Season 1
The Kickback Cast
Need a low-pressure hangout after a long week? Pull up a chair with the neighbors for a sleepy, unfiltered catch-up about burnout, social batteries, weird food, wild animals, bad TV choices, and the strange comfort of doing absolutely nothing on purpose. Rooster and I keep things loose as we talk about working through pain, finding mental relief in everyday routines, and learning when to slow down. We unpack the difference between being introverted, extroverted, and somewhere in between, including why someone can be highly social at work and completely drained the moment the shift ends. You'll hear about: The quiet strength of pushing through a rough week while still making time to decompress, Why empathy can grow out of years of self-judgment, The art of surviving customer service by roasting people silently, Ambiverts, social batteries, and the need to protect your peace, Why modern fruit, candy, and mystery food flavors seem suspiciously soapy, Resident Evil, South Park, Squidbillies, and the awkwardness of replacing beloved voice actors, Turkey vultures, giant spider webs, wasps hunting cicadas, and the surprisingly terrifying logic of nature, Dogs, cats, fish, self-reproducing snails, and why animals seem better at living in harmony than humans, The chaotic comedy of international gaming servers and toxic online chat Rooster brings a thoughtful, empathetic perspective on exhaustion, quiet time, pain, and the ways people adapt socially. I try to bring the sharp jokes, strange historical facts, pop-culture takes, animal encounters, and plenty of reasons to question humanity's claim to sophistication. There is no grand agenda here, and that's exactly the point. This is a relaxed conversation for anyone whose social battery is flashing red, whose brain needs a break from the news cycle, or who simply enjoys listening to two friends talk nonsense until the world feels a little less heavy. Put this one on during a drive, while doing chores, or when you need a conversational nap with occasional bursts of chaos. Thanks for kicking it with the neighbors.
A Neighborly Catch-Up on Kindness, Life, and Everything In Between In this episode, Reed and I look back on the last ten episodes and all the ground we’ve covered—from psychological thrillers and honest conversations with guests to trying to break out of the nine-to-five rut. Then we settle into a relaxed catch-up that wanders through THC drink loopholes, strong opinions about cheese, hair care, spoiled pets, and the everyday frustrations of work and life.Underneath the jokes, we get into something that matters to me: choosing who you become, taking better care of yourself, and remembering that you never know what someone else is going through. We talk about why kindness and courtesy matter, why money and status don’t define a person’s worth, and how hard it can be to stay patient when people take their bad days out on others. So pull up a chair and kick back with us. This one’s a little bit of everything, with a reminder I try to live by: treat people with empathy—you don’t know their whole story