2P’s in a Pod

Pea 11 - Be Better Than Who You Were with Special Guest Maximo (Part 2)

Part 2 with our discussion with Max! He talks about how both luck and skill played into his achievements, having empathy when being a leader, his travels to Asia and Europe on duty, using the 4 Pillars of self improvement in the lowest point of his life, how time away from his family affected him during his travels, why great leaders are typically first great followers, and the advantage starting from the bottom gave him. He also talked about failure as a leader, his experience in Special Ops training, why being the best person in the room stunts your growth, his life's motto, the difference between wisdom and knowledge and the greatest rewards he received from being in a leadership position. If Max fought fire with fire in the last pea, he brought a whole bazooka this week! Stop playing and click play. *Warning* Naruto spoiler around the 52:00 mark we are sorry 😭

Pea 10 - The Leader Leads and The Leader Follows with Special Guest Maximo (Part 1)

Raul's childhood friend, role model, fellow weeb and pea listener has blessed us with a cameo: Maximo Polo. Max talks about his early experiences and extracurriculars in school that shaped his career path into leadership positions, he talks about how Fire Explorers shaped his career path and he talks about his experience in military positions. But wait there's more! He talks about books that changed his life, the benefit of having leaders and mentors lead his way and change his perspectives, how both luck and skill played into his achievements. Max fights fire with fire in this first part of The Pod.

Pea 9 - Overcoming Adversity with Special Guest Chloe

This week we interview our beach volleyball star and actual ray of sunshine, Chloe! Chloe talks about how she balances nursing school and practicing competitive collegiate beach volleyball, she talks about really scary challenges she faced when she was younger that drives her to become a nurse, she talks about working through failures and overcoming perfectionism. She talks about what her core values are, positive body image and how she realized which foods her body resonates best with as an athlete. A bunch of aws, high pitched squealing and Raul not being able to speak full sentences. This episode was quite SAVANBLANC (when you know you know) . P-ealeave us, this is a good pea! (that one was a stretch 😂) Disclaimer: Please note Chloe is not a licensed nutritionist. She is just speaking on what works for her. Enjoy this pea!

Yorkshire Caviar - Mashed Peas 3

Josh and Raul gaslight their viewers into believing they knew about the hiatus. We brainstorm ideas for the welcome back episode. Raul does his best ghost impressions MULTIPLE TIMES and we confuse our special guest with our antics. Stay tuned for some nonsense! Ooh we almost forgot Willy.

Pea 8 - Taking Better Control of the Direction of Our Lives in 2024

Your favorite pea podcasters are back with a peas-y new episode! We talk about some struggles we have been experiencing these past few months, we talk about the possible link between depression and hopelessness, we briefly talk about social media and our goals for ourselves and the Pod in 2024. This pea was more of a general discussion and we hope you enjoyed it! Let us know your thoughts on some of the topics discussed!