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A weekly podcast where career creatives in different decades of life try to find meaning in the the everyday and learn to navigate a changing industry (and a changing world) together. Presented by the creative studio at 40 Hearts, creators of enduring value.

4d ago

Ep. 06: Obesity, Body Image & Remembering the Meat Suit

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Obesity. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately the air gets heavy. Dylan clamps up. Mary starts sweating. Reggie admits he's been struggling with his own body in ways he never thought he would. And Tim tries to figure out where health ends and marketing begins. They dig into GLP-1s and Ozempic face, the fat free movement that lied to us all, why Serena Williams' body became a national conversation, and whether the word obesity even means what we think it does anymore. There's talk of intuitive eating, dad bods as reclamation, the pressure to stay small or get smaller, and why Dylan's generation is recovering from eating disorders. They wrestle with genetics versus willpower, whether beauty standards are just capitalism in a meat suit, and why it's so hard to talk about bodies without accidentally talking about value. It's uncomfortable, vulnerable, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Obesity 00:03:23 First Reactions and the Ozempic Era 00:09:13 Marketing, Fat-Free Movements, and Capitalism 00:14:19 Personal Stories: Body Image Across Generations 00:24:17 The Label Debate: BMI, Genetics, and Health 00:29:14 Cultural Differences and Food Systems 00:42:25 Dylan's Perspective: Athletes and Eating Disorders 00:52:33 Gender, Beauty Standards, and the Male Gaze 01:00:38 Language, Reclamation, and Political Correctness 01:14:16 Connection Over Judgment: Finding the Middle Ground

1h 18m
May 21

Ep. 05: Home-schooling, Connection & The Education Paradox

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Homeschool. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately things get personal. Reggie drops a bomb from his past that he completely forgot about. Dylan admits she probably would've been a degenerate if she'd gone that route. Tim wrestles with what connection really means when you're learning through a screen. And Mary tries to figure out if homeschooling is a quiet luxury or just another broken system. They dig into what it means to learn without a classroom, how isolation shapes identity, and whether technology is actually helping kids or just replacing human connection. There's talk of chemistry teachers who actually care, the death of regional culture, billionaires who should be funding teachers instead of rockets, and whether the whole education pipeline is just a scam designed to keep us compliant. They get into caregiving as invisible labor, why social capital matters more than test scores, the weirdness of kids watching other kids play video games, and whether we've all been homeschooled by the internet without realizing it. It's vulnerable, sprawling, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Homeschool 00:03:10 Reggie's Homeschool Revelation 00:04:30 The Social Dynamics of Middle School 00:05:30 The Unique Nature of Homeschooled Kids 00:11:50 School Systems and Social Connections 00:19:00 Transparency vs. Connection 00:21:48 The Homeschool Experience: Free Play and Family Time 00:24:48 Technology in Education: The Great Debate 00:35:52 The Value of Teachers and Human Connection 00:45:34 The Pipeline Problem: School, College, and Career 00:50:38 AI, Isolation, and the Future of Learning 00:37:54 Billionaires, Teachers, and Caring for Caregivers 01:02:52 Protecting Children: A New Political Framework 01:05:12 The Resolution: Well-Gotten Success

1h 29m
May 20

Ep. 04: Improv, Delusion & The Reality We Choose

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Improv. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can and immediately the room shifts. Dylan admits she's intimidated by people who are good at improv. Tim flashes back to improv nights at actual game night and realizes he's been improvising his whole life. Mary talks about the golden rule of “yes, and”, and how it changed the way she works with clients. And Reggie shares a story about being the guest on an improv show where they acted out his entire childhood. They dig into what improv actually is, whether your 20s are just one long improv session, the difference between going upstream and downstream, and why the best improvisers lean into discomfort instead of away from it. There's talk of fashion crises, Indiana Jones meets James Bond, the perception of wealth versus the reality of debt, and whether acting rich is just another form of survival. Dylan reveals she's delusional and loves it. Tim confesses he's been improvising wealth his whole life. Mary explains why treating clients like friends changes everything. And Reggie strips down the illusion in a LinkedIn video that made everyone uncomfortable. They get into tree climbing as a metaphor for freedom, the line between improv and delusion, whether capitalism requires dissatisfaction to function, and why the most innovative ideas start as someone's delusional dream. There's the realization that improv isn't just a theater tool, it's a life skill. That delusion might be the precursor to success. That yes, and is harder than it sounds. And that sometimes you have to let go of what you want in order to discover what's possible. It's sprawling, vulnerable, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Improv 00:05:36 First Reactions: Fear and Intimidation 00:06:09 The Hometown Show: Improv in Action 00:08:33 Life as Improv: The 20s and Beyond 00:10:58 The Golden Rule: Yes, And... 00:28:43 Improv Meets Business: Client Relationships 00:41:03 Perception, Money, and Playing Rich 00:49:15 Fashion Crisis: Indiana Jones Meets James Bond 01:02:20 Delusion as Innovation: The Power of Big Ideas 01:04:54 Closing Thoughts: Delusions of Grandeur

1h 7m
May 20

Ep. 03: Remote Work, Connection & The Culture We're Losing

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Remote. Tim, Mary, and Dylan pull the topic from the can while Reggie's on vacation, and they bring in special guest Adrienne Muken to hold down the fourth chair. Dylan flashes back to high school COVID lockdowns. Tim thinks about literal remote controls piling up on his couch. Mary reflects on the freedom and isolation of working from anywhere. And Adrienne shares how remote work brought her from New York City to Asheville and changed everything. They dig into what remote actually means now, whether it's killed regional culture or just redistributed it, the exhaustion of managing fifteen communication channels at once, and why Slack feels like social media for your job. There's talk of Wi-Fi deserts and kids trying to learn on iPads with no internet, the myth that remote workers aren't really working, the difference between introverts and extroverts and the newly discovered "omnivert," and whether corporate real estate is the real reason everyone's being dragged back to the office. They get into Hannah Montana as a social experiment, Michael Jackson's contested legacy, the death of third spaces, and why old people have been left behind by a society that evolved without them. There's the realization that growth culture might be collapsing, that capitalism requires dissatisfaction to function, and that we have enough food to feed the world but choose not to distribute it. Tim gets heated about intrinsic versus extrinsic value. Mary talks about building a virtual office and why behavior matters more than tech. Adrienne brings up the quiet luxury of niche Reddit communities. And Dylan admits she's tired of every app trying to become the all in one solution. It's sprawling, vulnerable, and doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Follow Adrienne: https://www.east12studio.com/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: Pulling the Topic - Remote 00:03:35 Remote Work and the COVID Experience 00:06:27 Adrian's Remote Journey: From NYC to Asheville 00:11:11 The Remote Renaissance and Virtual Office Culture 00:16:40 Corporate Pushback: Real Estate and Control 00:21:25 Introvert vs Extrovert: Working Styles and Energy 00:24:33 Communication Overload and Multiple Channels 00:30:05 Remote Ideas: The Internet and Cultural Homogenization 00:40:57 Finding Your Process: Wasting Time as Research 00:46:42 High School, Identity, and Finding Your People 00:51:07 Hannah Montana and the Social Experiment 01:04:11 Elders, Stories, and Oral History 01:13:45 Capitalism, Growth, and the Scarcity Mindset 01:18:12 AI, Creativity, and the Future of Work 01:22:25 Time Capsules: Recording Yourself for the Future 01:25:55 Closing Thoughts: Remote Connections and Authenticity

1h 27m
Apr 30

Ep 02: Theatre, Performance & Playing at Life

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Theatre. Mary, Tim, Dylan, and Reggie pull "theatre" from the can, and things get real fast. Mary shares her background as a stage manager who thought she'd spend her life in production. Dylan admits everything she knows about theatre comes from Shrek the musical. Reggie talks about his cousin on Broadway and how he's always been a performer at heart. And Tim? Tim tries to find the line where play feels effortful vs effortless. They explore masks and authenticity, what it means to perform for survival versus perform for play, and whether theatre is becoming a dying art in the age of AI. How do you reclaim playfulness when you've spent your whole life performing for others? And how do you balance achievement with being truly present? It's sprawling, it's honest, it doesn't resolve cleanly. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction and Topic Pull 00:00:43 Mary's Theatre Background 00:01:51 First Impressions: Theatre Through Different Lenses 00:02:25 The Mask and Authenticity in Performance 00:02:49 Shakespeare and Real Life 00:05:45 Safe Space to Play 00:06:30 The Return of Live Performance in the AI Era 00:15:24 SNL, Mr. Rogers, and What Makes Theatre 'Theatre' 00:19:04 The Facade: Social Media, Beauty Standards, and Performance 00:18:12 The Real Cost of Performance 00:36:53 Performance in Agency Life 00:32:57 The Stage of Sports 00:21:29 Mukbang and Performance 00:42:10 Breaking Free from Formulas 00:45:42 Reggie aka Big Goodness 00:57:35 Death, Play, and the Circle of Life 01:01:00 Finding Personal Play 01:06:25 The Magic Sauce: Balancing Achievement and Play 01:06:59 Closing Thoughts and Credits

1h 8m
Apr 23

Ep. 01: Labels, Identity & Finding Your People

Welcome to age, where four people from four different decades throw topics in a trash can and see what happens. This week: Labels. Reggie, Tim, Mary, and Dylan start with the obvious stuff—branding, logos, North Face knockoffs made with Sharpies—but it doesn't stay surface level for long. They get into identity, the pressure to scale, what it means to be ruthlessly authentic, and whether entrepreneurship is even the dream we think it is. There's talk of quiet luxury, YA dystopias, cancel culture, and why sometimes loving people at work feels like a radical act. They wrestle with whether labels trap us or help us find our people, and if brands could actually be the new form of protest. It's messy. It's honest. It doesn't land anywhere clean. But what if that's the point? Follow Reggie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reggietidwell/ Follow Tim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timscroggs/ Follow Mary: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-greene/ Follow Dylan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanngarciaa/ Produced by Mary Greene. age the podcast is edited and engineered by Will Canady. All episodes are filmed at the 40 Hearts Studio in Asheville, NC. Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction: What Is Age? 00:02:53 Pulling the Topic - Labels! 00:03:22 The Double-Edged Nature of Labels 00:06:34 Sharpies and Brand Dupes 00:08:22 Fashion, Branding, and Free Advertising 00:11:58 When Brands Lose Their Way 00:14:56 The Agency Model and Entrepreneurship 00:24:12 Corporate vs. Self-Employed: Finding the Middle Ground 00:44:09 YA Fiction and Manipulation 00:50:20 Ruthless Authenticity 00:53:31 What If? 01:00:52 Closing Thoughts and Credits

1h 2m

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A weekly podcast where career creatives in different decades of life try to find meaning in the the everyday and learn to navigate a changing industry (and a changing world) together. Presented by the creative studio at 40 Hearts, creators of enduring value.

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