On each episode of this podcast, Jessica Carlson interviews her friend Matt Houchin about a different celebrity he has encountered. Through their candid conversations, they explore fame, empathy, jealousy, spirituality, pop culture, nostalgia, and more.
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Guest hosts have also included the incomparable Robb Buzzini and Matt's ex-wife Katie.
My Actual Job
It took awhile, but eventually I was able to turn my love of making fun, funny videos with my friends into a career.
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At Zscaler I get to work on tons of cool content, mainly for our big internal events, but also some external promotional stuff too.
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On top of the behind the scenes media production, I also get to regularly scratch my performer itch in front of the camera as co-host for many of our company events.
Bloomington Bros.
The Bloomington Bros. was a comedy web series that ran mainly from 2008-2010 following the suburban misadventures of "Matt Houchin" and "Ross McNamara," two friends from the opposite sides of the tracks who never matured after high school.
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The duo gained a cult following after their Nickelback Photograph parody video went viral, and the series was pitched as a TV show to multiple networks.
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The full Bloomington Bros. universe also includes the food review show The Skinny and the outdoor enthusiast show Ice Fishin' Minnesota.
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Occasionally a new, tangentially-related video will still get released on the ol' YouTube channel, and the dream of a Bloomington Bros. feature length movie still lives on.
Some friends asked me to be their wedding officiant, so I entered my name and email address into a website and became an ordained minister. The ceremony was a success, and I’m not feeling ready to retire from my ministry just yet. Why let all that time I spent entering my name and email address go to waste?
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Sometimes I get inspired to write sermons, which you can read here.
This is what I call my company when I work on whatever I want to. Mainly short documentaries about intriguing artists, athletes, or family members. And also some music videos.
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The name Melrose Hill comes from the area I was living when I found God.
Once upon a time I produced a TV show about snowmobiling and spent A LOT of time in greater Minnesota. This character naturally emerged during that four year experience.
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Bob mainly sticks to vlogging depressing videos on his YouTube channel, but he also performs live and has found success as a guest reporter at the Minnesota State Fair, Superbowl Live, and other major Minnesotan events.
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He can be even be seen playing himself in the film Terrordactyl: Extinction USA (pictured right) and the web series Ice Fishin' Minnesota.
This is a feature length documentary about truck drivers that I produced. It's better than most documentaries that I've seen, but I had no idea how to make it a thing, so it's just on YouTube.
