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This week on Havin’ A Wonderful Time, Paranoid Grower sits down with community favorite Bearded for a laid-back conversation about gardening, live music, and the moments that make the grower community feel like home. ⚠️ Disclaimer: This channel is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Gardening methods, cultivation techniques, and product discussions are based on personal experience and...

This week on Havin’ A Wonderful Time, Paranoid Grower is joined by Sam Sa’House, founder of a craft hot sauce company with a serious passion for flavor and fire. Sam breaks down what really goes into running a hot sauce business—from recipe development and sourcing ingredients to production challenges and building a brand from the ground up. If you’ve ever wondered how a small food business gets s...

This week on The Grateful Nerd Show, it’s just Grateful and Nerd hanging out, catching up, and talking through what’s been going on lately. We share garden updates, what we’ve been working on behind the scenes, and how things are progressing in the grow room. We also dive into some recent horror movies and TV shows that have caught our attention, including discussions around Welcome to Derry and F...

This week on Havin’ A Wonderful Time, Paranoid Grower sits down with our friend Highabetic for a laid-back conversation about music, concerts, and life in the garden. Fresh off the final Murder By Death show, Highabetic shares what it was like to experience the band’s last concert, plus a few of his all-time favorite live performances from over the years. We also check in on how his home garden is...

Welcome back to Havin’ A Wonderful Time — the good-vibes show from the Grateful Nerd Collective where we hang out with friends, talk life, culture, and community, and share stories from the scene. This week, Paranoid Grower sits down with DollySmokesDank — a music lover, medical cannabis consultant, and one-year home gardening enthusiast. We dive into her first year growing legally at home, how co...

Welcome back to The Crew — the laid-back roundtable where growers, creators, and community voices come together to hang out, share stories, and talk life in the garden. This week we’re joined by our friend Chaos Goblin, a musician, home grower, and all-around creative spirit in the scene. We chat about his band, his approach to making music, what inspires him creatively, and how gardening has beco...

On this week’s Havin’ A Wonderful Time, Paranoid sits down with Corey from Phocas Seeds for a chill and wide-ranging conversation that drifts between the garden bed and the mosh pit. They dive into the craft of making vegetable seeds, talk shop about home gardening and the joy of growing your own food, and then flip the vibe to their favorite rock concerts and the shows that changed them. It’s par...

This week on Havin’ a Wonderful Time, Paranoid sits down with our friend GreenVelvetFarms, a grower known for having a whole lot of love for the plant. They get into everything from early grows to the techniques GreenVelvetFarms uses today. Paranoid Grower On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paranoid_grower/ Grateful Nerd Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/gratefulnerd All Of Our Links: htt...

Nerd and Grateful sit down with Bearded Wood, a craftsman known for his incredible woodworking projects and has recently been venturing into the world of cannabis breeding. We talk about creativity, craftsmanship, and how the skills of the workshop translate into the grow room. It’s a chill, funny, and inspiring conversation that bridges two very different kinds of art. Bearded Wood: https://beard...

This week o https://linktr.ee/gratefulnerd n Havin’ a Wonderful Time, Paranoid sits down with glass artist Ezachuel! The two dive into the world of glass blowing, their shared passion for cannabis cultivation, and swap stories about their favorite concerts. It’s a laid-back, creative conversation blending art, music, and the cannabis community. Ezachuel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Ezac...

On this month’s episode of The Crew, NerdGrows, we sit down with Sam Sa’House, creator of some seriously fiery sauces, and Alebrije Genetics, one of the most creative cannabis breeders in the community. The two are teaming up for an epic collab drop featuring a variety of awesome products that blend flavor, fire, and flower. Sam Sa'House's Official Website: https://www.samsahouse.com/ Sam Sa'House...

On Havin’ a Wonderful Time this week, Paranoid sits down with community favorite Ganic! They talk all things gardening, hanging out at the Alebrije Chicago Pop-Up, and swapping stories about their favorite concerts and bands. It’s a laid-back hang filled with music talk, grow talk, and plenty of laughs. Ganic On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ganicnc/ Paranoid Grower On Instagram: https://ww...

This week it’s just NerdGrows and The Grateful Gardener for a cozy home show, talking all things Halloween! We share our plans for spooky season, debate our favorite Halloween candies, and dive deep into the five wild timelines of the Halloween movie franchise — from the original classic to Rob Zombie’s remake to the latest Blumhouse trilogy. Whether you're carving pumpkins, trimming plants, or ju...

On this week’s episode of Havin’ A Wonderful Time, Paranoid celebrates his 30th episode with our good friend Cumin! The two dive into their shared love of gardening, reminisce about their favorite concerts, and Cumin reveals how he built his own dryer out of a wine fridge. It’s a perfect mix of laughs, DIY ingenuity, and grower talk, the kind of episode that reminds you why we’re all here: to have...

This week, Paranoid sits down with 417Grows to talk about his unique gardening style, favorite strains, and how the two first met at Hash Bash. From the grow room to the festival grounds, this episode dives into what inspires 417Grows’ approach to cultivation and community. 417Grows On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/417grows Paranoid Grower On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paranoid_gr...

This week on The Grateful Nerd Show, Nerd and Grateful hang out with Strongisland_grower for a laid-back and insightful conversation. The trio dives deep into the art and intricacies of smoking pipe tobacco, from classic blends to technique and ritual. Strongisland shares how gardening has been a lifelong passion, shaping both his mindset and his approach to growing. Meanwhile, Nerd gives a few up...

On this week’s episode, NerdGrows sits down with BGG from Greenguy Genetics to talk about the launch of his brand-new website (built by NerdGrows himself). We dive into the vision behind the site, how it connects growers with genetics, and what’s coming next for Greenguy. We also get into some fun Halloween talk — costumes, parties, and spooky grow-room vibes. With Grateful out sick, NerdGrows is...

Paranoid Grower sits down with GirlGoGrow (G3) from the Cultivation Conversation (  ⁨@cultivationconversation⁩ ) on this week’s episode of Havin’ A Wonderful Time! We talk about our weekend hanging out in Chicago, show off our mandolins, and dive deep into G3’s unique grow style. She shares insights into her cultivation approach, community vibes, and what inspires her as both a grower and creator....

This week on Havin’ a Wonderful Time, Paranoid Grower sits down with Alebrije Genetics for an in-depth conversation about his unique cannabis breeding style. We talk about his philosophy, how he approaches creating new genetics, and what makes Alebrije stand out in the cannabis community. We also share stories from Alebrije’s Chicago Pop Up Party, where the Grateful Nerd Collective got to hang out...

The Grateful Nerd crew takes on Chicago! In this episode of The Grateful Nerd Show, NerdGrows, Paranoid Grower, and The Grateful Gardener share stories from their trip to the Windy City. We stayed at an Airbnb in Logan Square, stopped by the legendary Blazed Bakery (  ⁨@BlazedBakery1⁩   ), and linked up at Alebrije’s Chicago Pop Up party. Along the way, we met so many members of our Discord family...

In this episode of The Grateful Nerd Show, Paranoid Grower and The Grateful Gardener sit down to relive their wild trip to Muddy Roots 2025. From the music to the people, they share stories, laughs, and behind-the-scenes moments that made the festival unforgettable. Whether you’re into punk rock, music festivals, or just love hearing about good times with good people, this one’s for you. Grateful...

This week on Havin’ A Wonderfully Green Time, we flip the script! Paranoid Grower takes the guest seat while BGG from Greenguy Genetics jumps in as host. It’s a laid-back, fun conversation where the tables are turned—Paranoid opens up about his growing journey, the cannabis community, and what fuels his passion, while BGG guides the discussion with his own breeder’s perspective. If you’ve ever wan...

In this roundtable episode of The Crew, NerdGrows, The Grateful Gardener, and Paranoid Grower sit down with special guest OutKast Genetics for a deep dive into cannabis breeding. We talk through his journey, his process, and what it really takes to create unique cultivars. We also take a moment to celebrate NerdGrows’ two-year growing anniversary and reflect on the lessons learned along the way. T...

This week on Havin’ a Wonderful Time, Paranoid Grower sits down with Endo from The Slow Lane (  ⁨@taketheslowlane⁩ ) for a laid-back yet deep dive into the cannabis community. Endo is known for his passion for organic growing, music, and blending creativity with technology, and in this conversation he shares stories about what inspires him and how he approaches the plant. The Slow Lane Youtube:  ⁨...

This week on Havin’ A Wonderful Time, we’re joined by the one and only MasterYoda207 ( @masteryoda-207 )! Known in the community for his autoflower grows and his obsession with grow tech, Yoda is the go-to guy when you’re wondering what equipment is actually worth your money. MasterYoda207 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryoda207/ Paranoid Grower On Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...