We're Out of Time Podcast

Episode: Jared Morrows: How Exploring Everything Led To Finding Himself

Date: October 21, 2025
Host: Richard Taite
Guest: Jared Morrows

Episode Overview

This episode features a thoughtful and energetic conversation between host Richard Taite and influencer/interviewer Jared Morrows (also spelled Muros in the title). The discussion weaves through Jared’s upbringing, his journey in fashion and content creation, lessons in sobriety, the challenges and realities of young adulthood, and the power of resilience. Throughout, the tone is candid, humorous, and grounded in real-life experience, as both men reflect on generational change, mental health, and the urgency of addressing America’s toughest issues.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Origins, Fashion, and Early Experimentation

• [01:08] Influence of Upbringing

  • Jared reflects on growing up in Boyle Heights and Whittier. More than the neighborhoods, it was his day-to-day life—watching cartoons at his grandma’s, getting lost on the computer—that influenced his taste and style.
  • On starting out:
    "When I was younger, my mom was working a lot. I was like living with my grandma. And that entailed just watching cartoons, being on the computer, getting lost on the Internet." [03:13]

• [03:45] Getting into Fashion Interviews

  • Began as a freshman, interviewing classmates with a phone and a basic mic—seeking a sense of freedom and fun.

  • Early content was comedic:
    "I printed out a photo of the KFC Colonel Sanders... I'm like, what president is this?" [03:48]

  • Social media expanded reach:
    "One of them got like, a million views. And, like, I've never seen, like, the number million anywhere in my life. I was like, oh, my God, like, this is crazy." [04:55]

2. Trends, Taste and the Power (and Absurdity) of Influence

• [05:26] Trends Debates: Chokers, Birkenstocks, Fashion Lines

  • The host pushes Jared on the return of chokers, disdain for Birkenstocks, and support for the "bustier thing."
  • Jared’s take: Subcultures (goths, emos) keep some trends alive, influence is underestimated: "I don’t realize that sometimes, like, when I do videos, like, people watch them for fashion inspiration..." [06:46]
  • They riff on trendsetting power:
    "If I go and get a hot girl with a dog collar and it gets a million views, people are going to be like, oh, our dog collar is back..." [06:46]

• [10:20] Best and Worst Trends

  • Jared advocates for comfort, personal style, and “big pants” over “skinny jeans.”
  • Notable quote:
    "I don't like skinny jeans... I need my balls to breathe. They can't breathe. It gets sweaty. I'm walking out, my thighs are chafing. I don't like that." [11:13]

3. From Modeling to Multi-Hyphenate: Trial, Error, and Finding Purpose

• [11:38] Wandering Career Path

  • Tried everything—modeling, acting, journalism, casting, fashion—before finding his groove.
  • Jared’s self-discovery:
    "I was just had my hand in 20 different buckets until I realized this is who I am. This is what I'm good at. This is what my legacy is going to be..." [12:32]

• [12:49] The YouTube University Effect

  • Both agree: today’s young creators outpace traditional education with online learning.
  • "YouTube is a new university... I dropped out of college. And when I was no longer in college, I'm like, okay, what am I gonna do?... I want to learn how to be a better interviewer, how to edit videos. So I'm just going to sit down..." [13:25]

• [14:03] Financial Literacy & Listening to Mom

  • Jared’s mother, a banker, instills critical lessons in managing money. The importance of listening to previous generations is a recurring theme.
  • Host’s advice:
    "Your mother has forgotten more than you will ever know about this." [14:43]

4. Sobriety, Loss, and Resilience

• [16:22] Losing Friends to Drugs

  • Honest discussion about losing a friend at 18-19, the toll on families, and the difference between his generation’s and the previous generation’s exposure to the drug epidemic.
  • "It's a scary world we live in now... knowing friends that still do drugs sometimes, knowing that it's in there. And I'm like, why?" [17:10]

• [17:35] Jared’s Path to Sobriety

  • Post-high school, Covid lockdowns, and the wrong crowd led Jared to substance use. A drive for self-improvement and peer inspiration motivated getting clean.
  • Quote on change:
    "I want to be fully in control when I'm interviewing someone, when I'm talking to somebody, and just knowing that I'm in my mode and I wouldn't fill in my mode if I would take a drink... Slowly, slowly, slowly, I started getting sober. And that's when I looked into... what I really want to do with my content." [18:45]

• [20:14] Viral Growth and Focus

  • The shift to focused, sober content and a supportive creative circle led to rapid growth:
    "I grew a hundred thousand followers... I'm gonna post three to four interviews a day..." [20:14]
  • The value of finding people who believe in your vision is underscored.

5. Time Management, Generational Challenges, and Wisdom Transfer

• [26:03] Soapbox Segment—On “Not Enough Time”
  • Jared self-diagnoses with too many projects and insufficient time management. "I feel like I need so much more time in the day. I’ll wake up, get to work, go to sleep, going to work. And then I’m like, dude, where’s the time going?" [26:03]
  • Host’s advice: old-school time blocking, self-help resources, finishing tasks before switching, and “crossing it off the list.” "You wake up, do your morning routine... You block in the time for it and you add 20 minutes for any one of these major things that you're doing. So that way you don't put pressure on yourself... And you make a list. You put it in your calendar. Right. And then you know what you do? You cross it off the list." [29:53]

6. Parenthood, Family, and Responsibility

• [30:48] On Wanting Kids... But Not Yet

  • Jared expresses hope for future fatherhood but recognizes he’s not ready yet.

  • The host advises waiting until being “fully established”: "Because you’re a kid. You’re not fully established. You want to make certain that you have your ducks in a row."[30:59]

  • Humorous retelling of "The Three Little Pigs" as a bedtime story, highlighting family protection and generational storytelling. [31:43–34:51]

7. Fashion, Influence, and Purpose

• [35:31] Being a Model and a Personality

  • Playful exchange about the viability of the host becoming a model, leading to jokes about dad jeans, Zoolander, and “styling” the host. [35:31–36:49]

• [36:59] Doing Things for Love, Not Money

  • Jared’s approach is doing what he loves and hoping to inspire others, while the host reveals podcasting as a mission to save young lives. "I do the podcasting because all the kids are dying. And that's why I grabbed a lot of kids in the underground rap scene because it was hurting them the most." [37:05]

8. The Drug Crisis, Generational Change, the Cost of Experimentation

• [38:36] Why This Podcast Exists

  • Host’s passionate take: the next generation can't “experiment” with drugs the way he could as a kid; fentanyl and synthetics have made mistakes instantly deadly: "You do one bump of something, and you’re dead. 70% of these things have... and 42% of them have legal lethal doses."[38:51]
  • Jared hopes his story—moving from substance use to success—can help friends and listeners make better choices.

• [39:37] Platform Shoes Fashion Update (Lighthearted Close)

  • Yes: platform shoes are back across various subcultures. [39:37]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "YouTube is a new university." — Jared Morrows [13:25]
• "Your mother has forgotten more than you will ever know about this." — Richard Taite [14:43]
• "If I wear a pair of pants that's too skinny, I need my balls to breathe. They can't breathe... I don't like that." — Jared Morrows [11:13]
• "You wake up, do your morning routine... and you make a list... And then you know what you do? You cross it off the list." — Richard Taite [29:53]
• "I went like three to four years every day, smoking, drinking, trying different things that I look back and I'm like, where did those years go? Like, I feel from 18 to 23. I just wasn't.” — Jared Morrows [22:56]
• "Everybody had a right to experiment with drugs and alcohol when I was a kid. You guys don't have that anymore... You do one bump of something, and you're dead." — Richard Taite [38:49–38:51]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Growing up and early inspiration: [01:08]–[04:28]
• From high school antics to viral videos: [03:45]–[05:19]
• Fashion trends, influence & social media: [05:26]–[10:20]
• Best and worst trends: [10:20]–[11:25]
• Modeling, acting, and self-discovery: [11:38]–[12:46]
• YouTube, financial literacy, and mothers’ wisdom: [13:25]–[14:43]
• Sobriety and personal transformation: [17:35]–[20:14]
• Growth and maintaining focus: [20:14]–[21:11]
• Soapbox: time management struggles: [26:03]–[29:53]
• Parenthood & “Three Little Pigs” story: [31:06]–[35:04]
• Podcast purpose: saving lives: [36:59]–[38:51]
• Platform shoes & wrap-up: [39:37]–[41:21]

Conclusion and Contact Info

Jared ends by warmly inviting listeners to follow him on all major platforms:
"Jared Morrows on everything. J R E D M U R O S. I post fashion content, I post interviews with strangers every single day and talk to a lot of different personalities. That's really it. That's what I am." [41:42]

Host Richard Taite closes with gratitude for the open, lively, and heartfelt conversation, and both hope the discussion inspires listeners toward greater curiosity, self-care, and compassion.

Overall Tone:
Real, unfiltered, humorous, and full of actionable insights for young adults navigating today’s world of creativity, mental health, and social responsibility.