What's Up Mic

Host, Michael Gasser, a small business owner, dad, and veteran, talks current events and society, business development, dad life, and military experience.

Whats Up Mic #16 - Silly Quarantine Workout Injuries 04/21/2020

Whats Up Mic #16 - Silly Quarantine Workout Injuries I 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/14086142

Whats Up Mic #15 - I Have A Mystery Disease 04/16/2020

Whats Up Mic #15 - I Have A Mystery Disease I 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/14021705

Whats Up Mic #14 - Coronavirus Confrontation 04/14/2020

Whats Up Mic #14 - Coronavirus Confrontation Plenty 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13988030

Whats Up Mic #13 - I've Got A New "Deployment Hobby" 04/11/2020

Whats Up Mic #13 - I've Got A New "Deployment Hobby" This 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13945802

Whats Up Mic #12 - The Great Sports Shutdown And The One Holdout 04/09/2020

Whats Up Mic #12 - The Great Sports Shutdown And The One Holdout Every 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13923002

Whats Up Mic #11 - How I Discipline My Kids and How We Manage Their Energy On Lockdown 04/08/2020

Whats Up Mic #11 - How I Discipline My Kids and How We Manage Their Energy On Lockdown Talking 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13906778

Whats Up Mic #10 - What If We Don't Flatten The Curve? 04/06/2020

Whats Up Mic #10 - What If We Don't Flatten The Curve? We 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13875665

Whats Up Mic #9 - Are Video Games Healthy? My Kids Want To Start A YouTube Channel 04/05/2020

Whats Up Mic #9 - Are Video Games Healthy? My Kids Want To Start A YouTube Channel My 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? /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13855469

Whats Up Mic #8 - Dispelling Military Myths, You Aren't Too Tough For The Army Trust Me 04/04/2020

Whats Up Mic #8 - Dispelling Military Myths, You Aren't Too Tough For The Army Trust Me "I could never join (or have joined) the military because the moment someone got in my face I'd have snapped on them." /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13845422

Whats Up Mic #7 - What is an Essential Business? There are some weird ones in the category 04/03/2020

Whats Up Mic #7 - What is an Essential Business? There are some weird ones in the category Talking about what businesses are "essential businesses" and why. There are some interesting interpretations of the word "essential". Also, Jiu Jitsu is still unfortunately cancelled. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13839827

Whats Up Mic #6 - The Big Healthcare Flex, Ethical Medical Rationing, and One Controversial Opinion 04/02/2020

Whats Up Mic #6 - The Big Healthcare Flex, Ethical Medical Rationing, and One Controversial Opinion Talking about healthcare response to Coronavirus/Covid-19, touching on medical ethics around rationing, and thoughts on "this isn't what I signed up for." /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13826270

Whats Up Mic #5 - Keeping Clients Around, Teachers Guilting Parents 04/01/2020

Whats Up Mic #5 - Keeping Clients Around, Teachers Guilting Parents This 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13802357

Whats Up Mic #4 - Good Judgement 03/31/2020

Whats Up Mic #4 - Good Judgement Good 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13787102

Whats Up Mic #3 - Landing New Business During the Shutdown? 03/31/2020

Whats Up Mic #3 - Landing New Business During the Shutdown? We 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13780067

What's Up Mic #2 - Hobbies, Side Projects, and Tiger King 03/31/2020

What's Up Mic #2 - Hobbies, Side Projects, and Tiger King What 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. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13778816

What's Up Mic #1 - Episode One from Quarantine 03/26/2020

What's Up Mic #1 - Episode One from Quarantine Freaking out because kids are home and we are cooped up and everyone is on edge. /episode/index/show/whatsupmic/id/13715639

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