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Work/Life Imbalance
by Frank Eastman and Derrick Lewis
Welcome to the Work/Life Imbalance Podcast! We are a comedy podcast focused on workplace and lifestyle issues. We discuss things we find interesting and give terrible advice to questions from listeners and forums on the internet. Come have a listen!
Episodes
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WLI Episode 78: A Very Special Episode
Hey coworkers! We come with heavy hearts (and bodies) to announce that Work/Life Imbalance will be going on hiatus for a little while. Life has gotten hectic, and we are going to take a break to recharge. With that out of the way, in the rest of the episode, we have a very candid and open...
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WLI Episode 77: Con Body
Hey coworkers! In this slightly abbreviated episode, we discuss DragonCon adventures, nerds with nice bodies, nostril-knuckling at the office, getting peeved at pooch people, and a dress code for dogs. Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 76: Origin Stories
Hey coworkers! This week we discuss being moist in the Midwest, mugs in the men's room, coworkers BEARing gifts, working out at work, and "bonding" with your loved ones and coworkers. Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and...
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WLI Episode 75: Act Like You Like It
Hey coworkers! This episode is shockingly devoid of "Derrick Energy" as he takes the week off, so we have the wonderful Britta in to fill the sizable gap for the second time! In this episode, we discuss excessive amounts of wings and things, office doggos, requesting ransom for rover, receiving a...
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WLI Episode 74: Dial S for Sexphone
Hey coworkers! In our sultriest episode yet, we discuss killer commutes, cars that can double as outerwear, alter-ego employment fiascos, going mobile on the commode, time travelers in the toilet, having a phone sex side-gig (Tech Support with the Dirty Bois), and telepathic time travelers.…
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WLI Episode 73: Greatest Hits Vol. 6
Hey coworkers! This week, we take another stroll down memory lane and revisit some of our favorite moments from episodes 33-38. We'll be back in 2 weeks with another regular episode! Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and…
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WLI Episode 72: Crime and Punishment
This week we take an embarrassing trip down memory lane, then discuss events fun enough to put pants on for, Frank's scorched-earth last donut policy, breaking up with parasitic recruiters, carpeting the town with your potato-gun resumes, and third-party wallet crimes. Enjoy! Want to support us?…
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WLI Episode 71: Butte of the Joke
This week, we conclude Frank's harrowing tale across the country and discuss him almost being donner... ahem, dinner for his family, Monitaur Seer of All, emails as performance art, snorting pork rinds to get out of a conversation, hog hives, and emojis becoming the modern hieroglyphics. Enjoy!...
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WLI Episode 70: Rambling Man
This week we discuss Frank's Great Migration to the Pacific Northwest, cultivating maladies to get you out of work obligations, how to keep terminators from chasing you down, turning a social gaffe into a WLI advertisement, and using open-source projects to scope out a heist. Enjoy! Want to…
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WLI Episode 69: Nice!
This week, we completely ignore the funny sex number and discuss Frank's first voluntary professional exit (and his gentle ghostly caresses during planning meetings), the off-road office Olympics, bosses overworking you before your start date, how a lazy coworker can up your disguise game, Disney...
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WLI Episode 68: Treed House of Horror
This week we discuss arborial assault on Frank's house, a cubicle brighter than the sun herself, vegan vampires, the antics of the Laptoppler, making an impactful exit, and martial arts-related moonlighting. Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go…
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Re: Schedule and the Monstrous Memoir
Hey coworkers! We don't have a regular episode this week, but we do have an announcement and a bit of the Monstrous Memoir, i.e., stories from the life of Frank! Due to some busy life situations, we are going to be moving to an every-other-Friday schedule for the foreseeable future. We'll have a...
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WLI Episode 67: House Shoes of Usher
This week we discuss Frank's closed restaurant conspiracy (AKA Frank Nearly Eats Downtown), coworkers getting too much praise, how to not give up the goo to a coworker, giving stitches to office snitches, and getting your friends to give a shit about your "no shoes" policy. Enjoy! Want to support...
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WLI Episode 66: Disturbance in the Floss
This week, we discuss pigs in the crew cab, twenties near the toilet, licking Babe Ruth's (base)balls, ruining the fun of flossing, and the C.H.I.P. (Curtain of Human Interaction Protection). Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to…
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WLI Episode 65: Pitching Tents
Due to vacations, we have a slightly condensed episode this week. We discuss a nearly-catastrophic camping experience, time travelling to find out someone's name, and how to maximize your "fat gains" at the office. Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons,...
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WLI Episode 64: St Patrick's Pinchcoat
This week we discuss a corned beef cornucopia, the Dad Joke Olympics in the office, St. Patrick's day pinching, a problem of too many tools in the office, and our pitch for a service called "Uncomfortable Tech Support". We hope you enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the...
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WLI Episode 63: Greatest Hits Vol. 5
Hey coworkers! We're on Spring Break this week, so here's a clip show of our favorite moments from episodes 27-32! We hope you enjoy it, and we'll be back with a regular episode next week! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and…
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WLI Episode 62: Gris Gris Dolls
This week, we discuss sacrificing your kids to make them bad ass samurai, pulling your weight at work, home-cooking your lunch, alphabet absurdity, and how to get in a hoodoo battle with your boss. Enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 61: Gleeja and the Magic Smoke
This week we discuss a cake buffet fit for a king, how the "magic smoke" can help you get new hardware at work, being insecure about your... password length, hiring your own replacement, and using the Work/Life Imbalance patented Gleeja Board to show your food satisfaction. Enjoy! Want to support...
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WLI Episode 60: End Of Days
This week we discuss how the boy scouts help build better arsonists, bringing the apocalypse to bare with bathroom bacteria, keeping guests from coming between you and pajama time, and how testicular trauma can be a boon in the workplace! We hope you enjoy! Want to support us? Go to...
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WLI Episode 59: The Dog Park
This week we discuss anti-social auditorium behavior, how to deal with a doppleganger that steals your free food, easter egg errors, pod people vs. cultists, and agile practices for dogs. We hope you enjoy! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 58: A Social Experiment
Frank is finally back to fighting form, and we're ready to fight workplace problems! We talk soda soirees, how to hide your boss's serum, cube-based cursing social experiments, "bring your kids to focus group" day, and terrible troll tootsies. We hope you enjoy! Want to support us? Go to...
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WLI Episode 57: Totally Normal Frank
Hey coworkers! It's Frank's turn this week to get laryngitis, so we've temporarily re-cast him. His role is being played this week by friend-of-the-podcast Britta! We discuss blind tattooing, getting enough pay to stay, pet entrepreneurship, salting the earth after leaving a job, and excessive...
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WLI Episode 56: Greatest Hits Vol. 4
Hey coworkers! Derrick's adventures in the land of infirmity continue, so to give his voice a rest, here's a clip show of our favorite moments from episodes 21-25! We hope you enjoy it, and we'll be back with a regular episode next week! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the...
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WLI Episode 55: Not A Murderer
This week we discuss Plumb-ageddon 2.0, changing careers mid-stream, letting chaotic stupidity ruin your office environment, choosing what operating system to walk around in, and walking while unaware of others. Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 54: Passel o' Pastries
We officially celebrate the first year anniversary of the podcast, and also kick off the 2nd annual Festival of the Inedible Baby! We couldn't afford a party for each, so we combined them into a single barn burner! We answer as many questions from the audience (both from emails and Twitter) as we...
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WLI Episode 53: Derrick is a Pony
This week, we debut our new format with 100% less Deep Dive and 100% more Audience Questions and Issues from the Internet! We discuss Frank becoming a YouTube star with his sausage fest, entertaining yourself in an empty office, office nutrition neuroses, dealing with derogatory dicks in the...
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WLI Episode 52: Old Lane Sign
We end the year with a retrospective of 2018, our first year as a podcast! Sit back as we discuss some things that went well, some that didn't go well, and what we would do differently. This is a slightly different speed than most of our episodes, but we hope you enjoy this peek behind the…
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WLI Episode 51: Teenage Wassailand
It's our first winter holiday special! Grab a glass of egg nog, don your favorite ugly sweater, and pull a chair up to the fire as we regale you with our tales of festive delights. We discuss horse heads for the holidays, gift giving between office mates, and office party attendance. We hope you...
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WLI Episode 50: Spies All The Way Down
This week we discuss kid-friendly ghost concerts, coworker misunderstandings, how to overthrow your white-collar overlords, and fellow employee espionage. Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and pick up some sweet WLI logo merch!…
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WLI Episode 49: Greatest Hits Vol. 3
Hello coworkers! We're back with another "best of" clip show of some of our favorite moments from episodes 15-20! We'll be back next week with a new full episode, so we'll see you then! We love you all! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 48: Forever Diggy
This week we discuss having to tinkle during a traffic jam, moonlighting, more conference call communication problems, asking your coworkers to call you by your gamertag, and Derrick's childhood nicknames! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to...
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WLI Episode 47: Black Friday Hack
This week, we get into the holiday spirit to discuss Thanksgiving and the not-so-savory day after, Black Friday. We go on to discuss single points of failure, using peanut butter taffy to roll your way out of a job, password security dos and don'ts, and Frank plays a game of "Let's Guess…
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WLI Episode 46: Fly Me To The Moon
This week we discuss chuckles at church, churchwave, working after hours, dodging elevator dinguses, and how to ruin games and make people hate you! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and pick up some sweet WLI logo merch! Want to...
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WLI Episode 45: Forbidden Memes
We're back to full health and we are rearing to go! In this episode we discuss slime molds and the DAMP methodology, taking a sick day, working for billion-dollar bastards, and dealing with coworkers whose memes are dark and dank. Hamster dance, anyone? Hello? Want to support us? Go to...
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WLI Episode 44: Gifts of Health
Everyone is hale and healthy this week on Work/Life Imbalance. We discuss our flawless physiques, terrible training troubles, and the best way to make a great first impression at your new job! Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team of patrons, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and...
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WLI Episode 43: Soft Boys' Halloween Special
This week we have our first Halloween episode! This episode is full of spooky and scary work-related tales, so prepare yourselves! We discuss dangerous driving, wardrobe aggressiveness, the office Halloween costume party, deceased clients, and Cujo in the conference room! Want to support us? Go…
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#AllTheHorror Special: Scariest Experiences
We're back with another #AllTheHorror special! This time, our friends tell stories of their scariest experiences. Besotted Geek - @BesottedGeekPod 2 Girls on a Bench - @2GirlsOnABench Invasion of the Remake - @InvasionRemake Music for WLI story: ThrillShowX - YouTube Mattia Cupelli - YouTube Want...
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WLI Episode 42: We Are Overthrown
This week, we discuss grocery store preferences, office kitchen etiquette (and how not to be a goddamn barbarian), why you should never meet your heroes (or anyone, really), and how to pretend you aren't an alien or a time traveler. Want to support us? Go to patreon.com/wlicast and join the team…
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WLI Episode 41: Kawaii for Uranus
This week, we discuss anime awakenings, performance evaluations, project plans with their pretend numbers, and “starter jobs”. Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and buy us a coffee or two, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and pick up some sweet WLI logo merch! Want to submit a question to be...
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#AllTheHorror Special: Office Horror Movies
We've got a super special episode today with special guests from the Invasion of the Remake podcast! As a part of the #AllTheHorror event, Jason, Trish, and Sam join us to talk about office horror movies! Go follow and subscribe to Invasion of the Remake Podcast! Check out their Twitter! Follow...
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WLI Episode 40: Name Games
This week, our topics of discussion are: 01:05 - Daily Stand Up: First Inaugural Bigfoot Festival 13:44 - Deep Dive: Death by Social Media 28:45 - Question from the Audience: Playing the Name Game 45:05 - Issue from the Internet: Perfecting the Art of the Read Want to support us? Go to...
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#AllTheHorror Special: John Carpenter's The Thing
We've got a super special episode today with special guests from the One Giant Leap for Geeks podcast! As a part of the #AllTheHorror event, the guys join us to talk about Derrick's favorite movie of all time, John Carpenter's the thing! Go follow and subscribe to One Giant Leap for Geeks…
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WLI Episode 39: Greatest Hits Vol. 2
This week, while Frank is off globetrotting, we have another clip show of some of our favorite moments from episodes 9-15! We hope you enjoy it. We'll be back next week with another full episode! Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and buy us a coffee or two, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and...
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WLI Episode 38: Sharp Dressed Man
This week, we discuss destroying your diet, problems with parking, cantankerous coworkers, and how to look sharp and make your coworkers hate you! Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and buy us a coffee or two, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and pick up some sweet WLI logo merch! Want to submit…
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WLI Episode 37: Flyin' for Peter
This week we discuss the last Blockbuster on Earth, getting thrown under the bus, queer confusion, undesired babysitting arrangements, and an open invitation to Peter Dinklage! Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and buy us a coffee or two, or go to bit.ly/wlimerch and pick up some sweet…
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WLI Episode 36: Getting Buellered
This week we discuss minor league team wordplay, A Bug's Life 4D Barf-o-rama, MLM mayhem in the office, how to keep secrets, and a scheme to "Bueller" your way to the top! This week's Indie Podcast Corner: The Random Box of the Month Podcast! (@Rbotmpod) Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee...
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WLI Episode 35: Bathroom Spectacular Vol. 1 - Frank's In Hell
The long-awaited (dreaded?) bathroom spectacular has arrived! This week we are joined by Sean Faust of What Does It Matter? Podcast to tackle a backlog of bathroom-related audience questions as well as address finding the primo potty on the premises. Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and...
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WLI Episode 34: Meat Cute
Topics of discussion this week are borked books, how to handle interlopers in the office, milking the boss's sausage situation, and how to outlast an asshole. This week's Indie Podcast Corner: The Childhood Remastered Podcast! (@remasteredcast) Want to support us? Go to bit.ly/wlicoffee and buy…
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WLI Episode 33: Phoenix Down South
In part 3 of our homecoming trilogy, Frank starts his new job! We discuss big burly bouncing boys, how to being mind controlling your new coworkers, when you should and shouldn't DItrY, and "food trough" office architecture. This week's Indie Podcast Corner: The Karaok Big E Podcast!…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Work/Life Imbalance Podcast! We are a comedy podcast focused on workplace and lifestyle issues. We discuss things we find interesting and give terrible advice to questions from listeners and forums on the internet. Come have a listen!
HOSTED BY
Frank Eastman and Derrick Lewis
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What is Work/Life Imbalance about?
Welcome to the Work/Life Imbalance Podcast! We are a comedy podcast focused on workplace and lifestyle issues. We discuss things we find interesting and give terrible advice to questions from listeners and forums on the internet. Come have a listen!
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Work/Life Imbalance is created and hosted by Frank Eastman and Derrick Lewis.
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