Open Mike LIVE

Mike uses the coping mechanisms that he's learned over the course of previous dark holiday seasons to coax himself out of his holiday blues this year.

Matt and Mike share one of their routine trips along Interstate 15 delivering goods for Walmart from their distribution center to the various stores across the state of Utah.

Mike basks in the beautiful spring weather of Montreal, in anticipation of reporting to the police station in 24 hours.

Mike marvels at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) corporation for its unmatched ability to profit from drumming up conflict and division among young Americans. As US politics devolves into some combination of entertainment and rivalry, at what point should we expect the chambers of Congress to be littered with folding chairs for C-SPAN’s exclusive pay-per-view fights?

Mike reflects on how social media and the internet has fundamentally changed the way we talk to each other in real life - listening to respond vs. listening to understand.

Perhaps a dose of humility would enrich this form of conversation. Divided we fall - to some of the worst people imaginable…

Celebrations in downtown Portland in November 2020, following Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's presidential election victory.