14 - Wes Jones - Pro wrestling and chasing your dream

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10/10/19 • 53 min

Continuing our recent theme of "fandom" I'm excited to welcome Wes Jones to the show! Wes and I have been friends via our shared love of professional wrestling. In fact, we recorded this episode in my car on the way to and from a show (apologies for the audio quality, it was my first swing at a fully "mobile" recording). Wes tells a great story about his fandom: how he discovered pro wrestling, how it became a passion for him and how he chased his dream. We touch a bit on parenting in this show (mostly how wrestling fits into his household) but really it's a story of a guy going after something he loves, even when no one else understands. If you liked Wes and you're looking to buy or sell a home in Washington you should check out his site SellWithWes.com. We spend some time on it in the show so I won't spend too much time here but Wes is great at his job and the real estate market in the northwest has never been hotter. I hope you enjoy this chat with Wes Jones!

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13 - Steve Strange - Star Wars, Fandom, Kids and Star Wars

Fun one with my best buddy, Steve Strange. We had to do a do-over of our original discussion due to a tech snafu (which we discuss in our chat) but I think this came out better than that one. Ostensibly the idea here is fandom: is it OK to force what you like on your kids? How do you know if the resulting fandom is authentic or are they just liking something because "daddy likes it"? And does it matter?

In reality this is really more about Star Wars. Steve and I bonded of Star Wars (among other things) in our 20s and it's always been part of our friendship. In fact we're strongly considering starting a separate show where they two of us just talk about Star Wars and other stuff we're enjoying and we'll let you know when that comes out.

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15 - Stoicism in a time of COVID19 + book giveaway

Season 2 is a go! Let's talk about Stoicism and let's give away some free books! Today's episode is just me talking (first time I've done that). I spend some time on a quick overview of the philosophy of Stoicism, something that has been truly world-changing for me. I use an overview written by Ryan Holiday on his site, DailyStoic.com, as the structure for this overview. You can see that post here. I'm also giving away a few copies of Ryan's newest book, Stillness Is the Key, to my listening friends. Here's how you can win: Go to the show's Instagram or Facebook page and find the post about this giveaway (it's a picture of the book). Reply to the post and tag a friend that is not a current listener of the podcast but that you think could dig it. I'll pick two "pairs" (poster and the person they tagged) and send them each a copy of the book. Lots of fun stuff coming for you soon! I have a lot of extra time at home right now (as, I'm sure, do you) so that’s resulting in some new content! Wash your hands! PS - Here's that link to bio of Admiral Stockdale I mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stockdale