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Mike is pleased to be joined today by his dear friend Tamara Usman.  Tamara is a massage therapist and energy healer, and is currently based in Honduras.

Week 2 of the UFL season is upon us!  We look at the teams' new unis, go over some of the new rules for 2026 (No Tush Push allowed!), review Week 1 and preview Week 2 Week 1: Birmingham 15, Louisville 13 St. Louis 16, DC 10 Dallas 36, Houston 17 Orlando 23, Columbus 16 Week 2: Friday, April 3 - DC at Columbus Saturday, April 4 - Louisville at Orlando Sunday, April 5 - Birmingham at Houston TUESDAY...

When your co-host pitches a musical idea about the very thing you yourself need - but it's about his friend. From our episode with Sam Tady

We're doing a scaled-down version of the Fortnight Challenge we attempted earlier.  This time it's 7 parts and not 14. Part 1 - Royals Ballpark Options (Kauffman Ain't One, So Stop Already) Part 2 - Tour of KC (Ted Lasso Version) and KC BBQ Reviews Part 3 - Sumimasen, High Society!  (Afternoon Coffee) Part 4 - Mike's List of DoorDashing Requests Part 5 - Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism!!! Part 6 - S...

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2026 UFL season! We have new teams (Columbus, Louisville, and Orlando), a new league owner, and new coaches for most of the teams. Week 1 Friday, March 27 - Birmingham at Louisville Saturday, March 28 - DC at St. Louis; Houston at Dallas Sunday, March 29 - Columbus at Orlando

When you talk about diet and confess to eating a lot of fast food. From our episode with Robin O'Grady

Friend of the Podcast and co-host Terrence Hayes returns to discuss political violence in the wake of the Charlie Kirk situation. Remember, political violence is never the answer. Check out Terrence's work at the Petty Murphy Project.

When your guest asks if you're on Instagram - and neither you nor the podcast have ever been on that platform. From our episode with Hanna Rogers

Political violence is never okay.  We need to be better than that. Yes, we're going to talk about political violence today - from a fact based prospective, and in light of the assassination of a certain right-wing influencer (who, it should be pointed out, our intrepid host does not agree with but he did not deserve what happened to him - no one does). We will try our best to dive further into thi...

When you rattle off the names of celebrities so fast your guest thinks he's hearing one actor played a role he really has nothing to do with. From our first episode with Chris Hurt

Today our guest is Matthew Adams, who is a progressive Democratic candidate for California General Assembly (their state House) District 9, which covers a big part of California's Central Valley south of Sacramento.  We talk about our experiences with running for office as progressive Democrats, and the issues we have in common. Matthew's website: https://sites.google.com/view/adams4assembly/home...

When your guest talks about the perception of the Kansas City independent film scene and the need to step up. From our Virtual Fringe episode with Jason Turner and Andrea Dover

Our guest today is Deepti M. Kannapan, who is a public transit advocate from Los Angeles.  We talk about how to improve transit in communities that currently don't have good transit.

When your guest talks about doing a commercial shoot and not being able to check out a dinner show - with horses. From our episode with Jamie Morrow

As the uncle of school children in the State of Oklahoma, Mike is quite offended by what the powers-that-be in that state are forcing on the kids in their public schools - that the Bible be taught in public school; that the lies of J6 be taught as fact; and that teachers coming to the Sooner State from elsewhere (specifically New York or California) take a test from an unaccredited right-wing YouT...

When your guest talks about being from St. Louis and encountering difficulties with Kansas City people because of his dialect. From our Virtual Fringe episode with Omega Edwards

It's one of Mike's favorite all-time political media stories - Bill O'Reilly sexually harassing one of his producers and confusing loofahs with falafels.  Well, it resurfaced in recent years, and you better believe "We'll do it LIVE!"

When your guest explains the difference between a do (way) martial art and a jutsu (art). From our Virtual Fringe episode with Dan Handley

Mike attended the annual Ethnic Enrichment Festival in Kansas City - on a day that proves Ichiro Suzuki's favorite English expression is indeed true.  He describes his experience there, including a run-in with a Friend of the Podcast.

When you talk about learning the classic D&D story of the Dread Gazebo. From our episode with Ty Gephardt

Today we talk with Monica McKitterick, a health and wellness expert in central Texas.  Our discussion includes the health benefits of getting enough sleep, reducing stress, and our shared love of Duke basketball (she's a Duke grad).

When your co-host gives his Celebrity Mount Rushmore and number two is a pop culture junkie hack with too much time on his hands and no good sense of story telling. From our episode Discussion on Celebrity Mount Rushmores

Today we interview Linda Eastburn, a real estate investor and intuitive from Springfield, MO.  We have an interesting discussion on intuition.

When you're asked what the best barbecue place in Kansas City is. From our episode with Carl Fletcher

Congress recently voted to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the umbrella funding apparatus for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - the primary public media outlets in the United States. Mike, who interned at Kansas City's PBS station, has some thoughts on this. Support your local public media outlets!