Jonathan Zelinger and Jeremy Zelinger
Recorded
October 26, 2023
Archived
October 26, 2023
39:25 minutes
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ddf000657
Description
Brothers Jonathon Zelinger (27) and Jeremy Zelinger (32) talk about childhood, marriage, parenthood, podcasts, and making the days count.Subject Log / Time Code
Jeremy Zelinger asks Jonathon Zelinger how he would describe his upbringing. Jonathon feels resentment is a prominent emotion he associates with his childhood.
Jeremy and Jonathon talk about any evolutions in thinking they have had concerning their upbringing and hometown.
Jeremy talks about his eventual transition from metropolitan New York City to rural Westchester.
Jonathon asks Jeremy how it feels to be married.
Jeremy talks about wanting to avoid the complacency that can come with being married.
Jeremy talks about wedding planning and his perspective that weddings are performative. He feels that having loved ones bear witness to a couple's commitment is the most meaningful part of a wedding.
Jonathon and Jeremy talk about their perception of the idea that marriages changes everything, and instead attribute the change to the subsequent pressure to have children after getting married.
Jonathon talks about intelligence and its relation to birth order.
Jeremy talks about the joy in teaching others and how that can manifest in parenthood.
Jonathon talks about his new personal project launching a matchmaking podcast.
Jonathon talks about the considerations that went into this project, how the pilot episode played out, and what he felt went right and wrong in the pilot.
Jonathon talks about the skill of settling others' nerves and its relation to his role as a facilitator in both his personal projects and his work at StoryCorps.
Jonathon talks about the importance of retaining hobbies and avenues of fulfillment outside of one's family and career. He mentions someone who he feels embodies that sentiment, the father of his former girlfriend.
Jeremy and Jonathon talk about learning new things and how they each approach learning new things. They talk about what Jonathon wants to learn next.
Jonathon and Jeremy talk about how they want to end 2023.
Participants
- Jonathan Zelinger
- Jeremy Zelinger