Conversations with J: Recent Episodes
Jenardan Sellathurai and Jeevan Swamy
“A venture into the unknown.” The two Js discuss all things conversational in this podcast, by exploring conversation itself. They utilise the podcast as a personal scrapbook to record captivating conversations that they have had during the last week. Reflecting and sharing, they hope to deconstruct the world one conversation at a time. You can find their written reflections on www.instagram.com/conversationswithj.
Passion and utility are rarely directly proportional. At times they can be inversely proportional. Allowing both to flourish together requires luck, judgement and endurance. Would you agree?
The post truth world is awash with a multitude of mis-truths. But Why? The Js examine the theory behind the conspiracy theory. Maybe skepticism of conspiracy theories, are conspiracy theories in themselves?
Like a trifle, the education system in the UK can be classified into many constituent parts. Today j asks which part leads to greater success in later life. The jelly, the custard or the sponge?
J discusses the benefits of covid. How it has slowed down the many social commitments that make his schedule demanding. Can he discover a new normal?
When faced with the difficult dichotomy of job satisfaction or financial reward, we often stutter in our decision making. The Js explore this and unlock how to make the choice.
Death is a spectre which haunts us all. Whether we acknowledge this or not it is one of the few certainties in life. The death of a parent before our own is inevitable, but why do we not prepare for this?
J delves into this frightening taboo of anticipating the death of a parent and how this can create more value in those relationships.
As the seismic waves of the murder of George Floyd reverberate to every corner of the Earth, the Js explore the black lives matter movement in the only way they know how - conversation.
Have you ever failed at anything? J has and no doubt will continue to do so. In today’s episode he shares some of the practices that helped him manage his emotions when revising for an exam he failed.
Names have meaning. They reveal the culture, aspirations, and history of our parents. By deconstructing his name, J explores how he relates to the world through identity.
You finally achieve your goal! But emptiness sets in. So you recalibrate, refocus, and goal set once again. J shares a conversation with a friend about reaching the goal that years of hardwork have culminated in, and how paradoxically instead of basking in the glory of that moment they turned their sights to the next goal.
The flagpole of true gender egalitarianism is in sight, but what limits modern couples from capturing the flag? In today’s episode J shares a personal reflection about the mundane tasks of housework and how something so trivial can reveal a lot about a couple’s state of equality.