The Lightning Round

Dan and Al talk about road rage, Kenny Bell a flooded basement and more banter before discussing Dan’s thoughts on the NFL draft. Then Al presents his sports topic for the week as he informs Dan why more home teams where white jerseys. Link to Kenny Bell Block Audio Intro: “ Dirty Laundry ” by Don Henley From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

Dan and Al are joined by Dan's younger sister, Sasha. Sasha reveals what elementary school in a pandemic is like, her favorite activities and how good of a chef her big brother is. The trio then draft their favorite foods. Audio Intro: “ Best Days ” by Blur From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

Dan gathered up the trivia gang to answer some of the most pressing questions. 15 questions were asked, only a handful were answered correctly. Could Dan Lekah's cohost, Al Baker, defend his trivia title? Tune in to find out. 

On Episode 69 of the Lightning Round Podcast, Dan and Al talk about the ultimate pleasure in life: getting away with the perfect crime. The duo explore the dubious case of D.B. Cooper's plane hijacking in the beautiful pacific northwest. Link to HBO Documentary “The Mystery of D.B. Cooper” Link to D.B. Cooper Wikipedia Page Link to Citizen Sleuths D.B. Cooper Page Audio Intro: “ Raised on Rob...

The State Travel Series forges on! Dan and Al sit down with Carly Holbrook from the Colorado Tourism Office. The trio discuss the endless options of wilderness to explore in the state, breweries across the state, Pike’s Peak and, of course, conspiracy theories surrounding the Denver International Airport.  Link to Colorado’s Tourism Page Audio Intro: “ I-70 Westbound ” by The Railbenders From the...

Dan and Al kick off season two of The Lightning Round Podcast by talking about lawn mower racing and the failed "Super League" over in the world of European Soccer. Audio Intro: “ Bring A Little Lovin’ ” by Los Bravos From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0 Audio Outro: “ Super Trouper ” by Abba From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0  

Listen to Dan and Al preview the second season of The Lightning Round Podcast.  Musical Audio: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

Dan and Al are joined by friend of the pod Ted to chat about his and Dan's time in college together. The discussion shifts focus to the bay area as a whole and the trio draft their favorite things about the bay area. After the draft, Dan, Al and Ted play the over/underrated game which leads to heated discussions about lemon-lime soda and chunky peanut butter. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ”...

Dan and Al talk about Dan being in Miami before chatting about this past week's Twitter poll results. The two then draft their top four airports before answering some listener emails and playing the Over/Underrated game to end the episode. 

Dan and Al continue the State Travel Series by turning their attention to Washington. To learn more about the state, Dan and Al are joined by Mike Moe, director of strategic partnership and tourism development for the Washington Tourism Alliance. The trio discuss Washington's diverse landscape, from the western shore to the eastern desert. Dan, Al and Mike chat about Washington's volcano...

On Episode 62 of The Lightning Round Podcast, Dan and Al continue the state travel series and turn their attention to Utah. To help us learn about Utah, and all it has to offer, Dan and Al chatted with Bianca Lyon, director of community and partner relations at the Utah Office of Tourism. The trio discuss Utah’s robust national park scene, unique food in Utah, the “Forever Mighty” campaign, Salt L...

Dan and Al get together to discuss the latest and greatest in their lives. The two touch on poll results from the previous week, banter about the Final Four and draft their top four sports moments they saw live on television before bringing on Maddie Catlin (39:50) to identify the best names on each baseball team. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0...

On the third installment of the state travel series we highlight South Dakota. Al chats with Ciara Rounds, the global media and public relations representative from the South Dakota department of tourism.  Al and Ciara discuss South Dakota's diverse landscapes, interesting stops, rich history and growing cities across the state. Link to travel South Dakota Audio Intro: “ South Dakota Morning...

Dan and Al sift through the results of their Twitter polls to start out the show. Dan, as usual, takes issue with several poll questions Al asked and Al tries his best to get through the segment without crying from laughter. The dynamic duo are then joined by Courtney Holmvik (17:45). Courtney discusses her new job as a nurse, explains why she's out on skinny jeans and looks forward to post p...

On episode two of the Lightning Round Podcast’s state travel series, Dan and Al turn their focus to Arizona. To help them learn about the great state of Arizona they were joined by Debbie Johnson, the executive director at the Arizona Office of Tourism and Josh Coddington, director of communications also at the Arizona Office of Tourism. The four discuss the Grand Canyon state’s diverse culture, l...

Al and Dan discuss their weekend trip to Des Moines to gamble and visit Joe. The two also analyze the latest developments in the NCAA tournament. The episode is rounded out by playing the over/underrated game. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

The Lightning Round Podcast State Travel Series starts off with taking a look at the birthplace of a nation, or in this case, the birthplace of a podcast series. Andrew Cothern, communications manager at Virginia’s Tourism Corporation joins the show to talk all things Virginia. Andrew and Al cover Virginia’s relationship with Washington D.C., the best food to eat in Virginia, the best time of the...

Dan and Al get behind the microphone to preview the NCAA tournament and chat about life in general. Special thanks to Dillon Bidjou and Jay Schuffenhauer for stopping by to give their thoughts. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

After moving furniture and getting lunch together, Dan and Al get behind the mic to talk about their previous week on earth and go over Twitter poll results. The duo also drafts their top four fruit. The episode is rounded out by the Over/Underrated game and some March Madness talk. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

Episode 53 is full of flavor. Dan and Al discuss their expectations for Spring 2021. The duo then go over the results of the polls they ran last week before drafting the top four attractions in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Daniel Lekah and Alex Baker round out the episode by playing the overrated/underrated game. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY NC 4.0

Dan and Al leave it all on the line in this episode of The Lightning Round. The dynamic duo discuss Al locking his keys in his car while grabbing some Chinese food, just minutes before recording this podcast. The two then move on to talk about the things they miss the most about college before discussing how often they get takeout food in general. Dan and Al then talk about the previous week'...

Happy Valentine's Day! Dan and Al go over the past week's poll results before pitching their idea for a Lightning Round Tinder account. After some idle banter the two take a short break to bring on their valentines Maddie Catlin and Joe Sheehan (25:52). The four quiz each other about their valentines before discussing the Netflix Docu-series "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at The Cecil...

Dan and Al talk about Sean Tuff's life as a streamer, this week's Twitter poll results and draft their top four verbs in the english language. The duo then go over their Super Bowl predictions before watching the game and then coming back after the game to see if they were right about their predictions or not. Audio Intro/Outro: “ Pantyhose ” by TV Girl From the Free Music Archive CC BY...

Mic Check! Dan and Al sound off on a wild week for the stock market and life in general (1:12). They are then joined by their pal Dillon Bidjou (10:47) who offers his two cents on how the events of last week made him feel. After chatting with Dillon, Dan and Al discuss the results of the Twitter polls they ran (28:34), draft the best social media outlets (33:45) and Al gives Dan a pop-quiz about l...

Dan and Al plug their microphones in and let the words flow in the latest installment of The Lightning Round. The two podcast hosts known as Dan and Al preview the Super Bowl, banter about Dan's Twitter rebrand, answer Twitter poll questions from earlier in the week, draft their top four favorite ethnic cuisines, talk some financial advice and then come up with new subregions to categorize th...