All Episodes
A Year After Charlie
Scott and Shawn talk about what's happened in the year since Charlie Kirk was murdered. Listen in and compare what's happened in your year!
Do You Pity The Fool, Or Do Fools Pity?
What happens when you see someone facing a hard challenge? Is it hard for you to stand by and do nothing? Have you ever wondered why? If you do nothing to help, does t...
Jimothy The Raccoon
Out in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle there's a popular little creature - Jimothy the Raccoon - who has a unique and cute appearance which comes from having a con...
A Red Card For President Trump
Scott and Shawn start with U.S. President Trump interfering in how World Cup soccer manages fouls and penalties and then they dive in to a discussion about what happen...
Joy, Agony, and Swimming in the Surf
Shawn starts us off by observing we may be starting to see "rage fatigue" in the public dialogue. The 2PP dives into how to move from hatred to kindness and the ways w...
Respect, Dignity, and other Emotions
At 2PP we often say "Be thoughtful, have opinions, and be open to being to being convinced." Others have said "An open mind is an empty mind." So what does it mean to ...
A View of The View
On June 16, 2026 on the American daytime talk show called The View, Moderator and Co-Host Whoopi Goldberg posed a series of questions to Vice President J.D. Vance to w...
Get You Some Gratitude
Are you grateful for anything? Do you think you should be, but you're not? Have you heard of having "an attitude of gratitude" but it seems to not be genuine? What abo...
To AI or Not To AI . . . Wait, What's The Question?
This episode starts with two opposite opinions about the future of AI. Steven Bartlett (Diary of a CEO) who thinks AI will allow us to become more human, and Tucker Ca...
Sloganeering
Scott throws a random pitch to Shawn without deep preparation. Tune in to see how Shawn responds and how the conversation goes from "No Kings" to "Sloganeering." Event...
Just The Facts
This episode dives into vaccinations. Yes! We take risks here at 2PP! Scott and Shawn start with the flu and shingles vaccines and (yes we do . . . ) go into Covid, Au...
Fragile Systems
Scott and Shawn go on beyond operations and process as they jump into systems. What is a system? How is it different from a process? And what makes a system strong and...
Being Open With Noble Intent
Does your intent matter when you communicate? Does what you intend change how you connect, and does it change how others connect with you? Scott and Shawn decide to ju...
Pain and Suffering
Is something that's hard to do also difficult? Is difficult stuff hard to do? What about pain and suffering? Do you have to suffer just because you feel pain?
The Language of Freedom
We think we're free. But are we? And what does it mean to be free? Is it the old image of "Your right to punch ends at the tip of my nose"? Or is it something more?
The Lizard Brain
We start with the winning and losing and then dive into the Amygdala, the Limbic System, and the Prefrontal Cortex. But it's not about the science, it's about how to b...
Escaping the Narrative
Scott and Shawn talk about ways to interact more productively in the public discourse. It's all about doing the hard work of interacting with other people!
Sovereign Immunity
This episode dives into the unique problems faced by government and the impact on people and companies who interact with government.