In order to round off Season 1, Kai and Henry look back at their past year's efforts, blunders and experience of making a podcast. It has not been easy, and they've made mistakes, invented words and 'facts', expressed opinions they no longer stand by, but most of all, they thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity. They discuss how without you, the listener, they technically could still have these chats, but wouldn't.

Keep your ears peeled for Season 2.

Climate Town Youtube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/ClimateTown

Moral of the episode: If you think you've been duped, you've probably been duped. If you don't think you've been duped, you've probably been duped.

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Some facts seem obvious:

'Africa produces the most marathon winners.' Who knew?

But Henry thought that even something as widely known as this could still hold some hidden gems! He was in for more of a shock than he expected. Forget the entire continent and zoom in on two countries. If you were born anywhere else, you won't be making any top ten lists!

Kai and Henry then decide to share their very limited and largely misinformed knowledge of the Olympics and Paralympics, before moving onto the very serious and injury-causing sport of DARTS!

Somehow Darts holds wise life lessons...although Henry and Kai choose to disagree completely on the exact nature of these lessons.

Moral of the episode: Confidently expressing statements that are factually incorrect does not miraculously make them correct!

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Why do we use metaphors to describe physical symptoms? "It was a stabbing pain" but really how many people have been stabbed with a knife? And more importantly, is it actually the same type of pain? Probably not. So, we use low-quality metaphors to try to convey how we feel to someone who has to use their own life experiences to interpret what we've said.

Kai had big plans to slam dunk his Episode One world view about how determinism governs our lives with a chat about Compatibilism. In a neat 10 minutes 45 seconds, he was done.

Finally, Henry and Kai chat about how they understand that profits must be a media organisation's primary motivation but they can't reconcile the dilemma of regulating the spreading of harmful lies.

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS FREE WILL — The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/06/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-will/480750/

Moral of the episode: "Just try and do the right thing and....full stop."

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Isn't it funny how one comment can spawn an hour of conversation!

This is not a discussion about what is right and what is wrong...except that plastic straws are right.

It aims to explore what motivates our decisions.

Henry thinks of himself as the next Peter Singer, only he shares his opinions on moral decisions whilst not following through with any actions.

Kai mentions how thinking of yourself as part of a movement can be a helpful perspective, particularly when your efforts feel futile.

 

Why People With Disabilities Want Bans On Plastic Straws To Be More Flexible - NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/11/627773979/why-people-with-disabilities-want-bans-on-plastic-straws-to-be-more-flexible

Disability advocates condemn South Australia's proposed ban on single-use plastics - ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-10/plastic-straw-ban-condemned-by-disability-advocates/11287500

Do plastic straws really make a difference? Stanford Earth Matters Magazine

https://earth.stanford.edu/news/do-plastic-straws-really-make-difference#gs.d99hsq

 

Moral of the episode: Metal straws are lethal.

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An old episode recorded before the pilot, it was released because it still contained some unusual thoughts.

As has been established, Henry may not be your quintessential 20-something year old. But can he convince Kai on the benefits of visiting cemeteries...as a pastime...regularly...when you know no one buried there?!

 

Moral of the episode: A factoid can be either brief or trivial but never both!

 

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Kai listens to last week's episode and decides to visit a cemetery. Henry meets an old funny guy, Mal at a new one he's visited. He then remembers reading about living arrangements where the young and old share one roof. Questions arise: if you're young, would you live with an old person? And if you're old, would you live with a young person? It's all about human connection really, that's the gist of the episode and what leads to the final segment about one of Henry's favourite podcast episodes ever. But the question still yearns to be answered: even with overwhelmingly convincing information that something could improve your life, will you actually act on it?

 

The Happiness Lab with Laurie Santos, Mistakenly Seeking Solitude, season 1 episode 4.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/id1474245040?i=1000452731206

If you want the original source, it can all be found in 'Mistakenly Seeking Solitude' by Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder, published in 2014 in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

 

Moral of the episode: If we talk to you on public transport, please talk back.

 

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Kai starts by getting emotional over some celebrity's opinion.

Henry proves incapable of succinctly answering what he likes about the audiobooks he listens to.

Somehow the two white hosts segue to talking about fixing racism in the world. Strap on in, these theories are definitely well-founded!

Finally, Kai calls Henry a tool. This time when the microphones were recording. Charming. He's a charming friend.

 

Moral of the episode: New tongue-twister is to say "Harry pocketed it" ten times without stammering.

 

The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green

Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey

The Resilience Project - Hugh van Cuylenburg

The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion

 

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Kai has started a new job. Suddenly he is faced with the real world struggles of balancing what feels like more than 24 hours worth of activities within one day. They discuss whether part-time work may solve this problem for those on a decent salary. This, however, comes with its own challenges, often in the form of lack of acceptance from others. Both Kai and Henry agree that whilst it's best to ignore others' judgement, there's one person who's harder to silence.

 

 

Moral of the episode: When you pay a company to do work for you, you're paying for the juniors to learn how to get a swipe card!

 

 

Neither Kai nor Henry has ever had a proper full-time career job. Nonetheless, they profess to be expertly informed to comment on the workforce.

 

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IF YOU THINK YOUR HOBBY DESERVES A MEDAL, EMAIL US AT [email protected], AND WE'LL GIVE IT OUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION.

 

As a follow on from last episode, where the gloom of the challenges of maintaining a work-life balance became a bit overwhelming, this episode is less philosophical. Have you ever thought if one hobby was actually better than another? Probably not, because you're normal and just do what you like and don't do what you don't like. But now the thought has crossed your mind, will your hobby stand up to the rigorous criteria that is presented?

 

Henry is sure he knows what the best hobby is, but will it take the mantle? And Kai saves an unorthodox choice for last.

 

Moral of the episode: Don't ask Henry for swimming lessons.

 

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Henry does not like the question "So, what do you do?", but prefers "What is unique about you?" (maybe because he's a pretentious tool, according to Kai, conveniently when the microphones are switched off).

Fortunately, Kai can answer this question and they sail the seas of determinism and responsibility, meeting "What if?" and "How about?" but ultimately learning about how Kai sees the world.

 

Moral of the episode: if you commit a crime, you want Kai in the jury, not Henry.

 

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