Trust Me It's Interesting

Jacob O'Neill and Kallie Friesen
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Jacob O'Neill and Kallie Friesen are two very different siblings who share a strong love for learning. Join us as we dig into a wide range of topics and try to justify our increasingly niche interests to each other.

  1. 08/23/2022

    Solving Creativity

    Jacob gives a new way for thinking about creativity. We have some debate over definitions, talk about creative problem solving, and discuss the link between creativity and self expression.

  2. 08/15/2022

    Hustling Laterally

    Kallie talk about side hustles - having a secondary job on the side. We discuss the motivation for, advantages of and variety in side hustles along with some of the potential downsides Kallie has seen in her many years of side hustling.

  3. 08/08/2022

    Defining Games

    Jacob gives his definition of what makes something a game. We break it down a couple of ways, talk about what makes things fun, and how to 'gamify' learning. We wrap up by discussing 'buy in' - getting someone else to accept a game instead of seeing it as added hassle.

  4. 08/01/2022

    Book Club: Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt

    In the pilot book club episode Jacob and Kallie talk about the book Beginners - a book about starting anew and learning new skills. We spend a lot of time on societies attitude towards learning and our personal struggles and goals as beginners.

  5. 07/25/2022

    Setting Goals

    This episode has Kallie talking goals. What makes good goals, timelines for goals and the benefits to planning out your life. We wrap up with updates on current side projects both of us are working on.

  6. 06/12/2022

    Structuring Stories

    Jacob talks about the asian four act story structure ki-shou-tenn-ketsu. After doing some comparison with the traditional three act structure we broaden our discussion to talk about the value of storytelling, how twists can change your worldview and why Jacob feels this is important.

  7. 06/02/2022

    Discussing Video Games

    Kallie talks about her experience with games. We start with what she likes in games, then move on to her views on the value of games and why they are underappreciated.

  8. 05/27/2022

    Trusting Information

    Jacob's topic this week is how we can trust information, especially things we get off of the internet. We talk about search engines, recommendation algorithms, curators and other strategies for quickly learning and confirming new knowledge.

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Jacob O'Neill and Kallie Friesen are two very different siblings who share a strong love for learning. Join us as we dig into a wide range of topics and try to justify our increasingly niche interests to each other.

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  • Creator
    Jacob O'Neill and Kallie Friesen
  • Years Active
    2022
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Trust Me It's Interesting