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Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

  1. 1 day ago

    Monthly Goals | August 2026

    It's time for our monthly check in where we review our goals from last month and see what's coming up for the next. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why? Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:21) A rough July of sickness, cleaning and winter slump (00:05:03) AI pet owl, Clippy vibes and motivation systems (00:07:59) August body goals: training, recovery and turf prep (00:11:21) Mind goals: content creation, money review and codex notes (00:16:54) Soul goals: marriage, fatherhood and staying calm (00:19:41) Boss battle, robotics podcast and holiday planning (00:22:00) No new goals, house cleanup and yoga training (00:24:39) The dream of frictionless livestreaming with AI (00:28:31) Getting back into training and closing reflections  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Monthly Goals | August 2026

  2. 19 Jul

    Juan's Robotic Future | How SciFi Are We Going To Get?

    Juan's going to teach us about robots and stuff, beep boop. In Episode #526 of 'Meanderings', Juan and I discuss: when robots might actually arrive in everyday life, the difference between software progress in AI and the much tougher challenge of getting machines to move reliably in the physical world, why humanoid robots are so compelling yet so difficult, how the earliest large-scale robotics wins will likely happen in high-value/dangerous/efficiency-driven industries, thoughts on autonomous vehicles/robotic lawn mowing/nanobots/giant industrial machines and the economics that determine whether a robot is genuinely useful or just expensive theatre. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:16) Will robots actually take jobs or just shift work? (00:07:26) Why tech adoption is slower than the hype (00:12:29) What counts as a robot and why AI matters (00:16:00) The hard engineering behind real world robotics (00:22:01) Robot fighters, humanoids and the money flowing in (00:27:30) Where robots will first make economic sense (00:34:22) Nanobots, giant machines and robot form factors (00:41:36) Movement data, manufacturing limits and home robots (00:49:28) A new monthly robotics podcast and final thoughts  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Juan's Robotic Future | How SciFi Are We Going To Get?

  3. 17 Jul

    Stop Proving You Can Do Hard Things | 17 Lessons From 2026

    At some point, doing harder things stops being growth. The more important question becomes: Is your ambition creating more life, or slowly consuming the life it was supposed to improve? In this Mere Mortals philosophy episode, I work through 17 personal lessons from the first part of 2026. These ideas have come from documenting my daily life as a husband, father of two young daughters, athlete, engineer, podcaster, business owner and someone still trying to understand how all those identities fit together. 00:00 Introduction 02:13 Life is a system 05:57 Stop proving you can do hard things 09:02 Strength should be useful 10:58 Recovery is part of ambition 12:23 Visible love beats assumed love 14:50 Attention is the rarest wealth 16:49 Build routines for bad days 17:53 Maintenance is deferred respect 18:38 Reduce fragility, not just cost 20:18 Wealth is reduced helplessness 21:13 Long-term games pay in capability first 23:27 Mere Mortals as a public curriculum 24:43 Curiosity needs a calendar 25:14 Why the access layer may matter 26:44 Family is the reason, not the interruption 28:11 Calmness is infrastructure 29:18 Tiny shifts need big meaning 30:31 Is your ambition creating more life? 31:39 Maximum intensity is not the goal 33:25 Final thoughts Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

  4. 12 Jul

    Celebrating The Big Events | When Does Joy Turn Into Obligation?

    How do celebrations differ in their rituals, level of fun & meaning? In Episode #525 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: where celebration can start to feel more like obligation, a run of weddings for close friends, the difference between meaningful commemoration and going through the motions, what makes effort feel worthwhile and the idea that the most memorable celebrations tend to be less complex and more intense. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:54) Wedding rituals, obligation and finding meaning (00:04:42) Marathon medals and commemorating effort (00:09:03) How much do you really celebrate achievements (00:11:28) Three weddings compared: fun versus obligation (00:19:14) Half marathon, marathon and the Kokoda challenge (00:28:28) Joy, choice and having a strong why (00:35:31) What makes events memorable: intensity or complexity (00:46:46) How to design better celebrations and future plans  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Celebrating The Big Events | When Does Joy Turn Into Obligation?

  5. 7 Jul

    Bitcoin Bros & Bear Market Blues | What's The Point In Owning Crypto?

    Are we buying Bitcoin to compensate for our fragile masculinities? In Episode #524 of 'Meanderings', Juan and I discuss: are young men drawn to Bitcoin and crypto because of masculinity, how easy it is for commentators to analyse online language to cherry-pick the loudest voices and build a sweeping narrative from that, our personal journey with Bitcoin and why we still find it compelling today, whether Bitcoin’s future is as a widely used currency and what actually gives something value. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:07) Bitcoin Bros and the masculinity angle (00:06:54) Where the book gets Bitcoin right and wrong (00:15:35) From NFT jokes to why they would buy Bitcoin today (00:23:22) Their personal Bitcoin journeys and travel lessons (00:30:04) Is Bitcoin mainly a financial asset or something more (00:40:16) Will Bitcoin usage shrink as tech and payments evolve (00:47:51) Bear market mood, volatility and long term adoption (01:05:12) Australian digital dollars, VC trends and market scepticism (01:17:01) Could energy or compute become the next currency? (01:19:49) Next week: celebrations, milestones and obligation Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Bitcoin Bros & Bear Market Blues | What's The Point In Owning Crypto?

  6. 28 Jun

    Monthly Goals | July 2026

    It's time for our monthly check in where we review our goals from last month and see what's coming up for the next. Do you set yourself monthly goals and if so, how many do you set? Juan and I on the first week of every month go over our progress from the previous month and where we are heading for the next. Emphasis as always is on the shortcomings; what we didn't achieve in the previous monthly goals and how we will fix that for the month that comes. We hope you get some value from this series, showcasing our own methodology. What do you do differently and why? Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline:  (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:24) Marathon recap and keeping the running going (00:05:37) Book reviews, annual goals and June reflections (00:07:40) Dating, Stoicism and June goal progress (00:13:08) Kangaroo Point living and thoughts on attraction (00:18:54) World Cup distractions and missed financial focus (00:20:14) Simple July goals and annual review planning (00:25:02) AI work, podcast systems and workflow automation (00:32:39) Open versus closed AI and where to focus (00:37:09) Human connection in an AI heavy future (00:43:45) Fitness updates, planche training and prehab (00:46:41) World Cup chat and next week's book teaser  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    Monthly Goals | July 2026

  7. 21 Jun

    The Problems Of Probabilities | Prediction & Gambling In The Future

    After a year of gambling I am none the wiser of understanding probabilities. In Episode #523 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: probabilities/gambling/arbitrage, how my brother first found ways to exploit betting promotions, using sports betting apps in conjunction with Polymarket, how markets set probabilities, whether AI will become genuinely better than humans at predicting future outcomes, complexity making exact prediction almost impossible and the future of livestreaming and personal data. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:33) How betting promotions can tilt the odds (00:05:52) Getting gubbed and the limits of beating bookies (00:07:28) Casino systems, card counting and roulette stories (00:12:29) Polymarket, lay bets and online arbitrage appeal (00:15:17) Bots, algorithmic trading and speed advantages (00:20:56) A human edge in clunky betting markets (00:23:04) Probability confusion and betting both sides (00:27:36) How do you build probabilities from scratch (00:35:52) Weather, complexity and what probability really means (00:43:58) Can AI actually predict the future (00:54:30) Why the betting edge disappears over time (00:57:15) Live data, streaming and future tech habits (01:03:26) AI music, data ownership and universal compute (01:09:04) Human judgement, long bets and future projects (01:15:22) Podcast updates, yoga training and closing notes  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    The Problems Of Probabilities | Prediction & Gambling In The Future

  8. 14 Jun

    We Ran A Marathon | .... But Why ?

    The main question I have received is .... why do it in the first place?   In Episode #522 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: the behind the scenes of our first official marathon, why “finishing” can be its own kind of win, the three layers of marathoners you meet on race day, solo marathon attempts compared to the buzz of an organised event, tips (racing lines, shade-hunting, aid stations), where the wheels came off (cramps and blistered feet), reflect on why we choose hard things, what it would actually take for us to go sub‑4 and why halves and 10ks might be our sweet spot. Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortals Timeline: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:15) Placings shock and expectations vs reality (00:03:59) Cut-offs, DNFs, and what "winning" really means (00:07:50) Atlas Events series and the gamification of running (00:13:02) Race day atmosphere: fun, roads and course quirks (00:17:16) Course difficulty matters: elevation and flatter options (00:19:14) Post-race reflections and future distance preferences (00:22:06) How their race unfolded: pacing, packs and turning points (00:25:28) The wall arrives: hills, slowing and first walks (00:29:29) Fuel, fluids, and the underrated racing line (00:33:34) On-course coaching with AI? Ethics and usefulness (00:38:03) Juan's rocky prep, surprises, and recovery week (00:41:04) Kyrin's near-perfect prep and where sub-4 slipped (00:45:02) Why do a marathon at all? Choosing hard things (00:48:12) Mental vs physical barriers: running vs lifting (00:51:09) What it takes to go faster: sub-4 and beyond  Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/K99e8fysBn Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspods Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts Value 4 Value Support: V4V: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast

    We Ran A Marathon | .... But Why ?
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What is Effective Philosophy? Juan and I simplify hard to grasp concepts into pragmatic takeaways that can be applied to every day life (fitness, goal setting, work, parenting, travel, hobbies, finances, etc.,).

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  • Creator
    Kyrin Down & Juan Granados
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    790
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2024 Mere Mortals
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    Mere Mortals Conversations

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