Episode Two: Arigato
In this episode, Mike and Lucy discuss exercising in bad weather, and Mike reflects upon running in Boston along the Charles River in the rain. Mike shares his new ritual: Screenless Sundays, and they talk about some of their recent rucks together through Long Beach, California, and having the eyes of a tourist in their hometown. They examine John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and the differences between the book and the 1940 film, and further sketch their ideas for their Joad Road Trip for some time in the coming months. They dig into the importance of community and connection, and the emergence of The Street Plant Battalion, the community that has sprouted up around their skateboard company Street Plant. They explore the idea that nothing is mundane, how every action is a work of art, and to do all things with gratitude