The Derek and Mike Podcast

Derek and Mike discuss dumping facebook, how to avoid data collection, not needing to be friends forever, how Derek believes in astronomical stuff, birthdays, why gmail is free, requiring a sales pitch for buying a candy bar and where is the best place to be homeless.

Derek and Mike discuss the trap of asking people how they're doing, Mike's nanny problems, Grimace, CnC (our Cheers), fake IDs, choosing a style and being tribal, eavesdropping, good Ramen and how much Tennesseans love Arbys.

Derek and Mike discuss email signatures and their hidden meaning, "reply all" mishaps, what motivates you at work and office politics.

Derek and Mike discuss not sleeping when you have babies, the "cry out" method, Derek's backyard BBQ, how to address uncomfortable topics with the nanny, not speaking in the 3rd person, why no one wants to work any more, COVID kicker/stimulus, inflation, how major news networks work, censorship, freedom of speach, and how to act when you meet famous people.

Derek and Mike discuss BBQ, how onions are bad, how Derek put way too much onions in a guy's burrito when he asked for extra onions, having cartoons drawn of ourselves, how to mess with telemarketers, having a boss ride along with you at work, the discomfort of having to hold others accountable for mistakes and how to pick a good karaoke song.

Derek and Mike discuss gardening, the joy of creating food from the dirt and bringing in to the house and presenting it to your family, history, how humans have a need to control their surroundings, Mike's ancestoral ties to the MacArthur family, how Derek's Grandpa got drafted into the major leagues...then drafted into WWII, what made "The Greatest Generation" so great and racism.

Derek and Mike discuss changing the show name due to domain name simplicity, radio & TV commercials with unusable web addresses, going to the beach with kids, impossible origami shelters, homeownership, baldness benefits & burdens, the right hot sauce for all occassions, Mike's sushi snobbery, poop triggers, Mike's excessive banana buying (again), food strategies, getting rid of stuff and Mike's b...

Derek and Mike discuss the importance and pointlessness of small talk, forgetting the names of people we just met, tips for remembering stuff, Derek's enormous unforgivable lie, avoidance behavior, making friends when you move a lot, the joy of watching your kids be joyful, transitioning from party guy to parent, banana epiphanies, reflections on zen budhism and the politics of monk chores.

Derek and Mike discuss riding the improv high, the positives of a pandemic, how Derek started the toilet paper buy-out, controlling information, the modern media free-for-all, censorship, numismatics, picture-perfect pictures, pluto being demoted and how it probably got more play then Uranus.

Derek and Mike discuss nerd problems, onomatopoeia, how we should introduce ourselves...finally, dieting, how creepy movie lines get approved in writers meetings, Hollywood conspiracies, abusing power, 'winning' conversations, whether or not we have free will, the awkwardness of meeting famous people and how Derek was addicted to meat.

Welcome aboard! This first episode is our maiden voyage into the vast ocean of podcastia. Come along for the ride as we figure how to use our equipment, decide on a name for the show (which won't last long) and set the stage for lots of fun to come.  Bon Voyage!