The Connect2 Podcast

A conversation between Mark and Jeff, two information junkies, about a wide range of contemporary issues. We discuss current events, nerdy things, business concepts, marketing, technology, media and photography. As we are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, there are lots of local topics. The podcast is generally upbeat and often covers current events and we occasionally have guests. Each episode typically has a central focus for most of the podcast but also lots of other regular topics including what they learned in the last week and what media they are consuming.
A conversation between Mark and Jeff, two information junkies, about a wide range of contemporary issues. We discuss current events, nerdy things, business concepts, marketing, technology, media and photography. As we are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, there are lots of local topics. The podcast is generally upbeat and often covers current events and we occasionally have guests. Each episode typically has a central focus for most of the podcast but also lots of other regular topics including what they learned in the last week and what media they are consuming.
Episodes
Episodes



7 days ago
What Sports do Women Dominate over Men?
7 days ago
7 days ago
Women's sports are definitely on the upswing. Even though this is the case, people in the manosphere sometimes suggest that women's sport is an afterthought. Clearly this is not true, but are there some sports where women's sport dominates over men's? How would you even measure that? Money? Fame? Performance? Mark and Jeff discuss their thoughts on the status of women's sport



Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Comparing AI Models
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
In this episode, Mark and Jeff compare AI models and how agentic work will fundamentally change how we use LLM's as tools



Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Mark's Wildlife Photography Adventure in India
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Mark and Jeff discuss Mark's trip to India, what he learned, what he enjoyed and what he found challenging.



Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Adventures in India
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Today we have a travelling episode with Mark in Delhi India, we have a special guest for the podcast, Kayla Gordon a renowned photographer based in Winnipeg and a former theatre producer. They talk about the trip they have been on that is coming to a close.



Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Are AI Agents going to Destroy the Internet?
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
There are very few guardrails for AI agents and as they develop more autonomy, they pose a real risk of damaging and eventually destroying the usefulness of the internet. AI agents can attack people and they don't sleep, which means they can keep breaking things on the internet if left unchecked.



Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
AI's Scaling Problem Explained
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
AI's breakthrough for LLMs was dependent upon an unanticipated result when additional computing power was added to the base algorithms. A great deal of money and effort has been invested into the next generation of AI with the anticipation that the first company to develop Artificial General Intelligence will dominate the landscape. Mark and Jeff discuss why there may be a significant problem with the current approach



Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
The Mystery of the Unfavourable Semi-circle
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
The Unfavourable Semi-circle was a mysterious Youtube channel that appeared in 2015. Mark and Jeff discuss what it was and what is known about it. To this day it is still a mystery.



Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
AI Agents - Are they ready to replace people?
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Tuesday Feb 17, 2026
Many young people are very fearful of the advent of AI particularly because it may make all kinds of work redundant. AI tools do help leverage time but are AI agents ready to come in an replace workers entirely? if not, how far away are they?



Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Grieving the loss of a Pet
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
One of Mark's dogs passed away recently and in this episode we discuss the process of dealing with an elderly dog's passing and their journey over the rainbow bridge.



Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Do you have a BullS%(t! Job?
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
Tuesday Feb 03, 2026
David Graeber did some research on jobs and found that a lot of people thought their jobs were meaningless. He classified these jobs as Bulls&%t! jobs and even classified them. In this episode Mark and Jeff dive into what makes a job a BS job








