Midlife Crisis, the Podcast

After losing an entire episode to technical difficulties, we’re back... and somehow there’s even more to talk about. This week, we ask the important questions that come with getting older: Is watching sports actually better sober? Should every wedding guest get a plus-one? And at what point do we accept that we’re never going to look 23 again? We get nostalgic about 2000s game shows, midnight vide...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we’re back after a week off with plenty to catch up on. We break down the latest Sydney Sweeney ad controversy, the viral HYROX incident nobody asked to see, Macklemore and Ed Sheeran making headlines, and Apple bringing the flip phone back. Then, “At Our Age, I Have to Ask” gets nostalgic as we debate how old is too old to trick-or-treat and whether we actually miss a...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we’re back to overthinking the internet, sports, pop culture, and what it means to be getting older. We start with the viral story of the fake 49ers player who somehow convinced people he was actually in the NFL, the bizarre rise of John Pork, and the Good Good x Callaway ad controversy, including how something like that gets approved in the first place and whether bra...

This week, we sit down with Adam Salgado, Chief Experience Officer at Heritage Grocers Group and one of the early leaders in Adrian’s creative career. Adam takes us from growing up in Cuernavaca, Mexico and leaving home for Notre Dame to starting his career at Leo Burnett, managing a massive Kellogg’s media budget in his early 20s, and eventually building a decades-long career in marketing and lea...

This week, we’re bouncing between college scandals, getting older, pop culture, sports, and all the questionable decisions that apparently still count as adolescence at 32. We kick things off with the wild Penn State fraternity cocaine scandal and look back at our own fraternity days before debating ASU’s new content creator degree and whether you can actually teach someone how to become an influe...

In Episode 62, we’re back with our final thoughts on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, including whether it actually lived up to the hype and where we think it belongs in the all-time Spider-Man movie rankings. We also look back at Robin Williams’ legacy, jump into our new "At our age, I have to ask..." segment, and revisit some of the millennial experiences kids today will never understand. From there,...

Isaiah joins us as we break down Spain’s World Cup victory, Argentina’s rough exit and FIFA’s chaotic first attempt at a halftime show. We also discuss Tom Brady potentially entering the WWE universe...the signs are there, whether peptides are actually the answer to getting older and what matters more in your thirties: your sleep score or your credit score. We also review Christopher Nolan’s The O...

This week, we’re joined by Jeff’s childhood friend Aaron, a dentist, producer, DJ, gamer and newly converted soccer fan who fits perfectly into the energy of the pod. Aaron takes us inside the world of dentistry, including whether dentists secretly judge your teeth, how to tell when a patient is lying about flossing and why flossing might be doing far more work than brushing. We also get into his...

Our longtime friend Isaac joins us for Episode 59 to catch up on life in Seattle, surviving adulthood, and what leadership actually looks like once you become the person everyone expects to have the answers. We break down the US Men’s National Team’s embarrassing World Cup exit, question whether America will ever fully embrace soccer, accuse FIFA of doing everything possible to keep Argentina aliv...

This week on Midlife Crisis, our friend Isaiah joins us as a third member of the podcast, and we get into a little bit of everything. We start with the wild stunt at the Empire State Building, where a couple climbed it, flew a banner, got engaged, and then got arrested. From there, we somehow end up talking about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at MSG, what actually makes a good wedding, w...

This week, Jeff is back, the Wi-Fi is fixed, and we start with a viral song called “Rubberz” that leads into a conversation about AI, creativity, authenticity, and why the process of making something might matter more than the final product itself. We also get into the World Cup and our thoughts so far, a team draft from the contenders that are most likely to win it all, and bad USA soccer chants....

This week on Midlife Crisis, Jeff’s Wi-Fi tapped out, so our close friend Daniel Martinez joins in, who longtime listeners will remember was our first guest on the podcast about a year ago. We kick things off talking about Daniel's world cup game experience with the USMNT vs Paraguay, a recent viral internet moment, and why creative direction matters when everyone is trying to stand out online. Fr...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we come in emotionally defeated after one of the most disgusting NBA Finals collapses we’ve ever seen and try to process it in real time. We break down the Spurs’ meltdown, Knicks chaos, bad late-game decisions, and why watching sports can ruin your whole night even when it’s not technically your team. From there, we get into the start of the World Cup, the official fa...

We’re back, baby—and somehow Dry June already has us feeling dangerously clear-headed. This week, we kick things off with the lost episode that never made it out of the group chat, then get into why Michael Jackson might be having a full-blown Gen Z resurgence, whether reading is actually an attractive hobby, and why movie theaters might officially be back. From there, we run through our summer mo...

We’re back after a couple weeks off, and naturally, we came back with way too much to talk about. This week, we jump into the NBA Conference Finals, why the Thunder are easy to hate, Wemby’s playoff moment, Knicks drama, Lakers questions, and the refs making everything harder than it needs to be. Then we get into Drake dropping three albums at once, the instant internet reactions, Kendrick vs. Dra...

This week, we cover everything from record-breaking moments to completely unhinged internet finds. We kick things off with the London Marathon, where history was made—and get into Nike losing its edge in culture. From there, it gets weird (in the best way) with a viral seagull impersonation competition in Belgium that somehow turns into a real conversation about talent and dedication. We also dive...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we kick things off with “What Hurts” and “What Feels Good,” from bad haircut trauma to meaningful family moments and discovering a new local baseball spot. From there, we get into Coachella—festival culture, FOMO, and whether it’s even about the music anymore. We also break down the news of Tim Cook stepping down and what it means for Apple moving forward. On the enter...

In this episode, we’re joined by PGA pro and longtime friend Grayson Arellano to break down everything from the Masters to the deeper side of golf culture. We dive into Rory McIlroy’s legacy-defining win, what it really takes to compete at the highest level, and why golf might be the ultimate “game of life.” From inside stories at Augusta to wild moments at the Waste Management Open, Grayson gives...

In this episode, we start off with everything happening this week—from Masters Week kicking off (good old Augusta National) to the NCAA championship and what’s going on across pop culture. We discuss what we’d serve at our own Champions Dinner, and talk about why the event is one of the most well-built brands in sports. From there, we bounce around a mix of topics—like the Artemis space mission an...

In this episode of Midlife Crisis, we celebrate our one-year anniversary of the podcast and cover a little bit of everything—from pop culture and music to sports, tech, and life conversations in your 30s. We discuss whether people stand for the national anthem at home or not, talk about a lawsuit against social media companies, and discuss why vinyl records and nostalgia are making a comeback. We...

This week we sit down with our longtime friend Mat Vasel — teacher, track coach, and King High School alum — to talk about coaching, teaching high schoolers in the modern era, getting older, buying a house, and realizing we actually have to warm up before playing sports now. A lot of laughs, high school stories, and a reminder that none of us really know what we’re doing — we’re just figuring it o...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we break down the biggest stories in pop culture, sports, and entertainment while delivering the usual mix of humor, hot takes, and millennial nostalgia.   We kick things off with the shocking news that Paramount has outbid Netflix in a massive $111B deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, potentially reshaping the future of streaming and putting franchises like DC, Ha...

From high school weight rooms in Riverside to the sidelines of the NFL, this week’s episode of Midlife Crisis features longtime friend and Cincinnati Bengals Assistant Strength Coach Garrett Swanson. Garrett shares his journey from Fresno State specialist to a short stint with the Arizona Cardinals — and how a torn ACL in high school could have ended it all before it even began. Instead, it fueled...

Jeff and Adrian are back with another chaotic, thoughtful, and hilarious dive into everything happening in culture right now. This week, they unpack the escalating violence in Mexico following the reported killing of cartel leader El Mencho, and break down the controversy at the BAFTA Awards involving Michael B. Jordan and an unexpected on-stage incident. They also react to Shia LaBeouf’s Mardi Gr...

This week on Midlife Crisis, we sit down with Real 92.3 LA DJ and radio personality Nico Blitz for a deep dive into music, entrepreneurship, and leveling up in your 30s. From DJing 365 days straight on Twitch during the pandemic to booking 60+ live shows across the country, Nico breaks down how consistency, the 10,000-hour rule, and faith helped him turn DJing into a full-time business. We talk K-...