Midlife Crisis, the Podcast

Episode 70 is here, and we're covering everything from hip-hop legends and internet nostalgia to modern masculinity, Halloween debates, and the reality of getting older.
This week, Adrian and Jeff react to Jay-Z's Super Bowl halftime announcement, Firefox bringing back the internet's original meme legends, and a Men's Health article questioning whether Nathan Fielder represents the new standard of masculinity. We also break down the word of the year, reflect on what makes the millennial experience unique, and discuss whether waking up at 4 AM to hit the gym is discipline or serial killer behavior.
On the entertainment side, we're reviewing Clayface, Carrie, and Street Fighter, talking upcoming video games and new music, and catching up on the latest in the NBA, NFL, and fantasy sports. Plus, we get a little deeper about making time for the people who matter, why trust can be more valuable than talent, and what it means to grow older without losing perspective.
And because it's Halloween week, we're closing things out with a horror movie villain fantasy draft to settle who's building the ultimate lineup of cinematic nightmares.
All that and more on Episode 70 of Midlife Crisis, where Father Time may win, but not before we get some words out.

This week on Midlife Crisis, we're joined by our good friend Anthony DePaz, along with a brief appearance from our friend Marco Taboada to talk about our fantasy football season thus far.
We kick things off with some fantasy football trash talk, Chicago Bears fandom, and NBA predictions before taking a trip down memory lane with Anthony and Jeff. From their college days at San Diego State to some absolutely disgusting experiences working as resident advisors, the stories only get better (and worse).
Anthony also shares his journey from suffering a torn Achilles to running marathons and building a San Diego run club focused on bringing people together. We get into the importance of community, staying active as we get older, and finding new ways to challenge ourselves.
Later, Adrian shares thoughts on Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything, the strange world of Elizabeth Holmes, and some of the more serious realities of today's world before wrapping things up with our usual "What Hurts" and "What Feels Good" of the week.
Sports, friendship, getting older, and everything in between. Just another week of figuring it all out.

Is October actually the real start of the new year? This week on Midlife Crisis, Adrian and Jeff are talking life transitions, cuffing season, and why October might just be the best month of the year.
We kick things off by debating how many drinks the average guy in his 30s really has per week, questionable bathroom habits, and the things kids today will never understand—from Scholastic Book Fairs to LimeWire and the days before everything was available on demand.
Then we get into entertainment with reviews of Tom Cruise’s Digger, Brad Pitt’s Heart of the Beast, and the season finale of Lanterns. Plus, Jeff considers dropping $350 on a new Rock Band-style game, Adrian struggles to figure out Madden 27, and we celebrate the chaos of October sports, MLB playoffs, and fantasy football.
We also get a little personal, talking about burnout, career changes, and the importance of slowing down before wrapping things up with a Top 5 draft of the weirdest and most unique movies we've ever seen.
Another week of getting older, questionable opinions, and trying to figure it all out. Welcome to Midlife Crisis, Episode 68.

After losing an entire episode to technical difficulties, we’re back... and somehow there’s even more to talk about.
This week, we ask the important questions that come with getting older: Is watching sports actually better sober? Should every wedding guest get a plus-one? And at what point do we accept that we’re never going to look 23 again?
We get nostalgic about 2000s game shows, midnight video game releases, colorful tech, and a version of the internet that actually felt social before everything became algorithms, influencers, streamers, AI, and people farming clips for attention. That leads us into a bigger conversation about social media burnout, the “dead internet,” and why real-life experiences might be the thing people start craving most.
We also get into Resident Evil, Primetime, upcoming movies, new music, fantasy football, college football, the NFL, baseball, and plenty of unnecessary trash talk.
And finally, Adrian drops a pretty major life update: he quit his job, reflects on what the experience taught him about leadership and corporate culture, and reveals where he’s headed next.
Another very normal episode of Midlife Crisis.

This week on Midlife Crisis, we’re back after a week off with plenty to catch up on. We break down the latest Sydney Sweeney ad controversy, the viral HYROX incident nobody asked to see, Macklemore and Ed Sheeran making headlines, and Apple bringing the flip phone back.
Then, “At Our Age, I Have to Ask” gets nostalgic as we debate how old is too old to trick-or-treat and whether we actually miss anything about our twenties. We also catch up on what we’ve been watching and playing, including Beef, Nope, Lanterns, Nathan Fielder, Resident Evil, Super Smash Bros., Roblox, and the new Wolverine game.
Plus, we get into NFL Week 1 reactions, fantasy football trash talk, Adrian’s bachelor party weekend, what feels good and what hurts, and our very questionable attempt at creating the NFL’s next expansion teams.

This week on Midlife Crisis, we’re back to overthinking the internet, sports, pop culture, and what it means to be getting older.
We start with the viral story of the fake 49ers player who somehow convinced people he was actually in the NFL, the bizarre rise of John Pork, and the Good Good x Callaway ad controversy, including how something like that gets approved in the first place and whether brands have become too quick to cut ties when the internet turns on someone.
From there, we get into what we’ve been watching and listening to, including Ted Lasso, Tires, Coyote vs. Acme, Tom Hardy’s secret rap career, GTA 6, and whether Jeff will ever play Call of Duty again.
Then football season officially arrives as we recap our fantasy draft, break down our teams ahead of our Week 1 matchup, and debate the best and worst things you can call another grown man, because apparently “Big Dog” and “Brother” hit very differently than “Buddy” and “Boss.”
Finally, we talk about why every guy friend group needs a punching bag, accidentally hitting “Reply All,” and the strange realization that life feels faster in your 30s, and why making new memories might require being a little more intentional than it used to.

This week, we sit down with Adam Salgado, Chief Experience Officer at Heritage Grocers Group and one of the early leaders in Adrian’s creative career. Adam takes us from growing up in Cuernavaca, Mexico and leaving home for Notre Dame to starting his career at Leo Burnett, managing a massive Kellogg’s media budget in his early 20s, and eventually building a decades-long career in marketing and leadership that included McDonald’s and Heritage Grocers Group.
We get into imposter syndrome, career moves that don’t go according to plan, self awareness, adaptability, hiring, and what good (and bad) bosses can teach you about becoming a better leader. Adam shares his perspective on leadership, the difference between being friendly and being someone’s friend as a manager, and the pressure that comes with climbing higher in an organization.
We also talk about what he’d tell his younger self, asking “Why not me?” when opportunities arise, and finding a mentor, a coach, and a champion along the way. Plus, Notre Dame football, parenting, ChatGPT at the racetrack, and what feeling genuinely fulfilled at 51 looks like.
 
 

This week, we’re bouncing between college scandals, getting older, pop culture, sports, and all the questionable decisions that apparently still count as adolescence at 32.
We kick things off with the wild Penn State fraternity cocaine scandal and look back at our own fraternity days before debating ASU’s new content creator degree and whether you can actually teach someone how to become an influencer. Then we get into the claim that your teenage years might last until 32, whether millennials are actually behind in life, and at what point driving an electric car becomes the responsible move.
Plus: 90s candy nostalgia, Ted Lasso, Lanterns, the new X-Men cast, everything you apparently need to watch before Avengers: Doomsday, the best mobile games ever, and our respective fantasy football draft strategies (hint - Adrian has none). We also check in on what hurts and what feels good this week, run through another round of rapid-fire questions, and put a potential end-of-year fitness competition on the table.
Another week of two millennials trying to make sense of pop culture, sports, adulthood, and the undefeated Father Time!! LFG!

In Episode 62, we’re back with our final thoughts on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, including whether it actually lived up to the hype and where we think it belongs in the all-time Spider-Man movie rankings.
We also look back at Robin Williams’ legacy, jump into our new "At our age, I have to ask..." segment, and revisit some of the millennial experiences kids today will never understand.
From there, we get into what we’ve been watching, including Ted Lasso, a late watch of Avatar: Fire and Ash, rewatching the Christopher Nolan Batman movies and more, before jumping into the NBA, the current state of the WNBA, fantasy football and the start of another NFL season.
Things get a little more personal when Jeff realizes he accidentally paid seven months of utilities at his old house LOL, while Adrian reflects on watching his son start kindergarten and just how fast parenthood moves.
Then we close things out with a 5v5 draft of the most memorable on-screen deaths ever, featuring The Walking Dead, The Lion King, Breaking Bad, Avengers: Endgame, Hereditary, Stranger Things, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and more.
Spoilers everywhere. LET'S GOOOOOO!

Isaiah joins us as we break down Spain’s World Cup victory, Argentina’s rough exit and FIFA’s chaotic first attempt at a halftime show. We also discuss Tom Brady potentially entering the WWE universe...the signs are there, whether peptides are actually the answer to getting older and what matters more in your thirties: your sleep score or your credit score.
We also review Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, debate Marvel fatigue and whether audiences are seeing too much of stars like Tom Holland and Sydney Sweeney, and revisit the cartoons, toys and childhood obsessions that shaped us. Plus, we share bad first dates, embarrassing childhood moments, Jeff’s unexpectedly viral scholarship story and another round of rapid-fire questions. BOOM!