Bad Etiquette Podcast

When the podcast began in 2018 I had a brief list of my ideal guests; Jamison was near the very top of that list. Nearly 8 years later finally sitting down to talk was well worth the wait. Like many of us I believed tattooers were pretentious dickheads that overcharged you for your own ideas. Apparently only some of them hold true to stereotype. This man is not or at least not anymore. Inside this...

Honored to sit and chat with someone truly giving back to their community. Mic Singh's name lends itself to too many easy quips about music however to people who know him it only commands resepct. I've wanted him on for awhile, a few short years ago he helped me fill my kitchen drawers and cabinets with dishes, silverware, and even a panini press. I had nothing and no money to my name in a basical...

Truly you all have no idea how lucky you are that we didn't record this episode after the OTHER Minnesota bullshit. 10 days before Christmas I was joined by Navy Corpsman Kiefer; sharing social circles since I can remember he was a small beacon of hope that thinking for yourself and not adhering to the pack political mentality might still serve you well. It'll always puzzle me how traditional valu...

Solo squanderings of a shitty year, performative mustaches, Rob Reiner's greatest hits, Australia's Bondi Shooting, Antisemite of the year, and some rekindling. We are so back.   

We're opening this week's episode with an infectious and broody melodic stomp from one of the funniest people I've ever had the pleasure of insulting. His new song "DECENT SEATS" is a painful reminder of how talented my friends are; especially Dustin Whalen. I'm very picky about the music I'll listen to at any given moment but this is truly such a sick track. He asked me to listen and share my tho...

Arguably the most mature, refined, and "normal" episode we've done together. Kale visited last Summer, laid down this great conversation, and sad to say I haven't seen him much since. He's been a constant in my mind, heart, and upbringing. Stephen King wrote the line "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12"- The Body  Kale was one of these friends at 12 that I will be t...

A little over a year ago I was asked to be the Best Man for Lou's wedding; it was a flattering albeit stressful undertaking until I realized all I'll have to do is be there. I think. I mean that's the least you could do as a friend which is still too much to ask for people these days. However Lou isn't an ordinary do-nothing bitch. The positive pressure you feel around him is a standard that seems...

A few weeks ago my friend Nate took me out fishing for the first time on his dinghy. While it wasn't as erotic as it might sound I had a blast nonetheless. I caught my first fish and he caught about ten or twelve. We talked during the whole thing embracing the quiet morning, spotting our friend and podcast alumni Palmdale, discussed Nate's future plans for therapeutic fishing lessons for veterans...

For our dedicated listeners you'll recognize this familiar face. Going all the way back to a world before this hellish cyber dystopia we call reality; my very first guest episode that i'm not even sure is still available anywhere I was joined on a folding stool in my bedroom by Phil. His charm, vulgarity, and verbal counter-strikes were immediately welcomed to your ears. Setting the precedent of p...

We're lucky enough to know people that are closer to you than family. Some families are so intertwined with yours it would be remiss to not mention them in tandem. Garrett's family is my family. And mine is his. We're not blood relatives but that's the only thing separating us from one another. I'm proud to bring you an additional conversation that's brought me closer to understanding someone I've...

When a friend suggests someone they know to be a guest on the podcast I'll be the first to admit its met with apprehension; however this one was a no-brainer. Daniel was so easy to speak with. A member of the Los Padres Forest Association, co-owner of TaylerMade Training, and outdoorsmanship to envy, Wildman Dan tells me about wine making, butchering livestock, hunting, playing guitar for Downhour...

Over the past few months I've had multiple recorded episodes fail to launch. Whether personal choice, guest apprehension, or the dreaded ever-present technical difficulties.  This was the second attempt with my friend and recently discovered relative Matthew.  Always punctual, always professional, and willing to record he was someone I knew i'd have a good conversation with let alone the two that...

If you've ever skated in Lompoc you know Ryan "Palmdale" Walters, he is synonymous with the skateboarding scene and one of the best to represent a once great individualist pursuit on the Central Coast. He's been a shoe-in for the podcast for years and I FINALLY got to sit down across from him to have a wonderful conversation. Only the best people in life seem to be so self-deprecating, it drives m...

After a year away from the solo-episode I sat down in my new studio/office to get the lead out.  It's always my intention to make rants and complaints as enjoyable as possible, hopefully even one day extracting material from these off-the-cuff proceedings, we all know people who complain at length and just exhaust our well-being.  I promise to never exhaust you for too long. Not to brag but it's b...

Fellow podcaster Sophia Lynn let me infiltrate her dwelling on Easter Sunday to chat about being a Peer Support Specialist, homeschooled vs public school, men's mental health, winning "Nickelodeon Rock's Your School", playing an electric violin, being a horsegirl, and cute dogs arrive. Be sure to check out her podcast on Spotify "Nobody Likes You..." 

Ben joins me in my secret living room lair while the podcast studio is being constructed, we chat about the Phat Jam 7 Skate Contest, the new skatepark in opening soon in my hometown of Nipomo, rehabbing our back/knee injuries, Ben's love for physical therapy, nearly becoming a father, living in Seattle, why we hate Reels on IG, the legendary Blake, Mr. Bungle/Mike Patton, living in a world that h...

Tiff sits down with me in the blue room of local rehearsal space and live entertainment venue Stages letting me pick her brain about her first time doing stand-up, being a music teacher, why the hell she chose to be in Lompoc, Covid vaccines, and The Circus Starts at Midnight.

A few months ago a familiar name from my social media accounts approched me about doing stand-up for show he would be hosting at the local live music venue/rehearsal Stages. It was a successful night of laughter and meant a great deal to me; so I knew I had to get this man on the podcast, try to pick his brain, and maybe get to know him as a person. We got to talk about stand-up, forgery, scabies,...

Fan-Favorite of the show Kale invites me in and makes the best old fashioned I've ever had before we get down to the dirty, offensive, sense violating, discussion that's alwasy promised when you're talking to this lothario of lust and liquor. Everybody needs someone like him in their life and everytime I witness his social anarchy it reminds me to be a little more authentic, push the envelope, and...

My friend Jason Elliott is the owner of Allegiant Futness and Gracie Barra Santa Ynez Valley, my jiu-jitsu coach, co-host of the Mat Brain Podcast, and finally got to sit down for an episode of the Bad Etiquette Podcast and share details of his life and fatherhood for your listening pleasure.

After business hours I sit down with Central Coast hairstylist and photographer Ruby Villalobos to discuss the origins of her career, have a whiskey, childhood reflections, surrounding yourself with interesting people, failing our punk roots, comfort movies, hard lessons learned, and plenty more hidden deep in our conversation waiting for you to discover. 

Lead vocalist Kevin Lietz of the Lompoc local favorite pop-punk band Yearbooks sits down with me while on leave from the ARMY to chat about almost being my first guest on video, why he joined, male insecurities, MMA fighters we don't care for, starting music with his brother, (listen closely and you'll hear music throughtout being made), foreskin, military optics, living outside California, good c...

Thanks to this man for giving me the courage to ask you all for donations towards the video camera. I'm excited to show you what really goes on in this show. Corporal Navarro invited me into the back of his Tacoma outfitted for travel and told me some amazing stories including acute cirrhosis of the liver, sweeping for IED's in Afghanistan, international ladies of the night, helping a gunshot vict...

Every group of friends has at least one person that is truly loved in a benevolent way, they're the warm center to any good friendship. To Orlando's friends, in my opinion anyways, he is just that very guy. He was kind enough to join me in my truck one afternoon to record this and talk about his recently released album(Can't Connect), ditching cardio for weightlifting, his creative process, and of...

A solo journey into the ramblings of a film-noir obsessed narrator contending with the bad drivers of the Central Coast, outrageous gas prices, cruise control pros and cons, clueless victims of the pandemic, personal mantras, and misleading headlines. Anti-heroes and misanthropy ahead.