Paul thinks that if you are jacked it mustbe painful to wear clothes that aren't too small. Arthur says gym goers arejust the latest hobbyists, like model train or stamp collectors. One caller is finishedwith China and the US even though she's got a green card. At 34, where can shego next? Another caller is on the fence about the feasibility of cross-culturalromance and the last caller asks us to talk about the term 恋爱脑, which neither host has any experiencewith at all.

0:25 Arthur mansplains what the English podcast is.

1:27 Paul threatens whoever is leaving one-star reviews.

5:55 We ask for your financial support (Give us your money).

7:06 The origins of handicap.

8:40 Gym talk.

9:45 Paul wonders if he gets ripped will he be unable to buy clothes that fit him?

14:45 Arthur says Paul has a lovely figure.

15:09 Tank top talk.

16:10 Arthur shares opinions about longevity experts.

17:25 Arthur goes to the physio.

19:09 Arthur’s take on before and after photos.

20:00 Arthur’s idea of dating gym people and professional hobbyists.

24:47 “Born to Run” (2010) by Christopher McDougall.

26:43 Unfinished song written by Paul. Recorded and mixed by Wilke.

28:30 Send us your questions!...and what is the show?

30:40 The kinds of questions we want.

31:04 Win-wins and game theory.

Listener questions

32:26 The caller is from China but has a green card in America. After 15 years in the US, she doesn’t want to live in China or the US. She’s 34. Is it too late for her to escape the “卷“ and move to a chiller European country?

43:38 Are successful cross-cultural relationships even possible? Can cultural obstacles to long-term romantic connections be overcome?

1:03:56 What do you think about the word “恋爱脑“?

1:16:38 How often will we release the English pod? Maybe once or twice a month. Depends…

1:17:40 This is not a passion project. We are full of bad ideas. Why not do something else with our time?

Glossary

Usher 引座员

William Faulkner 威廉 福克纳

Reconstruction 美国内战重建的时段

Jacked 壮 （肌肉大）

Ripped 壮（肌肉大）

Parse 分析/处理

Means to an end 达到目的地一种手段

Pelvic floor 骨盆底

Hunter-gatherer 狩猎采集者

Proprietary algorithms 专有算法

Jack of all trades 万事通

Game theory 博弈论/对策论

Adam Smith 亚当斯密 “国富论”的作家

Serendipity 偶然性

Downplay 轻描淡写

Ephemeral 露水

Hosts: Arthur Jones and Paul Wade

Editor: Arthur Jones

Music: Paul Wade, Finley Jones, Wilke

Copywriter: 唐欣怡

Designer: Luther Jones

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