Mere Mortals Conversations

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

What type of person is your typical Bitcoiner?In Episode #231 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our recent problem with rules & regulations, our experiences going to 2 x Bitcoin Meetups, the funny type of people that you can meet, risky business in the NFT world, why our brains might be a tad different than most people, a debate on how necessary maths really is, more BS and shit behaviour on OpenSea plus shoutouts to Chad & Chris (Sat's What She Said).As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We got kicked out of South Bank(2:01) - Bitcoin meetup in Brisbane(7:21) - Unusual Bitcoin people(10:45) - Dapper Dinos & the complexity of blockchains(18:22) - Statistical vs emotional thinking in the general population(24:39) - Naval & Scott Adams on 'is math necessary in High School'(28:47) - OpenSea insider trading & spam reduction(32:23) - Boostagram Time!(35:57) - Let's get physicalConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In Conversation #56 I chat with James Cridland; the Radio Futurologist and host of multiple podcasts (Podnews/Podland/Podclock). We start off with a bit of tech talk before diving into all things podcasting. This includes an explanation of Podcasting 2.0, how audio programs vary around the world and defining what a podcast actually is. To finish off we explore a bunch of topics I personally love such as travel, cultural differences, books and what brings James joy & meaning.As always, I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Intro to James(0:22) - The magnificent Podclock(2:12) - Tech talk, lightning nodes & unusual names(10:10) - Listening to your own work(14:50) - Outdoor spontaneity(17:04) - Join Podcasting 2.0, Adam Curry will give you bitcoin!(23:00) - James's fav new podcasting features(29:34) - How important is video to podcasting?(32:56) - Donkey time!(36:45) - Explaining Podcasting 2.0(45:47) - Podcasting around the world(54:34) - Podcasting in different languages(59:02) - Shooting from the hip before global reach & recording posterity(1:04:39) - Radio day stories(1:09:08) - Travel & cultural differences(1:20:56) - Books, reading & Kindles(1:27:11) - Automation and daily shows(1:32:58) - What brings James joy and meaning?(1:36:50) - Introducing some fun(1:43:23) - Finding JamesConnect with James:Podnews Website: https://podnews.net/Radio Futurologist: https://james.crid.land/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesCridlandConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Is dedicating yourself single-mindedly to a task a psychologically good for you?In Episode #230 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan is ill prepared and therefore definitely not all in, Tolstoy's book and story that gave me the idea for today's topic, our definition on what this psychology is, why Juan thinks Tolstoy is an average writer and needs to improve (lol), why I believe that the mental process of pure dedication is one of narrowing your focus, liberation from choice and efficiency vs consistency, our general thoughts on whether it is healthy and some shoutouts to key supporters!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Ill prepared(0:47) - The Death of Ivan Ilyich(4:32) - Defining 'going all in'(9:55) - Tolstoy needs to get better at writing(14:20) - Putting the blinders on(22:44) - The pros of being all in(28:05) -  Should people be more 'all in' than not?(33:54) - Shoutout to Anisha & KatieConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

We're talking about some of our recent concerns, but as usual our reasoning might be a bit odd.In Episode #229 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: an intro of just how wild we are (not very), a couple of boostagrams from my recent chat with Dave Jones, Juan's first dose and how it knocked him around, my intense dislike of politics could lead to my future downfall, Juan falling into the infinite feed pools, slavic Petar and why we played science with animals as kids, my disturbing love of sexy animals (apparently) and the even more disturbing scenes that occur in Roald Dahl books.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - We are the Wild Things(1:20) - Dave Jones & a boostagram teaser(4:51) - Getting vaccine hammered(10:11) - Kyrin & politics(15:00) - Time wasting Instagram(19:49) - Boostagram slavs & spiders(26:15) - Sexy gorillas this time(29:29) - Disturbing Roald Dahl books(33:56) - Sperm bank sayonaraConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In Conversation #55 I had Erika de Pellegrin from The Balance Theory podcast join me again to talk about all things balance and podcasting. We start off by revisiting her core 3 values, diving into her podcasting process and what she has learnt from her guests and audience. We then chat more about her backstory, favourite books, what brings her joy and how she lives out her core values in the real world.As always, I hope you are having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Repeat guest from Convo #013(1:36) - 3 core values: health, relationships & fulfilment(6:42) - Podcaster learnings(12:20) - What is podcasting?(18:03) - Connecting with her guests(26:05) - Fav audience interaction(29:29) - Visualising balance(35:33) - Erika's backstory(46:00) - Highschool stories(49:59) - Seize The Yay & Think Like A Monk(51:04) - Joy and meditation(57:15) - Implementing her core values(1:04:57) - Disarming fears(1:16:25) - Connect with ErikaConnect with Erika:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebalancetheory/Monday Muse link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xtnhoWFr68&ab_channel=TheBalanceTheoryPrevious Chat With Erika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr7TSt8S8cc&list=PL3s-NHnCxOO4pXu3PhkDGug9k9VMl1aqb&index=32&ab_channel=MereMortalsBookReviewsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

There's some changes coming to the Mere Mortals and podcasting as a whole. Here's the sum up.In Episode #228 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: our commitment to being awesome & improving, new features such as chapters, links, transcripts, real examples using elephants, benefits that podcasters can now use for themselves, all of this is available to use right now (how very cool), new features like cross-platform commenting & going live, our new 95% schedule, a warning to be careful with your sats and new hosts and podcasts.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Mere Mortals 2.0, we're committed!!!(2:44) - Features for the listener(3:21) - Elephant example(5:55) - Benefits for podcasters(10:59) - This is usable RIGHT NOW(15:21) - New features in the pipeline(19:21) - A list of mini changes with Mere Mortals 2.0(24:15) - A sum up of our philosophy(25:15) - Be careful with your money (but also plz send 10 bitcoins by mistake)(29:05) - New podcast apps(29:44) - New podcast hostsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

Ahhhh shit. My audio is slightly scratchy on this one so I would actually recommend to listen at 1.25 or 1.5 speed as that seems to even it out.In Episode #227 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: Epictetus and how to say his name, shoutouts for boostagrams, Gary Vee's book titled 'Twelve And A Half', the concept of smooth brain, frustrations while coding and tech related mishaps, a podcast I tuned into called Ablekraft, and a look into what we have learned from gaining gigantic shoulders using gigantic weights.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Epicteeeeeetus(0:59) - Boostagram Time: Kevin, Dave & Chad(5:16) - Why did Juan buy 72 copies of the same book?(12:29) - Guilt by association(15:55) - Smooth brain actions(22:00) - Coding frustration(24:30) - Ablekraft & music distribution(25:49) - Gigantic shoulders and fitness vids(31:38) - Share the gigantic weights!Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show

In Mere Mortals Conversation #54 I got to welcome on Dave Jones; a host of Podcasting 2.0 and integral part of the movement to improve podcasting. In this episode we go over some of the core aspects of how he and Adam Curry are making the podcasting experience better for listeners, developers and podcasters. This includes things like the value for value model, innovative new features and how cryptocurrency is becoming part of the process. Towards the end I get to ask Dave some more personal questions related to books, cars and why he and Adam work so well together.As always, I hope you are having a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!Timeline:(0:00) - Alliteration introduction(1:03) - Podcasting 2.0 in a nutshell(9:31) - What is the value for value model?(16:01) - Adam Curry's creation of the v4v model(24:06) - The difference between a value enabled app and other middlemen(29:44) - Intersection of cryptocurrency and podcasting(41:01) - Technical knowledge as a podcaster to utilise 2.0 features(53:09) - The reason for the recent podcasting innovations(1:01:57) - Decisions as a developer(1:07:41) - Adoption of the innovative features(1:19:08) - Self-hosting and lightning network nodes(1:27:02) - Bitcoin wallets don't 'hold' bitcoin(1:30:52) - Why Dave got involved with Podcasting 2.0(1:35:34) - Why Juan burnt his underpants in the oven(1:38:04) - Features that we are excited for(1:45:26) - Learnings from being a first time host(1:51:10) - Cancel culture emails(1:59:19) - Dave's favourite books(2:04:46) - The joy of truck repair(2:09:59) - Join the 2.0 community!Podcasting 2.0:Website: https://podcastindex.org/Try out a new app: https://podcastindex.org/appsConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show