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Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay

Three Questions, Three Drinks is a podcast for the inquisitive, for those who know there is still so much to know, and that the best way to learn is by asking great questions and seeking first to understand. Join me – Chris Mikolay – and my rotating group of brilliant and funny and opinionated friends as we pour a few drinks and dive headfirst into life’s most important, most absurd and most thought-provoking questions. We’ll either solve all the world’s problems, or we’ll get stuck arguing

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Ep. 73 - Death, Immortality and Betting on An Afterlife

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/08/08

WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE. RIGHT? Matt Jordan takes over for the second time as host of the good ship 3Q3D, and in so doing, leads a fun and fascinating conversation with Chris Mikolay and Sam LiPuma – an author, professor and 3Q3D newcomer – that explores several of the most interesting questions ever posed on the podcast. Over 3 drinks as unique as each question, Matt, Chris and Sam debate whether it’s ever okay to take a life, ponder the pros and cons of immortality, and finally, bets are placed on

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Ep. 72 - 3Q3D “Afternoon Delight” Series, Part 3:...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/07/05

MYSTERY TOPIC! In the final installment of a 3-part series of shorter episodes designed to pare nicely with one quick drink, Chris experiments with variations on the classic Aperol Spritz – and pays dearly for it. However, just as Amanda Adams and Matt Jordan were in the dark on the topic of this episode, you, dear listener, will have to wait and see what topic might prompt a discussion about soggy cereal enthusiasts, peeing in swimming pools, and the greatest decade of the 20th century. If you want

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Ep. 71 - 3Q3D “Afternoon Delight” Series, Part 2:...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/06/27

WOULD YOU RATHER? While this second round of a special 3-part series of mini episodes may indeed be shorter than the typical 3Q3D fare, it isn’t short on controversial conversation.While Amanda Adams serves up a super sweet Tequila Sour, Chris asks a series of increasingly ridiculous “Would You Rather” questions that leave Matt Jordan feeling quite flustered. Apologies in advance to anyone similarly offended, but for those who enjoy contemplating the absurd, this episode is for you. *That’s what

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Ep. 70 - 3Q3D “Afternoon Delight” Series, Part 1:...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/06/19

UNDERRATED / OVERRATED / PROPERLY RATED. In a special 3-part series of shorter episodes designed to pair nicely with a relaxing summertime hammock ride or walk in the park, Amanda Adams, Matt Jordan and Chris Mikolay debate everyday items and activities that are either “Underrated, Overrated or Properly Rated.”This episode is a lot like fireworks displays, s’mores and brunch: you’ll either love it or hate it. If it’s the former, we’d appreciate if you let the world know 3Q3D is highly underrated by

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Ep. 69 - Cat Ladies, Fur Babies and the Loving...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/05/08

PETS & ANIMALS! According to 3Q3D regular Amanda Adams, how you speak to your pet speaks volumes about you. In this episode featuring the OG 3Q3D crew and bound to become an instant classic, you’ll find out why Amanda refuses to refer to her pets as “fur babies” and what she’s naming her future podcast (spoiler alert: it’s called “Stats on Cats”). This conversation is as wide ranging as the animal kingdom, and no matter if you’re a dog person, cat person, vegan or meat lover, you’ll surely have

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Ep. 68 - The Fascinating Las Vegas Lives of “Mash & Ash”

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/05/01

LIVING LA VIDA LAS VEGAS. Vegas gal pals Mahsheed Parsons and Ashley Bryant Dowd, with their billboards and bling, could easily pass for reality TV stars. They lead a life wholly unfamiliar to 3Q3D creator Chris Mikolay, but over several drinks designed to cure his Sin City hangover, Chris finds that “Mash and Ash” are so much more than skin deep. Hear how Mahsheed used the power of positive thinking to turn her life around and become THE name in Las Vegas Luxury real estate (and learn what passes

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Ep. 67 - I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/03/20

WHAT KIND OF FRIEND ARE YOU? As he mixes up an old timey cocktail that smells like your Grandma’s favorite jar of potpourri, Matt Jordan captains 3Q3D for the first time, hosting the original podcasting trio for a thought-provoking and wide-ranging conversation about the evolving nature of friendship and community. Over drinks both hot and cold, the group ponders the declining state of friendship in America, whether your spouse should be your best friend, and debates the most important traits a true

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Ep. 66 - If You Build It, They Will Come

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/03/06

RUBBERDUCKS, JUMBO SHRIMP, AND THE JOY OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.At just 32 years old, Ken Babby left a thriving career at the Washington Post to purchase a struggling minor league baseball team in Akron, Ohio, a city completely unfamiliar to him and located several hundred miles from his hometown. Akron, though, had a beautiful ballpark in the heart of the city, and Ken had a vision for transforming the franchise. His formula – including a creative but controversial name change and spending millions

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Ep. 65 - The World’s Most Interesting Uber Driver

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/02/21

FATHER, SON, GAMBLER, THIEF. At just 14 years of age, George Berk gambled for the first time, placing a $4 longshot bet on a horserace at an Off Track Betting parlor in New York City. As luck would have it, that longshot bet paid off and returned $73 – and ignited a compulsive gambling addiction that would lead to financial and personal destruction. Over the course of 4 decades George would experience 3 bankruptcies, gambling losses totaling at least $2 million, a divorce, and multiple prison

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Ep. 64 - The Choose Your Own Adventure Episode

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/02/08

LUCK, FATE & SERENDIPITY. Leaving every major decision to chance – where they go, what they do, and even what drinks to order – Amanda, Chris & Matt embark on an unusual Friday night adventure that ultimately proves providential (well, at least for two of them). As they depart the cozy confines of their suburban enclave for the big city lights of Cleveland, the 3Q3D crew is picked up by an Uber driver with a past – and who it seems no coincidence they should meet.As they move deeper into the

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Ep. 63 - Dad Jokes, Bad Jokes, and More Fun with Colt...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/02/01

DAD JOKE CONTEST! Did you know that if you sneeze and fart at the same time, your body takes a screenshot? It’s true. Also, if that joke offends you, then you should probably just go ahead and skip this episode (seriously). But if not, and you need a few good laughs, then you’re in for a treat. Like a bad rash, Colt McCutcheon and Doug Harvey return once again on the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast, only this time they’re armed with curdled drinks, warm beer and a variety of Dad Jokes – some that are

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Ep. 62 - It’s Not Your Fault vs. Yes, It’s Totally...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/01/17

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Lamenting the current state of his Dad Bod and looking for sympathy from his wife but finding none, Chris assembles the OG 3Q3D squad for a discussion on Personal Responsibility. The group begins by throwing caution to the wind and downing a shot of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, and then ponders how much of their success in life is self-determined, whether to be offended by “you didn’t build that”, and how much we are responsible for the well-being of others. This episode’s

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Ep. 61 - Why Do You Think What You Think?

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2023/01/03

BECOMING A CRITICAL THINKER. As Mark Twain once famously said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” To that end, 3Q3D gets the New Year off to an inquisitive start, with an episode designed to make you think about…thinking. Joined by Nick Chiorian, an educator who has taught one of the most fascinating high school classes in America for nearly 20 years, and David Jordan, his former student and a bright young mind from The Ohio

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Ep. 60 - 2022 Year in Review: The Feel-Good Edition

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/12/20

THE YEAR IN REVIEW (SORT OF). As 2022 draws to a close, the OG 3Q3D crew shares feel-good stories you may have missed from the past year, revisits favorite questions from the last 12 months that Matt and Amanda never got to answer, and Matt and Chris predict they will finally (and rightfully) be named People Magazine’s co-Sexiest Men of the Year in 2023. And, while Matt reveals the secret to a happy marriage and Amanda her disdain for the traditional view of “strong women”, the group is visited by a

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Ep. 59 - The Celebrity Episode

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/12/06

TAYLOR & ELON & THE ROYAL FAMILY, OH MY! In a 3Q3D first, Chris relinquishes his podcast hosting duties and, feeling liberated, holds nothing back in this particularly spirited episode about the celebrities dominating today’s headlines. With Amanda piloting the pod, the OG 3Q3D crew gets started early and pours several cocktails usually found at brunch; it quickly becomes clear that Chris has a Musk-sized man-crush, Matt’s knowledge of celebrity pop-culture stopped somewhere in the late 1980’s, and

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Ep. 58 - Death by Candy Corn

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/10/20

SPECIAL HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR! 3Q3D returns to its classic format in this Halloween themed episode as OG contributors Amanda Adams, Matt Jordan and Chris Mikolay conjure up 3 seasonal elixirs sure to please even the prickliest vampire. Contemplating their own mortality with questions about Death, Dying and Halloween, Matt makes creative use of candy corn, Chris sets up a chemistry lab and makes a drink that threatens the lives of all who dare drink it, and Amanda – with blood on her hands and in

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Ep. 57 - It’s Times Like These You Learn To Live Again

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/10/03

In an episode as unusual as it is powerful, Chris sets out on a 600 mile road trip in a bright yellow 1973 Volkswagen Beetle with a man he hasn’t seen in 27 years named Jerry Dorneker. Departing before sunrise from Jerry’s home in Columbia, South Carolina, Chris and Jerry hope the Beetle’s 60 horsepower engine can power them through the West Virginia mountains and ultimately, to the town in Ohio where they both grew up. As the journey unfolds, Jerry shares a deeply personal account of how he has

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Ep. 56 - A Few Good Men

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/09/13

FATHERHOOD & MODERN MASCULINITY. Having sired 13(!) children between them, Chris Mikolay, Matt Jordan and 3Q3D newcomer Ed Fink discuss how their concept of masculinity has changed as they reach middle age, the most difficult challenges they’ve faced as fathers, and the wisdom they hope to pass on to their kids. Like a well-made cocktail, this episode balances disparate ingredients to create something truly sublime as the longtime friends veer from flippant jocularity to intense vulnerability – and

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Ep. 55 - Because We're Stronger Together

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/09/06

STRENGTH, COURAGE & RESILIENCE. On today’s episode of 3Q3D I’m joined by two remarkable women who prove that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. MaryJo Rischitelli-Clark and Jen Yozwiak are the founders of 100 Women Strong Ohio, a growing community of women committed to improving the lives of people in need in Northeast Ohio. As they answer questions about strength, courage and resilience, and over a few memorable cocktails (including the aptly named “Hot Mess

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Ep. 54 - Top Secrets of High Stakes Speechwriting

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/08/22

SPEECHWRITING, SUBMARINES & TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. Today’s guest has not only led an utterly fascinating life, but he’s also my younger brother, Justin Mikolay. As a speechwriter, Justin spent years joined at the hip with several of the most powerful men on the planet, including four-star General David Petraeus, Secretary of Defense and four-star General James Mattis (twice), and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Prior to his adventures globetrotting with the Generals, Justin spent several years

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