It‘s On Us

Cheers to another episode of It's On Us. We celebrated Osh and Jacob's birthday this weekend and we also had a special guest, Marc Garcia. This is a relaxed, adult themed episode surrounding beer. Marc started brewing his own beers and he brought us 4 of them to try. One of which was specially crafted for our show.. the I Owe yoU One pilsner!  Not only do we talk to Marc about his passion for brew...

Welcome welcome welcome back to another episode of the IOU Podcast. As a podcast we've really hit our stride and just want to say thank you for all of the support thus far! Today we have a great episode with the extremely humble Michael Luis, a recent Kent State graduate and an aspiring artist. You may have heard him on tracks with Lorain's own such as Benjamin Bill or through one of his personal...

Welcome back to another episode of IOU! We are down a few of our guys but we have a special guest, Mr. Luis Rivera, owner of Luigie's Repair and Mobile (Automotive) Services in Lorain. His shop is located on East 28th Street on the Southside of Lorain but the 'mobile' part of his name means that he can also come to you!   He was a bit nervous during the interview but eased up as we went along.   W...

#GetMotiv!! Welcome back to a high energy episode of IOU. Today we had the pleasure of sitting down with Darius “D Grind” Winborn, the owner of the local nonprofit, The Grind League. D Grind is extremely passionate and has and WILL continue to do great, selfless things for his community.    We talk about; - His upbringing - The Grind League (what is it, how’d it start, 2022 plans & beyond) - Havin...

Welcome to another episode of It's On Us! This week we had a special guest on, Max Schaefer, Executive Director of Main Street Lorain, a non-profit based in Downtown Lorain. The organization has a focus on collaborating with local businesses, especially on our main strip.    - Max's journey thus far - Things to come - What's happening this summer in Lorain - cleanups, festivals, etc. - What you ca...

Welcome back to another episode of It's On Us; we had a little two week hiatus, but we are BACK with a very special episode for you! We sat down with Mr. Brian Clark.. or Clark.. or Brian.. if you're from Lorain, you know him, he's a long time English teacher at Lorain High School (Admiral King High School too). We spoke about various topics, heavily revolving around his passion for teaching.   Sp...

"You know what I mean?", WE BACK!! Episode 61 of IOU is live with another guest, Nomar Salas, his stage name is Nxmarz (Nx-Marz). He's a local rapper trying to make it big, he just released a mixtape titled 'R4G3R' on April 3rd (check it out here Nxmarz Mxtape ) . We talk to Nomar about: - his music journey thus far - what some of his plans are, mixtape release - his inspiration and motivation to...

Episode 60 for IOU is coming to you live as we wrap up 'National Women's Month' with a very special guest, Alaina Caruso of The Home Pantry (and her sister Olivia) stopped by to talk about her business, how it started and where it's going.   - Alaina's high school journey, culinary arts - Mentors and positive influences - Where & how did your passion begin? - Accepting differences in others and yo...

This is a packed episode with plenty of topics. Some of these alone deserve or are able to have an episode about them entirely.    - Daylight savings time, potential changes are coming, are you in favor of it? Plus we take a shot at people LOL - Northern Lights - what are they, where could you find them, different types of energy - Do you prefer calling or texting? - Recent slave trading incident...

Welcome back to another episode. This week we hit the 'freestyle' button as the Podcast was supposed to have a guest on but could not make it last minute. We hit a couple different topics;   - Greatest rapper alive? - Finding your passion, finding your genius, applying yourself - Better to be loved or feared? or better to be feared than loved? - Social constructs, accepted behaviors and systems -...

The ORIGINAL six are back for a packed episode! Bryan visits town so we had to get him back on the podcast for the one time.    - We start with trusting others' food, potlucks, and a teacher's DISGUSTING batch of muffins she served to her children - Bryan tells us about living in Boston - NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland ... produced an estimated $100M in local revenue, fiscal impact sports have...

Another week, another episode of IOU. We discuss a wide range of topics on this episode. NBA All Star Weekend in #Cleveland just wrapped up, so we talk about that along with;   - Nicknames we had growing up - #Roth IRA, investing when you're young - #Investing in yourself! - #Kanye, celebrity lifestyles - Kevin Durant's tweet about #legacy; is it more about your performance or the narrative the pu...

Welcome back to another episode of IOU! We got the full cast for today's episode, we start with some general conversation, trying to keep it light and funny throughout..   - What don't you say at a funeral? - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air remake, excited for it? - Clifton's three #metaverse questions that he teased last episode - #NBA trade deadline; is James #Harden teaching the youth that you can quit...

Welcome back and happy #February! We got the perfect episode to start the month of #Love off. Listener discretion is advised! We do talk about ‘adult’ themes this episode.   We had the pleasure to sit down with Lorain native and entrepreneur, Jasmin Mecca-Cruz. She is the owner of a business called #Selflovement, a website (with an aspiring brick and mortar store) based in the sale of adult toys....

January is flying by, we are back for another episode with the crew. Make sure you check out our social media pages for Jacobs #PopMilkChallenge ... if you feel the need to try this, make sure you post it on your social media with the hash tag #PopMilkChallenge.   This week we have another set of different topics; - Have you ever refrained from something (like a bad habit), how did it make you fee...

Damn Daniel, back at it again with the white vans! IOU is back with a packed episode and a wide range of content..   - If you could know the truth about one #mystery or #secret what would it be? (we kind of sprinkle them throughout the episode) - Jacob's disgusting food combinations (he's definitely got an iron gut) - Don't Look Up - #Netflix movie, asteroid coming close to the week of January 18t...

Happy new year! We are BACK and ready with another episode for you. This one includes a special guest, Tristan Taliano, host of the Mind If I Crash Podcast joins our podcast today for a conversation. We talk about various things including;   - Tristan's journey creating content since an early age - Tristan is the Creative Director of Total Immortal (Tattoo) in Lorain, we talk to him about how that...

Hello again! This is an extension of our episode last week. We are having some general conversations..   - Elon Musk wanting to take animals and wildlife from Earth to Mars - could it work, what animals would you take to 'restart'? Jacob's new gig on Mars - Our year in review, what we all talk about what we've learned, and we're looking forward to in '22   HEALTH IS WEALTH -- Happy New Year to eve...

Happy holidays from IOU! As we move into the last part of 2021, we move onto '22, let's be grateful for what we have. Topics for this week include; Special Guest, Mrs. Cel Blair in the building!! - $4,400 dollar tip situation -- issue with the owner and server, Ryan Brandt who was fired after receiving a large tip working at a restaurant where she and another server took care of a 44 person table...

Join us for another episode of It's On Us (IOU for short). This episode features our crew (Jacob, Clifton, Osh, John and Gabe) with a special guest joining us this week, Mark Ballard II! Big thanks to him for coming on. This is a chill episode where we talk about a number of topics; - Being humble, receiving compliments, etc. - Mark's journey through life so far - leaving for college, attending an...

After our cliffhanger, find out if Jacob survived... Part 2 of RJ and Bennett's episode. The tito's beginning to take over some of us LOL.   - Would you rather be 'broke and happy' or 'rich and miserable' - The big-brother/little brother dynamics between RJ, Gabe and Bennett - Open conversations about loss, brotherhood and helping others - Is monogamy pushed in today's society? - Marriage, divorce...

Welcome back to another episode of It's On Us. This is a podcast based in Lorain Ohio, we are a group of friends (family) that are striving to bring you good, funny and thought provoking conversations every week. Thank you for your support. It was VERY humbling to see our name on your #SpotifyWrapped stories.   This week we have the crew +2 with us. Special guest RJ Presutto and IOU super fan Benn...

We're back with a full cast for another episode! Quick plug, we're having a live show on our Facebook page, November 24th 2021 at 6pm! Come relax with us for about an hour before you begin your Thanksgiving Eve festivities.   Topics for this episode include:   - How promising is it that the medical/science field are improving some of the major diseases such as breast cancer, alheimers and HIV.. (n...

If you met someone with a talent, but it wasn't traditional, for example a recent story came out about an 11 year old accessing his school's internet connection for months, would you punish the person for their talents or try to push them to use their talents for good?   IOU dissects that story and a few others on this week's episode..   - Myspace, Facebook that we've grown up with and how they sh...

Another week, another episode of IOU. We've hit a stride now, we wanted to jump around on a few different topics;   - We touch back on emotional intelligence, reading the room - Inclusion and the wave of inclusiveness happening in pop culture - Sports updates - NFL; O'dell Beckham, the Browns - NBA, culture within the league right now, early season predictions - and more!   We LOVE to hear your fe...