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 Join the conversation: Where would you teleport if you could go anywhere? Send the hosts your secret question for a future episode, and subscribe, rate, and follow the podcast.
