When I first presented the idea of doing an episode over Zero, Shannon was skeptical. How much is there to say about nothing? Turns out, quite a lot. In this episode, we explore Zero as a number, a concept, and as an abstraction. Zero may seem like nothing, but as with most things, there is more than meets the eye.

Stranger Things season four just came to an end, and it grabbed the attention of the masses. The show’s 80’s culture, supernatural twists, and detective narrative are a few aspects which contribute to the show’s popularity. Hosts Dexter and Shannon dive into Hawkins to explore the themes, symbols, and characters within the show and what our fascination might say about our own culture. We hope you enjoy the show! We took a break, but we are back. Special thanks to Hayden Pedigo for the outro music and Jeff Wyrick for the cover art.

Exploring The four pillars of our new instagram account The Cearley Cultivation

Quick conversation over and around our simulated existence

Left vs. Right. Pro-choice vs. Pro-Life. Pro-vaccine vs. Anti-vaccine. I always get a little weary when complex issues become reduced to binaries, as if those are the only two choices. Most of the time, binaries exist when there is a limitation of options or when your options stand to be limited. Because we are inundated with binaries in our lives, it’s important to know how these narratives shape our thoughts. In this episode, Shannon introduces and gives a brief history of binary oppositions. We have felt pulled towards the relevance of this concept and its application in contextualizing some of the prevailing mainstream narratives both politically and socially. Hope you enjoy this episode! Show notes  00:16:25- Intro music  00:17:58- What is binary opposition? 00:19:07- Quick history-   Ferdinand de Saussure: Structuralism- language as a binary code  Jacques Derrida: Post structualism -Deconstructing binaries 00:26:31- The narrative of colonialism -duality as a means to incite -binarry narrative Postcolonialism 00:29:06- Spoiler alert  00:35:40- Michael Malice: Anarchist Handbook 00:38:20- Derek Walcott: Pantomime 00:43:20- Why do you favor one over the other? 00:46:30- Dividing by columns 00:51:10- Binary reenforced  00:53:10- Gender non-binary   Judith Butler: Leading Queer Theory scholar 01:00:53- Political non-binary  We hope you are enjoying the show! If you would like to support this show, please share the episode with a friend or on a social platform. We are currently in a ramping-up period and plan to have more ways to support the podcast. If you are “homesteading” or trying to be more self-reliant, please reach out to us. We would love to hear from you.

This is the first episode in our book club series. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk was published in 1999 and has proven to be very prophetic. In this episode Shannon and Dexter are joined by Brad VanVokinberg to discuss this controversial and stimulating novel. If you haven’t read the book and only seen the movie, first shame on you, second the movie and the book are close enough to follow along with the conversation! Special thanks to Jeff Wyrick for the cover art and Hayden Pedigo for the outro music.

In this episode, we cover our recent life style change from living in the middle of Amarillo, Texas to a rural family farm near Stephenville, Texas. We sum up the exciting changes over the past couple months as well as go over some of the thought processes that led us towards this decision. Part of the reason the podcast went through the recent rebranding was in preparation for this move, even though we weren’t sure it was going to happen, even as it was happening…hence, the title, leap of faith. We hope you enjoy this episode. If you would like to support this podcast, the best way to do so is through helping spread the word. Like, share, and subscribe, but the most valuable form of communication is through face to face engagement. Thank you for listening. You can also use this link and start trading crypto on Coinbase. The future is weird and crypto will be the money. Start your journey and help the podcast out by following this link. You get $10 worth of bitcoin, and the show gets $10 at no cost to you. Also I would like to thank Jeff Wyrick, the pusher man behind Shakehand’s pingpong league, for the cover art. Another special thanks to Hayden Pedigo for the outro music. Home boy just put out a new album call “Letting Go”. Go check it out! Another short aside, I am publishing this episode on my 33 birthday. I have always had it in my mind that my life would be defined by the decisions I make this year, so let’s hope I have my head on straight. I love you and good bye.

This is part 2 of 3 in our crypto series. I have really enjoyed editing this series. With each listen back, I catch something new and often find my mind wondering the possible ways this new technology will be implemented. In this hour, only Kishore and I are talking as Shannon was trying to keep the kids quiet, which created a slightly different feel to this part. Listen carefully and try to begin to imagine how a blockchain could be applied in your profession or hobbies. If you come up with something, hop over to our sub-reddit and we will discuss. Enjoy! Announcements: Check out my latest short story. Head over to our Reddit Information on the Koben Puckett Invitational Support: Go to Coinbase and claim your $10 of bit coin!

This is part 1 of a 3 part story exploring the topic of crypto currency and DeFi. This was a barn burner of a recording at over 3 hours, which sets a record as our longest interview, and I honestly felt like the conversation could have kept going, the topics were far from exhausted. Our guest, Kishore Yalamanchili, is a pulmonologist by trade and gained a large Facebook following as he gave updates on the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. After attending a crypto meet-up at Dream Chasers Cafe, which he host, I knew I needed to have him as a guest on the podcast. I hope you enjoy this episode. Be on the lookout for part 2 & 3 which will follow soon. Announcements: Check out my latest short story. Head over to our Reddit Information on the Koben Puckett Invitational Support: Go to Coinbase and claim your $10 of bit coin!

We recorded this episode on a beautiful afternoon in Abilene, Texas. When I contacted Erin Elise Holland about being on the show, she thought it would be fun to interview us. Erin asked us questions about how Shannon and I met and what lead us to get married. The conversation also flowed around some future plans and how having kids changes everything. Shout outs: Jeff Wyrick for the cover art, Hayden Pedigo for the outro music, and Grain Theory for the delicious food and drink while we were in Abilene. Support: Check out our Sub-Reddit Visit the website Follow THIS LINK to set up a coinbase account