In this episode The Ripple man talks about Alex's jealous of the new HomePod, shares some insights on the power of building friendships the right way and explains why how not giving his 14 year food poisoning is a gold star accomplishment

In this episode, Steve takes some suggestions from an article sent to him from a good friend about ways to improve the podcast and make the listening experience more intimate for the listeners. Oh and he discusses the importance of finding your outlet.

Steve talks about the dating app Tinder's recent announcement they are creating a networking app called Ripple. Plus he answers some questions from his awesome listeners.

In this episode Steve shares some exciting news about stepping up his podcast game with new gear. He also shares a listener's story about how she was inspired by his last episode of 2017 to set a theme for her 2018 instead of her typical new year's resolution. Oh and of course, Steve panders to Bulletproof Coffee for a sponsorship which he incorrectly calls Bullet Coffee instead. He corrects it at the end if you'll hang to listen to it at the outro.

Steve makes a confession to his wife and a commitment to do something completely different in the upcoming year. He claims resolutions and goals might be better replaced with setting a theme for your upcoming year instead.