Tue, 7 April 2020
Part 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss quarantine life. Show notes: - Recorded last week via Skype - Homeschooling is hard work - A month in, the hoarding continues - Brian's second-grader has a lot of schoolwork - Brian was down in Florida to spend a few days at spring training - Had planned to visit family in Arizona in March, but decided not to - Virus moved quickly - Brian saw Jonathan Richman concert in March - Jay: Was supposed to fly to California for a conference in March, but it was canceled - Had tickets to Archers of Loaf concert in mid-March that was canceled - Jay: Working from home full-time - Brian: Trying to find non-screen activities for the kids - We're spending a lot of time with our families, which isn't a bad thing - We've never had a situation like this where everything is shut down - A lot of people are out of work or unable to work right now - No sports to watch during one of the best times of year for sports - Sports may come back without crowds in attendance - When will things go back to normal? - Kids' school sports, activities are on hold - Touring musicians are losing a ton of money - South Korea was able to shut everything down and come out on the other end - One person can do a lot of damage - Spring break idiots - Adam Schlesinger, R.I.P. (this was recorded before he died) - Washing our hands more than ever before - Missing out on draft beer - We're lucky to be able to work from home - How will the economy bounce back? - To be continued Completely Conspicuous is available through Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get podcasts. Subscribe and write a review! The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian. |