Entropy Hourglass: Recent Episodes
Sofia Grilo & Nuno Heitor
Entropy Hourglass is a series of intimate and vulnerable conversations between Nuno Heitor and Sofia Grilo, exploring the world outside (from different recording locations) and inside themselves and their relationship.
Sunday afternoon after an Indian homemade lunch experience, we sat down in a park with our friends Utsav and Krishna to enjoy the rare appearance of the sun in Frankfurt.In this episode, we dive into the cultural differences in approaching relationships between India and Europe. Their amazing experience as a newlywed couple who have been through struggles with long-distance enriched our perspective on what it takes and means to be together with a partner.Follow us on Instagram @entropy_hourglass
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After Sofia landed a job in Frankfurt in August 2022, Nuno received an offer to work in Vienna. Today we bring you a long and personal journey through our experiences while folding our clothes on a typical Sunday laundry day. Searching, applying, interviews, rejections... You name it, it's in this hour-long episode.
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/RnKCbeNPSIM
Reflection episodes are back! And so are life updates!
Today we chill in a new park at sunset and discuss our current opinions on male and female roles in our society.
What roles do we have inside our relationship?
Are roles given to us or do they appear naturally due to our biology?
Should Nuno "toughen up" and Sofia "soften up"?
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/nplzH8bPaxk
We went to Paris for the weekend. Now we are coming back on the train to Frankfurt. We talk about discovering this enormous city on foot, visiting the Louvre and Orsay and eating the best croissant ever. On a personal note, we discuss planning trips in a relationship and properly communicating during those vacation days. Have you ever been to Paris? What did you like the most?Do you want to go to Paris? What excites you the most about going there?Let us know ;)Follow us on Instagram @entropy_hourglass
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/53D2nMnk3wI
Long time no see... Nuno and Sofia have been going through the motions trying to establish their lives abroad and having some fun where they can. In this episode, we recap the most important details of our lives since the beginning of the year. We tackle feelings of loneliness, trips together and professional aspirations in the short term. We describe German living as we see it and compare it to what we are used to. Please relax and enjoy our company ;)
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/wQcVIK4YE94
The year is over. New opportunities will come. The transition is always a good excuse to reflect on the past so as to guide you into the future. This time, on Entropy Hourglass, Sofia and Nuno respond to the following 12 questions:
Who did I become in 2022?
What was unexpected?
Were you dishonest with others or yourself?
Do you have a memorable story?
What is something you can't do right now, and want to do next year?
Most enjoyable part of your job?
Best way you used your time this year?
What was your biggest time waster?
Biggest lesson?
What do you want more of?
Best books you read this year?
What would you do this year, if you knew it could not fail?
We would be happy to know your answers to any or all of these questions, so:
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/ykhq3BZcdDA
Being in your 20s is said to be when you should take risks and explore the world. You are expected to settle down, marry, and have kids in your 30s. But is that really how it happens?
João (Nuno's brother) and Raquel are the first Entropy Hourglass Season 2 guests. They have both reached the 30-year mark. We sat down in their home in Luxembourg to find out a bit about their life decisions up to this point and learn valuable lessons to get the most out of your 20s while planning your life in the long term.
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/IZZVDgukLEQ
New Entropy Hourglass season, new city, new crisis... Sofia and Nuno are changing in a lot of ways. The 3-year itch (it's a thing, look it up) is a moment of defining individuality within the relationship, where you decide who you want to be looking forward and assess if it makes sense to continue with your partner, given who he/she is and his/her wants.
How are we settling in? What are we learning about each other? How will we get through?
"We want a partnership. We want passion. We want business."
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/q5TeW34nNY4
Over a year after the first Entropy Hourglass episode, here comes another first. Now you can see our faces on YouTube (just search for Entropy Hourglass) as we reveal our deepest struggles as a couple. This is the end of Season 1 and the beginning of a new chapter for Sofia and Nuno, now living (and recording) in Frankfurt.
Episode 12 is an overview of Season 1, our favourite and worst moments, and closure on life in Lisbon.
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Youtube video: https://youtu.be/0_QQQPPoOkQ
Well, this is a long one... But only beacuase the conversation was great! We welcomed Beatriz and Tomás to our home for a podcast + lunch combo. We mostly reflect about how to plan the future of relationships (jobs, housing, activities,...) and how to effectively solve problems. Evetually we start rambling about 10 different topics including how to order food in restaurants.
This time the sound is great, don't worry!
Sorry to all non-portuguese speakers, we'll see you on the next one ;)
Great news! After sending 200 CV's, Sofia finally got a job offer in Frankfurt. The start date is coming up... What does this mean for our relationship?
Sorry for the audio quality, we are testing new microphones to improve your experience.
In our first episode in Portuguese (sorry everyone who cannot understand), we welcome Camila and Mariana into our intimate conversations. We start with sexual attraction, discuss definitions of it and the necessity of labels. The debate then opens up to social movements (feminism, LGBTQIA+ rigths,...) and we reach the climax with egoism/altruism in a heated after-work session in Jardim Amália, in Lisbon.
Tip: Regulate the volume as you need, 1 recording phone can only do so much...
You're going to get hurt in a relationship. Sometimes it's easier to run away. Sometimes it is really the best decision, there are a lot of options out there... But most times, you can learn how to manage being hurt and not feel you're not being loved. We open up about our (lack of) fighting skills inside the relationship and aiming to transform fighting into a superpower.
Prepare for a deep look inside Nuno and Sofia and their relationship with sex. How crucial it is to have sex in a relationship? What does it mean if you do not have sex with your partner? What is the difference between sex and intimacy? This is not an educational podcast, we are just two people exploring ourselves as if we were not recording
Sofia and Nuno are evolving. Sofia grew a passion for dancing and expressing her feminine energy. She found a place in Lisbon which teaches dances like Swing and she invited Nuno. Nuno likes to express himself and to see Sofia following her spontaneous desires, so he accepted. Now they're learning how to dance.
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Damn, there we go exposing ourselves again... We both have issues to solve, so sometimes we hurt each other. "The train whose destination is" Breakup "will leave with some delay". Nuno and Sofia fight but decide to live together another day.
We are still chilling in Algarve talking about living with long term goals and discussing these bold statements:
"You can only be yourself in calm and boredom"
"A developed human has the fearless ability to fluctuate between every state of being"
Tell us (reach out): How can you love someone besides the things they do?
This is the second part of a 2 part episode.
We are chilling in Algarve talking about our emotional, psychological and physical journey through São Tomé e Príncipe. Are we limitless or do we have limits? What is the meaning of life? Creating memories and living in the present.
This is the first part of a 2 part episode.
Thank you to everyone who is listening, especially to the first fan we personally met (honorable mention at the end of the episode)
We explore the deep sea of oneself: being selfish as the first step for being altruistic, being radically honest and tackling idiosyncrasies. Less importantly, we touch on why we are married and Sofia asks for your thoughts on 2 life-changing movies you might not know...
We focus on personal support systems. Nuno moves to Lisbon, Sofia is mentally tired and opens about depression and binge eating.
In the first 3 minutes we decide, in Portuguese, to record the podcast in English. We give out of date cultural tips, discuss our future, fruits and veggies, wind, nutrition, food prices and its waste.