75. discretionary microplastics | guest Tom from Canada

Nick and Eric welcome Tommy P from Ontario for a conversation packed with Canadian quirks, unexpected answers, and childhood nostalgia. From bagged milk and plastic grocery bags to dream destinations and fishing weekends, Tom joins the banter...and takes on the hosts' "secret questions."

Find out why Japan tops Tom's travel list, why Eric would teleport to the International Space Station, and why Nick's answer involves Warren Buffett's bathroom. Plus, the group debates favorite chewing gums and revisits baseball memories.

In this episode

• Canadian bagged milk and the contradictions of plastic packaging
• Wooden spoons and memories of growing up in Italian households
• Dream travel destinations, flight anxiety, and teleportation
• Ontario fishing trips, bass lures, and catch-and-release
• Favorite gums, Fruit Stripe nostalgia, and Big League Chew
• Baseball, sunflower seeds, and Tom's first podcast appearance

Timestamps Approximate, measured from the start of the supplied audio.

• 00:00 — A live start and intro troubles
• 00:34 — Meet Tommy P from Ontario
• 01:34 — Plastic utensils, wooden spoons, and bagged milk
• 03:02 — Grocery bags and packaging frustrations
• 04:37 — The secret question segment
• 05:06 — Where would you teleport? Japan and flight anxiety
• 07:09 — Warren Buffett's bathroom or the space station?
• 08:11 — Disney's Mission: SPACE tangent
• 09:04 — A gum question leads to a fishing detour
• 09:39 — Ontario fishing, bass baits, and catch-and-release
• 11:43 — Back to gum: mint favorites and natural alternatives
• 13:52 — Fruit Stripe and Big League Chew nostalgia
• 14:46 — Baseball memories and sunflower seeds
• 15:48 — Familiar names and closing banter
• 17:19 — Tom reflects on his podcast debut
• 17:55 — Listener sign-off

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