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Marty Beckerman loves the gym, the 90s and being a dad
Marty Beckerman, an LA-based author, comedian and new dad, is on the podcast this week to celebrate the launch of his new book The Time Meowchine: A Talking Cat’s Y2K Quest to Save the World and talk about the 90s. The 1990s, that is. We talk about how he started going to the gym as a joke and accidentally got swole, legally being able to tell dad jokes, and the 1990s. Keep up with Marty online and buy his books! MartyBeckerman.com MartyBeckerman.com/#books The Time Meowchine: A Talking Cat’s Y2K Quest to Save the World Show Links What is a borg? High and Mighty: Being Fat with Mike Mitchell 90s Con 9/11 Alternative Histories Iraq War Weapons of mass destruction Man in the High Castle Gore vs Bush debate, 2000 ----more---- Marty 00:00 Hi, my name is Marty Beckerman. And my favorite thing is the 1990s. Announcer 00:04 Welcome to the Finding Favorites Podcast where we explore your favorite things without using an algorithm. Here's your host, Leah Jones. Leah Jones 00:16 Hello, and welcome to Finding Favorites. I'm your host, Leah Jones. And this is the podcast where we learn about people's favorite things and get recommendations without using an algorithm. I'm here today with Marty Beckerman. Marty and I, I believe met on a trip to Israel when you booked the hostel first, and I followed your lead, I think, correct me if I'm wrong. But Marty is here to celebrate the launch of his newest novel. Marty, how are you doing today? Marty 00:47 I am doing fantastic. How are you? Leah Jones 00:49 I'm good. We were maybe in a Facebook group and I feel you booked the Gordon beach hostel. And I was Marty says it's fine, I'll go there, too. Marty 01:02 I was smoking so much hash, I don't know who booked what. I stayed at that hostel and some guy, I wouldn't even know where to buy hash. But he had a bunch of hash and he's going to go to the beach and smoke some hash. And the entire next week, I was just smoking hash on the beach with this guy all day long, just super high all the time. And this week, I'm like dude, what's your name?! Marty 01:34 [Not audible [00:01:34]] That's the way to start an interview. I haven't smoked any hash today, I'm a new dad. Leah Jones 01:44 You're emotionally there! Marty 01:47 I live in California, but I haven't enjoyed any cannabis since the baby was born. Because, you got to be present. You got to wake up in the middle of the night I would have in Dakota fall asleep. I'm not even that much of a stoner. I sound like Seth Rogen and I'm not even that much of a stoner. But you can't wake up in the middle of night with a crying baby and you're still kind of high and the goal is to not drop a baby. Leah Jones 02:17 That's a solid goal. Don't drop the baby. Don't shake the baby. Those are the top two. Feed the baby. Marty 02:25 I could be wrong, but I feel like hash would increase the odds of dropping the baby. Leah Jones 02:31 I feel like it would be bad. Marty 02:35 I'm clean and sober now. My only drug is protein powder these days and Celsius. I load up on Celsius before the gym, that stuff's the best energy drink. Leah Jones 02:49 Oh, it's an energy drink? It’s not a spiked seltzer? Marty 02:55 No. Celsius is it's just caffeine and a bunch of B vitamins and Waratah and a bunch of I don't know what they put in it, but it's I work out harder... One of my coworkers was telling me about him it can't be that good and then I had it and I'm like it's pretty great. Leah Jones 03:12 So I saw a TikTok this morning about how Gen Z on college campuses now make something called Borg. They go to parties and they carry gallon jugs of their own punch that they've mixed themselves. And which is like great. It means you're not dipping into a trash can of jungle juice that's the roof ease. Marty 03:36 I thought Gen Z didn't drink though. Leah Jones 03:39 I don't know. This is a new thing. I think Gen Z in the south still drink. M
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