Mere Mortals Conversations

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 Bitcoin video, Web 3.0/sweaty hands/crypto stocks and the EOY Boostagram Lounge.A big thanks to Sir Spencer for helping to support the show, much appreciated.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - ALERT: HOSKY NEWS UPDATE!!!!(3:40) - SPOOPS program and decentralisation(10:22) - Testing out new things(15:57) - Immutable X(19:09) - Wenis vs Pernis(26:45) - $0 Hosky video(29:36) - Web 3.0 & sweaty hands(36:10) - Crypto-stock analogy(44:14) - Boostagram Lounge: Sir SpencerConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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 hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - An intro full of mistakes(2:07) - Definition(3:59) - Journalistic corrections(10:54) - Why people don't admit to mistakes(13:23) - Our personal mistakes(26:48) - Should one seek out mistakes?(31:31) - A recent book review(34:51) - Histories biggest mistakes(39:09) - Rectify your MM mistakeConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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 big thankyou to all the people who helped support the show!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Flat out at work(4:52) - Buffet food at the mines(12:00) - Learnings from the V4V podcast(16:48) - HELICOPTER!!!(17:20) - Adam Curry response(20:37) - Our appearance on Podcasting 2.0(21:59) - Hosky tattoo and t-shirt(24:08) - Gary Vee cards and our fashion choices(31:50) - Brian of London(32:10) - Chad Farrow(32:28) - Petar the Slav(33:45) - Nick(35:31) - No name boostagrams(39:05) - Value for valueConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

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 linguistic talk about English.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - How much research prep to do?(4:43) - Foreign accents are judged as less trustworthy(9:05) - Studies that can't be replicated(26:14) - Biases in Science(35:35) - Why Pete didn't pursue a scientific career?(40:48) - The falsity of Hollywood(46:32) - Body language & lying(52:37) - Australian Covid news(1:00:58) - Crypto for beginners(1:09:58) - Bitcoin & climate change(1:14:42) - Electric cars & meatless meat(1:22:13) - Is it a hopeful future?(1:31:29) - Michael Schermer(1:33:44) - Less podcast, more hobbies(1:35:40) - English language facts(1:41:44) - Don't sleep there are snakes(1:49:36) - Aussie EnglishConnect with Pete:Website: https://aussieenglish.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/australia_english/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

This convo was sparked due to Juan reading Josh Waitzkin's 'The Art Of Learning'.In Episode #256 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the tai chi championship Josh Waitzkin competed in, examples of how we chose to learn different depending on the context, the difference between acquiring fast knowledge vs mastering a skill, why we can learn more quickly than younger versions of ourselves, the Kyrin approved general learning process and the Japanese martial art method of the stages to mastery.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The Art Of Learning book(3:51) - Josh Waitzkin & Push Hands(5:12) - On demand knowledge(13:36) - The Art: Botany, swimming & handstands(19:10) - Short term vs mastery(25:41) - Learning now vs 18 years old(32:47) - My learning process(36:50) - Shu-ha-ri(42:24) - Learning how to learn(48:10) - Share the MM goodnessConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Apparently my family's McDonald's Christmas tradition is a bit strange.In Episode #255 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: why we won't be making NFT's anytime soon, the difference between Christmas traditions across cultures, how Juan won a cookie through fooling someone solving a Rubik's cube, my recent experience being part of a livestream, some thoughts on our recent podcasting popularity, this week's boostagrams and my oath to be more prepared.In this episode we want to share a big thanks to Dave Jones, Oscar Merry, Petar, Nullifier & everyone else who supported the Mere Mortals, many thanks.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - NFT's are a lot of work(2:43) - Juan's Colombian Xmas traditions(5:13) - Kyrin's Australian Xmas traditions(11:02) - A white Christmas(13:53) - Rubik's cube algorithms usually start on white(20:51) - Identity Faraz & livestreaming(26:18) - Podcast decisions & chasing trends(32:05) - Boostagram time(41:46) - Sends sats and I won't be sloppyConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

How did Adam come up with the Value for Value model and why does this work perfectly with the advances of Podcasting 2.0?In Conversation #66 Adam and I discuss: buying a Belgian castle with a helipad, the core principles of V4V, the different stages of No Agenda and refining the model, how he crashed a motorbike whilst dressed as Elvis, favourite books/languages/travel, the importance of Bitcoin & micropayments, his amazing ability to be at the forefront of movements and why he wants to be remembered for Podcasting 2.0.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - The infamous crappy chapter art(1:05) - Considerations for buying a castle(2:14) - No helipads, but we have sex(4:43) - My introduction to Adam through JRE(5:54) - Don't speed listen to art!(7:30) - V4V intro/music industry pricing(8:39) - True value requires subjective price discovery(9:12) - Origin of V4V on No Agenda(14:17) - Philanthropy and giving back (21:01) - Asking for support is the hump(26:39) - The process of getting serious(32:14) - The sausage being made(34:03) - The refinement period(37:01) - Community drive value for value additions(40:34) - No expectations for value(42:57) - Conscious testing and reminders(50:28) - The polishing period(55:14) - Middle Men pews & boostagrams(1:02:37) - Live audio, post production video and the importance of consistency(1:08:25) - What parts of the product is essential for v4v?(1:13:23) - The core philosophical points of value for value(1:20:48) - Elvis motorcycle crash(1:27:46) - The Big App & Big Book Show (1:30:49) - Most influential books(1:33:31) - Why words matter(1:37:55) - Global warming, cooling & schmooling(1:40:17) - Storytelling & Aussie remembrances(1:46:03) - Skewed appearances of Australia & other countries(1:50:57) - Learning languages(1:56:47) - Childhood memories & pirate Adam(2:03:26) - No middle men on the path(2:05:35) - Appreciating the moment(2:10:18) - Podcasting 2.0(2:16:36) - Dave Jones collaboration(2:18:16) - Bitcoin, podcasting & trading compliments(2:21:08) - Support your podcasterConnect with Adam & try out a new app:Website: https://newpodcastapps.com/No Agenda: https://www.noagendashow.net/Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Do you view the world as transactional and think that everyone has a motive behind every action?In Episode #254 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why I came up with this topic, how 'free isn't free' aligns with the value for value philosophy, how altruism disappears if everyone has a selfish motive, the wisdom behind 'one man's trash is another man's treasure', free NFT's/furniture/scholarship we have received, how we personally think about 'free things' day to day and why transparent value is preferable to hidden costs.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Podcasting freeness & V4V(4:37) - Psychology behind returning the favour(11:42) - The cons of believing 'free is never free'(16:17) - Non-zero sum games(19:14) - Most valuable free things we have received(24:13) - Applying this to our everyday life(27:47) - Why should I pay to hear the Mere Mortals if I can get it free?(30:58) - How to support usConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Value for value has jumped forward with the ability to stream micropayments of Bitcoin whilst listening to your favourite podcaster (hopefully it's us)!In Conversation #65 Oscar and I discuss: unique names and finding twitter handles, the fountain podcasting app and how it started, why Oscar was quick to combine his crypto and podcasting passions, awesome design and choosing which features to integrate first, his thoughts on the v4v model, escaping bureaucracy to work on something he loves and his favourite book. I hope you're having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - The merriest of us all(3:13) - What is fountain.fm?(5:23) - Starting a new project(11:46) - Podcasting meets crypto(15:17) - What makes a stellar app?(21:30) - Caring for your users(24:08) - Deciding which features(38:50) - BTC value block & other currencies(43:49) - Value for value model(59:33) - Accenture, contracting & army cadet(1:05:42) - Fountain frustrations and excitements(1:11:37) - Nathaniel's Nutmeg(1:13:53) - Check out fountain.fmConnect with Oscar:Website: https://fountain.fm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/fountain_appPersonal Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryOscarConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

This episode was supported by the generosity of Vegas Pool & Petar The Slav. Let their names be immortalised!!!!In Episode #253 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how we would hypothetically steal a crypto seed phrase, my poor social skills yet strangely tantalising bubble butt, the latest HOSKY news, Vegas Pool's generosity and how we hope to replicate it, our shitty marketing plan, Juan's learning about Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, the shape of a holacracy (hint: it's not a pyramid) and the infamous Slav's boostagrams.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Sacre Bleu, I screwed up(0:54) - How to steal a seed phrase(5:09) - Poor social engineering and bubble butts(9:51) - HOSKY madness & kindness(13:38) - How to give away 43 million $Hosky(16:09) - Why we've been talking about crypto so much(20:05) - Marketing with numerology(24:27) - My HOSKY discord spiel(27:19) - What a DAO is and what Juan learn about them(30:18) - Holacracy vs Hierarchy(36:38) - Petar's boostagrams(39:04) - Hit us up for HoskyConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show