a special bonus episode in place of this week's actual short installment, which will not be ready until tomorrow... all thanks to procrastination.

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  Adam Ortiz is a lot of things, including but not limited to: DJ, business ninja, chef, gamer, and friend. An integral part of the now-infamous pool party from episode 126, Adam and Kirk have made fast friends and are thus as thick and thieves. Alliteration aside, this hombre has his hands in hella hobbies. An obsessive computer nerd at heart, Adam's unique DNA has led him into high-level mastery in a number of things: music, business, food, and gaming. If you're into Hot 'n' Now, electronic music, truck soap, foot fetishes, Dave on FXX, Japanese culture, Dance Dance Revolution, Ingress, trippy visuals, and essentially anything else, then this is the episode for you! 

  Music contributions from HILTON (theme), the host himself (you'll know which ones), and some jams licensed through Soundstripe. 

  DJ Adam Ortiz on Soundcloud and Twitch.

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 in today's special episode, kirk stalls for a while before finally performing a medley of rainbow kitten surprise covers for his beautiful wife, babe, and muse jessica. if r.k.s. can't tour, then how else are we supposed to get our fix?

today's lesson: don't be afraid to learn things you've always wanted to try. kirk isn't a good musician, but he and jessica had an absolute blast making and watching this one.

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Kirk's former coach and lifetime mentor Dave Schwartz has just been inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame (MHSCA Class of 2021). Recorded at Garber High School, the fabled player-coach relationship is still obvious in this wonderful discussion that's more about life than it is football. Dave opens up about his hurdles and triumphs over a lifetime committed to coaching, all while still exuding the community pride he's become synonymous with in Essexville, MI, where he has called home for more than 20 years. Mix in some laughs and a whole lotta coach-speak, and this is an episode for the ages. Special tributes from former players are sprinkled in for maximum sentimentality.

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Dave agreed to join the podcast under one condition: that he'd be able to plug the 2021 Duke Open Charity Golf Tournament (Aug 21, 2021):
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Music by Delbony, Fabio, and Ends of the Earth, each licensed through Soundstripe.

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host kirk ross and his friend, william, take to the streets of grand rapids, michigan, where they attempt to get a pulse of the city through man-on-street interviews. the fastest growing city in michigan, over a million people call metro grand rapids home, and the fellas head to the corners to soak up some of the energy of this young and energetic population. #bigcity #citylife #manonstreet #candid #interviews

music by pala & dresden the flamingo, licensed through soundstripe.

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an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse of attic industries ceo kirk ross's powerful speech at their 19th annual corporate retreat, originally recorded in 2007. in this rare footage, the leader motivates his team the only way he knows how: by spewing inane, meaningless business jargon while remaining completely out of touch with his dedicated worker bees. *any similarities between this fictitious installment and any of the companies from kirk's past are purely coincidental!* music by mikey geiger, licensed through soundstripe.

topics covered:
- circling the wagon
- synergy
- going above and beyond
- 401k cutbacks
- leveraging core competencies
- blocking and tackling
- following the march
- other stupid corp-speak you've all heard hundreds of times


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Kirk sits down for a discussion with Christopher Tallon of CREATIVE OPS to discuss the myriad decisions that go into podcasting; they talk about creative ruts and breaking through them; they laugh; they cry; Chris gets his penis stuck in a jelly jar.

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"there’s a groove to be found in every single day, no matter you’re feeling."

in today's audio-only check-in, kirk shares a lesson in making the most of the ups and downs that we all experience in our day-to-day.

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in today's educational installment, kirk dives into autonomous sensory meridian response (a.s.m.r.), also known as "brain orgasms". through captured audio and a written lesson, you will learn a little about this phenomenon while hearing and seeing some examples. it wouldn't be the attic if there wasn't a life lesson at the end, so you can expect that too. music by the host. #asmr

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1.   asmr on wikipedia
2.  "28 asmr triggers for anxiety relief, sleep, and more"
3.  "we decoded the science of ASMR and we finally know why it feels so good!"

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over the past two years, kirk has drawn innumerable inspiration from the multi-talented marc rebillet, so it only makes sense that the law of attraction is doing its thing. in today's fun installment, kirk retells the story of when his phone call into marc's most recent slim zone stream was surprisingly answered by loop daddy himself. the final segment of today's show is an original song produced by 'kirk daddy' himself, this time using clips from his serendipitous and revealing phone call with his man crush and steady creative inspo.

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