In Episode 62, Jake sits down with Kevin Murray for a conversation about creativity, work, and what it looks like to slowly build something real. Kevin’s story moves from playing lead guitar in the Columbus band Midnight Coast in high school, to working as a graphic designer, getting laid off, and eventually turning a love for baking into a growing bagel business. This one is not just about bagels. It is about what happens when a creative person keeps finding new ways to make things.

We get into the craft behind Kevin’s bagels, the science of testing recipes, the challenge of building a food business without trying to scale too fast, and why slow, deliberate growth can actually be the right move. Kevin talks about word-of-mouth, branding, local food laws, flavor ideas, and the reality of turning a side project into something people genuinely care about.

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Jake sits down with Dale Crowley for a conversation about language, horror, and history. Dale brings deep knowledge and real passion as he gets into the roots of language, the influence of ancient cultures on modern English, connections to linguistics, and the way stories carry meaning across time.

They talk about H.P. Lovecraft, weird fiction, cosmic horror, and why humans are so drawn to stories about fear, mystery, madness, and the unknown. This episode is about the strange and powerful role stories play in making us human.

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In Episode 60, Hop, Mitch, and Jake split the conversation between two things that sound different on the surface but actually connect pretty deeply: using AI as a personal coaching tool, and building stronger relationships through honest communication. In the first half, we break down Hop’s GPT Coaching Guide and what it looks like to build an AI coach that actually knows your life, goals, struggles, patterns, values, and blind spots. The goal is not to have AI replace your thinking, but to create a tool that helps you execute, make better decisions, get emotionally clear, and stay accountable without letting yourself hide behind vague excuses. The guide is built around a copy-paste coach prompt with sections for role, boundaries, tone, principles, response structure, accountability, personal context, and weekly startup questions.

In the second half, we shift into marriage and relationship advice. We talk about the conversations couples need to have early and often—kids, values, finances, work-life balance, shared purpose, and what you are actually building together. From there, we get into commitment, radical ownership, conflict, respect, shared vision, and the question that probably matters most: what do you actually practice when things get hard?

At its core, this episode is about honest systems for growth. Whether you are building a GPT coach or trying to build a better marriage, the principle is similar: tell the truth, define the standard, communicate clearly, and keep practicing when it gets uncomfortable.

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