In Episode 2 (part 1!) of Season 4 Mike welcomes FOUR Of his good friends (S1E1 guest and Movie Crew member Todd Pretty, S1E11 and College Football Preview pod guest Tim Horvath, and S2E9 Guest Kyle Urek for a rollicking discussion of their favorite Detroit pro sports athletes from growing up in Allen Park, MI. In addition, there’s a special added musical gift with each selection you won’t want to miss!

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Key moments from the pod:

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S4E2 featuring three of Mike’s dearest of dear friends in Todd Pretty, Tim Horvath, Kyle Urek.

2:55: Mike talks about what’s been going on with him, including a myriad of day trips to Detroit to go see Detroit City FC soccer (via the famed D2A2 shuttle service), two trips to Chicago via the Amtrak, and one day trip to Kalamazoo via the Amtrak with the Wing Kings. Mike also discusses his favorite TV show of the summer (The Bear).

8:20: Mike welcomes BACK Todd, Tim and Kyle to the podcast and finds out what’s been going on with each of them.

15:40: The guys then go through the last time they saw each other, including Todd forcing his daughter to leave a USMNT soccer game early, the long concession lines at Soldier Field, celebrating Tim’s son's academic accomplishments at a low end local spot, and Tigers Opening Day.

21:25: Mike then breaks down the theme of this episode: the guys’ all time favorite Detroit sports figures from their collective youths.

23:00: The guys then recall some of their favorite sports memories from their youth.

31:00: Next up the guys each talk about three of their favorite Detroit sports athletes from their youth and a song that best embodies that player:

31:30: Steve Yzerman + a song from the pride of Ann Arbor about staying consistently great

43:20: Barry Sanders + a song for the working man in honor of a working man’s RB

56:25: Isaiah Thomas + a song that evokes the attitude Zeke instilled in the Bad Boys Pistons

1:09:30: Alan Trammell + a song about how time can be an asset

1:20:00: Lou Whitaker + a song that cannot be used to put anyone (especially Baby) in a corner