Season 3 - Episode 1 - Colleen Tate

Send us Fan MailIn the Season 3 Premier Mike welcomes his sister (and friend) Colleen Tate onto the podcast for a heartfelt and hilarious conversation about growing up down the hall from each other and of course friendship.Follow the podcast on Twitter: @friendsofmikedEmail the podcast at [email protected] moments from the pod: 0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S3E1 featuring Mike’s younger sister Colleen Tate.1:35: Mike then introduces the plan for Season 3.3:40: Mike then goes on to NOT correct any past mistakes (which was the result of negotiations w/ the podcast staff).4:45: Mike talks the single greatest public transit option in the history of the world: the D2A2 connector from Ann Arbor to Detroit and vice versa.6:50: Mike discusses a TV show he just cranked through named “Chad” that is guaranteed to make you really laugh but also learn about life.8:30: Mike gives some background on this episode’s guest and pays her tribute as his sister through choosing a song to best encapsulate her essence.13:55: Mike welcomes his sister Colleen into the virtual podcast studio with a classic joke he’s been making for years.15:50: Colleen gives some background on herself, basically telling her entire life story and puts her brother on blast for originally being an MSU Spartan fan.20:10: Colleen then talks about her two friends she’s been friends with the longest and why their friendship has thrived all of these years.24:20: Mike and Colleen discuss the last time they saw each other in person including how well behaved Colleen’s sons were in Church, the absence of the Cabrini Church Cry Room and how a couple of young parishioners were really owning their recent First Communion Tribute March.28:00: Mike and Colleen talk about whether you can still call a meal “brunch” if it starts at 2:00 pm.29:00: Mike and Colleen then discuss their first memories of each other, including a vicious He-Man/She-Ra toy rivalry.31:00: Mike and Colleen then go through some of their favorite shared memories from their youth, starting with their dad Bill sanctioning a game of catch with a hardball that was not authorized by their mom Janet while “babysitting” his children.34:05: Christmas in the Daniel household is recounted in hilarious detail by Mike and Colleen, including their parents’ approach to wrapping presents from Santa (e.g. very little effort in the wrapping but amazing effort in the gift procurement department) as well as how they both learned that Santa is (likely) not a current person alive in North Pole via some fake cousins (likely) hired from Craig’s List.40:00:  Mike and Colleen go deep on school uniforms at St. Francis Cabrini as well as forced recess.42:25: Mike and Colleen then discuss their memories of hanging out at Camp Dearborn with their families as kids, which involved playing with very little adult supervision, smelly slides and tons of great memories.47:00: Mike and Colleen then go DEEP on their favorite streets in the all-American town of Allen Park, MI. Warning: if you’ve never been to AP this segment will make you feel like you grew up there yourself.48:25: Quandt Ave50:40: Reeck Road53:20: Rose Dr55:30: Andrews Ave57:00: Park Ave1:02:00: Champaign Rd1:04:00: Wick Rd1:05:05: Englewood Ave1:08:40: McLain Ave1:11:00: Colleen then discusses her philosophy on being a good friend as an adult.1:12:00: Mike takes Colleen through the (not so) Rapid Fire segment, including talking about her favorite place to eat in Allen Park as a kid (Mama Mia’s), her favorite vacations as kids (including how their dad got the nickname “Caption Man”), her favorite spot to grab food while a student at MSU, and her favorite activities with her sons, her favorite nicknames for her sons and ideal vacation spot for her family.