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10/13/2025

S1EP1: Life goes by too f**king fast, it really does

The first episode has dropped! In this episode of The Chair Company Files podcast, Mike and Carlos talk about the characters, the scenes, what clues have been dropped about the conspiracy that is The Chair Company, as well as where we think this thing is all going. Join us!

10/13/2025

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37 min
FEB 19

Are Home Kitchen Marketplaces the Future or a Risk to Consumers?

In this episode, Mike sits down with friend, food systems thinker and The Food Corridor founder Ashley Colpaart to talk about the rise of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) and what they mean for the future of food entrepreneurship. Ashley shares why she believes lawmakers are trying to avoid an “Uberfication moment,” and why she thinks shared commercial kitchens remain a critical access point for food founders. Drawing on her own origin story growing up in a family hot sauce business that couldn’t scale without infrastructure, Ashley explains why she became interested in shared kitchens as her professional focus and explains how it led her to build her company. You can read Ashley's recent essay on MEHKO movement here on her blog: https://www.thefoodcorridor.com/blog/mehkos-2026-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19

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42 min
12/24/2025

Joseph Tudisco (aka Mike Santini) Visits The Podcast!

In this special episode of The Chair Company Files, Mike and Carlos sit down with Joseph Tudisco, the actor behind the unforgettable and one-of-a-kind Mike Santini. Tudisco discusses his decades-long acting journey, from day parts on The Sopranos and Blue Bloods to becoming a breakout fan favorite as a costar in The Chair Company. Joseph talks about auditioning for the part, developing chemistry with Tim Robinson, and his feelings about the show getting renewed for season 2. It's a fun conversation, so enjoy!

12/24/2025

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31 min
12/02/2025

S1 EP8: Minnie Mouse coming back wasn't on my bingo card

Season 1's final episode delivers lots of surprises, ties up loose threads, and sets up what may be an even bigger mystery to tackle next season. After a Vince Gilligan-esque cold open, Ron attempts to restore normalcy at home and figure out where his career is going, only to have things unravel further as he confronts new clues, strained relationships, and a desire to reveal all to family and the local paper. A surreal encounter with Baby's owner and a shocking reveal from the masked stalker push Ron to the edge, culminating in a final shot that makes us wonder where this whole thing is going in season 2.

12/02/2025

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41 min
12/10/2025

Post-Season Ep1: Filling The Chair Company Shaped Hole in Our Lives

In this post-season wrap-up of The Chair Company Files, Mike and Carlos talk about the first season as a whole, whether it met or exceeded their expectations, and what it meant to give Tim Robinson a larger canvas for a season-long scripted mystery-meets-comedy show. They get into how hard the show is to describe to newcomers, the different “camps” of fan theories online, and recommend other offseason viewing to fill the Chair Company–shaped hole until season two.

12/10/2025

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30 min
10/20/2025

S1 EP2: New Blood: There's 5 Rons Now

Mike and Carlos go over episode 2 of The Chair Company. We break down all the scenes, David Lynch influences are discussed, and a conspiracy about what's really going on.

10/20/2025

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24 min
11/11/2025

S1 EP5: I Won. Zoom In.

In this episode, we dive into the wild fever-dream energy of Episode 5, with Ron and Mike chasing down the mysterious “Ken Tucker”, a chaotic coke bar brawl, a siege in Oliver’s apartment, and a string of bizarre encounters that blur intense action, comedy, and dream logic. And oh yeah, we talk - a lot - about that final scene with Scrooge.

11/11/2025

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42 min
10/29/2025

S1 EP3: You Put a Little Guy in My Closet?

In this episode, Mike and Carlos break down the most surreal episode yet, where Ron discovers a tiny, drunk man hiding in his closet and falls deeper into a growing conspiracy that now involves a shell company called Red Ball Market Global. They also explore the show’s emerging themes such as disillusionment with modern systems, the absence of corporate authenticity, and continued homages to David Lynch and classic horror tropes.

10/29/2025

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39 min
FEB 19

Designing Dinner with Dr. Andrew Stout

Dr. Andrew Stout trained in the lab that created the world's first cultured hamburger. Now, as the first full-time cellular agriculture faculty hire at Tufts University, he's building the next generation of food scientists and rescuing intellectual property from defunct startups to keep the field moving forward. In this episode, Stout and I dig into what it actually takes to design a new food from the cell up, how cellular agriculture is maturing as a scientific discipline, and why building products in today's brutal funding environment is forcing a different kind of creativity. If you think food science is just about what's on your plate, this conversation will change that. Learn more about Dr. Stout's work at Tufts (link in show notes). https://engineering.tufts.edu/bme/people/faculty/andrew-stout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 19

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1 hr
11/25/2025

S1 EP7: I said to my dog, "How do you like my hippie shirt?"

Join us as hosts Mike and Carlos dive into episode 7, where Ron falls deeper into both conspiracy and crisis after discovering a secret room full of TECCA chairs. After bringing home a dog that immediately eats rat poison, Ron and Barb hit their breaking point, forcing Ron into a series of increasingly unhinged investigations before a shocking series of revelations at Alice’s investor party. And what was the crying in the mirror moment all about anyway?

11/25/2025

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34 min

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