Let’s be honest: progress is messy, loud, and kind of beautiful. We finally break out of the “tripod-on-a-chair” era and fire up a proper studio: Mac mini on a rolling cart, camera arm, ceiling-bounced light, and a sleepy four-legged co-host wh...

A turkey torso in the oven, a countertop-sized dough ball on deck, and a dog who now treats the microwave like a dinner bell—this holiday recap has range. We bake our way into a conversation about fresh bread versus preservatives, why staling h...

A week that begins with holiday jokes and a COD camo grind escalates into an all‑day push along Kauai’s Nā Pali Coast—equal parts gorgeous and unforgiving. I talk through the prep that almost fell apart at 5 a.m., when my hydration bladder leak...

A broken foot that won’t quit can turn anyone into a philosopher, a menace, or both. I’ve been in a walking boot for months, and instead of behaving, I tried to live normally: open-ocean kayaking with the bad foot on the rudder, barefoot beach ...

The story starts with a mistake: a spur-of-the-moment zin and a stubborn first cigar that ends in a parking lot spiral. From there, the road opens wide. I head for Zion expecting Angel’s Landing and find something better—quiet miles beyond the ...

What if the problem isn’t a lack of passion, but too many? We dive into the exhilarating and exhausting place between choices: the pull of stand-up comedy after a Kill Tony binge, the logic of academics and medicine, and the practical joy of bu...

Darkness creeps earlier, the air turns sharp, and a craving for heat sets the tone—hot showers, outdoor tubs, and then, somehow, cold-water scuba certification in the Pacific Northwest. I walk through the comedy and pain of learning to dive whe...

The ankle rolled, something crunched, and a strong ten-miler turned into months of limping, boots, and hard lessons. We walk you through the moment the fifth metatarsal gave way, the swelling avalanche after the shoes came off, and the confusin...

What starts as a chaotic college memory and a Gossip Girl tangent turns into a full-on, five-year experiment in building a proper home for two Aldabra tortoises. We go deep into the real work behind giant-tortoise care: why humidity beats hype ...

Your host is back for another freewheeling session, dusting off the "nihongo" and questioning his decision to retire the OG episode. This time, he jumps from spontaneous social encounters—like walking up to a stranger on the beach for the first...