In this episode, Kendall and rachel talk about:
* CW: we're probably going to swear more than usual
* The tendency of technical people to try to solve every problem with technology
* rachel's perilous journey home
* Kendall's cabin fever
* The uncertainty of the future, lack of faith in (US) leadership
* Whether it's productive to vent about the above
* Cutting yourself some slack
* Directionality of venting/support structures
* Forecasting vs planning
* Having compassion for your leadership
* Planning for multiple potential futures
* Parallels to the 2000-era dot-com bust
* Random prison pet training detour
* Providing support for emotionally-strapped folk
* How much authoritarianism is appropriate when lives are at stake?
* The role of trust in authority
* Self-soothing techniques from your hosts:
* rachel: cocktails, Dungeons & Dragons, Murdoch Mysteries
* Kendall: Staying in With Emily & Kumail podcast, watching and reading things that happen on beaches, lots of exercise
* Zoom meetings are great until they're not
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3