This is the humble space where I produce this little show of mine for 10 years and counting. I’ve got my laptop, a monitor, a mic, an ergonomic upright mouse because I think I’m getting carpal tunnel from all the podcast editing I do, my Zoom recorder, pictures of my girls, sunglasses, and some of their various knickknacks on my desk. There’s some various crap in the background – an old cat bed, a box I need to deliver to my parents’ house, a sign for my kids’ lemonade stand from last summer, some receipts from a recent business trip stacked on my printer – and I tell you this only because I spend more time here professionally than any other.

I don’t really own anything in the professional sense. Everything in this office can probably be had for less than $1,500. All I truly own is my brain, my work ethic, and my reputation. And I’ve been fortunate to find great people in the 10 years I’ve done this show. The fact that I get to connect with interesting people, ask them anything I want, record it, and share it with you is one of the greatest privileges I could ever hope to have. So, to mark the occasion of this 10 year anniversary, I thought it only fair to let some guests turn it around on me and ask me anything they wanted. What you see below are their questions asked to me verbatim along with when I answer them in the episode. I sincerely hope you’ll listen to the entire thing, but if a question especially grabs you, you know exactly where to find it.

That’s a damn fine cross section of weird shit to respond to! And there’s more coming! Part 2 of this mailbag comes in a blog post on Friday!

Thank you for letting me be a part of your life for the last 10 years. I am fulfilled creatively and professionally by work like this, and it’s because of you. Here’s to many more years together.

This episode is available on iTunes, streaming on Spotify, on podcatchers everywhere or at the Jon of All Trades homepage.