Normal Humans

What does it mean to be a good partner? What does being in a relationship teach us about how the world works? What even is, like, duality, man? All this plus a hard-hitting dose of meandering tangents on today's episode.

It's been a busy few weeks / months. 

We discuss how to embrace positivity and negativity and try to live in the natural balance between the two. And some other stuff.

We discuss myths about productivity that are being blown to pieces by this Coronavirus lockdown. We inevitably delve into tangents about movies and politics. And we have a great time. You will too, dear listener.   

After this long in quarantine we talk about routines and habits and what happens when we reset them, either by choice or necessity. We talk about Americans vs. Canadians' response to the virus. We talk about the Tfw No Gf documentary that just came out. What else? Idk just listen. This is one of our better episodes.

We sort of talk about time, but mostly about quarantine. 

As quarantine slogs on we reflect on how to stay calm and learn new skills. 

We discuss idleness in all its varied forms. This episode was broadcast to IG live, which we will probably continue doing for the duration of this madness. 

We discuss the importance of asking questions. Then we ask some questions. Then we go into a solid tangent about coronavirus and US politics.  :) 

Confidence is important, but too much of it is bad. Self doubt is pretty similar. We discuss this and more on this week's episode.

Life consists of what happens to us and how we respond, but how does this impact us over time? What is our relationship with control? How do we cope with the stuff we can't control? We discuss this and more on today's episode. 

We talk about information. How do you get it? How do you process it? How does it influence your thoughts, words and actions? What informs this complicated exchange?? This is our most politically opinionated episode yet but we don't care what you believe, as long as you actively seek to learn and think for yourself!

Morgan discovered he has Aphantasia so we discuss that. It's more interesting than it sounds. We delve into the broader aspects of perception and how difficult it can be to understand the experience of another person. Intro music by Ary Warnaar. If you like the show, tell a friend. If you don't have any friends, just leave a really nice 5-star review. Then we will be your friends.

What does it mean to be truly honest with others? What does it mean to be honest with yourself? Listen to this week's episode to find out. Authors and artists discussed (for easy searching): Don Delillo Rachel Kushner Tom Sachs Jane Austen Cormac McCarthy Henry James Virginia Woolfe Intro music by Ary Warnaar.

Today we talk about creative inspiration— how to find it, how to avoid blockages, and more. We also dispel some of the myths surrounding artistic inspiration, why it's OK to do things you're bad at, and why your audience matters less than the enjoyment you get from a thing. Lastly, we discover that we had access to a goddamn effects soundboard this entire time. Intro music by Ary Warnaar.

You'll have to be patient to get to the core topic of this episode, because we go on a solid 30-minute tangent on man's domination of nature and technology as weaponry. Never mind all that though. It was a fun episode. Intro music composed by Ary Warnaar.

We asked you what you want to learn this year. We discussed the difference between learning physical and emotional skills, as well as where they overlap. This one is chock full of drawn-out metaphors— are they corny? Are they wise? You be the judge. Intro music by Ary Warnaar.

This is our first episode of 2020, and not gonna lie, it's a bit of a downer for the first 16 mins or so. We do a deep dive into the mental health of aging parents and all the fun things that are accompanied by that before we swerve hard into much funner topics like walking, which is the best future dystopia, and Sudafed. It's a wild ride, join us.

Problem Solving by Morgan Watt and Charlie Ambler

There are many sides to perspective. It's all a matter of how you look at it.

We back. We discuss how we've grown this year + your responses to the question, "How have you grown this year?" The episode is about GROWTH Intro music by Ary Warnaar

We discuss the difficult task of setting boundaries and respecting those of others. Intro music by Ary Warnaar.

Don't be so judgy OK pal

We discuss our (and your) methods of calming down. Intro music by Ary Warnaar.

We discuss how (we think) to be a good partner. Intro music by Ary Warnaar.