Manoli's Musings

Manoli interviews Craig Borduin on his stand-in and background work on the hit Netflix series Cobra Kai. Craig shares his story on how he got into show business, his experience working on Cobra Kai, his hobbies and interests, and a few amusing backstage anecdotes

Manoli answers questions from his friends and fans.... with a few rants along the way

Manoli recalls his harrowing day at the dentist, his fury at the Clayton Kershaw controversy, Musk's twitter maneuvering, people asking where he's gonna die, and his reward of more free sushi

Manoli recounts his weekend, with tales of margaritas, lost car keys, card games with his grandparents, and seeing Aida.

Manoli laments the demise of the Concorde, the lack of complete games in baseball, "YouTube philosophers," "influencers," Dr. Phil, people complaining about George R.R. Martin, and the fact he's not at the Masters

Manoli talks about his recital, the pitfalls of having a long name, the endless barrage of verifications to do anything online, babysitting his brother, Gordon Ramsay, different bars, and Manoli Standard Time

Manoli, exhausted by preparation on his thesis, vents about bad country music, bar operating hours, birthday parties, grocery shopping, annoying online "pundits," overeating, the gas station car wash, and free sushi

We are honored to have our first guest, Sam English, join the show as we discuss the slap heard round the world, Sam's experience as a resident monitor, backstage horror stories, Sam's elevator mishap, and our time at student government conventions.

Manoli recounts his St. Patrick's Weekend filled with such topics as the only green shirt in his wardrobe, colors that don't exist, the unwritten rule of lines, sausage dogs, the beer police, the pressure of gyros, Spongebob Squarepants, Verdi, and the Star Wars fanbase

Manoli gives a retrospective on his Spring Break experience that features stories about karaoke, cringe situations, mint shortages, beautiful beaches, bingo, the woes of flying, and an unexpected excursion in Ft. Lauderdale

Manoli rants about The City of Charleston, How he would do on game shows, Mitridate, re di Ponto, The future of Tom Brady, and Angie Dickinson

Manoli rambles about John Cena, Elevator Etiquette, Asset Seizures, Fainting in Choir, The Ring Cycle, and Cobra Kai