To Kill Time Podcast

Episode 88 -Are you happy with the life you're living, or are you still working toward the life you want?

On this episode of To Kill Time, Kain welcomes longtime friend Renae Kramer for an honest conversation about growing up, overcoming life's challenges, and discovering what happiness really means.

From her childhood in Indiana and years playing competitive softball to attending Purdue University, moving to Chicago, and eventually building a life in Nashville, Renae's journey has been anything but straightforward.

Together, they discuss sports injuries, ongoing health challenges, difficult relationships, career growth, and the emotional realities of losing a parent. Renae also shares her experiences working in property management for nearly a decade, navigating leadership, and dealing with the everyday chaos that comes with the job.

Along the way, there's plenty of sarcasm, laughter, personal reflection, and another round of Time In or Time Out.

Through every setback, unexpected change, and new chapter, one question remains:

Epsiode 87 - After a couple of weeks away, To Kill Time is back!

This week, Kain takes over the microphone for a solo episode filled with deep thoughts, questionable opinions, and a little bit of an existential crisis. Are we actually living our own lives, or are we becoming what social media algorithms want us to be?

Is artificial intelligence making humanity better, or are we slowly creating a world that doesn't need us? And why does it feel like we're more connected than ever but having fewer meaningful conversations?

We also dive into the idea that life is a diary nobody else needs to understand, the limitations we place on ourselves, and a Reddit wedding controversy involving ChatGPT. Plus, we're bringing back Time In or Time Out with some ridiculous debates. Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, and occasionally completely off the rails.

That's To Kill Time.

Episode 86 - Cody finally joins To Kill Time. Kain and Cody go back to their college days at Canton, where a shaky first couple of weeks quickly turned into one of Kain’s closest friendships. Years later, they sit down to look back at the people they were, the memories they made, and how much life has changed since. From college stories and friendships that survive adulthood to fatherhood, success, hard work, and figuring out where life goes next, this episode is equal parts nostalgia, laughs, and perspective.

William Trapp (TRA99EZOID) returns to TKT for the first time in three years. Kain, TJ, and William go back nearly a decade to their college days, but a lot has changed since then. William graduated, started his career, and became a father to a son who's now four years old. We talk about whether any of us were actually ready to grow up, becoming a young father, feeling "behind" in your 20s, ambition, the American Dream, social media making us insecure, and what success actually looks like when you stop comparing yourself to everyone else.

Episode 84 - This week on the To Kill Time Podcast, Kain sits down with Bill for a conversation about growing up, fatherhood, relationships, getting older, and the life you end up building along the way. Bill talks about becoming a father at a young age, raising three kids through different stages of his own life, watching those kids become adults, going through divorce, finding love again, and what more than a decade with Ashley has taught him about relationships. We also get personal about Haley and Kain’s relationship, Bill’s first impressions of Kain versus what he thinks now, and what it’s like watching your daughter build a life of her own. Then we look ahead—and back. What does Bill want to leave behind? Do his kids really know him beyond being “Dad”? What would teenage Bill think if he could see his life today?

Episode 83 - In this special 4-year anniversary episode of the TKT Podcast, Kain and TJ take a trip back through the history of the show, from the earliest episodes and original crew to horse-sized ducks, questionable takes, unforgettable guests, long hiatuses, serious conversations, and all the absolute nonsense in between. We look back at our favorite episodes and moments, revisit some of the dumbest arguments we’ve ever had, hand out the first-ever TKT Awards, and reflect on how much the podcast, and we have changed over the last four years. We also talk about what TKT has meant to us, where we went wrong, what we’ve learned, and where we want to take the show next. Four years. A lot of stories. A lot of bullshit. And somehow, we’re just getting started. Thank you to everyone who has listened, watched, shared an episode, been a guest, or killed some time with us over the last four years. Here’s to Year 5.

Episode 82 - Sitting down with our hosts sister, to figure out what risk is worth taking, how to weigh it, and why love is always worth it. Grab a drink, sit back, and waste some time with us. Welcome back to To Kill Time.

E81 - In this episode of the To Kill Time Podcast, we sit down with Riley for a conversation about success, insecurity, marriage, purpose, politics, and what it really means to take ownership of your life.

Grab a drink, sit back, and waste some time with us.

Welcome back to To Kill Time.

E80 - Season Four Episode Five - What if you had a past life? Who were you before you were you? This week on To Kill Time, we dive into the wild question: "What do you think you were in a past life?" From warriors and artists to royalty and everyday people, we break down what our personalities might say about who we could have been before this lifetime. We also talk about innate ability — are people just born naturally gifted at certain things, or is greatness something you build through hard work and experience? Plus, we bring back Time In or Time Out, where we debate what's worth your time, what's overrated, and what needs to be left behind. Grab a drink, sit back, and waste some time with us. Welcome back to To Kill Time.

E79 Haley joins the pod while TJ works. Seeing a 3am movie is worth it. Self Checkout is not.