N+1 Podcast: Obsessed with Obsession

I am so excited to share this episode with Nate Parrish from the Christian rock and worship band Kutless with you. Nate has been playing with Kutless for a number of years now and addtionally has been releasing music under his own name and now has two albums released with another on the way. Nate was a phenomenal guest with amazing stories and a great take on Batman. Honestly I wish this interview...

Kyle Waller is the Food Service Coordinator (Executive Chef) at Plants and Animals in Seattle, Washington. He's spent over twenty years being a chef in some of the fanciest restaurants in the country and is a graduate from culinary school. But I just remember that he was in mean punk band when he was 17! I wanted to get Kyle on the show to talk about life in the professional kitchen and his jo...

We've been doing an ongoing mini-series where we've been talking to church leader, asking each of them the same question: How are they interaction with the modern culture, and how are they attempting to fulfill the great commission given by Christ. And "H.O.W." is exactly the question that Chris Lytle addresses each weak through the ministry of Celebrate Recovery. (H.O.W. stand f...

Matt Groom is truly one of my best friends, to the point where he was the best man at my wedding over 18 years ago. Our bromance is strong, and we have truly grown up together over the last twenty years. One thing that has bonded us together has been out love for sports. We have seen many sporting events ogether, and Matt is somehow always finding new weird little sports that no one knows anything...

Darwin Snyder has a truly special story. As an infant in Quito Ecuador he was in a horrible and life threatening situation. Fatherless, and with a mother who would abandon him for days at a time, he was rescued by authorities and placed in the protective care of the local orphanage, which has been operated by the For His Children international missionary organization for over 30 years. Darwin’s li...

Today I am joined by yet another family member as I talk to my daughter about her passion for building with Legos. Elena may be only 14 years old but she is serious about her pursuit of building with Legos. She has been buying, collecting, and building Lego sets for most of her life and puts a lot of effort into doing it right. I talk to her about the challenges and misconceptions of being an avid...

I've got got a fun one for you guys today! I bring on one of my favorite humans, my son Ezekiel Miller to talk about his passion, Video Games. While talking about video games we recreated our version of the infamous Youtube show Hot Ones and I asked him the show questions while we ate spicy wings. This was all an excuse to hang out and eat wings, and we had a great time. Enjoy! Important Links...

Dave Reid has an entire Youtube channel dedicated to teaching others tips and tricks on how to use the free Davinci Resolve software more efficiently. Most people hate editing, but Dave has embraced the process and is helping to teach others how to love it and get the most out of it. Dave talks about how he got started. He shares how some health issues evolved into him sharing his knowledge via vi...

Doug Kauer from started Kauer Guitars about fifteen years ago and despite the challenges, has been able to keep the lights on during that time, all while making some of the best guitars on the market. Doug talks about how he got his start, some of the challenges along the way, how he deals with trolls, and some of his favorite moments through the years. During the "Let's Get Into It"...

I met Nashville Session Guitarist Blake Wrinn very briefly a few years go, right before Covid ruined everything and have been following him ever since.  I really wanted to have him on the podcast, because I've always wanted to talk to someone about the Studio experience.  Blake is not only laying down tracks at the highest level, but also has his own home studio and is building a state of the...

Hadeel Khater is a full time nurse in the Chicago area. She's married and has a young family. She's a very busy woman. And yet in a busy world, and one with a lot of potential hobbies, Hadeel has been drawn by her passion to the wood shop and become a serious woodworker, and specifically to power carving. When you picture someone who fits the description of woodworker, you normally picture...

Often on this show I bring on guests that I've know for ten or fifteen or twenty years. Today I am so pleased to introduce you to a guest that I have known for about a month. Schyler is a person who has dedicated much of his life to Dungeons and Dragons, and one result of that is that he has landed in the role of a "Forever DM" (or Dungeon Master) where he is always the one running t...

Today we answer the Age-Old question on everyone's mind. The question that spans the generations: what is the greatest cartoon themesong of all time? I bring on some of our favorite guests, and two of my favorite people, my sister Bethany Miller, and my wife Desiree Miller to discuss the topic. We listen to the songs, debate the topic, and try to answer the question for once and for all. Impor...

I am so excited to introduce you to another one of my family members. Today I talk to my middle sister Allison Muenkel who is not only also the Co-Owner of Keystone Crossfit Gym along with her husband Tim Muenkel, who we talked to a few weeks ago, and also a Trainer, and Fitness and health expert, but she is also a mother of two with one on the way and has had both children via the method of Homeb...

24: Bekki Oribello Uses Lasers to Create her Beautiful Jewelry A few months ago I ran into Bekki while visiting a street fair in Jackson, California called Dandelion Days. She was running a booth under the name Dragon Hearth Designs selling Laser Cut Jewlery and Keychains, as well as other things. Her designs were small, intricate, hand painted, full of vibrant colors, and artistic flair. Amongst...

I haven't been able to find a guest in time to record an interview for an episode in time for my release schedule. However, there was some interesting information that I wanted to pass on to you. We recently had an event here in my local town that was intended to raise awareness about mental health issues and I felt this was a really fitting addendum to the conversations that we've had wit...

Christy Maxson and her husband Derek have been our friends here in Sonora longer than just about any one else in town, but I won't insult them by saying they are our oldest friends as they are still in the prime of their lives. Desiree and I had front row seats to watch Christy's career unfold right in front of our eyes over the last decade or so. We got to watch as she completed her Maste...

Tim Muenkel has been my brother-in-law for 12 years. I joked in the intro to this video that Tim is the strongest person that I've ever met because he married my sister, but Tim may legitimately be the strongest person I've ever met. His dedication to health, fitness, strength, and above all teaching and coaching others to reach their own fitness goals has always impressed me. Tim has made it his...

I had a guest scheduled for this week but he had to reschedule.  However  I wanted to stick to my semi-weekly schedule and so I though a quick  recap of some of my favorite moments over the last six months of  podcasting.  Honestly, these episodes are all my children.  I loved  every conversation that I had.  However, I thought it would be fun to  highl...

I can honestly say that without Joe Skaff this podcast might not exist.  While this podcast was in development, Joe told me that he wanted to hear it.  I sent him a rough draft of the first episode and he gave me some very useful constructive criticism that helped to mold the show and helped to get the show off the ground.  What also came up in that conversation was that Joe was an...

Meredith Coloma is a luthier and the Owner and Founder of Coloma Guitars located in Vancouver Canada.  She has been cranking out absolutely killer guitars for about ten years and some how agreed to come onto my dumb little show to talk about it!  Meredith talks about how a potential career as a vocalist was interrupted due to noxious wood dust.  She talks about learning luthiery fro...

My good friend Jason Rivera visits the show and shares an amazing story about how his life was changed by a youth Summer Camp, and how he felt the calling to go ALL IN and apply for the vacant Youth Pastor position at his church.  His story was so incredible, I laughed out loud and also had tears in my eyes while editing this episode.  He talks about how many cookies a freshman boy can e...

David Miller has been my father my whole life.  For over 27 years we’ve  played music together, and also fought and argued about music.  The  thing we’ve fought about more than anything else, is also the musical  philosophy of “Less is More."  Or, as my dad like to say, “Do Less.” I  talk to Dave about  trying to "Do Less," both in his own playing, as well &...

For some people, the idea of a Youth Community Theater sounds like an absolute nightmare.  For Kyla Meyer Hatler, it was her dream.  For over 17 years she has molded her dream into her every-day reality.  From the first scraps of an idea, to rehearsals in her parents living room, to a proper theater space that now hosts several shows and camps per year, Mountain Youth and Community...

Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is arguably the most successful, prolific, and best author of Epic Fantasy of our time, and almost all of his works of adult fiction take place in a shared universe that is referred to as “The Cosmere.”  Sanderson fans have been poring over his novels for almost 20 years looking for the connections, Easter Eggs, and worldhopping characters in his Cosmere. &nbs...