• Comedy,  Design,  History,  Inspiration,  Social Media

    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…

  • Holiday,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society

    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…