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Show summary
Listen to our experiences about moving to 4 different cities across the globe in 4 years. We share with you our nomad-like strategy for moving like a millennial. We also talk about a few random but hotly debated topics: marriage stats, controlled substances and vegetarianism. You may also learn something new about the “Imperial City”, “Athens on the Isar River”, “Haligonia” and the “Gateway to the World”.
Show notes
0:50 – The Gen Y moving strategy
4:00 – eBay classifieds in Germany and Kijiji in Canada (eBay classifieds group)
7:40 – How to negotiate prices on stuff you find on the classifieds
8:50 – Couch talk
15:00 – Random research about marriage (research and survey results)
17:10 – New cancer warning labels on coffee in California (news article)
19:00 – The cigarette buying experience in Germany and Canada
21:25 – Cannabis in Canada: The legalization of marijuana in Canada (news article)
22:50 – Age and alcohol: Canada vs. Germany
25:00 – “Beer is food here”
27:05 – The Viktualienmarkt in Munich (Wikipedia article)
27:55 – Rabbit liver pâté (recipe)
32:30 – Food poisoning in Vienna: “You said your friend recommended it, and said it was tasty”
34:05 – Pescetarianism: Is that a religion or a diet? (definition)
38:40 – “It’s not easy being a vegetarian”
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GenYChron Ep. 0025 – Stoicism, suffering and individual responsibility
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:32 — 11.1MB)
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We’re halfway through our Jordan B. Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos book review/discussion series. In this episode, we chat about how suffering is a part of the human condition and how we confront it using stoicism and individual responsibility (RULE 6 / Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world).
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GenYChron Ep. 0012 – The Impossible Burger, dangers of soy and food evolution
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:45 — 11.5MB)
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On this week’s episode we sink our teeth into a trending food topic: the meatless burger that bleeds, AKA “The Impossible Burger”. We also review research about the relatively unknown dangers of eating unfermented soy. To finish, we discuss how the ever-increasing global demand for meat may eventually force us to invent a substitute for meat that is equally nutritious and delicious.
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GenYChron Ep. 0009 – The most livable cities, #CitiesForPeople and thoughts about happiness
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:04 — 17.3MB)
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On today’s show we talk about two cities that make the top-five list on both Mercer’s and Monocle’s “the most livable cities” rankings: Munich and Vienna. Having lived in both cities, we compare our own anecdotal evidence with these two livability rankings. We also chat about how some cities in North America are starting to plan their cities for people instead of cars. To finish, we discuss how happiness is not a goal, but rather a side effect.
