How does being busy affect you? Are you good at saying no to good things just to preserve your peace of mind? Sometimes urgent situations hijack our lives, even if only for a season, but you shouldn't let other people's priorities or lack of preparation create emergencies - and urgencies - for you. Justin and Jolene describe their different experiences with urgent situations

Justin and Jolene review the Netflix documentary "The Great Hack." The documentary tells a first-person story of the 2016 election cycle that saw Cambridge Analytica using online data to help the Donald Trump campaign. The documentary questions the amount and breadth of online data that social media and media companies have on everyday people, as well as how it is used.

What's happening in Ukraine now comes as no surprise to many people. It was predicted years ago. Justin and Jolene discuss the invasion of Ukraine. Justin has several points of personal insight. He studied the Russian language, culture, and literature in college. He later spent a summer there. His family also hosted a Ukrainian exchange student for a year.Jolene is watching The Great Hack on Netflix and wants to get Justin's take on it. He promises to watch so they can discuss next week. Justin working in the marketing industry and is familiar with the data mining that goes on.

Justin talks about traveling to LA with his daughter to attend the Van Gogh Experience. Then, Jolene reveals how she discovered Wordle plays differently in the UK and US versions. The siblings discuss strategy and ways people possibly cheat.

Justin and Jolene talk about the controversy surrounding Spotify and podcaster Joe Rogan. Should all speech be free, even what some call "dangerous" speech? Also, Justin finally hops on the Wordle craze bandwagon with surprising results.

Justin talks about his interview with the Maestro of the San Luis Obispo Opera, and some interesting facts about the organization. Justin and Jolene also talk about the nature of discussing cultural and political topics, as well as Justin's intention of blogging.

It sounds a little bit click-baity to say Justin hates weekends, but he talks about why he favors Mondays. Meanwhile, you can still hear the lingering effects of Covid in Jolene's voice as she talks about her experience with the Covid-variant, Omnicron. She ends by talking about her new obsession - the viral word game Wordle.

Justin and Jolene talk about current projects that have them fired up. Justin is taking an online video-making course with YouTuber Casey Neistat; Jolene is diving deep into Ephesians with a new sermon series at Countryside Christian Church in Keizer, OR. Email questions or comments to stonersiblingspodcast@gmail.com.

Kicking off 2022 with a podcast covering many topics in a short 18-minute timeframe. I tell the story of reconnecting with my mentor from years back and some of the life lessons I'm still learning from him today. We talk about goals for 2022, staying organized and so much more.