Men in Gorilla Suits

May 29, 2020: We have run out of food in the arctic. Having eaten the sled dogs, we Gorillamen decided our last act would be recording a podcast. Good friends that we are, each offering their life for the other, we decided to let nature survive. One of us might make it after eating the other should one of us die first. But it is possible, as cold as it is, that we might not make it through the night...

This episode, we're talking about these fine topics of adventure:

  • When did you first become aware of the concept of adventure?
  • How do you define adventure?
  • What is the appeal of adventure?
  • What’s your earliest memory of an adventure you took part in?
  • What’s your best (or a couple best) adventure experiences?
  • Your worst?
  • How important is adventure in your life?
  • What is your favorite adventure story? (Can be a book, movie, song…anything…)
  • Must something be big in order to be an adventure?
  • What do you think stops people from living adventurously?
  • Do you think younger you would be pleased with the level of adventure in your life?
  • What is the future of adventure?

Direct download: migs297.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 10:58pm CDT

Could probably just drop the lyrics to Fugazi's "Merchandise" here and call it a wrap...

This week, it's all about capitalism:

  • When were you first aware that things cost money?
  • When were you first introduced to the idea of an economy?
  • What’s the first major purchase you remember someone making?
  • What’s the first major purchase you made on your own?
  • How do your major and minor purchases affect society?
  • Is our current system of capitalism different to the one you remember from 20-30 years ago?
  • Is capitalism a good way to run a society?
  • Is an economy more important than the people in that society?
  • How would you change our current system of capitalism, if at all?
  • Is there a better system already out there? Or do we need something new to replace capitalism?
  • What’s the future of (American) capitalism?

Direct download: migs296.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 8:56am CDT

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