FriendsBeer.Coffee

Joel Gratcyk
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I’ve wanted to do a podcast for a long time. I used to video blog over a decade ago but quit because… reasons. Now I'm ready to pick up sort of where I left off. Want to be on my podcast? Drop me a note & make sure I've got your phone number.

Episodes

  1. 08/03/2024

    Episode 19: David Stanley

    Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links that will allow me to earn a commission on purchases you make via clickthroughs to various online shops at no additional cost to you. Welcome to Episode #19 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is David Stanley, a professional audio voice, teacher, author, and parent. You can find him on Substack, BlogSpot, and Amazon, His podcast on pro cycling, the Feed Zone, is part of the Cycling Legends network, and available on most podcast sites. To read his columns on cycling, visit BikeRaceInfo.com You also can find him on Threads, Instagram, and Twitter.

  2. 10/28/2023

    Episode 17: Addy

    Welcome to Episode #17 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Addy, a teacher, author, and poet. My friend for over a decade. Hope you enjoy this conversation.

  3. 10/31/2021

    Episode 16: Jeff Bogle

    Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links that will allow me to earn a commission on purchases you make via clickthroughs to various online shops at no additional cost to you. Welcome to Episode #16 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Jeff Bogle, a fellow world traveler, and an incredible writer. He's been featured in Reader's Digest, Fodor's Travel, USA Today, and many others. In this episode, we chat about soccer, music, travel, art, and the importance of emotional vulnerability among those who value each other. Jeff and I met at Dad 2.0 in New Orleans, LA in 2014. Back in the "old days" of dad blogging. I even share a story about the first time I saw him IRL and we were *gasp* wearing the same shirt. Jeff's latest book is 100 Questions for Dad: A Journal to Inspire Reflection and Connection (100 Questions Journal). Find Jeff and his parenting project online at OWTK.com. Subscribe to his art zine at StanchionZine.com. Listen to him and Doug French at Dad2.com, Follow him on Twitter: @OWTK

  4. 10/23/2021

    Episode 15: Lauren Yee

    Welcome to Episode #15 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Lauren Yee, a Cultivator of Curiosity and constant encourager of play. Lauren Yee and I met at Dad 2.0 in San Francisco, CA and hung out for the first time the next year at Dad 2.0 in New Orleans, LA. We chat in this episode about Lauren's curiosity about life and culture. We also cover her multitude of projects and share stories from how we each approached play as children. You can find links to her various projects discussed in this podcast via the links below: http://CultivatorOfCuriosity.com http://ThisUsNow.com David Stanley and Lauren Yee on The Good Men Project

  5. 10/20/2021

    Episode 14: Victor Aragon

    Welcome to Episode #14 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Victor Aragon. The other half of FanDads. Victor is a Father, Chicagoan, Blogger, Craft Beer Guy, and Friend. Here we are at a beer tasting a few years ago at Lake Effect Brewing in Chicago, IL.

  6. 06/06/2020

    Episode 13: Gil Noriega

    Welcome to Episode #13 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Gil Noriega. He's a teacher, father, Chicagoan, craft beer guy, and friend. Gil and I met through our mutual friend: Victor. The guys run a blog together called FanDads that covers entertainment and gaming news. You can see the three of us above.

  7. 06/05/2020

    Episode 12: Doug Zeigler

    Welcome to Episode #12 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Doug Zeigler. We cover his love of beer, scotch, writing, and family. We also cover his religious background, how he ended up in IT, and how we met. We've hung out in person a number of time thanks to the Dad 2.0 Summit, but apparently haven't taken any photos together. *shrug*

  8. 06/03/2020

    Episode 11: Greg Washington

    Welcome to Episode #11 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is one of my favorite people: Greg Washington. He's a father, partner, teacher, beer expert, and all around awesome guy. In this episode we cover everything from his online beer shows, friendship, and life in this country as a diverse family.

  9. 06/03/2020

    Episode 10: Dan Crosby

    Welcome to Episode #10 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Dan Crosby. We worked together years ago. He was my boss at a at a non-profit in Indiana for around 8 years before we both moved on into new phases of life. We chat about what's been going on recently with him, his thoughts on the pandemic, and share several stories of our adventures together in places like India, Ghana, Bulgaria, and Scotland.

  10. 06/02/2020

    Episode 9: Mason Aid

    Welcome to Episode #9 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is Mason Aid: Speaker, Writer, and Diversity + Inclusion Ninja. I AM ON A SACRED QUEST TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SAFE PERSON AT EVERY SCHOOL, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY, AND PLACE OF WORSHIP WHERE AN LGBTQ PERSON CAN BE THEIR WHOLE SELVES. One person can save a life. Be that person. - TheMasonAid.com We got personal on this one. Hope you enjoy it! (And sorry for the audio quality. It is what it is.)

  11. 01/02/2020

    Episode 8: Wesley

    Welcome to Episode #8 of FriendsBeer.Coffee: An Autobiographical Podcast for the Hell of It. I am your host, Joel Gratcyk. Today’s guest is my son, Wesley. He's an inquisitively little guy who likes to chat about science, math, reading, and video games. Join in listening to us chat it up on New Year’s Eve 2020 and talk about the year ahead. Hope you enjoy listening!

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About

I’ve wanted to do a podcast for a long time. I used to video blog over a decade ago but quit because… reasons. Now I'm ready to pick up sort of where I left off. Want to be on my podcast? Drop me a note & make sure I've got your phone number.

Information

  • Creator
    Joel Gratcyk
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2017-2022 Joel Gratcyk. All Rights Reserved.
  • Show Website
    FriendsBeer.Coffee