Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

OMG OUR GIRL IS RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL!!!!!!! Leslie has to break up with Ben, but he gave her a chocolate eclair, so what's a gal to do?! Joe from Sewage sends his penis to City Hall and we rage at the dumbassery of men (But Dr Harris aka Cooper Thornton comes back which we love) Then Andy gets a surprise job! Plus, Tammy 1 is teased and we get to meet Patrica Clarkson- goddess of all thin...

Today on the show, we are treated by the kind and gentle Johnny Sneed who plays one of Leslie's campaign managers! We talk all about his story of auditioning for Mike Schur on the Office (did you know he auditioned for Jim? He def could have been the understudy), how he was a lawyer in Dallas for a brief stint and how he's a drummer too! (he got to play Hal Blayne in Love and Mercy, the...

Omg long episode alert bc it's the Season Finale YAY! So many guest stars sent in voice memos, and so much chaos is happening! We see Ben and Leslie aren't being careful at all even though they think they are, Tom and Jean Ralphio start Entertainment 720 (what do they do?) and throw a memorial for LB, and Chris thinks he's dying and thinks about life in a way that involves Ann (but...

We now have a Patreon! Please visit https://www.patreon.com/parkpalspodcast to support our show for exclusive access to early episodes, questions to guests and more!  We are so excited to re-release our conversation with Burly for you! Some of you are new and haven't heard him yet and you absolutely need to, because he is so generous and kind with what he shares! Plus, if you're a listen...

There's SO MUCH going on today! Recap from last week thanking John Sloman and adding Rene Pena to the mix - she played alongside John as committee members with Ben and Leslie in Road Trip! She shares location breakdowns, audition stories and what she's working on now! (see below) Then we get a message from Jim Jansen who plays Ann's office mate Stuart and also plays the reverend on...

Time to talk about banjos and Johns Hopkins University on a road trip (an hour and a half counts as a road trip right?)! Listen in as we deep dive the sexual tension of Leslie and Ben, Andy and April get in a fight over Tom's new game (yet somehow Jerry and Donna are crushing it?), and more!  We also deep dive Jimmy Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech, why April is the only one to apolo...

Go get me another Snorkjuice because it's time for THE FIGHT!!! We have been waiting forever to do this episode! Oh. My. God. We've got BTS on what was improvised, thoughts on juice cleanses, who wrote Jean Ralphio's raps and omg so much more! Plus, it's an extra deep therapy session because we related so deeply to Ann and Leslie - adult friendships are hard, let's talk ab...

This week we get a wild origin story! However, to be honest, we spent the first 25 minutes catching up about the New Year and the holidays so if you need to skip ahead, go for it, but there's a lot of therapy moments which is what we're all about! We also learn about the origin of birthday celebrations, BTS of Parker Posey (Lindsay Carlisle Shay) and we discuss what each of our Ron Swans...

We cannot express what a joy it was to talk to Mara! (and how totally starstruck we were) She is so inspirational, hard working and just an overall gem of a human. She busts her butt for her work and we love seeing the determination that both Mara and Brandi Maxxxx have in common.   We talk all about how she got her job on Parks and Rec, being a Capricorn goddess, an accidental Grindr story (LOL)...

"For me, it's when the penis goes in" Okay Brandi Maxxxx, we hear you. Today we talk about why in the heck Ben moves in with Andy and April (such a bad idea), Jerry's painting gets put through the RINGER and Leslie takes control in her true goddess form. PS, do you think Diophena is a real goddess? Find out by listening! Don't forget to rate and review!  Support the show R...

What a lovely treat today! Today, Holly talks to Minni Jo aka Natalie, April's sister!  Everything is discussed, from time on set with Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza to Minni Jo's training, her incredible music and more!!! It was so wonderful to talk about the space she's creating for women in the arts, especially electronic music - plus discussing fantasy and fairy magic is ALWAYS a...

Iconic episode alert! The burger cookoff with Ron and Chris, a soulmate level match with Leslie and another office worker.... (although the wrong one at first), and wildflower mural goodness! Plus omg all of Tom's incredible shortened phrases (chicky chicky parm parm) - thank you Alan Yang and Aziz and team for these golden nuggets. Also, lots of BTS on Grain N Simple, Food and Stuff (yes the...

This week we're reliving our incredible conversation with Shana Hagan! She is one of the camera operators on Parks and is a true BACKBONE of the way we see this mockumentary style! (Not just saying that because she carries a 30 pound camera on her back/shoulder) This is such a great tech talk and she also shares with us her story on how she got started, what sparks her joy in this business an...

Surprise, it's a wedding! Andy and April invite everyone to a "dinner party" (Avatar anyone?) and Ann and Donna spark a relationship over single's night! PLUS WE GOT ORIN!!!! You'll hear some incredible voice memo BTS from Eric Isenhower, who played the infamous character. Also, Ben and Leslie's "relationship?" really starts heating up when we learn Ben is s...

Please welcome back Brookelynn Constant, the Queen of details! There are so many amazing behind the scenes catches like what's in Tom's tent, what Ron is building, what Andy is holding and more! You honestly may want to have this episode up as you're listening because it's incredible. Plus, we see the pressure of Leslie and Ms. Elsa Clack and her cats and german muffins make an...

Finally, it's Harvest Festival time!!!! Curses, MINI HORSES!!!, Aunt Tilda and some hospitality kiosks! Join us as we dive deep and Holly takes an hour and a half to understand this shoot schedule research that should be easy to understand LOLZ Thank you to Shana Hagan, our amazing camera operator friend for sending emails, and Nick Armstrong for reaching out about his eggs and bacon scene la...

"GIVE ME ALL THE BACON AND EGGS YOU HAVE." Also, yay Madi is back! Today, we're taking a road trip to Indianapolis and getting some steaks! ....or so we think. Ann learns some sad news, Andy and April start their romance for realz, and Ben and Tom nurture a budding friendship. Leslie is a Queen goddess of everything, holding the crew together which is why she gets VIPP this week. (V...

Welcome back our fav theme song writer, Sean Trainor! Today, we're going on a press tour with Perd, Joan, Crazy Ira/The Douche and of course Tweep! See how crazy Ben goes (seriously, who hasn't had gay thoughts?), witness Andy and April take a step forward and so many other insanely cool Behind the Scenes stuff! You may need to Google some things for visual aids or go to our Insta to und...

Please welcome back Brookelynn Constant to talk all about Ron and Tammy 2! Is the book Ron allegedly rented about micro-penises real? Did Lionel Richie really dance on the ceiling? Did Aziz actually throw himself into the bookcase at the bridal shower? Were the cornrows real? All these questions and more to be answered on today's pod!!! Thanks to the wonderful Brooke Baumer for sending in voi...

We have an amazing techie talk for you today!!!! Jeffrey Mossa, aka the Art Director for the majority of Parks joins us to talk about all things Art Direction, Production Designing, Jurassic Fork , Harvest Festival and more!!!! We start talking more about Parks around 30 minutes so you can skip if needed. If you're interested in understanding how this business works, how to possibly get start...

What an episode! We have a ton of guest stars (thank you!), and Brookelynn Constant is back, yay!!! Brookelynn is so smart and knows so much more than Holly, time capsules are stupid (there are real life examples we discuss), and there were biblical references up in this episode?! Plus, so much BTS and Twilight talk!!!!! Thank you Jeanne Simpson , Carlo Mendez , and Kelly Hawthorne for sending in...

YOU GUYS! Dexhart is an amazing guest and I have a feeling some of you haven't heard it yet! Please enjoy how excited we are by how excited HE IS about this show! We love when someone on the show is as big a fan as we are! Please remember you can ask him for personal messages via Cameo! Kevin's YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQdbINKqPfzDhm7LFMG_2g Social Media: @thekevinsymo...

It's flu season ya'll! Aka the most iconic episode with the most random references (so many sports), improv lines, and WAFFFLESSSSSS. "Stop Pooping" "Internet connectivity problems" "Leslie Monster" " You had me at Meat Tornado" "My body is a microchip" I mean I don't know if we need to say any more right?! Join Tom at Spawnee and th...

Join Holly, Madi and Sean as we go on the cringiest episode of Parks yet! Ann goes out with Chris to entice him to give money to the Parks department and Leslie throws her under the bus for it. Tough look. Meanwhile, Andy is in love with April but she has a new Venezuelan boyfriend! And then Ron flaunts his new lover Wendy so Tom is a jerk to Lucy at the basketball game making everyone look awful...

This week we're joined by the amazing Cooper Thornton aka Dr Harris!!!!! He was wonderful to talk to and answered all of our questions with such generosity! We talk all about Parks and his process for Dr Harris, but did you know he was in the Office (yes! - sadly it was cut), he went to the Welsh School of Drama (and did fight choreo at his professor's wedding?!), he is a competitive swi...