Mark was interested in a biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson as a result of a podcast from Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher (Pivot).  He has been reading the book and feels the criticism by Kara Swisher on the writer is poorly founded (actually it feels like she was reading some other book).  Her critique is that Walter Isaacson never states if he liked Elon, but that seems to have completely missed the way the book is structured.  Mark also feels that Kara fundamentally doesn't understand Elon's behaviour.  What is clear is that Elon is Neurodiverse and it really explains a lot of his behaviour.  In this episode we dive deep into this topic.

As people age, at some point in time you need to deal with either an aging relative or your own inevitable demise.  Many people try to avoid thinking about it until too late.  In this episode, after we talk about some space stuff, we discuss common issues as people age as well as how to plan for the future.  It is a difficult issue that sometimes only gets discussed or resolved when a medical crisis occurs.  Even if you know better, sometimes people avoid the work to plan for their own retirement and long term care. We also talked about Ganymede and Artemis as well as the problems with the Star Wars universe.

This is a correction on the podcast file that was uploaded on Oct 24, 2023 which seems to have had the previous episode incorrectly uploaded.  Thanks to a listener for noting the error.  Enjoy
Streaming has fundamentally changed how we experience music as well as the economic landscape.  A music genre that was once dominant in the 70's and 80's now is  a relatively uncommon sight on the charts.  The last #1 Rock song on the charts was Nickelback in 2001.  Now, an Italian rock band with a Danish name Maneskin is tearing up the charts (still not number 1 though).  They are big in Europe and won the Eurovision competition a few years ago but now to stay relevant they are pushing to be heard in the US.

Just over a week ago, there was a vicious attack by Hamas on Israel that has horrified the world.  This terrorist act has led to a significant conflict re-igniting again in the middle East (it has basically been there for a long time but it flared up again).  Mark and Jeff discuss some of the issues and why both sides are in untenable positions and how everyone loses in this conflict.  This is a rapidly changing issue and was recorded on Wednesday October 11, 2023, as a consequence some conditions may have changed since the recording.  As usual Mark and Jeff sample some coffee, tell a few dad jokes, talk about what they learned this week as well as what media they are consuming.  Check out our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Connect2podcast

In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss what music they listen to, how to discover new music as well as old formats and what they used to do.  They also sample some coffee, tell some dad jokes, discuss what they learned this week and what media they are consuming.  Check out the podcast's facebook page for links to referenced topics at https://www.facebook.com/Connect2podcast

In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss how they manage dealing with the incredibly fast pace of technology change.  They also discuss what they learned with past week, Jeff recites a poem, a few dad jokes and they also discuss what media they have been recently consuming.

After a long trip to the Southern USA, Mark has returned.  He drove for 108 hours, 8135KM over 3 weeks.  He visited 7 National Parks, State Parks and Monuments.  This was after he went to see Dave Matthews at the Gorge in Washington State and then attended a conference in Las Vegas on Dog Photography (Shutterhound). Mark debriefs Jeff on where he went and what he saw.  There is some salty language at the beginnning

In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss screen time and how much we as a society watch our phones, tablets and computers  (spoiler... its a lot!).  They also discuss what they learned in the past week and what media they are consuming.  Mark is going to be travelling for the early part of September so there will be a gap until the next episode. 

In this episode, Mark interviews his wife as part of the celebration of 35 years of marriage.  As part of this podcast, Mark digs into Lori's career, skills and interests.  As she is a renaissance woman, she has many diverse skill and interests.  We discuss things we learned in the past week, current interests as well as media being consumed.

Mark and Jeff discuss their favourite destinations to visit in Alberta and BC.  They also discuss what they learned in the past week, what media they are consuming and tell a few dad jokes while enjoying good coffee.