Mere Mortals Conversations

Will environmentalists ever decide that we are being wasteful with our atoms? In Episode #275 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why Juan pretends to be an undercover cop, concepts that should just stay as concepts, why Joe Rogan is getting on people of opposite opinions, why I'm happy to be a fence sitter, damn people who won't just answer the question, how we might be shame...

Have you ever been bored by philosophy? Worry not as the Indian Youtuber 'Faraz' is here to make it more entertaining. In Conversation #70 Faraz and I discuss: his drive to create multiple YouTube channels, why he is interested in philosophy, the process of writing a book on philosophy, the anxiety of first starting to livestream, how he can switch so seamlessly between multiple language...

Hint: It may or may or not be tech related. In Episode #274 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan worked himself into a rage over stupid BS, tips to avoid the escalation of fury, the Empowa property platform built on Cardano, why 50 million homes need to be built in Africa, how Podcasting 2.0 is becoming slicker, anticipatory regret caused by a potato on a stick, the weird phenom...

Is crypto really decentralised or is it just slightly better than the current system? In Episode #273 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: a blog post highlighting decentralisation issues, why we have collectively decided that servers are too hard to operate on our own, why this is not a binary issue and is more of a scale, not needing to have every aspect of your life distributed and why we...

With all these boring politics I'm not surprised that people are fiending for the Metaverse. In Episode #272 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why I need to find a nice crypto girl, Juan's recent laziness, a test of Brisbane's citizen quality, why running for office might be fun but actual politics is all backbiting and fake friends, my learnings from the book Snow Cras...

Juan's going to have at least 8 competitive children, but unfortunately they'll all be losers :'( In Episode #271 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: Grant Cardone's silly article, rivalry between winners and losers, if self-improvement is a competition, the different types of bounded games, why sexual selection and evolution is true but not necessarily helpful to the to...

Oscar is back! But this time for a shorter more casual convo about what has been happening with Fountain. In Conversation #69 Oscar and I discuss: if it's harder to code in good audio features or integrate bitcoin into Fountain, why we need more connection between podcasters and listener, how users are behaving differently on his app, my review of a book he recommended, how he intends to make...

You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that co...

Whilst I was out meeting some new people Juan has been undertaking secret training to become the next CrossFit champion. In Episode #270 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: going to a local No Agenda meetup, why I don't believe all the hype about online radicalisation, some Joe Rogan news and the definition of misinformation, why Juan will be competing in a CrossFit competition and...

Of the ~83 books we read between us in 2021 we found a couple that were worth examining. In Episode #269 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I wanted to make this a full episode, how we think about the process of reading, why 'Sapiens' was a standout for Juaney, an explanation of my rating system, why 'Lost Horizon' and 'Catch-22' were standouts for me, a l...

Malfunctioning mic arms and crappy cables can't stop this train. In Episode #268 of 'Meanderings/Musings' Juan and I discuss: our recent double malfunction, how we would have handled setbacks in our earlier episodes, why nurses in blood donor centers are jittery, why I won't be foiling terrorist attacks, what I learnt from a BDSM 101 podcast, Juan's multiple copies of Gary...

Who we are, you'll never know. What we do, you can only guess. Why we podcast, because it's fun! In Episode #267 of 'Musings' Nuaj & Nyrik discuss: the definition of anonymity, the pros of security/inclusivity/meritocracy, the cons of no accountability/destructiveness, why being anonymous in the crowd doesn't make sense, ways that we use or see it in our daily lives, w...

Not only do a lot of NFT's within the same series looks the same, but across series as well! In Episode #266 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Juan's ridiculous NFT purchases, why Juan is delusional about his love for artistic NFT's (they're all the same), how I propose to strengthen my meme muscle, whether the Great Men of history theory is legit, who will be firs...

We get slightly philosophical on this one as we explore some of our deepest held beliefs. In Episode #265 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how to catch us live in the future, a few different definitions of the word, why I have a new hated buzzword, some things that we strongly believe, a shoutout to Petar the Slav & Dave Jones for boostagramming, some topics we find immensely boring,...

Well this turned out to be mostly an episode of complaining. Complaining about COVID, about doctors, about fiat and about dressing up. In Episode #264 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan caught COVID this last week, my moaning about the medical system, whether we should help you to help us, my surprise erotic encounter, why everyone's watches seem to be broken, why we want...

What's your favourite anime and why?  In Episode #263 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the Japanese definition of animation compared to the west, a huge list of enjoyable anime and their defining characteristics, the great dubbed vs subbed debate, why friendship is always the main takeaway (lol), some epic moments imprinted in our memories, why I felt embarrassed by watching (for a...

Andrew Taylor, The CEO and Founder of Live Co (https://lvco.com.au/)and the Ambitious Lifestyle, was born and raised in South Auckland. While now residing in Brisbane he has not forgotten his roots and where he came from and the community that he was surrounded with while growing up. Coming from an area that was often portrayed negatively in the media he understands what it is like to be over look...

Definitely worth watching for the graphics I created as I think this might be one of our best episodes yet! In Episode #262 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the 2020's will be remembered for, Juan's unbelievable humility (hahahahaha), thoughts on the stories humans tell, ridiculous but truthful fiction, how ideas travel in the world, the awesome dolls created in the 18...

Domo arigato Mr Juanboto. In Episode #261 Juan and I discuss: some changes to our podcast format, whether we could love or be friends with robots, why robots in our sports could be epic, Bender from Futurama, my fetish for holes of all sorts (apparently), why I want a drone sitting on my shoulder and whether you will like the new format. As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out! Timeline: (0...

You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that co...

What do George Orwell, Henry Spira, Viktor Frankl, Adam Curry, Ian Thorpe & Mark Twain all have in common? In Episode #260 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of these various terms, why idolising certain people might be unhealthy, figures from history that have influenced us, what characteristics make these people special, why our diversity levels are super super low, wh...

Nothing like some memes to end off the year! In Episode #259 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Xmas NFT's and the sad news of the hosky price rise, how the Cardano network promotes decentralisation, why memecoins are great for dipping your toes in the water, the Immutable X layer 2 for Ethereum, the PERNIS v WENIS debate that will surely end in bloodshed, our version of the $1 Bi...

Well, we know we're full of Mere Mortals mistakes, now the whole world gets to know! In Episode #258 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: some potential reasons why mistakes are hard to admit to, ways in which we've stuffed up our lives (apart from the whole things of course), why one might want to fail to make more mistakes and some of the worst blunders of history. As always, we...

Juan has been super busy this week and he's been compensating by eating more of his bland food than normal. In Episode #257 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: whether it's good to be super busy, the selection of buffet food at my old work, why I stopped the V4V podcast, our interactions with Podcasting 2.0, the recent changes in our fashion (particularly fancy socks) and a bi...

Why did Pete forgo a career in science to focus upon Aussie English? In Conversation #67 Pete and I discuss: preparing for podcast interviews, some of the problems with scientific studies, people behaving in a false/lying manner, how cryptocurrencies are gaining steam, if the future is all about electric cars and other innovation, what he has been reading/listening to recently and some nerdy lingu...