Edition XII - The Crypto Boom
Dispatches from the Armchair
Bitcoin, altcoins, shitcoins, whatcoins? Cryptocurrency has had a very strong 2021 and is back on everyone's mind. This episode features Simon Lee, founder of Crypto101Notes. Are you looking for a basic primer on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency? Right here. Curious about why there are other cryptos? Listen and find out. Trying to figure out WTF is dogecoin? You have come to the right place.
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Edition XI - Russia
Dispatches from the Armchair
John and Mike dug into the archives for a classic - the legendary "Russia episode," originally recorded August 2019 but never released until now.
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Edition X - COVID
Dispatches from the Armchair
The Armchair is back, and boy oh boy has some shit gone down since the last Dispatch! John and Mike are coming at you today with some thoughts on the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it winding down, or is the worst yet to come? Will our society come out of this crisis stronger than ever, or fatally weakened? The Armchair has absolutely no clue, but face it, neither do you, so why not join our hosts for some of their good old fashioned thought-provoking discussion?
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Edition IX - Hong Kong Protests
Dispatches from the Armchair
Extra! Extra! The Armchair hits the ground running in this special Dispatch surveying the ongoing Hong Kong protests! In a first for the history of this podcast, we bring in a special guest to help flesh out the issue: impromptu Hong Kong correspondent Yannick Kwan. If you're looking for the lowdown on this rapidly evolving world event, look no further - John, Mike, and Yannick have got you covered.
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Edition VIII - England
Dispatches from the Armchair
John and Mike dug into their archives, and are positively chuffed to bring you an exclusive recording of a conversation they had one day last spring. The topic? That most peculiar of nationalities, the English. Few peoples have had a greater influence upon history than our friends from across the pond. But who are the English? Where did they come from? And how did they become masters of the largest empire the world has ever seen? Tune in to find out. Cheers!
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Edition VII - Fear
Dispatches from the Armchair
Fear not, dear readers! John and Mike are back with a very special Halloween episode. Fright, terror, horror, anxiety, dread...there's no better day than today to spend some time with our two hosts as they get to the bottom of the deepest, most primordial of human emotions...fear.
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Edition VI - Burning Man
Dispatches from the Armchair
Dispatches from the Armchair is back! In this inaugural episode of Season 2, Mike and John talk about Burning Man, the cultural event/art expo/music festival/counter-cultural community that forms each year deep in the Nevada desert. John gives us a basic primer on life on the ground. As usual, our conversation goes all over the place, and this time we spend the second half digging a bit deeper into Buddhism, something that has captured Mike's interest in recent months.
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Edition V - Meditation
Dispatches from the Armchair
John and Mike get right to the point in this short, punchy episode about their experiences with meditation. If you have ever been curious about basic meditation and its effects on novice practitioners, look no further.
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Edition IV - The Pursuit of Happiness
Dispatches from the Armchair
What is happiness? Is it worth pursuing? Can we truly be happy? John and Mike tackle these questions in their usual manner: by running around them in wide, unpredictable circles and somehow making it back in one piece. Gender roles, Russian novelists, country music, and an unprecedented level of autobiographical candor from our hosts make this episode an instant classic. Believe us when we tell you, this one was worth the wait.
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Xmas Special From the Armchair
Dispatches from the Armchair
It's the holidays, and what better place to be than in your favorite Armchair! John and Mike get together between episodes to bring you this bite-sized wintry blurb of festive fun. Settle in and enjoy a free-form discussion on the origins of Christmas and the meaning of the winter holiday season. Our hosts could go on for hours about this stuff, but you'll have to settle for just 45 minutes of of good conversation to hold you over until the New Year.
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Good sources of coronavirus stats (to the extent that anyone can still trust anything anymore) : https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
http://91-divoc.com/pages/covid-visualization/
Overview of the 3 Cs: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/10900000/000615287.pdf