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Past, Present, and Future (Ep. 133)
How has the way we parent changed, for better or worse, since David and Eugene were kids? How do we approach major life choices without anxiety or regret? We discuss these questions and more in the se
Why do parents reject their gay children? (Ep. 132)
CW: This episode contains conversations about parents who don't accept their child's sexual orientation. It's helpful to have someone in your life you can ask hard questions. I'm lucky enough to cons
Where are you from? (Ep. 131)
I (David) have always had a hard time answering this question. In part because I'm from a family of immigrants but also because we lived in so many places over my childhood. This is the second half of
Home (Ep. 130)
Home is where the story begins. Home is not a place but a feeling. David and Eugene have lived in several homes over time, in different parts of the U.S. In this episode, we discuss the places we live
To sleep, perchance to dream (Ep. 129)
Everyone I know, to a person, says they need more sleep. Yet the modern age is not conducive to getting a full eight hours. After a brief discussion about the modern weight loss "miracle cure" Ozempic
"Her" but in real life (Ep. 128)
You can't pick up your smartphone these days without seeing the latest crazy headlines about artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, and how they will take over the world. David and Eugene wanted to take a
4000 Weeks (Ep. 127)
The average person lives about 4000 weeks. To author Oliver Burkeman, that sounded absurdly brief. So in response to this radical finitude, Burkeman wrote the kind of self-help book that David has b
The Importance of Hobbies (Ep. 126)
The word hobby has connotations of something trivial or inconsequential. (The words roots refer to an activity that doesnt go anywhere.) But Im coming to realize just how important and life sus
Turning the Tables, Part 2 (Ep. 125)
As it turns out, when you put four middle age men in front of a microphone, they have a lot to say. Its a good thing none of our wives prefer the strong silent type haha! This is the second half of
Turning the Tables (Ep. 124)
We hope everyones 2023 is off to a good start! This week we bring back long time friends of the podcast and Ironman triathletes Sam Chung and Rob Koh. But this time around the tables have turned, as