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…