Hot Moms, Dead Rock Stars & The Gluten-Free Life (Feat. Ryker McDonald)

About this episode

Josh and guest Ryker McDonald discuss college life, music, diet challenges, and more.

Episode 156: This week, I'm joined by Ryker McDonald—someone I first met nearly 20 years ago... as a newborn. Fast forward to today, and we're finally sitting down face-to-face—talking about college life at Oregon State University, growing up in a small town, and exploring all kinds of music along the way. We also get into near-death experiences, navigating diet challenges with celiac disease, and a rapid-fire speed round of random questions. Oh—and yes... hot moms come u...

People in this episode

Host: Josh

Guest: Ryker McDonald

Topics covered

• college life
• music exploration
• diet challenges
• near-death experiences
• small town upbringing

Keywords

• hot moms
• dead rock stars
• gluten-free
• celiac disease
• random questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oregon State University

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