We love Brian!!!! I loved this conversation so much!!!!! Full disclosure, we kept thinking of things to talk about, so enjoy our many "endings" that turned into other stories LOL

Brian Stack played Ted in Article Two, and the jeweler when Ann and Chris go to the jewelery store, BUT he was a writer on Conan for 18 years, he currently writes for Stephen Colbert and I talked his ear off about it all! We discuss his beginnings in Second City in Chicago, how he knew Amy Poehler, and advice for young sketch performers. I ask 800 questions about his Conan characters too and it's so cool to see the inception of it all! We also got some great behind the scenes tidbits about cracking an egg on Amy Poehler's head and how he was glad they used a stunt man! Plus, we discuss New Girl, 30 Rock and more shows he was a guest star on!

Brian is the nicest, most grateful person and I am so lucky and honored to have spoken with him about his time in this industry! His gratitude is inspiring and I wish him nothing but the best. Please be sure to check out this compilation of characters, and check out his writing on the Colbert Show!!!!!

Brian Stack Supercut:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLumXv6fUZ4

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Oh dear, it's Recall Vote day, and we are all emotional. Ben and Ann set up a task force to help Leslie stay distracted, Tom makes some great entrepreneur decisions and we get introduced to Bloosh!!!

It's so interesting to see the parallels between Tom and Leslie, and the inspiring way they bounce back. And om em squee, we love destructive Ben and Leslie.

Plus, we hear from Craig Stepp, who played the Eagletonian supporting Leslie (even though they weren't going to vote for her.... ugh) 😂 Thank you so much for the great voice memos, so cool!

Now, go rate, review and subscribe because this podcast no longer is, it was.

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Today, Leslie fights for our voting rights!!!!!!!

We talk about the history of the filibuster, the (early) 90s vibes, and get an awesome location breakdown for the skating rink, which is now a resource of the unhoused in the Los Angeles valley (follow the links below)!

We also have a tangent regarding Orphan Black starring Tatiana Maslany, who plays Nadia, (check that out when you can, it's on Netflix now!) Also, we come up with a new friendship name of "Ronna" for Donna and Ron spending time together! Love!

Sources:

Hope of the Valley (old Skating Rink location)

https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/homeless-shelter-northridge-trebek-center-hope-of-the-valley-skateland-skating-rink-adaptive-reuse

https://hopethemission.org/our-programs/trebek-center/

Our Conversation with Yvans Jourdain (Councilman Howser): https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/our-conversation-with-yvans-jordain-aka-councilman-howser/id1551856074?i=1000652807643

Filibuster History:

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-previous-question-the-filibusters-early-murky-history

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Today on the pod, we're back to basics with Parks romance (Tom and Nadya "whatever-her-last-name-is"), Parks coworker relationships (Donna and Leslie), and Ron being Ron, not quite understanding he has a family now and needs a will. :)

We discuss details about the importance of having a will, how social media mishaps do happen and we learn what the phrase "Gin It Up" actually means. Full disclosure, gin the drink isn't involved (at least how it's used these days).

AND we introduce Nadya and Typhoon, so good! Yay!!!!

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Today, we have a guest from Season 1 Episode 6, "Rock Show" - Stephanie Erb! Stephanie played Ron's date/Tammy 2's "Younger, prettier sister" - go back and watch it as a refresher, so fun!

We have a really great walk-down-memory-lane on this episode in particular and discuss her journey in acting, booking her first big role, our fav TV shows and of course our favorite things about Parks and Rec!! Yes, they deserve all the Emmys! Plus, so cool to see the symbolic green bench at the pit in Season 1 versus Season 6 that we are reviewing now!

PS, we said she auditioned for the Office, but it may have been a Parks and Rec audition first - either way, good on casting for remembering and bringing her back!

Please check out her awesome projects and don't forget to see her show in LA at the Road Theatre Company next month!

Thank you so much Stephanie!

Tickets to OtherKin (theater): https://roadtheatre.org/

Stephanie Erb and Heather McPhaul's Film "Lady Invisible": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iktg8lSm4cY

Stephanie's Webseries "In Therapy With Dr. L": https://www.youtube.com/@intherapywithdr.l3659

Follow Stephanie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_erb_official/?hl=en

Helen Slayton Hughes Groundhog Day Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e79_7APRlz0

Amy Poehler and Mike Schur's new show in development! https://www.peacocktv.com/blog/amy-poehler-mike-schur-peacock-series-dig#:~:text=Ten%20years%20after%20Parks%20and,and%20executive%20produce%20the%20series

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ALL THE GUEST STARS! Voice memo guest stars from The Pawnee Eagleton Tip Off Classic AND all the guest star appearances on Doppelgangers!

Today, I'm solo, but never fear - Madi sent in her summary and we are off to the races! We meet the Eagleton Parks crew to find out who stays and goes, Leslie crashes out about Ann, and Ben/Chris have a nostalgic moment. Did you know the Beaufort scale was invented by Sir Beaufort to measure wind? Did you know Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman are like... friends? Now you do! So much to learn.

Thank you to Jason Duplissea, Kelly Hawthorne, Poonam Basu, Allan McLeod, and Aly Mawji for sending in GOLD in the form of voice memos and behind the scenes details. Check out their stuff below:

Jason Duplissea - Roughly 1:08 minute mark

Kelly Hawthorne - Roughly 9:31 minute mark

Poonam Basu - Roughly 14:29 minute mark

Allan McLeod- Roughly 26 minute mark

Aly Mawji- Roughly 1 hour 11 minute mark

Clockpaw band (Jason Duplissea): https://clockpaw.bandcamp.com/album/clockpaw-sings-the-overthinker-and-16-other-hits

Kelly Hawthorne:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1980856/

Poonam Basu's book! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-holes-in-my-heart-have-names-poonam-basu/1147070057

*Check her out in the upcoming horror movie Screamboat!

Allan McLeod's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walkin-about/id1743296029

*Check him out in the upcoming movie Threesome!

Aly Mawji: http://www.alymawji.com/

How to help Gaza:

https://www.campsbreakers.com

https://www.gofundme.com/f/etaam-food-aid-initiative-feeding-families-in-gaza

https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/

https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/palestine-emergency

Find Your House Rep:

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Find your Congressional Rep:

https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

To find how you can help:

https://votesaveamerica.com/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-america/id1192761536

Episode Sources:

How Billy Eichner got his role on Parks and Rec

• https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3365861

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Classic episode alert! Leslie struggles with Ben being on her side, Tom and Donna try to get Ron off the grid, and April and Ann learn about making tough decisions by trusting your gut. :)

Things we learned:

- Not everyone was super pleased with this episode when it came out, what?!

- Aubrey Plaza is a huge fan of Chris Bosh and told a hilarious story on Conan about meeting Bosh. (link below)

- "How you like them apples?" was made famous by Good Will Hunting. (Madi knew, I did not lol)

Check it out:

Norm Hiscock, our fav producer in all the land, has a new show coming out - it's the King of the Hill reboot!!! Comes out on Hulu in August! Yay!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26585105/

Mel Cowan's last episode is today! "I hate the one-at-a-time system!" Check out his interview here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mel-cowan-red-faced-man/id1551856074?i=1000519249677

Sources:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3186496/?ref_=ttep_ep_3

https://www.eonline.com/news/438317/kristen-bell-to-guest-star-on-parks-and-recreation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonKJTqoBP8&t=20s

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What a learning week! Things we learn:

-Hugh Jackman is not what a wolverine looks like. LOL

-Coffee grounds can in fact drive slugs away, but it's not always 100% effective.

-Stonehenge is 2 hours away from London, so Andy REALLY missed the train.

-Mongolia is super interesting to learn about and Khongordzol is a Queen.

-Reindeer (caribou) is definitely eaten in Scandinavian countries. Sorry, Vixen.

-The people around you love you and respect you more than you know. And they're showing you even if you don't believe it at first.

-Webisodes!

Summary: Ron gives Leslie sound advice on how to move forward and in return, Leslie gives Ron a trip he'll never forget. Ann and Chris tell everyone about the baby, and Tom charges forward with Rent A Swag. Oh yeah and Andy takes a London job!

Thank you and don't forget to rate and review!

Sources:

IMDb

Heidi Klum EW article

Filming in London

Mongolia! Nat Geo Kids

Barrister Wigs

Slugs and Coffee Grounds

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