Ben Fogt got started on his podcasting journey as a joke actually! Early in the pandemic he had surgery that kept him in bed for 3 months. And he picked up listening to podcasts to keep himself occupied. He'd noticed that a lot of people literally didn't know what day it was most of the time, and he thought, 'well it'd be funny if there were a podcast for that so that I can say, hey there's a podcast for that'. But oddly enough... there wasn't. So he started one. His first podcast is called 'Today Is...' which features quick 5 second episodes simply telling you what day it is. From there he decided to highlight the history of the small island city he lives in, close to Detroit, called 'What's the Deal, Grosse Ile?', capturing stories from the island's long history all the way back to 1776. Ben's gotten into a lot of different areas in podcasting, editing, tv broadcasts and Youtube channels that make for a really fun story that you'll have to hear because this intro's getting kinda long. The easiest way to find the 'Today Is...' podcast is by searching for him, Ben Fogt, on Podchaser. The podcast about his hometown is whatsthedealgi.com, and then an upcoming resurrection of the Dad Labs channel is coming soon at dadlabs.com. Let's jump in now.