all the support and interest in 2021!  We are really proud of the show and are so excited to keep expanding the MUMiverse.