JJ Meets World

Today's guest is Amber Parsons from Midwest Mud, which is the name of her collected work in ceramics. Amber talks about learning from failure and her roller-coaster resume, from tattooing to taxiderm…

Our 90th episode features special guest Linda Boyd, the Executive Director of the FM Symphony Orchestra. We chat with Linda about her time as a Fargo City Commissioner, the art of art advocacy, and h…

Today's episode features Raul Gomez and Will Block from the High Plains Reader, a Fargo based alternative newspaper entering its 25th year! We dive into the HPR's storied history, the current state o…

Today's guest is actor, gardener, and hard sci-fi fanatic Phaidra Yunker! We chat about the world of plant keeping, forgotten television shows, what makes a quality lip balm, and whether or not Star …

Today's guest is commercial real estate agent and one of the friendliest guys in Fargo, Jay Nelson. We talk about Jay's passion for Meals on Wheels, running an Airbnb, Fargo threats, and what it was …

Today's guest is Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist Kevin Wallevand, who has been a reporter at WDAY since 1983. The JJMW crew does a deep dive with Kevin about the state of journalis…

Recorded live at the Fargo Public Library on January 16, 2018.

Host J.J. Gordon and producer Tucker Lucas give an in-depth presentation on the fundamentals of podcasting! From conceiving an idea for …

The JJMW crew is joined in the studio by artist Mark Eric Elton, who specializes in digital painting (as evidenced by our episode thumbnail)! We chat with Mark about his devotion to artistic improvem…

Today's guest is epic cosplay extraordinaire The Sloth Goth! We chat with Alaura Klegstad about all things cosplay including her favorite costumes, the rules of fan convention etiquette, and what it …

Today's guest is filmmaker and poker television producer Matt McGregor! We go in-depth into his love for rap music, working on movies with his friends, and what it's been like becoming a father. Plus…

Our guest today is Andrew "Mazz" Marry, who is an Assistant Professor of Bioscience at Minnesota State University Moorhead (and who just so happens to be the husband of previous JJMW guest Dayna Del …

Today's guest is Erika Tagestad Edwards, owner, and proprietor of Erika with a K Designs! We chat about fake flowers, Ducktails, and our shared nostalgia for Super Nintendo! Plus JJ pitches a concept…

It's New Year's Eve, and we've produced 79 episodes of JJ Meets World. JJ Gordon and Tucker Lucas reminisce over the very first year of JJMW, plus you'll hear the show's resolutions for 2019!

We'd li…

Our buddy Toby Jones joins us in the studio today! If you're a fan of Regular Show or OK KO from Cartoon Network, then you are already familiar with Toby's work! We chat about working in animation, m…

Merry Christmas!

The JJMW crew and friends brewed up some cocoa, fired up the Yule log, and read through that timeless Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol!

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This episode is all about baseball and Star Trek! Today's guest is sports radio personality Paul McDonald (who is also the uncle that taught Tucker about fart jokes). We do a deep dive on the history…

Today's guest is one of our favorite people, Sara Watson Curry. We chat about her public service as a member of the Moorhead City Council, our time working together at the Fargo Theatre, how to crush…

We are so excited to have our old friend Dave Rannow on the show today as well as the ever-awesome Afton Benson! Ever since the fall of 2006, Dave has had the nickname Baggies & Pam, and we reveal fo…

This episode of JJ Meets World may keep you from getting charged for possession of meth! Our guest is our good buddy David Brunsvold, a local comedian, video game addict, and all around swell fella. …

Today's guest is master photographer Dan Francis! For part of this podcast, you'll want to follow along at his website, www.danfrancisphotography.com. Topics of conversation include honing a craft, t…