Discussion: connecting with humans, US population & politics, INC in Denver, everyday joys

How we met: Penn M&T

Current whereabouts: Connecticut

References made in the episode: INC Independent National Convention

Cover art: month 1 freshman year on Philly transit tour, rest of crew cropped for privacy though do miss them!

You can find him on X

How we met: Troy High school

Current whereabouts: Houston

Discussion: breaking into journalism, how growing up in Troy & Michigan shaped her, evolution of journalism industry

References: Houston Chronicle (newspaper),  her X account

How we met: HFL

Current whereabouts: deciding

Discussion: living in 3 different continents, family relationships evolving, turning 25, tuning more into what we want 

References: A broken people’s playlist by Chimeka Garricks (book), What A Devastating Turn of Events by Rachel Chinouriri (album), Tems’ catalogue (music)

How we met: Troy high school

Current whereabouts: incognito mode

Discussion: catch up, loving STEM, creating new diverse social sphere, impact of Troy on ambition & achievement, orchestra & dance, itching to do things during surgery recovery, living alone, similarities between dating & househunting, appraisal riddle (let us know if you know why), 

References: Huberman lab podcast

Cover pic: us volunteering tog in 2017 (?)

How we met: Halma I&D team

Current whereabouts: Bucharest, Romania

Discussion: moving back to home country after about a decade out, converging & diverging with people, conflicting priorities in life, establishing a happy base wherever in the world, starting a limited series food podcast

References made: The House of Focus (food lens podcast), Business Wars (podcast)

How we met: Penn computer science

Current whereabouts: Atlanta

Discussion: catch up, FIRE, house hacking, reality of running short & long term rentals, investing shorter term vs 401k

Cover pic: travel fun

References made: FIRE (financial independence retire early), Ramsey podcast, BiggerPockets, Set for Life (book), Rich Dad Poor Dad (book)

How we met: Airbnb in São Tomé and Príncipe- great host!

Discussion: catching up, migration patterns in São Tomé and Portugal, new year plans

Cover pic: him in São Tomé

References made: beautiful island of São Tomé and Príncipe off west coast of Africa

How we met: the ultimate PA ultimate crossover 

Current whereabouts: Boston

Discussion: popping Boston running scene, PT as a promise to ourselves to take care of health, sibling relationships, process-oriented vs action-oriented, music and content creation vs publication

Cover pic: irl fist bump

References made: Good for a Girl (book), Pitt & Penn women’s ultimate frisbee

How we met: middle school basketball at Boulan

Current whereabouts: Clinton Township, Michigan

Cover art: 2017 basketball senior night

References made in the episode: Chicago Lions rugby team, The Good Doctor (tv show), Station 19 (tv show)

Discussion: rugby, recent concussion, living on her own, responding to texts, being so much of a stoner that sometimes D feels too lazy to roll, and catching up

How we met: HFL work program

Current whereabouts: UK but soon to be US!

Discussion: HFL, life hypotheticals, photographic memory, shark loggers, recorded again months later and chatted about how life is diff 2nd rotation than first, gym goals, delayed gratification, movie theatres worth the price or naw, unique Dutch things from Netherlands like Chocomel, Wimbledon finals, chatGPT, creative channels, plotting next cohort travels, cats vs dogs, healthcare, cutting down on drinking, clubbing with my parents in Brazil, sober unhinged nights

References: Leading (podcast), Chocomel (a bev)

Cover pic: baseball game during cohort module 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona