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Brothers In Awe

Brothers In Awe

By Otto & Ian

Two brothers in law explore the meaning of life at family gatherings (because their partners don’t want to hear about it). The answers lie at the intersection of religion, quantum physics, and human relationships.
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A Brother's Journey Part I: Ian

Brothers In AweSep 02, 2019

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How to Avoid Quantum Tunneling: Part 2

How to Avoid Quantum Tunneling: Part 2

Don't let quantum tunneling happen to you! Listen to part 2, Dr. Kelley explains.

May 20, 202028:51
How to Avoid Quantum Tunneling: Part 1

How to Avoid Quantum Tunneling: Part 1

The Brothers interview their physicist friend, Dr. Tom Kelley, and take some calls from some of our listeners. 

May 20, 202028:19
Dispatches from the Field: COVID-19 Update

Dispatches from the Field: COVID-19 Update

Two months have passed after our first COVID-19 episode. Did the world turn into the apocalypse we were predicting? Find out as the Brothers chat via Zoom. 

May 20, 202040:60
The God Episode

The God Episode

Prepare for love. Prepare for fear. Prepare for off-color God-related swearing. 

This is the God Episode. 

Mar 22, 202040:48
Dispatches from the Field: Covid-19

Dispatches from the Field: Covid-19

A between-seasons mini-episode on the current existential crises known as Covid-19. 

Mar 03, 202027:13
How am I not myself?

How am I not myself?

Did you see that quirky 2004 movie I Heart Huckabees? You didn’t? Well, Ian saw it 12 times, so now you’re going to hear about it.

Sep 02, 201942:21
Are we a simulation?

Are we a simulation?

Otto’s convinced we are computer programs like the Sims. Ian’s not so sure. Hilarity ensues.
If you listen close, you can hear the pixels of the universe.

Sep 02, 201941:34
Family Vacation: The Costa Rica Special

Family Vacation: The Costa Rica Special

On the anniversary of our father-in-law’s death, the family visits Costa Rica for reflection and healing.
And howler monkeys.

Sep 02, 201938:34
A Brother's Journey Part II: Otto

A Brother's Journey Part II: Otto

Musicals about Jesus. Nihilistic hellscapes. Space. Puberty (twice). The fourth dimension. None of this matters.  
Everything that matters (or doesn't) in the life of Otto. 

Sep 02, 201939:42
A Brother's Journey Part I: Ian

A Brother's Journey Part I: Ian

Tornados in junkyards. Mental health. Quantum physics. Social justice.
Enter the mind of the program known as Ian.



Sep 02, 201939:35
Just an extra in your life's story

Just an extra in your life's story

Otto thinks he's the only one in the world, and has difficulty believing the existence of anything outside of his own brain. Meanwhile, Ian's brain is trying to fully integrate that he's living one of 7+ billion similarly rich existences. 

Otto: Ian, I'm not sure you exist.
Ian: Otto, you exist. I'm an extra in your life.

Sep 02, 201942:52
Brothers in Awe Teaser Episode: In the Beginning

Brothers in Awe Teaser Episode: In the Beginning

You'll want to listen to this one first. 

But. If time has no basis in physics... What does it mean to be first?

This explains who we are and what we're doing.... in a less existential, more concrete way, for once. 

Aug 31, 201905:44