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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 137 – The Flat Pineapple Theory
In Episode 137 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Flat Earthers. Do they really believe their theories? Are they just trying to keep an argument alive? Are they just doing it for the lulz? Or are they just after attention? Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay delve into it. A brief discussion of the Placebo Effect follows, which leaves folks scratching their heads. The hosts get into a discussion about the absurdity of taking a little bit of information, and running to the extreme with it, not even knowing why, and use Pineapples as the example. (Hint: Pineapples aren’t just for breakfast anymore…) Finally, Eloy asks Mark to name a song, a…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 133 – Comfortably Dumb
In Episode 133 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Does a person’s attitude, likability, or personality change as we age, or do we maintain the same type of personality throughout our lives? Mark Lindsay has some opinions about it that might be just the opposite of what you think. Eloy Escagedo then shares his thoughts following his viewing of a video concerning a scientific round-table discussion of the Cambrian Explosion. They came to the conclusion that the math just doesn’t add up. Had enough time passed since the earth’s creation for such complex organisms to naturally evolve? Next the conversation gets into a scientific study that led to what’s become known…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 128 – Done Dirt Cheap
In Episode 128 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast; You know those people who, while in conversation or in writing, mention themselves first? We’re not sure, but that does not seem right to us. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talk about this with entertaining stories and examples. Next the hosts talk about a possible cashless society of the future, with implants we carry under our skin, bearing all our information. Does that sound even remotely feasible? But then again, we’re assuming that the future will be more advanced than the present, or that society will advance along the same trajectory we’re currently following. You’ll hear the host’s thoughts on this topic…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 126 – This Messy Thing We Call Existence
In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay says; “We get one ride, we might as well have some fun with it.” We start our conversation about how we deal with life from our vantage point. Do we swim upstream, or do we float down the lazy river of life? Have we lost our ability to enjoy the fruits of our labors, or do we spend too much time just acquiring more, more, more? Cars, travel, tourism, driving for the pure pleasure of it, and more! Well, the hosts have some thoughts on this and they share them on this episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast. Lots of fun…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 125 – A Stoic Place For My Stuff
In this episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark comes from out of left field with a topic that kind of throws Eloy off his stride. The topic is people who are well known for one thing, but are virtuoso level good at something else that’s unrelated. What surprises Eloy is Mark’s comments are almost exactly the topic he wanted to discuss. We talk about our friend Sterling Davis’s short comedy videos, our friend Daniel Harju’s amazing skills at woodworking, Stoic philosophy, Marcus Aurelius, collecting a ton of CRAP (Collectibles, Rare And Precious) over the years, and awesome quotes. All of this, plus a lot more in this fun episode…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 124 – Wives Tales and Superstitions
Superstitions! We all know that, according to Stevie Wonder, superstition ain’t the way. Well, we all have certain traditions that may border, or cross, the line into superstition. And Mark does not believe in ‘slapping fate in the face!’ Can you think of some superstitions or old wives tales you may have grown up with? Did you ever hear the one about the Elvis Presley superstition? Next, Eloy says that ‘I think that trolls were invented in 2005 when YouTube first started’, to which Mark replies ‘they have been around forever!’ We talk a bit about the troll scene, and how easy it must be to act like that sitting…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 112 – Humans are Obsessive
People seem to become obsessed with certain hobbies. Some hobbies such as Golf are so popular that whole communities are built around the sport. What other interesting hobbies do people become obsessed with? Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo discuss it, and the conversation branches off into some interesting topics. All of this and a lot MORE in Episode 112 of The Trampled Underfoot Podcast! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, click that notification bell, then come join us! Follow us on Facebook, and leave us a comment or suggest a topic!
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 109 – 2 For A Nickel 4 For A Dime
In Episode 109 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talked about the fires in Southern Oregon that have destroyed a good part of several cities, hurricanes in Florida that have displaced thousands of people over the years, and other natural disasters in general. Then the crew switched gears to astrology, psychics, tarot cards, and mediums. With nobody taking a subscription to the newspaper any more, where are folks looking up their horoscopes? We had a few other side trips as well, and you can be sure there’s a lot of fun and humor along the way. Join us for a fun journey to who knows where!…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 108 – 100 Years Into The Future
In Episode 108 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, the hosts discuss the fact that tourist expectations are wildly different than what locals think about their hometowns. They talk a little bit about Miami and Hawaii and their observations on the subject. The next topic is about having a working title and artwork for this episode, but things went terribly wrong at YouTube. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay talk about how YouTube canceled three different Live Streams they tried to set up to record this episode, and censorship in general. Then they diverge into a magazine article written back in 1901. The writer tried to envision what the future would look…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 103 – Head First
Episode 103 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast is a bit of an odyssey. Mark Lindsay starts off by talking about the work he’s done on a project at home. Then he and Eloy Escagedo discuss a very cool project just finished by Mark’s wife Linda. This brings up the topic of how people dressed back in the 1700s, which ultimately leads to a discussion of an extreme fighting sport – sort of a medieval styled cage fight. The duo then jump around to the story of a man who bought the world’s cheapest electric car online and had it shipped to the US. Finally, they dive head first into the…