Mere Mortals Conversations

Apparently my family's McDonald's Christmas tradition is a bit strange.

In Episode #255 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we won't be making NFT's anytime soon, the difference between Christmas traditions across cultures, how Juan won a cookie through fooling someone solving a Rubik's cube, my recent experience being part of a livestream, some thoughts on our recent podcasting popularity, this week's boostagrams and my oath to be more prepared.

In this episode we want to share a big thanks to Dave Jones, Oscar Merry, Petar, Nullifier & everyone else who supported the Mere Mortals, many thanks.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - NFT's are a lot of work
(2:43) - Juan's Colombian Xmas traditions
(5:13) - Kyrin's Australian Xmas traditions
(11:02) - A white Christmas
(13:53) - Rubik's cube algorithms usually start on white
(20:51) - Identity Faraz & livestreaming
(26:18) - Podcast decisions & chasing trends
(32:05) - Boostagram time
(41:46) - Sends sats and I won't be sloppy


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How did Adam come up with the Value for Value model and why does this work perfectly with the advances of Podcasting 2.0?

In Conversation #66 Adam and I discuss: buying a Belgian castle with a helipad, the core principles of V4V, the different stages of No Agenda and refining the model, how he crashed a motorbike whilst dressed as Elvis, favourite books/languages/travel, the importance of Bitcoin & micropayments, his amazing ability to be at the forefront of movements and why he wants to be remembered for Podcasting 2.0.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - The infamous crappy chapter art
(1:05) - Considerations for buying a castle
(2:14) - No helipads, but we have sex
(4:43) - My introduction to Adam through JRE
(5:54) - Don't speed listen to art!
(7:30) - V4V intro/music industry pricing
(8:39) - True value requires subjective price discovery
(9:12) - Origin of V4V on No Agenda
(14:17) - Philanthropy and giving back 
(21:01) - Asking for support is the hump
(26:39) - The process of getting serious
(32:14) - The sausage being made
(34:03) - The refinement period
(37:01) - Community drive value for value additions
(40:34) - No expectations for value
(42:57) - Conscious testing and reminders
(50:28) - The polishing period
(55:14) - Middle Men pews & boostagrams
(1:02:37) - Live audio, post production video and the importance of consistency
(1:08:25) - What parts of the product is essential for v4v?
(1:13:23) - The core philosophical points of value for value
(1:20:48) - Elvis motorcycle crash
(1:27:46) - The Big App & Big Book Show 
(1:30:49) - Most influential books
(1:33:31) - Why words matter
(1:37:55) - Global warming, cooling & schmooling
(1:40:17) - Storytelling & Aussie remembrances
(1:46:03) - Skewed appearances of Australia & other countries
(1:50:57) - Learning languages
(1:56:47) - Childhood memories & pirate Adam
(2:03:26) - No middle men on the path
(2:05:35) - Appreciating the moment
(2:10:18) - Podcasting 2.0
(2:16:36) - Dave Jones collaboration
(2:18:16) - Bitcoin, podcasting & trading compliments
(2:21:08) - Support your podcaster


Connect with Adam & try out a new app:
Website: https://newpodcastapps.com/
No Agenda: https://www.noagendashow.net/

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Do you view the world as transactional and think that everyone has a motive behind every action?

In Episode #254 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I came up with this topic, how 'free isn't free' aligns with the value for value philosophy, how altruism disappears if everyone has a selfish motive, the wisdom behind 'one man's trash is another man's treasure', free NFT's/furniture/scholarship we have received, how we personally think about 'free things' day to day and why transparent value is preferable to hidden costs.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Podcasting freeness & V4V
(4:37) - Psychology behind returning the favour
(11:42) - The cons of believing 'free is never free'
(16:17) - Non-zero sum games
(19:14) - Most valuable free things we have received
(24:13) - Applying this to our everyday life
(27:47) - Why should I pay to hear the Mere Mortals if I can get it free?
(30:58) - How to support us


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Value for value has jumped forward with the ability to stream micropayments of Bitcoin whilst listening to your favourite podcaster (hopefully it's us)!

In Conversation #65 Oscar and I discuss: unique names and finding twitter handles, the fountain podcasting app and how it started, why Oscar was quick to combine his crypto and podcasting passions, awesome design and choosing which features to integrate first, his thoughts on the v4v model, escaping bureaucracy to work on something he loves and his favourite book. 

I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - The merriest of us all
(3:13) - What is fountain.fm?
(5:23) - Starting a new project
(11:46) - Podcasting meets crypto
(15:17) - What makes a stellar app?
(21:30) - Caring for your users
(24:08) - Deciding which features
(38:50) - BTC value block & other currencies
(43:49) - Value for value model
(59:33) - Accenture, contracting & army cadet
(1:05:42) - Fountain frustrations and excitements
(1:11:37) - Nathaniel's Nutmeg
(1:13:53) - Check out fountain.fm


Connect with Oscar:
Website: https://fountain.fm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_app
Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscar

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Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU
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This episode was supported by the generosity of Vegas Pool & Petar The Slav. Let their names be immortalised!!!!

In Episode #253 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how we would hypothetically steal a crypto seed phrase, my poor social skills yet strangely tantalising bubble butt, the latest HOSKY news, Vegas Pool's generosity and how we hope to replicate it, our shitty marketing plan, Juan's learning about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, the shape of a holacracy (hint: it's not a pyramid) and the infamous Slav's boostagrams.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Sacre Bleu, I screwed up
(0:54) - How to steal a seed phrase
(5:09) - Poor social engineering and bubble butts
(9:51) - HOSKY madness & kindness
(13:38) - How to give away 43 million $Hosky
(16:09) - Why we've been talking about crypto so much
(20:05) - Marketing with numerology
(24:27) - My HOSKY discord spiel
(27:19) - What a DAO is and what Juan learn about them
(30:18) - Holacracy vs Hierarchy
(36:38) - Petar's boostagrams
(39:04) - Hit us up for Hosky


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Do you want to know more about the Cardano Blockchain and the process of staking with a stakepool operator (SPO)?

In Conversation #64 Pete and I discuss: the purpose of the Cardano cryptocurrency, the idea behind staking/delegation, how to run a stakepool, Australia's position with regard to crypto, his old Joomla Beat and new Learn Cardano podcasts, how you can create a vibrant community and some fun stuff around backflips and travelling.

I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world, Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Busy Bui
(1:22) - What is Cardano?
(4:17) - ADAOZ Stakepool
(5:39) - Stakepool infrastructure
(8:41) - Delegating & small pools
(15:40) - Jumping in & barriers to entry
(18:57) - Qualities of a Stakepool Operator
(24:26) - NFT talk
(28:01) - Cardano DeFi
(34:57) - Aussie crypto regulation/innovation
(40:15) - Aussie crypto adoption
(42:22) - Why Cardano?
(47:22) - Joomla Beat podcast
(51:59) - Merging of blockchain & podcasting
(53:40) - YouTube vs Audio podcast
(1:00:07) - Creating a community
(1:04:25) - Gymnastics and handstands
(1:10:33) - Vietnamese heritage and acclimatising
(1:15:55) - Travel & PBWeb
(1:21:49) - Books & podcasts
(1:25:17) - What gets Pete excited?
(1:27:00) - Connect with Astroboysoup


Connect with Pete:
Website: https://cardanode.com.au/
Discord: https://discord.gg/yw4FHuaBKm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/astroboysoup

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You taste that ....... it tastes like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - No yearly, only monthly here
(1:09) - Our November recap
(6:10) - Juan's Body December goals
(8:37) - Kyrin's first 4 December goals
(13:22) - Juan's Mind December goals
(17:51) - Kyrin's second 4 December goals
(19:50) - Juan's Soul December goals
(21:46) - Fitness roundup
(26:39) - Send 5 bitcoins per half hour plz


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Do bad things happen to you or do you make the choices that cause them?

In Episode #252 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a TED video from Fred Kofman, why you might need to act weak for the sake of brevity or to avoid black truths, athletes & action makers & PUA's, our personal tendencies that result in a suboptimal mindset, the book by Marshall Rosenberg, Adam Curry's bad luck after bad luck for his helicopter company, whether we are actively focusing on self improvement and why everything we just said is untrue and we are actually victims that deserve lots of boostagrams.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Victim vs Player TED video
(2:39) - Is it ever ok to act like the victim?
(8:38) - Visualising a player
(11:01) - Areas where we play the victim
(19:35) - Non violent communication
(24:08) - Adam Curry helicopter hardships
(28:02) - Are we trying to be better players?
(30:40) - Victim boostagrams appreciated
 

Connect with Mere Mortals:
Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/
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One of my main goals with this channel is that if you reach out to the Mere Mortals you will never feel like you are talking into a void. YouTube is starting to make this harder.

In Episode #251 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: some theories as to why YT is deleting comments, our methodology of responding to our listeners, times where we have fallen or almost fallen for scams, why Wall-E is apparently a dystopian nightmare, my decision to step away from the NFT space, an interruption from your friendly neighbourhood security guard and a boostagram from all the way in the Dominican Republic.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - YouTube deleting comments
(4:25) - Responding to feedback
(10:49) - What social media do kids use?
(16:58) - Falling for scammy companies
(22:07) - StarNow & photography scams
(24:26) - Squeegee guys, should checks and AR glasses
(31:02) - Default negativity
(34:51) - NFT's are making me feel bad
(36:32) - Security interruption
(37:19) - NFT's are making me feel bad (Part 2)
(39:49) - Robert Sasuke boostagram
(42:01) - V4V spiel and 3T's


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Diogo's censorship from podcasting is ridiculous but I was super impressed with his reaction to his setback.

In Conversation #63 Diogo and I discuss: why Diogo got banned from podcasting and almost from all social media, the Sydney protests and personal censorship he experienced, how stoicism plays a big part in his philosophy, his learnings from reading many of the core spiritual texts, depression and the complexity of the problem, a wild story of when he was in his favela back in Brazil and why he really doesn't want to go to outer space!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Book bonanza
(2:44) - Open podcasting
(8:07) - Sydney protest & protestors
(11:05) - Banned from podcasting!
(13:57) - Charges from the 4th July protest
(23:45) - Special powers & illegal police actions
(31:13) - Stoicism
(42:19) - Creating your own philosophy
(53:30) - Eastern philosophy/spirituality
(1:03:50) - Putting philosophy in action
(1:08:36) - Depression and 50 Cent
(1:14:07) - The Noonday Demon
(1:23:19) - Solo vs dual podcasting
(1:27:33) - Brazil & South America
(1:37:51) - Handstands & BJJ
(1:47:47) - Diogo's favourite books
(1:52:56) - A big goal: doing good
(2:02:04) - What is exciting?
(2:03:45) - Where to find Diogo


Connect with Diogo:
Website: https://worthprotecting.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefive8take/

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