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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…