Episode Notes: We're taking some time off this summer to get past the heat, retool the show to make it even better, and improve our mental health. How exactly are you spending your summer as we start to get out of the pandemic?What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Today we discuss the results from a paper published by The Journal of Experimental Biology, positing why men like punching things—eons of male-to-male interpersonal aggression.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Why does the 5 day work week exist? Can we get more done with less stress with just 4 days a week? Studies around how we work, including a pilot program in Iceland point to a resounding yes.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Canada has a dark past with respect to colonialisation and the treatment of first nations children in residential schools. Over the course of the last few months, several residential schools with hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered, and these surely won't be the last.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Many cities are facing record heat waves during the summer of 2021. With temperatures reaching above 40 degrees Celsius, the human body cannot properly cool itself down as sweat is unable to evaporate, work and productivity comes to a screeching halt, and the elderly are at extreme risk. Today we examine the concerning trends over the last two decades and how other countries like France have been doing something to combat the problem.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Today we get angry about defunded education in Canada and discuss getting out of the pandemic and readjusting to a new way of life.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Today we put forth the argument that self-care should take a back seat to collective care. What does collective care mean? It means society should focus more on taking care of one another in our communities.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Is it possible that our brains can expel energy that can be felt by another human being? Is there any real scientific evidence of this? Alex calls B.S., but smart people are studying this and trying to see if there's an answer.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: Have you ever watched that episode of Black Mirror where the protagonist lives in a future where their entire self-identity and life revolves around a social score? It's not just fiction, it's happening right now in China. Are we so confident that this could never happen in western society? That's the question we try to answer today.What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves. Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)

Episode Notes: It's only within the last decade that neuroscience has finally caught up with our understanding, or lack-thereof, of how the adolescent brain works. Neuroscientist Frances Jensen’s son's behaviour became the impetus for studying how the teenage brain works and why their brains are not fully formed, leading to poor risk assessment. Alex's sister, Julia is an educator and mother of twins and joins us today for the discussion.Source: https://time.com/4929170/inside-teen-teenage-brain/What is this show about?Welcome to the Land of No Easy Answers. Our world, though more connected than ever, seems to have forgotten how to connect. Everywhere you look, the disconnect is obvious: from nature, to the people around us, and even within ourselves.  Join Master of Podcasts: Alex Knight, Master of Psychology: Kristin Rumohr, and Master of Nonsense: Aaron Stewart, as we attempt to unravel the mysteries of the mind and your universe. Join us as we attempt to pluck those threads that connect us, subverting the disconnect between your perceived realities.Hosts: Alex Knight. Kristen Rumohr, Aaron Stewart.Podcast audio only feed: https://audio.thesubvertpod.comCommunity:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesubvertpodTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesubvertpodInstagram: https://instagram.com/thesubvertpodAbout Us:Alex Knight: Is a broadcaster, recording engineer, musician, and technologist who works unreasonably long hours to create insightful, thought-provoking, and engaging content that entertains and makes other people’s dreary lives better. Kristen Rumohr: Kristin is a holistic counselling psychologist and reiki master. She’s passionate about helping people celebrate their uniqueness, and express their thoughts freely without fear of judgement. She embraces the fun, the weird, the intelligent, the outrageous, the sensible, and everything in between. We are only given a limited amount of time and energy exist on this planet, Kristin asks the question: how will you choose to manage it?Aaron Stewart: Aaron has always sought out a stage to perform on, continually seeking to expand his musical, theatrical, and word vocabulary. And now, in an attempt to use those words up, he co-hosts The Subvert Podcast. Almost never right, but always thoughtful, with a gift for empathy bordering on the fringes of being inside your head, Aaron considers people his greatest challenge, and most wonderful puzzle to unlock.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thesubvertpod)