Nick McQuik's guest appearances

Nick McQuik

The Alberta Filmmakers Podcast

Jon of All Trades

Seen and Heard in Edmonton

Joke and Destroy

tw0x

Andrea Beça

Adam Scorgie

Kyle Gass

Isa Mazzei

Molly Smith

Chris Maclean

Jeff Grace

Brian Raftery

Danny Trejo

Dan Grant

Ben Roy

Andrew Orvedahl

Adam Cayton-Holland

Tema Frank

Jason Price

OwlTail

Dude, this show is one of the most fun shows I’ve done in a very long time! Nick McQuik reached out to me a week ago, and I didn’t know what to expect. Little did I know this guy has done what seems like EVERYTHING. Here’s a list of some of the things we talked about on the show: The tiny town of Dawson City, Yukon he grew up in and why they had to bring a pocket knife and ammunition to school.His degree in kinesiology, work as a personal trainer, and why the people he worked with drove him crazy and caused him to quit.Working as a mechanic, getting promoted to journeyman, transitioning to heavy duty mechanic, and establishing his retirement fund early in life.Working as a mechanic on the show Ice Road Truckers.How he became a comedian, his approach to comedy, and why it’s his most passionate pursuit.His thoughts on nutritionThe differences between America and Canada (and not in a hacky Yakov Smirnoff way).Why he and his wife went to couples therapy even though there was nothing wrong in their relationship.And why he works as hard as he does (which, when you listen to this, no matter your work ethic, you’ll feel lazy as hell). In short, this is an action-packed hour of conversation that covers an insane breadth of topics. I loved this conversation, and I know you will, too. Check out Nick’s company Nordic Media, his show Chew On This, and Nick on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  This episode is available for download on iTunes, streaming on Stitcher, or at the Jon of All Trades homepage. 

Dude, this show is one of the most fun shows I’ve done in a very long time! Nick McQuik reached out to me a week ago, and I didn’t know what to expect. Little did I know this guy has done what seems like EVERYTHING. Here’s a list of some of the things we talked about on the show: <ul><li>The tiny town of Dawson City, Yukon he grew up in and why they had to bring a pocket knife and ammunition to school.</li><li>His degree in kinesiology, work as a personal trainer, and why the people he worked with drove him crazy and caused him to quit.</li><li>Working as a mechanic, getting promoted to journeyman, transitioning to heavy duty mechanic, and establishing his retirement fund early in life.</li><li>Working as a mechanic on the show Ice Road Truckers.</li><li>How he became a comedian, his approach to comedy, and why it’s his most passionate pursuit.</li><li>His thoughts on nutrition</li><li>The differences between America and Canada (and not in a hacky Yakov Smirnoff way).</li><li>Why he and his wife went to couples therapy even though there was nothing wrong in their relationship.</li><li>And why he works as hard as he does (which, when you listen to this, no matter your work ethic, you’ll feel lazy as hell).</li><li></li></ul> In short, this is an action-packed hour of conversation that covers an insane breadth of topics. I loved this conversation, and I know you will, too. Check out Nick’s company <a href="https://www.nordic.media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nordic Media</a>, his show <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChewOnThis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chew On This</a>, and Nick on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Griffion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmcquik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickmcquik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. This episode is available for download on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jon-of-all-trades/id847604575?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, streaming on <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jon-of-all-trades" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, or at the <a href="http://jonofalltrades.us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jon of All Trades homepage</a>.

Ep. 217: Nick McQuik – Comedian, Entrepreneur

Nick McQuik is a comedian, podcaster, TV producer, on-air personality, former mechanic, and all-around fascinating dude. He sits down with me this Wednesday, June 26 for a full chat. But before we get there, he tells me the most harrowing story I think I’ve ever had on First Jobs. Let Nick tell you about moving out of his house at 14, getting his own apartment and a job stocking shelves at the local grocery store. It’s a hell of a story. Enjoy!

Nick McQuik is a comedian, podcaster, TV producer, on-air personality, former mechanic, and all-around fascinating dude. He sits down with me this Wednesday, June 26 for a full chat. But before we get there, he tells me the most harrowing story I think I’ve ever had on First Jobs. Let Nick tell you about moving out of his house at 14, getting his own apartment and a job stocking shelves at the local grocery store. It’s a hell of a story. Enjoy!

First Job: Nick McQuik

Meet Nick McQuik, the always hustling comic who co-hosts The Quik and Slow Comedy Show, a long-running podcast featuring "comedians interviewing comedians about comedy in a basement." Nick started podcasting in part to learn more about his craft, a good trick I may have adopted myself a time or two. He also jumped in with both feet by buying a lot of equipment, so he kind of had to make it happen after that. I suspect I am too old and square for some of the comedy on Nick's show, which he co-hosts with Aaron Maslow and a cast of other artists, but I admire the work that goes into producing a weekly podcast while forging a full-time career in comedy. That requires a tremendous amount of discipline and entrepreneurial spirit, which we talk about a fair bit in this episode. You'll also hear about the connections between Nick's stage show and the podcast; his philosophy of giving to get; Quik and Slow's most downloaded episode; the thriving nature of Edmonton's comedy scene; and some interesting ways to use social media to build a fan base.  This episode is also available in iTunes, on Google Play, on SoundCloud or on Stitcher. Nick made a couple of podcast recommendations:   The Movie Jerks, where JP Fournier and Shawn Gramiak talk about movies they love to hate (on which Nick made his podcast debut); Dave Rae's The Devil's Advocate, where Dave debates a guest on any topic and always wins.   He also shouted out to some local businesses he admires:   Big Rig Distillery Flat Out Apparel Tasty Tom's High Level Diner  He also mentioned a bunch of non-podcast comedy pursuits, including Chew On This, an Internet comedy show; The Debutantes and their biweekly Odd Wednesday sketch comedy show; and Rigby Muldoon: Bad Situation, a movie currently in post-production.  Find The Quik and Slow Comedy show on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn, as well as on Twitter and Facebook. Nick himself is @nickmcquik on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.  This week's Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven stories about the city, cultivated by the community. In this episode, you'll hear about Taproot's most recent stories, which tackle the way we see pedestrian safety in this city, and the consequences of that approach. Read the stories, and if you'd like to put more such work into the world, join us at taprootedmonton.ca.

Meet Nick McQuik, the always hustling comic who co-hosts <a href="http://quikandslow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Quik and Slow Comedy Show</a>, a long-running podcast featuring "comedians interviewing comedians about comedy in a basement." Nick started podcasting in part to learn more about his craft, a good trick I may have adopted myself a time or two. He also jumped in with both feet by buying a lot of equipment, so he kind of had to make it happen after that. I suspect I am too old and square for some of the comedy on Nick's show, which he co-hosts with Aaron Maslow and <a href="http://quikandslow.com/?cat=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a cast of other artists</a>, but I admire the work that goes into producing a weekly podcast while forging a full-time career in comedy. That requires a tremendous amount of discipline and entrepreneurial spirit, which we talk about a fair bit in this episode. You'll also hear about the connections between Nick's stage show and the podcast; his philosophy of giving to get; Quik and Slow's <a href="http://quikandslow.com/?p=849" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">most downloaded episode</a>; the thriving nature of Edmonton's comedy scene; and some interesting ways to use social media to build a fan base.  This episode is also available in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/seen-and-heard-in-edmonton/id1021842242?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes,</a> on <a href="https://goo.gl/app/playmusic?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I75hn24z5rxbp6b2kj5fehslh4u?t%3DSeen_and_Heard_in_Edmonton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/karen-unland/sets/seen-and-heard-in-edmonton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a> or on <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=73264&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Nick made a couple of podcast recommendations: <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.themoviejerks.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Movie Jerks</a>, where JP Fournier and Shawn Gramiak talk about movies they love to hate (on which Nick made his podcast debut);</li> <li>Dave Rae's <a href="http://davidjrae.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Devil's Advocate</a>, where Dave debates a guest on any topic and always wins. </li> </ul> He also shouted out to some local businesses he admires:  <ul> <li><a href="http://www.bigrigdistillery.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Rig Distillery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.flatoutapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flat Out Apparel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TastyTomsOnWhyte/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tasty Tom's</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.highleveldiner.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">High Level Diner</a></li> </ul> He also mentioned a bunch of non-podcast comedy pursuits, including <a href="http://www.chewonthis.show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chew On This</a>, an Internet comedy show; <a href="https://thedebutantes.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Debutantes</a> and their biweekly Odd Wednesday sketch comedy show; and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/331949493/rigby-muldoon-bad-situation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rigby Muldoon: Bad Situation</a>, a movie currently in post-production.  Find The Quik and Slow Comedy show on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/quik-slow-comedy-show/id850864850?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/aaron-maslow-2/quik-slow-comedy-show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> and <a href="http://tun.in/pgSHH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn</a>, as well as on <a href="https://twitter.com/quikandslow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QuikandSlow/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Nick himself is @nickmcquik on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickmcquik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NickMcQuik/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmcquik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.  This week's Seen and Heard in Edmonton is brought to you by <a href="https://taprootedmonton.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taproot Edmonton</a>, a source of curiosity-driven stories about the city, cultivated by the community. In this episode, you'll hear about Taproot's most recent stories, which tackle the way we see pedestrian safety in this city, and the consequences of that approach. <a href="https://taprootedmonton.ca/stories/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the stories</a>, and if you'd like to put more such work into the world, join us at <a href="https://members.taprootedmonton.ca/join" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">taprootedmonton.ca</a>.

Episode 58: Nick McQuik

Follow The Alberta Filmmakers Podcasthttp://abfilmcast.ca/ twitter.com/abfilmcast facebook.com/abfilmcastE-mail ushello@abfilmcast.caFollow Nick McQuikhttps://www.facebook.com/NickMcQuik https://twitter.com/NickMcquikBig Rock Eddieshttp://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/calgary-filmmaker-gabriel-yee-wins-10000-eddies-prize-with-short-documentary CBC Arts and CBC Short Docs Incubatorhttp://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/cbc-arts-short-docs-diverse-creators-1.3619992 TELUS Optik Localhttp://optiklocal.com/get-funded/get-funded-to-produce-a-video-project/ CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS - CSIFhttp://www.csif.org/jobs-calls/board/ Feel Foreign Film Contesthttp://feelforeign.com/ContestInfo.aspx CineSpacehttps://herox.com/cinespace16 CUFF Casinohttps://www.facebook.com/CalgaryUndergroundFilmFestival/posts/10153851976008229FAVA Super8 Challengehttp://fava.ca/programs/special-ops/challenges/super8-challenge/ CROWDFUNDING - CSIFhttp://www.csif.org/production/workshops/crowdfunding/ Do-it-yourself JAWA aka Video Vulture Culture: A Workshop with Tasman Richardsonhttp://www.sledisland.com/2016/do-it-yourself-jawa-aka-video-vulture-culture-a-workshop-with-tasman-richardson CINEMATOGRAPHY – CSIFhttp://www.csif.org/production/workshops/cinematography/ FAVA FREE-FOR-ALL WORKSHOP: LIGHTINGhttp://fava.ca/programs/classes-workshops/upcoming-workshops/free-for-all/ SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP - CSIFhttp://www.csif.org/production/workshops/summer-media-arts-camp/ Executive Director - NUTVhttp://nutv.ca/opportunities/ Communications Coordinator, Cinematheque Calgary Societyhttp://calgarycinema.org/job-posting

Follow The Alberta Filmmakers Podcast <a href="http://abfilmcast.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://abfilmcast.ca/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/abfilmcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/abfilmcast</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/abfilmcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/abfilmcast</a> E-mail us hello@abfilmcast.ca Follow Nick McQuik <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NickMcQuik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/NickMcQuik</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/NickMcquik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/NickMcquik</a> Big Rock Eddies <a href="http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/calgary-filmmaker-gabriel-yee-wins-10000-eddies-prize-with-short-documentary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movies/calgary-filmmaker-gabriel-yee-wins-10000-eddies-prize-with-short-documentary</a> CBC Arts and CBC Short Docs Incubator <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/cbc-arts-short-docs-diverse-creators-1.3619992" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/cbc-arts-short-docs-diverse-creators-1.3619992</a> TELUS Optik Local <a href="http://optiklocal.com/get-funded/get-funded-to-produce-a-video-project/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://optiklocal.com/get-funded/get-funded-to-produce-a-video-project/</a> CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS - CSIF <a href="http://www.csif.org/jobs-calls/board/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.csif.org/jobs-calls/board/</a> Feel Foreign Film Contest <a href="http://feelforeign.com/ContestInfo.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://feelforeign.com/ContestInfo.aspx</a> CineSpace <a href="https://herox.com/cinespace16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://herox.com/cinespace16</a> CUFF Casino <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryUndergroundFilmFestival/posts/10153851976008229" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryUndergroundFilmFestival/posts/10153851976008229</a> FAVA Super8 Challenge <a href="http://fava.ca/programs/special-ops/challenges/super8-challenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fava.ca/programs/special-ops/challenges/super8-challenge/</a> CROWDFUNDING - CSIF <a href="http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/crowdfunding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/crowdfunding/</a> Do-it-yourself JAWA aka Video Vulture Culture: A Workshop with Tasman Richardson <a href="http://www.sledisland.com/2016/do-it-yourself-jawa-aka-video-vulture-culture-a-workshop-with-tasman-richardson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sledisland.com/2016/do-it-yourself-jawa-aka-video-vulture-culture-a-workshop-with-tasman-richardson</a> CINEMATOGRAPHY – CSIF <a href="http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/cinematography/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/cinematography/</a> FAVA FREE-FOR-ALL WORKSHOP: LIGHTING <a href="http://fava.ca/programs/classes-workshops/upcoming-workshops/free-for-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fava.ca/programs/classes-workshops/upcoming-workshops/free-for-all/</a> SUMMER MEDIA ARTS CAMP - CSIF <a href="http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/summer-media-arts-camp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.csif.org/production/workshops/summer-media-arts-camp/</a> Executive Director - NUTV <a href="http://nutv.ca/opportunities/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nutv.ca/opportunities/</a> Communications Coordinator, Cinematheque Calgary Society <a href="http://calgarycinema.org/job-posting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://calgarycinema.org/job-posting</a>