In Mere Mortals Conversation #54 I got to welcome on Dave Jones; a host of Podcasting 2.0 and integral part of the movement to improve podcasting. In this episode we go over some of the core aspects of how he and Adam Curry are making the podcasting experience better for listeners, developers and podcasters. This includes things like the value for value model, innovative new features and how cryptocurrency is becoming part of the process. Towards the end I get to ask Dave some more personal questions related to books, cars and why he and Adam work so well together.

As always, I hope you are having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Alliteration introduction
(1:03) - Podcasting 2.0 in a nutshell
(9:31) - What is the value for value model?
(16:01) - Adam Curry's creation of the v4v model
(24:06) - The difference between a value enabled app and other middlemen
(29:44) - Intersection of cryptocurrency and podcasting
(41:01) - Technical knowledge as a podcaster to utilise 2.0 features
(53:09) - The reason for the recent podcasting innovations
(1:01:57) - Decisions as a developer
(1:07:41) - Adoption of the innovative features
(1:19:08) - Self-hosting and lightning network nodes
(1:27:02) - Bitcoin wallets don't 'hold' bitcoin
(1:30:52) - Why Dave got involved with Podcasting 2.0
(1:35:34) - Why Juan burnt his underpants in the oven
(1:38:04) - Features that we are excited for
(1:45:26) - Learnings from being a first time host
(1:51:10) - Cancel culture emails
(1:59:19) - Dave's favourite books
(2:04:46) - The joy of truck repair
(2:09:59) - Join the 2.0 community!


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Try out a new app: https://podcastindex.org/apps

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We're coming to the end of some yearly goals and beginning to start afresh. 

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) - We're audio only!!
(1:07) - Kyrin's August recap
(2:05) - Juan's August recap
(3:45) - Kyrin's first 4 September goals
(5:03) - Juan's September goals
(6:21) - My gripes about Juan insulting my fitness goals
(7:35) - Kyrin's last 4 September goals
(9:17) - Continuation of Juan's September goals
(15:34) - Random finalising thoughts


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What are our general principles for investing and how does this mix with the new crypto rules?

In Episode #226 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how my brother is making money through the gambling websites, how your money mindset changes with time, how Wikipedia is the fun version of Newpedia, my general principles when it comes to investing, our relationship with money when we were young and how I am sacrificing car fines to bring you this beautiful Mere Mortality goodness.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - I screwed up
(1:13) - Hustle money/culture
(5:58) - Easy money just waiting there
(10:00) - Money mindset & inflation
(16:46) - Jimmy Wales and Newpedia
(19:24) - Mixing fun with business & money
(24:54) - Governments and crypto
(27:39) - General investing strategy
(33:51) - Money convos while young
(38:41) - Risking car fines just for you!

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So for our light chilled out discussion today ..... we decided to tackle the biggest questions of all!

In Episode #225 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our return to the old stomping ground at South Bank, why I sometimes keep a dream journal, my wacky dream of monsters and aliens, whether dreams can be turned into movies, how suffering and meaning are intertwined, why love is the amelioration of life's shitiness, why it's not important to know the answer to these questions and our attempt to find out whether dictators might have had a hint of humanity underneath their brutality.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Back in South Bank
(1:06) - Dreaming and lucid dreaming
(6:25) - Dream recording device to make movies
(12:05) - The meaning of life
(17:59) - The meaning of love
(26:51) - Does it matter to know these 'meanings'
(28:40) - Asking 1 question to someone who can't lie
(33:05) - Love the Mere Mortals

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I was fortunate to have a conversation with Jack Jeffery, at a young 20 years old he is already knocking at the door in the world of crossfit, reaching the australian semi-finals in 2021 and with good outlook on his future.
A coach as well as a TrueAthlete, in this conversation I got the chance to talk all things fitness, why he began crossfit, the stories of the Torian Pro and what it takes to recover from 3 workouts a day!
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(2:35) - The first workouts(5:00) - Competing(7:50) - The struggles between beginners and advanced lifters(12:50) - The structure to crossfit semi-finals(15:50) - Hard workouts(21:00) - Resilience(22:40) - Goal setting(26:30) - Recovery(30:00) - A day in the life and 5 years from now
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Combining the two things we actually know: how to set goals and how to workout!

In Episode #224 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's new focus on cooking, my recent points in the fitness challenge, reflections on mistakes we made for this years fitness goals, how we would start over give the chance, some advice for beginners starting to workout, the mechanics of swimming properly, why curiosity killed the cat and some shoutouts to people who deserve it.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Corporal Kyrin & Jr Juan
(1:24) - New cooking focus
(6:25) - 40 kg dips ppfpfftttppfttt
(9:57) - Starting yearly fitness goals again
(13:44) - Restarting as a beginner in fitness
(19:25) - Dunning Kruger effect & swimming with no legs
(22:08) - The downsides of curiosity
(25:41) - Shoutout for Chad Farrow, fountain.fm & Oscar Merry

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Why aren't apps more customisable and crazy money thrown around during the mining boom.

In Episode #223 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's dying goose impersonation, how my plan to conquer the world with QR codes has failed, the most divisive worldwide topic, how travel will change in the future, Topgolf's extremely racist anti-Kyrin policy, the fun world of app development/beta testing/UX, how we got our video clips onto podcast players and a couple of shoutouuuuuuutttsss.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - What is that noise?
(0:48) - QR code failure
(4:10) - Ideal QR code location
(5:37) - Anything more polarising than COVID?
(7:21) - Crazy work parties/stories
(13:20) - Travel before, during and after Coroni
(18:02) - Topgolf injustice
(19:43) - UX, features & app development
(24:39) - Video podcasts
(28:08) - Shoutout to Aldridge
(29:30) - Is Topgolf racist to me?

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In Conversation #52 I had a chat with Pete Smissen. Pete is the host of the Aussie English podcast, a pornstar impersonator, mad scientist, linguist extraordinaire and a YouTube thumbnail model (what can't he do)! We chat about some of the decisions he made while creating Aussie English, why you need to dive into the rabbit hole of the YouTube best practices and some of the learnings he has gained from examining his native language, learning foreign languages and raising bilingual children.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro to Pete
(3:28) - Thumbnails for YouTube: Shocked, surprised & scared
(8:33) - Video podcasts for growing an audience
(13:28) - Aussie English podcast App
(15:47) - Podcasting 2.0 and podcasting innovation
(22:38) - Listener statistics
(29:39) - Foreigners attempting to assimilate through Aussie slang
(35:03) - Starting something for the wrong reason
(41:18) - The ups & downs of language confidence
(46:26) - Getting comfortable doing weird things
(55:52) - Raising bilingual children
(1:04:50) - How Pete's English has changed
(1:12:05) - Fighting against the paradox of other languages
(1:18:44) - Polyglots, Bookstagram and instant demand culture
(1:26:22) - The downside of the self-improvement world
(1:31:00) - Pete's favourite books
(1:41:00) - The difference between reading & listening
(1:43:55) - What brings Pete joy
(1:54:08) - Ep #1000 of Aussie English!

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Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/

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If you want to avoid stress in your life it's probably best to avoid fintech, defi and online money.

In Episode #222 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how we as Mere Mortals fail all the time, the Avastar NFT and Juan's debacle in trying to get one, my experience 'losing' my money whilst transferring Ethereum, how being on the ball and smart doesn't mean a good outcome will be guaranteed, embracing risk to gain greater rewards, a flashback to some recent episodes, why I am starting a new podcast called 'Value For Value', our differences with regards to nervousness in crowds and some theories on why people do crazy shit like spelunking.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - It's not all successes in life
(1:18) - Avastars NFT
(5:55) - It all goes downhill from here
(10:14) - You can do everything correct & still lose
(17:42) - Do your own research and prepare to lose it all
(21:07) - Crap photoshop & a sperm donation story
(23:36) - Value For Value podcast
(26:01) - Listening at 1.5x speed
(32:14) - Nervous around police & crowds
(35:48) - Claustrophobia in caves
(40:25) - Why do people do crazier and crazier things
(45:45) - Let's lose our money together!

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Have you ever been fooled by a phone app that was a knock-off fake?

In Episode #221 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how a QR code can have multiple uses, posting potential litter in random locations (but maybe it will go viral?), how social media and technology as a whole keeps evolving and blending to create new stuff, what we really enjoy from our podcast players and their best features, how I have been fooled multiple times recently by apps that aren't actually available in Australia or for Android, why I look like a German cat & a drunk guy creating a business in the bar.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Shit shamble beginning
(0:52) - Fast follow & QR codes
(2:59) - Viral marketing live!
(7:17) - Social media evolution and blending
(11:17) - Ideal app features
(16:06) - Shit ass fake apps
(21:30) - Twin strangers
(25:43) - Business as a lad

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