The Undecided Podcast

The podcast where we talk about life's big questions that we are undecided about

Episode 028 - Spiritual Pain, Life Optimization, and Absurdism

In this new season of The Undecided Podcast, David, Daniel and Jonathan give life updates, debate the existence of an "optimal life", and consider the case for pre-determinism.  Write to us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com

08-23
38:01

Episode 027 - Life Updates and Habituation

In this long-awaited episode, we come back and reflect on what we've been up to circa late July - early August 2021. We also discuss the concept of habituation in the context of our hobbies as well as in our relationships and how it can relate to burnout.  (NOTE: The audio in this episode was a bit corrupted so the introduction is a little rough and might be hard to listen to. Please bear through it as it doesn't last the whole episode) Contact Us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: Welcome Back - Mase (Instrumental) Get 2 FREE stock with Webull: https://a.webull.com/iq65QXmOQjrIhgGsdl

09-17
41:33

Episode 026 - The Point of It All

Join us in this week's episode where we talk about why we find interesting things, interesting and the merits of existential nihilism.  Inspiration for this week's topic: The Anthropocene Reviewed (Signed Edition) by John Green: 9780525555216 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Contact Us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Instrumental: The Kid LAROI - WRONG (BEST INSTRUMENTAL) ft. Lil Mosey - YouTube

08-02
39:50

Episode 025 - Social Optionality, Ethics of Vegetarianism, and the Science of Cute

After a two week long hiatus, tune in to listen to our wide-ranging conversation on the effect of choice in social interaction, the ethics of eating meat in relation to animal consciousness, and the science of cute. 

07-27
41:14

Episode 024 - Online Persona

In this episode, we question the value of having an online persona, how context factors into one's online persona over time, and whether or not the desire to have an online persona is internally or externally motivated. 

07-10
51:30

Episode 023 - Chewing, Having No Opinion, and Being Late

On this episode of The Undecided Podcast, we share pet peeves of ours, look at them from a rationale standpoint, and try to make sense of why we have them.  Contact us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Instrumental: Hot Shower - Chance the Rapper

07-03
40:29

Episode 022 - How Important is Financial Literacy?

With a special guest and friend of The Undecided Podcast, we talk about the importance of financial literacy and our attitudes towards being financially independent in our current life stages.  Contact Us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Song: Pick Up the Phone - Yong Thug, Travis Scott 

06-28
01:10:10

Episode 021 - Squashing the Beef

In this week's episode, we'll be exploring the topic of confronting others that we have issues with. We identify specific factors that come into play when confronting others and share some of our personal experiences with confrontation Email us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: Drake - Controlla 

06-12
44:34

Episode 020 - Honeymoon Phases & Beyond

Joined by a very special guest (and good friend of the podcast), we review the "honeymoon phase" in our relationships, hobbies, interests, and prospective careers. We identify certain people or activities in our lives and analyze how they have changed over time after the initial "honeymoon phase". Why do we stick with certain things, but lose motivation and interest for others? Tune in to find out! Contact us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: Doja Cat - Kiss Me More feat. SZA

06-05
47:48

Episode 019 - Ethics in Context

In this episode, we will be chatting about the importance of context when talking about ethics. We'll take a look at some ethical issues that we've encountered in our academic/professional paths as well as aspects of our everyday lives in 2021 that we might look back at when we're older and question its morality. Write us at: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: We Don't Care - Kanye West

05-29
51:05

Episode 017 - The Spectrum of Confidence

In this episode, we try to reframe the idea of confidence and when it's applied to social interactions. We also try to identify and make sense of when to use "overconfidence" and "underconfidence" Contact us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: Freaky Friday - Lil Dicky

05-14
37:41

Episode 016 - The Fig Tree & the Search for Fulfillment

In this episode, we address some comments made by some of our listeners about the current state of our podcast. We also have a brief conversation about our fig tree analogy that we referenced in earlier episodes.  Contact us: undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: I Love College (Asher Roth)

05-07
48:54

Episode 015 - The Friendship Hierarchy

In this episode, we attempt to define the "Friendship Hierarchy" and use this model in addressing the problem of prioritizing social interactions. If you wanted to comment on anything about what we said this episode, please write us here at undecidedpodcast.1@gmail.com Music: (1) Drake - Fake Love Instrumental - YouTube

04-30
57:53

Episode 014 - Making Friends After College, Social Batteries, and Posing

In this episode, we invite a very special guest and a good friend of the podcast, Trevor, to talk about our plans in how we can make friends after college. We discuss qualities to look for when making friends, social batteries and its accuracy, and 'posing' versus authenticity. Watch Trevor stream on Twitch every Tuesday and Wednesday night starting at 7:30:  https://twitch.tv/tjweiss24

04-28
01:01:52

Episode 012 - Designing Your Life pt. 1

In part 1 of the multi-episode series entitled "Designing Your Life," we attempt to come up with a game plan for our lives. We attempt to understand the reason for why we like the things we do, our priorities and what we want them to be, and defining our "work/life" compass.  Intro/Outro song: Sing About Me - Kendrick Lamar 

04-25
01:04:41

Episode 009 - A Meta-Analysis of "The Undecided Podcast"

In this in between episode, we list out our goals for the podcast, and how we can improve going forward.  Music: Just Like Heaven - The Cure

04-17
49:11

Episode 008 - Fishing in the Reservoir of Regret

In this episode, we unpack Jonathan's feelings of regret towards a major life decision. We attempt to categorize different types of regret, understand regret on different timescales, and try to find where regret is acceptable at this point in our lives.

04-13
01:02:31

Episode 007 - Know Yourself

In this episode, we try to make sense of what it means to "Be Yourself." 

04-11
01:20:35

Episode 006 - Time

In this episode, we talk about our anxieties regarding time, the different ways to feel time, and how we can deal with time speeding up as we get older. 

04-04
01:20:47

Episode 005 - Filtering Misinformation in the Digital Age

Episode 005 - Filtering Misinformation in the Digital Age

03-21
01:05:23

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