Rob Morgan Is A Curious Person

I'm a pro touring/session musician, I should freakin know all about vinyl records right? Well, I don't... and I've always been too embarrassed to learn. All of that changes starting now!     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

http://therobmorgan.com/mentaloxygen     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

Brewery Nønic: www.brewerynonic.com   WHALE HOUSE (song: Doll) https://www.whalehousemusic.com/     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

 I just woke up in an old one room school house. There’s a stack of vinyl and a record player… What the hell does curiosity have to do with any of this? 

Question 69 // What’s the ‘Halo Effect'? (feat. Tim Gugudan)   Tim Gugudan is one of my closest friends who happens to be an amazing electric guitarist and currently roasting coffee for Caribou Coffee Company.    We’ve logged countless miles touring together over the years and have enjoyed intentional conversations over coffee all over the world (...sometime I’ll have to tell you about the time he...

I just got out of an interaction that left me seeing red and I thought of a question... What would it look like if I approached what I’m feeling right now with curiosity?     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

Are there moments built into your days or weeks that you intentionally can’t be contacted? In a world were ‘busy’ is the most common response to the question, “How are you doing?” it’s more important than ever to unplug and center ourselves. Because, at the end of the day, truly living a Curious life means taking time to listen to, and be intentional about, your own mental oxygen.     podcast hotl...

I meet up with Krisanthy at the Minneapolis Greek Festival for a conversation that goes deeper FASTER than other conversation I’ve ever had! “Nice to meet you, tell me about changing your name when you got married.”   https://mplsgreekfest.org/     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

Is being a film projectionist a dangerous job? Why is the projection room fireproof with a safety room inside? How many times does a projectionist need to switch reels during a movie? Are there any movies that NEED to be seen in a theater with a 35mm projection? Thank you to Earl Luckes and The Parkway Theater in South Minneapolis for opening your MASSIVELY HEAVY projection room doors to us to ans...

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Sarah and I ran into two of our friends, Laura Lou and Seth Linard (of Fretless marketing) at Northbound Smokehouse while grabbing beers this evening. I stopped by for a Belgium ale, but ended up getting a conversation that helped me to think… this Daily Guinness thing just might be something I could keep doing this time around.   Laura Lou's Instagram: @Lauraloumusic   Seth's Instagram: @sethlien...

Ok, let's try this again...     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330      website | map | itunes | instagram | intro song | YouTube

David Jackson is a professional photographer who’s shot portraits of Butch Vig, Lemmy Kilmister, Garbage, Tommy Stinson, Chase Bryant, Machine Gun Kelly, and Garry Clark Jr… and Rob Morgan ;) just to name a few.   Right before I turned off the microphones after last week’s episode (Q68) he sat down for a couple minutes to talk about his role in the pop-up-shop  that I stumbled on and ended up givi...

Scott Watzlawick is the owner of an oddities shop in Appleton, Wisconsin called “Forty Three Skulls”. I was in town for a music festival called ‘Mile Of Music’ and was walking around town with Nate Babbs and André Rodriguez (close friends who happen to be curious people and past guests) when we stumbled on FTS’ pop-up-shop. One convo with Scott’s daughter, Kayla, and I knew this wasn’t your ordina...

Jared & Valerie Luhman were both raised on farms in Minnesota and loved that upbringing. Now married, they live on the family farm, Dry Creek Red Angus, where Jared farms with his dad producing organic crops, and raising beef cattle. "Our goal is to farm in a way that leaves the land in better condition than how we received it, to produce high quality and healthy products, and to generate enough i...

Started recording some thoughts while drinking coffee in our backyard in case you find yourself getting hung up on seeking other’s approval of your work… or even more dangerous and even less talked about… getting hung up on your own judgement of it… https://www.amazon.com/Feck-Perfuction-Dangerous-Ideas-Business/dp/1452166366/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2DT9STF61BBP7&keywords=feck+perfuction&qid=1564242732&s=...

Have you ever heard someone use a word or phrase that you didn’t know the meaning of but you were too embarrassed to ask what it meant? Me too. But here’s the thing, living a CURIOUS life means not letting our ego get in the way of the opportunity to learn something new. I was hanging out today with my friends Jeffry Willis and Rob Czech when it happened again… this time I’m grabbing a microphone...

Last week, I posted on social media that Sarah found round-trip flights to Switzerland for $1 ($280 after taxes and fees) and booked us a surprise trip. Almost immediately, my inbox got flooded with questions about how she finds deals like this... so much so, that I decided to sit down to interview Sarah and dive into her process so YOU can head out on a Curious Endeavor.     podcast hotline: (612...

John Fields is a record producer and musician best known for his work with artists including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, Andrew W.K. and Demi Lovato. Personally, I know him as one of the most requested guests by our mutual music friends and for his badass bass prowess.    How is producing artists like buying a lottery ticket? Why is speed so important when...

Jonathan Palmer is the president of one of the midwest’s largest sci-fi/fantasy conventions, CONvergence. I’ve never been to a sci-fi/fantasy convention before and when a friend told me it was taking place while I was in town, I knew I had to check it out!   I reached out to Jonathan to sit down and learn more about the convention, but what ended up taking place was a conversation that taught me a...

John Mark Nelson is a songwriter & producer living and working in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Well… For now.    Why’s John moving to LA? Why does he think artists should recognize that you can control outlook, but not outcome? How does John define curiosity?    Join me as I sit down with John, over beers, to record our first actual conversation to answer these questions and more.   Recording Location:...

Jourdan Myers, Brian Lenz, Nate Babbs join me over a pint of proper to talk about our different thoughts on the last season of Game of Thrones. (I mean… Jourdan may or may have not even watched it…) As usual, the conversation ends up going far beyond expected.   Recording Location: Merlin's Rest, Minneapolis MN   ------------------------------   GUEST LINKS: Jour Music:  https://jourmusic.xyz/ Okl...

Whether you consider yourself a bourbon consumer or maybe you’ve always been curious about diving into the world of whiskey but find yourself unsure how to approach a dram in a way that allows you to appreciate it to the fullest. Join me as I sit down with master taster John French at Bulleit Whiskey in Louisville Kentucky as you learn how to take your whiskey tasting experience to the next level....

If you’re looking to travel curiously, it’s a balancing act that takes intentionality. I’m in Bourbon County, Kentucky and want to share with you a travel dogma of mine I’ve never talked about before that could change the future of how you travel.   Massive thank you to Lux Row Distillery for their hospitality. Visit them online at: www.luxrowdistillers.com     podcast hotline: (612) 584-9330     ...

I’ve had this flight to Nashville booked for the past two months. It leaves in five hours… and I’m not sure I’m gonna get on it.   All of a sudden, I realize what’s holding me back isn’t rational decision making just because I don’t know where I’m going to sleep the next few nights, it’s actually my insecurity about the uncertainty of life and desperate subconscious attempts to force things to wor...