Podcasts by Mediocre Minds
Can average people have intelligent conversations? You tell me. New episodes released at indeterminate times! Reach out to us at mediocremindspodcast@gmail.com!!
Further podcasts by Bona Zhang and Joel Lau
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Bucket List Items from 2022-02-17T21:00
Bona and Joel explore their many pipe dreams that they want to accomplish before they die.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Crazy Things on Tiktok from 2022-01-27T18:00
Bona and Joel talk about and react to the craziness of tiktok. Trigger warning: we may or may not hold some offensive, non-liberal opinions. But you knew that already right?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Bill C4 from 2022-01-20T21:00
Bona and Joel discuss the newly instated Canadian bill that bans conversion therapy. To read the bill, you can check out this link: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-4/royal-asse...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Spiderman: No Way Home from 2021-12-22T00:00
Bona and Joel give their thoughts and reviews on the most anticipated movie of the year! SPOILER WARNING!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss a Great Book Bona Read! from 2021-11-29T22:00
Bona and Joel discuss the incredible story of the Miracle Flight 571, because Bona read "Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors". Highly recommend you all read it!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial from 2021-11-24T22:00
Bona and Joel (mostly Joel) talk a bit about some recent events...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Genetic Test Results from 2021-11-07T19:00
Bona and Joel took a DNA test called Circle DNA, and talk about how accurate the results were!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Fall Favourites: Dune, serial killers, twitch streaming, and more! from 2021-10-27T21:00
Bona and Joel spend some time raving about some things that have made the fall season fun!
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Mediocre Minds Give Some Marriage Updates from 2021-10-16T23:00
We've been married for about 3 months now...do we want to kill each other yet?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Squid Game from 2021-10-04T22:00
Bona and Joel rant and rave about the international Netflix hit "Squid Game"! If you haven't watched it, go watch it!! This episode contains heavy spoilers and screaming.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss BTS Collaborations from 2021-10-03T07:00
Joel and Bona listen to and comment on some of BTS' most notable collaborations with western artists, and...THEY'RE COMING TO LOS ANGELES SOON LET'S GOOOOOO (This episode was film...
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Mediocre Minds Guess Childhood TV Show Theme Songs from 2021-09-22T22:00
Bona and Joel take an epic trip down memory lane and re-visit so many GOATED childhood favourites! The 90's were the peak of TV, no cap.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Vaccines and Stuff again... from 2021-09-18T23:00
Once again we find ourselves ranting about covid and the government and the current state of things xD
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Mediocre Minds Discuss"Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" from 2021-09-05T22:00
Bona and Joel discuss their thoughts about this new Marvel movie!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Afghanistan from 2021-08-19T15:00
Remember to pray for the people of Afghanistan and every nation involved in helping this nation :(
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Our Wedding Day!! from 2021-07-14T23:00
BOEL 2021 FINALLY HAPPENED!! July 11th, 2021 :) Thank you to all our beloved friends and family who witnessed our marriage, and those who supported us from afar. We love you all!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Wedding for the FINAL TIME, hopefully from 2021-06-24T20:00
Yes, this is the fifth time we've re-scheduled, and we have a good feeling about this one, haha.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss a Covid Conspiracy Theory lol from 2021-06-03T20:00
Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Please do your own research and form your own opinions, haha. Source: https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-c...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss"Offensive"Comedy from 2021-05-06T20:00
We talk about the recent twitter drama concerning Disguised Toast, and how humour and comedy has become problematic for some people...read his response and statement here: https://tl.gd/n_1srm89...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Psychopaths and Serial Killers? from 2021-05-03T22:00
The majority of this discussion was not based in science or clinical psychology, and for entertainment purposes only. We were just talking and speculating and voicing thoughts. Please do not tak...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Attack on Titan the Final Chapter [SPOILERS EVERYWHERE] from 2021-04-08T22:00
Bona and Joel talk about the end of an era. We have no words, but also we rambled on for over an hour haha.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Spoiled People from 2021-03-11T22:00
We talk about spoiled people, which includes ourselves, lol.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Attack on Titan!!! from 2021-02-18T21:00
Bona and Joel weeb out and talk about perhaps one of the best anime of all time. Spoiler warnings will be given before we delve into certain topics.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss RZIM from 2021-02-11T22:00
Sad news from the world of Christian ministries...we are praying for the victims and their families, and all those affected by this tragedy.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss #JunginImsorry from 2021-01-30T22:00
Please be advised that the topic of discussion contains serious subject matter dealing with violence and abuse, and includes graphic descriptions. Bona and Joel raise some awareness for a trag...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Riot on Capitol Hill from 2021-01-16T21:00
Bona and Joel ramble about politics for a while, and how crazy things have become.
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Mediocre Minds Play Two Truths One Lie from 2020-12-26T21:00
Can Bona guess Joel's many two truths one lie scenarios??
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Vaccines from 2020-12-16T21:00
Is the end of Covid-19 finally near??? Please note that all views expressed are just our opinions, we are not medical professionals or formally educated on this matter, so don't hate us hah...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss BTS's New Album (again)! from 2020-11-23T09:00
BTS dropped another gem, and Bona forces Joel to listen to it haha
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Mediocre Minds Rant for a While... from 2020-11-15T12:00
There's just a lot going on right now....
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Mediocre Minds Discuss our new Kitten!! from 2020-11-02T21:00
BOKKI IS THE BEST KITTY EVER AND WE WOULD DIE FOR HER.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss September (and October) Favourites from 2020-10-15T23:00
It's been a crazy year so far, but there are always good things in life!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Death from 2020-09-15T22:00
We sometimes talk about morbid things...Disclaimer and trigger warning!! Subject matter is kind of dark, and may be disturbing or triggering for some. Please listen at your own discretion, thank...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Randomly Generated Topics lol from 2020-08-31T23:00
We really couldn't think of what to talk about that wouldn't be too controversial or boring, so we decided to try something new haha.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss BTS's Music: Joel critiques their MVs!! from 2020-08-21T22:00
Bona forces Joel to watch four BTS music videos and give his honest, open-minded critiques and opinions!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Myths About our Jobs from 2020-07-12T23:00
Bona and Joel debunk/confirm(?!) myths about dentistry and being a teacher.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Cancel Culture from 2020-06-28T18:00
Another ranty slightly disorganized episode, haha. Sorry folks, we'll try again next time xD
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Microaggressions and other things... from 2020-06-14T07:00
We may have gotten a little bit ranty in this one, haha...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss George Floyd and Racism from 2020-06-01T18:00
We felt like the isolated situation, as well as the over-arching social issues that caused this tragedy, needed to be addressed, and that it would be disrespectful and unwise to ignore it.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Relationship Commandments from 2020-05-23T17:00
Bona and Joel talk about rules they think should be implemented into their relationship and into their marriage in the future.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss April Favourites from 2020-05-06T17:00
Even though we're stuck inside and our lives are boring and nothing has changed in the last month, we still had some favourites!
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Mediocre Minds Look Forward to the End of Social Distancing from 2020-04-28T20:00
What are we excited for once we're all allowed back outside? What do we miss about our old lives?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Our Tastes in Music from 2020-04-17T17:00
We listen to each other's "top five" songs and react and reflect!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Unpopular Opinions from 2020-04-09T16:00
We talk about minority opinions we have about random stuff haha....sorry if we offended you xD
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Mediocre Minds Discuss what we've been up to in Self-Isolation (sorry it's chaos) from 2020-04-02T08:00
DAMN YOU COVID-19.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the new BTS Album (part 2) from 2020-03-15T23:00
Part 2 of Bona and Joel listening to all the songs off BTS' new album "Map of the Soul:7" for an honest critique from someone who doesn't care about BTS or kpop in general.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the new BTS Album (part 1) from 2020-03-15T09:00
Bona convinces Joel to listen to all the songs off BTS' new album "Map of the Soul:7" for an honest critique from someone who doesn't care about BTS or kpop in general.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Parasite from 2020-03-10T04:00
Joel and Bona get into a somewhat heated discussion about the award-winning South Korean movie "Parasite". Is it up to the hype, or over-rated at best?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Pets from 2020-02-22T23:00
Bona and Joel talk about wanting to get a dog!!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss January 2020 Favourites from 2020-02-08T22:00
We talk about the things that made us happy last month!! A motley of different things we are enjoying this year so far :)
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Online Challenges from 2020-01-23T22:00
We talk about those crazy trends that sweep across the internet!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Premarital Counseling from 2019-12-19T06:00
We talk about our interesting experiences in premarital counseling!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Interesting Hypothetical Situations from 2019-12-01T22:00
Inspired by Stephanie Soo's video where she talks about these exact scenarios with her hubby!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Moral Dilemmas from 2019-11-23T16:00
We talk about a lot of hypothetical moral dilemmas again!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss October and November Favourites from 2019-11-13T22:00
Our favourites this month were kind of low-key, haha...we also learn that Bona prays for BTS LOL.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Cyberbullying and the K-pop Industry from 2019-10-17T22:00
**Warning: some sensitive issues and situations** We talk about cyberbullying, the very sad death of Sulli of F(x), and the toxic Korean pop culture environment
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Playing Games from 2019-10-13T21:00
We talk about the fun things we did as kids...or as adults.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Christian Celebrity Drama from 2019-09-26T07:00
Sorry about the fuzzy audio at the end! Unfortunately we’re not tech-savvy enough go know what happened or how to fix it...but in this episode, We talk about the unfortunate state of some Christ...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Equality Act from 2019-09-14T15:00
We talk about the various issues that arise in society's pursuit of "equality"
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Mediocre Minds Discuss our Summers and Back-to-School! from 2019-09-06T18:00
We talk about the end of our summer breaks, Bona's vacation, and back-to-school thoughts!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Asians In Media from 2019-08-16T20:00
Bona talks about/rants about how everyone needs to calm the eff down about Asians in movies and stuff
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Mediocre Minds Discuss July Favourites! from 2019-08-12T06:00
We're back talking about all the things we loved last month!
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Mediocre Minds Girl Talk from 2019-07-30T16:00
Bona flying solo and rambling about random crap lol.
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Mediocre Minds Try Speaking Mandarin and Cantonese to Each Other (Spoiler alert: It was a hot mess) from 2019-07-14T06:00
Mandarin and Cantonese are very different...lol. Sorry in advance for our poor pronunciation!!
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Mediocre Minds'June Favourites! from 2019-07-10T21:00
We talk about some of the things we really liked last month (disclaimer: super random lol)
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Abortion from 2019-06-23T22:00
We discuss (aka rant) about a controversial topic we both feel quite strongly about. DISCLAIMER: these are just our opinions, sorry if it sounds like we got too riled up.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Sports from 2019-06-14T22:00
We lost our original recording!!! SO SAD.......
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Wedding Planning!! from 2019-06-07T23:00
We ramble on and on about how we are failing this complicated process, lol.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Small Things that bring us JOY!! from 2019-05-10T21:00
We take some time to be positive and talk about things that make us smile :)
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Game of Thrones (we'll let you know when the **spoilers** start) from 2019-04-18T23:00
Winter is coming, and the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. HOW WILL IT ALL END?!?!/
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Mediocre Minds Discuss what it would be like in a Zombie Apocalypse from 2019-04-05T00:00
In that hypothetical situation, we'd be dead for sure (or at least Bona would).
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Irrational Fears from 2019-03-21T00:00
We discuss the random stuff we're afraid of, lol...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Getting Lost from 2019-03-08T00:00
The many times we've (aka Bona) got lost in our lives...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss 36 Questions in Love from 2019-02-16T00:00
We go through 36 questions that will us love each other more?!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Lunar New Year! from 2019-02-08T00:00
We spend some time chatting about asian things during the holidays!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Death Penalty from 2019-02-03T00:00
It gets DARK all up in here. Disclaimer: All expressed opinions are our just own; we tried our best to balance respect for the subject matter while still keeping things relatively light-hearted....
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Mediocre Minds Discuss the Inconveniences of Being a Guy/Girl from 2019-01-22T00:00
Life isn't perfect for anyone, amirite? Please don't be offended by anything we say; these are our own opinions just off the top of our heads. Remember, our minds are pretty mediocre.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss getting MARRIED (not clickbait LOL) from 2019-01-12T00:00
We talk about our thoughts about getting married, haha...stay tuned for a follow-up episode where we talk more about marriage and singleness in general!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Artificial Intelligence from 2019-01-04T22:00
Are robots going to take over the planet?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Failures from 2018-12-30T22:00
As the year draws to a close, we reflect on times we failed life, lol...
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Mediocre Minds Have a Story Time...and then get Random from 2018-12-17T23:00
Bona talks about an incident in dental school, and then we play a jinx challenge game!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Adulthood from 2018-12-01T22:00
What we wish we knew about being adults...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss our Childhoods, and Growing up in the Digital Age!! from 2018-11-21T23:00
We talk about our childhoods and realize how much technology has impacted it!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Pet Peeves Again!! from 2018-11-11T20:00
After over 15 months of dating, we put each other on blast.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Stress :( from 2018-11-05T00:00
The phantom menace that plagues our lives...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss our Friends! from 2018-10-28T00:00
Brothers from another mother, sisters from other misters
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Language and Communication from 2018-09-22T00:00
Our language in the internet age...#memesarelife
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Mediocre Minds do a"How well do we know each other?" from 2018-09-06T00:00
How well do we know each other???
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Mediocre Minds have a #throwbackthursday and Discuss Bad Decisions from 2018-08-30T00:00
Another episode where we talk about how stupid we were/are.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss our Immigrant Parents from 2018-08-14T00:00
Our parents are crazy, but we love them!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Asian Stereotypes from 2018-08-13T00:00
I think we can all agree that stereotypes can be based in truth...
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Mediocre Minds Discuss SLEEP! from 2018-07-20T00:00
We talk about sleep, habits, dreams, and more!! And we find out Bona is a weird-o, haha
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Personality Traits, Quizzes, and Love Languages from 2018-07-13T00:00
This is what the internet says we're like. Take the Myer-Briggs personality test at 16personalities.com!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Mental Health from 2018-07-04T00:00
We are NOT experts (we took some university-level psychology courses, lol). Also, neither of us have personally experienced clinically diagnosed mental health issues. We hope we presented our th...
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Mediocre Minds Attempt ASMR (lmao...sorry, I was too close to the mic for some of it...) from 2018-06-28T00:00
Ignore if you don’t like eating sounds lol. Due to a few requests, we tried this. Enjoy the whispering, eating pasta, cucumber, and vegan meatballs!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss FOOD! from 2018-06-22T00:00
Everything from picky eating, food waste, to bad experiences with spice, it's all here, lol....email: mediocremindspodcast@gmail.com!!
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Mediocre Minds have a #throwbackthursday and Discuss CRINGE Moments from 2018-06-14T00:00
Those times that still give us a visceral response to this day. Also, we now have a public email!! mediocremindspodcast@gmail.com!!!
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Life after Graduation, Purpose, Career, Children, Dating, Religion!? from 2018-06-07T00:00
A small dose of existentialism.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Relationships from 2018-06-03T00:00
We share what we think we know about relationships after having a solid 9 months of experience.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Siblings from 2018-06-01T00:00
Sisters before misters, brovaries before ovaries.
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Pet Peeves from 2018-05-29T00:00
What peeves your pets? What pets your peeves?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Pet Peeves from 2018-05-29T00:00
What peeves your pets? What pets your peeves?
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Mediocre Minds Discuss Pet Peeves from 2018-05-29T00:00
What peeves your pets? What pets your peeves?
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