Where Two or Three

Episode 20 - Apologetics (Part 1)

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer begin an in-depth series of talks about Communication and Apologetics. 

NOTE: This series was originally intended to be one of five, but at the time of this posting, this series is looking like it might be more like seven or eight episodes long. Tune in for another next week! 

Episode 19 - Resilience

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer talk about resilience. 

NOTE: This episode was originally slated to be part of a series of episodes to be released earlier this year. Due to schedule changes and other commitments, this series has been pushed off for the time being, so this episode will be stand-alone. In lieu of this, a new series on Apologetics will be released soon on a much more frequent basis in the coming weeks, stay tuned! 

Episode 18 - Interpersonal Communication

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer talk with each other about the things that we say to ourselves in our minds. What happens when that talk isn't working? 

BONUS CONTENT: John and Mark share the same birthday. It's today, August 15th. 

Episode 17 - Negative Apologetics

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer explore "negative apologetics". 

BONUS CONTENT: What does it mean to be a part of a community. 

Episode 16 - Conflict and Dialectics

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer discuss how to navigate conflict with the help of Relational Dialectics Theory. 

BONUS CONTENT: John loses his train of thought multiple times. 

Episode 15 - Conversation and Speech Act Theory

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer have a conversation about conversation itself, and explore the usefulness of Speech Act Theory to understand the nuances that arise as a result of the natural indirectness that takes place in discourse. 

BONUS CONTENT: Mark and John ask each other to elaborate on narcissism. 

Episode 14 - Listening (Part 2)

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer continue the discussion on listening, highlighting a few of the barriers that can get in the way, and identifying some strategies that can help you, too, be a better listener in your day to day life. 

BONUS CONTENT: Weird feelings about the German language, a children's story, and a sad story about a specific child in a dystopian universe. 

Episode 13 - Listening (Part 1)

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer begin a discussion on listening, exploring the ideas of a few scholars with thoughts around this important realm of communication. 

BONUS CONTENT: A sitcom about car salesman? 

Episode 12 - Empathy

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer discuss empathy. How does it relate to sympathy and perspective-taking? When is it called for, and when is it NOT called for? 

BONUS CONTENT: A story about mugs. 

Episode 11 - Culture

In this episode of "Where Two or Three", Mark Paustian and John Wildauer talk about culture. How do different cultures experience guilt and shame? Or justification and honor? A conversation guided by Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory. 

BONUS CONTENT: Andrew Peterson's "resonator" and an intro to Russian idioms.