Mere Mortals Conversations

Have you ever raced a cane toad, if not ...... have you even lived?

In Episode #215 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our mini holiday that went unnoticed, my adventures in North Queensland, racing cane toads and why humans go on holidays, seeing cats everywhere and hallucinating about running, why insanity might not be as illogical as it appears from the outside, the worst torture methods for us, how I am becoming more generous with age, clarifying some podcasting 2.0 misinformation and why sending micropayments is fun as hell!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - We always miss a beat!
(1:42) - What's been going on
(3:14) - Champion Cane Toad Racer
(6:00) - Hartley's Croc Adventures
(8:07) - How cane toad racing works
(14:11) - The winning toad
(16:49) - The purpose of holidays
(18:20) - Sleep deprivation & hallucinations
(26:10) - Ghosts & paranormal activities
(28:28) - Insanity can be reasonable
(32:01) - Worst torture methods in existence
(37:41) - Giving back feels good
(41:19) - Podcasting 2.0 excitement
(47:11) - Sending micropayments
(50:43) - Returning value

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We're all about introspection here people. The name Mere Mortals didn't come about because we look at ourselves and are entirely happy with what we see.

In Episode #214 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: trying to be/do the best for yourself versus for other people, if you met another version of yourself would you like that person?, authenticity and why it misses the need to act differently depending on the situation, why free speech isn't our ultimate moral/ethic/value (but is still important as hell), why even your own language can surprise you, some negatives that can come from being bilingual and general chit chat on how important culture is to language learning (and vice versa).

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:25) - Being the best you
(5:00) - Talking to your past self
(7:19) - Would you like yourself?
(9:58) - Being true to yourself is bullshit
(12:33) - Reddit humbling
(18:53) - Do we care about free speech?
(24:34) - What do you care about?
(27:53) - Why do you want freedom?
(32:34) - If my grandma had wheels .....
(33:47) - A little bit about a little bit
(37:08) - Downsides to learning another language
(40:58) - Languages & culture
(43:58) - WE GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED!

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We are nothing but pure beings. Penetrating light will enter your chakras (damn that's hot). Time is nothing but an empty clock. Deep.

In Episode #213 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I acclaim a successful convo as one where I barely do any talking, the anime on Netflix of gods vs humans, our typical forms of viewership that bring us nothing but entertainment, my rediscovery of how to train hard, doing burpees for days, some shoutouts to people I like and whether anyone can have a personal connection with a brand.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - The children will be our downfall
(1:23) - Why I like long conversations
(4:18) - Record of Ragnarok
(6:59) - Straight up entertainment
(13:53) - Reverting to savage workouts
(20:24) - Fast & high burpees
(21:15) - Shoutout Time!
(22:43) - Does anyone actually connect with a brand?

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The future of podcasting is here ...... PODCASTING 2.0. The Podfather decrees it so!

In Episode #212 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how Adam Curry helped to invent podcasting, how podcasting is moving away from accessibility & individuality to conformist conglomerations, his vision of the future with a value for value model by introducing micropayment capabilities into the podcasting applications, how this idea still is probably 10 years too early due to the pain points of cryptos/tech, Juan's new training modalities and how he sucks at intermediate length cardio and how Southbank has reckless birds and scary leafs.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Futurama intro
(1:41) - Adam Curry
(5:50) - Podcasting 2.0
(9:16) - Micropayments for podcasts
(13:13) - Incentives & pain points
(15:35) - 10 years too early
(19:43) - Juan losing his breath
(22:01) - Training modalities
(23:48) - Reckless birds and scary leaves

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Talk about light & breezy, this episode was really fun. Dig in if you enjoy my (Kyrin) sense of humour as you'll learn about some memes I used to create and how I have fun nowadays.

In Episode #211 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the 3 worst jobs we can imagine for ourselves, my chill out phase keeps extending, my previous job of being a meme lord, how some people can get stuck in the trap of over productivity, the imaginary humanoid friends I create at the calisthenics park, just having fun in the sun, a would you rather of only drinking coffee or never exercising again and Juan insulting all our mining listeners.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:43) - Juan's 3 worst jobs
(4:17) - My 3 worst jobs
(8:38) - Easy, squeezy, light & breezy
(9:45) - Kyrin the Meme lord
(10:30) - Removing bullshit & over productivity
(13:52) - What I get up to at the park
(17:53) - The cure for striving too hard: HAVE FUN
(20:41) - Only coffee or never workout again
(22:43) - Sorry miners, your job sucks

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William Kearney first got started in fitness at the ripe old age of 14, and in this conversation I got to ask him some fascinating questions around his why, what his future looks like, what it takes to strive to be one of the world's best and many more things in between.
As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(1:20) - Why Crossfit(3:45) - Transition into the Men's level(5:00) - The drive to compete(6:30) - Expectation to perform(8:10) - Early burnouts(9:45) - Performing on the big stage(13:50) - What does recovery look like(16:10) - Coaching(17:30) - Pitfall for Crossfit Gyms(21:15) - Learnings from top athletes
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Have you ever learnt something that was untrue and that made your life noticeably worse?

In Episode #210 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan is a gorilla with a small penis, how rope climbing is hard as balls, times that we have tried out dangerous activities, a big list of ideals related to religion/character/profession/etc, why being ignorant about some information will let you be in a better position (i.e., maybe fake news actually is dangerous) and our shiny new website. Go check it out!

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:32) - Juan's a ground monkey
(2:12) - Rope climbing
(4:59) - Trying dangerous things
(7:05) - Our list of 'ideals'
(14:15) - False knowledge
(20:51) - We got a new website

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Do you prefer to be busy via multitasking lots of tasks or having extended periods with one focus?

In Episode #209 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's bizarre choice of winter clothes with summer fashion, a random act of kindness via the internet, shout outs to listeners who are giving some love, how I enjoyed a whole busy day of chatting, exercising and driving, my new longest record convo of close to 4 hours, Juan's new gym gear plus how he got disappointed by it and my clear mindset that is coming from simply doing less 'stuff'.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's cold weather outfit
(1:04) - Random internet kindness
(4:32) - COME ON LADIES, ONE POUND FISH
(7:08) - Shout out to India & our 1 Japanese listener
(10:03) - Two types of busy
(14:14) - Concentrated busyness
(18:08) - Longest conversation we ever had
(21:30) - Lifting shoes & shirt
(24:17) - Space clearing appreciation
(27:35) - Downvote us

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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? Let us know in the comments.

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Juan's June recap
(1:35) - Kyrin's June recap
(6:04) - Learning from silent retreat
(10:30) - Juan's July goals
(17:21) - Colombians in Brisbane
(19:59) - Don't make goals in January!

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Are you training in a smart way for your future self, or are you training like Juan?

In Episode #208 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the four components of 'Zone 2' training as described by Peter Attia, strong hamstrings with weak stability, how delayed gratification can be viewed as earning the right to play, the main thing I learned from Taoism, why I like the concept of Wu Wei, Lost Horizon by James Hilton has jumped into my top 10 books of all time and if the Chux beanie looks better on Juan (he didn't get insulted so maybe it does).

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

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:05) - Strength, stability, anaerobic efficiency & aerobic capacity
(8:23) - Earning the right to play
(13:52) - Wu Wei: Effortless action
(20:00) - A top 10 book!
(21:25) - Mere Mortal Moments
(22:50) - Does the Chux beanie suit Juan?

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