In this week's pod Frank and Axel discuss Frank's new project "Global Crier" and the upcoming interview with Mariam.

In this week's episode Frank and Axel discuss their current passion projects and discuss ways of finding and following your passion.

Frank and Axel talk about major crossroads in their lives and lessons learned about the tools for making those decisions.

Frank and Axel check in with Trevor (@Trailey), Noise Cancelling Pod's Senior Political Director, to discuss the Republican and Democratic primaries along with other political news.

Frank and Axel talk with Samuel Hatton from Courage Hub and the Courageous Self Confidence podcast about starting Courage Hub, developing self-confidence, goal setting, and helping people find "Aha!" moments.

Samuel recommends people new to Courage Hub start here:

http://www.couragehub.com/goal-setting-template/

Samuel on how he sets goals:

"Set goals that scare you...that you're really going to have to pull from deep down inside."

In their 2nd micropod, Frank and Axel try to beat the 30 min clock discussing goal setting philosophy and strategies.

In the first ever Noise Cancelling “Micro” Pod, Frank and Axel offer and discuss their craziest ideas: from books and coffee to the singularity this micro pod crams a lot of craziness into 30 minutes.

This week Frank and Axel get a little heated as they discuss two of their favorite topics Fitness (4:00) and Nutrition (46:00) before they come to an agreement on some basic principles.

Here are some of the articles and programs they discuss:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs:

https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/7-habits-of-highly-effective-nutritional-programs

Whole 30 Diet

http://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/

14 Steps To Eating The Bulletproof Diet https://www.bulletproofexec.com/start-the-bulletproof-diet/

How to Lose 100 Pounds on The Slow-Carb Diet – Real Pics and Stories

http://fourhourworkweek.com/2012/07/12/how-to-lose-100-pounds/

The Hierarchy of Fat Loss (if that is your goal)

https://www.t-nation.com/training/hierarchy-of-fat-loss

Frank and Axel talk with Mariam Khan (https://twitter.com/MKhan47) about Snapchatting the 2016 State of the Union Address for ABC News (2:50), similarities to Master of None growing up in an immigrant family (17:04), pursuing her dream of being a journalist (23:20), creating a segment for Good Morning America (39:00), lightning round questions (45:30), and her excellent advice for anyone with dreams of becoming a journalist (1:02:35).

Frank and Axel discuss their best purchase, experience, or theme for each year from 2003 to 2015, beginning with Axel’s list (3:00), Axel’s runner up and #1 2015 pick (41:52), Frank’s list (51:10), Frank’s favorite find of 2015 (1:12:05), and their 2016 goals (1:14:45).

Here is the full list for each of them. Feel free to add your own on the “Listeners” sheet.

Frank and Axel's Year(s) in Review Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DLnmXdEUTbZhdzCXfr4CpPXoVD8jErAAR_TOCUAorj4/edit?usp=sharing

The Early Reset (Intro Song)

http://noisetrade.com/theearlyreset/full-potential-ep

Tibetan Throat Choir

https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php