Mere Mortals Conversations

Is there a better, utilitarian form of administering justice than the system of retributive justice? In this themed episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Restorative Justice'. The basic principle of restorative justice is to repair the harm caused by criminal behaviour, rather than the retributive justice system of ensuring that people get what they deserve (i.e., punishment). This usually involves a meeting between the victim and offender with the aim of making amends for the harm and enabling reintegration of the parties into their communities.As part of the discussion the Mere Mortals crew also dive into: real life examples of how restorative justice is applied, whether the principle benefit is for the victim or offender, the empathetic requirements for the system to actually work and some reasons downsides of its application. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Are you actually challenging yourself, or just think you are? In this episode of Meanderings Juan and Kyrin dive into the icy cold topic of the Wim Hof Method. For those who are unaware, Wim Hof is a beautifully insane dutch man known as the Ice Man, who invented a breathing technique that allows him to endure cold (but also heat) well beyond what is considered normal. Kyrin has recently started practising this method, as well as facing his mortal enemy, the cold.In the second half of the session the Beanie Crew start to bounce topics a bit, going from electric cars that can last 1,000,000 miles, the glorious smell of petrol and detergent, the best way to spend $5 and Guatemalan death trap Chicken Buses. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

How can one move from being in a state of purely existing to one of continuous elation? In this episode of Musings Juan and Kyrin discuss this question as well as: what is your own personal philosophy (or set of rules to live by), feeling the negative more strongly than the positive, how much as an individual one should pay attention to apocalyptic risks and providing principles rather than a personal story to those who ask for advice. As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

To supplement or not to supplement, that is the question. In today's Mere Mortal Monday Movement we look at the topic our hand in our last themed podcast discussion. Key to our discussion was the need to treat supplements as what they should be, ehancements of the basic natural levels that us as mere mortals all have and can influence through basic foundations such as sleep, nutrition, fitness and a settled mind. As always, enjoy.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalsmedia.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mere_mortals_media/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MortalsMereFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

What's the purpose of supplements, to cover for deficiencies, enhance beyond the norm, or both? In this episode Juan and Kyrin discuss the topic of 'Supplements'. This conversation largely concentrates on supplementation in the fitness world, but touches upon taking supplements for health reasons and the debate of what is 'natural'.Both Mere Mortals give an account of their own experiences using supplements, with the intriguing adventure of Juan in the Supplement Den and creating Supplement Land. They also explore the safety aspect, quality control and determining intention before finishing off with people who went too far in either direction (taking too much & too little). As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

JOSH BUSBY is a podcaster living in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the host of the 'Just A Guy Podcast', a comedy podcast where he chats with friends and strangers alike, always with a beer in hand! In this interview we start of with the light stuff; morality and its interplay with technological advances. Josh also gives his take on some uniquely American topics: the 6 branches of the military, gun control laws & the necessity of responsibility in combination with freedom.We end the podcast with the story of his motivation to create a podcast, funnily enough through stand up comedy. This took us down the rabbit hole of overcoming shame/embarrassment and the different techniques and methods that are available for individuals. Josh finally gives some personal advice of lessons he has gained and the mistakes corrected from the first few episodes. It was a pleasure to talk to Josh and as always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Check out Josh on the 'Just A Guy Podcast', available on all podcasting platforms.Instagram: instagram.com/justaguy_podcastTwitter: twitter.com/JustaGuyPodcastSupport the show

Welcome to episode #58. In this episode of Meanderings Juan and Kyrin discuss: getting investing advice from TikTok (don't do it!!!), becoming more perceptive of time in your mid 20's, shifting age of consent laws if we lived to 200, getting varied sources for your news and being 8 foot-nothing tall.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Pain is inevitable: suffering is optional. A quote popularised by Haruki Murakami is an old Buddhist saying and forms the basis of today's brief discussion to help everyone move forward. Another monday, another chance to sit within your mind or step outside of it and make things happen. Enjoy.If you want to check out the full podcast on pain, find it on your favourite podcast network or through the video here: https://youtu.be/5Q7Ixw50m-IConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: www.meremortalsmedia.comInstagram: @mere_mortals_media (https://instagram.com/mere_mortals_media)Twitter: @MortalsmereFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show

Where does the responsibility of doctors lie, to reduce short-term pain or to increase the probability of long-term rehabilitation? This is one of the questions Juan and Kyrin ponder in this themed episode of 'Pain'. There can be many types of physical pain (psychogenic, phantom, acute, chronic, etc.,) as well as the addition of emotional pain (i.e,. pain not caused by an unpleasant physical sensation conveyed by sensory neurons).Some of the others topics we touch upon were: treating pain through bullshit methods (that actually work due to the placebo effect), the worst pain we personally have experienced, whether the world would be a better place with more or less pain and some mental techniques that can be used to take the emotional edge of pain. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!Support the show

Tamar Hela is an entrepreneur based in Shanghai and the COO of the digital agency Genius Encel. She helps Fortune 500 companies in Asia generate leads through LinkedIn and we were lucky enough to have a long discussion on all fronts including the key points to know when working with a foreign culture, what Shanghai is all about, how LinkedIn can help ALL businesses and many many more.Connect with Tamar at these places:Genius Encel website: https://geniusencel.agencyGenius Encel Blog: https://blog.geniusencel.agencyPersonal website: https://tamarhela.comPersonal Blog: https://blog.tamarhela.comOnline courses: https://university.geniusencel.agencyLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tamarhela/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tamarhelaproFacebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/tamarkhela/The LinkedIn Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelinkedincommunityTwitter: https://twitter.com/tamarhela Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamar.hela/About Mere Mortals:Mere Mortals documents the journey of Juan & Kyrin to understand themselves, others and the limits of all us mortals, then subsequently push beyond these limits by discussing/analysing the successes and more importantly the failures.Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: meremortalsmedia.comInstagram: @mere_mortals_media (instagram.com/mere_mortals_media)Twitter: @MortalsmereFacebook: https://facebook.com/MeremortalsmediaSupport the show