Welcome to Relate! With a makeover and new name, Relate w/ Patrick McAndrew will more fully dissect the meaningful behind what creates a happy and fulfilled life: our relationships. It's more important now than ever before that we relate to one another. While SHIPS: The Vessels for a Meaningful Life focused on a variety of subjects, Relate will hone in on what allows us to better connect and relate to one another in the age of technology.

For episode 100 of SHIPS, we come to a close. We have had incredible guests on our show and have had an amazing time dissecting the meaning behind genuine, meaningful relationships. This won't change; the show continues, but it will continue under a new name to more fully embody what this show is all about. SHIPS: The Vessels for a Meaningful Life has been an incredible journey. Now, it's time for the journey to take a set a new course. It's time for this ship to sail.

We consume a lot of information nowadays. Whether it be the news, television, movies, social media, or advertisements, we are often consuming without even realizing it. What we need to do, however, is become producers. In this episode of SHIPS, we discuss why it is so crucial to create and to take the time to produce our own work, instead of always living someone else's make-believe.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit https://www.patmcandrew.com/

AJ Rice, Founder and CEO of Privo Mobile, joins us for episode 098 of the SHIPS Podcast. In this episode, we discuss how the tech industry's business models are not serving the public. Their models are built to collect as much data as possible and to gain as much of our attention as possible. AJ has experience in privacy advocacy work that inspired him to create a modern dumbphone. He talks to us about how we need to be building alternative solutions so as to enable connection.

Please visit https://www.privomobile.com/ to learn about the great work AJ is doing with Privo Mobile.

AJ Rice is the Founder & CEO of Privo Mobile (https://www.privomobile.com/) - a tech startup making a dumb phone for modern times. It's a minimalist cell phone designed for kids with no internet, no social media, and no games that has the modern touch-based user experience we've come to expect in 2020. Privo Mobile launched on Kickstarter earlier this month: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/privomobile/privo-mobile-a-dumb-phone-for-modern-times

It is very easy to blame others when things go wrong. We point our fingers in the other direction and justify as to why we are right. But there is a lot of power when we own up to our mistakes and take responsibility for our actions. In this episode of SHIPS, we discuss why it is so important to take responsibility for our lives and how it allows us to gain more control over who we are and who we want to be.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit https://www.patmcandrew.com/.

In episode 096 of the SHIPS podcast we talk with Bethany Baker, Executive Director of A-GAP. We discuss the importance of meeting people where they're at in their relationship with technology, why silence and solitude are so crucial, and why we must create intentional relationships. Bethany also discusses why we should create boredom in our lives and why we should strive for greater simplicity in the digital age.

To learn more about Bethany and the great work she is doing with A-GAP, please visit http://agap.life/ and @agaplife.

Bethany Baker is the Executive Director of A-GAP, a non-profit foundation that encourages people to create a healthier relationship with technology in order to thrive professionally and personally. She is passionate about sharing tangible ways to help individuals implement healthy technology habits, which frees them to be more intentional with their life. At A-GAP, Bethany organizes Weekend Experiences where individuals turn off their cell phones and tune into nature, themselves and those around them. Each A-GAP Experience is uniquely designed and provides the necessary reprieve for those seeking a technology-free environment for contemplation and spiritual rejuvenation. Bethany is passionate about connecting people and creating space for what matters.

Robert Plotkin, Founder of Technology for Mindfulness, joins us in episode 095 of the SHIPS Podcast! Robert talks with us about the history of technology and computers and how computers used to be a tool for focus. As time went on, however, technology grew into a machine of distraction. Robert gives our listeners tangible tips on how to practice focus in the digital age and why it is so important to practice being present.

To learn more about the incredible work Robert is doing, please visit https://technologyformindfulness.com/

Robert is the Founder of Technology for Mindfulness, a leading blog and Top 40 iTunes podcast on science, technology, and mindfulness. In his Tap Into Mindfulness program, he teaches people how to be less distracted by their smartphones and how to retake control over their time to be more focused, productive, and creative. His unique approach to technology and mindfulness stems from his combination of expertise in technology (as an MIT-educated computer scientist), decades of experience with Japanese martial arts, and training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). He has written seven books on the social impact of computer technology, is a co-founder of the Hack Your Mind program at MIT, and the host of the Technology for Mindfulness podcast. Robert has recently launched the “Tap Into Mindfulness,”course designed for students and teachers to use their smartphones more mindfully to be more focused, grounded, productive and creative.

In this very special episode of the SHIPS Podcast, I interview my sister, Erin McAndrew! Erin walks us through her career as a professional musician and the ups and downs she had along the way. We discuss the importance of listening to yourself, knowing in your heart, and to take a step back and think about what you really want to do. Erin also shares her strategies for time management, her philosophy around ego, and why it's important for all artists to break free of limiting beliefs.

To learn more about Erin and the great work she is doing, please visit @iamerinmcandrew, http://erinmcmusic.com/, and http://goalforyourdreams.com/

Erin McAndrew has excited crowds at concert halls, wineries, breweries, colleges, fairs, pubs, charity events and private parties with her music. Originally from Pennsylvania, Erin decided to take a leap to a different “venue” to pursue her musical ambitions and other goals. While attending Hofstra University in New York, Erin was the lead singer of the Long Island-based rock band Tiny Giant, which played the legendary CBGBs (R.I.P.) and other local venues. In this project, she was able to immerse herself in writing, recording, and performing original music. Over the past four years, Erin has performed over 175 solo gigs across California, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. In June 2016, Erin released her first album of original music, Skeleton of Life. Her sophomore release, Stay Alive, was released in February 2018. In addition to her music career, Erin is also a Musician Wellness Coach in which she coaches musicians about wellness, time management, goal setting, and mindset. Erin says that once she let go of the ego and the idea of “making it” that she was truly able to allow herself to be 100% authentic and able to serve other musicians the way she does today. Erin has been featured on several top music industry podcasts including “The Six Minute Music Business Podcast” and “The CLIMB Podcast” and was a panelist in the 2019 Success with Music Virtual Conference.

Data has surpassed the value of oil within the last year. What does this mean for our society? We hear the word "data" being thrown around quite often nowadays, but it's hard to nail down what it means exactly. In this episode of SHIPS, we talk about the rise of the dataist and how, in the coming decades, those who control the data will control the world.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit patmcandrew.com 

In episode 092, fellow actor, Harry Waller, joins us to discuss his acting career, among many other things! Harry shares why it is so important to have specificity and focus in your career, how acting is about humanity and human interaction, and how acting has the power to challenge your identity. Harry also explains why it's so important to believe in yourself and to never belittle the work that you do. Lastly, Harry emphasizes the importance of creating our own work.

To learn more about Harry, please visit his website at http://itsharrywaller.com/ or on Instagram @harry_waller_. You can also learn more about his company by visiting https://www.facebook.com/bardcity.

Harry is a British actor now living in NYC. In the UK, Harry has worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company & in London’s West End and at many of the UK’s top regional theatres. Since moving to NYC in 2017 he has appeared Off-Broadway in Puffs (New World Stages) and with New York companies like Life Jacket Theatre Company (America Is Hard To See) and The Shakespeare Forum (Lear). Most recently he played Peter in Life Jacket’s newest project “The Gorgeous Nothings“ in association with Tectonic Theatre Project. In 2019 Harry became an Associate Director of Bard City, a theatre company run by RSC Director Owen Horsley - the company is based in both NYC and London, with a focus on training and education in classical theatre and developing new and innovative responses to Shakespeare. In May he will be taking his cabaret-play “The Feste Show” to the Brighton Fringe Festival.