Mediocre from Minnesota

Sam Boston - A British-born physics student attending the University of Minnesota Duluth provides insights into the cultural, political, and lifestyle differences between England and the United States.

Vince and Amanda Maertz - The conversation continues with Vince and Amanda, focusing on their backgrounds in the service industry and the challenges of owning their own restaurant, Flank Steakhouse in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Flank Steakhouse - simple. elevated. extraordinary food. Flank Steakhouse | Hutchinson MN | Facebook

Vince and Amanda Maertz - Married restaurant owners explain how their relationship developed and Amanda opens up about her emotionally intense and heartbreaking past.

Kelly Roberts - A funeral director, who works in the town she was raised, reveals why she became a mortician and discusses the challenges and rewards of her profession.

Oliver Reitan - A high school German teacher turned Olive Garden Manager walks us through his career transitions and tells tales of disc golfing, exploring the boundary waters, and being shot in the leg.

Darrin Exsted - The guys continue their conversation with Darrin Exsted, including his experiences with psychedelic mushrooms and an Ayahuasca ceremony in Costa Rica. Triples to twenty also makes its glorious return to the show (back by popular demand). https://www.instagram.com/de.curious/

Darrin Exsted - An aspiring holistic coach discusses his journey from growing up on a Minnesota dairy farm to making a permanent move to Costa Rica. Along the way, he had adventures joining, and ultimately departing, the corporate world in Oregon, and living in a bus in Colorado. https://www.instagram.com/de.curious/

Ziggy Kortuem - A self-defined homesteader discusses the opportunities and obstacles of raising livestock, the importance of caring for animals, and his successful podcast "Poultry Homestead". Poultry homestead | Podcast on Spotify

Derrick Reger - A well-traveled air traffic controller opens up about being raised by a single mother, shares his favorite destinations, and illustrates how he wrangles those big metal objects in the sky. 

Vincent Maertz - Chef, author, restaurant owner, and recovering addict shares his intense, funny, and remarkable story. www.flanksteakhouse.com www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Journey-Addiction-Redemption/dp/1790197198/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675303704&sr=8-1

Jon and Sam take a deep dive into Chucky, womb-fighting tiger sharks, and fire roasted pizza.  Jon completely bombs Sam's newly created game, Triples to Twenty.