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.
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Trump and the Chaos Tsunami
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Tuesday Jan 28, 2025
Trump has been inaugurated and the daily chaos has begun! Just like last time. Hold on to your hats! Mark and Jeff discuss the implications of the new Trump administration for Canada/US relations. They are pretty sure Americans will not get cheaper eggs. Welcome to the Tech Bro Oligarchy



Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
US-Canada Politics!
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Tuesday Jan 21, 2025
Mark and Jeff, discuss US and Canadian politics just prior to the inauguration of Donald Trump. This episode will come out just after he is inaugurated but the discussion is more far reaching about the differences between Canada and the US, between US protectionist tactics and the implications of his proposed threats. The political uncertainty will have lots of implications for both countries with nobody winning.



Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Predicitions for 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Mark and Jeff discuss their predictions from a year ago for 2024 to see how things turned out. They also discuss what their predictions for 2025 are. They are broken down into high confidence, medium confidence and low confidence. They also discuss what they learned in the past week, sample some coffee and discuss what media they are consuming right now.



Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Christmas Gratitude
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Mark and Jeff get ready for a short break over the Christmas holidays and discuss things that they are grateful for in the past year. As usual, they discuss what they learned in the past week as well as what media they are consuming.



Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Meaningful Connections In a Digital Age Pt 2
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Mark and Jeff continue their discussion about making meaningful connections in the modern world. We also discuss the new Spotify Wrapped results for 2024, what we learned this week, taste some great coffee and discuss what media they are consuming



Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Meaningful Connections In a Digital Age Pt 1
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Mark and Jeff explore how to make meaningful connections with people in a time of digital communications. We have never has such great methods of communication but have also never felt lonelier. Why is that? Mark and Jeff explore this over a multipart series to discuss and connect with one another.



Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
There are how many dog sports?
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Mark, as a pet photographer is familiar with some dog sports and competitions, but recently learned about more and decided to dig a little deeper and there were over 45 recognized dog sports and dog competitions. In this episode we go through them and discuss each of them (briefly). As usual we also discuss what media we are consuming and what we learned in the past week



Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
What makes someone a friend?
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Mark and Jeff discuss the facets that form the foundation of a friendship and how that works as you age as well as what the differences are between acquantances, casual friends, close friends and long term friends. As usual, they also discuss what they learned this week and what media they are consuming



Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
When is it time to say goodbye... to your dog?
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
Tuesday Nov 19, 2024
In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the decision making process for evaluating when the time has come to let your dog pass. It all flows from quality of life issues. Mark and Jeff discuss what has happened in the past in their experiences and what values should dictate your approach to helping understand when it is time to let go. Often a dog's suffering is related to late decisions and the desire to keep the dog going for personal reasons rather than the dog's quality of life.



Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
The Overton Window and dealing with Grief
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Our political landscape is incredibly fractured and the recent US election has left many people not understanding what is going on and for many on the losing side there is a lot of grief over the results from the election. In this episode, we talk about the Overton window, what it is and what is means, as well as how to deal with loss (political or otherwise). Loss is a big thing that people can get over but there are some simple steps to help you find a way to move forward.