Mere Mortals

Mere Mortals



What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,). We go live every Sunday @ 11am AEST.

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692 Episodes

V4V Transparency: The Power Of Honesty & Value For Value

An amazing thank you to the ~30 supporters who have directly supported us over the last year!

In Episode #296 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: what led us to Podcasting 2.0 and V4V, our personal thoughts on why we care about transparency, where we would draw the limit, our total amount of satoshis accumulated and a break down…

An amazing thank you to the ~30 supporters who have directly supported us over the last…

09 May 2022 | 00:53:35


Technological Vs Social Innovation: Blockchains Are Influencing New Behaviours Through Micropayments

What new behaviours have we noticed amongst crypto people in the last year?

In Episode #295 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: forming a line vs a booking system, why I've been losing track of my money, Juan's struggle to answer my question, why Paypal's micropayments just don't cut it, Juan trying to…

What new behaviours have we noticed amongst crypto people in the last year?

In Episode…

05 May 2022 | 00:48:34


HOSKY & VEGAS | Meme Behaviours, Building On Cardano & Philhoskophy/Techoskology

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In Conversation #74, HOSKY Token, Carl (Vegas Pool) and I discuss: the origins of the hosky project, how the code and policy work on the Cardano blockchain, the different elements that encourage better behaviour of hosky idiots, the paradox between being (the) shit…

Woof woof woof, bowowowow ruff rufff ruff ........ arf. Yap yap!

In Conversation #74,…

05 May 2022 | 02:08:37


Status: Playing The Game, But Which Game To Choose?

Consensus reached. If you want to get the girls, you've got to sleep with their gay guy friends first (apparently).

In Episode #294 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: more on the sexy new intro music, why I haven't been thinking about status, can you escape playing the status games at all?, the different types of…

Consensus reached. If you want to get the girls, you've got to sleep with their gay guy…

02 May 2022 | 01:02:42


Monthly Goals - May 2022

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…

You smell that ....... it smells like it's goal time.

Do you set yourself monthly…

01 May 2022 | 00:18:38


The Only True Voyage: What If Our Teachers Travelled With Us Through School?

Would the negatives of teacher dependency and substandard knowledge be countered by the increased motivation of having awesome teachers who know how to teach you more directly?

In Episode #293 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: a nice quote from Marcel Proust, the hypothetical of only having 1 teacher throughout your…

Would the negatives of teacher dependency and substandard knowledge be countered by the increased…

28 April 2022 | 00:45:44


LISA CAMPBELL | 2022 Crossfit Open

Mini Convo #3 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Lisa Campbell. This session focuses in on the results of the recent crossfit open workouts and the next steps.

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

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Mini Convo #3 is a quick burst of questions I got to pose to Lisa Campbell. This session focuses…

27 April 2022 | 00:10:48


Friendliness: How To Win Friends And Influence People

Apparently I'm not super friendly because I refused to chat with the drug addled crazy person.

In Episode #292 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: can you be too friendly and the downsides to overt friendliness, where we rank on a scale of nicety, practical steps I have taken to make more international friends, why…

Apparently I'm not super friendly because I refused to chat with the drug addled crazy…

25 April 2022 | 00:51:37


NFT Money & Self Restriction: Does Stoicism Work If It Is Enforced?

Food, alcohol and sugar are all in the firing line for this convo.

In Episode #291 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: our request for some feedback on our podcast, Kevin Rose and his latest NFT project, whether we can actually spot crypto scams, how Good Friday is a form of stoicism, what would happen if we enforced an…

Food, alcohol and sugar are all in the firing line for this convo.

In Episode #291 of…

21 April 2022 | 00:42:24


DR JONATHON WEAKLEY | Velocity Based Training, Academia & Overtraining

Dr Jonathon Weakley (https://twitter.com/JonathonWeakle1) is a Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), was a Research Associate @ Leeds Beckett University and is trying to make strength & conditioning easier for coaches.

In this conversation I got the chance to ask him a bunch of questions that centred around velocity…

Dr Jonathon Weakley (https://twitter.com/JonathonWeakle1) is a Lecturer at the Australian…

20 April 2022 | 00:56:38