Originally: Consciousness Prints Podcast Episode 8 - Old-Order Mennonites, Disabilities, School Flaws, Gen Z Looksmaxxing

Jonathan's cousin Jeremy Martin, a native of Elmira, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada - home of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival (2025 Festival is Saturday, April 5!), talks about his unique experience of growing up at an elementary school where half his class was Old-Order Mennonites, in addition to growing up with disabilities.

They also discuss flaws and bad experiences they had in the education system, the concept of "looksmaxxing" which is a word to describe the vanity of the generation that grew up with social media, Gen Z, and issues in dating culture in today's world. They conclude by advocating for peace between genders and between generations.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Elmira, Ontario: Home of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival

03:25 Mennonites

04:32 Introducing Jonathan's Younger Maternal Cousin: Jeremy

05:52 Chesley Lake Camp Memories

07:54 Nintendo Wii Memories

08:43 Jeremy's Rural Public School Experience

10:27 Jeremy's Experiences With Limb Disabilities

17:25 Calling Out Self-Serving Charity

18:50 Good Motivations For Working Out

20:28 Dealing With People Underestimating or Overestimating Abilities

22:16 Jeremy's Gym Routine

26:15 Education Should Be More Personalized

27:44 Learning Differences In Boys and Girls

30:00 Gen Z Looksmaxxing

31:45 Jonathan Calls Out Older Generations' Bad Influence & Exploitation of Younger Generations

34:24 Jonathan Disses American Measurement Unit System

35:15 Jonathan's Sheltered Upbringing vs. Jeremy's "Free-Reign" Upbringing

39:57 Harmful "Traditional" Culture of Suppressing Kids' Voices

43:00 Power-Hungry Teachers & Principles

44:44 Good Teachers

45:25 Harmful Social Media & Self-Improvement Trends

49:52 Dating Apps

52:10 Every Generation Thinks Every Other Is Crazy

53:40 Mario Kart Time

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Originally: Consciousness Prints Podcast Episode 7 - Canada's Win, Overview of Google, A.I. in Sports & Mental Health

On the day after Jonathan's home country of Canada wins the NHL 4 Nations Faceoff championship game in dramatic overtime fashion against fierce hockey and now political rival U.S.A., Jonathan has a fun conversation with Google's A.I. language model "Gemini"! Gemini and Jonathan discuss the Four Nations tournament, the history, leadership & ethics of Google, the future of A.I. in sports officiating, A.I. in education, and A.I. for mental health and emotional processing among other topics!

(Episode Archived)

Originally: Consciousness Prints Podcast Episode 6 - Canadian Immigration, Wealth, North America-Africa Perceptions

$50,000's a lot. Jonathan stop brokeness! Poilievre stop hypocrisy! Loblaw stop corruption!

What is it really like coming to Canada as an immigrant or international student? On January 23, 2025, Sylvia "Somto" Amaechi discusses her experience of coming to Canada from Nigeria through sponsorship and the culture shock she has experienced.

Jonathan and Sylvia also explore many intriguing topics such as entrepreneurship as a low-income person, Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge amalgamation, existence of God, African perceptions of North America and North American perceptions of Africa, wealth in general, and predictions for the future of Canada and the United States of America.

Jonathan bluntly criticizes a number of Canadian and American politicians on hypocrisy and corruption but Sylvia reasons with him and together they advocate for peace, unity, and prosperity in all countries of the world.