Laura Gerken
What’s your name and where do you live?
Laura Gerken. St. Pete, Florida.
When did you start listening to TBTL? How did you find the show?
Gosh I *think* I started in 2015/16. My ex-husband heard Luke on an episode of the Adam Carolla Show. ACS and TBTL were my first podcasts. Thankfully I gave up ACS years ago.
How would your friends describe you?
I had a prompt like this for a dating app so I have this answer! Loyal, passionate, nerdy, and compassionate. My friends are lovely people to give me such lovely descriptors.
What was your favorite cereal when you were a kid? Is it still your fav?
Coco Krispies were and are my favorite! As it’s sugary AF, it’s still only a sometimes thing.
What food do you love to eat the most of?
Mexican and Italian can never go wrong in my book.
What’s the best or worst nickname you ever had?
Pickles (Gerken, gherkin. Get it?) It’s probably not the worst, but it’s the one that annoys me the most for some reason.
If you could play one song on TBTL, what would it be?
It would be something from the Taylor Swift catalog for sure as I’m a giant Swiftie. I think I’d go with something off “Folklore,” like This Is Me Trying or My Tears Ricochet.
What’s a special skill you have that you’re most proud of?
I’m a certified scuba diver. I volunteer at my local aquarium cleaning the tanks, which involves swimming with multiple sharks and barracudas and rays.
What’s a special skill that you *wish* you had?
I’d love to be more artistic. Whether that be painting/drawing/sketching or writing, I wish I could access that part of my brain more often.
If you were driving down the street and you saw Luke and Andrew on the sidewalk, what would you yell at them as you drove past?
I’m not sure I’d know what to say and probably panic and shout something “tuna bro pants!!!!” and be embarrassed about the encounter for the rest of my life.
Can other Tens find you on social media? If so, how?
I’m on Instagram and TikTok as @gerkie313. Or you can check MY podcast, For St. Pete’s Sake, a local news and politics podcast for St. Pete and the Tampa Bay area!