Ep63: Still Fighting: Finding Hope in the Fight for a Better World
Dave riffs on the “metaverse” and links it to Neal Stephenson’s dystopia Snow Crash. The brothers discuss whether this can turn out well. Bob brings up his health at the end of a challenging quarter a...
9 Dec 202147min
Ep62: Revolutionary Grief and the Connections to Stories, Vulnerability, and Space-making
To start off, thinking about coffee has the brothers talking about “old world” vs. “new world” food distinctions. Dave has found a new youtube channel called the Tierzoo that has inspired an assignme...
25 Nov 202144min
Ep 61: Having and Being Had Bookclub (side episode)
In a side episode, the Crew was invited to partake in a bookclub with friends Mike and Dan. The book is Eula Biss’ Having and Being Had. The selection of this book came out of conversations about th...
10 Nov 202155min
Ep60: New Season! Tracing Revolutionary Love in Our Lives
Nadir masterfully adds harmony to Bob’s enthusiastic but moribund version of Kansas’ Carry On You Wayward Son. The brothers then discuss Halloween costume ideas (both influenced by different TV shows...
22 Okt 202141min
Ep 59: TV, Books, Movies, Sports, Music, Podcasts? We Got You Covered
The brothers muse on what turning 40 means (it's the day before Bob’s birthday). The show is in the Matrix white room (in-between seasons). So the Crew does a big ol’ fashion tuned-in episode and sha...
5 Okt 202153min
Ep: 58 Season Finale! Creating Another World in Apocalypse
Dave discusses plans for Hispanic Heritage month, which reminds Bob to ask Dave about his journey to major in Spanish in college and then how that has played into Dave becoming a teacher. Within that...
19 Sep 202142min
Ep 57: Revisiting Occupy Wall Street, 10 Years Later
The brothers catch up and start with Dave’s first week of school. Dave says he has been trying to integrate quietness, stillness, and reduce anxiety (a la Brene Brown). He led a birthday line-up ice...
6 Sep 202140min
Ep56: Reform or Revolution? Putting the Credit Card Hack to the Test
The Crew addresses the long delay between recording. Don’t worry everyone, we still love Thriving. The summer has been busy indeed, and the brothers discuss the places on earth where marriage propos...
9 Aug 202154min
