This show features open and honest conversations with host, Austin Langley. This week on the podcast we have writer/comedian Ben Kissam. Opening up the show, Ben tells the origins of how he got introduced to doing stand up and the experience of starting comedy in a foreign country, and what life was like for him in Germany. They two discuss how life creates material for on-stage performances, and how the two have grown comedically over the years of knowing each other. That leads to a talk about spirituality, and Ben tells the story of going to church for the first time by himself, and how it resulted in him being accused of turning bible study, into a meat market. That experience put Ben on a path of meditation, and he explains how his life has been forever changed since. Austin's coffee addiction is brought up, and the two bond over addiction, leading Austin to go deeper into his relationship with alcohol. After a small debate about boredom v.s. living in the moment, Ben shares his relationships with his parents and their Entrepreneural adventures. Ben opens up about his father's inability to sit in silence, and how that lead to a life ungrounded in reality, full of unfounded optimism, nicotine gum, and grandfather clocks. After recently losing his father, Ben is still figuring out how to talk about the loss and shares how his body physically reacted to the grief. Guests on the show are encouraged to be genuine, while no subject is off the table. It is a judgment free space to talk about those subjects that aren't normally discussed in everyday life. Guests open up about those stories and personal experiences that maybe they haven't shared before or would like to get off their chest. The goal is to be unrestricted and transparent.