Off the Clock w/Jon Eks

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My name is Jon Eks and I spent more than a decade talking to people about work on the award-winning Jon of All Trades Podcast. I’m sick of talking about work. I want to talk about everything else in our lives. Men are traditionally not good at this. So, I’m talking to people I love, respect, and admire. I’m trying to embody the axiom “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Expect candor, vulnerability, profanity, and a wide range of topics.

  1. hace 2 días

    Always. Most of the Time with Alan

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my pal (and first repeat guest on the show!), an incredibly talented creator, and all-around great guy, Alan. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: Desert Island: You get the collected works of one comics creator to take with you, who you bringing? we discuss the award-winning short film Alan wrote Always. Most of the Time and his previous appearance on the show, which you can find here.Alan is turning that film project into a graphic novel and has a Kickstarter up and running that you should support and that you can find here.a remarkable story about Alan’s high-profile literary agent that discovered the industry only wants one type of Black experience that they can sell and how Alan isn’t necessarily creating that.this leads me to talk about the character of Claudia Kishi from “The Babysitter’s Club” and how diverse representation matters to people who never see themselves represented, or only represented one wayhow authorial intent only takes you up to a certain point, but once a product is released to the public it belongs to them, which might change its meaning“What’d I Miss?” Alan’s comic in The Colorado Sun, the joys and pressures of a weekly projectAlan shares a couple of stories about how racism manifests in the weirdest ways from even well-intentioned peoplethe paradox of self-promotion and how creators like Alan and myself recognize that we don’t necessarily want the spotlight, but how the spotlight is necessary to continue to do work that we enjoy and that we’re good at. and how you’re going to take heat for that no matter what you do or what you sayI talk about why I started this show and how I just want to put good into the worldpro tip: if you win an award and you want the statue, you gotta pay for it.You can find all of Alan’s stuff at his website. Support his Kickstarter for Always. Most of the Time RIGHT HERE. Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at Prodigy Coffeehouse.

    Always. Most of the Time with Alan

  2. 9 jul

    Meeting the Deadline with John

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my pal and ace reporter John. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: What is your favorite song and why? imparting your taste onto your kids and why we do thatkids destroying the cultural world of their elders, building it in their own image, and nostalgiathe paranoia of early fatherhoodthe current state of news media and how he views his place inside it – is it still his dream job?how do you prepare for interviewing someone as high profile as Ringo Starr?why journalism should comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, and why arts journalism still matters in times of large scale crisiswe spend some time talking about the one and only Lynn Bartels (R.I.P.) at about the 31 minute markthe ethics of covering people you have a friendly relationship with, influencers, and the likehow does John maintain his joie de vivre?falling asleep to horror movies and/or punk rockTheme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at Prodigy Coffeehouse.

    Meeting the Deadline with John

  3. 18 jun

    My Ex-Work Spouse Rich

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my ex-work spouse and good buddy Rich. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: What is the best thing you’ve done since you got laid off? we talk about problems with authority (surprise, surprise) and being self-employed vs being employed as part of an organizationwe cover our shared history and paranoia, and discuss the organization we both worked forwhat did we both like best about working with the other one?we share war stories of working for PR agencies early in our careershow to deliver honesty and tough feedback to business leadership and the most amount of grief he’s ever taken in a roleif Rich could design his own role from carte blanche, how would he do it?do we love what we do? for one of us it’s complicated, for the other not so mucha lamentation for the lack of institutional support for entrepreneurshow do you handle someone who you have to work with who may not be acting in good faith? what are Rich’s plans for the rest of his severance?Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at Barquentine Brewing.

    My Ex-Work Spouse Rich

  4. 11 jun

    In the Punk Rock Clubhouse with Tor

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my pal Tor who I know because he bought the Hangar Bar and turned it into venerable punk rock clubhouse East Fax Tap. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: Who is your least favorite Dallas Cowboy of all-time? for some reason we end up talking about Duke basketball and remember some guysSwedish vs NorwegianTor tells me the whole story of how he came to buy the Hangar Bar – this is WILD as he deals with fixing this sh*thole’s reputation, meeting with cops and elected officials who practically begged him to buy other public nuisance properties, navigating COVID and moreI tell a story about the first and only time I’ve ever seen someone smoke methRob Rover Rushing of Punk Rock Saves Lives enters the story and completely changes the trajectory of East Fax foreverwe take a small detour into talking about country music and how much Kris Kristofferson hated Toby Keith and how old country artists hated copsTor talks about getting acquainted with the punk scene and how it both fundamentally changed him, and ultimately gave East Fax new lifewe got a shot of Malort delivered to us mid-interview which leads to a lot of talk about how East Fax put Denver on the Malort maphow to build the scene you want to be a part of – his booking practices are INSANE compared to the predatory d*cks who populate other parts of a scenewe end with gratitude as we wish Tor a safe and prosperous journey on his new adventureTheme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at East Fax Tap.

    In the Punk Rock Clubhouse with Tor

  5. 2 jun

    The Cloud King Cody Devine

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my least favorite (kayfabe) professional wrestler, former Champion of Lucha Libre & Laughs, and your friendly neighborhood REALTOR Cody Devine. He’s on the card at the 13th Anniversary of Luch Libre & Laughs this Friday and Saturday at the Oriental Theater, which is SOLD OUT. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: When I tell you you’re my least favorite professional wrestler, how does that land? we dig into why Cody got inspiration from Jinder Mahal’s WWE Championship run, of all placeshow an off-the-cuff character beat led to him having a crippling nicotine addictionhow Cody is trying to rid his life of microplasticswe talk about Cody’s obsession with The Whitest Kids U’Know and the time he got to meet Timmy Williamswe talk parenting from a lot of different angleswe share our wrestling fandom origin stories and how it evolved and grew, and why wrestling fans are the worst, and how Cody sucks at wrestling triviawe take a detour talking about Chris Jericho and how I accidentally ended up a Christian heavy metal showCody talks about the tension between being a total d-bag in character and a real sweetheart in real lifeone of my favorite stories in the history of this show features Cody Devine antagonizing a child and that child’s mother taking a swing at him – this dovetails into a conversation about wrestling being a workwhich moves actually hurt? and which ones are a total picnic to take?and then just wait for the last few minutes of this chat to understand the depths of what a sweetheart Cody Devine actually is, notably through his work with Project I See YouFollow Cody Devine on Instagram. Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at The Farm House at Breckenridge Brewing.

    The Cloud King Cody Devine

  6. 21 may

    Slingin' Punk Tacos with Swanny

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my Punk Tacos amigo Swanny. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: What was your very first ever punk or ska show? we talk about anxiety and when we choose to be the center of attention and when we want to blend in Swanny shares his unusual journey to being on the radio as we also talk about the horrors of working a corporate HR job we review each other’s Punk Tacos breaks and share what we think of them we then give a little peek behind the curtain about how the process of getting new songs on Punk Tacos goes – we take it more seriously than you might guess our shared love of live, local shows in dive bars Swanny takes me through the origin, and composition, of the “A-OK Bomb,” an alcoholic beverage you can impress all of your friends with we talk about his new band LMS and I take my guess as to what that stands for self-awareness among artists and why local music, as a general rule, is better now than it was in the past why you should go see the damned opening band hipster takes: Who is a huge band you saw as an opener? Follow Swanny on Instagram or at his website. Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at Hooked on Colfax.

    Slingin' Punk Tacos with Swanny

  7. 14 may

    Touching Grass with Sorry Sweetheart

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my friends Henry and Brian of Sorry Sweetheart, who recently signed to Bad Time Records, created the theme song for this show, and are one of my favorite bands. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: How did the signing to Bad Time Records come to pass? I make a bunch of guesses about what the song “IK4ND” stands for and they tell me the real meaningHenry tastes some new coffee and I ask them about “getting into character” before they play a show because their stage presence is so different than them in real lifethe metalcore vocals, how to do them, and how I’m never ready for themhow Days of Thunder is actually Top Gun 2 and why Henry is like Cole Tricklehow do Sorry Sweetheart songs actually get composed? we talk about the creation of this show’s theme song and give a special shout out to the band Good Clean Funsome dated NBA playoffs talk as we pontificate about teams that have already been eliminatedsome talk about the song “Touch Grass” and its originsa story of Sorry Sweetheart seeing an All Waffle Trick shirt completely out of context at a festival in Western Massachusetts (this was partially my doing)could Sorry Sweetheart open for Slipknot? we debate. and which times have they been a mismatch on a bill?smart guys that we are, we share all the ways one can use their teethwhat does success look like for Sorry Sweetheart?theme bars “Shot Topic” and “The Squared Circle”Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded at Town Hall Collaborative.

    Touching Grass with Sorry Sweetheart

  8. 7 may

    Rich and Naked Pictures of Bea Arthur

    On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my new pal Rich who’s written movies like Airheads, all 3 xXx movies, Glory Daze, and a bunch more. He also conned his way onto the Warped Tour and made a documentary called Punk Like Me. Here’s some of what we talk about: First Question: Where did you come up with “The Clydesdale Scale” in Airheads? why comedies aren’t made nearly as much these days as they were in the 90s I give Rich some background on my own personal history with Airheads and why I love it so much I invite my daughter Grace into the interview and she asks Rich two questions herself: why did you choose the same set as Die Hard for Airheads? (my follow-up: which is the more direct inspiration for Airheads: Die Hard or Dog Day Afternoon?)  how did you get so many famous people to be in that movie? how the movie Glory Daze feels like the story of why I ended up going to grad school we run down a whole list of unique insults from Airheads and I gauge Rich’s reaction to them (e.g. “you look like half a buttpuppet” or “listen, you shaved ape.”) how did he come up with the two questions (“Whose side did you take in the big Van Halen/David Lee Roth split?” and “Who’d win in a wrestling match, Lemmy or God?” to discern if Harold Ramis’s character was a cop? we debate punk orthodoxy, gatekeeping, the fallow period of the late 80s and how we both still go to local shows how Rich ended up in the Punk Rock Museum twice (the story of how he stole the Sex Pistols shirt is worth the price of admission to this episode alone) the story of the Glory Daze soundtrack is so freaking cool why you should buy a shirt at a local punk show the blessing and curse of “cult movies.” the insane amount of unmade stuff he has in the pipeline some surprising thoughts about A.I. Check out Rich on Instagram. Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart. Logo by Nebulus Visions. Produced by Deft Communications. Engage with the show on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky.  Recorded via Google Meet.

    Rich and Naked Pictures of Bea Arthur
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My name is Jon Eks and I spent more than a decade talking to people about work on the award-winning Jon of All Trades Podcast. I’m sick of talking about work. I want to talk about everything else in our lives. Men are traditionally not good at this. So, I’m talking to people I love, respect, and admire. I’m trying to embody the axiom “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Expect candor, vulnerability, profanity, and a wide range of topics.

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    Jon Eks
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
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