The Lost Podcaster #015 Nick: One Year Later: A Broken Past, A Brighter Future, and a Kitchen Still Burning

The Lost Podcaster #015 Nick: One Year Later: A Broken Past, A Brighter Future, and a Kitchen Still Burning

One year ago, Nick sat down at the mic and told the story of addiction, survival, and finding peace in the kitchen after years lost to crack addiction. Now he’s back. In this follow-up episode of The Lost Podcaster, we talk about what happens after the first year clean. The highs, the setbacks, the temptations, the growth, and the strange reality of rebuilding a life after spending so long trying to destroy it. We revisit the role cooking played in his recovery, his plans for culinary school, and how the kitchen became more than therapy—it became purpose. This isn’t a polished success story. It’s an honest conversation about recovery in real time. About carrying scars while still moving forward. About keeping the fire lit when life finally starts giving you something worth staying clean for. One year later, the kitchen’s still burning.

The Lost Podcaster #014 Everybody Knows Her as Mom

Everybody Knows Her as Mom On Mother’s Day, Erick and Samantha sat down with Samantha’s mother for a conversation about the woman behind the title of “Mom.” Before the responsibilities, before the family, before everybody needed her, there was a young girl growing up through the late ’60s and early ’70s, trying to understand who she was in a world changing fast. We talk about childhood, fear, music, hope, race, growing up Black during that era, the things people misunderstand today, and the memories that never really leave. This isn’t a history lesson. It’s a conversation about memory, survival, identity, and the life experiences that shape a person long before anyone else truly knows them.

The Lost Podcaster #013 Seven: Artist, Poet, and Madman

Erick and Samantha sit down with Seven Istheman—Artist, Poet, and Madman. No script. No filter.From his book Exile in Rosedale to the forgotten corners of recording and music history, Seven moves between worlds like it’s nothing. We get into the past, the process, and the shift—where music is going, and what it means to create in a time where AI is part of the conversation. Not as a shortcut… but as a creative tool. There’s a blurry line between madman and genius— and Seven makes that place his home. This one goes deep, gets weird, and lands somewhere real.

#012 Sometimes the Body Remembers What the Mind Tries to Forget

Some wounds fade with time. Others stay with us. In this episode of The Lost Podcaster, we sit down with a woman whose life has been shaped by trauma, survival, addiction, recovery, and the complicated journey of learning how to live with both pain and joy. After enduring abuse in childhood, years of addiction, chronic illness, and the challenges of PTSD and CPTSD, she has spent decades navigating what it means to keep going when the past never fully disappears. Today, she’s open, warm, and surprisingly joyful — proof that a person can carry heavy memories without letting them define the rest of their life. This conversation isn’t about neat endings or easy answers. It’s about survival, honesty, and the strange reality that sometimes the body remembers what the mind tries to forget. A raw, thoughtful discussion about trauma, resilience, chronic pain, recovery, and what it really means to keep living.

The Lost Podcaster #011 Hard Lessons Between the Ropes: The Making of Jasper Newton

Hard Lessons Between the Ropes: The Making of Jasper Newton In this episode of The Lost Podcaster, Erick and Samantha sit down with up-and-coming professional wrestler Jasper Newton for an honest conversation about what it actually takes to step into the ring — and keep going when it hurts. We talk about the grind behind the scenes, the lessons you only learn through pain and repetition, and the difference between chasing a dream and being forged by it. Jasper opens up about discipline, doubt, earning respect, and the mental toll of a life built around proving yourself. It’s not about belts or bravado. It’s about who you become when you choose the hard road. It's about the grind, the setbacks, and the hard lessons learned between the ropes. No gimmicks — just the work, the mindset, and the making of a fighter. If you’ve ever chased something that demanded more than you thought you had — this one’s for you.