Park Bench Perspectives

Send Comments and Feedback Fan Feedback, St. Louis Park Food Memories, and Pig Roast Stories Mike Hammer and Carlos Figueroa open the episode by reading early listener feedback, including a Minneapolis commenter questioning whether Hammer is the real 1984 graduate, which they clarify by distinguishing him from an older Mike Hamer. They discuss how suggestions are expanding their focus beyond their...

Send Comments and Feedback Welcome to Park Bench Perspective: Old Friends, St. Louis Park, and Making Sense of the World Carlos Figueroa and Mike Hammer introduce their show, “Park Bench Perspective,” describing it as a thoughtful conversation between two lifelong friends rather than a hot-take format, starting with memories of growing up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. They discuss the town’s sense...

Send Comments and Feedback In this episode Minnesota March weather and the false promise of spring Why baseball and spring were inseparable growing up Meeting before kindergarten at Elliott Elementary Little League, Cub League, Babe Ruth, and neighborhood baseball memories Kite flying across from Elliott and the legend of razor-blade kite wars Opening Day rituals, stirrups, and looking right in a...