Constellation, Episode 11 | Weed, Gatekeeping, Neighbors, Middlemen
Added 2023-03-22 16:00:06 +0000 UTCIt's time to introduce you to The Old Heads Council, as the Brothers Moriarty are joined on this episode by Defining Duke's co-host Lord Cognito and Washington Post games reporter Gene Park. Gene kicks things off with a comprehensive conversation about marijuana: Our past and present with it, our thoughts on its efficacy, and on how (or even if) we've avoided becoming burnouts. Cog laments being the middleman -- wedged between two friends, relatives, or competing ideas -- and wonders whether we've embraced or managed to avoid such a role in our own lives. Dagan's many experiences with neighbors compelled him to make that his topic this week, with an eye towards whether we owe anything to those that live around us, and if we seek or avoid local friendships and camaraderie. Finally, Colin brings gatekeeping to the table, the notion of erecting a barrier-of-sorts around something you love or appreciate in order to keep others out. Are we gatekeepers? Have we been victimized by them? Turns out we've much to say on the matter.
Comments
I’m basically in the same boat. Sometimes I feel gaslit about what my reality vs what people expect from a typical stoner even with more social acceptance
Simon Pusateri
2023-04-04 16:39:00 +0000 UTCI wish i could trip with yall. Easy nowadays to find it.
Dennis Meinschein
2023-03-31 12:44:21 +0000 UTCShout out to the Old Heads Council, I'm a card carrying member about to turn 43. 👍
Lou & Rei Loper
2023-03-27 15:43:00 +0000 UTCHe'll be back. =)
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:31:13 +0000 UTCGrassroots is still a jam.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:31:08 +0000 UTCYes, that's an excellent one.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:30:59 +0000 UTCThank you.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:30:28 +0000 UTCSo dumb.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:30:18 +0000 UTCOne of my favs.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:30:07 +0000 UTCEnjoy.
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:30:03 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2023-03-26 16:29:53 +0000 UTCI found the discussion on weed and alcohol fascinating as that’s something I toil with daily as well. Like Colin and Gene I’m a high functioning extremely ambitious person who also tokes daily and enjoys some IPAs on the weekend and I often wonder about the pros and cons etc and debate quitting or going steady with it etc and it’s always an interesting discussion.
The Devmeister
2023-03-25 22:34:14 +0000 UTCAs a Bills fan growing up in westchester NY, I don’t mind the bandwagon fans. I have been a fan my entire life, and have suffered thru 17 years straight of not making the playoffs. And like yourself, never missing a game. The reason I don’t mind is that the bandwagon fan will never feel the way I will when they win the super bowl. Those mother fuckers will know a real one when they see us😎
Travis B
2023-03-25 01:29:37 +0000 UTCI agree, I wasn’t thrilled when I saw the topic was chosen. I get it had to be done, just hope it doesn’t become a sticking point.
Tyler Kaminski
2023-03-24 09:49:46 +0000 UTCI have this nostalgia for the times in my life where I smoked weed every day, but I don’t love it as a one off. Maybe I’ll have the opportunity again someday. I think all adults ought to try shrooms or acid at least once and with informed intention, unless family mental health history is an issue. I’d recommend shrooms for first-timers, but was one of the most seminal experiences of my life and made me myself. I think they can serve as long-lasting cures for anxiety and depression by offering perspective that is otherwise impossible to even describe to someone that hasn’t had the experience.
Chris
2023-03-24 08:12:30 +0000 UTCThe OGs! Between Micah and Gene, Dagan is gonna have a lot of material to work with in the future. 😄
NeO JD
2023-03-24 04:20:59 +0000 UTCImagine all the people that Dagan has walked past in his neighborhood that thinks he is just an absolute dickhead 😂
Brian Comstock
2023-03-23 22:26:16 +0000 UTCAaron Rodgers has already won his last Superbowl .
Matthew Weinhagen
2023-03-23 20:59:09 +0000 UTCGene is quite the character (in the best way) glad to hear he is down for more frequent appearances!
Noah Friscopp
2023-03-23 19:04:05 +0000 UTC311 was my fav band in high school but fell off them over the years, but every once in a while I’ll fire up Grassroots! This usually happens after I catch 8:16 am on a digital clock…
Napoleon in Rags
2023-03-23 18:26:04 +0000 UTCAll star cast on this episode. I get Cog’s middlemen conversation, our group of friends has two guys that would have drifted apart if not for the rest of the group, they can barely stand one another.
Joshua Brown
2023-03-23 17:44:31 +0000 UTCThe sheer AUDACITY of Colin to claim the Jets are going to the playoffs before they even sign Aaron Rodgers is actually unreal. Can't wait for my boy Michael McCorkle Jones to knock his dick into the dirt where Jets fans belong 😈
Zac Lebeau
2023-03-23 17:03:57 +0000 UTCThere was a point a little over midway where Colin said “you’re not the main character” and I just gotta recommend the subreddit (since I know Colin is on it a lot like me) r/imthemaincharacter. It’s just the cringiest people acting like they matter the most. It’s often hilarious lol
Dylan Michael
2023-03-23 15:15:07 +0000 UTCIt's funny to hear that Colin is out off by people who do coke and doesn't even really want to be around them, because I have the same viceral reaction about people doing weed. I roll my eyes everytime I hear a grown ass adult talking about weed it's a gut check reaction, but despite that the conversation was fun to listen to. I've seen too many people addicted to it in my life to even want to mess with it. There is also the "Oh we are so cool doing weed" mentality that have always put me off. I am no straight edge as I drink sometime, but I never felt like drugs and alcohol where needed in my life. But to each their own. And Colin you say that the odor doesn't linger and I am really curious about it, because when I go to my sister house it was horrible how bad it was smelling at her house. I wondered if she just didn't smell it or if she wasn't using Febreeze or anything like that.
RD_21
2023-03-23 14:55:43 +0000 UTCHe did not disappoint
Cai
2023-03-23 14:41:07 +0000 UTCI feel the discussion of gatekeeping ignores the infamous subject of industry/professional gatekeeping. There is the more official version of this with organizations like SAG or WGA that wall off an industry to benefit its members with more and better quality work opportunities. They do this by incentivising companies to only/mostly use guild members to control competition. So, instead of a guild actor competing against 100 actors for a role, they are really only competing against 4-5 other guild members. This situation creates more job opportunities for members and allows them to demand better contracts. Then there is the more unofficial, "Twitter clique," gatekeeping. This is in ultra competitive fields where those hiring don't just have a surplus of applicants, but a surplus of over qualified applicants. This allows HR to hire not just based on merits, but based on who best fits company culture (and their friends recommendations). Stuff like the game journalism where the amount of job opportunities is obscenely limited, so what one are available rely heavily on networking. Both types have come more under fire as of late through their artificial control of industries.
NinjaDC
2023-03-23 12:02:02 +0000 UTCExcellent crew
Jacob R.
2023-03-23 05:14:51 +0000 UTCGene, Cog and Colin are three of my favorite people to just listen to talk about anything and I'm so glad this pod exist to just hear them shoot the shit.
Adam Turley
2023-03-23 05:00:58 +0000 UTCglad i could help finally deliver
Gene Park
2023-03-23 01:33:15 +0000 UTCI’ve been waiting for Colin to cover the topic of “weed”, in depth, for over 10 years……
John Warner
2023-03-22 23:38:24 +0000 UTCTo add to the end of the conversation, Mike Piazza is the manager to Italy’s WBC team this year😂 They have extremely loose rules for choosing which country you can play/manage for
Mario Villelli
2023-03-22 21:42:09 +0000 UTCEasily my favorite configuration of constellation.
Vonoran
2023-03-22 20:16:52 +0000 UTCThis episode went from 0 to Old Man Yelling at Clouds real quick lmao
Josh Gamez
2023-03-22 19:44:20 +0000 UTCI knew a dude in college (who's now teaching at a different university) who used to smoke a bowl before every major exam he took. It was a little jarring then (I am predominantly a social smoker) but now I totally get why he did it.
Josh Gamez
2023-03-22 17:55:30 +0000 UTCHelll yesss love to see Gene back!
Andrew Christensen
2023-03-22 16:49:47 +0000 UTCWow Col I wasn't expecting you to drop curren$y
lazer_josh
2023-03-22 16:32:44 +0000 UTCbeing on Patreon fucking rocks. Lol. Love me a good old head round table.
DDTJOESTAR
2023-03-22 16:17:05 +0000 UTCWeed ❤️
lazer_josh
2023-03-22 16:13:08 +0000 UTCFantastic line up. Can't wait to listen! Though with the line "Old Head's Counsel" I thought we were getting an episode with Mr. Moriarty and/or Uncle Mike... Maybe someday 👀
Isaac Senesi
2023-03-22 16:11:06 +0000 UTCLove this show. Between this, Sacred, and the Dukes the quality is insane.
Michael Welter
2023-03-22 16:08:00 +0000 UTCGene’s stories last time have stuck with me in a way that I was convinced I must have dreamt them. Looking forward to his weed stories!
Cai
2023-03-22 16:07:48 +0000 UTCCan’t wait to hear more about the models Gene has banged
Dexter Wallingsford
2023-03-22 16:05:08 +0000 UTCOmg old heads council. I love it. Old heads unite
Max Davis
2023-03-22 16:03:29 +0000 UTC
