If You're Like Me

Welcome to the first episode of the If You're Like Me podcast for 2022. In today's episode, we discuss some of our personal highlights from 2021, look ahead to 2022, and talk about snobbery and how pervasive it is in all areas of life, including technology, coffee, and even grocery store deli meat. Joel also shares his observations from his TikTok experiment--can a non pretty person succeed? Show notes: 1:36 Joel's white truck 5:40 Jeff's new guitar 6:40 Jeff's musical inspirations 11:00 TikTok: the good and the bad 21:05 Snobbery and why it is bad 22:10 Coffee snobs 23:30 Snobs at the supermarket 24:30 How to train yourself to drink black coffee 28:30 How to train your palate to tolerate food that you don't like 29:05 Squash and basil ice cubes 31:30 How to identify pilots and IT engineers 34:54 Why do hard-core IT engineers use Android? 37:50 Phone snobs 38:45 Why Jeff despises group messaging 40:00 Nostradamus predictions for 2022 41:55 Edward Teller and EO Lawrence and the Manhatten Project, lighting the atmosphere on fire 45:11 Adult birthdays, and why they are awkward 47:20 Why Joel will never throw his wife a surprise party again   Happy 2022 to all of our listeners/viewers. Subscribe to the If You're like Me podcast in your favorite audio podcast app: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09gajvF... If You're Like Me website: https://ifyourelike.me

Much has changed in the past six months, and Rome Maynard and Joel Lindstrom are here to talk about it. Joel's fear of eyeballs Why Joel's sister is now known as Evie from Finland Joel gets elected to public office Beekeeping Rome gets ejected from the office Teen drivers

Join us for our podcast Christmas episode (and our first video episode), drink coffee, watch Mannix with us, and observe the annual miracle of the cream cheese. 1:30 The Grinch 3:00 Santa Conquers the Martians 4:02 Mannix: Death is a minor key 5:57 Anthony Zerbe 6:15 Spider-Man: No way home 15:49 Pranking your kids 21:28 The great cream cheese shortage 22:58 Garth Brooks Silent Night and the miracle of the cream cheese 27:08 Expiration dates 32:00 The mystery of the broken figurine 37:14 Notable deaths 39:53 Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Special 42:00 Little House on the Prairie: the Blizzard 44:37 White Christmas observations Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of our listeners/viewers.   Hit the subscribe button or subscribe to the If You're like Me podcast in your favorite audio podcast app: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/09gajvF... If You're Like Me website: https://ifyourelike.me

Topics discussed in today's episode: Rocketman parenting advice The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald "Hits different" Halloween hijinx The Invisible Man Ohio's curious new license plate

Printers: they look harmless but within them lies misery, pain, suffering, and loss of money. On today's episode, we discuss why printers are evil. Other topics discussed this week: The top Bob's of all time Rome's "adopted family" Rome rants about Marvel's reboot of Squadron Supreme Loki gator Geronimo goes to puppy school Remembering Richard Donner Rome misses his Mountain Dew pager

Welcome to If You're Like Me for July 17, 2021. In today's episode: Golden retrievers Rome gets a percolator John Green's The Anthropocene Reviewed Remembering Phil Collins Cannon: the killer on the hill Happy birthday Heath Florkey Thanks for listening!

We are back from a ten-month hiatus. Over the past year, there has been much change in our lives. One of the big changes is that we are now neighbors in beautiful Blue Ridge South Carolina. Topics discussed in today's episode; Working from home (still) Joel's new house The workshop Puppy update Going to the dump Rome's trip to the Superman Museum If Superman was from Paducah Kentucky Klaatu Magenta does not exist  Thank you for listening!

This week on "If You're Like Me" Joel talks about his approach to eating apples, and why there really is no apple core. Other topics: being on call late at night, The Price is Right, getting people to pay to make their own food, wearing masks, and the Ninja "Rich Brew" mix.  

Welcome to another episode of If You're Like Me. On this thrill packed episode, Rome announces his new award for general awesomeness (or at least many years of participation). Also, Joel has discovered a great way to make lawncare more fun: using fire. Other topics in this week's episode: When they make a movie about Covid pandemic Missed business opportunities and technologies that they should bring back Mannix marathon Fun with webcams on work meetings Salute to Mr. Coffee and interesting facts about what drip coffee makers have to do with geysers Jungle Jim's International Market in Cincinnati OH, and their amazing restrooms Santo Stay safe during your social distancing, and thank you for listening.

"An internal monologue, also called self-talk, inner speech, inner discourse or internal discourse, is a person's inner voice which provides a running verbal monologue of thoughts while they are conscious." Do you have an internal monologue? Rome Maynard does, and the voice in his head makes sarcastic comments that he sometimes cannot repeat. Joel doesn't think he has an internal monologue, at least not every day. We also discuss typewriter, assembling furniture from boxes, and dressing for success when working from home.

We are social distancing at If You're Like Me, but that's ok, we've been socially distancing and not watching sports for years. On today's episode we talk about how life has changed under covid-19, working from home, and the death of Kenny Rogers. We also watch the 1971 classic The Andromeda Strain, directed by Robert Wise. You can watch it with us--just pause the podcast and restart it after the movie is done. We hope everybody stays safe in these unusual times. Thanks for listening.

Today Rome is excited because it is Smallcreep's Day, a holiday that, as far as our researchers could determine, is only celebrated at Rome's house. Listen to find out more about what Smallcreep's Day is, and why you should join the celebration. Other topics: Goodbye hello, hello ahoy Leap year Why every four years is not leap year Ken's dealer Text etiquette Phil Collins update Kirk Douglas The War Wagon

It's 2020 and season 2 of If You're Like Me! as we get ready to start our sixth year of podcasting, we catch up on what has been happening since last season: Joel's new name Rome goes to the ballet Ken Jennings wins the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time tournament New coffee making system Short haircuts Mute yourself during conference calls

Filling in for Rome Maynard this week are Shawn Tabor and Jim Lomas, and this week we are all about Disney+. If you aren't watching the Mandalorian, you should be, and we talk about some of the other great discoveries we have made of the content on Disney+. Other topics discussed in this episode: Suspension of disbelief when watching biopics Whimsy, and why Joel is lacking it Christmas movies, and Shawn's rules for when you can view them Is Iron Man 3 a Christmas movie? What is on our Spotify top songs of 2019 playlists

This is a very special episode of if You're Like Me, as it is Rome's 50th birthday and Halloween. We have all of our favorites, including circus peanuts, candy corn, and internationally renowned safety expert Scott Barr. Topics in this episode: Safety Quality Halloween costumes Enneagram Personal Kanban Toy robots Green tea Coffee What happens if you don't eat your Halloween candy in a timely manner

It's our 100th episode. Time to celebrate with some deluxe circus peanuts. Topics in this episode: What's changed in five years This Michigan/Ohio war of 1835 Rome's trip to Ohucky Instant coffee Raccoons Educational planetarium displays Thank you for listening--enjoy the next 100 episodes.

In today's episode, Rome Maynard and Joel Lindstrom seek deeper meaning in inspiring others, songs about African precipitation, and look for subliminal messages in Slim Whitman music. Topics in today's episode: Inspirational pep talks Bad career advice You can be whatever you want* Karaoke night Africa by Toto Pooch selfie Celebrity death Blade Runner Bruce Lee Harry O David Janssen Murderous blimps Iconic theme songs Llac Evol Naidni

In this episode: Iced coffee dogs birds new levels of friendship Christmas in June Godzilla King of the Monsters

In today's episode, Rome and Joel bemoan how we are surrounded by endless storage units and strip malls.  Other exciting topics discussed in today's episode: Coffee update Joel gives Rome a new record Name popularity Notable deaths Grumpy cat Airplane etiquette Joel ends his boycott of Funko

This week's episode is a musical roadtrip: Rome goes to a John Denver impersonator concert Joel goes to see the Rocky statue Falsetto singers Death of Peter Mayhew