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Just over three years ago, Matt Alexander founded Need, a publication that releases exclusive, curated clothing and products for "the modern gentleman". They later addedForemost, a line of affordable, American-made clothing for men and women. This month, Need became Imprint and launched an iOS app. This is the origin of Need's customer service model, and how it helped them grow and evolve from a sensation (Need) into a tangible, formidable Imprint in the world of fashion. Matt Alexander will return. (cue "James Bond Theme")

One of Austin's most iconic taco joints turns 35 years old in July. Juan in a Million is known as much for their triple-sized signature "Don Juan" breakfast tacos as they are for owner Juan Meza's legendary handshake. Get the "Don Juan" with chorizo. You won't be sorry.

On the highway from one major city in Texas to another, there's always at least one really good, locally-owned place to eat. A little over 40 miles outside of Austin on the way to Houston is Taqueria Chihuahua, a place full of good food and good people who have been serving customers for over 20 years. Be ready for a taco that it takes two hands to eat.

What happens when (once a week at minimum) the same 40 customers are willing to wait over twelve hours to watch one movie for free?

Annie used to do Elvis' nails, doesn't care about famous people, and is the best designated driver on the planet. We need more "Annies" in the world.

Emily Nagoski talks about her work as a sex educator and the misconceptions she's faced with when people stop her in the grocery store to ask her about their sex lives.

Liz Furl left waiting tables behind to work in a call center. Little did she realize how much more difficult it would be to tell Medicare applicants that "there's no update on your status". Listen to learn the art of the Polite Hang-Up, and whether you're dying fast enough.

Venturing out during Black Friday weekend can be fascinating when you go not to shop, but to assess how American shopping culture has become its own form of zombie pandemic.

Before Friar Gabriel Mosher joined the Dominican Order, he worked in both fast food and bill collection. How does dealing with people who demand a "Medium" Frosty inform taking on religious life?

Drew Westphal and Anna Bartenstein run the customer service machine behind musician Jonathan Coulton. They cover everything, from emails about orders or general questions to the still-being-fulfilled, massively successful Code Monkey Save World Kickstarter from 2013. They talk about their professional histories and why they love doing what they're doing for musicians like They Might Be Giants and "JoCo". Special Guest Stars: Jonathan Coulton and Greg Pak!

Drobo CEO Geoff Barrall details his company’s struggle to get AT&T to deliver on their promise of providing functioning internet and telephone service. While Drobo bends over backwards to support their customers, AT&T can’t be bothered to have its right hand work with its left to flip a switch. Is that really “just the way it is, man”?

Dan Provost of Studio Neat talks about clean & simple solutions that his clean & simple two-man company has used for support over the last four years. Whether things were sailing smoothly or descended into momentary "fiasco," their customers have stuck with them & grown in number for very good reasons.

Real Estate Broker Donna Hazlewood talks about things to look for (and look out for) in a Real Estate agent, why she likes the hard work that others avoid, and what motivates us to do the work we choose to do.

Our previous episode inspired a reaction from AT&T Gigapower completely unlike everything that came before. Listen to what happened next, why Moisés thinks it went this way, and whether he'll consider switching to Time Warner or Google down the road.

A case study of the cable/broadband industry's customer service tactics, from the recent spate of Comcast recorded calls to our host's first-hand experience with new kid on the block: AT&T GigaPower.