🎵 GENERATIONS: The Concert Chronicles 🎵

Ever had a concert experience that gave you chills? This week, Aubrey and Peter dive deep into the electrifying world of live music, sharing stories that'll have you reliving your own favorite shows!

From earth-shaking metal performances to hip-hop spectacles, our hosts bare their souls about the concerts that changed their lives – and a few that didn't quite hit the mark.

Peter takes us on a journey through:

• The mind-bending intensity of Neurosis that left an indelible mark on his soul

• His passionate pilgrimage following Rush across venues and through the years

• A poetic pandemic story, bracketed by the cosmic sounds of Cult of Luna and Yob

Aubrey lights up remembering:

• An unforgettable night with Tyler, the Creator, Vince Staples, and Kali Uchis bringing St. Louis to life

• Her gateway into concert culture with Twenty-One Pilots

• The anticipation building for an upcoming dream lineup featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA

But it's not all standing ovations! Our hosts keep it real with some memorable letdowns:

• Iron Maiden battling against venue acoustics (and losing)

• Megadeth showing their age in all the wrong ways

• Keith Urban's performance that felt more like a rehearsal than a show

Join us for an episode that celebrates the raw, unfiltered magic of live music – from the transcendent highs to the occasional lows. Because whether you're a metalhead, hip-hop enthusiast, or country fan, nothing beats the thrill of seeing your favorite artists in the flesh!

🎧 Press play and relive the magic with us! 🎧

It's a new year, and on this episode of Generations, we talk about our plans for 2025, focusing on our goals and themes. We discuss our methods for tracking our progress, what some of those goals are, and how we think last year went.

• Aubrey discusses the start of the new semester and her excitement about returning to school and wedding planning.

• Peter reflects on a tough start to the year due to work challenges.

Wedding Planning Updates:

• Aubrey shares that she has chosen her wedding dress and secured a venue and photographer, expressing relief at having major tasks completed.

• She mentions creating a detailed master spreadsheet with her fiancé Hayden to track wedding planning progress.

New Year Reflections:

• The hosts reject the idea of New Year's resolutions, opting instead for broader yearly themes and systems to guide personal growth.

• Peter reflects on his 2024 theme, the "Year of Improved Health," and evaluates its successes and challenges.

• For 2025, Peter introduces his new theme, the "Year of Conscious Action," emphasizing mindfulness and intentionality in daily actions.

Aubrey's Themes and Goals for 2025:

• With significant life changes ahead--graduation, moving, and marriage--Aubrey focuses on being present in the moment and reducing anxiety.

• Her goals are categorized into academic, physical, mental, and relationship-focused areas. She emphasizes simplicity and achievability in her goal-setting.

Daily Routines and Habit Tracking:

• Peter discusses his efforts to optimize his morning routine, including journaling and habit tracking, to create a more intentional start to his day.

• He reflects on his use of the "Theme System Journal" for structured reflection and gratitude practices.

• Peter recommends habit-tracking apps, specifically highlighting Strides and Atomic Habit Tracker, explaining their features and benefits.

Aubrey's Habit Practices:

• Aubrey shares her experience using the Eden app for habit tracking but emphasizes the importance of separating habits from larger goals.

• She revisits her love of using GoodNotes on her iPad to organize her goals in a simple, structured format.

Other Topics:

• Aubrey shares her excitement about publishing her astrophysics research, which involved coding a program to simulate supermassive black hole growth.

• Peter comments on recent trends in continuous glucose monitoring and daily hormone testing, cautioning against unnecessary data overload for non-diabetic individuals.

Aubrey and Peter dive into the highs and lows of cardio workouts, reflecting on personal experiences from marathons to boxing, while dishing on the best (and worst) Peloton instructors. The father-daughter duo also brings their signature mix of science and wit, exploring how machine learning and quantum physics intersect and tackling the testosterone therapy trend.

Episode Highlights:

- Finals Week Triumphs: Aubrey wraps up her toughest semester yet with marathon study sessions and shares how her professor's grading curve saved her thermodynamics grade.

- Cardio Confessions: The hosts bond over their love-hate relationship with cardio. From Peter’s treadmill marathon misery to Aubrey’s sprints-and-boxing endurance battles, they get real about what works and what doesn’t.

- Peloton Picks: A hilarious breakdown of Peloton instructors they love (Ally Love, Tunde Oyeneyin, Dennis Morton) and those they… don’t (sorry, Robin Arzón and Alex Toussaint).

- Fitness Alternatives: Peter shares his passion for rucking and jump rope, proving there’s more to cardio than running.

- Quantum Physics Meets Machine Learning: Aubrey explains how neural networks are advancing quantum state modeling and why quantum computers could unlock the future of physics.

- Testosterone Therapy PSA: Peter, a urologist, debunks myths about testosterone replacement, calling out online clinics and urging men to prioritize lifestyle changes over quick fixes.

Key Points

- Fitness is about finding what works for you—even if cardio isn’t your favorite.

- Advances in quantum physics and machine learning are reshaping what we know about the universe.

- Beware of trendy health solutions—there’s no substitute for putting in the work.