Rob Bearden is a mediator and amateur video editor that bills himself as the unwitting poster child for aging white men struggling to compensate for the sins of their fathers.

In this episode, Rob and Maxwell discuss the butterfly effect, joining the Navy, trying to become a draftsman, building bombs and missiles, working at a radio station, time salesman, being on-air, being artistic, trying to become a creative director, Eugene, OR, moving to San Diego with no plan, hair dye, Clairol, hair salons, cosmetology school, cutting hair, commercial construction, architecture, Holiday Inn Band, LSAT, becoming a lawyer, Lewis & Clark College, growing a family, getting married, going back to marketing, Ticketmaster, beer festivals, being an event promoter, 21 years at the Portland Art Museum, blue collar staff with white collar staff, becoming a mediator, driving UBER to get a break from mediating, and the ins and outs of working at an art museum.

All production by Cody Maxwell.

Artwork by Cody Maxwell.

Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio.

Opening music by Cody Maxwell.

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