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The Connect2 Podcast
by Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
A conversation between two people connecting on many levels. We will be discussing business, marketing, technology and photography topics. The podcast will be upbeat and may touch on current events and other topical issues that will allow people to connect to each other.
Episodes
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What is Sleep and What Happens When You Sleep?
You spend a third of your life sleeping but how well do you know how it works? It is incredibly important to a good healthy lifestyle but it does some things that are not too obvious. There are also things that you can inadvertently do that has a negative consequence on your awake time after a…
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Valuing Commercial Property
The real estate world is divided into two very distinct categories, residential and commercial. There are a lot of problems with both worlds but commercial property is valued in a different way from residential properties. It has more of an economic basis whereas residential property is really…
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Which AI Model Should You Use?
The Frontier labs are producing more and more models. As a casual user, you are presented with a number of options as to which version of the model you can select for your task. How do you decide. Mark and Jeff go through the different models and versions (as of Sept 2026) and help you…
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Is There Any Good News Out There?
It seems like everyday you look at any news feed all you see is terrible stuff. Earthquakes, volcanoes, Super El Nino, Polarizing Politics, War, etc... Everything seems so negative and honestly its a little draining. Today's episode is about some good news stories.... things that are positive and...
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Canary in an AI Coalmine? Are we ready for AI Swarms?
Back in the day, underground miners would have canaries in a cage to test the air to make sure it was safe to breath. If the canary stopped singing and died, it meant that the air was bad and a big risk to the miners (they needed to get out!). Did we just see an AI equivalent of a dead canary?…
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Photographic Competitions - Why They Help Improve Your Images
Mark has a special guest today with Kayla Gordon, from Winnipeg, with whom Mark has been travelling all over this planet with on several photographic trips. Both Mark and Kayla have competed in a number of image competitions with a range of results. They discuss the process and what you get as a...
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Supersonic Flight - Why we don't travel that fast
We have been able to travel at supersonic speeds for decades, the technology is well know as are the consequences of going very fast. There used to be Concordes but nothing after them. What happened, why don't we do air travel at supersonic speeds (at the moment) and why almost all commercial...
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Shhh! What's your Password?
Passwords protect our digital online lives but they keep getting more complicated and there is so many of them, people start getting lazy so that they can actually remember their passwords. This makes passwords unreliable as a security feature. Passwords are the first line of defense for your...
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Directions - How Google Maps gets you to your destination
In this day and age, we are now relying on mapping applications on our phones to get us to our destination more and more. Google Maps and Apple Maps are great. They find a route to where you are going fast and predict the time so much better than even a couple of years ago. But, how do they do...
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How Dangerous is Alcohol?
Alcohol is ingrained and accepted in our society. But is it safe to consume? Alcohol is a Class 1 carcinogen just like Tobacco and Asbestos. What??? Yep. So why do we consume it still? Good question. Let's explore that.
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GPS - Finding Where You Are
GPS is a technology that has been around for a while and has become incredibly integrated into our lives. It is so ubiquitous but most people don't know how it works. Some people think the system is dumbed down from Military systems but that's not entirely true and there are multiple systems out...
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Out of Africa! Mark Returns
Mark just went on a trip to Africa to photograph animals and tribes in some remote parts of Africa and has now returned. In this episode, we discuss where he went, what he saw and what he experienced. Whoo hoo!
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Special Episode - Quebec Culture in 2026
While Mark was away, Jeff had the opportunity to talk with a childhood friend Daniel St. Onge to discuss Quebec Culture. Daniel still lives in Quebec and Jeff moved away when he was in his mid 20's
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The State of Global Travel
The world has been radically disrupted by regional conflicts, political realignments, global warming and supply chain disruptions (e.g. fuel). What does that actually mean for travel in 2026 and moving forward. Mark and Jeff discuss the changes in approaches to global travel as a result of these...
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The Origin of the Anti-Vax Movement
How did we become a society that successfully used Vaccines to eradicate several types of diseases only to now have a significant portion of the population distrusting vaccines as a whole? Where and when did it start? Mark and Jeff explore the origins of the fabricated study that launched then...
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How Credit Cards Make Money for Banks
Many people pay off their credit cards monthly, so how do the banks make money off of lending you money to pay for your purchases when they don't charge you interest unless you are late with payments? Mark and Jeff discuss how the credit card companies (and in Canada the banks) make money off…
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How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
As people age, their brain starts to be a little less sharp. Despite this there are things one can do to try to keep your mental acuity as sharp as possible. Mark and Jeff discuss those techniques as well as the usual review of coffee, things they learned this week as well as media consumed.
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Disinformation is Monetized: Can you trust what you see on Youtube?
Currently there is an ongoing disinformation campaign about Alberta Separation going on that is getting a lot of views +40 million. Why is it disinformation? Because is it mostly AI generated, often using actors pretending to be someone with inside information, and the people generating it don't...
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Getting a Puppy? How to decide on your choice
As a dog photographer, Mark sees lots of dogs. As he is currently about to start looking for a new puppy for his family, Mark discusses with Jeff considerations on types of breeds and where you should get puppies from.
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Creator Burnout - Online creators getting tired of the grind
As the podcast and online creation systems are getting mature, some creators are getting burned out or exhausted. They started with a great idea, things started generating content that got eyeballs watching.... but its a grind and they need to keep up with content creation or their revenue slips…
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Peptides! What are they and should you be taking them?
Ozempic or GLP-1 is a drug people are taking to reduce weight, but did you know that it is a peptide? There are other, less studied peptide out there that are being taken for a wide variety of benefits and symptoms. Do they work and how much do we know about them
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What Sports do Women Dominate over Men?
Women's sports are definitely on the upswing. Even though this is the case, people in the manosphere sometimes suggest that women's sport is an afterthought. Clearly this is not true, but are there some sports where women's sport dominates over men's? How would you even measure that? Money? Fame?...
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Comparing AI Models
In this episode, Mark and Jeff compare AI models and how agentic work will fundamentally change how we use LLM's as tools
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Mark's Wildlife Photography Adventure in India
Mark and Jeff discuss Mark's trip to India, what he learned, what he enjoyed and what he found challenging.
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Adventures in India
Today we have a travelling episode with Mark in Delhi India, we have a special guest for the podcast, Kayla Gordon a renowned photographer based in Winnipeg and a former theatre producer. They talk about the trip they have been on that is coming to a close.
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Are AI Agents going to Destroy the Internet?
There are very few guardrails for AI agents and as they develop more autonomy, they pose a real risk of damaging and eventually destroying the usefulness of the internet. AI agents can attack people and they don't sleep, which means they can keep breaking things on the internet if left unchecked.
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AI's Scaling Problem Explained
AI's breakthrough for LLMs was dependent upon an unanticipated result when additional computing power was added to the base algorithms. A great deal of money and effort has been invested into the next generation of AI with the anticipation that the first company to develop Artificial General...
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The Mystery of the Unfavourable Semi-circle
The Unfavourable Semi-circle was a mysterious Youtube channel that appeared in 2015. Mark and Jeff discuss what it was and what is known about it. To this day it is still a mystery.
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AI Agents - Are they ready to replace people?
Many young people are very fearful of the advent of AI particularly because it may make all kinds of work redundant. AI tools do help leverage time but are AI agents ready to come in an replace workers entirely? if not, how far away are they?
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Grieving the loss of a Pet
One of Mark's dogs passed away recently and in this episode we discuss the process of dealing with an elderly dog's passing and their journey over the rainbow bridge.
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Do you have a BullS%(t! Job?
David Graeber did some research on jobs and found that a lot of people thought their jobs were meaningless. He classified these jobs as Bulls&%t! jobs and even classified them. In this episode Mark and Jeff dive into what makes a job a BS job
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Enshitification of the Internet
We're back! After a few weeks of conflicting schedules and travel, we are back in business baby. Today we are talking about the enshitification of the internet (a term coined by Cory Doctorow) and take a closer look at what it means and examples of it.
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Wishes for 2026
At this time of year we contemplate where we have been and where we are going. In the gap between Christmas and New Year's Jeff and Mark discuss their wishes for countries, individuals and people in general for 2026.... Have a Happy New Year!
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Vaccinations.... how do they work and what to they do?
Today's episode explores a bit about different types of vaccinations, how they work and what benefit we get from them. Mark is traveling in a few months and had to get some vaccinations to travel.
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Think Fast! How to lose weight
Most people can lose weight by using intermittent fasting to help manage their caloric intake. In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the benefits of fasting and how it helps you manage your weight. It doesn't work for everyone but it does work for many.
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Sleep....Sleep - How does it work?
Everyone sleeps, but how much do you need and how much do you know about it. Do you get enough sleep? Do you get enough good quality sleep? Mark and Jeff explore this as well as our usual segments
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Carpe Diem - Seize the Day!
Nobody gets out of this reality alive.... everyone eventually dies. Some younger than others. Better to make the most of your time on this planet. In this episode, Mark and Jeff discuss the appreciation for the time we have an what we see as we get older. Not depressing but more an appreciation…
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The Coffee Episode
Mark and Jeff go through the different types of espresso based coffee, discuss caffeine levels and review both the benefits (there are some benefits) and negatives of coffee. Grab a cuppa and enjoy the discussion, we guarantee you will learn something new
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Creativity - Making something from nothing
Mark and Jeff explore how to create something from essentially nothing. How to make something creative from its raw form. How did Leonardo Da Vinci create great statues from blocks of stone?
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The Cholesterol Episode, the good kind
What is Cholesterol and what does it do? Why do we need to manage it and what is the difference between HDL and LDL? Statins are some of the most prescribed medications but can have some serious side effects....
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Polar Bears in the Wild
Mark just finished a trip to Churchill Manitoba to photograph polar bears. The results were amazing. In this episode, Mark discusses some of the details of his trip and things that make Churchill a special place
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Sora the new AI Slop Generator and Social Network
OpenAI just released a new social media platform that consists entirely of AI generated slop. It has some unusual features and is fun to use and experiment with. Who knows where this will go but the ability to generate these short clips from text input is remarkable.
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Drug Side Effects
What prescription drugs have the most side effects and what are they? What about generic drugs, are they just as effect as name brand drugs? How well do they perform? We explore both of these topics as well as discuss 3i/Atlas and what coffee we are drinking
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New and Shiny vs Old and Predictable
Do you like to try new things? Are you resistant to change? Why are some people motivated to try new things while others resist change? Mark and Jeff discuss this
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Fly Me To the Moon!
Nasa is planning it's Artemis program to send astronauts to the moon and establish a base on the Moon to get us to Mars. Today, we talk about the Artemis program, where it is at and where it is going
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AI Robots are Coming!
What happens when you have a humanoid robot and you put into it, AGI? Where does that leave humanity?
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The Health Episode
In this episode Mark and Jeff discuss why older people talk about health concerns.
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The Bears of Katmai
Mark and Jeff discuss Mark's recent trip to Katmai National Park in Alaska where he got to photograph Kodiak Brown Bears, some of the biggest bears in the world (basically the same size as polar bears)
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Bears! With special guest: Kayla Gordon
Mark is on the road on a photography excursion to photography Kodiak bears in Katmai National Park. On this travel edition of the podcast, Mark interviews a fellow photographer (Kayla Gordon from Winnipeg) and they discuss where they are and what they have been doing. ****WARNING**** The noise...
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AI Slop is taking over the Internet
Have you seen lots of AI generated videos in your social media or Youtube? Well, AI slop used to be easy to spot and low quality, but it is rapidly getting better. It is also proliferating at an incredible rate. Because of monetization policies of various social media platforms, AI slop is…
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A conversation between two people connecting on many levels. We will be discussing business, marketing, technology and photography topics. The podcast will be upbeat and may touch on current events and other topical issues that will allow people to connect to each other.
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Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen
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