The Connect2 Podcast

By Connect2 by Mark Hughes and Jeff Cullen

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A conversation between Mark and Jeff, two information junkies, about a wide range of contemporary issues. We discuss current events, nerdy things, business concepts, marketing, technology, media and photography. As we are based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, there are lots of local topics. The podcast is generally upbeat and often covers current events and we occasionally have guests. Each episode typically has a central focus for most of the podcast but also lots of other regular topics including what they learned in the last week and what media they are consuming.

Episode Date
How Dangerous is Alcohol?
Jul 28, 2026
GPS - Finding Where You Are
Jul 21, 2026
Out of Africa! Mark Returns
Jul 14, 2026
Special Episode - Quebec Culture in 2026
Jun 16, 2026
The State of Global Travel
Jun 09, 2026
The Origin of the Anti-Vax Movement
Jun 02, 2026
How Credit Cards Make Money for Banks
May 26, 2026
How to Keep Your Brain Sharp as You Age
May 19, 2026
Disinformation is Monetized: Can you trust what you see on Youtube?
May 12, 2026
Getting a Puppy? How to decide on your choice
May 05, 2026
Creator Burnout - Online creators getting tired of the grind
Apr 28, 2026
Peptides! What are they and should you be taking them?
Apr 21, 2026
What Sports do Women Dominate over Men?
Apr 14, 2026
Comparing AI Models
Apr 07, 2026
Mark's Wildlife Photography Adventure in India
Mar 31, 2026
Adventures in India
Mar 24, 2026
Are AI Agents going to Destroy the Internet?
Mar 11, 2026
AI's Scaling Problem Explained
Mar 03, 2026
The Mystery of the Unfavourable Semi-circle
Feb 24, 2026
AI Agents - Are they ready to replace people?
Feb 17, 2026
Grieving the loss of a Pet
Feb 10, 2026
Do you have a BullS%(t! Job?
Feb 03, 2026
Enshitification of the Internet
Jan 27, 2026
Wishes for 2026
Dec 30, 2025
Vaccinations.... how do they work and what to they do?
Dec 23, 2025
Think Fast! How to lose weight
Dec 16, 2025
Sleep....Sleep - How does it work?
Dec 09, 2025
Carpe Diem - Seize the Day!
Dec 02, 2025
The Coffee Episode
Nov 25, 2025
Creativity - Making something from nothing
Nov 18, 2025
The Cholesterol Episode, the good kind
Nov 11, 2025
Polar Bears in the Wild
Nov 04, 2025
Sora the new AI Slop Generator and Social Network
Oct 21, 2025
Drug Side Effects
Oct 14, 2025
New and Shiny vs Old and Predictable
Oct 07, 2025
Fly Me To the Moon!
Sep 30, 2025
AI Robots are Coming!
Sep 23, 2025
The Health Episode
Sep 09, 2025
The Bears of Katmai
Sep 02, 2025
Bears! With special guest: Kayla Gordon
Aug 19, 2025
AI Slop is taking over the Internet
Aug 12, 2025
Drugs and Mental Health
Aug 05, 2025
Windows vs Mac 2025
Jul 29, 2025
80's and 90's bands.... where are they now?
Jul 22, 2025
From "I do" to "We're through!" - Divorce stats in Canada
Jul 15, 2025
Killer Whales!
Jul 08, 2025
Privacy in a Hyper Connected World
Jul 01, 2025
Robot Vacuum Cleaners!!!!
Jun 24, 2025
Renewable Energy: the Pros and Cons
Jun 17, 2025
What are Forever Chemicals and should we be concerned
Jun 10, 2025
Are you Face Blind?
Jun 03, 2025
Eight Things To Improve Your Neuroplasticity
May 27, 2025
China! How strong is their economy?
May 20, 2025
Porn drives the Internet
May 13, 2025
The Rise of Superhuman AI
May 06, 2025
Carol Cadwalladr and the Digital Coup
Apr 29, 2025
Buying a New Car?
Apr 22, 2025
Mental Health During Traumatic World Events
Apr 15, 2025
Waymos!
Apr 08, 2025
Travelling to the US as a Canadian in 2025
Apr 01, 2025
Tell me a Story - The Importance of Storytelling
Mar 18, 2025
What is going on with Measles?
Mar 11, 2025
Antartica 101
Mar 04, 2025
The Bond Between Humans and Dogs
Feb 25, 2025
AI Notetakers.... what do they do?
Feb 18, 2025
Has Cannabis Legalization Changed Its Usage?
Feb 11, 2025
Clown School
Feb 04, 2025
Trump and the Chaos Tsunami
Jan 28, 2025
US-Canada Politics!
Jan 21, 2025
Predicitions for 2025
Jan 14, 2025
Christmas Gratitude
Dec 24, 2024
Meaningful Connections In a Digital Age Pt 2
Dec 17, 2024
Meaningful Connections In a Digital Age Pt 1
Dec 10, 2024
There are how many dog sports?
Dec 03, 2024
What makes someone a friend?
Nov 26, 2024
When is it time to say goodbye... to your dog?
Nov 19, 2024
The Overton Window and dealing with Grief
Nov 12, 2024
Does Social Media Advertising Work?
Nov 05, 2024
Sarah DeRemer - Dogtographer.la
Oct 29, 2024
Understanding Polls and Polling
Oct 22, 2024
What exactly is AI and how does it work?
Oct 15, 2024
Using AI to make a Podcast
Oct 08, 2024
AI Agents to Replace You
Oct 01, 2024
AI is taking over Podcasts
Sep 24, 2024
Are Podcasts Dead? New Season!
Sep 17, 2024
Predictions for the Fall of 2024
Sep 10, 2024
Grizzlies!
Sep 03, 2024
How to have FUN!
Aug 20, 2024
US Politics from a Canadian Perspective
Aug 13, 2024
Conspiracies! Why we want to believe
Aug 06, 2024
How many senses do we actually have?
Jul 30, 2024
What is the Society for Creative Anachronism?
Jul 23, 2024
Alcohol: How much is safe?
Jul 16, 2024
Psychedelics 101
Jul 09, 2024
Koalas are dying: What's going on?
Jul 02, 2024
The Doomsday clock now as close as it was in the 80's
Jun 18, 2024
Great Stories: The strength of Iconic Movie and TV Franchises
Jun 11, 2024
Who is Sleep Token? (it's a band!)
Jun 04, 2024
Mindful Media: Navigating Mental Health in the Digital Age
May 21, 2024
The Class of '84 - Jeff trying to Go Home
May 14, 2024
The Importance of Sports(ing)
May 07, 2024
Managing Weight by Managing what you Eat
Apr 23, 2024
Coffee 101 - Basics of Fancy Coffee
Apr 16, 2024
The Unsettled State of Transgender Research
Apr 09, 2024
What forms your identity? What makes you you?
Mar 26, 2024
U2 at the Sphere and How to attend a WPPI conference
Mar 19, 2024
Apple killed their Car Project... What happened?
Mar 05, 2024
Positive Thinking and it's Effect on Your Life
Feb 27, 2024
Modern Corporatism and where it leads
Feb 20, 2024
Synchronicity.... more than a coincidence?
Feb 13, 2024
Is a Virtual Band Real? Gorillaz!
Jan 30, 2024
What is ASMR and is it what you think it is?
Jan 23, 2024
The Johnny Depp movie that Nobody Saw (almost nobody)
Jan 16, 2024
Dr. Temple Grandin, the Austistic Savanat
Jan 09, 2024
What’s to come? Predictions for 2024
Jan 02, 2024
Retiring at 65 was originally political smoke and mirrors
Dec 26, 2023
Bryan Johnson’s Anti-Aging Quest... is it real?
Dec 19, 2023
Real Estate as a Pension for Small Businesses?
Dec 12, 2023
Understanding Stanley Kubrick
Dec 05, 2023
Who is Sam Altman?
Nov 28, 2023
The Mystery that is Banksy
Nov 21, 2023
A Deeper Dive Into the Complex World of Elon Musk
Nov 14, 2023
Understanding Elon Musk is Neurodiverse
Nov 07, 2023
Dealing with the End of Your Life
Oct 31, 2023
Is Rock and Roll Dead?
Oct 24, 2023
The Hamas/Israel Troubles
Oct 17, 2023
Where Do You Find New Music?
Oct 10, 2023
Staying Current with Rapidly Changing Technology
Oct 03, 2023
Mark Had a Marathon Adventure to the US and is Back!
Sep 26, 2023
How much is too much Screentime? How much do you watch your screens
Sep 12, 2023
Special Guest Lori Kiel (Wedding Anniversary Special)
Aug 29, 2023
Top 5 Places to Visit in Alberta and BC
Aug 15, 2023
In The Field: An Interview With Les Wold
Aug 08, 2023
Staying Relevant, the Career Lifespan of Social Media Influencers
Aug 01, 2023
Oh No! Jeff’s Facebook Account Got Hacked
Jul 25, 2023
The State of Social Media
Jul 18, 2023
Last Podcast... for Season 2 - Glitches in the Matrix
Jul 11, 2023
Mark went to a Regional Burning Man Event!
Jul 04, 2023
The Grizzlies of the Khutzeymateen
Jun 27, 2023
Google Reviews: A Trap for Small Business Owners
Jun 10, 2023
Transformative AI: Should we be worried? What’s your P(doom)?
Jun 06, 2023
The Alberta Election Episode - Why People Vote the Way They Do
May 29, 2023
Spring has Sprung: Time For Renewal and Reinvigorating Change
May 02, 2023
14 Things People Don’t Tell You About Growing Old (actually 17)
Apr 25, 2023
The Smorgasboard Episode: Falling Down into Rabbit Holes
Apr 18, 2023
Processing Childhood Trauma
Apr 11, 2023
Understanding Camera Compatibility
Apr 04, 2023
More AI Shenanigans - Facebook’s AI released in the wild
Mar 28, 2023
Why is Chess so Popular All of a Sudden?
Mar 21, 2023
Summer is Coming! Travel Plans after Covid
Mar 14, 2023
Do You Suffer from Gear Acquistion Syndrome (GAS)?
Mar 07, 2023
Why are the Crazyies Getting Into Political Power?
Feb 28, 2023
Bing’s New AI Powered Chatbot Goes Bananas and Falls in Love (or does it?)
Feb 21, 2023
What Exactly Is ADHD?
Feb 14, 2023
Aging Gracefully: How to Help Older Relative as their Needs Iincrease
Feb 07, 2023
S2 Ep33: Proper Use of a SWOT Analysis for your Business
Jan 31, 2023
S2 Ep32: Figuring Out Your Personal Expression of Identity
Jan 25, 2023
S2 Ep31: Embracing Change Later in Life
Jan 17, 2023
S2 Ep30: Knowing When to Quit - the Sunk Cost Fallacy
Jan 10, 2023
S2 Ep29: Review of Predictions for 2022 and New Predictions for 2023
Dec 27, 2022
S2 Ep28: ChatGPT and the future of AI
Dec 20, 2022
S2 Ep27: 2022 in Review, the year that was
Dec 13, 2022
S2 Ep26: What Makes Christmas Great?
Dec 06, 2022
S2 EP25: The Five Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
Nov 29, 2022
S2 Ep24: The Controversial Episode - Danielle Smith, Elon/Twitter and FTX
Nov 22, 2022
S2 Ep23: Aloha - Jeff’s adventure in Maui and why its a wonderful place
Nov 15, 2022
S2 Ep22: Nine Tips for Sucessful Backcountry Camping
Nov 08, 2022
Season 2 Ep 21:Vacation Destinations on Your Bucket List
Nov 01, 2022
Season2 Ep20:The Nine Main Types of Wine
Oct 25, 2022
Season 2 Ep19: Mind your Bias - Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 18, 2022
Season 2 Ep18:The Key to Effective Presentations
Oct 11, 2022
Season 2 Ep17:The ten principles of Burning Man
Oct 04, 2022
Season 2 Eop 16: Are Your Kids Going to Have a Better Standard of Living than You?
Sep 27, 2022
Season 2 Ep15: The Pros and Cons of Being an Entrepreneur
Sep 20, 2022
Season 2 Ep14:Quiet Quitting and why it is a problem in the workplace
Sep 13, 2022
Season 2 Ep13:Learning about Mental Health
Sep 06, 2022
Season 2 E12: Getting Fit to Stay Healthy
Aug 30, 2022
Season 2 E11:Growing up in Montreal and Scouting memories
Aug 23, 2022
Season 2 Ep 10: Music to our Ears!
Aug 16, 2022
Season 2 E09: This is the End! Stories about terminations
Aug 09, 2022
Season 2E08: We’re BACK! Jeff returns from the West Coast Trail
Aug 02, 2022
Season 2 E07: Yukon HO! Mark goes (and comes back from the Yukon)
Jul 19, 2022
Season 2 E06: Short explanation about summer holidays!
Jul 14, 2022
Season 2 E05: Travel Planning in 2022
Jul 05, 2022
Season 2 E04: What Is Your Most Unusual Movie Going Experience
Jun 28, 2022
Season 2 E03: What is a Meme and Why are we So Interested?
Jun 21, 2022
Season 2 E02: The Three Things You Need to Manage Change in Retirement
Jun 14, 2022
Season 2 E01: Reintroducing Ourselves
Jun 07, 2022
Episode 52: Season finale... the most dangerous thing you have ever done
May 31, 2022
Episode 51:Dealing with Older Relatives as they Age
May 24, 2022
Episode 50: The Russian War on Ukraine... some interesting strategies by Ukraine
May 17, 2022
Episode 49: A Planned Travel Episode that turned into a Discussion about Roe v. Wade in the US
May 10, 2022
Episode 48: Elon and the Twitterverse... what a mess!
May 03, 2022
Episode 47: Mark and Jeff’s Top 10 movies of all time
Apr 26, 2022
Episode 46: Is Time Travel Possible? What would you do if you could travel back in time?
Apr 19, 2022
Episode 45: The Helium Network, a new interesting type of crypto
Apr 12, 2022
Episode 44: Here Comes the Sun...Mark Gets Solar Power on his House
Apr 05, 2022
Episode 43: Best and Worst Business Decisions for Mark and Jeff
Mar 29, 2022
Episode 42: Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes - The dumbest things we have done
Mar 22, 2022
Episode 41: Cancel Culture vs Accountability... whichh is it?
Mar 15, 2022
Episode 40: Why the Ukraine is winning the social media battle and our first jobs
Mar 08, 2022
Episode 39: The Importance of Corporate Core Values
Mar 01, 2022
Episode 38: The 5 D’s of Business Sucession
Feb 22, 2022
Episode 37: Post Pandemic Travel Bucket Lists
Feb 15, 2022
Episode 36: Coffee, Coffee and Coffee
Feb 08, 2022
Episode 35: Cryptocurrency and NFTs.... why you should run away from them
Feb 01, 2022
Episode 34: Close Calls and Brushes with Death
Jan 25, 2022
Episode 33: Classic TV shows from the 60’s ,70’s and 80’s
Jan 18, 2022
Episode 32: The Hopeful Episode
Jan 11, 2022
Episode 31: The 2022 Prediction Episode
Jan 04, 2022
Episode 30: The Year in Review
Dec 28, 2021
Episode 29: The Grateful Episode
Dec 21, 2021
Episode 28: The Legend of Santa Claus
Dec 14, 2021
Episode 27: 12 gifts for your photographer friends
Dec 07, 2021
Episode 26: The Gamification of Business
Nov 30, 2021
Episode 25: The Spoiler Episode - Beware
Nov 23, 2021
Episode 24: Why Modern Pop Music Sucks
Nov 16, 2021
Episode 23: Lie Detectors and How We Make Memories
Nov 09, 2021
Episode 22: Exploring How We Dream
Nov 02, 2021
Episode 21: Chemex, the Coffee Icon
Oct 29, 2021
Episode 20: Tips for Improving Your Mental Health
Oct 26, 2021
Episode 19: Use Kindness to Resolve Disputes
Oct 19, 2021
Episode 18: The Importance of Business Succession Planning
Oct 12, 2021
Episode 17: Why You Need to Print Your Digital Memories
Oct 05, 2021
Episode 16: Fake Business Gurus
Sep 28, 2021
Episode 15: How to Make a Video Go Viral
Sep 21, 2021
Episode 14 - Defeating Music Copyright Trolls
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 13 - Visual Storytelling
Sep 07, 2021
Episode 12- LinkedIn - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Aug 31, 2021
Episode 11 - Build the Team before you Team Build
Aug 24, 2021
Episode 10 - Mark discusses why the Apple M1chip vs. Intel/AMD
Aug 17, 2021
Episode 9 - Jeff the Trekkie Discusses Optimism in Sci-Fi
Aug 10, 2021
Episode 8 - 10 Cooking Tips Learned During the Pandemic
Aug 03, 2021
Episode 7 - Daring Leadership vs. Armoured Leadership
Jul 27, 2021
Episode 6 -What is Force Free Dog Training?
Jul 20, 2021
Episode 5 - Jeff's Experiences with the Paranormal
Jul 13, 2021
Episode 4 - Photography as an Art form
Jul 06, 2021
Episode 3 - Understanding Servant Leadership
Jun 29, 2021
Episode 2 - Crowdsourcing your projects
Jun 22, 2021
Connect2 Hosts - Episode 1
Jun 15, 2021