Russ Rantz

Russ Rantz


Latest Episodes

Episode 19: I Suck At Pickup Lines
July 17, 2019

I hate uncertainty...and I equally hate rejection. Isn't that great? The biggest thing I find frustrating in life is that there are no guarantees. There are no assurances that you're "nailing" the right objectives in life.  I wish that life had a re

Episode 18: That Time I Became A Hobbit...In The Tropics...
July 10, 2019

Things I like:  1. Tropical Getaways 2. Leisure Time 3. Said Leisure Time At A Beach Things I Don't LIke:  1. All of that being ruined by one stupid mistake that would teach me a very important lesson.  Why the Hobbit reference? Is this a L

Episode 17: Does It Take A Nurse To Help You Break The Crazy Cycle? (Guest: Addison Byrd)
June 26, 2019

Awkward customer service altercations always bug me...I don't know why, but seeing staff provide terrible customer service, and furthermore seeing the staff then pat themselves on the back after the customer leaves because they think they handled that sit

Episode 16: A Business of Making Things Personal
June 19, 2019

In my life, with my personality, the two scariest things are...: 1. Having to fold jeans professionally 2. Confronting breathing human beings and calling them out on not being up to the understood standard.  GOOD THING I HAD TO DO BOTH OF THOSE THIN

Episode 15: Maybe It's Not "Have Your Cake And Eat It Too;" Maybe It's, "You Need More Cakes!" (Guest: Lyndon Byrd)
June 06, 2019

If you had told me that I'd have 23,000+ subscribers on Youtube by the time I was 15 years old I wouldn't have believed you. If you also told me that I'd walk away from those 23,000+ subscribers without much warning (again, at 15) I would've told you that

Episode 14: Ukuleles and Game Development (Guest: Dustin Williamson)
May 29, 2019

Do you enjoy board games? Yes? No? Well regardless, if I came up to you and said, "Hey you, make me a board game right now!" How would you go about it? Would you know where to start, would you know what would work? Would you have a lot of cool ideas and c

Episode 13: I'm Not Game For Going At Your Thrones
May 22, 2019

I'm not a big GOT fan, but its' not for the reason you may think! I don't live under a rock, I don't hate amazing storytelling, and contrary to popular belief I am not squeamish at the sight of blood. Instead, I just am not a TV watcher overall (other tha

Episode 12: We're PAST The Endgame Now *SPOILER WARNING* (Guest: Super-Dave Thomason)
May 13, 2019

I know, I know. The Russ Rantz podcast isn't a movie review podcast...and I'm proud of that. BUT, we are in the midst of cinematic history with the current Marvel's Avengers movie being the biggest and most anticipated in years!  My good friend, Sup

Episode 11: Vegas Baby!
May 06, 2019

I am NOT a seasoned world traveler....heck, up until my 18th birthday the only area in the United States I had been to was Montana! Yet, a little while ago I got to jump on a plane and hit up the jewel of Nevada: Viva Las Vegas. I didn't know what to expe

Episode 5: Over Correction and LIfe and Death Experiences
January 15, 2019

I almost died once...well, actually many times, BUT THIS ONE PARTICULAR TIME IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. Let's start 2019 off strong and NOT do what I did in my beautiful first car. You've been warned.  Twitter: RussRantz Instagram: RussRantz1