Podcast Episodes

036: Leveling Up

We share some nuggets of wisdom we have gathered during our fiftysomething years on this bluegreen rock, and we try to fashion it into advice….

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

035: If We Were In Charge of the World

We talk about last week’s election results (mini blue wave), what natural political talent looks like (Mamdani, AOC), factions in the Democratic part…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

034: The Paradox of Wisdom

Shawn has more to say about social sharing on the internet. Then we talk about therapy, the paradox of wisdom, the creative process, qualifications f…

6 months ago

033: Six Seven

We talk about the term “Gerry-rigged,” something called semantic bleaching, the “6-7” meme and other Gen Z slang, the f-word, hot sauce as a metaphor…

6 months, 1 week ago

032: Just Try Not to Die

We talk about life with extended family, vacation homes, generational entropy, the evolution of sunscreen, Bob Marley, “Modern Jackass” magazine, pan…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

031: Participating in the Discourse

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We talk about sourdough bread-making techniques, types of knowledge, short order cooks, adopting and…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

030: Rebooting Leftovers

We talk about MacOS names, the right preposition to use for islands, expired cream, mold species, rebooting leftovers, rotisserie chickens, food safe…

7 months ago

029: The Constant and the Variant

Milo talks about meeting his dad’s long-secret half-sister, which leads into the topic of nature and nurture and also Canadian parking ticket bureauc…

7 months ago

028: Dirtbag Happy

We’re back after a couple weeks of travel, work, and schedule challenges. Shawn reports that he’s feeling a bit stuck and lost in his life at the mom…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

027: Chronically Late

We talk about being late, airports, slow walkers, networking in Latin American lobbies, trains, standardized time, life and death by bureaucracy, Chi…

8 months, 3 weeks ago