Welcome to Constantly Curious, Edition #39!

This week at a glance:

• Videos I’m Watching

• Articles I’m Reading

• Podcasts I’m Listening Too

• Posts that Caught my Eye

• Ideas that I’m Thinking About

If this is your first time reading - welcome! Let your curiosity run wild with us every Thursday at 12pm EST.

With that said, let’s get into it -

Videos I’m Watching…

_{Mike Smith is a budding “hybrid athlete” - someone who is consistently challenging himself with feats of endurance and strength. I’ve known Mike for a long time, and he’s always supported me and Constantly Curious. So, when he recently announced he was taking the “leap” into the creating his own content, I was PUMPED to be able to support him like he has me. If you want to follow someone literally from Day 1, check out Mike’s channel. It’s gonna be an awesome journey.}

_{Olipop Sodas are my favorite new age soft drink. This video is so interesting and goes over the entire origin story. Highly recommend if you want to learn about the best healthy soda alternative on the market.}

_{After last week’s discovery of Drew Builds Stuff, I had to come back with another video. This time, he creates a Mountain Hot Spring (powered by a wood fire stove!) in his backyard. Absolutely insane build and the video is a masterpiece.}

Articles I’m Reading…

PRO TIPS: For any articles that are paywall’d, refer to CC #11 or CC #19 for a way to bypass. OR, utilize your iPhone’s “Reader View” in your browser (this works occasionally)

🤢 Researchers Discover Thousands of Nanoplastic Bits in Bottles of Drinking Water (LA Times)

📺 The Ringer’s Definitive ‘Sopranos’ Episode Ranking (The Ringer)

🧠  33 Life Learnings from 33 Years (Curiosity Chronicle)

Podcasts I’m Listening Too…

_{The Bitcoin ETF is approved. If you’ve been a long-time reader, you’ve seen me talk about this for months - and on 1/10/24, the day arrived. Really exciting stuff.}

_{I’ve been on a big kick of finding out stories from the world’s wildest gamblers, and this story from Molly Bloom on her experience running one of the biggest underground Poker Games in the world is insane. Incredibly entertaining podcast. Molly’s story is the subject of the movie “Molly’s Game”, which came out in 2017 starring Jessica Chastain.}

Posts that Caught My Eye…

See you next week!

Stay Curious, Friends!