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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. 53 - Let Me Ask You a Hypothetical Question

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/08/08

COCKTAIL PARTY CONVERSATION STARTERS! Friends of the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast, now you, too, can hold your very own 3Q3D-esque cocktail party – simply invite over a few fun friends, mix up several boozy drinks, and use the questions from this episode to create a conversation that will surely get more interesting with every sip. You’ll quickly learn just how shallow your friends really are (see: the Wizard question from the first drink segment), how many of your friends use weird logic if forced

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Ep. 52 - It’s Never Too Late To Do Something...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/07/11

What would compel someone, particularly a middle aged, suburban Dad who had never before climbed a mountain, to fly to Kathmandu and hike 85 miles to Mt. Everest Base Camp, at an altitude of nearly 20,000 feet? This episode of 3Q3D is told in two distinct parts: before leaving for Everest, and the lessons learned after setting foot on the world’s tallest mountain. You’ll get to know Jeremy Starcher – an ordinary guy who decided to do something extraordinary – and along the way you’ll learn why

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Ep. 51 - A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Muslim Walk Into...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/06/27

Oftentimes what we don’t understand, we fear. What we fear, we sometimes judge as evil. Wouldn’t we all be better off if we sought first to understand, before being understood? Proving this episode of 3Q3D is no joke, Chris sits down for a wide-ranging and uplifting conversation with 3 very wise men. Representing Judaism, Christianity and Islam respectively, Rabbi Michael Ross (Rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, OH), Father Patrick Schultz (Parochial Vicar at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic

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Ep. 50 - Sorry, I’ve Been a Little Distracted

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2022/06/13

DISTRACTION! 3Q3D returns at long last from a hiatus fueled as much by Chris’ inability to focus as his need for a break. Over several drinks worth sipping slowly, Amanda, Chris and Matt discuss the many ways in which society has stolen our focus while examining the antidotes to inattention. Questioning whether he’s the only one who can’t focus anymore, Chris turns to sloe gin and a classic cocktail to calm his frazzled nerves; Matt then mixes up one of the more interesting cocktails in 3Q3D

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Ep. 49 - Mental Toughness, Magnolia Lane, and a...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/03/29

Chris shows up at the home of 2003 British Open Champion and former PGA Tour star Ben Curtis to tee up a few of the best cocktails in golf. Ben shares his tips for mental toughness, why he knew he could beat Tiger Wood in his prime, and what it’s like inside the locker room of a winning Ryder Cup team (and who showed up to the afterparty). Chris, on the other hand, proceeds to tell a rambling and nearly incoherent story about his experience as a Masters spectator. Special thanks to Ben Curtis and

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Ep. 48 - Ice Shanties, Prostitution and Other Data...

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2022/03/21

Chris cracks a cold Molson Ice and sits down with embattled former Mayor of Hudson, Ohio, Craig Shubert, to understand how ice shanties lead to prostitution, whether Mayor Shubert believes writing prompts used in a Hudson High School college credit class were truly child pornography, and – after making national headlines 3 times over the past year – who’s responsible for the current state of Hudson’s reputation. This is a fascinating look inside the mind of the Mayor and, in his words, the

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Ep. 47 - Replay: Sports, Bird Calls and America’s New...

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2022/03/14

As 3Q3D nears its 50th episode, we’re taking a look back at an early episode you may have missed. With a new introduction but originally aired as Episode 6, this episode is the 3 Questions, 3 Drinks podcast in its purest form, as Amanda, Matt and Chris have a conversation that gets livelier with every new drink and each new question. Find out why our nation is so obsessed with putting various sized balls into various sized receptacles, whether fishing is a sport, and which bird calls Amanda can

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Ep. 46 - Gradually, then Suddenly: A Story of...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/03/07

ADDICTION. Today, Timothy J. Hillegonds is a successful writer and advertising agency executive. But as a rebellious teenager longing for a connection with his absentee father, Tim’s life became a series of increasingly destructive and volatile behavior: kicked out of high school, arrested multiple times in multiple states, fathering a child at age 19 while part of a toxic relationship, and ultimately, addicted to alcohol, cocaine and crystal meth. Find out how Tim began to understand the sources

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Ep. 45 - Taking Your Career to a Higher Altitude

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2022/02/28

CAREER ADVICE. Over 3 “big boy/big girl” drinks that are as sophisticated as they are boozy, Mike Silvestro and Megan Wolf, CEO and COO of global private aviation company FlexJet respectively, share the practical and unconventional career development lessons that have propelled them into the rarefied air of the C-suite. Whether you've just taken your first brave steps into the "real world", are frustrated in your current role, or are a grizzled veteran decades into a brilliant career, you're sure

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Ep. 44 - Mom Jeans and the Mission to Mars

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2022/02/21

RIDICULOUS AND RANDOM RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS. With two of the best cocktails ever poured on the pod fueling a frenetic conversation, Episode 44 asks a series of increasingly idiotic questions, including which two animals, if merged together, would make the ultimate animal (it’s obviously a dolphin that could fly like a hawk, duh). The OG 3Q3D squad is in rare form for this one, so dial down your IQ, amp up your amusement, and get ready to celebrate a new national holiday. Drinks in this episode:>>

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Ep. 43 - Sex, Love, and Sir Lancelot: A Very Special...

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2022/02/14

LOVE! GENDER! SEX! In this very special Valentine’s Day episode, 3Q3D regulars Amanda, Chris and Matt turn down the lights, pour a few drinks, and let nature take its course. Chris first questions the mystery of love over a liquid aphrodisiac, Amanda then ponders the plight of the modern man while sharing her Tijuana Taxi, and Matt pairs his climactic final question with a drink inspired by Cupid’s arrow. From the funny to the philosophical, these three thoughtful questions hit all the right spots

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Ep. 42 - Happiness is a Skill

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2022/02/07

HAPPINESS! Noted speaker, author and “Happiness Expert” Paul Krismer pours a favorite Canadian cocktail and sheds light on how much of our happiness is determined by our DNA, the simple things we can do to improve our level of happiness, and whether being happy is even the right pursuit to begin with. It turns out happiness can be experienced in many ways, including, for example, having a great conversation accompanied by the warm glow of a single malt Scotch. Paul’s book, “Whole Person

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Ep. 41 - 3Q3D’s Wide World of Sports (with WSJ...

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2022/01/31

SPORTS, MEDIA & THE MAN IN THE ARENA. On the eve of departing to cover the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Wall Street Journal sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author Jason Gay swings by 3Q3D to answer questions both thoughtful and ridiculous. With his job at the nexus of sports, media and business, Jason thoughtfully opines on the evolving nature of our national sports obsession, the fine line between being tough on an athlete and giving grace for mental health struggles, and which athlete

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Ep. 40 - The Road Less Traveled

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2022/01/24

LIVING A MOST UNUSUAL LIFE. When confronted with two possible paths, how often do we really choose the one less trodden? While most of us follow the crowd when it comes to careers, where we live and even where we vacation, Nate Adams has consistently taken the road less traveled. From Madagascar to Medellin and seemingly everywhere in between, Nate has explored and lived in some of the most remote regions of the planet. Over drinks both exotic and hyper local, Nate examines the source of his

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Ep. 39 - Chase the Gout Away

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2022/01/17

HEALTH & WELLNESS! In a return to the classic 3 Questions, 3 Drinks format, the OG 3Q3D squad rates their physical, mental and spiritual health while vowing to make some radical life changes*. Chris blends up a delicious vodka-infused fruit smoothie and wonders why nobody wants to hear about CrossFit, Amanda determines real self-care means making a magnificent maple whiskey sour and taking a brisk walk, and while lamenting his current less-than-ideal level of physical fitness, Matt declares it’s

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Ep. 38 - This Is How Your Marriage Ends

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2022/01/10

MARRIAGE. Matthew Fray’s writings on marriage and divorce, including his most famous blog post, “She Divorced Me Because I Left Dishes by the Sink”, have been read by tens of millions worldwide. In this episode, Matthew shares 3 great bourbons and a bracingly honest perspective on marriage, divorce and what he wished he had done differently to save his own relationship. Men, Matthew believes, are most commonly the culprits in their marital breakdown, and understanding how a few well-intentioned

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Ep. 37 - We're All Famous Now

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2022/01/03

FAME! Emmy award-winning Cleveland media personality Stephanie Haney brings 3 blue checkmarks and a lot of fun to this conversation on the evolving nature of fame. Over several drinks served up at Cleveland’s best cocktail bar, the Velvet Tango Room; Chris, Amanda and Stephanie debate whether society is entitled to the inner lives of celebrities, ponder what it means that kids now want to be YouTube Stars instead of astronauts, and wonder, in today’s age of relentless selfies and Zooms, how

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Ep. 36 - Mailbag, Part 2 – The Holiday Episode!

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2021/12/14

THE HOLIDAY EPISODE! In the true spirit of Christmas, Amanda, Chris and Matt begin Episode 36 by arguing over the better Christmas movie – Elf vs. Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone vs. A Christmas Story – until their attention shifts to the troubling bullying behaviors of Rudolph’s fellow reindeer. While answering more listener questions (this time all holiday related), the group holds its first annual gift exchange and celebrates the season with a variety of jolly good drinks, including a cup of

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Ep. 35 - Mailbag, Part 1: Listener Questions & Drink...

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2021/12/08

MAILBAG! Chris, Amanda and Matt struggle with the crippling burden of worldwide fame and high expectations as 3Q3D climbs the Top Podcasting charts. To soothe themselves, they mix up a few drinks recommended by listeners and answer questions about each other and the show. As they skim the surface on several fantastic listener-suggested questions, the group agrees many are deserving of a deeper discussion at another time and instead debate whether Amanda’s head might be the size of a regulation

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Ep. 34 - WARNING: Don’t listen to this episode

Three Questions, Three Drinks with Chris Mikolay ·

2021/11/29

STRANGE BUT TRUE FACTS! As a kid, I was fascinated with the Guinness Book of World Records and all sorts of strange and interesting facts. So I thought it would be a good idea to invite 3Q3D fan favorites Colt McCutcheon and Doug Harvey back into the studio to record an episode on all things weird but true. Alas, Colt opens the show with a Greek history lesson about Achilles lesser known little brother, Bofadeez, and the episode just devolves from there. Special thanks to Susie Schmitt (aka HR)

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