Mere Mortals Conversations

Andrew Taylor, The CEO and Founder of Live Co (https://lvco.com.au/)and the Ambitious Lifestyle, was born and raised in South Auckland. While now residing in Brisbane he has not forgotten his roots and where he came from and the community that he was surrounded with while growing up. Coming from an area that was often portrayed negatively in the…

Definitely worth watching for the graphics I created as I think this might be one of our best episodes yet!

In Episode #262 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: what the 2020's will be remembered for, Juan's unbelievable humility (hahahahaha), thoughts on the stories humans tell, ridiculous but truthful fiction, how…

Domo arigato Mr Juanboto.

In Episode #261 Juan and I discuss: some changes to our podcast format, whether we could love or be friends with robots, why robots in our sports could be epic, Bender from Futurama, my fetish for holes of all sorts (apparently), why I want a drone sitting on my shoulder and whether you will like the new…

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…

What do George Orwell, Henry Spira, Viktor Frankl, Adam Curry, Ian Thorpe & Mark Twain all have in common?

In Episode #260 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: the definition of these various terms, why idolising certain people might be unhealthy, figures from history that have influenced us, what characteristics make these…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…