Episode 35

We’re joined again by our special guest Nick Lambert! And we talk about: Fancy drinks Erik’s body rejects alcohol Getting older and heartburn Things in stores you shouldn’t digest The pollen invasion of 2020 Honoring Norm Macdonald Conan O’Brien and Norm’s relationship The roasts of Bob Saget and Justin Bieber Paul Rudd and Conan Jimmie Kimmel and Matt Damon Trading TV for Podcasting Our parents keep getting older Thoughts on aging and death Life goals and timelines Having familiar things and comforts of home Nick’s experience living in Iceland Learning to relax Working while traveling Reasons behind being busy all the time The wisdom of Drew Barrymore on The Armchair Expert Nick’s Love/Hate relationship with social media The benefits of social connection Real life vs life online Validation through likes Video Production class in college Learning life skills and spending way too much for college Living without regrets Echo Chambers World religions Supporting social causes Elections in the US vs Iceland Iceland has 9 political parties The Pirate party The anti fruit diet and scurvy Living in the country vs the city Wild animals in backyards Every city has cougars There’s no crime and people have good morals in Iceland Working remotely and traveling Hurricanes in the Caribbean Scooter inspection fees in Hawaii Being in your 30s without kids Bringing kids into this crazy world Becoming timeless through art Bo Burnham’s “Inside” quarantine special Brooklyn Nine Nine, Pop Star and Bash Brothers Modern technology and tiny amplifiers Recording music with too many plugins Shure SM57: Best microphone in the world Using old mics to create vintage sounding music Nick talks about working in the VR industry Old dogs not trying to learn new tricks Subscription based software vs buy it once Protools vs Logic Pro X for recording Growing up with subscription based music (CDs) BMG Music Weird Al, Relient K, Green Day, Soundgarden and Seal Restaurants that only serve one thing Olive and Pineapple pizza and other weird food combos Erik’s grandma made Peanut Butter and Butter sandwiches Adventists eat Haystacks and fake hotdogs from a can And much more…