In our sixth episode, your intrepid hosts examine what it takes to be a whole person, to be in a relationship with another whole person, and how important having your own creative outlet is. Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes: Artie Wu: https://presidelife.com Rahaf’s Adulting List: https://medium.com/@rahafharfoush/adulting-in-times-of-covid19-7ae952b170d0 Emily Lyons’ Mind Your Business podcast How to Date in 2020 episode. Wide ranging interview between Emily and Michelle Apples, one her professional matchmakers from Lyons Elite Matchmaking. Includes a conversation about being a whole person in relationships - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mind-your-business-podcast/id1486818624?i=1000479796077 or https://open.spotify.com/episode/3D3cvgyVMcYcQaomP47f5j The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson: https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck. Buy here: https://markmanson.net/books/subtle-art All this Stoic stuff is Ryan Holiday’s fault: https://ryanholiday.net Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Now Bruce Lipton - The Biology of Belief: https://www.brucelipton.com/books/biology-of-belief Bessel van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/20/the-body-keeps-the-score-van-der-kolk/ Wattpad connects a global community of 80 million readers and writers through the power of story: http://wattpad.com Julia Cameron - The Artist’s Way: https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/ Abi Daré - The Girl with the Louding Voice: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/621991/the-girl-with-the-louding-voice-by-abi-dare/ Margaret Atwood - The Testaments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Testaments Leigh Stein - Self Care: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623540/self-care-by-leigh-stein/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message

In our fifth episode, your intrepid hosts decide if it's time to cancel Cancel Culture. Or do we? Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes: --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message

In our fourth episode, your intrepid hosts examine the grim calculus of reopening the economy during the pandemic. At what point is the economic risk worse than the health risk? Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes: Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance by Tomas Pueyo.  99 Percent Invisible The Natural Experiment Automattic: Remote Jobs  Basecamp: Remote  Forbes: Here Are The Companies Leading The Work-From-Home Revolution  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message

In our third episode, your intrepid hosts dig into the world of sourdough starter, Facebook, algorithms, and even the Stanford Prison Experiment. It all somehow connects together. We promise. Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes: Does anyone even use Facebook anymore? Some 2020 Facebook demographics from Sprout Social Facebook Memories Refinery29: Why Is Everyone So Into Making Bread Right Now? AI cancer thought experiment: modelled on Bostrom's paperclip optimizer Forbes: Facebook Manipulated 689,003 Users' Emotions For Science TED: Carole Cadwalladr - Facebook's role in Brexit and the threat to democracy FT: Mark Zuckerberg: Big Tech needs more regulation Buchwald Associates: DMCA Safe Harbor Explained: Why Your Website Needs a DMCA/Copyright Policy Verge: THE TRAUMA FLOOR - The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America Wikipedia: Stanford Prison Experiment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message

In our second episode, your intrepid hosts take on the question that's top on everyone's mind: will the poor influencers survive COVID? Will the influencer economy ever be the same? Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message

In our very first episode, your intrepid hosts brew up a cup of COVID-19 conspiracies, covering everything from Bill Gates to 5G. Our theme music is Carefree by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Show Notes TED: Bill Gates – The next outbreak? We’re not ready CNN: Coronavirus is bringing a plague of dangerous doomsday predictions. Syvlia Brown – End of Days Snopes: Was Coronavirus Predicted in a 1981 Dean Koontz Novel? The Nation: Exclusive: The Military Knew Years Ago That a Coronavirus Was Coming New York Post: Sheriff seeking new leads in Carole Baskin case says events were ‘suspicious’ Daily Beast: Celebrities Are Spreading a Wacky Coronavirus 5G Conspiracy and They Need to Stop New York Post: Woody Harrelson among stars sharing coronavirus conspiracy theories tied to 5G CNN: Fearing coronavirus, Arizona man dies after taking a form of chloroquine used to treat aquariums CBC: Here’s what you need to know about the COVID-19 scams popping up in Canada CNN: Evangeline Lilly apologizes for refusing to self-quarantine Fortune: 5G-coronavirus conspiracy theory spurs rash of telecom tower arson fires Snopes: Was a 5G Tower Torn Down in China To Stop COVID-19? Wikipedia: QAnon. Verywellmind: How Confirmation Bias Works. Wikipedia: Pizzagate. Youtube: John Krasinski’s Some Good News Network. Instagram: #WeRemember inspiring COVID-19 video. GoFundMe: Joanna Griffiths/Knix COVID-19 Fundraiser. www.gofundme.com/f/ppe-masks-gown…rontline-workers – $181,424 raised of $200,000 goal as of April 6th 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/banterful/message