Best Mildly Interesting People Podcasts (2024)

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Hops 1:04:31

19d ago1:04:31

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In this episode the team explore one of the essential beer ingredients; Hops. Simon interviews Will Rogers, from Charles Faram from Malvern about growing hops. He also visits Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham and speaks to Matthew King the Hop Garden Manager and Stephen Holland the Lead Brewer. Alison visits the family brewer Harvey’s at their historic …

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Low and no alcohol beer and cider 1:24:18

5M ago1:24:18

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This episode the team explore and sample the world of low/no alcohol beer and cider. Simon interviews the Founder of Dry Drinker and tastes some no/low beers with Alison. Alison interviews brewer Jordan from Mash Gang, talks to cider maker Tom Tibbits and cider historian Elizabeth Pimblett about Ciderkin, and tastes some low/no cider with Sam Wrigh…

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Marvellous Mild 1:26:55

7M ago1:26:55

1:26:55

In this bumper episode to celebrate the start of season seven, the team explore and celebrate the wonder of marvellous mild. Alison makes a visit to the Black Country with her expert local guide (our Editor in Chief David) in search of the delicious malty brew. She meets Clare and Alice Batham and the team at the Victorian Sarah Hughes Brewery at T…

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Mildly Interesting People - 035 - Tyler Lau, the designer 45:21

8M ago45:21

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Tyler Lau of Function House joins Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy on Mildly Interesting People to talk through his designs, inspiration, and his experience with being incarcerated. Function House fills a gap in the cannabis market for stylish and functional smoking accessories. Amongst the psychedelic colors, leaf prints, and cheap materials, we combine…

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🎃 Smorgasbord of horror movies for Halloween - Mildly Interesting People 24:51

9M ago24:51

24:51

Searching for horror movies for halloween? Trying to fill out a movie marathon of terror? This rambling behind the scenes conversation with Cami and Rick runs a wide gamut of scary movies. You're sure to be reminded of a horror movie you wanted to see. And if not? Let us know which one you chose.Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Tur…

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Mildly Interesting People - 034 - Allie Nimmons, the Potter-head 48:01

10M ago48:01

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Allie Nimmons has long been a fan of Harry Potter — "Potterhead" was her first username and a Daniel Radcliffe poster adorned her wall — but that doesn't come without its conflicts. From the representation of the characters to the author, Harry Potter fandom can bring up conflicting emotions.Join Mildly Interesting People as we talk about the confl…

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Mildly Interesting People - 033 - Shana Lee Hampton, the artist 54:51

10M ago54:51

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If you're in Portland, you may have encountered her art, stapled to telephone poles in various parts of the city. Meet Shana Lee Hampton, an artist whose street art is just one of her forms of expression and engagement. https://linktr.ee/shanaleehampton -- Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat wit…

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Mildly Interesting People - 032 - Jodie Fiorenza, the listener 45:17

10M ago45:17

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Even though she is actively working on listening, Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy get Jodie Fiorenza to talk about her conversations with friends, her inspiration to have those conversations, Philadelphia, and — of course — hip hop. https://www.instagram.com/msjodieelizabeth/ -- Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportu…

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Mildly Interesting People - 031 - Midway through season 2 42:03

10M ago42:03

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Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy give the wildly interesting guests a halftime break so that the hosts can celebrate the middle of season 2. Ten guests so far. Nine more to go. -- Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mildly Interesting People podcast. http://mip…

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Mildly Interesting People - 030 - Chris Lauzon, the enthusiastic fan 46:12

10M ago46:12

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Be it Disneyland, Star Wars, or the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Lauzon is all in on his fandom — and in sharing his enthusiastic affection for the subjects that attract his interest. Dark Side Divas and Marvelous Divas https://www.youtube.com/@darksidedivas2015 For Light and Dice! https://open.spotify.com/show/3JYmSWavd5XaXCsmPKIpe1?si=f624efc…

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Mildly Interesting People - 029 - Kasey Jones, beyond personal brand 1:02:54

11M ago1:02:54

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Kasey Jones hates the phrase "personal brand." But she loves the idea of helping people find the courage and confidence to be themselves online and in business. https://impactfulsocialwriting.com/ -- Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mildly Interesting …

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Mildly Interesting People - 028 - Deena Pierott, the innovator 42:10

11M ago42:10

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From founding and growing iUrban Teen to her work with Black Women in STEM 2.0, Deena Pierott is an unrelenting champion for the underserved in technology. Join us as she shares more about her work, her vision, and her inspiration. http://www.deenapierott.com/ https://iurbanteen.org/ https://www.mosaicmetier.com/ - Leave us a voicemail https://podi…

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The Great British Beer Festival 2023 - part 2 38:52

11M ago38:52

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Following on from last week’s episode recorded live at GBBF, we have secured interviews with some of the UK’s best drinks writers about their latest projects. Providing insights about the future of cask ale and the joy of perry, regular host Alison Taffs speaks to Pete Brown about the Drink Cask Fresh Campaign, Des de Moor about his brand new book …

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Mildly Interesting People - 027 - Dan Hon, writer and stupid mental health walker 49:49

11M ago49:49

49:49

Dan Hon joins Mildly Interesting People for a meandering conversation that covers technology past and future, mental health and stupid mental health walks for stupid mental health, and grade school in the UK, among other things.00:00 Introduction02:11 Growing up with technology05:34 Technology today23:00 Being a writer29:02 Remission in mental heal…

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Mildly Interesting People - 026 - Malia Spencer, dungeons, dragons, and joy 54:58

11M ago54:58

54:58

"I want to cast spells." That's the joy in Malia Spencer's approach to developing Dungeons and Dragons characters. And she's learned to use a similar approach to other facets of her life by focusing on finding joy — and a growing desire to let others have their own version of joy. Whether they find it in DnD or Ren Faire or motorized one-wheel vehi…

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The Great British Beer Festival 2023 - Part 1 50:04

11M ago50:04

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In this podcast, we wanted to give you a feeling for this year’s Great British Beer Festival in Olympia, and the huge range of food, drink and learning on offer. It’s a great day out and of course there are festivals up and down the country organised by CAMRA branches, breweries and pubs that are also worth visiting throughout the year. There were …

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Mildly Interesting People - 025 - Gabriel Flores, Latino Founders Accelerator and Shades of Entrepreneurship 46:56

12M ago46:56

46:56

Podcasters talking to podcasters about podcasting on a podcast. And a few other things. Gabriel Flores joins Mildly Interesting People to share information about the Latino Founders Accelerator, his Shades of Entrepreneurship podcast, and the Oregon entrepreneurial community. -- - Leave us a voicemail https://podinbox.com/mip- Follow us on Instagra…

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Mildly Interesting People - 024 - Angel Jones, finding balance 45:10

12M ago45:10

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Angel Jones joins Mildly Interesting People to talk about floating, volunteering, and how her curiosity and empathy led to her current line of work. -- - Leave us a voicemail https://podinbox.com/mip- Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/mildlyinterestingpeople- Follow us on Facebook https://facebook.com/mildlyinterestingpeople- Grab the Mi…

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Mildly Interesting People - 023 - Anne McCarthy (she/they), the conversationalist 51:24

12M ago51:24

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Anne McCarthy joins the Mildly Interesting People podcast to discuss topics like nomadic lifestyles, gender, and pronouns. Honestly, this feels like yet another conversation where Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy barely scratch the surface of where the conversation could go. -- - Leave us a voicemail https://podinbox.com/mip- Follow us on Instagram https…

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Mildly Interesting People - 022 - Hazel Valdez, PDXWIT 53:35

1y ago53:35

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Hazel Valdez joins Mildly Interesting People to share more detail about PDXWIT and her role as Executive Director, insights on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the interesting path that led to her taking on her current role. -- - Leave us a voicemail https://podinbox.com/mip- Follow us on Instagram https://instagram.com/mildlyinterestingpeople…

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Mildly Interesting People - 021 - Saul Colt, the consummate marketer 1:04:47

1y ago1:04:47

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Saul Colt has been called many things. "Reserved" is not one of them. Join Mildly Interesting People as they chat with Saul about marketing, courage, stand-up comedy, and MAD magazine. Have feedback? Please drop us a line: https://podinbox.com/mip Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some ve…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 019 - Kicking off Season 2 42:04

1y ago42:04

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We're ready to get going on Season 2 of Mildly Interesting People and we wanted to make sure that you were prepared. So we're taking you behind the scenes for a Production Meeting. Have thoughts or questions…? https://podinbox.com/mip Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interestin…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 018 - Closing out Season 1 53:55

1y ago53:55

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Well, it was fun while it lasted. We're done. Quits. Kaput. Over. Aww. Turn that frown upside down. We're talking about Season 1, silly. Season 1 is all done. Now, on to Season 2. But we're not talking about that yet. We're still talking about Season 1. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with s…

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Mildly Interesting People - 020 - Martin Kelly, the technology fixer 1:03:27

1y ago1:03:27

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Plenty of us seem willing to break technology. Martin Kelly is the one they call into fix it. He's also a long-time friend of Mildly Interesting People host Cami Kaos. And he possesses a very distinct opinion about the current state of "Artificial Intelligence." Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to ch…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 017 - Thinking about calling it a season 57:17

1y ago57:17

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In addition to the usual production notes, Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy discuss tying off the first season of the podcast on the Production Meeting segment of Mildly Interesting People. Would you be up for joining us at a live recording? Or are you more into simply listening when it's convenient? Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turo…

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Mildly Interesting People - 019 - Nai Zhao, founder of Charcuterie Me 48:42

1y ago48:42

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Join us for the most Portland startup story ever as we chat with Nai Zhao, founder of Charcuterie Me, a company that works to make the elegance and indulgence of charcuterie accessible to everyone. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mildly Interesting Pe…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 016 - Experimenting with Facebook Live 1:00:43

1y ago1:00:43

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In an effort to create more opportunities to engage with listeners and viewers — and in the hopes of reducing some of the editing overhead in production — Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy are test driving Facebook Live for the Production Meeting segments of Mildly Interesting People. Would you be up for joining us at a live recording? Or are you more int…

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Mildly Interesting People - 018 - Cracking craft brews with Christina Rose 44:01

1y ago44:01

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Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy invite Christina Rose to guide them on the finer points of trying craft brews — even if Cami isn't really a beer drinker. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mildly Interesting People podcast. To subscribe to the audio version o…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 015 - Experimenting with YouTube Live 54:05

1y ago54:05

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In an effort to create more opportunities to engage with listeners and viewer — and in the hopes of reducing some of the editing overhead in production — Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy are test driving YouTube Live for the Production Meeting segments of Mildly Interesting People. Would you be up for joining us at a live recording? Or are you more into …

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Mildly Interesting People - 017 - Marcelino Alvarez on creating solutions to complex problems 51:57

1y ago51:57

51:57

Being a serial entrepreneur is hard enough. Being someone who continually starts projects and startups that are mind-bogglingly complex is entirely another. But that's the path that Marcelino Alvarez has chosen. And where he continues to succeed. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some ver…

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Wild Beer 1:05:41

1y ago1:05:41

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In this episode we explore some of the more fascinating aspects of brewing, including the botany of beer, wild brewing and hop farming. Plus, we're celebrating CAMRA’s Cider Month by taking some walks in the wild with short ‘postcards’ from some orchards around the country. Hear from Jaega Wise of Wild Card Brewery about her book Wild Brews, which …

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 014 - Jetlag and sleep deprivation Production Meeting 48:18

1y ago48:18

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So Cami Kaos is a bit wiped out and sleep deprived from international travel but she still soldiers on to record the Mildly Interesting People production meeting. Because that's how much she cares. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mildly Interesting Pe…

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Mildly Interesting People - 016 - Chad Sniffen on helping victims of domestic violence 54:27

1y ago54:27

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CONTENT WARNING: In the interest of our listeners, we wanted to share that this episode contains mentions of topics like domestic violence, abuse, and rape. Join Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy, two Mildly Interesting People, as they spend time talking with Chad Sniffen and his journey through a career that has centered on the prevention of domestic vio…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 013 - 1000 podcast downloads and Production Meeting on May 16, 2023, as far as you know 37:07

1y ago37:07

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The show must go on! We're up early to record because, well, life. Because we're doing this for us but we're also doing it for you. Big news? 1000 downloads on the Mildly Interesting People podcast on the podcasty platform things. Plus mildly interesting questions, other production notes, and stats and stuff. We're on Instagram at https://instagram…

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Mildly Interesting People - 015 - Claudia Charbel Cuento on comedy, parody songs, and fart jokes 1:03:31

1y ago1:03:31

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Starting out as a comedian takes courage. Before you have a following. Before you've honed your schtick. Before you've mastered the cadence of layering and threading jokes. And that's why it's so interesting to chat with Claudia Charbel Cuento, an outrageously funny comedian and parody songwriter who is just beginning of her comedy journey. Mildly …

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 012 - Production Meeting for May 9, 2023 54:49

1y ago54:49

54:49

Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy are starting to run these Mildly Interesting People Production Meetings like a tight ship. A tight ship with random dialogue, endless tangents, and few memorable or pithy insights. But we get two new sets of Mildly Interesting Questions and share the stats on where we are with the podcast. So there's that. Mildly interest…

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Mildly Interesting People - 014 - Brian David Johnson ("BDJ") on Star Wars, sci-fi, self help, and the future 1:07:00

1y ago1:07:00

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It's Star Wars Day, May the 4th — May the fourth be with you! So what better day for our conversation with noted futurist, technologist, and Star Wars enthusiast Brian David Johnson, than today? That's right. No better day. Join Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy as we discuss a variety of sci-fi topics, look into the future, chat about self help books, an…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 011 - Preparing for the May the 4th Star Wars Day episode and Production Meeting 59:07

1y ago59:07

59:07

This week, Mildly Interesting People prepare for the Star Wars Day — May the 4th — live chat on YouTube, deal with mildly interesting questions, and discuss topics that would improve the production value of the show. Mildly interesting people like Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy often get opportunities to chat with some very interesting people on the Mi…

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Mildly Interesting People - 013 - Mahesh Raj Mohan on the craft of writing and DIY sheds 53:46

1y ago53:46

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We always like to think of 13 as a lucky number. But episode 13 of our podcast begged to differ, plaguing us with technical difficulties. Luckily those technical difficulties happened with one of the most understanding folks in the Mildly Interesting People universe, Mahesh Raj Mohan. Even without his video, we still managed to cover a variety of t…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 010 - Powering through the grind, metrics, and Production Meeting 50:58

1y ago50:58

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This week, in the Mildly Interesting People Production Meeting, Rick Turoczy is concerned that he can feel the doldrums approaching where producing the podcast shifts from a joy to a grind. And how metrics are a means of trying to prevent that from happening. Cami Kaos shares her motivations for doing the podcast and how she's less concerned about …

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Mildly Interesting People - 012 - How rocket science improves cannabis consumption with Mark Lewis, Prrl Labs 55:55

1y ago55:55

55:55

We're doing something cannabis specific for 420 Day. Not only are we talking to the wildly interesting Mark Lewis the founder of Prrl Labs about cannabis, his rocket-science-influenced cannabis vaporizer that allows cannabis users to taste all of the terpenes and none of the smoke, and the stigma surrounding cannabis, Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy — a…

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Women in the brewhouse 39:38

1y ago39:38

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This episode of Pubs. Pints. People. looks at the key roles that women play in brewing and in the beer and cider communities. Listen to an interview with Tara Nurin, acclaimed author of the book ‘A Women’s Place is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches and CEOs’. Plus, we speak to Jenny and Kenny Bruton who have crea…

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Mildly Interesting People - Bonus Content 009 - Mistakes were made and Production Meeting 44:40

1y ago44:40

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Time for another Mildly Interesting People podcast production meeting, featuring Mildly Interesting Questions for both Cami Kaos and Rick Turoczy, as well as our sincere apology to our upcoming guest Mahesh Mohan on our mispronunciation of his name during our previous episodes. Want a Mildly Interesting People podcast sticker? https://airtable.com/…

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