1:30 - Don’t shake my hand

4:54 - 10,000 Friends

9:02 - High-heeled sneakers

12:55 - Fair Food

23:24 - Water Cooler Quiz

28:54 - Random Question

31:47 - Quote of the podcast

Summary

In this conversation, Jason and Mindy discuss various topics including a man's mission to make friends with 10,000 people, high-heeled sneakers, and unique fair foods. They also play a water cooler quiz and share their favorite candies.

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GOAL: MEET 10,000 PEOPLE, ONE AT A TIME, FOR AN HOUR AT A TIME _ Every day, Rob Lawless introduces himself to a stranger. Some days, he sits down with two new people. Some days he meets with four. The 33-year-old Lawless, a self-described extrovert, is on a mission to make friends — lots of them. In November 2015, Lawless launched Robs10kFriends, an initiative to meet 10,000 different people for an hour each. So far, he’s connected with nearly 6446 strangers, which he tracks on his instagram. A Penn State grad, Lawless landed his first job at Deloitte Consulting, which he then left to take a sales position at a tech company. It was there, after countless cold calls and lots of rejections, that Lawless formed the idea for his project. He wanted to simply meet people and hang out one-on-one, disconnected from technology and with no set agenda in mind.

⇒ The founder of Spanx, Sara Blakely, thinks she has the next essential accessory for the busy modern woman: High-heeled sneakers. Last week, she posted an Instagram message, teasing a “luxury hybrid stiletto” and “hy-heel sneaker.” She added that the launch is slated for tomorrow. But “Inc.” magazine found that the new website (Sneex.com) is already up. It offers high-heeled sneakers made of Napa leather, mesh and suede, and engineered to eliminate pain points that are common with high heel. The sneakers are listed for $395 to $595 per pair.

FAIR FOOD FARE:

Canada’s largest annual fair, got underway on Friday. And while some people go there for the rides and entertainment, others are just there for the food. Here’s a sampling of this year’s menu:

⇒ Deep Fried Pickle Oreos: Just what it sounds like: 3 Oreo cookies, each sandwiching 2 dill pickle slices, fried in a shaved pickle batter and topped with cinnamon sugar and icing.

⇒ Deep Fried Cheese Curds: Deep fried cheese curds topped with icing, cotton candy, crunchy candy bits and edible glitter. Comes with a “Curd Lover” friendship bracelet. (We’re sure they have copyright clearance on the ‘Taylor’s Version’ business…)

⇒ Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab on a Stick: Chow down on the whole crab – doused in sriracha mayo.

⇒ Deep Fried Butter Chicken Lasagna: A deep-fried slab of 8-layer lasagna with mozzarella, parmesan and ground butter chicken, in a slightly spicy butter chicken and tomato sauce. (That doesn’t sound weird – it sounds delicious!)

⇒ Mac & Cheetos Popsicle: Fried mac and cheese conveniently served on a stick, and livened up with a Cheetos coating.

⇒ Kool-Aid Fried Chicken: Day-Glo red, deep-fried and generously topped, it boldly ventures into unfamiliar territory. (And we bet it’s refreshing!)

⇒ Cheeseburger Spring Rolls: More portable than your typical burger, this hand-rolled snack is stuffed with ground beef, cheese and dill pickles.

⇒ Spammy Tots: Features crispy sushi rice tots splashed with Aloha Shoyu soy sauce and topped with Spam fries, nori flakes, furikake and spicy mayo.

⇒ Wasabi Ice Cream: Wasabi-flavored ice cream topped with crunchy orange sugar pearls and nori, served in a charcoal cone