CH 1 · DES MOINES
Nick
The operator
Currently not: in a standup
Ex-senior engineer. Stay-at-home dad. Opened a golf sim franchise in Ankeny.
Currently Not Working
Three friends. Three states. Zero jobs.
Three high school friends from Galesburg, all off the 9-to-5 at the same time, figuring out what work means now, with you in the fourth chair.
Tuesdays · Central Time · Starting Jan 5, 2027
The show
The space between “what do you do?” and a good answer
Nick left a senior engineering job to be home with his daughter and ended up owning a golf sim. Cam spent ten years in journalism and signed off the radio. Ryan stepped away from marketing to reset. Three high school friends, three states, all off the 9-to-5 at once.
So we started a show about it: the money, the identity, the awkward small talk and the real question of what comes next. We’re not idle, we’re in between. So are a lot of you.
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