Colin's Last Stand: Fireside Chats

We haven't played Five Questions in awhile, so let's do the damn thing. My best friend Ramon Narvaez returns to Fireside Chats to answer whatever I throw at him... like what the best '90s TGIF show was. We're going deep! (We even talk about SNES vs. Genesis. Like I said... deep.)

Today's guest is Stephanie Lee. You may know her from her years at IGN, but I've known Stephanie since we were high school kids writing on GameFAQs. We haven't seen each other in a few years, and we have many topics to discuss, like how we came up in the gaming industry, why she abandoned her path as a nutritionist, how she found herself working in Idaho for a well-respected fitness outlet, and why she shifted gears a couple of years ago, decided to live a completely nomadic lifestyle, and found her way to entrepreneurship. You can find Stephanie's newest work at https://thefyslife.com/

Candace Looft is an accomplished and respected western astrologer and psychic medium. Today's episode of CLS:FC is dedicated to Candace's world, and all of the strange and mysterious things that come along with it. You can find more about Candace at her website: http://www.beyondtheveiltarot.com/

Chris Ray Gun -- aka Chris Maldonado -- is a prolific political and social YouTuber who delivers his commentary with comedy and wit. We sat down for a 90 minute conversation about politics, social issues, YouTube, content creation, video games, and much, much more.

Kristine Steimer has worked everywhere in the gaming industry. She did PR for Xbox, spent years as an IGN Editor, designed Facebook games for BioWare, worked community for PlayStation, helped shepherd The Witcher franchise at CD Projekt, and now spends her days at YouTube Gaming and evenings at What's Good Games. Did I mention that she was my roommate for four years, too? Today's episode is all about games. No surprise there.

Brianne Chandler -- known online as Miss Movies -- runs a YouTube channel, hosts a podcast, and has two kids and a loving husband. But, as with all of us, there's much more than meets the eye when it comes to Brianne. Today's episode of CLS:FS focuses on mental health, various oddities in the movie industry, and much more.

One of my closest friends on this planet is Erick Castro, one of the world's great craft cocktail bartenders, owner of the James Beard Award-nominated bar Polite Provisions, and an all-around great guy. We sat down to chat about his new documentary, what it's like to own businesses, and why alcohol is just so damn good.

My buddy Jeff Cannata -- well-known podcast host, actor, and gamer -- swung by Santa Monica today for a discussion that revolved almost entirely around politics. I come from a moderate right position. He comes from a moderate left position. The results are... well... a really great, totally reasonable chat about The Age of Trump.

Colin met his best friend Ramon through their shared love of music, and today, Ramon makes his living as a musician. This extra-long episode of CLS is dedicated to Ramon's musical journey, and why music (and all art) is so important.

I feel there's a responsibility with my audience to be real. Part of that realness is talking about my own struggles. How I cope with them may just be of some use in your own life.

What happens when Colin asks his dad five completely random questions? This episode of CLS: Fireside Chats happens. (Apologies for dad's low audio; he's a soft-spoken man, and he doesn't know what "stay on the mic" means, apparently.)

Colin's Last Stand's spinoff is finally here! While CLS on YouTube is dedicated to history and politics, the supplemental podcast is dedicated to... well... everything else! Episode 1's focus is simple. It's all about how Colin rediscovered his love of video games.