The Reason Why Podcasts Are Filling Up With Ads | Plus Duolingo, Standing Splits & Dodgy Science

Finally back out in the park again and we covered a whooollllle lot of topics.In Episode #392 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: how Juan got reverse charged for a free trial, more ads than content in some podcasts, how you can get a cockpunch NFT from Juan, why I want to be like the villain in Jackie Chan's 'Legend of The Drunken Master', Massimo Kokhno & Mihaela Karkia, an obsession with water and the crappy science we are trying to avoid.As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Out in Southbank once again(1:04) - Getting scammed by Duolingo(4:44) - Spanish Dict(7:12) - Tom Bilyeu's ads are ridiculous(9:15) - But Ryan Holiday's are worse!(11:32) - Why advertising is leaving podcasting(14:55) - Juan won a cockfight(18:38) - I want the standing splits(21:37) - Absolute beasts on YouTube(23:24) - Methods are many, concepts/principles are few(27:25) - I need a coach to prove they have done what they're teaching(33:22) - Shorts can't capture the nuances & contradictions(39:21) - Science should be replicable by me(47:05) - What are you optimising for?(49:54) - The thesis we wrote was trash(51:46) - Changing your child(53:42) - V4V: Haters can try Alby & Podcast GuruConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastSupport the show