Eric Mersereau and Delaney Johnson

Our Not So Simple Lives

Society EN ↓ 108 episodes

We are a San Diego-based podcast focused on sharing compelling narratives. Our love for inspiring others, entertainment, and openly discussing relevant topics shines through in each of our weekly episodes. Join us on our journeys toward captivating audiences through having intriguing conversations with a SoCal twist. Follow our Instagram account to further interact with us through video content, polls, giveaways, and more at @ournotsosimplelivespod!

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Author

Eric Mersereau and Delaney Johnson

Category

Society

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Nov 4, 2026

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Episodes

Blind Ranking 2025 Musical Artists 28.08.2025

Eric and Delaney are blind ranking artists based on what they have released in 2025! They talk about recent album releases from artists like MGK, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Benson Boone, Miley Cyrus, Kesha, and more! They also talk about artists rising up the charts with their catchy singles, like Alex Warren, Doechii, Rose, HUNTR/X, and others! Follow the show on Instagram at https://www.instag...

Our Spooky Season Bucket List 25.08.2025

Eric and Delaney list some activities they want to do during the fall season in San Diego! They discuss local coffee shops, Disneyland during fall time, a memorable trip they took to Julian, Eric's Halloween party, and more! They also try and review two donuts from the limited-time Harry Potter collaboration with Krispy Kreme. Follow the show on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimpl...

Ranking The Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films Of 2025 21.08.2025

Eric and Delaney are ranking the top 10 highest-grossing films of the year thus far based on how they liked the movie, if they saw it, or their desire to watch it if they have not. They dive into different plot points they enjoyed from these movies, the characters involved in them, and more! Follow the show's Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ to see additional conten...

Summers In San Diego 18.08.2025

Eric and Delaney discuss their summer in San Diego in this episode! They talk about the SD Fair, Pride, and Comic-Con. Plus, they dive into their recent trips to Disneyland! Head over to their Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ to see additional content.

Building Our Empire w/ Zakary Scott 14.08.2025

Zakary Scott joins Eric and Delaney on this episode to announce that he has joined the team as the editor of their clips for social media! They discuss their aesthetic alterations, Zakary building his hair business from scratch, the entertainment opportunities CVEC is bringing to San Diego, social media growth, and more! Follow Zak on Instagram at @zakaryscott. Follow the podcast at @ournotsosimpl...

Persevering Through Abuse w/ Breezy Rae 11.08.2025

TRIGGER WARNING! Various forms of abuse and traumatic events are detailed in this episode, including sexual assault, alcoholism, bulimia, and domestic violence. Breezy Rae joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss how she has overcome several forms of abuse she has endured throughout her life. They talk about how Breezy overcame domestic violence situations, her earliest memories of trauma,...

The Artist Behind The Art w/ Beck Pettijohn 07.08.2025

Beck Pettijohn joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss the process of creating their cover art! They dive into their brainstorming session, where the idea for the design was born, using Pinterest for inspo, AI in the art world, Beck's goals for her career, and more! They also play a fun drawing game to close out the episode! Follow Beck's art page on Instagram at @vivaladivadesigns...

Ranking Iconic Movie Franchises 04.08.2025

Eric and Laney dive back into discussing entertainment in this episode by ranking iconic movie franchises. Their picks may be unpopular to some, so play along and let them know where you would rank each franchise. Follow the show on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ to stay up to speed on what they are doing next!

Transitioning To Our 30s w/ Giovanna Maniscalco 28.07.2025

Giovanna Maniscalco joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss how she's evolved throughout her 20s! They dive into the challenges Giovanna has faced in her 20s, her many moves around the country, her goals for her 30s, how they are choosing to view 30, as they progress toward it, and more! Follow Giovanna on Instagram at @giovanna27! Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for...

Revolution To Evolution w/ Lisa Mersereau 21.07.2025

Lisa Mersereau joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss the all-women's WWE PLE, Evolution. They dive into their favorite outfits, the best matches, Nikki Bella's performance, Naomi shockingly cashing in her Money In The Bank briefcase during the main event, and more! Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for visual content! https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivesp...

Reimagining Hollywood In San Diego w/ Aaron Roberts 14.07.2025

Aaron Roberts joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss the details of the Chula Vista Entertainment Complex, why he decided to pursue entertainment, his goals for the future, what the film industry lacks today, and more! Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for more content! Follow Aaron on Instagram at @alwaysarob, and the Chula Vista Entertainment Complex at @chulavistaec. Be...

Bringing Ballroom To San Diego w/ Derrick Van 10.07.2025

Derrick Van joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss how he's evolved since his early 20s, his dance career, growing up in Utah, moving to San Diego, and more! Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for additional content! Follow Derrick on Instagram at @dancingwithderrick! https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ https://www.instagram.com/dancingwithderrick/

Overcoming Adversity w/ Zakary Scott 07.07.2025

Zakary Scott joins Eric and Laney on this episode to discuss how he's evolved since his early 20s, the beginning of his career as a hair stylist, getting married young, his goals for the future, and more! Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for some visual content! Follow Zakary on Instagram and TikTok at @zakaryscott! https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/⁠ https://ww...

Ranking Our Cover Pictures 03.07.2025

Eric and Laney take a trip down memory lane and rank their past cover art pictures. Some turned out amazing and others...... It is all a part of the journey, though! The good, bad, and the cringe. Never be afraid of starting something because of self-doubt or fear of looking dumb. Follow us on Instagram at @ournotsosimplelivespod for additional content!

Doing Things Solo 30.06.2025

This week, Eric and Laney discuss venturing outside their comfort zones and experiencing moments by themselves. They particularly focus on Eric's first solo trip to Las Vegas for WrestleMania a few months ago, highlighting how he overcame his anxiety about going alone. He also shares how he felt meeting two of his childhood heroes, Nikki Bella and Alicia Fox, during his trip. Follow us on Inst...

Becoming A Graduate 26.06.2025

This episode focuses on Eric's struggles with school throughout the course of his 20s, which he discussed during his "getting to know me" episode of "Our Not So Simple Life" podcast in 2020. He dives into his roller coaster of a journey to finally receiving his Bachelor's degree in Strategic Communication and talks about how his determination kept him from not giving up...

Navigating Breakups 23.06.2025

In this week's two-part series, Eric and Delaney look back at what they discussed during their "getting to know me" episodes of "Our Not So Simple Life" podcast in 2020 and how they evolved from conquering those obstacles. In this episode, they focus on Delaney's, which was centered around breakups. The hosts talk about the strategies they used to overcome the many diff...

Communication & Setting Boundaries 19.06.2025

In this episode, Eric and Delaney discuss the importance of Pride month and some controversial things that have happened with a few celebrities in the LGBTQ+ community this month. They also dive into how Delaney has evolved since they began "Our Not So Simple Life" podcast in 2020. Follow their Instagram HERE----> https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ and comment what you...

This Comeback Hits Different 16.06.2025

THEY ARE SO BACK! With a new look, intentions, a revived name, high-quality equipment, and goals, Eric and Delaney are ready to take over the podcasting world. In this episode, they discuss their rebrand and what Eric has learned since the beginning of "Our Not So Simple Life" podcast in 2020. Follow the show on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/ournotsosimplelivespod/ and give us you...

Women's Elimination Chamber Review + WrestleMania Predictions 07.03.2025

We are diving into our thoughts regarding the women's matches at Elimination Chamber, discussing Jade's attack, Liv's performance, Bianca's win, the tag match, and where we see future storylines going. We also threw out some predictions about which women's matches we think will be on WrestleMania this year. Follow us on Instagram @thereelreveal1

2025 Women's Royal Rumble Recap w/ Lisa 10.02.2025

Eric's mom, Lisa, joined the show this week to review the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble match. We discussed our thoughts about Charlotte Flair winning, who we were the most impressed with, the best gears of the night, future storylines, and more! Follow us on Instagram at @thereelreveal1!

Conquering Your Goals w/ Zakary Scott 17.01.2025

Zakary Scott joined the show this week to discuss his and Eric's journey in Southern California. We dove into our failures, TV show concepts we pitched to producers, starting a podcast during the pandemic, our persistence in going after what we want, and more! Follow Zak on Instagram at @zakaryscott and follow us at @thereelreveal1.

2025 Women's Royal Rumble Predictions w/ Ella Jay 10.01.2025

Ella Jay joined us this week to discuss our predictions for the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble. We touched on potential surprise entrants, the superstars we want to appear in the match from the main roster, our predicted winner, and more! Follow Ella on Instagram at @itsellajay and follow us at @thereelreveal1.

2024 Movie of the Year 27.12.2024

We are breaking down the results of our most recent Face Off tournament for 2024 Movie of the Year. Discussing Wicked coming out on top, Moana 2's end-of-the-year release, the impact of Inside Out 2, Kung Fu Panda's shocking presence in the semifinals, Deadpool + Wolverine's marketing strategy, and how Twisters compared to the original. Follow us on Instagram at @thereelreveal1 for more content.

2024 WWE Women's Division 20.12.2024

We are breaking down Eric's Top 50 WWE Women Superstars of 2024 list on our Instagram, discussing key events that happened throughout the year. We are talking about Liv Morgan's rise to the top, Rhea Ripley's dominant booking, main players of the women's division being inactive this year, Jade Cargill's debut and potential attacker, Bianca Belair's year in a tag team, Nia Jax's redemption year, Na...

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