The show starts with a brief discussion of the “bob emergency.” As they have been doing recently, the brothers make no-very-outdated Golden Globe picks. They do end it with a good Levy-Levy-Levy connection. On a dime, they shift to discussing Dave getting vaccinated, and whether society has learned anything from the pandemic. The topic of the show is in-grouping/out-grouping, and this dynamic leading to types of avoidance. This is a framework very grounded in social psychology, so Bob lays out t...
Mar 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 43
The Crew shifts it up this week and starts out with some content off the bat. They take on the issue of procrastination (a type of avoidance). Procrastination has a heavy negative connotation, but they brother discuss whether that’s always warranted. They agree at least that the high-level of anxiety can be dissipated when understanding one’s own work process. The main portion of the show is a change of pace. The brothers wanted to share some music with each other for the week. Shouldn’t Have to...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 42
After a few renditions of video game songs from 30 years ago, the Crew talks tending for chickens in the winter. Dave’s birds along with other Coloradoans had to make it through -10 degree weather recently. It’s a good one for our herpetologist fans out there! The topic of the week is avoiding the disgusting. Bob starts with discussing his journey to becoming “poop positive.” Dave builds on this idea and questions the idea of “away,” as in “just throw it away” or “take it away.” The conversation...
Feb 27, 2021•56 min•Ep. 41
The brothers reminisce about working at a movie theater 20 years ago - “Colorado Cinnamon, Basemar Twix.” They make some not great, but not terrible Super Bowl predictions before heading into the topic of the week. This week the Crew discuss avoidance and whiteness. They explore some of the ways that a system of white supremacy depends on white people and white culture avoiding discussions of racism. This has a lot to do with colorblind (or better said, color-evasive) ideology and practices, whi...
Feb 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 40
Dave tells the story of Peachtree to open the show, where the name came from, what it means to Dave and Julie, and how hard it was to get. Last week, the Crew looked at the problematic aspects of avoidance. Flipping things around this week, they explore the experience of avoidance and whether there is “healthy avoidance.” They discuss the positive effects of taking a step back or taking some space, but question whether that’s avoidance. When does avoidance start? They then turn to times of prote...
Feb 12, 2021•50 min•Ep. 39
Some Thriving chatter turned up to 11 to start the show. The Crew plots out a new NBA team for Dave to follow this year: some interesting social justice questions arise and the conversation eventually connects to Randall Cunningham of all places! The brothers then honor their mom on Helen Majzler Day! And discuss the meaning of that day, Jan. 23. The topic of the show is confrontation of avoidance. Particularly, they discuss the specifics and logistics of making such confrontations. Dave tells a...
Feb 05, 2021•55 min•Ep. 38
New year; new season. Bob joined the International Worker of the World (I.W.W.) and talks about what being a Wobbly means to him. They go on to discuss the implications of the recent white vigilante attack on the U.S. Capitol. The brothers “set the table” for the new season, Season 5. The big theme is “avoidance” as the Thriving Crew feels like this theme does not get talked about that often. They play with confrontation as the opposite of avoidance. They wonder when does a healthy avoidance, sa...
Jan 24, 2021•52 min•Ep. 37
Bob and Dave record this episode December 31, 2020. They start the show reminiscing on the great NYE’s past. Last week the Crew did a retrospective of 2020. This week the brothers reflect on the podcast itself. They highlight the previous 33 episodes, the highs and lows, and the fun of narrowcasting. They first put a bow on the end of the celebration season with some insights on season 4. Their goals are to do a video podcast every season. Get more feedback from listeners. Do a non-Bob episode. ...
Jan 09, 2021•55 min•Ep. 36
Fresh off the holidays, the brothers discuss their favorite Xmas movies. The Crew hosts environmental physicist and old friend Ian! They all discuss 2020 both personally and globally. They also make bold predictions for 2021. Little Tortilla Boy Good article on Biden’s Climate Plan Some Good News Midnight Gospel Good News From 2020 Did you Know? Ran out of time this time! Tune in next week for 2 great Didyaknows. Contact info Email - cookiemonster@yahoo.mail Twitter - @badbanana24 Deep appreciat...
Jan 03, 2021•58 min•Ep. 35
Danny takes the Crew on a ride to his favorite music -- there are some surprises and prepare for some laughter. After this, Dan discusses eco-poetics, which involves reflecting on the meaning of “eco,” which means household in Greek. Eco-poetics, then, means a way of looking at the world and then writing poetry from that vantage point. Dan dissects a Gary Snyder poem as a case study in eco-poetics. Dave reads a Wendel Berry poem, and the Crew discuss the differences. Following this discussion, t...
Dec 28, 2020•55 min•Ep. 34
The Crew hosts old friend and poet Dan Cantrick on the show to talk about “poetic activism.” But first, Dan explains what post-holing is with a story about hiking that listeners will not soon forget. #loneeagle. In answering Dave’s question about what moves him in poetry, Dan discusses the musicality of words and refers to Claudia Rankine. The Crew digs into poetry, music, and activism in history drawing connections between the music of the I.W.W. in the early 20th Century to the poetry of the S...
Dec 21, 2020•48 min•Ep. 33
Big news out of Cleveland, get the brothers excited for the early Christmas present, and a reason to smile. Contact info Email - davepeachtree@gmail.com Twitter - @BMaze19 IG - Thriving_In_Dystopia Website - https://thrivingindystopia.com/ TikTok - @davepeachtree Deep appreciation to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, Only Fools Rush performed by the crooner Nadir Čajić is the new outro, the prolific and enigmatic Joe Shine for the thumbnail art. Big thank you to Nadir Čajić for edi...
Dec 15, 2020•13 min•Ep. 32
The show starts with darkness. The Crew discusses the awful surge in COVID cases, and then go darker to discuss the federal governments reinstating of the death penalty. CONTENT WARNING: discussion of the death penalty, child abuse, and sexual abuse from minutes 11 to 16. The main topic of the episode is celebrating the other. The brothers discuss gift giving, love languages, gratitude, Joanna Macy and the work that reconnects. Helen Prejean on Democracy Now Brothers Grunt on MTV in 1994 5 love ...
Dec 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 31
Dave and Bob get together for a daytime recorded Thriving for the first time in months. After sharing gratitude, Bob goes off on corporate Democrats and their insipid actions and beliefs. The Crew dives into the topic of zero-sum celebrations, which are celebrating wins and celebrating the loses of others. They discuss how they see these ideas being socialized into children when the “win at any costs” of Michael Jordan or Tom Brady is worshiped. They tell the story of Star Fox, a moment in their...
Nov 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 30
The Crew discusses Covid caution 8 months into the pandemic. Dave shares some lessons on being in a hybrid classroom for the last 3 months. Bob finds a new sand dune in Sand City. The main dish for this episode is thinking about Thanksgiving in the pandemic. The Crew starts with thoughts on this year, but think more deeply about what this holiday represents and what they want to hold onto in terms of celebration. Leftovers, stopping consumerism, decolonization, deconstructing violent myths, land...
Nov 26, 2020•50 min•Ep. 29
Dave and Bob chat about Dave’s wild day which started with a flat tire and ended with podcasting while standing up! They delve into election analysis (this was recorded on Nov. 5). The Thriving Crew embarks on a new season, a season of celebration! Well, we will be discussing the concept of “celebration.” What is the place of celebration in a dystopia? How should we celebrate, if at all? Bob discusses the feelings behind postponing his wedding a year. Dave discusses how it’s been having a succes...
Nov 18, 2020•52 min•Ep. 28
The Crew welcomes Mr. Michael Bishop back to the studio on the eve of the election (show recorded on November 2). All three discuss how they are feeling and what they predict from the election (mostly pretty spot on; sadly with 45’s behavior as well). Mike called in from D.C., and he shares stories from his trip there inspired by Ruth Ginsberg’s passing. They end with some questions about capitalism, the election, and how to make deeper changes going forward. Monitor the danger of a Trump coup h...
Nov 11, 2020•55 min•Ep. 27
Kosher pickles appetizer (:30): Bob and Dave talk shop about teaching in the pandemic and the widening divide. And how to celebrate Halloween this year? One word: chalkies. Bread first course (14:45): The Crew discuss their favorite Thriving episodes thus far. Tempeh meat (19:11): The big event is about the pledge of allegiance. What purpose does this serve? Brainwashing, nationalism, something else? Indeed, but what would we want to take its place? Dessert (32:55): Tuned In: Dave - looking for ...
Oct 29, 2020•44 min•Ep. 26
The show starts with a revising of Dave’s ability to write Sit-Com episodes. The Crew then discusses media and manufacturing consent in the U.S. In the last episode of season 3, Bob and Dave go big, the ultimate separation: death. They start with the premise that death and fear are strongly connected, and they wonder where this comes from. Everything that lives also dies, and what would it mean to rejoice in death as much as life? If there is a sacredness to death, then why do we avoid it, and w...
Oct 21, 2020•55 min•Ep. 25
A lot of chuckles to start the show talking basketball nicknames. They then discuss what the right response to an ailing fascist is. This is all before the topic of the day. The topic of the day is physical/geographical separation. Dave recounts a sweet story about being scared as a kid and going to Bob’s bed to sleep (and that was comforting but for reasons you might not think). They discuss the ways that the pandemic robs us of being with our loved ones. There is a poverty of experience over z...
Oct 15, 2020•53 min•Ep. 24
Dave and Bob bring some joy and laughter into the Studio and check in on the lifting veil that is October. They also check back in on the season theme, separation, and how they’ve been able to put their ideas into praxis or not. The theme of the week is trying to understand why sometimes being alone feels like solitude (nourishing) and sometimes it feels like loneliness (filled with sadness). They give a few stories of experiences in these states of being. They close wondering about the effects ...
Oct 07, 2020•46 min•Ep. 23
The Thriving Crew welcomes Dave Harris back to the studio to complete their discussion on cinema and dystopia. This week they discuss movies that highlight mental health, climate, and racist dystopias. They find a lot of real gems (see below)! They end the show with a look at the current state of cinema with movie theaters that haven’t been open since March. Climate crisis picks: DM - Princess Mononoke DH - Mad Max Fury Road BM - Okja Mental health crisis picks: DM - The Lobster DH - Synedoche, ...
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
The Thriving Crew welcomes the multi-talented and T.i.D. junkie Dave Harris to the show to discuss the state of cinema in the pandemic. They start with developing DH’s 5-colliding-crises framework (not to be mixed up with Kill Bill’s 5-finger-exploding-heart technique): public health, economic, racial justice, climate, and mental health. They then discuss great movies that fit in to each of these categories. This week delves into the public health and economic crises. MILD SPOILERS AHEAD Feld’s ...
Sep 23, 2020•42 min•Ep. 21
This is the 3rd episode of a mini-series within a series: letting go, forgiveness, and moving on. But first, the listeners came through with a song request, and the Thriving Crew puts on a show to start the episode. The heart of the show is delving into the unforgivable and whether there are things that are simply beyond forgiveness. The answer to this seems to be contextual. Sometimes this idea of unforgivable is used to hurt people (e.g. lock a person up and throw away the key), while in other...
Sep 17, 2020•46 min•Ep. 20
In the intro segment reminiscent of My Brother, My Brother, and Me , Bob and Dave issue a moratorium on singing until listeners send in song suggestions (send them in!). The Crew gets into the theme of the week: forgiveness, which is a part 2 of the theme from last week, letting go. Although forgiveness can’t be forced, U.S. culture seems to teach children and everyone else the opposite. Based on psychological research, the brothers suggest that we might work on the social conditions that lead t...
Sep 09, 2020•48 min•Ep. 19
New Season! This season’s theme will be separation. Separation means preparing apart, getting distance, releasing, and perhaps counter-intuitively deeper connection at times. For the next 8 episodes, let’s come together to come apart. The show starts with a fascinating update on the classroom situation, and Dave flying the U.S.S. Enterprise with his 4th graders. The sub-theme of the week is letting go and psychological separation. Bob delves into a personal crutch that has gotten him through the...
Sep 01, 2020•44 min•Ep. 18
Bob starts by updating Dave on the wildfire situation in Central California. Dave holds serve and updates Bob on serious fires in Colorado. The brothers are both teachers heading back into the classroom this week (well, Dave is). In part 2 of their mini-series on education, they give an up-close look at Dave’s classroom this week. They go deeper into the reflection that this combination of crises while having the modern technologies creates a new era in education and beyond. There’s excitement i...
Aug 25, 2020•55 min•Ep. 17
Dave and Bob are both teachers heading back into the classroom this week. They start a 2-part series on education with a look at Dave’s use of restorative justice and restorative practices in his 4th grade classroom. They discuss where the ideas of restorative justice come from and why educators would want to use them. The powers-that-be have attempted to co-opt restorative justice, and so the Crew discuss transformative justice and the need to bring a power-analysis and empowerment into restora...
Aug 18, 2020•46 min•Ep. 16
After a short check-in on the world of sports, Bob and Dave share songs they love with each other. For them, there’s no thriving without music, which enlivens our hearts, bodies, and minds. With these sentiments in mind, they each share a song that: (1) has helped them get through the pandemic, (2) given them a chance to dance, and (3) opened their mind toward revolution. Huge thanks to In Heaven by Drake Stafford for our intro song, A Time for Action by Kennedy for our outro, the prolific and e...
Aug 11, 2020•47 min•Ep. 15
Dave and Bob are “blessed” to have their mom Helen on the show. Refusing to take for granted the stories held by their parents, they ask their mom to tell them stories about her life. She tells them about how she decided to become a nun and her rich life as a nun working for peace and justice. She does so in the framework of a social biography, or telling her story in the context of what was happening social and politically. She ends her story with wisdom for her sons, handling the Crew’s questi...
Aug 04, 2020•59 min•Ep. 14
