Why We Are Friends

Episode 173: Remembering Phil Gioia. The boys welcome Phil Gioia’s parents (Phil and Pat) to talk about how they met, coming to Bethel, fishing, Phil, favorite cocktails, family, tips for marriage, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Bethel's former First Selectman and current Connecticut Senate candidate, Matt Knickerbocker, joins the boys on the Famous Pizza patio on a beautiful fall night to talk about Bob Seger, Michigan, photography, student council, working for Fuji, the Sycamore, joining the Board of Education, his reign as Bethel’s First Selectman, and why we are friends.  Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Epi 171 is a re-release with a big friend of the show Mango Mike Camilli, calling in from Florida to catch up for the first time since high school. History shows how guest host Jay would eventually replace Rich as the current co-host. Recap: Mango Mike joins the Why We Are Friends podcast to talk about life in sunny Southern Florida, coaching youth sports, the "cough," and breaking news...

Ace Hardware of Bethel's Ryan Clifford joins the boys in the studio to talk about umbrellas, showering before the pool, his love for customers, parking spots, ladders, reading obituaries, Peachwave's rise to popularity, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Candace Fay sits down with the boys at Famous Pizza to talk about turtles, her love for Danbury, her first take on politics, dating Kevin, Elton John, Cape May, dating Ex-Mayor Mark Boughton, ducks, the University of Connecticut (UConn), and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Legendary Bethel High School athlete and former Los Angeles Dodger, Tom Duffy, sits down with the boys to talk about moving to Bethel from Yonkers, courting his wife, his teaching philosophy, his time playing in the minors, The Tom Duffy Band , and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Connecticut's own Victoria Does Comedy drives down from Hartford to talk about growing up in Windsor Locks, her Rocky Horror Picture Show obsession, mystery theater gone wrong, losing her hair, bad friends, her time on Kill Tony , working at Radio 104, and why we are now friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Cesar Jimenez joins the boys on location to talk about Costa Rica, family, the history of Caesar Salad, his experience as one of the first English as a Second Language (ESL) students in Bethel, making friends, his military service, meeting and proposing to his wife, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

John Leaden , a Bethel High School Class of 1987 graduate and uncle to our own Coach Lux, joins the boys on the Famous Pizza patio. The boys talk pool and ocean entrances, growing up with many siblings, camp counseling, Halloween costumes, falling in love, epic rides in his Batmobile, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor, host, and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in...

The new Bethel High School Girls' Volleyball coach and 2000 grad, Lidania (Gonzalez) Cibere , joins the boys on the Famous Pizza patio to talk about selling Cutco knives, the 90s Atlanta Braves, growing up in AZ and PA, high school volleyball shenanigans, coaching, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor, host, and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jim Polches joins Kev, Coach Lux, and new guest host Shay Brenna-Anastasakis on the Famous Pizza patio to talk about toothbrush storage, frozen yogurt, run-ins with the law, fights, Seal, skateboarding, tomato fights, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor, host, and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Long-time listener, first-time guest, Emmett Cole , joins the boys on the Famous Pizza patio to talk about friends leaving, Why We Are Friends bingo, beach spots, Jimmy Lux, wrestling, Bob Owen, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor, host, and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for...

Coaches of the 1 3U Bethel Wildcats and NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL CHAMPIONS🏆⚾️ , Coach Jeremy Kasack and Jim Sveda, join the boys on the Famous Pizza patio to talk shop, U2, and why we are friends. "The small town of Bethel is proud to be called “home,” to the best 13-year-old baseball team in all of New England. From Connecticut all the way to Maine, these boys battled their way to the top, and we c...

First, Aileen and Alison from the Bethel Education Foundation stop by to promote the Bethel Beerfest happening on August 1st from 2pm to 6pm and give away two VIP tickets. Then the legendary state champion soccer coach, Bethel Photoworks owner, and loving husband, Ray Flanigan, sits down with Kev, Jay, and Tim Lux to talk soccer, players, women, dealing with parents and the administration, the 199...

Thanks to our friends at La Zingara and Vesta Rooftop Kitchen , we sit down with Mrs. Sue Davison over some brick oven pizzas to talk about students, teachers, principals, field trips, losing her son, Uno, Knock Hockey, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

One of our favorite episodes with former MLB pitcher and current Bethel High School Baseball coach Sean Fesh . Fesh talks about his journey from Bethel kid through the minors and to how he's shaping the next generation of ballplayers. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Kev and Jay hit the road to visit Kevin L. Cleary to talk about fouling out, Mr. Benzing, high school sports, the building and wonder of Meckauer Park , corporate wet t-shirt contests, his genealogist work, and why we are (now) friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

Bobby Manere (BHS Class of 2009), The Weiner King of Dogtown (Bethel and Milford), joins the boys in the studio to talk about his dad's hot dog legacy, Swanky Franks, the Mayflower, hot dogs, weiner jokes, food trucks, and why we are (now) friends. Check out Dogtown at 4 Library Place in Bethel, CT and 664 New Haven Ave in Milford, CT. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Going back to the summer of 2023, when the one and only Jaquez Jordan flew up from Florida to join the boys on the couch at the first studio. The three dudes chat about growing up in Bethel, meeting great people who looked out for him, trying to film Kev's script 20 SAC, and his sixth-grade Dolly Parton presentation. Quez also came bearing gifts - two custom-made Why We Are Friends sweatshirts...

Failed Deacon and friend, Timmy Lavelle , stops by the studio to talk about socks, Michael Jackson, Jay horsing around, St. Mary's, nude beaches, painting Mr. Benzing's house, his wife Michelle, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for the pizza...

Keri (Pacific) Luchsinger returns to the studio after the infamous lost episode to talk about coming to Bethel from the mean streets of Danbury, cheerleading, boy chasing, her favorite colors, falling for Bry, teaching, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ f...

Patrica (Wolff) Hutchinson from Bethel's Peachwave and the Class of 2002 joins the boys in the studio to talk about her family, faith, running through class, having a child early in life, Tupac, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the pizza and wings!...

Sue Carrizzo joins the boys in the studio to talk about growing up in Bethel with three older brothers, a Glamour Shots photoshoot, dating Mike Baird, living in Chicago, guessing the class favorites, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the pizza and wings!...

Greg Otis from the Class of 1993 finally stops by the studio to talk about growing up on Spring Hill Road, running for 8th grade President, Freshman year Egg War, driving motorcycles to high school, soccer, living in Myrtle Beach, getting stranded in Puerto Rico, climbing Mt. Washington, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Famous Pizza in Bethel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Sara Oberhammer from the Bethel High School Class of 2007 and owner of Soulber in Bethel joins Kev, Lux, and Rich in the studio to talk about old Facebook posts, growing up with two sisters, Fiona Apple, St. Mary's School, working at Gold Coast Tans, house parties, San Diego, her awesome business in downtown Bethel, the run club, and why we are friends. Thanks to our sponsor and friends at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...