What are some examples of xenophobia in Australia and is the word actually useful? In this episode on 'Xenophobia' Juan and I discuss: how rare it is to hear the word being used correctly and why that makes it kind of pointless, why it often gets confused with 'racism', the Australian immigration system and the open/closed border dilemma, the comparatively tame race riot of 2005 in Cronulla, personal experiences of feeling xenophobic, steps that one could take to reduce xenophobia and the poor advice of 'stranger danger' and phase out of the Safety House Program.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:12) - Definition & Etymology
(5:55) - Examples and how it differentiates from 'racism'
(12:45) - Immigration policies in Australia
(16:59) - Broadening your experiences
(18:35) - 2005 Cronulla race riots
(22:19) - When we have felt xenophobic
(25:55) - Combating xenophobia
(29:19) - Stranger danger
(33:36) - Mere Mortal Moments

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Sarah Newport is the Founder & Managing Director at TwentyTwo Digital, a Brisbane based digital marketing agency, offering SEO, Paid Media, Design, Web Development, App Development, Data Analysis and Holistic Marketing. Sarah is a highly motivated and driven individual, and in this conversation her passion for marketing/growth in all aspects of life were open for discussion.

The convo starts off lightly with Sarah's athletic regime and her personality traits that drove her to start her own business. She chose digital marketing over other options as this was where she felt that she could really excel. Leadership can be a tough gig and Sarah provides insights on how to hire, setting expectations for the team (and herself) and how she creates her goal structure. The final portion revolves around neuromarketing and the funny story of where TwentyTwo got its name from.

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Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:50) - Athletics
(2:22) - TwentyTwo Digital
(4:25) - Being Driven
(8:00) - The 10 year old moment
(10:20) - A Support Network
(14:00) - How to Hire
(16:50) - Science and Intuition
(19:25) - Open to Being Wrong
(22:00) - Setting Expectations
(26:30) - Don't Hate Being at Your Job
(30:12) - Random Day as an Owner
(33:00) - 10 Steps Ahead and Being on the Tools
(33:45) - 10 Year Planned Out
(37:15) - Neuromarketing
(41:30) - Lucky 22

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Website: https://www.twentytwodigital.com/
TwentyTwo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twentytwodigital/
Sarah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-e-newport/
Sarah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahenewport/

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What is there to be learnt from putting oneself in situations that are uncomfortable or cause discomfort? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my learnings from living the vegan lifestyle for a month, why most of the time things just appear in the mind to be harder than they actually physically are, Juan's encounter with a flying spider, my coming to the end of a 5 day fast and the utility to be gained from being uncomfortable, taming the dragons of the mind, the myth of 'finding' happiness and some topics that we find to be unbelievably, mind numbing, soul destroyingly BORING.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Coooooeeee Guy
(1:04) - I was vegan for a month!
(3:48) - Shit that's more hard mentally then physically
(7:36) - A spider attacks Juan (lol)
(8:39) - Fasting & practicing being uncomfortable
(16:38) - Taming the dragons
(19:40) - I'll be happy when ....
(24:10) - What we DON'T care about!!!
(27:42) - Mere Mortal Moments

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Are cryptocurrencies already too boring and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT's) the newest craze? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: being a wimp for eating food too much, everybody on Earth has probably tried rapping at some stage, NFT's and why they are useful for selling art or other rare items, where we want to travel to in the future, some things you could do right now to make your future travel better & being able to free up mind space and memory while sipping cocktails and loving life.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Back outdoors again
(0:54) - Juan's MMM on being a wimp
(3:34) - Kyrin's MMM on being a rap god
(5:12) - John Cena, Dr. of Thugonomics
(7:20) - NFT's: Non-fungible Tokens
(16:00) - The MM travel plans
(20:57) - Actionable steps to make your travel better
(24:47) - Improved memory while on holidays
(27:08) - Sell Crypto, Buy NFT's, ????, Profit!

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I think this might be our best introduction yet. The flair. The passion. The costume. The belts. What more does one need? In this episode on 'Wrestling' Juan and I discuss: some of styles of wrestling across the world, the difference between the western 'grind' and eastern 'art', stories from mayhem when we were kids, watching WWE and Lucha Libre in person before ending with Juan's recommendations for the most insane and impressive stunts in the professional wrestling world.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - RRRRRAAAAAGHGHGHGHAAAAAA
(1:09) - Definition
(3:11) - Different types of wrestling
(7:22) - Dan Gable on Lex Fridman podcast
(14:38) - Fighting as kids
(17:19) - Why Juan is not a genius
(19:30) - Watching WWE/RAW
(24:29) - Lucha Libre and shoeys
(27:47) - Juan's recommended greatest WWE fights
(37:45) - Mere Mortal Moments

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Frankie Lee is an entrepreneur hailing from Peterborough in the UK. He is the owner of a business dedicated to removing harmful content from online as well as the host of 'The Frankie Lee Podcast'. I came across Frankie through his podcast and loved the energy he put out, as well as some of his fascinating character aspects, which we dived into this episode.

We started off chatting about content removal and the technical steps of how it actually works to take photos/vids/etc off the internet. Ethics become involved quite quickly industry both on the rules of the social platforms and for Frankie as an individual deciding which clients to help. Being your authentic self is huge for him and he explains his method for staying true to who he is and why this requires a mindset (and willingness) to be comfortable not fitting in and conforming to the group.

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

Timeline:(0:00) - Introduction(0:59) - Dora The Explorer(1:31) - Removing content from the internet(4:08) - Revenge porn(9:20) - SEO pushdown(15:48) - Infringement of the platform terms(23:15) - The blurry lines of the law(28:24) - Making ethical calls every day(35:47) - Different personas between real life & online?(42:43) - Being your true authentic self(47:34) - Repetitions; don't fake it until you make it(55:05) - Abstaining from drugs & alcohol(1:00:51) - Not fitting in(1:04:42) - Most people's biggest fear is being themselves(1:08:32) - Frankie's daily mindset & method for goal setting(1:19:08) - Book recommendations(1:22:07) - The fear of being bald(1:27:05) - Where to find Frankie

Connect with Frankie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankielee/Podcast: https://www.frankielee.com/Business: https://www.contentremoval.com/

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Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first Thursday 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 month's 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? Let us know in the comments, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00)​ - Introduction
(0:37)​ - Kyrin's February recap
(2:21)​ - Juan's February recap
(4:17)​ - March goals
(20:23)​ - 2021 Fitness challenge
(24:41) - Goal setting gods

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Questions can't be asked forever, so when is optimal to stop inquiring? In this episode of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's recent ankle rolling fiasco and being able to appreciate running, John Keats concept of negative capability, learning the ability to live in paradox, are we capable of making music if we had the drive and my gripe with the artistic mindset.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:(0:00) - Yes yes yes yes(0:33) - Rolling your ankle and appreciating competition(4:30) - Enjoying the scenery while running(7:29) - Negative Capability(10:17) - When is a good point to stop researching?(19:52) - Could we create a song to reach the top 100 Australian chart?(24:08) - Talent vs Hard Work in the artistic world(26:08) - Mere Mortal Moments(27:06) - We're coming for you Steve!

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Are there any emotions that you don't allow to rise to the surface because of an internal fear of what will happen? In this episode of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: stealing quotes on the internet and how to do it in an ethical way, my method of diverting the blame when being accused of something, the difference between not wanting to experience negative emotions and being unwilling to experience them, my recent verbal assault and people who are like cartoon characters.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:(0:00) - Something a bit different(0:50) - Mere Mortal Moments(4:35) - Deny, acknowledge and then blame(8:55) - The feelings you are unwilling to feel(13:25) - The verbal assault after a recent conversation(16:16) - Someone too ridiculous to be real(20:40) - Mere Mortals Clubhouse

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Have you noticed that bald men in movies are either the villain or extremely violent heroes? In this episode on 'Violence' Juan and I discuss: how 1.28 million people died in 2013, where it comes from in the human character and if it is necessary, the possibility of a World War III, what would happen if everybody learnt a martial art, why it is abhorrent but simultaneously entrancing and my 100% legit no-nonsense theory of how the world would be a better place if we eliminated all bald people.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:(0:00) - Don't mess with Kyrin(1:21) - Definition(4:17) - Violence stats from 2013(6:07) - Where is its origin?(11:30) - Have we reached peak violence?(16:45) - Is violence necessary?(25:30) - Is it worth learning a martial art?(33:21) - The death penalty(37:43) - Why it is simultaneously horrifying and entrancing(44:11) - The world would be better off if we eliminated all bald people(46:00) - Japanese Seppuku(46:52) - Mere Mortal Moments(50:21) - Listen to our videos ..... or else

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