We've heard it all before. Time is money. Well, that is kind of true, right?

Ryan and Dave tackle this question on their way to understanding value.

On this episode, Dave and Ryan connect with an old friend. Erik is a chef who has worked his way up the ladder, rung by rung. Connecting over work/life balance they talk about what it takes to sustain a career. Working in a commercial kitchen sure isn't for everyone, but some of Erik's points ring true for all of us.

Catch a glimpse of the kitchen life.

Dave and Ryan catch up on a little economic theory. Nothing crazy, but Feudalism does come up at least once. From afar, they survey the dynamics of different economic ideologies to understand where we are today. But really, it isn't that crazy. Just quick jaunt down economic-history memory lane.

Currency is a store of value or unit of account based on universal trust. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. Dave and Ryan try and slog through a basic but complex economic concept. What is money anyways?

We all know what is value. But try to define it in your own words... things get tricky pretty quick.

Did coffee start the enlightenment? In this episode, Ryan and Dave discuss how coffee was brought to western Europe and its role in one of the most transformative periods in western history. We attempt to think through whether other transformative periods in human history had a similar pattern- namely the 1960's counter-culture movement and psychoactive drugs. This is a great episode for all the coffee lovers, history buffs, and psychonauts out there.

Is there a difference between a movie and a film? That depends on how pedantic you want to get.

Ryan and Dave jump into this subject to uncover if there is any difference at all.

Dave and Ryan kick off the show with a short explanation of why.

In this episode, Ryan and Dave start out discussing the role of technology in manipulating sound in recorded music. This quickly evolves into a discussion about how sound (or any of the other senses) can be used to manipulate the human brain.

Crack open a cold one because this episode is all about beer! Ryan and I discuss whether or not the invention of beer led to the invention of civilization. This leads us to a discussion of cause and effect and the danger of mis-attributing, or incompletely attributing causality and the danger therein. We then finish off with a discussion about the role of beer in society- past , present and future.