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To sleep, perchance to dream (Ep. 129)
April 18, 2023

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)
April 04, 2023

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)
March 21, 2023

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)
March 07, 2023

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)
February 21, 2023

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)
February 07, 2023

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

The Karate Kid Part II (Part 2) (Ep. 123)
December 14, 2022

In the second half of our discussion on the Karate Kid sequel, David and Eugene discuss Daniel-san, Miyagi, Sato, Kumiko, the romances, plot twists, final battle, what happens to these characters afte

The Karate Kid Part II (Spoilers!) (Ep. 122)
November 29, 2022

Last year around this time, David and Eugene reviewed one of Davids all time favorite movies, An Ode to My Father. Because we had so much fun with that episode, we decided to take another ride on t

How Elon Musk Can Unify a Divided America (Really!) (Ep. 121)
November 15, 2022

Putting all the Twitter drama aside for the moment, David presents an actual, non-trolly theory for how Elon Musk can heal and ultimately unify a broken and divided America. Suffice to say Eugene ...

Why I Stopped Drinking Alcohol (Ep. 120)
November 01, 2022

David and Eugene talk about how our drinking habits have changed, and for David why he's nearly stopped drinking alcohol all together. The topic of alcohol is admittedly too big to address on this pod