SH65: Tasting Whiskeys from Around the World

Alcohol is complicated. There are a ridiculous number of categories and tastes to figure out, but if you put a little bit of time and money in, you can start to appreciate the more subtle flavours and entertain friends with your worldly whiskey wisdom.

In this episode, the humans taste whiskey from five different countries (Canada, US, Ireland, Scotland, and Japan) to see how the flavours compare. Only mildly descending into a drunken stupor.

Please drink responsibly and with moderation.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

I’ve included links to medium size whiskey bottles in the links below. Some of the bottles we used were 200mL or less to save on cost. If you want to do a tasting of your own, I’d recommend starting with small bottles to taste and then getting larger ones of your favourites. Please drink responsibly and with moderation.

LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario)

Canada — Pike Creek Double Barreled Canadian Whisky

United States — Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

Ireland — Jameson Irish Whiskey

Scotland — Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky

Japan — Toki, Suntory Japanese Whisky

Other Whiskeys Mentioned

Canadian

Canadian Club Whisky

Crown Royal Whisky

Wayne Gretzky Red Cask Whisky

Wayne Gretzky Ninety-Nine Proof Whisky

Scotch

Laphroaig 10 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Lagavulin 8 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Johnnie Walker Blue Label Scotch Whisky

Irish

Redbreast 21 Year Old Irish Whiskey

Green Spot Irish Whiskey

American

Woodford Reserve Distiller's Select Bourbon

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey

SH64: Investing 101 - What to do before you invest, Time Horizon, and Risk Tolerance

Investing often seems like a complex and intimidating field full of finance-bros using 10 monitors to steal your life savings, but once you learn the fundamentals it’s pretty simple to make a plan and meet your long-term goals. You don’t need to check your accounts daily or try to time the market just right. In fact, you’ll probably be much better off if you don’t think about your investments very often.

This episode covers identifying your goals, what you need to do before you start investing, the fundamentals of the economy, determining your time horizon, and picking the right risk level for you and your needs.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

Broke Millennial Takes On Investing: A Beginner's Guide to Leveling Up Your Money by Erin Lowry

Mint

Wealthica

The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey

SURVIVAL ROUND - How to survive 4 weeks on 50€ ($60) by Life of Boris

S&P 500 Index: What It’s for and Why It’s Important in Investing

The Debt Snowball Method

Micro-Face: The Musical - Planet Money podcast musical

Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC)

Financial Advisors: How To Choose & The Cost

Where to Learn More

Apps to track your finances

Asset Allocation Quizzes

Example Asset Allocations

Robo-Advisors

Brokerages (Companies that you can buy stonks through)

ESG Investing Resources

Tax Advantaged Accounts

High-Interest Savings Accounts

Helpful Tools

SH62: How to become thinner, bigger, faster, and stronger in less time

“Is it possible to reach your genetic potential in 6 months? Sleep 2 hours per day and perform better than on 8 hours? Lose more fat than a marathoner by bingeing? Indeed, and much more.“ - Tim Ferriss

In this episode, the humans discuss The 4 Hour Body, a book by Entrepreneur Tim Ferriss about reaching your peak physical potential with the minimum amount of effort. They discuss the best tools and mindsets for healthy living along with Ferriss’ protocols for rapid fat loss and muscle gain.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

The Tim Ferriss Show

STORMZY - VOSSI BOP

Aitch x AJ Tracey - Rain Feat. Tay Keith

Dizzee Rascal - 'I Luv U'

What is the Uberman sleep schedule?

What Is Overtraining Syndrome?

Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Obese - Problems with Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculations

Jeff Nippard - The only fitness youtuber Evan likes

Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease--and How to Fight It by Benjamin Bikman

Which Countries Have The Highest Rates Of Diabetes?

The Yoga of Eating: Transcending Diets and Dogma to Nourish the Natural Self

The Torture Twist Exercise

The Cat Vomit Exercise

SH61: How All Diets Work

Is losing weight really about eating fewer calories than you burn?

Is it possible to both feel full and lose weight?

In this episode, the humans discuss the hormonal theory of obesity; covering why people don’t become overweight because they overeat (Obesity is unintuitively a form of malnutrition) and the mechanism that every successful weight management program uses to lose body fat.

Standard Humans is hosted by Aidan Dennehy and Evan.

Shownotes:

Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It by Gary Taubes

The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating by Gary Taubes

The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferriss

The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz

The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes

4 WAYS TO BECOME FAT-ADAPTED (AND WHY IT'S DIFFERENT THAN KETOSIS) by LMNT

Effect of protein ingestion on the glucose and insulin response to a standardized oral glucose load by Nuttall et al.

The metabolic actions of glucagon revisited by Habegger et al.

A Review of Low-carbohydrate Ketogenic Diets by Westman et al.

Diabetes and Associated Complications in the South Asian Population by Shah and Kanaya

Biology of Human Starvation by Keyes et al.