What's Up Mic
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -Host, Michael Gasser, a small business owner, dad, and veteran, talks current events and society, business development, dad life, and military experience.
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Whats Up Mic #16 - Silly Quarantine Workout Injuries
April 21, 2020 19:05 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBI can't go to Jiu Jitsu because of the Coronavirus. These are privileged problems, but it's how I manage the demons. My quarantine workouts are getting more and more ridiculous and I think one of them made my back explode.
Whats Up Mic #15 - I Have A Mystery Disease
April 16, 2020 21:53 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBI have a crazy condition that causes weird flare ups when I get sick with normal stuff. It is a total mystery and has plagued me for years..... it's also put me in some of the most embarrassingly hilarious situations I'd rather forget.
Whats Up Mic #14 - Coronavirus Confrontation
April 14, 2020 19:34 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBPlenty of people around us are still struggling with the basic social distancing guidelines. I had two confrontations with the worst version of those people this weekend. I'm a bit of a hypocrite too though. I'm struggling with people who react with fear to the point where they lose capacity for basic adult behavior. There are definitely some positive notes shining through the assholes and weirdos though.
Whats Up Mic #13 - I've Got A New "Deployment Hobby".mp4
April 11, 2020 15:07 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis lockdown has me going back to my roots of the weird cooped up hobbies I had on combat deployments. I talk through what a few of those were and why, and get into what the new venture is. Have you ever wanted to travel where ever you want and have it always be free? I have a plan.
Whats Up Mic #13 - I've Got A New "Deployment Hobby"
April 11, 2020 15:07 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis lockdown has me going back to my roots of the weird cooped up hobbies I had on combat deployments. I talk through what a few of those were and why, and get into what the new venture is. Have you ever wanted to travel where ever you want and have it always be free? I have a plan.
Whats Up Mic #12 - The Great Sports Shutdown And The One Holdout
April 09, 2020 18:31 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBEvery major sporting league in America shut down over the course of about 3 days except for one.... In this episode I talk through that timeline, the implications, and about the remaining holdout.
Whats Up Mic #11 - How I Discipline My Kids and How We Manage Their Energy On Lockdown
April 08, 2020 18:27 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBTalking about how to discipline and appropriately engage with the kids on lockdown. The quarantine creates some new challenges, but I'm sticking with a classic strategy. Plus: an awesome resource on the subject and family jiu jitsu classes.
Whats Up Mic #10 - What If We Don't Flatten The Curve?
April 06, 2020 20:16 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBWe know we're having an effect on the viral transmission rate by staying home. The reason is to keep from overwhelming the healthcare system. I talk about some reasons why that is so important.
Whats Up Mic #9 - Are Video Games Healthy? My Kids Want To Start A YouTube Channel
April 05, 2020 17:25 - 20 minutes - 19 MBMy kids love Minecraft and want to start a YouTube Channel around it. Should I let them? I have always loved video games. My first console was an 8 bit Nintendo. My parents still regret the day they bought it for me and go hard against gaming to this day even though I'm successful and 35 years old. Is it a generational thing?
Whats Up Mic #8 - Dispelling Military Myths, You Aren't Too Tough For The Army Trust Me
April 04, 2020 15:21 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB"I could never join (or have joined) the military because the moment someone got in my face I'd have snapped on them." No you wouldn't. Here is what would actually happen.
Whats Up Mic #7 - What is an Essential Business? There are some weird ones in the category
April 03, 2020 21:31 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBTalking about what businesses are "essential businesses" and why. There are some interesting interpretations of the word "essential". Also, Jiu Jitsu is still unfortunately cancelled.
Whats Up Mic #6 - The Big Healthcare Flex, Ethical Medical Rationing, and One Controversial Opinion
April 02, 2020 22:36 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBTalking about healthcare response to Coronavirus/Covid-19, touching on medical ethics around rationing, and thoughts on "this isn't what I signed up for."
Whats Up Mic #5 - Keeping Clients Around, Teachers Guilting Parents
April 01, 2020 16:21 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis episode is about how we're giving clients confidence and keeping them around and paying in uncertain times. I also get into the wild experience of so many parents having to figure out homeschooling with the hilariously long list of requirements from teachers coming in daily.
Whats Up Mic 4 - Good Judgement
March 31, 2020 21:03 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBGood Judgement is sometimes more rare than we'd like. In a conversation with a high school teacher friend of mine recently he mentioned that consistent good judgement is the most difficult thing to teach a teenager. The Army has a system for it that can be repurposed pretty well to build yourself a framework.
Whats Up Mic #4 - Good Judgement
March 31, 2020 21:03 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBGood Judgement is sometimes more rare than we'd like. In a conversation with a high school teacher friend of mine recently he mentioned that consistent good judgement is the most difficult thing to teach a teenager. The Army has a system for it that can be repurposed pretty well to build yourself a framework.
Whats Up Mic 3 - Landing New Business During the Shutdown?
March 31, 2020 14:54 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBWe are killing it! Or maybe we are just keeping our heads above water. In this episode I talk about how my small business (marketing and advertising agency) is still landing new business under quarantine, and some more stuff about the kids.
Whats Up Mic #3 - Landing New Business During the Shutdown?
March 31, 2020 14:54 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBWe are killing it! Or maybe we are just keeping our heads above water. In this episode I talk about how my small business (marketing and advertising agency) is still landing new business under quarantine, and some more stuff about the kids.
What's Up Mic 2 - Hobbies, Side Projects, and Tiger King
March 31, 2020 13:18 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWhat are we doing with our time? Well, for those of us lucky enough to not be freaking out about making rent on time... I'm digging into my at home hobbies, and working on side projects in between watching the most ridiculous documentary series ever made.
What's Up Mic #2 - Hobbies, Side Projects, and Tiger King
March 31, 2020 13:18 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBWhat are we doing with our time? Well, for those of us lucky enough to not be freaking out about making rent on time... I'm digging into my at home hobbies, and working on side projects in between watching the most ridiculous documentary series ever made.
What's Up Mic 1 - Episode One from Quarantine
March 26, 2020 17:44 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBFreaking out because kids are home and we are cooped up and everyone is on edge. Business looks like shit, but these loans are interesting. Looking for shit to do. I think about my house as my world zoomed in. When I would normally drive across town for work I walk across the room. My version of “getting out” is going for a drive or going for a walk in the back yard. I’m enjoying driving the old car again.
What's Up Mic #1 - Episode One from Quarantine
March 26, 2020 17:44 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBFreaking out because kids are home and we are cooped up and everyone is on edge. Business looks like shit, but these loans are interesting. Looking for shit to do. I think about my house as my world zoomed in. When I would normally drive across town for work I walk across the room. My version of “getting out” is going for a drive or going for a walk in the back yard. I’m enjoying driving the old car again.