During this episode, Jake brings on a special guest, Mr. Antonio Tahhan, to fill in for RJ. Antonio is a passionate food culture researcher; he and Jake discuss food culture and the impact of modern food practices on society.

In this episode of Chasing Quality, Jake invites a special guest to the show, Mr. Scott Ewart. Scott is the author of ScottE's Blog, a local news/blog site in Howard County, Maryland. Jake and Scott discuss various issues in local political discourse.

In this episode, Jake brings on a very special guest to fill in for RJ during an emergency absence. The guest, Christina, is an avid hobby farmer and an elementary school teacher who is going to discuss how she chases quality in those two areas.

In this episode, RJ and Jake explore the idea of depth of knowledge vs breadth of knowledge, considering balance between them and the benefits in light of the opportunity costs of one over the other.

In this episode of Chasing Quality, RJ & Jake talk about creativity, and how logic and skill play an important role in success in creative pursuits. They also dive into societal, cultural, and political factors which may destroy or promote creative thinking.

In this, the 25th episode of Chasing Quality, Jake and RJ discuss their thoughts on getting even, revenge, and road rage. Is it a result of fight or flight? How do we overcome these toxic tendencies?

In this episode, Jake monopolizes the air time to answer RJ's question from episode 23 about whether or not the world can accommodate everyone as entrepreneurs and initiative-takers.

In this episode, RJ and Jake continue a discussion they had started in Episode 21 regarding coaching, mentoring, and leading.

Jake and RJ discuss the idea of truth, truth vs. perception, and whether or not truth even matters.

In this episode, RJ and Jake discuss whether or not it's possible to teach someone an important lesson simply through a didactic method, or if some lessons simply require the learner to experience it.