Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

THE END IS HERE! (of season 6 anyway!) So many amazing cast interviews, band interviews, finding out what Bobby Knight Ranger is, and again - all the cut scenes! Did you know the dummer of Mouse Rat was also the drummer of Letters to Cleo?! (Shouts to Mark Rivers!) More trivia like that, coming in hot during this episode!Thank you all SO much for listening and having a blast with us! This truly was so fun to research and watch. Don't forget to rate and review, and we'll see you for Season 7! SOURCES:https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/michelle-obama-to-appear-on-parks-and-recreation/103429/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/parks-and-recreation-finale#:~:text=a%20coy%20hint%20about%20the,Ed%20was%20hired%20or%20something.https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/1epya32/unity_concert/https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-parks-and-recreation-filmedhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575414/?ref_=ttep_ep_22Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

You guys, this is the big one. SO MUCH HAPPENS!!!! Cut scenes, replaced scenes, BTS from the cast themselves, Michelle Obama?! AND the Department of the Interior's Resident Bad Boy stops by, I mean..... this is truly a Parks and Rec DREAM. Thank you, writers, cast and crew, for this gift of an episode. :) Thank you to Joe Souza for sending in WONDERFUL voice memos, no one knew you were sick, and you were perfect! ahhh!!! SOURCES: Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/parks-and-recreation-finale#:~:text=a%20coy%20hint%20about%20the,Ed%20was%20hired%20or%20something.Alcatraz: https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jspThomas Hucker (Ron's woodworker mention): https://furnsoc.org/fs22/speakers/tom-huckerJoe Souza! (Liam Bonneville, Resident Bad Boy): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318675/LET'S MOVE! (MICHELLE OBAMA QUEEN): https://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/Michelle Obama on Good Hang with Amy Poehler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmCb2hq1OAMichelle Obama Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imo-with-michelle-obama-and-craig-robinson/id1532956108Merging Towns (Virginia): https://virginiamercury.com/2018/07/18/with-annexation-off-the-table-officials-studying-ways-to-prod-struggling-cities-to-merge-with-counties/#:~:text=Martinsville%20might%20be%20further%20along,than%20the%20cities%20they%20contain.Shana Hagan (Cam Op for Parks! and Cinematographer Queen): https://parkpalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/1663456/episodes/9915666-our-conversation-with-shana-hagan-aka-camera-operator-tweepSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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Today's episode is an AMAZING rerun and if you haven't heard it yet, you're in for a treat! The best! Dexhart is an amazing guest and I have a feeling some of you haven't heard it yet! Please enjoy how excited we are by how excited HE IS about this show! We love when someone on the show is as big a fan as we are! Please remember you can ask him for personal messages via Cameo!Kevin's YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQdbINKqPfzDhm7LFMG_2gSocial Media: @thekevinsymonsGet a personalized message on Cameo!: https://www.cameo.com/kevinsymons1THANK YOU KEVIN!!!!Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Did you know Mike Schur doesn't love Hawaiian Pizza? Such an informative, jam-packed episode and this is just the beginning of the end! (Of Season 6) ALSO the similarities I found between Friends (the TV show) and Parks is kind of hilarious! Deleted scenes, a TON of blooper reel scenes, surprises (and reproductive information) at the doctor's office, Keegan Michael Key AND guest star voice memos?! WHAT A DAY! Plus, the writers did such a great job showing us the amazing love and balance that Leslie and Ben share. Thank you so much to Teresa Reilly aka Kitty Goodbye, our pharmacist that tells Leslie she most likely doesn't have the flu. What an amazing memory and the joy of her story is SO fun and wonderful. Teresa: https://www.teresa-reilly.com/aboutThank you also to Caroline Hall, our lovely "crying mom" at the elementary school with Keegan Michael Key! Amazing mic pack stories, and working with Keegan plus, the surprise person she knew before she got to set! Caroline: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1009439/Kevin Symons aka Dexhart Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yhyQxuvSFoCooper Thornton aka Cooper Thornton Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-cooper-thornton-aka-dr-harris/id1551856074?i=1000569857241Sources: IMDB.comhttps://www.reproductivefacts.org/news-and-publications/fact-sheets-and-infographics/multiple-pregnancy-and-birth-twins-triplets-and-high-order-multiples/#:~:text=Also%2C%20more%20women%20are%20waiting,multiples%2C%20especially%20with%20fertility%20treatment.https://www.huggies.com/en-us/resources/getting-pregnant/pregnancy-planning/fraternal-triplets#:~:text=Eat%20a%20diet%20which%20is,11%20to%2015%2Dplus%20pounds.Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

(Most of) the parks crew heads to the winery, and Ben and Leslie get a WILD surprise!!!!!! and Chip McCapp (Bo Burnham) is finally here, omg we've been waiting!!!!! Thank you so much to Steve Tom and Rebecca Klingler for sending in amazing voice memos about your time on set, WE LOVED THEM!!!!!! So forever grateful! Check out their information below to follow! Rebecca Klingler:Teaching: https://www.uclaextension.edu/instructors/rebecca-klinglerhttps://www.instagram.com/klingler.rebecca/?hl=enhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459779/Steve Tom: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003493/Jeff Tweedy article: https://www.vulture.com/article/wilco-jeff-tweedy-parks-and-recreation-interview.html#:~:text=Land%20Ho!%2C%20indeed%2C%20reunites,%E2%80%9D%20as%20a%20non%2DactorJim Meskimen Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-jim-meskimen-aka-martin-housely/id1551856074?i=1000528207972Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

We're going to Prom, you guys! Leslie panics about the future, Ron helps ground her, and Alison is stuck in the middle. We learn about locations, uses for helium and more!Thank you so much to Piper Major from the Galentine's Day episode, Brittany Oaks, Carrie Alexander, and Reece Kirk for sending in incredible voice memos! We are OBSESSED with all the behind-the-scenes details! Please check out all their wonderful projects below! Piper Major: https://www.instagram.com/piperemajor/Brittany Oaks: https://www.instagram.com/itsbrittanyoaks/?hl=enCarrie Alexander: https://www.instagram.com/carriewampler/?hl=enCarrie's New Mom Podcast: https://linktr.ee/newmompodcast#530985485Reece Kirk: https://www.instagram.com/reecekkirk/?hl=enKelly Washington: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonkelly/?hl=enUses for helium: https://rockymountainair.com/blog/10-helium-uses/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Leslie is on the hunt for a new best friend, and sadly uses the sacred holy Galentine's Day to rank the people she knows...Ben and Tom learn that Jerry/Larry is a powerful paperwork beast! ...but never shows it. And yay Ann is back and we get to meet Oliver! Plus our tent guy is here! Deleted scenes, summaries and more. <3 Donate/call your Senators!!!!!!! We are all in this together, let's go!!!!!! To our immigrant friends, YOU BELONG HERE AND YOU ARE AMERICAN. We believe in the America that represents us all. https://www.aclu.org/https://5calls.org/https://www.standwithminnesota.com/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

How to help Minnesotans: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/How to find your representatives and tell them to STOP FUNDING ICE: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member___________________Thank you, Devin Sidell and Bonnie Bailey-Reed for sending incredible voice memos in, about the kindness of Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler and more! Such detailed and incredible information. This week, we discuss where the Pawnee/Eagleton park is located, how Leslie feels that she's lost control, and Tom's Bistro may become a reality. Plus Andy deleted scenes, so good. Sources for the episode:Follow Devin Sidell and her project "Love, Danielle"! https://www.instagram.com/devin.sidell/?hl=enBonnie Bailey Reed IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047541/Mike Schur's Favorite Names: https://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/mike-schurs-10-favorite-parks-and-recreation-character-names-1201403320/National Parks: https://npshistory.com/brochures/criteria-parklands-2005.pdf#:~:text=To%20be%20eligible%20for%20favorable%20consideration%20as,by%20some%20other%20governmental%20agency%20or%20byState Park VS National Park: https://vamonosoutside.org/es/whats-the-difference-between-a-national-forest-and-state-park/Yvans Jourdain (Councilman Howser): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-share-our-conversation-with-yvans-jourdain/id1551856074?i=1000673391520Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Today's agenda! -Amazing voice memos from Josh Breeding (our vegan restaurant store owner from the Anniversaries episode)- Amber Friendly (our reporter who has Mike Schur's favorite character name)- Requirements for state parks vs national parks-We discuss how in the heck Leslie could leave the Parks department behind! -The origin of Tom's Bistro! Sources:Jen Statsky interview: https://ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/hacks-co-creator-jen-statsky-on-gettingState Parks Vs National Parks:https://vamonosoutside.org/es/whats-the-difference-between-a-national-forest-and-state-park/https://www.publiclands.com/blog/a/americas-next-national-parks#:~:text=There%20are%20a%20few%20different,leveled%2Dup%20via%20Congressional%20vote.Mike Schur's fav character name: https://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/mike-schurs-10-favorite-parks-and-recreation-character-names-1201403320/Good Hang w/Amy Poehler: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/id1795483480Dig - New Mike Schur and Amy Poehler Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36843594/Loved One by Aisha Muharrar: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loved-one-aisha-muharrar/1146546133Lauren Shaw Stunt Lady! https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurenshaw/?hl=enJosh Breeding's Band The Megas! https://www.youtube.com/user/theMegasSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Game of Thrones replica! A horse-drawn carriage with Jerry!? The birth of the UNITY CONCERT!?!? So many amazing stories in this episode! Plus, the amazing Debra Mooney and Peter Bonerz join the cast, holy star studded show. Thank you to Christopher Wolfe for exchanging emails to follow up, and thank YOU all for commenting/liking our videos and letting us know information you know! (Like how Adam Scott *had* directed before) It honestly is so fun to share this with you! Don't forget to rate and review, and talk soon! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Tbh, this episode should be called Ann and Leslie, but we get it :( What a beautiful send off for our Ann and Chris - the parties, the groundbreaking, the headlocks, all of it! Thank you writers, Aisha Muharrar and Mike Schur and director, Dean Holland, for making this such a magical moment for the fans to say farewell and see you soon. <3 <3 Plus, the green park bench, Tom Petty and a drone shot?! Come on. Perfect. PS, yes we talk about why they left. lolThank you to Christopher Wolfe for sending in amazing voice memos about BTS from Farmer's Market! So fun and detailed! Don't forget to rate and review please and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thank you for a great 2025 year of Parks! Also a quote I found later that I didn't mention: "Rashida has a producing gig at Warner Bros. and she just sold a TV show yesterday -- I hope I'm not breaking that news -- and she's really focusing more on writing. And as I writer, I fully support that," he added.When the writers talked about what they have planned for Ann and Chris with Jones, "she was totally on board. The real headline is that everyone is happy. There's no controversy," Schur pointed out.Sources:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3460878/?ref_=ttep_ep_13https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/31/showbiz/parks-and-rec-departures-ew#:~:text=We've%20been%20working%20on,in%20the%20works%20for%20them.%E2%80%9D&text=While%20it%20is%20unclear%20what,Henry%20Winkler%20and%20Lucy%20Lawless.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-are-rob-lowe-and-rashida-jones-leaving-parks-and-rec-mike-schur_n_3691399#:~:text=But%20no%2C%20the%20decision%20wasn't%20like%2C%20'We're,they've%20just%20been%20going%20in%20that%20direction.%22https://people.com/movies/rashida-jones-reportedly-left-toy-story-4-due-to-alleged-unwanted-advances-from-john-lasseter/#:~:text=That%20is%20untrue%2C%E2%80%9D%20Jones%20said,Tuesday%20about%20any%20inappropriate%20behavior.Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Adam Scott's directorial debut, Chard Bodies, Connies Cabbage, Whine and Cheese Club, and of course Leslie and Ben's quest for balance at home and at work. "You can't escape city hall, fool!" Omg, plus, the birth of the name/character, JOHNNY KARATE! So many amazing stories and beginnings :) PS - pregnant ladies, did you have cravings and what were they? Tell us! Don't forget to rate and review! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

We love John Balma, our fav accountant! What a true treat for US to experience his presence! We talk all about his start in Hollywood, his sort of typecasting (you've seen him in Friends and Scrubs!), his pivot to a career in dog care (OMG George Cluny is his sweet dog’s name and we are HERE FOR IT), living in San Francisco and we also hear the FUNNIEST story about his time on Star Trek. Please join us and please support his dog business below! Thank you so much John, you are and always will be a friend of the pod!John's business! https://www.sfstowaways.com/John's business partner! http://www.activepacksf.com/Moonlight Mile Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNr6kmV2Bb0Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Who are we without the Parks department?! Leslie finds out as Tom takes over a new project. Plus, Ben has his first day as City Manager and gets pranked by the Parks team, which I can't decide how I feel about. Thank you to Bob Bancroft and Ben Begley for sending in INCREDIBLE voice memos! So funny and informative, we love! Bob played "Frank" in the Cones of Dunshire (the frank accountant, get it?) and Ben plays one half of the couple in the jewelry store with Ann and Chris! Ben Begley: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2384265/Bob Bancroft (also in Xenon!!!): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051619/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

This week we are joined by amazing Kris Carr to talk all things Second Chunce! First, we start with amazing voice memos from Rob Kerkovich and Stacy Allen, who were guests in The Cones of Dunshire episode! Then, we turn to the 100th episode of Parks, Second Chunce, where we hear wonderful memories from the cast. Ben gives Leslie the amazing gift of a consult with Jenn Barkley so we can break through our limiting beliefs and really understand that Leslie can and WILL do better things out of the Pawnee city council. DREAM BIGGER! John Balma Interview (Barney): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1S7EQpgeMgKevin Symons Interview (Dexhart): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yhyQxuvSFoRob Kerkovich: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1827376/Stacy Allen TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@learnwithsillystacyKris Carr Voice Over Studio For Classes and Coaching! https://www.speakfriendstudio.com/Kris Carr Podcast Two Filthy Casuals! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-filthy-casuals/id1711440300Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Today, we're talking to the director of Doppelgangers, Jay Karas! We cover a broad range of topics, like working with the amazing superstar cast of Doppelgangers, how the camera operators are characters and how he got started in the industry! I loved hearing the stories about Sam Elliott and Billy Eichner! Plus, Jay also directs Abbott Elementary, Ghosts AND is the producing director of a new show called Best Medicine on Fox, in January! Keep your eyes open for that!Thank you so much Jay for all your words of wisdom, such a great conversation! Best Medicine: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36885662/Jay Karas: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1015063/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Yay Cones of Dunshire! What an iconic piece of Parks and Rec lore!!!!! We discuss Leslie's reason for wanting the lockbox so badly (and how Jamm is unstable), Ron sells his cabin to an unlikely buyer and Ben is so hot when he's confident and nerdy!!!!!! I call ledgerman! Sources: https://www.thegamesteward.com/products/the-cones-of-dunshire-board-gamehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3305414/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

"I say T, you say Dazzle!" H2Flow, sparkle points, plain blue t-shirts, oh my! Today, we talk all about fluoride and learn a lot about how it's safe, good for you, and a great accomplishment in public health. We also see an amazing arc for Tom and discover a deep relationship with April and Donna. Plus, Chris and Ron hang out! Plus, we get an amazing voice memo from Jay Tapaoan who plays "Frasier" at the baby store! Learning how to say that chemicals name, working with Rob Lowe/Nick Offerman and more! Thank you so much Jay! PS What's your spirit dog?! Sources: Fluoride: https://ilikemyteeth.org/where-does-fluoride-come-from/#:~:text=Fluoride%20is%20derived%20from%20natural,millions%20of%20people%20every%20day.https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/fluoride/the-story-of-fluoridationPublic Health: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjessicaknurick?lang=enNFL Play 60: https://www.cooperinstitute.org/youth/nfl-play60#:~:text=Get%20involved,the%20most%20active%20and%20healthy.https://www.nfl.com/causes/play60/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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=TLumXv6fUZ4Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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. Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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-reusehttps://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=1000652807643Filibuster History:https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-previous-question-the-filibusters-early-murky-historySupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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!!!! Thanks for listening! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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=Iktg8lSm4cYStephanie's Webseries "In Therapy With Dr. L": https://www.youtube.com/@intherapywithdr.l3659Follow Stephanie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_erb_official/?hl=enHelen Slayton Hughes Groundhog Day Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e79_7APRlz0Amy 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%20seriesSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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 markKelly Hawthorne - Roughly 9:31 minute markPoonam Basu - Roughly 14:29 minute mark Allan McLeod- Roughly 26 minute markAly Mawji- Roughly 1 hour 11 minute markClockpaw band (Jason Duplissea): https://clockpaw.bandcamp.com/album/clockpaw-sings-the-overthinker-and-16-other-hitsKelly 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.comhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/etaam-food-aid-initiative-feeding-families-in-gazahttps://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/palestine-emergencyFind Your House Rep:https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representativeFind your Congressional Rep:https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-memberTo find how you can help:https://votesaveamerica.com/https://www.aclu.org/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod-save-america/id1192761536Episode Sources:How Billy Eichner got his role on Parks and Rec https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3365861Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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=1000519249677Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3186496/?ref_=ttep_ep_3https://www.eonline.com/news/438317/kristen-bell-to-guest-star-on-parks-and-recreationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonKJTqoBP8&t=20sSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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:IMDbHeidi Klum EW article Filming in LondonMongolia! Nat Geo KidsBarrister WigsSlugs and Coffee GroundsSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

WE'RE BACK! Season 6 baby! The Parks gang heads to London for Leslie to accept an award (thank you April for submitting!), Andy and Ben get a wild twist of fate with Lord Covington, and Tommy learns who is behind his intellectual property being stolen!!!! We also learn about how Jerry and Donna eventually get their name in the opening sequence! We also get wonderful voice memos with behind-the-scenes details from Heather McPhaul, who was in the montage of angry citizens "caring loudly" at Leslie. She talks about her audition where she improvised with casting director Dorian Frankel and how that turned out to be a blessing because she then got to improvise with Amy Poehler! Heather is also an author and has her book "Raggedy Ann Heart" out on Amazon at the link below! Show her some love and support, so cool! Thank you so much Heather! Heather's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Raggedy-Ann-Heart-Heather-McPhaul/dp/1419686275Heather's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathermcphaulactor/Heather McPhaul IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573698/Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2909126/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation_season_6Good Hang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/id1795483480Craig Pearman: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s3ep5-media-blitz-w-sean-trainor-craig-pearman-justice/id1551856074?i=1000581758405https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-states-international-women-of-courage-awardhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mel-cowan-red-faced-man/id1551856074?i=1000519249677Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

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=TLumXv6fUZ4Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

We feel better off, and that is IMPORTANT OKAY!? And while I would like to burn the Recall Knope float to the ground, we are going to review this episode anyway 😂😂  And in the words of Ben, the more you accomplish, the more heat you get. Leslie faces counterpoints even though she has made the town healthier, Tom faces an obstacle with Rent-A-Swag and someone is pregnant?!?!?! What a way to end a season!!!! We love that all the guest stars are returning, and how cool to have a mystery/dramatic moment with Parks!!! We are so grateful to everyone who has made this season so perfect and knowledgable. This has been incredible and we are so honored. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Don't forget to check out Kiff Vandenheuvel's voice memo on the "Women In Garbage" : https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s5ep11-women-in-garbage/id1551856074?i=1000680099530Mara Marini aka Brandi Maxxxx! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mara-marini-aka-brandi-maxxxx/id1551856074?i=1000592867105Mary Faber aka Kathryn Pinewood! https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/our-conversation-with-mary-faber-aka-kathryn-pinewood/id1551856074?i=1000670768470Todd Sherry voice memo in "Sex Education"! https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s5ep4-sex-education/id1551856074?i=1000665407542Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

It's putt putt time! And why don't you melt the cheese!? Leslie and Ron fight to get what they think is best for the community, Andy re-discovers Mouse Rat music is his passion and Ann and Tom have a Mona Lisa meltdown! Also, we learn where this putt putt actually takes place, and hear some super fun deleted scenes! "You two make a guy feel like a real lady" -Jamm LOLDon't forget to check out the interview with Andrew Burly Burlinson!!!! He's so wonderful and we are so grateful to get to talk to him!! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-andrew-burly-burlinson-aka-burly/id1551856074?i=1000549858183Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

🎶🎶 Eggs, bacon and toast! 🎶🎶🎶 It's Jerry Day! (or what I'm calling Jerry Day) We hear from Julie Brister, who plays the incredibly funny guard at the executive dining hall ("His dream, really?) Check her out on St. Denis Medical coming out soon! Thank you for sharing your audition story, being coached/taught by THE Amy Poehler herself and explaining more about your night shoot! Go ahead and follow her! Julie's Insta! https://www.instagram.com/bristahsouljah/Ann and Chris have more awkward moments at the fertility center, Ben is ready for his day off and Jerry teaches us all that family and your life outside of work is precious <3 Enjoy listen and share! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Omg it's Ted Party day!!!!!!! aka Star Wars/Patton Oswalt Day! Today, we get some behind-scenes on removing some Pawnee charter rules, Chris and Ron debate which motivation tactic is better, and Ann and Ben join forces to figure out Leslie's incessant anniversary gifts. Kudos to Leslie for moving Pawnee forward and bringing our town into the future while finding a compromise that suits its citizens best. :)Today, we also get a voice memo from my past improv teacher at iO West, Jaime Moyer! She plays Roz Degrandis, Leslie's mail lady, yay! Please check out the new show Mid-Century Modern on Hulu to see Jaime shine! What a fun voice memo and a great memory to hear from her! Wishing you so much success <3 Jaime's Website! https://jaimemoyer.com/home/Jaime's Instagram! (click here)Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe and share!!! xoxoxo <3 Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Starting this episode with our Partridge park ranger, Clark Freeman! Thank you so much for talking about your original audition (not a park ranger!), getting the call the NIGHT BEFORE and how sweet Adam Scott is! Plus, keep an eye out for his project! IMDBInstagramBut we MUST talk about how amazing Adam Scott is and how nice he was to respond to my fan theory on Severance, omg! Peep 9:14 minute mark!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztTLzRXCSwThen I start the Animal Control episode paying homage to our hero Harris Wittels for being such a huge backbone of Parks and we are so lucky he left his mark with us. Truly an icon. Thank you Harris for being who are. :) His mom's article is listed here:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-loss-of-my-son-harris-wittels-to-heroin_b_5819fc80e4b01f610e394766We then dive into Animal Control, which is such a phenom episode of laughs and growth! Tom donates to charity?! April comes up with an efficient government solution?! RON EATS A BANANA?! AMAZING! Each of these one liners or bits are truly something to behold <3 Thank you so much to everyone for listening and to our MVP, Adam Scott for everything he is <3 PS - new season of Severance is out now on Apple TV!!!! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

We're headed to Partridge, people! Ben on painkillers is the absolute best, Jamm gets Jammed, and Chris and Ann are... not doing great compatibility-wise. We have a lot to discuss and Madi is back! We get to hear an awesome deleted scene from Ben's doctor and discuss at length the forced feeling of Chris and Ann, which is a bummer. Love that the Parks team gets payback for Ron though, we love!!! Omg, plus JK Simmons!!! Don't forget to rate and review and subscribe and all the things! xoxo Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

HAPPY GALENTINES! Let's celebrate by reviewing a classic Parks episode! New guests coming in hot! (Jenny Slate/Mona Lisa omg!!!) Parks and business mix with a quintessential Ron and Leslie moment! And we discuss/rant about how in the heck did Chris go from sperm donor to dad? Also, why does Ann care so much about April liking her? PS - we love Mara Marini's episode (Aka THE Brandi Maxxxx), check it out here! She is a queen among queens! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mara-marini-aka-brandi-maxxxx/id1551856074?i=1000592867105Don't forget to rate and review!!!!!! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Oh, the awkwardness. April asks Chris to be a sperm donor and I go on a tangent about how it didn't have to be this way. Leslie gets her jokes stolen and Donna saves the day with her magical prowess by finding the thief! (it wasn't Jerry) Plus, there's a super funny gag reel and an amazing voice memo from Morgan Parker Brown who plays Charles (the server/Sweetums assistant) with INCREDIBLE details! Oh and also Nick Offerman directs for the first time!!!!! Thank you Morgan and please be sure to check him out in "One of Them Days" and more! Morgan Parker Brown IMDBMorgan Parker Brown InstagramJim Meskimen (Wood I Guy/Martin Housely!): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-jim-meskimen-aka-martin-housely/id1551856074?i=1000528207972Episode with Christopher Murray aka Nick Newport!:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/galentines-day-plus-christopher-murray-aka-nick-newport-sr/id1551856074?i=1000545886960Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

I love you and I like you! The moment we've been waiting for! So many guest stars  from our last episode too! It's been a long and winding road as Tom says for these lovebirds, but we are so excited and honored to review this very special, tender moment. SO BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to all of our guest stars!!! And thank you to Kirston Mann for reminding me that the costume department DID in fact sew Leslie's dress with paper on fabric, so perfect. Peter Allen Vogt: (amazing BTS about all the improv and you actually are from Orlando! IMDBJim Hanna: (invented Paunch Burger curly fries and check him out in Matlock, 911: Lone Star and the Pitt!)IMDBWebsiteKenny Stevenson: (ol' faithful with his last episode coming in hot!)IMDBInstagramDon't forget to rate and review us! Please consider donating to the LA Wildfire tragedy and please keep Aubrey Plaza and her family in your hearts. xoxo https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/12/los-angeles-wildfires-donate-victims/77655315007/Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

50,000 dollars is so much money to raise in one episode, but we can do it!!!!! Especially in this season! Leslie is called away to work on an emergency preparedness test for the city while the Parks gang takes over the fundraising gala to get this park going!Thank you so much to Will McLaughlin who plays Officer Killnose for sending great behind-the-scenes memories! So fun to hear about your character name! We appreciate it so much! Also some amazing deleted scenes to share and was there a body double for Burly? Wait to see! (the answer is yes LOL)Will McLaughlin:https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1559622/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t17InstagramDon't forget to rate and review us if you listen!!!! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

The episode that started it all! (Or at least the name of our show... "I guess we're Park Pals" *wink*) But honestly, I think our name comes from the true amazing park pals we get to come on this show and share their stories. Words can't really describe how much it means to me that actors and crew take time out of their day to contribute to our podcast and give us such incredible stories. This Pawnee community is so wonderful and something that I love to shed light on. <3 On that note, today we are joined by the amazing Michael Patrick McGill who played Sanitation Steve in Women in Garbage (and Roy's brother in The Office, you know I had to ask him about that!), Brendan Jennings who plays Walter Koypond and Jimmy Spagula who both play citizens that are concerned about the effect Pawnee Commons will have on them. Thank you SO MUCH! We also got amazing emails from Cooper Thornton (Dr. Harris) and Jeffrey Markle (the chanting man! "topless park"!) Please follow all of them below and check out our incredible interviews from other guest stars that have been on the show!! Michael Patrick McGill:InstagramIMDBBrendan Jennings:InstagramCook County InstagramIMDBGet It To The Dutch Podcast Jimmy Spagula:IMDBBaby Mouth Podcast Jeffrey Markle:IMDBYvans Jourdain (Councilman Howser Interview):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/re-share-our-conversation-with-yvans-jourdain/id1551856074?i=1000673391520Cooper Thornton (Dr. Harris Interview): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-cooper-thornton-aka-dr-harris/id1551856074?i=1000569857241Mel Cowan (Red-Faced Man Interview):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mel-cowan-red-faced-man/id1551856074?i=1000519249677Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

All the guest stars this week, so exciting! Thank you so very much to everyone who sent in these awesome, detail-filled behind-the-scenes messages, we love!Women can do anything. The end, bye! :) Tim Trobec (construction worker who finds the penis candy haha!):https://www.instagram.com/timtrobec11/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1617308/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t24Joe Foust (server at St. Elmo's Steakhouse):https://www.instagram.com/joefoustart/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724467/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1Kiff VandeHeuvel (Dewey from Sanitation):https://www.instagram.com/kiffvh/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888654/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_2_in_0_q_kiff%2520vandenheuJulia Prud'homme (owner of Soup Kitchen):https://www.instagram.com/juliaprudhommeactress/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1351573/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_julia%2520prudNorm Hiscock Interview!https://parkpalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/1663456/episodes/13308851-our-conversation-with-norm-hiscock-producer-and-writerSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

How did Newt Gingrich get here? Is there such a thing as too many penis shaped things? Can Jerry kick a field goal? Are the Colts super cool? Discover all that and more on this week's episodes of Two Parties! The compassion, the friendship, the happiness, that's what's important in life. And also making fun of the white man. :)Thank you Iker Amaya and Joe Foust for sending in such WONDERFUL voice memos! We loved hearing all of these stories omg!Please follow them below!https://www.instagram.com/iker.amaya/https://www.instagram.com/joefoustart/Link to articles I referenced:https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/12/newt-gingrich-stumbles-into-parks-and-rec-cameohttps://www.colts.com/news/colts-to-appear-on-nbc-s-parks-and-recreation-9376135Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Did you know some of the woodworkers in this episode are real woodworkers!? So much wood to be worked - we love Tammy omg Plus, Leslie is meeting Diane, Diane is meeting Tammy, Chris is meeting Millie's fiance, WE ARE MEETING GAYLE! Ben and Leslie play emotional support roles to their friends, some of the Parks gang learns a Christmas lesson for Jerry, and we learn how the amazing Christie Brinkley got her role on Parks. Also, do you guys like egg nog? Christian Becksvoort (Shaker Style Woodmaker) Instagram and Website: https://www.chbecksvoort.com/https://www.instagram.com/chbecksvoort49/?hl=enJim Meskimen ("Wood I" guy) Interview:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-jim-meskimen-aka-martin-housely/id1551856074?i=1000528207972Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Some of you haven't listened to the amazing conversation I had with Yvans Jourdain and you need to!!!! We absolutely loved talking about all things spiritual, acting, overcoming insecurities and the journey life takes you on! PS - He's in a Paxlovid commercial and I just LOVE seeing Parks people out in the wild. 😜  Yvans played Councilman Howser and I LOVED getting to hear about the backstory and how his character is the father figure to them all :) We hope you enjoy and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! Also, please follow Yvans on Instagram to follow all his awesome projects!!https://www.instagram.com/yvansjourdain/ Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Yay, we're talking about the Park that started it all! First we start with jazz plus jazz equals jazz, then we get into Eagleton vs. Pawnee while Tom shows such a great growth arc and Burt Macklin hangs up his shades. Did you know Brad Hall aka Wreston St. James is married to Julia Louis Dreyfuss?!! Also, we talk about Julia's show Wiser Than Me, it's INCREDIBLE. Please take a listen.  Plus, thank you to Derek Baynham for the wonderful email giving us amazing behind-the-scenes details about his time on set! He played the waiter in Eagleton explaining why there are palm trees there 🤣  (We are...truly blessed) Wiser Than Me Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/id1678559416Voices in Action: https://voicesinaction.org/Thank you and don't forget to rate, review and share!!!! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

This week, we're discussing whose side you're on! Leslie or April or was there a way to compromise? Seems like we all had different gut reactions, but we all know we could (and did) compromise somehow :)ALSO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HELLO!!!!!!Also, random side fact, did you know the Sweetums molasses explosion was based on a true story?Meanwhile, Ben gets a million job offers (and saddens the accounting firm... again) while Tom gets rejections and Andy and Chris go through the realities of being a cop :)Yvans Jordain aka Councilman Howser: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-yvans-jordain-aka-councilman-howser/id1551856074?i=1000652807643&l=fr-FRJohn Balma aka Barney Varmm: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/park-pals-a-parks/our-conversation-with-john-D6Q4Cvgd582/Thanks so much for listening and don't forget to rate, review and share! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Yay, welcome Mary Faber to the pod, the iconic Kathryn Pinewood of the Pawnee Restaurant Association!! First, we talk about all things Parks, like auditioning, working with her old college pal Gregory Levine (script supervisor), improvising some lines and being the nememis to Leslie!Then I dive into asking questions about her professional Broadway experiences! (she's been in Avenue Q, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and American Idiot!) I loved getting to hear her process and how she goes in phases with Film/TV, voice-over and musical theater. Currently, she's in a workshop for a new musical in New York! Plus, did you know we're both from Virginia? Whodduthunk!?Make sure you follow her Instagram to be updated and thank you so much again Mary!!!!!!!!!! A delight! <3 Don't forget to rate, review and share with all of your friends :) Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Are you a Twizzlers or Red Vines family? Should we invest in gold? Who did Adam Scott originally audition for? All that and more on this new episode where we break down meeting Ben's parents, Chris's emotional rollercoaster, and the growth of Tom!Plus, a wonderful guest cast to talk about and insider cab driver details! Please rate and review and share with all of your friends! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Hi! Throwing you a bonus today, because I hit record and we didn't know this cool chat about therapy would happen <3 We discuss our therapists, (which leads wonderfully into Chris being open about his therapy journey), what works best for you and how to relate to people and all the things. We also talk about introversion and extroversion (you should read the book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking"). Hope you enjoy and that this helps you feel in community with somebody. :DSupport the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]

Yay, Halloween is here, a sad Fart Attack, and the LERPISS FAMILY!! We learn what the real Halloween movie name that's shown at the Parks Dept (it's called Blood Hook from the 80's), Tom invents Rent-A-Swag, and Ron, Leslie and Ben all take steps in their relationships! IT'S SO WONDERFUL AND EMOTIONAL!!!! Plus, Jerry has some super insightful, wise moments and we love. We do go on some tangents, sorry not sorry. THANK YOU so much to our amazing guests!Ryan Radis - unwilling to pay $300 for a used jacket of Tom's LOL (about 1:02)Laura Ingraham - basically started Rent-A-Swag haha (about 1:19)and our pal, Kenny Stevenson (about 1:38) who gives the girls their Nov. 8th candy and is apparently a meme! Thank you all so much for sending in such awesome behind-the-scenes details, I can't even stand how happy it makes me!!!Please rate and review and we'll see you next time! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at [email protected]