Sons of Men

Episode 18 - Forest for the Trees - Part 3 of the Mad King Trilogy

When we go through trials and come out the other side, we are often left with questions about the past. The danger we all face is becoming stuck within it, rather than building a foundation of values to ensure that no matter what new trials we face, we do not lose our way.
How do we overcome the resentments and regrets of the past and avoid succumbing to hopelessness? 
Today we talk about building a foundation of values and meaning to process our past and set foot on solid ground to move forward with purpose and clarity.

Episode 17 - Disordered Edicts of the Mad King - Part 2 of the Mad King Trilogy

The modern game studio has become infected with a scourge of Mad Kings. Today our host shares the 6 Key Traits of a Mad King, or more specifically, weak and dangerous men who lead with a deadly mixture of entitlement and a refusal to take any accountability.
The industry layoffs are not merely an epidemic of bad financial investment, but a plague of mad kings leading studios to ruin. 

Episode 16 - Warped Mirrors - Part 1 of the Mad King Trilogy

Waking up to dozens of messages, our host learns the sad truth about the cost of weak men in leadership to people he once worked beside. The staggering layoffs in the video games industry tells a specific story, of economic downturn, of streamlining development, but the truth is simpler, and not the fault of those who work, but those who fail to lead.

A Conversation with Dad

Our host is joined by a very close and special guest, a man who set the foundation for his life and stood by him in the darkest times. An episode where a father and son sit together and talk about life, legacy and how much they mean to each other.

Episode 15 - A Friend in Need

Our host learns of the deep struggle and crisis of a man he once considered a close friend. A reflection on how to deal with the precarious balance between compassion and judgment.
How can we hold both in equal measure, and how do we integrate nuance into our perspective to strive toward the impossible idea of perfection?

Episode 14 - What is Old is New

Moving into 2025, and now 6 months into life in Vancouver, a city both old and new, our host reflects on how much life has changed. Looking back to what the city meant to him ten years ago, and what expectations he had moving back led him to feeling displaced in a familiar world. 
How do we align ourselves to change and to better build a foundation on the values we hold now, and how does the old inform the new?

Episode 13 - The Beauty of Truth

Host Kurtis Wiebe shares his perspective on the richness of life found in real art in a world that leans toward inauthenticity and capturing only the most perfect moments. Where art is only meaningful if it sells for profit, and is valued by the material number attached to it. How do we value art in the time of AI, and what is it that saves those with voice from the cynical and terrifying new age of effortless creation?
Art is more meaningful than ever, and within it, there is beauty in truth.

Episode 12 - The Weight of Light

Our first episode of the year, running into 2025! Our host reflects on his holiday season, in what was a surprising time of struggle when a period of rest and recovery was expected. How do we find peace when life feels out of our control? How do we resist the urge to live in the past when there is so much more ahead?
A meditation on how remembering light cuts through the heaviest of darkness.