Season 3 - Episode 2 - Nick Kacher

Send us Fan MailIn Episode 2 of Season 3 Mike welcomes long time friend and trained wrestler Nick Kacher to the podcast to discuss a myriad of non-controversial but still edgy topics like nicknames, rollerblading in Ohio and wrestling.Follow the podcast on Twitter: @friendsofmikedEmail the podcast at [email protected] moments from the pod: 0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S3EE featuring Mike’s good friend Nick Kacher1:45: Mike teases the next episode of the podcast, which will be a Point Fiver!2:45: Mike corrects a major error by his sister Colleen Tate in S3E1.3:50: Mike then gives an update on his beloved Tottenham Hotspur Football (Soccer) Club.6:50: Mike then gives a short intro of this episode’s guest Nick Kacher.8:10: Mike welcomes Nick into the virtual podcast studio.9:05: The guys discuss the origins of an old nickname for Mike D that Nick and a few others still refer to him as (DBoy).10:00: Nick gives some background on himself as a person, including his life in Grand Rapids, MI and a bit about his youth in Iowa, including having to give up a burgeoning political career to move to Michigan.15:50: Nick then talks about what’s been going on with him lately, including getting swole in his home gym as well as forcing his children and elderly father to exercise with him, watching his daughter crush it in youth soccer and a tradition known as Doughnuts and Documentaries.21:30: Nick talks about the friends he’s been friends with longest and what’s made those friendships survive, including what it was like to move states and change schools as an 8th grader (it includes getting hit in the head with a can of Coke).27:45: The guys talk about the last time they hung out in person and the penultimate time they hung out in person, along with their good friends (and U-M football greats) Charles Woodson and Jake Long.  They also discuss how the (not so) popular app Voxer keeps Nick and Mike in close contact (along with their friends Eric Lemieur (S2E6 guest) and Mike Cygan (S2E9.5.5 guest)).33:25: The guys discuss the birth of their friendship back in the late 90’s.43:00: Mike and Nick then discuss party hopping after a tough Michigan football loss their sophomore year with some buddies on the team and dealing with some obstacles.45:50: Mike and Nick talk about playing actual football on the Michigan Stadium turf with their buddy Bill Alexander (S2E10 Guest).47:10: The guys then talk about a road trip down to Oxford, OH to watch Nick wrestle that involves a crazy rollerblader in Wapakoneta, OH.51:00: Nick talks about his memories of living in the famed BC house (341 E. Jefferson) in Ann Arbor, MI during college with Mike.56:45: Mike and Nick talk about Nick’s attempts to create not one (Stroller) but two (Special K) nicknames for himself and how poorly this worked out.59:35: Mike and Nick go DEEP on the sport of wrestling and Nick’s passion for it.1:06:00: The guys then count down their top 5 favorite wrestlers of all time.1:06:50: Tom Brands1:08:00: Koko B. Ware1:11:00: Ryan Bertin and Andy Hrovat1:12:45: “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan1:16:40: Dan Gable1:19:20: The Ultimate Warrior1:23:40: Cael Sanderson1:25:45: Randy “Macho Man” Savage1:31:00: Jordan Burroughs1:33:40: Hulk Hogan1:40:30: Nick gives his philosophy on being a great friend1:44:20: Nick talks about what he’s looking forward to coming up in his life.1:45:20: Mike takes Nick through the (not so) Rapid Fire Segment, including Nick’s favorite spots in the state of Iowa, Jerks vs Gents golf, Nick’s signature wrestling move and his favorite activities to do with his kids.