Drink O'Clock

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Jun 2026

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Podcast interviewing anyone, and everything, that we find interesting. Drinks may be involved and some shenanigans may be had.

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June 11, 2026Episode 781 hr 0 min

What Nobody Tells You About Surviving a Tornado

At 1:00 AM, five jet engines worth of wind tore the roof and walls off his house with his whole family inside. Jon Edlin survived an EF3 tornado in Nashville, jumping on top of his seven-year-old daughter as the windows exploded one after another. Everybody made it out alive. Then the real work started.In this one, Jon tells me what those ten seconds actually felt like, the year of 1 AM panic attacks and EMDR therapy that followed, and how he rebuilt through his PSI Method: Power, Smart, Important. We get into survivor's guilt, why men need to talk it out, the barber who saved him, and how a tornado go bag turned the worst night of his life into a mission.Real story, real heart, and a plan that might save your life.Get Jon's book, The PSI Method, on Amazon. Website: https://www.jonedlin.com Tornado Go Bag: https://www.tornadosmart.comWant to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

May 28, 2026Episode 771 hr 2 min

The Metal Rhinoceros in Space: Aaron Ryan on a Life of Storytelling

What does it take to write fifty books and bring them to life in your own voice? This week the conversation runs from a second-grade writing assignment that lit the spark, to the business mindset that turns a hobby into a career, to a candid look at where AI is dragging the voiceover world.We get deep into the creative process, the difference between a pantser and a planner, narrating your own audiobooks, and why consent is becoming the biggest fight in entertainment. Along the way there are detours into Aliens, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and Stephen King that any genre fan will love.A wide-ranging, funny, and honest talk about creativity, craft, and protecting what makes art human.Aaron Ryan's Website: authoraaronryan.comWant to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclock.Know someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

May 21, 2026Episode 7659 min

What Does Freedom Taste Like?

What if the conversation you weren't supposed to have was the only one worth having?David Deighton, artist and founder of Triptych Dialogue, walks into national parks and asks strangers three political questions. Sometimes they cry. Sometimes they say the worst things he's ever heard.He listens, then asks for one word that ties it all together, and takes that word to someone else: what does freedom taste like? What does corruption taste like?We get into the 14th-century triptych at the V&A that started it all, a plexiglass box at the Grand Canyon that quietly exposes people's echo chambers, French snail-catching, South Street cheesesteaks, and a 40-minute friendship with a DMV guy named Fred.David's coming to Philly this fall to install free speech pieces around the Liberty Bell, and we're plotting a Dalessandro's run.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

May 14, 2026Episode 751 hr 23 min

Death Is Just One Dimension Over

What if every great idea you've ever had was whispered to you from somewhere just outside our dimension?This week's guest is a systems engineer with more than 20 patents, a medical device designer behind dozens of commercialized products, and the man who built an IV fluid factory in 18 months, finishing one month before Hurricane Helene knocked out 60% of the U.S. supply. He's also a near-death experience survivor who spent 20 years silently trying to understand what happened to him.We get into the jog that ended with him dead on arrival, the cold ice protocol that brought him back, and the funeral plot his family had already purchased. From there the conversation goes places: consciousness as something separate from the brain, interdimensional beings and the orbs in the sky, the Catholic Mass as a time-collapse event, the three wise men possibly following a UFO, and the ancient pyramids as 19 hertz resonance chambers.We also dig into his debut novel The Weight of a Dog, why a bulldog ended up on the cover, and the hidden gold key on his website that unlocks the science behind the story.Alex Lucio's Website: alexlucio.meWant to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclock.Know someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

May 7, 2026Episode 741 hr 8 min

A Brewmaster, His Son, and an Energy Drink That Actually Makes Sense

A guy walks into a hospital gift shop at 2 a.m. while his wife is in labor, reaches for an energy drink, and realizes every option on the shelf was made for a teenager. That moment sparked Mocean Energy.This week I sit down with Tony Vieira, a brewmaster who spent 36 years at Anheuser-Busch, Coors, and Mark Anthony Brewing, where he helped develop White Claw. Tony breaks down the science of hangovers, what it was like building million-square-foot breweries during COVID to meet White Claw demand, and why he and his son Christian walked away from corporate life to build a clean energy drink rooted in Eastern medicine and his Filipino mother's home remedies.Find Mocean Energy at drinkmocean.energy or on Amazon.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

April 30, 2026Episode 731 hr 10 min

Love More, Fear Less: How a Pair of Pink Socks Sparked a Global Movement

What if one spontaneous act of kindness at a hotel pool could spark a global movement? That's exactly what happened to Nicholas Adkins, founder of Pink Socks Life Inc. and author of Pink Socks: How a Pair of Socks Became a Symbol of Love and Connection.Nick went from suit-and-tie healthcare CEO to Portland hippie after one week at Burning Man, and that pivot led him to a simple but powerful truth: real human connection is the antidote to the fear-drenched, algorithm-driven world we're all swimming in. Over 300,000 pairs of pink socks later, he's still proving it every day.Find Nick at pinksocks.life and on Instagram at @pinksocks.life. The book is on Amazon, with all proceeds benefiting the Pink Socks Life nonprofit.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

April 23, 2026Episode 721 hr 4 min

Leave Your Backpack at the Fence

What if the secret to building a state championship team wasn't drills or plays, but teaching kids to drop their mental garbage at the fence before practice? This week I sit down with Janet Dickey, head field hockey coach at Westbrook High in Connecticut, certified mindset coach, and founder of Victory Mindsets. Janet is entering her 36th season coaching the same small-town program she played for as a kid, and she's built one of the smallest schools in the state into a conference champion.We get into the "blade 54 generation" of kids who want to be told exactly where to run, how a 2016 state title pushed her toward mindset coaching, and why she's stayed at the same school for three and a half decades while everyone else was leveling up and moving on. Plus, sibling rivalry as rocket fuel, raising problem solvers instead of rule followers, and why "I loved watching you play today" might be the most important thing a parent can say on the car ride home.Find Janet at victorymindsets.com or on Instagram and LinkedIn.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

April 10, 2026Episode 711 hr 1 min

The Invisible Rules of Culture You're Probably Breaking

At 22 years old, Renae Ninneman flew halfway around the world to teach English in South Korea. It was 2004, cell phones weren't really a thing yet, and she couldn't even confirm with her parents that she'd landed safely until days later. That leap kicked off a lifelong obsession with decoding cultural differences, and today she's the founder of Beyond Tourism, a community radio DJ on KZUM 89.3 FM, and a doctoral student studying how we connect across cultures.We dig into the reverse culture shock she felt coming home, how concepts like power distance and direct versus indirect communication completely reframed her experience, and why she believes cultural intelligence is a skill anyone can build. Renae breaks down why Americans can come across as "aggressively friendly" to people from other cultures, why you don't look your boss in the eye in South Korea, and how self-reflection is the piece most people skip when trying to connect across differences. Plus, we get into Korean food, sushi conveyor belts, and how music transcends language.Check out Renae's work at goingbeyondtourism.com, and catch The Language of Music Sunday afternoons on KZUM 89.3 FM.Want to be a guest on Drink O'Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

March 26, 2026Episode 7058 min

The Renovation Prenup Every Homeowner Needs

You found a contractor with great reviews, everyone's on their best behavior, and you're about to hand over your life savings to someone you met two weeks ago. What could go wrong?In this episode, I sit down with Garrett Hardy, author of Through Reno Mess: Contractor Proof Your Home and Budget. Garrett has spent decades on high-end residential projects, appeared on HGTV Canada's Kitchen Equipped, and has seen every way a renovation can go sideways. We talk about why hiring a contractor is basically speed dating with your money on the line, the "renovation prenup" that could save you from losing leverage mid-project, and how to vet a contractor before you ever sign a contract.Whether you're planning a kitchen remodel or just getting a fence put up, this one's packed with stuff you won't learn on HGTV.Reno Mess Tribe: RenoMessTribe.comBook on Amazon: https://a.co/d/02IufcjwFree mini class: https://maven.com/p/4fc402/living-through-reno-messUse code "medici" for 25% off the live weekend course (save $250): https://maven.com/reno-mess/contractor-proofWant to be a guest on Drink O’Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

March 12, 2026Episode 691 hr 3 min

Garbage In, Garbage Out: AI, Cloud, and Self-Advocacy with an AWS Leader

What does it actually take to explain AI and cloud strategy to a room full of executives who've been doing things the same way for 30 years? In this episode, I sit down with Shweta Keshavanarayana, a Customer Solutions Manager at Amazon Web Services, to talk about everything from growing up in Bangalore to architecting the 2012 London Olympics streaming platform at just 22 years old.Shweta breaks down generative AI and cloud adoption in a way that anyone can understand (her go-to test: can you explain it to an 8-year-old?). We get into what businesses actually get wrong when moving to the cloud, why the phrase "garbage in, garbage out" should be everyone's AI mantra, and how better prompting can completely change what you get back from tools like ChatGPT and Claude.We also have a real conversation about what it's like being the only woman in the room in big tech, why self-advocacy is a skill you have to build like a muscle, and how her "I Am Remarkable" workshops have helped hundreds of people find the confidence to speak up for themselves.Shweta Keshavanarayana LinkedIn.Want to be a guest on Drink O’Clock? Send us a message on PodMatch here: podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/drinkoclockKnow someone who'd be great to interview? Txt us!Support the show

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