Mere Mortals Conversations

Have you ever heard of the Australian childhood game of Brandy?In Episode #237 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why the Dere Dortals are feeling dusty (aka, hungover), the popular Squid Game show, turning Brandy into tennis balls with acid, Red Rover come over, how explaining things simply is quite difficult, some thoughts on how a dispassionate artificial intelligence could be beneficial to humanity, if we have the capability to make a high stakes choice and the infamous boostagram time. Also we now have a discord, come check it out!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Feeling dusty(7:27) - Squid Game(9:26) - Aussie childhood games(13:00) - Will we ever be explainers?(18:49) - Lex & Nic Carter(21:35) - Should AI be more inhumane?(28:30) - Making the hard decisions(33:17) - Boostagram time(39:11) - We have a discordConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In Conversation #59 I chat with Jordan Michaelides, host of the 'Uncommon' podcast, cofounder of Neuralle digital agency and Head of Partnerships at CoinJar. Some of the topics we cover include: the origination story of Neuralle/Uncommon, guest selection and how he gets the most out of them, his experience in the crypto industry with CoinJar and a whole selection of books that we both seem to have read.Jordan is a great guy and I highly recommend his podcast, his style is unique and overall it is top notch!Timeline:(0:00) - Voice acting & Neuralle(4:06) - Connecting via podcasting(9:46) - Uncommon people(15:44) - Breaking media mode(20:50) - Behind marketing communication(27:05) - Long-term effect of declining trust(38:23) - Fraud & the human condition(43:51) - Regulation in the crypto industry(51:51) - Explaining crypto(57:12) - Personal Q's(1:00:03) - Bonsai & socialising(1:03:50) - A-type anxiety(1:12:12) - The best books(1:17:32) - Connect with JordanConnect with Jordan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncommon_show/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZX2TAQNcDG5Qh88p2j3cxwConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

A listener suggested topic (props to Petar), are NFT's just the current hype or do they have some lasting value?In Episode #236 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of a fad (and provide some examples), my 4 categories that are indications of a fad, Juan's thoughts on a product integrating into society, our conclusion on whether NFT's are a fad and why they will certainly have a crash (fad or not).As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh booooiiiiiiiiii(1:22) - Fad definition(3:04) - The internet is a fad(8:09) - Quickness(13:00) - Real world effects & longevity(17:12) - Integration & multi-use functionality(20:00) - Specificity(21:10) - NFT's: Fad or future?(28:55) - Comparison between the Dotcom Crash and the NFT bubble(36:33) - I'm going to be poor from my CNFT'sConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Juan almost got stood up recently and so we both had an outlet to bitch and moan about getting stooged.In Episode #235 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we have so many topics for meanderings, Juan's drive to the Sunshine Coast that almost ended in disaster, the dodgy people I encountered in a Macca's carpark, dirt balls vs meatballs, how Juan has a gaming addiction that he keeps under tight wrap, using AfterPay to magnify the world's debt, the Aryan language at the root of English, German & Spanish, how Juan puked at the gym 3 x times in a single workout and the high-pitched boostagram session.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Lotsa topics(2:46) - Juan almost got stood up on the beach(9:06) - I almost got stood up in a McDonald's carpark(17:42) - Gaming addiction(20:37) - Make the financial system dependent on you(24:48) - Aryan root language(27:19) - Puking at the gym(31:14) - Boostagram time(34:23) - Send a boostagram through CastamaticConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In Conversation #58 I chatted with Katie Ferreira, co-host of the 'Two Girls In A Podcast' ..... podcast! Katie (along with her co-host Jen) love Disney World and all things Disney related. We discuss what makes it stand out and why it has become a big part of her life. We also get onto the cool/wacky part of South Korean culture, amazing interactions she has had as a podcaster and some of the things that bring joy to her life.Katie's an amazing person and I really enjoyed getting to connect in a deeper way with her. An encouragement for everyone to create more friendships and have more fun. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Accents y'all(3:02) - The fascination with Disney World(8:46) - Travelling(17:17) - South Korean culture(25:50) - Two Girls In A Podcast(30:45) - Engagements & interactions(42:41) - Books & music(49:14) - What brings Katie joy & meaningConnect with Katie:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twogirlsinapodcast2/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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 comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why?As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Start of month housekeeping(4:05) - September recap(7:43) - Juan's first 7 October goals(12:20) - Kyrin's first 4 October goals(17:09) - Juan's second 7 October goals(20:27) - Kyrin's second 4 October goals(24:52) - Random finalising thoughtsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In our last episode we were looking at the past year, now we are looking forward to our goals for the future!In Episode #234 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why starting your goals on New Year's day is stupid, Juan's 3 categories of Body, Mind & Soul, my 8 categories of Partner, Relationships, Finance, Health, Spirituality, Travel, Character & Knowledge/Skills, the 2022 Fitness Challenge and why your yearly goal should be to send us a boostagram!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Boooo to NY Resolutions(2:15) - Juan: Strength (4:12) - Juan: Body (13:36) - Kyrin's +10 year goals(14:15) - Kyrin: Partner, Relationships & Finance(18:51) - Juan: Mind(24:58) - Kyrin: Health, Spirituality & Travel(26:36) - Juan: Soul(31:42) - Kyrin: Character & Knowledge/Skills(34:49) - 2022 Fitness Challenge(36:24) - Your yearly goal is to boostagram!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

It's time for a sum episode of everything that we've been doing in the past year!In Episode #233 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: the links between our overarching long-term goals down to our daily checklists, Juan's 3 categories of Body/Mind/Soul and why he is pretty chuffed with an 80% completion rate, my 8 categories (too many to put here) and how I failed some miserably, altered some, smashed some out of the park and even completed one without meaning to!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Poor man glasses(1:02) - General goals process(7:48) - Juan: Body(10:36) - Kyrin: Partner, Relationships & Finance(15:51) - Juan: Mind(18:32) - Kyrin: Health, Spirituality & Travel(24:09) - Juan: Soul(26:17) - Kyrin: Character & Knowledge/Skills(30:43) - 2021 Fitness Challenge(36:22) - A sum up(39:13) - Boostagram Time!!(45:58) - Lightning on TwitterConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

I got the chance to sit down with the big man himself, Royce Dunne, and briefly touch on competing, the mentality to keep on going, competing at the games, being in the storm, being an athlete and a father and his two great takeaways. Small audio issues towards the end of the video did not stop us from having a good time.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro(0:20) - Why Crossfit(2:30) - Why be competitive(4:45) - Winning is fun, but what if you dont win?(9:50) - The decision to go overseas for Crossfit Games(12:50) - The mindset to continue(22:40) - Its not an individual thing(25:40) - Max Snatch event 2021(30:34) - Performance during Crossfit Games(40:20) - Where does the mind go during the hard times(48:00) - Debrief and takeaways(54:30) - It's not OR it's ANDConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Royce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roycey_boy/Support the show

Get prepared to go deep, we are discussing 'truth' and how it changes between the 3 states of objective, subjective and intersubjective.In Episode #232 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan found this concept in 'Sapiens' by Yuval Noah Harari, our definition of the three states and how they relate to each other, getting distracted by a Simpsons inspired soapbox car, intersubjective truths (money, morality, success) that are probably wrong and how to connect with us via boostagrams.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sapiens inspired(2:00) - Intersubjectivity: apples & oranges(5:38) - Objective vs Subjective vs Intersubjective(9:51) - Starwars soapbox(10:58) - What is a podcast and its value?(13:36) - What is a communal truth that is wrong?(16:23) - You are a good person by circumstance(21:25) - Money and its relation to success(26:48) - Subjectivity in nursing(28:15) - How to connect via boostagramsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show