Big Questions No Answers

0:00 How not to share your weed

1:20 Big Question- Do you look at life like you’re playing a role?

8:00 The Role of Art

18:00 How do you respond to the inevitable fact that you are going to die?

30:00 Have you had any odd or recurring dreams in the recent months?

34:00 Freudian analysis of Matt’s Orgiastic dreams

43:00 Being online and getting bombarded with porn

49:00 Zoomers and meme culture

50:30 Doge for Blowj?

57:38 Matt share...

This week I sat down with my good friend Connor Freitas, Connor is one of the funniest, most light hearted and genuine people I know. He’s done it all, from working in almond orchards to lifeguarding to selling beer across the biggest little city in the US, Reno, Nevada. We talk about all kinds of things from getting COVID to experiencing head trauma to the meaning of life. I guarantee that at some point of the podca...

0:0:40 How old do you want to live to?

0:1:30 Bane impression

0:2:00 Shrek Impression

0:3:00 Apples or Oranges?

0:3:40 Deepak Chopra impression

0:5:00 Allan Watts Impression

0:6:55 What’s the job they would have to pay you the most to do?

0:9:30 What is happiness?

0:18:00 A quote from “A Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat”

0:21:00 Chaos looms continually beneath us

0:23:00 What’s the first thing you’d show an alien?

0:25:00 Closing

I sat down with my partner in crime, Elliott Mcbride, we decided to redux our previous podcast to give the people a real rundown of this wild profession, we aim to answer the most frequently asked questions about treeplanting. If you have no idea what this job is about, this should be a decent introduction for what to expect, and how the industry works. I hope you all enjoy.

0:1:35 What is Treeplanting? How does it work? Where does...

0:0:00 Intro

0:2:00 Big Question- What are the best and worst parts about being a parent?

0:4:00 Becoming a father for the first time

0:10:50 A guilty cheeseburger

0:16:00 Comparing parenting styles across generations

0:19:00 A shift in priorities or world view?

0:29:20 Did you have a newfound respect for your own parents when you became a parent?

0:38:30 Life is a circle

0:46:00 How much do you let children know about struggles of...

This week I sat down with my good friend, Alex Raymond, Alex is currently working from home for a construction permitting company out of our childhood hometown of Danville, California. Our conversation centered around the role of luck in each of our lives and how we interpret its effect on who we are. We discussed the allure of golf, the impact of karma, Alex's unique slang and how that has left a footprint on the lives of the peop...

I sat down with my friend and former teammate Raju Dhaliwal to talk our new found adulthood, Raj is currently living in our childhood home town of Danville California currently working from home for a tech start-up. Our conversation centered around the lessons of young adulthood, imposing standards on yourself vs having them imposed on you, living in a dystopian world, weaponizing identity politics and much much more. I hope you al...

0:00 Intro

0:1:10 If you could be any animal what would it be and why?

0:5:30 John Lilly’s Ketamine inspired Dolphin Experiments

0:10:20 Gaurav’s Master’s project: Impact of agricultural systems on animal movement

0:20:30 Why Should we Care?

0:25:00 What is a characteristic you look for in other people?

0:35:40 How to influence people on a mass scale?

0:43:00 Have you ever had a recurring dream?

0:49:00 Sam almost dies choking on w...

This Week I sat down with Valentine Roland Ssebuyungo. This is Valentine's second appearance on the podcast, he is an ambidextrous, electrical engineer, currently working with a company called Form Athletica that creates goggles using augmented reality technology for swimming. Valentine is incredibly intelligent and introspective and we had a wonderful conversation. Our talk centered around optimism vs pessimism but we covered it a...

This Week I virtually meet with my good friend Luke Goldstein, currently working in a marketing position from his home in California. We discuss the crumbling empire of the USA, the American dream, moral dilemmas, Tik-Tok, and formative experiences. I hope you all enjoy as much as I did.

0:00 Intro

0:02 The Big Question- What does “America" mean to you?

0:08 Is The American Dream still alive?

0:15 The self-serving nature of humans ...

This week I sat down with my good friend, Taby Marin. Taby currently works as an educator for kids between ages 5 and 6 and is currently pursuing certificates in Childhood education and Sexual health education. We had a great conversation about childhood, family dynamics, and role of education and educators contributing to the societal straight jacket. I hope you all enjoy!

0:00 Basic Intro

0:06 The Big Question, How Much of Who We...

This week I sat down with Aylin Daniela Benavides or Dani. Dani is studying industrial design at Emily Carr. She has had a very close relationship with hard work all of her life and we sat down to talk about it. The trials and tribulations she has gone through on her journey from Costa Rica to Houston and then on to Vancouver are a testament to the power of work ethic and drive. I hope you all enjoy the conversation as much as I di...

This week I sat down with my friend, Ahmed Hatem, originally from Egypt, Ahmed came to UBC to study computer science and microbiology and I regard him as one of the smartest people I know. We dig into the potential pitfalls technology has to offer us in the coming years, the lack of self-reflection from humanity as a whole, God algorithms and much more. It was incredibly enlightening for me and I hope you all enjoy!

0:0:00 Intro

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This week I sat down with one of the most introspective humans I've had the pleasure of talking to, Valentine Roland Ssebuyungo. Originally from Uganda, He's currently working while studying engineering at UBC and has found passions in philosophy and psychology. Our conversation focused on one of the biggest of topics, human nature, whether it exists, how it's commonly defined and how we defined it for ourselves. We meandered into ...

After a long month of sobriety, I took a Tuesday night to go deep into the abyss of drunken conversation with my friend, forestry major, and tree-planting extraordinaire, Elliott McBride

0:0:20 Intro

0:0:45 First Question, If you could turn into any animal, what would it be?

0:2:48 Second Question, If you were diagnosed by a psychiatrist with a mental disorder what do you think it would be?

0:12:15 Third Question, Do you think that...

I'm joined once again by Matt Kropschot, actor, film-maker, and creator, our conversation centers around creativity, getting silly,  a bit of philosophy and how to deal with existential angst.

0:00 Opening Scene to Reservoir Dogs

0:06 The Big Question

0:15 The Importance of Silliness

0:30 Is life despair?

0:40 The disconnect between the media we consume and our behavior

0:59 A message from our sponsor @cream0fthekrop

1:15 The ...

This week, I sit down with Sophia Minter, a UBC student in her final year studying Social Work, Sophia has passions in dance, community outreach, social equality, and much more. We chat about the growing problem of isolation, the importance of structure, and the impact of an ever more digital world. 

0:00 Intro and Big Question

0:05 Loneliness vs Isolation

0:10 Rural living vs City living

0:20 Fear of losing the spark

0:30 Pus...

This week I sat down with Riley Struck, my childhood friend and current  project engineer at Tectronic industries. I picked Riley's brain about being a working professional and adulting in general, we talked about the prospect of aging, how much structure we need to function, cultural nuances of the south, and much much more.

0:00 Intro and the Big Question

0:05 How many egg sandwiches are too many?

0:11 Sober November and str...