A show that brings light to the doom and gloom of the everyday dystopia that we are living in, but never shies away the hard reality. Two brothers striving to thrive, build community and stay connected.
Dave and Bob discuss nature education, poetry, and school reform, using the lens of Rabindranath Tagore, and Bengali Nobel Prize winner who led an incredible life in the early 20th century. He changed the way we see education and is still influencing the world today. We also look at modern day decedents of his pedagogy like Richard Louv, Adrienne Maree Brown, and Audre Lorde. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers dust off their rust. They discuss how things have been over the last 9 months. And they get into an important news item that is getting left off the mainstream platter. The theme for this season is No Bummer! Scheming and Dreaming. The Crew discusses where this idea came from and the directions they hope to take it. Episodes may include: the key bands of every decade (music) with DH, 00s nostalgia, The Peachies, Top 10 dinners, anarchism for dummies, the Rojava revolution, and sports betting and Beyond Xs and Os with Danny. Did You Know In 1992, a cargo ship carrying approximately 29,000 bath toys (mostly rubber ducks) spilled in the northern Pacific Ocean. These so-called Friendly Floatees have been drifting ashore for over 20 years, sometimes in surprising parts of the world—not only Alaska, but also Hawaii, Australia, Indonesia, and Chile. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brother's are back in the sound studio after a long Hiatus, and boy did we miss it. It felt good to be home. This episode is all about grad school and new ideas Dave is learning to implement in his classroom. Bob is a great ear as always and up for a little knowledge. Learn all about ELA, Social Studies, and Math/Science literacy and how we can all implement disciplinary literacy with some great action items and new ideas. Here is a link to one of Dave's lessons plans on immigration, but feel free to email for other ideas. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aU2p4eVScw3cSIaY2z12ju5y9iyaj53q/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103573351396379238331&rtpof=true&sd=true Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers end the season with this episode. They start by discussing Dave's journey with Omicron. Dave reflects on having the bug and some lessons learned. They follow this with Bob's reflections on MLK Day and the 2020 doc MLK/FBI. The heart of the show is wrapping up their season on Valerie Kaur's revolutionary love. They only were able to do 1/3 of the love model, but in the last episode, they reflect on the challenges of loving one's enemy and on loving one's self. At the and a shout-out to Tricia Hersey's work at the Nap Ministry. The end with some Suberb Owl predications (lol, so old now). And a promo for Julie's class on health for teens and tweens and the divine feminine! Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew discusses the ongoing attack and crises in Ukraine. They go over what we know so far, some of the historical context of the attack, and some possible implications. Recorded on February 27.
In the first show of 2022 the Crew starts off by discussing the Omicron Covid Surge. The main topic for the show was Bob's trip to Boulder. Bob summarizes his trip, which had some magical elements to it. David reflects on the reality that the pandemic has minimized or taken away the ability to hang out. The brothers share their reflections on experiencing the fires in Boulder. Part of the experience was affording an even deeper connection to Boulder. They then refer back to The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson as a helpful book on climate fiction (Cli-fi), and they discuss one of the ideas there of monetizing green energy. New Year's prediction show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCm4qkP-_mE&ab_channel=DavePeachtree Stoneface You think an eggplant is good. You should try another food. It's even better. (terrible joke) 4:1 Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by Kimo Crew (sp.?) is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
It's our 2021 review show. And it's a Thriving first as both brothers are in-person in Colorado. For a game and in honor of the Beatles documentary Get Back, the Crew names their top 5 Beatles songs. Dave: 5. Rocky Racoon, 4. Hey Jude, 3. Can't Buy Me Love, 2. Let It Be, 1. Here Comes the Sun. Bob 5. (tie) Here Comes The Sun 5. (tie) While My Guitar Gently Weeps, 4. Tomorrow Never Knows, 3. Strawberry Never Knows, 2. A Day In The Life, 1. Hey Jude Next the Crew talks about the Peachies, which are Dave's survey on best Sitcoms of all times, but for our show the Peaches are the best shows, movies, and songs of 2021. Dave: Movie - (tie) In the Heights and Licorice Pizza Show - Ted Lasso season 2 Song - (tie) Good 4 You by Olivia Rodrigo and Butter by BTS Bob: Movie - Judas and The Black Messiah Show - (tie) Reservation Dogs and Only Murders in the Building Song - Enfance 80 by Vidoeclub Finally, the Crew discuss the big news stories and historical events of 2021. They select 1 each that strongly affected them. Dave: U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan Bob: Striketober Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The book club finishes the discussion on Eula Biss' book. The sections for this discussion are “Investment” and “Accounting.” The discussion touches on what is art? (especially if made by elephants or androids), breaking out of the system while complicit in it, the hard-wiring of investment gambling to our brain chemistry, and digging a hole on your 40th birthday! Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave riffs on the “metaverse” and links it to Neal Stephenson's dystopia Snow Crash. The brothers discuss whether this can turn out well. Bob brings up his health at the end of a challenging quarter at the Uni. Dave mentions that Julie is seeing clients and could provide help! The Crew heads to the outer circle of loving the other in Valerie Kaur's revolutionary love, which is fighting. Fighting is connected to agency and entering the “battlefield.” Bob poses the question, “How do we continue the fight when it seems like we lose so many battles?” Dave brings up the idea of fighting for a better new world even if it is scarred by capitalism. This reminds Bob of the idea of finding meaning in the mundane influenced by Viktor Frankl. The brothers end with discussing what “shields and swords” they bring to the fight for making a better world. Stoneface Bob's retort “they're more of a font” gets Dave. 2:1 Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
To start off, thinking about coffee has the brothers talking about “old world” vs. “new world” food distinctions. Dave has found a new youtube channel called the Tierzoo that has inspired an assignment in his class. The topic of the day in Revolutionary Love is grieving. Bob gives a recap from last week and how wonder might flow into grief, and then they give an intro to grieving based on Valerie's life and the chapter on grieving from See No Stranger. Dave relates a story from a recent hike with his mom reflecting on grief/loss that gave him a few insights on grief (including how the awe of the hike allowed for a deeper grieving). The Crew then reflects on the path of the pandemic to George Floyd's killing to rebellion/revolution. Referring back to the episode with Katie G, Bob connects grieving together to the power of stories, telling stories, and the importance of holding space for each other. Dave recognizes that the creation of space is an act of (revolutionary) love and links this to the creation of vulnerability with one another. TierZoo: https://www.youtube.com/c/TierZoo The Revolutionary Love Learning Hub Courageous Conversations on Race Stoneface Dave got himself on his joke. 1:1 Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
In a side episode, the Crew was invited to partake in a bookclub with friends Mike and Dan. The book is Eula Biss' Having and Being Had. The selection of this book came out of conversations about the discomfort with homeownership. The book, told in 2-3 page chapter vignettes, brings out the contradictory experiences in living in late capitalism. This discussion aimed at the first 2 sections: consumption and work. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Nadir masterfully adds harmony to Bob's enthusiastic but moribund version of Kansas' Carry On You Wayward Son. The brothers then discuss Halloween costume ideas (both influenced by different TV shows but landing on similar ideas). They introduce the theme of season 8: the 9 practices of Valerie Kaur's revolutionary love. They will discuss each one in turn as it shows up in their lives. The revolutionary love compass outlines the 3 domains (love for others, opponents, and self) and levels of revolutionary love. In episode 1, the Crew delves into love for others at the personal level, which is wonder. Wonder is about curiosity and openness, and the brother ask each other about their first memories of being wonderstruck and the most recent experiences of wonder. They end with some deeper reflections on wonder and love. Stone Face The joke that got Bob, “A giraffe eating cherries.” Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song Captain Jack by is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers muse on what turning 40 means (it's the day before Bob's birthday). The show is in the Matrix white room (in-between seasons). So the Crew does a big ol' fashion tuned-in episode and share what TV, movies, music, sports, and podcasts they've been into. TV Dave: Sex Education (Netflix) Upload (Prime) Bob: Reservation Dogs (Hulu) Sweet Tooth (Netflix) Books Both: Having and Being Had by Eula Biss Movies Dave: Kicking and Screaming (1995) with mention of Eric Stoltz being the original Marty McFly! Bob: Freaks (2018) Sports Old Hoss Radbourn Greatest shot in WNBA history Music Bob: Videoclub (French band) Dave: Lofi chill out Podcast Both: 60 Songs that Explain the 90s Bob: For the Wild with Ayanna Young Quatschen Total Recall (1990 & 2012): Give These People Air Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave discusses plans for Hispanic Heritage month, which reminds Bob to ask Dave about his journey to major in Spanish in college and then how that has played into Dave becoming a teacher. Within that story Dave brings up the interesting question of whether to wear an embroidered shirt (tune it as writing makes it seem mundane!). Dave asks Bob about the 60 Songs That Explain the 90s podcast. With 19 songs left, Bob and Dave chat about some possibilities for them. The main topic of the episode is concluding the season on its last episode. After naming the episodes and the brother's lists, the Crew synthesizes 3 themes from the season: Unplug from the dominant culture Connect with the deeper consciousness in nature, art, radical education, or direction action Give and receive from the community (think mutual aid and solidarity). They go on to discuss how to do the work of building another world in really rough times, (e.g. in a pandemic, with capitalism killing the earth, with a rising authoritarianism. And why do this work? It gives us life, change can come quickly, and another world is for everyone. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers catch up and start with Dave's first week of school. Dave says he has been trying to integrate quietness, stillness, and reduce anxiety (a la Brene Brown). He led a birthday line-up ice-breaker with 50 4th graders, which you had to see to believe. Bob is still in summer mode but also thinking about returning to a UCSC campus that is not really prepared for the Delta variant. The Crew wants to host their valiant editor to the show and take your questions for Nadir. Please contact us with them or put them on this google doc! The main topic of the show is learning from the Occupy movement 10 years later (Occupy Wall Street started September 17, 2011). The brothers give the background on Occupy and then delve into some lessons learned in terms of another world being possible. Start of book club Having and Being Had by Eula Biss this week Sept. 6. Join us! Wearing a facemask is an act of love poster: https://community.amplifier.org/art/act-of-love/ Aviva Romm: https://avivaromm.com/ Quick Fix How should Dave turn off the UV light for his class' bearded dragon? Answer: see if there's a custodial or other employee that can join in on the mutual aid! (And ask a vet exactly how much light they need.) Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew addresses the long delay between recording. Don't worry everyone, we still love Thriving. The summer has been busy indeed, and the brothers discuss the places on earth where marriage proposals seem to happen. They discuss the new Cleveland baseball team nickname. And end the chit-chat on Dave's move into his new co-housing. The main topic of the week is around the question of whether it is possible to hack capitalism. In other words, can capitalist tools be used to undo capitalism? The Crew starts this question by laying out what capitalism is and what it does to people and the world, and whether capitalism can be reformed or is revolution needed. The brothers believe revolutionary change is needed, however what revolution looks like for the majority of people in the world has led to more complex thinking. This leads to the concept of revolutionary reforms which the brothers develop. Dave presents the “credit card hack (scam).” Dave discusses how to use the deals that credit card companies give people to gain the benefits and then get out. The Crew discusses where this falls on the revolution vs. reform discussion. References: Revolution or Reform Reformist Reforms vs. Abolitionist Reforms Quick Fix How can I watch the Olympics without a TV? Use friend's log-in to Xfiniti. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers are joined by Bob's new cat, Teddy Bear. They discuss introducing kittens to a new home (with Teddy mewing in the background). Dave theorizes that we do things for 4 reasons: to make money, because we love it, for others, and to do something new; and then asks Bob why he does the podcast. Lastly, they let listeners know that they are working on a new podcast with friend Dan C that will take sports on in a critical way. The topic for the week is what is art's role in building another world? Bob draws on his research on artivism, which Chela Sandoval describes as art in the service of changing the world. He makes the point that we can all be artists because art is more of a way of approaching the world than an elite skill. This reminds Dave of when the brothers started a collective called Artist for Justice within the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center many years ago. Dave loves the idea of art as creation and reflects where he feels creativity. Beehive Collective Opera by Eric Oh Quick Fix How can we spend less time scrolling on our telephone? Put your cellphone in a drawer and leave it there. Do that for an hour a day. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers are blessed to have friend Dan, the Lynx of the Rocky Mountains, on the show. They start by discussing the intersection of basketball, culture, soccer, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and gender relations. The main topic is whether another world of sports is possible? What kind of sports world do we want? The Crew shares their perspectives on what can be done to confront the cisheteropatriarchal dynamics in sports. Box score from Seattle Supersonics @ Los Angeles Lakers on Nov 27, 2007, a month after the first episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians aired. In this game rookie Kevin Durant played against Khloe Kardashian ex-partner Lamar Odom. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts with Dave sharing that he recently had to sell his chicken which brought some unexpected thoughts. Bob reflects on the last week of his school year teaching at Zoom U. For the show today, the Crew takes from the movie High Fidelity and the book Read and Riot by Nadya Tolokonnokova (of Pussy Riot) to make their Top 3 list with the category: Making Another World Possible. Dave's list: Unplug (from the world) Connect (to the earth) Give to the community in some way, any way. Bob's list Find a radical documentary and watch it. Even better, watch it with friends. If you don't have kids, support parents and help with childcare. Go to a demonstration. Quick Fix If you hear faint dripping in your walls after doing dishes, what should you do? Call your supe or plumber! Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Bob sings the show in with one of Dave's favorite songs from 1998. Then, a Thriving first: Dave makes a big announcement about one of our friends. Dave reflects on celebrating our mom's birthday with a killer bike ride. After this, Dave tells a perfect Seinfeld story that just happened to him. Bob describes his first vacation in 17 months, a trip to Mendocino, in the Green Triangle. The topic of the week is the Zapatistas, the revolutionaries in Chiapas who live the praxis of “another is possible.” They start the episode asking the question, “how did it come to be that Dave found himself living in Chiapas for 6 months in 2018-19?” The Crew gives a background on the Zapatistas over the last 30 year. They then discuss their trip to Oventic, the 6th Zapatista Caracol. Wobblies and Zapatistas Quick Fix How can we have better mornings? Answer: Think more about the night before and the day after. Have a bed time routine and some structure the next day. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week's show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Another Podcast Is Possible New season! The Crew reviews all the Gut Checks from season 6. Great picks! Dave is done with his school year and will have Peachtree Pizza with his kiddos. His students did so well with their reading progress! The theme of the new season is “another world is possible.” Bob thinks that expanding on this simple thought is key to social change (including police abolition). The brothers first came across this phrase volunteering at Lefthand Books, the one-time socialist bookstore in Boulder. Bob asks Dave, what does the “world” mean in this question. Dave expands on the obscene wealth inequality in the world. The episode ends with the Crew wanting to explore why the idealist is so smeared in our society. Connected with this is their desire to explore utopias and utopian thinking this season. Quick Fix You are making pork chops for dinner, and you have the bread crumbs, the flour, but you don’t have eggs. What do you do?....Mayonnaise! Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bach's Goldberg Variations is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave reflects on the end of the school year for him and his kiddos. Bringing the reading-level up gives him good energy. Bob reflects on the podcast turning 1 year old! The final episode of season 6 on baggage! The topic of the day is what baggage has been picked up or left off during the pandemic? Bob starts and discusses picking up baseball uber-fandom during the pandemic. It’s an escapism, not a terrible one, but one that feels to Bob like he should do something with it. Dave brings up moving to a new community during the pandemic, and then feeling a lack of connection to the greater Ft. Collins and Colorado community. Bob brings in Patrick Hamilton’s advice that in the pandemic: there is pandemic forgiveness, in which friends don’t have to come up with excuses about not connecting with each other. Gut Check Thriving in Dystopia will still exist in a year, May 2022. (Bob gives it a 8; Dave says 7). Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave sings the show in with what Bob thought was a Divinyls song, but in actuality, is Lovefool by the Cardigans, a song famously featured on The Office on season 3, episode 5 (and not Austin Powers -- that was Carnival). Dave was looking for the lyric, “I can’t care ‘bout anything but you.” The Crew structures this episode based on “Wonderful,” by Griffin and Rachel McElroy. Dave’s small wonder is the chocolate-salted caramel. Bob’s is quiz-mastering. Dave’s big wonder is boardgames. Note: The gallbladder stores bile, not insulin. Bob’s big wonder is direct action. Gut Check By 2030 there will be a 51st U.S. state (Bob gives it a 7; Dave gives it a 10). Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts by sneaking in a Did You Know about movies. The Crew then discusses reactions to the Oscars. The brothers attended a “web thing” called White People and Police Abolition earlier in the week, and the main topic of the show is debriefing this. The event brought in Mariame Kaba, whose work the Crew discussed back in episode 6. The topics that the Crew dives more into are digital land acknowledgements, language around defund/abolition, the idea of a million little experiments, police as the one burger stand in town (and not very good burgers). Gut Check Courtney will win season 2 of the Circle (Dave gives a 10. Bob gives a 6) Contact info Podbean app: https://thrivingindystopia.podbean.com/ Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Registration link for the "White People and Abolition" web event with Mariame Kaba: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PQanp8kzQ86LsmxZ7ps9cQ The Crew's picks: Best actor: Dave - Steve Yeun. Bob - Chadwick Bozeman Best actress: Dave - Viola Davis. Bob - Carey Mulligan Best animated: Dave and Bob - Wolfwalkers Best supporting actor: Dave - LaKeith Stanfield. Bob - Daniel Kaluuya Best supporting actress: Dave - Olivia Colman. Bob - Youn Yah-Jung Best doc: Dave - Octopus Teacher. Bob - Crip Camp Best director: Bob and Dave - Chloe Zhao Best film: Dave - Judas and the Black Messiah. Bob - Nomadland. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew starts off the rails this week, discussing the demands of going a weekly podcast show while their jobs are full on. Brought to you by Yeti Mics, “make your podcast sparkle!” lol. Inspired by some of their favorite patreon-funded projects, they discuss what that type of project could take. The podcast as baggage? The brothers have to talk about the beginning of the baseball season. They discuss the highs and lows, and how their fantasy league is going! As the main theme for the show, Dave brings up some personal baggage, specifically in terms of holding on to other people’s baggage. He tells a story about a meltdown in the classroom that brought parents into the conflict. He asks himself how much does he have to fix? How much is this his to take on? Bob suggests taking a step back and asking what are the long-term goals in any given situation. He also suggests having realistic expectations for outcomes rather than idealized or unrealistic ones. Goose egging (aka shutout or skunking) Gut Check Some team in baseball will go from worst to first and win their division (Boston, Detroit, Texas, Washington, Pittsburgh, or Arizona). Dave gives it a 2; Bob gives it a 3. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts with the song Peeper by Dave and Julie Peachtree. The Crew discusses seed sharing as spring has sprung. They also discuss how-to: both germinating seeds and growing starts. The topic of the day’s show is unpacking Bob’s dissertation research (as well as his teaching). Bob grounds his work in liberation psychology which is the movement to root psychology in the struggle for oppressed people for freedom. His main research explores the oppressive power dynamics of white supremacy and masculinities as well as how white men, in particular, can interrupt those dynamics. Bob summarizes the major results of his dissertation, which include life stories of white men who aspire to do anti-racist, feminist work. And then what that work looks like for them in their lives and in their communities. Bob makes a commitment to publish his research! Hyperlink coming. Gut Check The chances of Dereck Chauvin being found guilty. (Dave says yes, and 10 years behind bars. Bob gives it a 4; Dave then gives it a 3). Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers first talk wasabi burns and then get into discussing the 1st weekend of the NCAA tourney. Dave’s finishing up his spring break, and Bob is almost starting theirs. Dave’s high is an hour and a half run that he went on, which triggers a conversation on running. The topic of today’s show is unpacking our physical pain, especially with a lens to emotional roots of pain. Dave discusses how his awful back pain a few years ago eased and began to heal after seeing a homeopath. He brings in ideas about how to release stress that builds up in our bodies. Bob has come to understand that fascia in our body plays an important role in connecting physical pain and emotional stress. Errata: Texas State are the Bobcats; not the Wildcats as Bob said. Gut Check Air travel will become as normalized this summer as before the pandemic. Dave gives it a 9/10. Bob says 7/10. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Bob and Dave discuss some of their strengths as podcasters. They recorded this episode on St. Patrick’s Day, and they discuss the origins of the Whiskey-Milk drink. The Crew introduces the new season’s theme: baggage. They start with the premise that all human’s have baggage. They want to “unpack the baggage,” in multiple ways this season. For episode 1, the brothers keep it concrete and dystopia and discuss packing a go-bag. This is rooted in the plot of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower in which the heroes become refugees and have to leave their home with a packed bag. Bob created a go-bag last summer during the California fire season, so the Crew discusses what’s in that bag. Gut Check A double-digit seed team (10 or below) will win the men’s NCAA tournament this year. (Dave gives it a 3. Bob gives it a 2). Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Stay by Valerie June is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave starts the episode telling Bob a scary and wild story of how he almost lost his wedding ring (hint: think hamburg). The Crew then discusses COVID-related issues including some ethical questions related to vaccination. The topic of the show is a look back on season 5. The Crew harvest some take-home messages from the season on avoidance with the focus on how we can strengthen our confronting muscles. The brothers end with a baseball question. And to you listeners, let us know if you want to join our fantasy league. Spots available! Dystopian Rainbow Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements edited by adrienne maree brown and Walidah Imarisha. But don’t take our word for it…. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts with a brief discussion of the “bob emergency.” As they have been doing recently, the brothers make no-very-outdated Golden Globe picks. They do end it with a good Levy-Levy-Levy connection. On a dime, they shift to discussing Dave getting vaccinated, and whether society has learned anything from the pandemic. The topic of the show is in-grouping/out-grouping, and this dynamic leading to types of avoidance. This is a framework very grounded in social psychology, so Bob lays out the ways this process can work even very subtle and even with the best of intentions. The Crew draws on the creation and existence of Rattlesnake. Using ideas from social and community psychology, they discuss the strengths of Rattlesnake, the shortcoming, and how to think about community-builidng going forward. Dystopian Rainbow Lord of the Flies! Pertains to in-group/out-groupping. We are intrigued by Piggy. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew shifts it up this week and starts out with some content off the bat. They take on the issue of procrastination (a type of avoidance). Procrastination has a heavy negative connotation, but they brother discuss whether that’s always warranted. They agree at least that the high-level of anxiety can be dissipated when understanding one’s own work process. The main portion of the show is a change of pace. The brothers wanted to share some music with each other for the week. Shouldn’t Have to Be Like That - Fra Lippo Lippi The Mother We Share - Chvches Level It Up - The Coup The First Breath After Coma - Explosions in the Sky Jesusland - Ben Folds Dystopian Rainbow Sorry to Bother You that Bob mentioned in the music portion of the show directed and written by the Coup frontman Boots Riley. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
After a few renditions of video game songs from 30 years ago, the Crew talks tending for chickens in the winter. Dave’s birds along with other Coloradoans had to make it through -10 degree weather recently. It’s a good one for our herpetologist fans out there! The topic of the week is avoiding the disgusting. Bob starts with discussing his journey to becoming “poop positive.” Dave builds on this idea and questions the idea of “away,” as in “just throw it away” or “take it away.” The conversation takes them to discussing prisons, slaughterhouses, and even Lake Champlain. Confronting the things we consider disgusting can allow for us to open our eyes to the systems that deal with “the disgusting,” and see how brutal and awful they are. Humanure Handbook free online: https://humanurehandbook.com/contents.html Baseball Bits on fixing MLB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh_F8WtrDCo&ab_channel=FoolishBaseball Dystopian Rainbow N.K. Jemison’s The Fifth Season for a great dystopia on catastrophic climate change. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The brothers reminisce about working at a movie theater 20 years ago - “Colorado Cinnamon, Basemar Twix.” They make some not great, but not terrible Super Bowl predictions before heading into the topic of the week. This week the Crew discuss avoidance and whiteness. They explore some of the ways that a system of white supremacy depends on white people and white culture avoiding discussions of racism. This has a lot to do with colorblind (or better said, color-evasive) ideology and practices, which themselves are creations of the ideology and history of whiteness in the U.S. and beyond. The Crew ends on discussing the differences between equality from equity from liberation. This ties in with their point that anti-racism workshops are good, yet white people could take more from John Brown, who never avoided confronting white supremacy. 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars’ collapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-SM13PqKbE&ab_channel=SecretBase Good Lord Bird:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Tm63y-S4s&ab_channel=SHOWTIME Equality? No. Equity? No. Liberation!: https://citizen.education/2018/12/03/liberation-in-education-why-dont-we-just-tear-the-whole-fence-down/ Dystopian RainbowDystopian show from the brothers’ youth with Jerry O’Connell? It’s Sliders! Lost in another universe and the desire to just come home. Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave tells the story of Peachtree to open the show, where the name came from, what it means to Dave and Julie, and how hard it was to get. Last week, the Crew looked at the problematic aspects of avoidance. Flipping things around this week, they explore the experience of avoidance and whether there is “healthy avoidance.” They discuss the positive effects of taking a step back or taking some space, but question whether that’s avoidance. When does avoidance start? They then turn to times of protective avoidance. Can avoidance be protective when the stimulus is just too painful to deal with? Dystopian RainbowAn absolute classic: Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Some Thriving chatter turned up to 11 to start the show. The Crew plots out a new NBA team for Dave to follow this year: some interesting social justice questions arise and the conversation eventually connects to Randall Cunningham of all places! The brothers then honor their mom on Helen Majzler Day! And discuss the meaning of that day, Jan. 23. The topic of the show is confrontation of avoidance. Particularly, they discuss the specifics and logistics of making such confrontations. Dave tells a powerful story about finding collective courage in his 4th grade classroom: “I’ve never been as proud of a student as in that moment.” So good, that Dave broke his dairy-free diet at the end of the story. The story reminds Bob of a story in his own classroom last fall. And after the story telling, some take-homes are harvested Dystopian RainbowWatchmen (2019) - Politically strong and prescient education of Tulsa 1921, the show also outshine the very amazing graphic novel upon which it is based. Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
New year; new season. Bob joined the International Worker of the World (I.W.W.) and talks about what being a Wobbly means to him. They go on to discuss the implications of the recent white vigilante attack on the U.S. Capitol. The brothers “set the table” for the new season, Season 5. The big theme is “avoidance” as the Thriving Crew feels like this theme does not get talked about that often. They play with confrontation as the opposite of avoidance. They wonder when does a healthy avoidance, say of avoiding traffic, turn into an unhealthy avoidance, like putting it off and then never dealing with it? They see some value in avoidance, but they do see some of their own bad habits around avoidance in their lives. They hope to talk about how to know when avoidance is happening, procrastination, the disgusting, in-group/out-group and social power, how to come back to the avoided, and avoid the Noid. Tuned-in: Recent episodes of Revisionist History on second waves of vaccinesAvoid the Noid Dystopian RainbowThe Giver by Lois Lowry. Does it still hold up 30 years after it was written? Is the ending too happy? Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Bashful by Ketza is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Bob and Dave record this episode December 31, 2020. They start the show reminiscing on the great NYE’s past. Last week the Crew did a retrospective of 2020. This week the brothers reflect on the podcast itself. They highlight the previous 33 episodes, the highs and lows, and the fun of narrowcasting. They first put a bow on the end of the celebration season with some insights on season 4. Their goals are to do a video podcast every season. Get more feedback from listeners. Do a non-Bob episode. Do a non-Dave episode. And do a non-both episode. Did you Know?That the only team in NFL history to lead the league in best office and defense (in terms of yards) didn’t make the play-off. So sorry to the 2010 San Diego Chargers. The Times’ Square NYE ball is 12 feet in diameter. This movie ends on NYE. Made in 1960. Directed by Billy Wilder. Stars Jack Lemon. It’s the Apartment! Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtreeDeep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Fresh off the holidays, the brothers discuss their favorite Xmas movies. The Crew hosts environmental physicist and old friend Ian! They all discuss 2020 both personally and globally. They also make bold predictions for 2021. Little Tortilla BoyGood article on Biden’s Climate PlanSome Good NewsMidnight GospelGood News From 2020 Did you Know?Ran out of time this time! Tune in next week for 2 great Didyaknows. Contact infoEmail - cookiemonster@yahoo.mailTwitter - @badbanana24Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Danny takes the Crew on a ride to his favorite music -- there are some surprises and prepare for some laughter. After this, Dan discusses eco-poetics, which involves reflecting on the meaning of “eco,” which means household in Greek. Eco-poetics, then, means a way of looking at the world and then writing poetry from that vantage point. Dan dissects a Gary Snyder poem as a case study in eco-poetics. Dave reads a Wendel Berry poem, and the Crew discuss the differences. Following this discussion, they shift to reflecting on the critical analysis of Ulrike Meinhof of the Rote Armee Fraktion, a far-left militant group in the 1970s. Meinhof’s analysis of the media as performative prefigured critical analysis of the media of the next decades. Exile - Taylor Swift with Justin Vernon and Aaron DessnerGary Snyder’s Thin IceWendell Berry’s Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation FrontRed Army Faction Did you Know?The average cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds.The largest manufacturer of tires in the world is Legos.There is a chicken named Miracle Mike that lived 18 months after his head was cut off. Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew hosts old friend and poet Dan Cantrick on the show to talk about “poetic activism.” But first, Dan explains what post-holing is with a story about hiking that listeners will not soon forget. #loneeagle. In answering Dave’s question about what moves him in poetry, Dan discusses the musicality of words and refers to Claudia Rankine. The Crew digs into poetry, music, and activism in history drawing connections between the music of the I.W.W. in the early 20th Century to the poetry of the Spanish anarchists in the Spanish Civil War. They end with implications for current social movements. The Little Red Song Book Lucia Sanchez Saornil Did you Know?December 14 was Electors Day. Back in 2016 Bob and Dan demonstrated with others in Denver on Elector’s Day in an effort to encourage faithless electors and prevent the election of the Orange Menace. Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtreeDeep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Big news out of Cleveland, get the brothers excited for the early Christmas present, and a reason to smile.Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts with darkness. The Crew discusses the awful surge in COVID cases, and then go darker to discuss the federal governments reinstating of the death penalty. CONTENT WARNING: discussion of the death penalty, child abuse, and sexual abuse from minutes 11 to 16. The main topic of the episode is celebrating the other. The brothers discuss gift giving, love languages, gratitude, Joanna Macy and the work that reconnects. Helen Prejean on Democracy Now Brothers Grunt on MTV in 1994 5 love languages Joanna Macy and her work The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Did you Know?The spice in peppers, capsaicin, can help ease an athsmetic attack: https://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20040525/fiery-hot-therapy-improves-asthma Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave and Bob get together for a daytime recorded Thriving for the first time in months. After sharing gratitude, Bob goes off on corporate Democrats and their insipid actions and beliefs. The Crew dives into the topic of zero-sum celebrations, which are celebrating wins and celebrating the loses of others. They discuss how they see these ideas being socialized into children when the “win at any costs” of Michael Jordan or Tom Brady is worshiped. They tell the story of Star Fox, a moment in their video game history that proved pivotal in their lives. #squozed Bob mentioned Cecilia Munoz, a member of Biden’s transition team, who defended Obama Era family separations: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/cecilia-munoz-even-broken-laws-have-to-be-enforced/ Did you Know?That in Congressional swing districts in 2020, 6 of the House Dems who lost ranked top 22 most conservative Dems in the House. On the other hand, 9 of the 11 progressives in these districts won. Progressives and progressive ideas can win in Centrist districts. More more see this: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000175-b4b4-dc7f-a3fd-bdf660490000 Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew discusses Covid caution 8 months into the pandemic. Dave shares some lessons on being in a hybrid classroom for the last 3 months. Bob finds a new sand dune in Sand City. The main dish for this episode is thinking about Thanksgiving in the pandemic. The Crew starts with thoughts on this year, but think more deeply about what this holiday represents and what they want to hold onto in terms of celebration. Leftovers, stopping consumerism, decolonization, deconstructing violent myths, land acknowledgements, Thanksgiving as opportunity, creative ways to connect, and the Third Annual Dave Majzler Classic softball game are some of the ideas that they discuss. Memes! Zoom Thanksgiving better than ICU for Xmas Nick’s Long Island Cheese squash: https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Long_Island_Cheese_Squash_8230.php Mafia game call! Let us know, if you want to play on Thanksgiving Eve. See contact info below. Did you Know?The word Pez, from Pez dispenser, comes from a German word. It’s from the word Pfefferminz, meaning peppermint. There are 2 countries in the world that Coca-cola is not currently served. They are North Korea and Cuba. (But what about the Cuba Libre...?) Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave and Bob chat about Dave’s wild day which started with a flat tire and ended with podcasting while standing up! They delve into election analysis (this was recorded on Nov. 5). The Thriving Crew embarks on a new season, a season of celebration! Well, we will be discussing the concept of “celebration.” What is the place of celebration in a dystopia? How should we celebrate, if at all? Bob discusses the feelings behind postponing his wedding a year. Dave discusses how it’s been having a successful year professionally but not knowing how to celebrate it. They end the episode discussing some of their favorite celebrations in their life. Did you Know?Colorado had 78% voter turnout. Second highest in the Union. (Actually, when more voting has been counted, it’s 76% and 4th in the Union: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184621/presidential-election-voter-turnout-rate-state/). Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The Crew welcomes Mr. Michael Bishop back to the studio on the eve of the election (show recorded on November 2). All three discuss how they are feeling and what they predict from the election (mostly pretty spot on; sadly with 45’s behavior as well). Mike called in from D.C., and he shares stories from his trip there inspired by Ruth Ginsberg’s passing. They end with some questions about capitalism, the election, and how to make deeper changes going forward. Monitor the danger of a Trump coup here: https://choosedemocracy.us/ Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Kosher pickles appetizer (:30): Bob and Dave talk shop about teaching in the pandemic and the widening divide. And how to celebrate Halloween this year? One word: chalkies. Bread first course (14:45): The Crew discuss their favorite Thriving episodes thus far. Tempeh meat (19:11): The big event is about the pledge of allegiance. What purpose does this serve? Brainwashing, nationalism, something else? Indeed, but what would we want to take its place? Dessert (32:55): Tuned In: Dave - looking for young adult fiction. Help Listeners! Bob - Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
The show starts with a revising of Dave’s ability to write Sit-Com episodes. The Crew then discusses media and manufacturing consent in the U.S. In the last episode of season 3, Bob and Dave go big, the ultimate separation: death. They start with the premise that death and fear are strongly connected, and they wonder where this comes from. Everything that lives also dies, and what would it mean to rejoice in death as much as life? If there is a sacredness to death, then why do we avoid it, and why is it so hard to talk about? They end with some far out thoughts about the afterlife. The slanderous New York Times article about anarchists6 companies own 90% of the media in the U.S. Hot Seat Question: If you could have a dream guest for episode 1 of season 4, living or dead, who would it be? (Dave in the seat) Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
A lot of chuckles to start the show talking basketball nicknames. They then discuss what the right response to an ailing fascist is. This is all before the topic of the day. The topic of the day is physical/geographical separation. Dave recounts a sweet story about being scared as a kid and going to Bob’s bed to sleep (and that was comforting but for reasons you might not think). They discuss the ways that the pandemic robs us of being with our loved ones. There is a poverty of experience over zoom. The brothers miss time spent together when no one has to be “on,” and people can just hang out. The brother, however, did find a way to recreate this through listening to a baseball game together recently. Mr. Big Shot Hot Seat Question: Are you going to vote? Who will you vote for? (Bob’s response) Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
Dave and Bob bring some joy and laughter into the Studio and check in on the lifting veil that is October. They also check back in on the season theme, separation, and how they’ve been able to put their ideas into praxis or not. The theme of the week is trying to understand why sometimes being alone feels like solitude (nourishing) and sometimes it feels like loneliness (filled with sadness). They give a few stories of experiences in these states of being. They close wondering about the effects of technology on our alone time and the importance of being intentional around it. Hot Seat Question: Are you going to vote? Who will you vote for? Tuned In Bake Off is back! (season 11) Contact infoEmail - davepeachtree@gmail.comTwitter - @BMaze19IG - Thriving_In_DystopiaWebsite - https://thrivingindystopia.com/Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Today’s Special: Tomorrow’s Jam by Doctor Turtle is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for editing this week’s show. Finally, we are indebted to the wonderful Chris Sawyer for funding and creating our new website. Thank you, Mix.
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