Men in Gorilla Suits

Episode art: Left side: Gorilla head on tan background with text: Men in Gorilla Suits. Right side: image of a man in a coat walking away down an icy, tree-lined road. Text: Ep. 319: Last Seen...Quitting Things

After 319 episodes, we have made the decision to...keep going with the podcast! Okay, so we didn't decide a thing...we do the show almost automatically, now. But since the episode is about quitting things (habits, jobs, and so much more), we of course must make the joke that it's all over.

It's not.

This is what we talk about this time around:

  • What’s one of the earliest things you remember quitting?
  • Have you ever quit a job suddenly? Why, and what happened?
  • Do you think people should quit their job and pursue their passions?
  • What is the biggest thing you quit?
  • At least in the United States, we seem to love quotes like, “Winners are not people who never fail. Winners are people who never quit!” Why do you think we sell the story that quitting is bad?
  • Is there anything you’ve quit that you regret quitting?
  • When is quitting a good idea?
  • Is there anything in your life you feel you should quit? If so, what and why?
  • Why do you think it’s so hard for people to quit certain things?
  • Do you think most people give up too easily?
  • Is there anything you believe you’ll never quit?
  • What’s the next thing you think you’ll quit?

Direct download: migs319.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 11:55am CDT

The hands of time creep forward and the pages of calendars turn. Along the way, microbes become creatures that leave the water and eventually walk upright. In time, the Progenies of Time create societies, the Internet, and so many other things.

Progress marches on, so...this time around, that's what the Gorillamen discuss.

Specifically:

  • When is the first time you were aware of progress (societal, technological, other). 
  • How much societal progress would you say you’ve seen through your lifetime?
  • Technological?
  • What thing would mid-80s Christopher (or mid-90s) Shawn be most surprised by existing today?
  • What would each of those people be most disappointed had not progressed?
  • What’s your favorite example of societal/technological process from your lifetime?
  • What is the worst example of progress from your lifetime?
  • What would you like to see progress faster?
  • What’s the future of progress?

Direct download: migs318.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 10:09am CDT

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