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FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 16: Jeff BogleDisclosure: This post contains affiliate links that will allow me to earn a commission on purchases you make via clickthroughs to various online shops at no additional cost to you. Welcome to Episode #16 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Jeff Bogle, a fellow world traveler, and an incredible writer. He's been featured in Reader's Digest, Fodor's Travel, USA Today, and many others. In this episode, we chat about soccer, music, travel, art, and the importance of emotional vulnerability am...2021-10-311h 12FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 15: Lauren YeeWelcome to Episode #15 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Lauren Yee, a Cultivator of Curiosity and constant encourager of play. Lauren Yee and I met at Dad 2.0 in San Francisco, CA and hung out for the first time the next year at Dad 2.0 in New Orleans, LA. We chat in this episode about Lauren's curiosity about life and culture. We also cover her multitude of projects and share stories from how we each approached play as children. You ca...2021-10-231h 01FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 14: Victor AragonWelcome to Episode #14 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Victor Aragon. The other half of FanDads. Victor is a Father, Chicagoan, Blogger, Craft Beer Guy, and Friend. Here we are at a beer tasting a few years ago at Lake Effect Brewing in Chicago, IL.2021-10-201h 08FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 13: Gil NoriegaWelcome to Episode #13 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Gil Noriega. He’s a teacher, father, Chicagoan, craft beer guy, and friend. Gil and I met through our mutual friend: Victor. The guys run a blog together called FanDads that covers entertainment and gaming news. You can see the three of us above. 2020-06-0600 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 13: Gil NoriegaWelcome to Episode #13 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Gil Noriega. He's a teacher, father, Chicagoan, craft beer guy, and friend. Gil and I met through our mutual friend: Victor. The guys run a blog together called FanDads that covers entertainment and gaming news. You can see the three of us above. 2020-06-0636 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 12: Doug ZeiglerWelcome to Episode #12 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Doug Zeigler. We cover his love of beer, scotch, writing, and family. We also cover his religious background, how he ended up in IT, and how we met. We've hung out in person a number of time thanks to the Dad 2.0 Summit, but apparently haven't taken any photos together. *shrug* 2020-06-0556 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 12: Doug ZeiglerWelcome to Episode #12 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Doug Zeigler. We cover his love of beer, scotch, writing, and family. We also cover his religious background, how he ended up in IT, and how me met. Screengrab from “Beer With Friends” episode where Greg Washington, Doug Zeigler, and I chat it up! We’ve hung out in person a number of time thanks to the Dad 2.0 Summit, but apparently haven’t taken any photos together. *shrug* 2020-06-0500 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 11: Greg WashingtonWelcome to Episode #11 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is one of my favorite people: Greg Washington. He’s a father, partner, teacher, beer expert, and all around awesome guy. In this episode we cover everything from his online beer shows, friendship, and life in this country as a diverse family. 2020-06-0300 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 11: Greg WashingtonWelcome to Episode #11 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is one of my favorite people: Greg Washington. He's a father, partner, teacher, beer expert, and all around awesome guy. In this episode we cover everything from his online beer shows, friendship, and life in this country as a diverse family. 2020-06-031h 01FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 10: Dan CrosbyWelcome to Episode #10 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Dan Crosby. We worked together years ago. He was my boss at a at a non-profit in Indiana for around 8 years before we both moved on into new phases of life. We chat about what’s been going on recently with him, his thoughts on the pandemic, and share several stories of our adventures together in places like India, Ghana, Bulgaria, and Scotland. 2020-06-0300 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 10: Dan CrosbyWelcome to Episode #10 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Dan Crosby. We worked together years ago. He was my boss at a at a non-profit in Indiana for around 8 years before we both moved on into new phases of life. We chat about what's been going on recently with him, his thoughts on the pandemic, and share several stories of our adventures together in places like India, Ghana, Bulgaria, and Scotland. 2020-06-0341 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 9: Mason AidWelcome to Episode #9 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Mason Aid: Speaker, Writer, and Diversity + Inclusion Ninja. I AM ON A SACRED QUEST TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SAFE PERSON AT EVERY SCHOOL, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, AND PLACE OF WORSHIP WHERE AN LGBTQ PERSON CAN BE THEIR WHOLE SELVES.One person can save a life. Be that person.- TheMasonAid.com We got personal on this one. Hope you enjoy it! (And sorry for the au...2020-06-0222 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 9: Mason AidWelcome to Episode #9 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Mason Aid: Speaker, Writer, and Diversity + Inclusion Ninja. I AM ON A SACRED QUEST TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SAFE PERSON AT EVERY SCHOOL, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, AND PLACE OF WORSHIP WHERE AN LGBTQ PERSON CAN BE THEIR WHOLE SELVES.One person can save a life.Be that person.– TheMasonAid.com We got personal on this one. Hope you enjoy it! (And sorry fo...2020-06-0200 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 8: WesleyWelcome to Episode #8 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is my son, Wesley. He’s an inquisitively little guy who likes to chat about science, math, reading, and video games. Question time while recording our NYE podcast episode. Join in listening us chat it up on New Year’s Eve 2019 and talk about the yer ahead. Hope you enjoy listening!2020-01-0200 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 8: WesleyWelcome to Episode #8 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is my son, Wesley. He's an inquisitively little guy who likes to chat about science, math, reading, and video games. Join in listening to us chat it up on New Year’s Eve 2020 and talk about the year ahead. Hope you enjoy listening!2020-01-0200 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 7: Jenny RinconWelcome to Episode #7 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, road trip warrior and live music fan. Today’s guest is my Jenny Rincon. We used to spend a lot of time together doing road trips, attending concerts, and all sorts of fun group activities. And it turns out we don't have any decent photos together. Our cameras back then were not fancy or used well. Ha! We've lost touch over the last ten years or so and I though it would be gr...2019-06-2358 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 7: Jenny RinconWelcome to Episode #7 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, road trip warrior and live music fan. Today’s guest is my Jenny Rincon. We used to spend a lot of time together doing road trips, attending concerts, and all sorts of fun group activities. We made it from Highland, IN to Chicago, IL without a plan on how to get back… LOL And it turns out we don’t have any decent photos together. Our cameras back then were not fancy or used well. Ha...2019-06-2300 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 6: My DadWelcome to Episode #6 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, dad, son, and occasional rabble-rouser. Today’s guest is my dad, Bob Gratcyk. I've known him all of my life and think you'll like these stories about his life.2019-06-1553 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 6: My DadWelcome to Episode #6 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, dad, son, and occasional rabble-rouser. Today’s guest is my dad, Bob Gratcyk. I’ve know him all of my life and think you’ll like these stories about his life.2019-06-1500 minGood HumansGood HumansJoel Gratcyk is a DOERJoel Gratcyk DOES things. Among the things he's doing, he has built a platform and wants to use it to help whomever he can. Being, as he puts it, a non-traditional employee, Joel has some very unique perspective and this was a very helpful conversation.Check all of Joel's projects out on joel.gratcyk.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2018-06-241h 32FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 5: Jim MelfWelcome to Episode #5 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Live music fan & ex-sound guy. Today’s guest is Jim Melf. A friend of mine for a few years now. Fellow fan of Five Iron Frenzy & Craft Beer fan. Here are a few of the links we mention in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykN5adH1co4   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k5zO06PyVM   https://youtu.be/-tgfoQ2UoVk?t=2m17s2017-10-261h 13FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 5: Jim MelfWelcome to Episode #5 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Live music fan & ex-sound guy. Today’s guest is Jim Melf. A friend of mine for a few years now. Fellow fan of Five Iron Frenzy & Craft Beer fan. Here are a few of the links we mention in the podcast:     2017-10-2600 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 4: My MomWelcome to Episode #4 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, opinionated individual and family blogger. Today’s guest is my mom, Jenny Summerhill. I've know here all of my life and think you'll like these stories about her life and mine.2017-10-1745 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 4: My MomWelcome to Episode #4 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, opinionated individual and family blogger. Today’s guest is my mom, Jenny Summerhill. I’ve know here all of my life and think you’ll like these stories about her life and mine.2017-10-1700 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 3: Cecil Pendleton IIIWelcome to Episode #3 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, aspiring outdoorsmen and domain name hunter. Today’s guest has been my friend since the 6th grade. We’ve seen each other through many of life’s ups & downs, Cecil Pendleton III.2017-10-1200 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 3: Cecil Pendleton IIIWelcome to Episode #3 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk, aspiring outdoorsman and domain name hunter. Today’s guest has been my friend since the 6th grade. We’ve seen each other through many of life’s ups & downs, Cecil Pendleton III.2017-10-121h 00FriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 2: Jeremy HylenWelcome to Episode #2 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Dad Blogger, Craft Beer Enthusiast, and Professional Nerd. Photo by Zachera Wollenberg. Today’s guest is a pastor, PHISH fan and a fellow craft beer enthusiast… Jeremy Hylen. He’s my good friend and co-founder of Penultimate Brews LLC.2017-10-1100 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 2: Jeremy HylenWelcome to Episode #2 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Dad Blogger, Craft Beer Enthusiast, and Professional Nerd. Today’s guest is a pastor, PHISH fan and a fellow craft beer enthusiast… Jeremy Hylen. He’s my good friend and co-founder of Penultimate Brews LLC.2017-10-1155 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 1: Leanor Ortega-TillWelcome to Episode #1 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Beer Blogger, Travel Enthusiast, and Recovering Five Iron Frenzy Fan. Photo by Matt Hoopes. Today’s guest is a pastor, speaker, musician and mother… Leanor Ortega-Till. Enjoy!2017-10-1000 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 1: Leanor Ortega-TillWelcome to Episode #1 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Beer Blogger, Travel Enthusiast, and Recovering Five Iron Frenzy Fan. Today’s guest is a pastor, speaker, musician and mother… Leanor Ortega-Till. Enjoy!2017-10-1038 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 0: An IntroductionWelcome to Episode #0 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. A perpetual student of life. My life’s tagline? Always Learning,  2017-10-0900 minFriendsBeer.CoffeeFriendsBeer.CoffeeEpisode 0: An IntroductionWelcome to Episode #0 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. A perpetual student of life. My life's tagline? Always Learning,  2017-10-0906 min