“What’s With The Sneakers?” Get To Know Nathan Price (& FAQ)

As our regular readers and viewers may have noticed, Nathan Price has been with us for quite some time, and as a relatively new addition to the Gentleman’s Gazette hosts, many wanted to get to know him more. Today, we’ll sit down with Nathan to get to know him personally, and answer frequently asked questions.

*Note: Be sure to watch today’s video to understand all the nuances of our conversation.

Video Transcript [Lightly Edited for Clarity]:

Sven Raphael Schneider: Welcome back to the Gentleman’s Gazette. In today’s video, you get to know Nathan Price a little better, who’s our latest video host.

In case you haven’t seen Nathan, Nathan has been with us since mid-2021. You first showed up on the channel… When was that?

Nathan Price: A little bit before Christmas last year.

SRS: Christmas 2021. And we get comments sometimes saying, “Who’s the new guy?” I mean, we got them two years after Preston started. So, if you ask that question, we know you’re not a regular.

[Nathan laughs]

SRS: Yeah, it’s always good to know we have lots of questions from our audience, from you. You submitted questions, so we’re just going through it and trying to get you a better understanding of who this dude is, what his style is, and, yeah, what he does. So, Nathan, where are you from and how old are you?

NP: Yeah, so I’m 26 years old. I’m originally from St. Louis, Missouri. I recently, in the last couple of years, spent a couple of years up in Chicago in my last line of work. I’m a husband and a father, married to my high school sweetheart, and I have a wonderful little son, who’s about a year and a half old, who keeps me on my toes.

SRS: I remember when you applied. You know, you definitely had a background in menswear and an interest. But, your latest job was in carpet cleaning.

NP: I guess, if we’re going to go through this from, like my entire history of menswear, I got started because my now-wife and I were dating, and I had high school dances, and I didn’t know how to tie a tie or I didn’t know how to tie a bow tie. And so, I started off like a lot of people do; I went on YouTube and started searching these things up. I find people like Aaron Morino, like Antonio Centeno, like the Gentleman’s Gazette, and I thought, you know, “This is kind of cool.” 

So, I needed a part-time job. I was a sophomore, junior in high school. And the Men’s Warehouse was hiring down the street from my house. So, I got a part-time job working at The Tuxedo Rental Desk, which is the epitome of menswear and sartorialism.

SRS: But, you know, that’s how a lot of people start out, right? Like Men’s Warehouse in the U.S is omnipresent if you live in a rural area. Yeah, I think we’ve had lots of people who applied for script writer positions or stuff like that because they started at Men’s Warehouse, right? So, even though it’s not something I’m like, “Oh my God! Men’s Warehouse! What have you been all my life?” It seems to serve an important entry point into classic menswear.

NP: Yeah, it can sort of be the entry point or the gateway drug, if you will. I enjoy going to work and seeing my co-workers’ different combinations that they put together with their outfits, and I was like, “Oh! I’ve never thought about wearing an orange tie before!” or you know, really basic, entry-level stuff.

I went to a private school. I had just a really bad navy blazer and khaki pants that my mom bought me for like, you know, when there were formal attire days. But, then, I went there and I’m like, “Oh, I want to buy a suit. I want to wear brown dress shoes.” Not just the typical, you know, black, chunky, square-toed ones.

So, Men’s Warehouse was really a great start. I helped a lot of young guys book their prom outfits. I enjoyed putting those together.

And then, as I got later into high school, I started to learn more. I was consuming the Gentleman’s Gazette and some other channels on YouTube, and I started to realize, “There’s a lot more to this,” and so I pushed to be actually on the sales floor, selling suits and, you know, garments to gentlemen who would come in. And I was picked.

I believe I was one of the youngest sales reps in the St. Louis area and, for about a year, year and a half. Towards the end of high school and the start of college, I was actually on the sales floor.

SRS: Nice and then you worked at like Allen Edmonds later, right?

NP: Yeah, yeah. So, as I continue to learn more about menswear and, you know, I heard Raphael famously say, in one of his live streams, “You cannot make a suit that’s a high quality for $300,” and here I am. It’s like the Men’s Warehouse suits are $600 bucks and they’re buy-one-get-one-free. And so, you do the math. And I’m like, you know, I wonder what kind of quality actually goes into these and I learned more. And I was like, “I really want to work for a brand that I can, like, stand behind the quality of what I’m selling.”

So, Allen Edmonds had a position as a full-time sales rep right when I was getting into college. I took that job. I became a key holder. I opened and closed the store, worked the sales floor, and, really, Allen Edmonds was the height of high-quality shoes in a small Midwest city like St. Louis. 

SRS: Absolutely, it was like top-end, right? And then, later,  you worked for, I think, Beckett & Robb, right?

NP: Yeah, so my wife was going to school out in Utah and Beckett & Robb was hiring for a shop manager, so I took that job. At the time, I had been following them since I worked at Men’s Warehouse and at Allen Edmonds. And I was like, “Wow! This is really cool stuff.”

So, I worked there for a year, year and a half as a shop manager. Learned a ton about their made-to-measure, bespoke, hybrid process of suiting. Really enjoyed my time there. And then, I wanted to get married to my wife, and I was like, “Okay. I need to find something in a career field that will take care of and support a family.” So, I went a completely different direction and worked in commercial facilities management, which is a fancy way to say, basically, “carpet and floor restoration care and installation.” Things like that. So, I decided to go back to St. Louis, and took that job.

SRS: That’s how life goes, right? It builds. Opportunities arise. Maybe you love something, but you realize, “Hey, that’s kind of a deadend,” and it’s okay to pivot and be adaptable and adjust, right? Even though it means like you’re going for something that you really like, which is something that’s just a job.

NP: So, when I went back into property management, I just thought my menswear career was over, you know, and I had a job that I enjoyed, I got to work with a lot of really, really large businesses.

And then, after a year or so in St. Louis, I got an opportunity to help open a business up in Chicago, and then I spent about two and a half years up there. Really running and hustling up in a much bigger and much busier city.

SRS: So, yeah, when we have open positions, we always post on the Gentleman’s Gazette with the “Careers” page now. We sometimes make videos, put them on social media. Because it’s always cool if you have someone who is a good fit for a job and has a passion for the job, right? 

And that’s pretty much a unicorn if we just look in our local area here because it’s limited. But, if the world is the marketplace and we have people who are willing to move here for a full-time job. That’s pretty cool. So, how did you find us?

NP: Yeah, so I remember I was in my apartment and going through my YouTube subscription or, you know, Community page, and I saw you guys said that you were hiring for an operations manager. I read the job description and – I’ve told you and Teresa this many times – I didn’t understand what you were looking for because it was like “manage a warehouse, do inventory,” and I was like, “Oh! Maybe they need a warehouse manager.” I’m like, “Well, I kind of do that. Well, so let me apply.”

I also kind of wanted just to be interviewed by Raphael because I was a fan. I didn’t really, you know, know that it was going to work out. And we had the first interview, and he was more specific about what he was looking for; that this was basically taking a whole bunch of the business side off of his plate and helping him to launch new products, new things, grow Fort Belvedere and the Gentleman’s Gazette. And after that first interview, I was really, really interested

SRS: Yeah, so, I guess, you know, we were doing this the first time, so I’m sure we could have done a better job. But, you could have read more thoroughly!

NP: That’s true, that’s true.

SRS: At the end of the day, we thought it was a good fit. But, there’s always a risk, right? Because, I mean, I knew you were in Chicago before, so you knew what cold winters would be like. But, Minnesota in the winter is not easy. And when you move, and it’s all new, it may get tough, right? And yeah, the worst thing that can happen is hiring someone who just leaves after a year because they feel isolated and it’s too cold and everything.

Yeah, but that worked out. Yeah, that was cool. It’s great to see that people from our audience actually end up working here. So, that’s… I really like that.

One of the questions that we got was: Who do you think is well-dressed pop culture?

NP: Yeah, so I know what kind of informs my realm of pop culture, if you’re going to talk about, you know, TV shows or movies — I’m not a huge TV watcher, but the shows that I have watched, I like Neil Caffrey in “White Collar.” His style, it wouldn’t work for me. It’s very “slim lapels, slim ties,” but it’s very clean, simple. His pants don’t have a break, so there’s some nice tailoring in there.

Another one that I really like is Reddington in “Blacklist.” He kind of reminds me of Preston a little bit in that he always wears a hat. And as a watch guy, he always wears a Rolex GMT Master II Pepsi, which I really appreciate. He’s always in a suit or, if he’s not wearing a suit, he’s wearing just the vest and trousers. So, I always thought that he was, you know, that he had a very good sense of modern style.

SRS: And these are like the well-known people there, you know? I always post about well-dressed real men or real people. And personally, I think there are just a lot more people who have a really cool, unique style. And, if you look at like, I don’t know, Tom Ford, right? Yeah, he has a cool style.

Are there any other people who are like, “Hey, their style really resonates with me.”

NP: Yeah, personally, I’ve been following him on Instagram for a long time. Andreas Weinas – I really, really like. He does casual style very well. He does tailoring really well. Really nice, you know, simple color palettes. He does neutral, you know, mixing of neutral colors really, really well.

And then, also, shout out to my old boss, I think, Derek Bleazard at Beckett & Robb, has a very good sense of style as well.

SRS: Quick question: Which decade of classic menswear do you like best?

NP: I’d say probably the late 40s or 50s like Cary Grant, “North by Northwest.”

SRS: And why?

NP: I think the tailoring is really good. It’s stuff that we don’t really see — or maybe it’s kind of coming back. Higher-waisted trousers. A little bit of a fuller cut. More focused on drape. 

SRS: What’s the biggest struggle or challenge that you’ve faced in your life so far? 

NP: Yeah, by far, when I was young, and it still affects me to this day, I have a bit of a stutter when I speak. My speech therapist, when I was in grade school, always said that my brain moves much quicker than my mouth. So, words kind of run together. And I was picked on and bullied when I was in elementary school because of it.

I didn’t like to read in public but, eventually, I did some speech competitions. I kind of, you know, forced myself outside of my comfort zone, and it’s a lot better, but it still affects me today. 

SRS: Kudos to you, man, that you’re kind of doing videos and stuff like that. I mean, it’s not that you do it with an audience right in front of you, but it’s still something there. So cool.

Kind of in the same vein, were there other experiences that you had that kind of were hard, but that kept you going?

NP: Yeah, probably 2020 and the pandemic. Especially in the line of work that I was in, I always thought, “Well, my line of work is safe. Everyone will always have office buildings,” and then, you know, the virus decided to change things up on us. And I spent a lot of time actually working in emergency response to do things like foggings for COVID for retail locations.

SRS: In the early days, right? Like, “This place is sprayed for your safety.” I don’t know if it ever did anything. But, hey, it was like…

NP: Yeah, I basically lived out of my company car for like two, three months. And I distinctly remember getting home, sitting down on my couch, and like letting out – you know, I had been gone for two or three days – and then I get a phone call, and I had to get up and go again. So, it was a grind, you know? It was a struggle, but it kept me employed and, you know, we got through it.

SRS: Yeah, I mean, you were a frontline worker really, and I remember the interview you were like saying, “Oh, I don’t like phone calls at 3 am to do some work,” and I’m like, “We got you covered!”

NP: Yeah, the work-life balance has been a positive adjustment.

SRS: Let’s switch gears a little bit. Is there a style that you kind of admire or something that you’re like, “That looks cool, but I don’t think I can pull that off?”

NP: Yeah, I think there are certain elements of streetwear I really like. I certainly am not going to try to pull it off because I would have to reinvest in a whole ‘nother type of wardrobe with exclusive sneakers or like, you know, designer hoodies. But, for those who can pull it off, I can appreciate it.

SRS: Yeah, what about stuff like, you know, bow ties and ascots and all that jazz?

NP: Yeah, the last time I wore a bow tie was probably a senior prom. It’s just… I don’t know. It’s not me. Maybe I can make it part of what I’m comfortable with. But, right now, it’s just I’m just not into it.

SRS: In terms of brands, one thing that you really personally super into is like micro-brands, right? Not big brands. Is there anything that you recommend for younger guys?

NP: Yeah, I would say for your younger guys, you know, we always call it the “aspiring gentleman.” So, maybe you don’t have, you know, the most capital to have a massive wardrobe, but some brands that I think offer a good level of quality with some sartorial details.

I like Spier & Mackay. I like SuitSupply. I don’t think all their fits are great, and they don’t always work for me. But, I think SuitSupply delivers some good value. I think Pini Parma is doing some really cool things. Yeah, that’s what I would recommend.

SRS: Nice. In terms of what brands of jeans and khakis do you find fits you best? Maybe you can also talk a bit more about your fit challenges and your build.

NP: Yeah. So, for chinos, my sort of go-to recently has been LL Bean. LL Bean has like five or six fits and they offer different types of chinos with different rises.

There’s another brand called “CastAtlantic” that I’ve been meaning to try out for chinos; again, higher waisted, single-pleat, double-pleat, or a wider fit for a flat front. And then jeans, it’s been a struggle because you often have to find ones that are cut wider but also have a little bit of stretch.

Everlane worked for me for a little while. The brand called “Brave Star” just released a pre-order for what they call their “strong man fit,” which is more room in the hip, the seat, and the thigh, and there’s selvedge denim. And I think they’re shipping in November, so I’m excited to get those.

SRS: What are you wearing today?

NP: These are Everlanes. I’ve worn these absolutely to death, but they are one of the few brands that do work for me.

SRS: Nice. So, what’s your bespoke tailor and, if you don’t have one, is there anyone you admire?

NP: I would say my bespoke tailoring preference is more Neapolitan. So, someone like Attolini, Isaia. Someone who likes soft tailoring, but also embraces bolder colors and patterns. That sort of Southern Italy aesthetic is more of what I like.

SRS: Yeah, have you had a full, true bespoke tailor experience so far?

NP: No, I haven’t. The closest that I had was when I worked for Beckett & Robb, where you have sort of a trial garment, a trial jacket, a trial pair of trousers, which allows you to get a better fit because you can see how it fits and drapes on your body rather than just body measurements. I find that body measurements really just don’t work for me. 

SRS: Yeah, I mean, Beckett & Robb is like true made-to-measure, right, and that’s what you get. With body measurements, tailors… Everyone has a different system. Whatever works. If you work with a tailor and they have their system down, it can all work.

There are also some people who are just more difficult to fit than others, right? There’s more asymmetry, stronger challenges, all that stuff. So, I think there’s a tendency to always kind of glorify the bespoke experience. And I personally love bespoke for the fact that you can choose every little detail, and you can really think about it to get there.

But, the reality is, it’s usually quite a project. So, you have to kind of invest all the time and money to get that shoe. And then, yeah, it’s just like… Ten thousand dollar investments, a lot of time, and then you have an item that is really great.

Well, on the flip side, here’s what you see is what you get. So, I don’t think bespoke is always this thing that everyone must have, and that’s the end-all-be-all. I still like things that are like, “Hey, I can try it on. Yes, this is great! Perfect!”

If you own a black tie ensemble, can you describe it? And if not, do you plan to acquire one?

NP: Yeah. I do not currently own one. Again, I haven’t worn a tux since my senior prom. I would love to add one. My sense of style is more classic with a bit of a modern twist to it, so I would probably do like a midnight blue or a navy blue tuxedo with nice, wide-peak, black lapels, single-button, jetted pockets.

SRS: Very classic.

NP: Nice, high-rise trousers. Maybe a single-pleat. Plain bottom. Then, some silk socks and then going out a little bit on a limb with the shoes. Either a pair of black velvet or a black patent pair of Belgian loafers.

SRS: So, suits or odd jackets? What do you prefer?

NP: Definitely odd jackets. I think it works more with my style. If I had suits, I feel like I would pick ones that I could constantly break apart because I like putting the other different combinations. That’s sort of where I lean, so I like having jackets that I can wear with a variety of trousers, whether it’s jeans, chinos, or flannels. You know, I like that variety.

SRS: Do you wear vests a lot?

NP: No, no. I’m not a vest guy. At least, not yet. I’ve seen people like Mark Cho and, again, Derek Bleazard wearing a very thin cardigan-style vest, like a sleeveless cardigan. And I like that look. I just haven’t tried it out or don’t own any of those personally.

SRS: I see. Suspenders, belts, or nothing?

NP: For tailoring I like suspenders or braces. That’s sort of where I, you know, lean towards. I will wear pants with just the regular side adjusters. And then, with jeans or anything that has belt loops, I usually wear a belt

SRS: So, what about accessories? You know, tie clips, collar bars, rings, watch, whatever — what do you wear?

NP: Yeah, typically, my go-to is my wedding ring. I wear a religious necklace around my neck. And then, usually always wearing a watch. I would like to add something like a signet ring or a pinky ring. Something that was in a precious metal that I could engrave with either my initials or my son’s initials. Something that I could pass down to him one day.

SRS: Okay, so you mentioned the religious necklace? Tell me more about that.

NP: Yeah, it was a gift. It was in our EDC video. It was given to me by my wife, I think, shortly after we got married. So, it has special meaning because it was from her. But, yes, I’m someone who is religious and practices my faith regularly.

SRS: In terms of menswear journey, it’s never just a straight shot. What would you say were things that you’ve learned that you can maybe share with your audience?

NP: Yeah, I think, very early on, a lot of guys think that more accessories, more color, and more pattern equals a more special outfit or a more formal outfit. And so, you know, there were definitely times when I worked at Men’s Warehouse where it was like navy blue suit, red gingham check shirt, navy blue with red polka dot tie, and a pocket square that, you know, matches the tie, and a watch, and you know… All these extra accessories. Beaded bracelets, you know?

I think I realized that, actually, a more formal outfit or a better, you know, put-together outfit is one that isn’t distracting. And so, I went away from that pretty quickly when I was at Allen Edmonds and especially at Beckett & Robb because their aesthetic is very, you know, minimal and focusing on the tailoring. So, I think that’s a mistake that a lot of guys make early on and I certainly made it.

SRS: What’s your preferred Oxford button-down shirt?

NP: My preferred? I have currently been enjoying some of the ones that I had made from Proper Cloth. I’ve tried many – tried like Kamakura, J. Crew, and LL Bean.

I don’t think there’s like a perfect one per se because, you know, what it really comes down to is the fit. But, I prefer a thicker cotton because I think you can dress it down a lot easier and wear it more casually. And then, it also adds a little bit of depth and visual interest when you try to dress it up.

SRS: I mean, it also wears longer, right? Like a thicker Oxford cloth button-down just lasts a lot longer. It’s a little stiffer, it’s not this super soft. I mean, today, you can finish anything with silicone, that is super soft.

So, yeah, okay. Have you ever tried the Mercer & Sons or like the old Brooks Brothers or stuff like that? 

NP: No, I’ve never had a, you know, Mercer & Sons or anything like that. I’ve never had J Press. I did have, I guess, a higher-end one. Brooks Brothers used to make a “made in the USA” Oxford cloth button-down, and I bought a few of those when I worked at Allen Edmonds. But, it was actually a thinner material. Maybe it was the way that it was finished. And I found that I didn’t like those as much.

SRS: Out of all the things that you’re interested in, what would you say are you most knowledgeable in?

NP: I would say, I mean, out of all the things that I’m most interested in, a dark horse and a sleeper is American history, that’s something that I loved throughout high school and into college. I like reading books, watching documentaries. So, that’s sort of something that I guess people don’t know about me, but I really enjoy. Obviously, watches are a passion of mine. Baseball and sports. Players, statistics, numbers. Quite often, Preston and I go back and forth in the office about that because Preston is also – people might not know it – Preston’s a very big sports fan as well.

SRS: Yeah, so what about, as you said, watches… What do you regard to be a great watch in terms of quality, what is maybe one that’s great in terms of design, and another one maybe a great value watch that, you know, you’ll be able to sell well in a few years down the line?

NP: I think, design-wise, a brand like Rolex. You might not think they’re the highest-end watch, and they’re not because they’re mass-manufactured, but they have an iconic design. And I think that even, you know, people who might not like the brand can agree that they’re visually pleasing. There is some symmetry to them, which looks very nice.

I think, quality-wise… I mean, obviously, you have brands like Vacheron and AP and Patek. I think a brand like JLC has a very underrated level of finishing. I mean, they’re called the “watchmakers’ watchmaker,” so they do things at a very high level, and, I think, quite often, they’re underrated.

And then, I think a watch that’s underrated that you could buy and hold for a long period of time, I think, are watches like the Omega Seamaster and the Speedmaster. I mean, these are watches that have proven their value over years, and you can buy a Seamaster for, you know, for $3,000

SRS: If you had to pick between wearing sneakers all day or suits all day for the rest of your life, what were you doing?

NP: Believe it or not, I think people on the channel — And I’ve seen some of the comments are like, “Who’s this guy with these stupid sneakers?” I actually would pick suits.

I really would love to have a wardrobe to wear. I could wear really great, seasonal suits like frescos in the, you know, spring-summer months and flannels in the fall. I’m not there yet. But, if I had a wardrobe to that level, I would love to wear those every day.

SRS: It’s always a work-in-progress, right? It’s like we don’t wake up and all of a sudden have this – Boom! – wardrobe. And then, you know, you lose five pounds or you gain ten pounds. Nothing fits anymore. That’s life.

So, how many sneakers do you own?

NP: I don’t know. Probably only four or five pairs. Mostly, they’re all just white and plain. So, it’s actually pretty boring.

SRS: What do you think is the best color for a leather briefcase? 

NP: So, the typical easy cop-out answer would probably be in like a chocolate or like a chestnut brown. But, an underrated one that I really like would be like a navy or a green. I think if you carry a briefcase in those colors it shows that you really put time and effort into thinking about how that color is going to combine with the rest of your wardrobe.

SRS: That’s navy like dark navy or on a lighter side?

NP: Yeah, I like a medium to darker navy. But, something like a museum calf where there’s a little bit of patina, so you get the lighter blue, and you get really dark, like midnight blue. So, then, it really works with different blues that you decide to pair it with.

SRS: What about green? And green — So, you can have malachite green, olive green, you know? Like, there’s so much.

NP: Yeah, I think olive green trends a little, too, like “military rucksack.” So, I like something right in the middle again. Choosing something like a museum calf or a patina, so you get those lighter shades of green, but you also add the darker.

SRS: What’s the take on driving shoes?

NP: So, for me, I just don’t see the point of them. I like how they look. I think that the Tod’s driver looks very nice. But, if you ask me, “Hey, do you want to leave your house, go out to your garage, take your shoes off, put another pair of shoes on, drive to work, take those shoes off, put another pair of shoes on?” I’m like, no, thank you.

I owned a pair of drivers when I was in college and one summer, and I had a whole insole. So, I don’t see the reason for the investment. 

SRS: Loaded question: Who’s the best dressed in the entire office?

NP: So… The great thing about the Gentleman’s Gazette office is everyone has their own personal sense of style, so it is a loaded question. But, I’ll give you sort of an interesting answer. 

When it comes to someone who has the most options, it’s definitely Raphael. For the person who does streetwear the best, it’s definitely Chris. But, for the person who has the best taste, it’s clearly me.

So, the great thing is everybody has their own sense of style, and we can all appreciate it, and you know, work off of each other. We often ask each other, you know, “What are you wearing? Where’d you get that?” Because we’re all curious.

SRS: Yeah, and there’s also — We have people who are not in the office, right? Like Jack is always well dressed Ed… We all have our own style. And, I think most people would assume that we have a dress code in the office, and we don’t because the idea is not to say, “If you work for the Gentleman’s Gazette, you need Raphael’s style,” or like, no, you do you, and figure out what you want, and go along your journey.

NP: Yeah, I remember asking you when I was in my second interview. Because you guys asked me, “Well, what questions do you have for us?” and I jokingly say,  you know, “In the office, is the entire Black Tie or White Tie?” which got a laugh out of you and Teresa. But, yeah, there is no dress code.

We come in shorts. We come in sneakers and jeans. What I feel is what’s important is making sure that you’re comfortable so you can do a good job.

SRS: Yeah, and it’s like, you know, it’s really hot outside, and I bike my daughter to school, yeah, I wear shorts and a polo shirt. And yeah, I don’t look at clothes as kind of building this hierarchy and then showing who’s boss or whatever it is. It’s not my take on clothes. It’s more like expressing yourself in the way that works for you.

Okay. Is Nathan a cool guy? Does he look at explosions? I don’t know how that is correlated. But, apparently…

NP: Yeah, if that’s the criteria, I guess watch explosions in movies. Because that’s the only time, I guess, I have. I guess that makes me cool? Because I watch explosions in movies.

SRS: I’m gonna read some comments, and then you can just react to them. Hijos del pais says, “For me, Nathan is the best speaker in their videos. Delivery is clear, and the pace and volume is just right.”

NP: Well, I appreciate that. It’s something that doesn’t come naturally. But, if you think that I’m a good speaker, I certainly appreciate that.

SRS: I think one thing we realized, too, it’s, you know, someone likes Nathan, right? Someone else hates Nathan. Someone likes Preston. Someone likes Kyle. I feel like it’s good that you have someone that you like, hopefully. If you don’t like anyone, that’s okay, too. There are other channels out there.

Okay. Noah Loveridge says, “Nathan’s shirts are too long. Bad look. His white sneakers look bad, too. Cheap teenager style.”

NP: Yep, I absolutely agree. I’m a cheap teenager. You are welcome to hate. 

SRS: Josh Miller says, “Good to see some more of Nathan. Very confidently and naturally presented.”

NP: Thank you. I appreciate that. I certainly think that I’m a confident person. One of the things I know,  when Raphael hired me, was they wanted someone who could work well with Raphael, and that’s someone who doesn’t take any criticism personally. Because we like to bounce ideas off of one another and, I think, we’re both two confident people. And so, there’s no worry about someone having their feelings hurt.

Yeah, we spent two weeks together over in Europe this past summer, and I didn’t quit the job.

SRS: Yeah, it was actually great because — I loved it because it was an opportunity. And, Nathan, you’ve never been outside of the US. So, that was, you know — We went to England and Italy and Portugal, and we also met with Jack. And had, you know, spent very little time sleeping, a lot of time talking, and working on stuff. And we still all liked each other at the end of the trip or even more so.

We felt more connected, so I thought that was a pretty cool experience. And that’s not, I think, normal to have that with your boss or your employees or whatever. So, I thought it was pretty cool.

Alexander Bender says, “Your claim that automatic watches don’t work in space is incorrect. We found out they do from the Skylight missions. Also, Nathan is handsome.”

NP: Well, thank you. Yeah, without having a computer in front of me to look this up, I’m fairly confident in saying the Skylab mission was in the mid-70s and the Apollo mission, where the Speedmaster was chosen, was in the late-60s. Also, Apollo astronauts, like Alan Shepard, brought a Rolex GMT Master as their backup watch, which was automatic.

So, when you say that it wasn’t discovered until the Skylab mission, there were automatic watches in space before the Skylab mission. So, I’m correct.

SRS: I have no idea. Alright. I think that’s it for today. But, if you have more questions about Nathan, we typically reply a lot on the first day, right? Try to interact. And every host is there and tries to reply and get there. So, if you have something burning that you want to share, yeah, the best time is the day of the video.

Well, thanks, Nathan. I’m glad to have you on the team.

NP: Great to be here!

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