20 Year Timeout

"I moved to Colorado in 2021 seeking a change..."

In Episode 6 of 20-Year Timeout, I reconnect with Casey Tobin, a longtime friend who left behind his East Coast life for a fresh start in Denver, Colorado.

Casey shares his story of personal growth — from leaving a banking job in Worcester, MA, to finding fulfillment in the trades, snowboarding down Colorado slopes, and exploring hobbies like disc golf an...

In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Anthony Fuller, an athlete, risk analyst, musician, and the son of a jazz legend whose life and friendships shaped generations of music.

Anthony and I had not truly connected since high school. In this real time reunion, the conversation moves freely across memory, identity, creativity, and personal growth. We talk about growing up in Worcester, elite sports, music legacy, financi...

In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Billy, my very first best friend from kindergarten.

We had not seen or spoken to each other in over thirty years, yet the conversation picks up as if no time has passed at all. What begins with childhood memories quickly expands into a wide ranging and curious discussion about life, fatherhood, identity, and how our minds work.

We revisit Mortal Kombat battles, Nintendo, prank call...

In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Michael Harnois, a Worcester native, full time musician, and longtime friend from our Catholic school days.

After decades apart, we sit down to catch up on life, creativity, music, and parenthood. The conversation moves from childhood memories and recess games to forming a Taylor Swift tribute band, playing album tribute shows, and navigating creativity while raising kids in a dig...

In this episode of 20 Year Timeout, I reconnect with Father Jonathan Slavinskas, also known as “The Priest,” for the first time in over twenty years.

We sit down on the porch of St. Bernard’s Church in Worcester, Massachusetts, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about where life has taken us since we last spoke. What starts as a nostalgic reunion quickly turns into a thoughtful discussion about faith, purpose, health, service, a...

This is the very first episode of 20 Year Timeout, a podcast where I reconnect with people I have not seen or spoken to in over twenty years.

Old friends. Old bandmates. Former roommates. People who mattered at one point and quietly drifted out of frame.

In this episode, I sit down with Christopher Parks, also known as The Boss. This is the first time we have talked face to face in more than two decades.

We rewind to our teenage years...

What happened to the people we used to know?

20 Year Timeout is a podcast hosted by Rich Marks the Spot where real conversations begin after time has passed. Each episode is an unscripted reunion with someone from Rich’s past. Sometimes it has been 20 years. Sometimes it has been much less.

Old friends, bandmates, former coworkers, near strangers. No scripts. No agenda. Just honest conversations about life, creativity, culture, and h...