Better Wine Project

The guys wrap up Season 4 with a look back at some of their favorite moments from the last couple of months. Also the reading of some posts from the Alger Heights Discussion Group.

Jake and Justin have a conversation with Josh Smeader about his career path, risk, and 50-something year old hip hop artists. Plus, Josh's ideas for some Better Wine Project promo material.

Check out Smeader’s photography work here.

JR Mahon, author of the newly released book by the title of "Year" joins Jake and Justin to talk about the book, his writing process, and allowing your ego to die.

To find out more about JR Mahon, and to purchase Year, click here.

Justin and Jake welcome special guest Eric Hawkins (aka "Freakbeast") to talk about career, calling, and being yourself in a world that constantly pushes us to be someone we're not.

Jake and Justin sit down with their friend and brother, Jordan Gilliam, to discuss the sudden and heartbreaking loss of his wife, and how in the midst of all of the sadness, there is still hope. Also, Jake defines his new diet as "gluten-free light."

When the first recording of this episode tragically disappeared, we had to head down the the Better Wine Cellar to record it again. It lacks the magic of road noise since the original was recorded in the truck on the highway, but we think it’s a pretty good conversation anyway. Jake, Justin and special guest, Nate talk about their adventures on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore trail. Also, our thoughts taking sleeping bags out of compression sacks as a comparison to the birthing process...and an unfair stereotype of midwives.

Crossed the Mighty Mackinaw Bridge by 6:30am, and promptly stopped for some chow at the St. Ignace Truck Stop.

Podcast recording in the Mobile Better Wine Cellar…wait, maybe that’s not a good name for it.

Justin (AKA Gray Beard) at Log Slide. Tough to tell from the pic, but those waves were at least 10 footers, if not closer to 15.

Anyone need an Uber?

Curators of the Better Wine Project? I suppose. Brothers from other mothers? Definitely.

Grand Portal Point.

Jimbo. 50% fact…50% fiction…100% crazy shuttle driver from Munising to Grand Marais.

Jake and Justin take the studio on the road...literally...as they talk en route to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore for a 42.4 mile hike in the backcountry. Joined by none other than Nate and Jeff.

2:45am. Waiting for my ride.

Crossing the Straits of Mackinac before sunrise.

A random discussion on phrases, words and hashtags that we really don't like.  Are we just jerks?  No, we're not just jerks...we're more than that, but we're also jerks some, too.

Summer in Michigan means slowing down and enjoying the three months of warm weather and sunshine we get.  It also means a disruption to the rhythms of life...including the rhythm of this Podcast.  Listen in as we talk about why we're ok with that, and the importance of resting in the midst of life.

Sometimes life is tough...things don't work out the way you though they would, you get bogged down by stress, busyness, the mundane.  It's time like these that we find it helpful to start naming the things that bring us joy.