Curiosity Killed It

Why are your pants flying? Alex thinks it's a sewing saying... he's wrong. We're talking about intuition, when automation is best, and going off script.

Who's Bob, Who's uncle is he? We're talking about favoritism (specifically the origins of nepotism), hiring practices/promotions, and memes.

This is a straightforward one but that doesn't mean we couldn't find some interesting tangents. We're talking about group work, pos-COVID events, and whether tardiness is ever acceptable.

Are these carnival ducks, real ducks? Does the number of ducks matter? We're discussing the value of a practice run, overplanning, knolling, Alex's crazy Disney World planning, and Sam's anxiety around a poor performance.

How good is 20/20? Did we have the foresight to make this saying episode 20 or was that just luck? We're talking about vision, the fact that luck plays a bigger part in our lives then we like to give credit to, and overcorrecting problems from the past.

What is risk? Hard to answer right? We're discussing if upside risk truly exists, we talk about what it would take to risk your life in a game of Russian Roulette, and phenomenons that make us all more risk-tolerant.

We weren't sure about this episode but hey... don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. We're talking about pesticides, new coca-cola, tech-debt, and of course why babies are being thrown out.

What makes moss so important to a stone? We're talking generational views on work/status, nomadic lifestyles, maintaining relationships on the move, and much more.

When should we hate the player and not the game? What game are we referring to, sports, video games, LIFE??? We're discussing when we become angry at the products of our own creation like Paul vs Mayweather, video game development, and even taxes.

Asking how the sausage is made might be more than you want to know. Or, it could be the context you need. We're talking about the creation of laws, transparent supply chains, and yes even sausages.

What's so special about a horse's mouth? Is a gift horse's mouth different? We're discussing giving the right gift, when to be honest with how you feel about a present, and what we think is the perfect type of gift.

Is something squeaking a good or bad thing? Is this saying better suited for products or people? We're talking about work meetings, people who peacock at parties, and products where squeaking is part of the design.

Is a great thought really that common? Why are our thoughts so similar to each other? Do you know the full saying? We're discussing group think, the Dunning Kruger effect, and more.

Is this a stitch in the space-time continuum or a sewing saying? We're discussing the asshole in your neighborhood who doesn't weed his lawn, root cause analysis, mental health, and burnout at work.

Is this saying about creating confidence or just cons? We're discussing some famous hoaxes, over-promising and underdelivering, multi-level marketing, and when it's appropriate to fake something first.

Are you throwing stones in your own house? Or, are others throwing them at you? We're discussing hypocrisy, company culture, and is it actually healthy to cast judgement on others?

Why do some things we say need salt? Why specifically do we need one grain of it? We're discussing whether everyone should be a skeptic, when words are like poison, and who/what should you be most skeptical of.

What if we told you that Germany did put the cart before the horse... Is this saying about the order you do something in? Is about breaking convention or tradition? We're discussing the appropriate times to innovate, when tradition/convention is valuable, and why people are reluctant to change.

Can practice make disaster? When are you practicing vs just doing? We're discussing where perfection is possible, the difference between learning and practice, and when practice actually makes you worse.

Are beggars too choosy, or not choosy enough? It's important to look at this saying from both sides of the equation. We are discussing unpaid internships, today's job market, and when you need to show humility and drop your ego vs know your worth.

A thousand words are 4 written pages. Is a picture worth all that? Does it mean that pictures are priceless, that they are better for learning, or are actually hold more monetary value? We're discussing how we learn, the importance of language in communication, and what makes something priceless.

Why are clams so damn happy? Somehow over the years, the back-half of this saying was dropped, but it's the most important part.  We're discussing if this means the happiest, a simple pleasure, or was it just a couple of baked American pilgrims on an East Coast beach…

Are bridges really one of humanity's great foes? Does it mean live in the moment, weigh your tradeoffs, or push decisions to the future? We're discussing risk management, decision-making frameworks, and some of the bridges we actually have had to cross.

Does the worm come to the earliest rising bird or the first bird to a new field? Is being FIRST actually important? We're discussing examples of when being first is advantageous and when it's not. Featuring some discussions around Apple, Uber, and Youtube.

Listen to the trailer for the show before we officially go live on March 11th.