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7 podcasts tagged "mere mortals podcast"
AE 1116 - Interview: Why Wasn't Einstein an Indigenous Australian? with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals ' host Kyrin Down , we chat about what we think if genius Albert Einstein is an indigenous Australian . Or what if he and Isaac Newton were never born? We also talk about Guns, Germs and Steel , a book by Jared Diamond that looks at why certain cultures around the world developed what they did…
AE 1112 - Interview: Why Royal Families & Corrupt Governments Suck with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this third installment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down , we chat about what we think of the British royal family and royalty more broadly as an institution. We talk about why some Australians love the royal family, the Australian royalists, where some Aussies absolutely hate them. Or, you know, at the very least, have no…
AE 1108 - Interview: Farofa, Japan, & Cultural Identity with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about wishing we could live in other places besides Australia. Like, Europe versus Australia. We wonder what it's like to live somewhere in Europe where you're surrounded by lots of different cultures, languages -- remember what they say about driving through Europe for a couple of hours and you hear the same word said in many different…
AE 1104 - Interview: The Cost of Having Children & Losing Friends as You Get Older with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about my family's plans to (finally) travel to Brazil and how crazy it is to make a lot of considerations because we'll be traveling with 2 children now. We wonder how it is for people with big families - did you know that there was a woman who gave birth to 69 children?! How do you handle children that many? Must be a pandemonium on a daily…
AE 1099 - Interview: Gastro, the Spice Trade, & the History of Swearing with Kyrin Down | Part 1
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this episode, we talk about COVID in Queensland versus Victoria, because Kyrin's up in Queensland. We trade gastro stories and talk about street food in foreign countries and how we've been food poisoned before. We talk about the Spice Trade and the Dutch East India Company from the 1700s to 1800s and the miserable lives of sailors. We also talk about what they used to…
AE 977 - Language Learning, Traveling, Dating South Americans, and Identity | Kyrin Down
In today's episode... Here's Part 2 of my epic chin-wag with Mere Mortals podcast host Kyrin Down . In this part, we got talk about how he learned Spanish as he traveled through South America & Central America. And now, he's learning German! A polyglot in the making! Plus, we talk about the language differences between Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico. Improve your listening skills today – listen, play, & pause this episode – and start speaking…
AE 972 - Why Quitting $150k/Year Job is Worth It! | Kyrin Down
In today's episode... Here's another epic chin-wag episode for you mob! Meet Kyrin Down from Brisbane, Australia! Kyrin studied mining engineering at an Australian university. He then went on to work for Rio Tinto, a giant mining company. And all of a sudden, he threw all that away and chose to travel around the globe. He went around South America and Asia, fell in love with someone from Colombia - and he's not even 30 yet! Watch and listen in today to…
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