Not For Nothing...

Bonjour! Ça va? This week, Kyle is talking with French filmmaker Florent “Flo” Cornillac. Kyle and Flo have known one another for about a year and over the course of that time they have really grown to become great friends. In this episode, Kyle is learning new things about his friend, while also exploring the more nuanced differences, and similarities, in French and American culture. So cut off a slice of fromage, pour yourself un verre de vin, and enjoy the simple ease of a friendship in bloom.

Fresh off the heels of his latest therapy session, Kyle talks with bestie, and avid therapy advocate, Sarah Cooper about some news he received from his therapist. She told him after the ten months he spent in therapy, he was ready to graduate from weekly or bi-weekly sessions to a space of “as-needed” therapy sessions for maintenance. Together the two mental health advocates discuss more of their own journeys in therapy and reiterate the role that therapy has played in their lives.

Kyle is joined again by writer and music lover, Sarah Cooper. The Grammys were this past weekend and the two are discussing the merits of the awards show, the direction music has taken and where it will go from here, and how Kyle is lost as a goose through it all.

Kyle is joined by Ethan to talk about the interview that the entire world is buzzing about. Oprah Winfrey has done it again. She has snagged the interview that everyone was waiting for. Prince Harry and Meghan Markel sit down with the talk show maven and give their truths. Meghan Markel just might be the woman to take down the Royal Family. And let’s be honest, if the Royal Family was going to collapse, we all know it would be at the hands of a woman.
Later, they discuss the fabricated outrage that people tend to develop over the streaming services popping up almost daily now, and the disappointment of original content on these streaming services.

After almost two years, Michelle Cassel comes back to the podcast to talk about her experiences of life during the pandemic. Also, Kyle and Michelle have found themselves apartment hunting… During COVID… AGAIN! The two besties discuss the merits of apartment hunting; the must-haves and the can-live-withouts.

Kyle is joined, once again, by Beth Zysberg. In this episode, we hear an in-depth conversation about the struggles of finding one’s identity as an adult. Kyle and Beth get very candid about their own struggles to maintain and express their identity as they move swiftly into their 30s. These two 30-something millennials started their association with one another as members of the same improv troupe. Now, they are giving the listeners of “Not For Nothing…” a front-row seat to the development of a true friendship.

Kyle and the Bestie are together again. And she has a story that is such a nightmare for all of us. She was robbed. She recounts a story of how it felt to have her house broken into, have her valuables stolen, and her cat escape. Later, the conversation turns to the death of Rush Limbaugh. Sarah cites some of his most vile quotes to really paint the picture of who this man was. Kyle and Sarah discuss how we should feel about a man so bent on denigrating others dying.

WARNING: This episode contains words used in quotes that are considered extremely offensive to members of the LGBTQ+ community and toward African Americans. They are used in quoting Mr. Limbaugh and do not reflect the views of Kyle or Sarah whatsoever. Please take care when you listen.

Ethan is back again. And in this more casual than usual episode, Kyle and Ethan are simply using prompts of their favorite things to inspire a conversation, just to understand a little more about one other. It is very interesting how favorite ice cream flavors can prompt a discussion about the idiosyncrasies of texture, taste, and habits of life. Travel from Alabama to New York to Los Angeles with these two, as they walk down memory lane on a lazy Thursday afternoon.

Kyle is joined by first-time guest, Beth Zysberg, to talk about the art form that is at the center of everything for both of them. Both Kyle and Beth have been doing improv for about 8 years and it has totally transformed their lives. Together, they make up 2/7 of the Por-Q-Pines improv team. They have been doing improv for six months together digitally, and they have never met in person. Just like any good cult… I mean fraternity… Improv brings people together.

All over the world, people have been baking bread, learning a craft, reading new books, binging new shows, all in the name of expanding their lives and hobbies in the time of the stay-at-home orders. We are coming up on a year that the world has been mostly shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ethan has found himself a little left out. Now that we are almost a year in, Ethan is joining the crowd and looking for a new hobby to fill his days. Luckily, Kyle is the king of new hobbies. In this episode, this odd couple explores the ways COVID-19 has affected them both and how they responded to it.