People Pleaser with Austin Archer

A very special two part conversation brother to brother that spans several topics. It's a free for all. Enjoy!

Lifelong friend and fellow in recovery Patrick Williams joins Austin to discuss alcohol as a social institution. Somehow or other alcohol became the DOC (drug of choice) for all of humanity. It's on every channel, every television show, movie, billboard, and main drag in the world. It's also one of the deadliest substances there is. So how did this drug become the one everyone is ubiquitously okay with? 

Sisters, producers, and co-directors of their own badass theatre company Alicia and Camille Washington invited Austin to chat center stage at their home space in downtown Ogden, Utah. They talked about the terrifying, but often necessary gamble of betting on yourself, and all the lessons they've learned in the process of creating and successfully running Good Company Theatre for the last eight years. 

Long time friend Jesse Pepe stops by the blanket fort to discuss his personal spiritual journey. A process that spanned from hustling for success in show biz to stumbling into a higher calling one day in a random LA yoga class. 

What does it mean to be a millennial? Does it mean anything? Does any member of any named generation have any particular calling or responsibilities that are specific to that generation? Or are we just trying to categorize people arbitrarily by the year they were born give or take a couple decades? All this and more is discussed when Carleton Bluford stops by the blanket fort to try and wrestle with what lies ahead for the millennial generation. 

David Rosenblatt joins Austin in the blanket fort to discuss their mutual day job in the service industry and why they think everyone should just grow up and tip a full 20% in 2020. Tipping is a voluntary social construct that only works because most people are participating in it properly... which makes it all the more frustrating when certain people decide they don't want to pull their weight.

With Episode 9 of the Skywalker Saga opening in just over 24 hours, Star Wars super-fan Natalia Noble stopped by the fort to dissect just what it is about these characters and this story that has people the world over so utterly enraptured. It's an all-out nerd off this week on People Pleaser!

Expert dream weaver Giuliana Davar stops by the fort to talk about just what in the hell is actually going on in our heads while we sleep. Because seriously... what is up with dreams? They're crazy! 

Actor, playwright, director, and full time man of mystery Whit Hertford gets into the deep, dark sludge of fear with Austin. Their discussion covers many various types of fear, spanning from existential panic to jump scares in horror movies. 

Actor, long-time friend, and all around good guy Sean Sekino pops into the fort to talk about the positive aspects of drugs. We get into some of our favorite stories about epic trips, and theorize on why we think certain substances are more harshly stigmatized than others.