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The Driveway Podcast

by Johnny and Zach

Come take a ride with Johnny & Zach who try to discover life in their mid twenties. See their ups, downs, lefts, rights, and so much more in this pod.

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  1. Driveway Pod Ep. 61 - Fin

    For the last time folks, thank you for tuning in!

  2. Driveway Podcast Ep. 60 - A New Hope

    With out saddest episode to date, we announce big news: The pod is ending. We will have one final episode air before the end of 2025. Additionally, sorry for lying, we will not be hitting 69 episodes. We'll get into the mushy gush for the last episode but let's dive into this week! We talk about...

  3. Driveway Podcast Ep. 59 - Thanksgiving Week Episode

    Today we chit chat about Thanksgiving traditions, air out some dirty laundry wrt the best game of 2025: Overcooked, Zach tells us a joke and then we discuss whether he did something cringy or cool. We wrap up with some talk about clutter in houses and we step out of our comfort zone with a...

  4. Driveway Podcast Ep. 58 - Writing a screenplay

    Passengers...welcome back! We have a BANGER episode this week, one of our personal favorites. We start off with the eye doctor experience (trust us, it's insane) and getting it at Target, then we dive into our newest weekly segment where we look at the paper and talk about the happenings going on...

  5. Driveway Podcast Ep. 57 - Let Them Eat Cake

    The people have spoken...but the people are stupid...Zach did not get elected. We lament over that fact but also applaud Zach for being brave. Thus we recap the fantasy weekend as Zach lost a close one and Johnny walked away with a major upset. Next, we talk about word associations, and have a...

  6. Driveway Podcast Ep. 56 - The Art of Gift Giving

    In today's eppy, we talk about the day that has finally come. One of our most beloved episodes where Zach runs for office is about to end. Tune in next week to find out the results. After that we talk about the bird house Halloween party, getting job offers, and the how, why, when, and what of...

  7. Driveway Podcast Ep. 55 - You are Amazing

    Although it we took a 1-week hiatus (thanks a lot, Johnny!), we continue right where we left off with the good times and the introspection. This week Johnny talks to us about his interview while Zach leads a discussion about being positive. We then wrap up with some stories about homeless people...

  8. Driveway Podcast Ep. 54 - Being a Hero

    We are sorry to say we were not nominated for Golden globes podcast awards. But, alas is life and we will try again next year. But in today's episode we discuss the Tigers ALDS loss, growing up too fast, a quick trip to Ann Arbor, Long boarding to work, Hero Fantasies and wrapping up with adult...

  9. Driveway Podcast Ep. 53 - Theoretical Parenting

    We are well into season 2 now and today we have a mellow episode where we cover a range of topics including childhood sports, how we might parent our children w.r.t. sports, Johnny recaps his medical school application experience, and we wrap up with what we might have done if we did not go to...

  10. Driveway Podcast Ep. 52 - The Roaring 20's Ranked

    Hey folks, back at it again with a killer pod ep, in today's episode we talk about the death of Johnnys Duolingo career, Zach's Bachelor Party and since we're a little past halfway through the 2020 decade, we decided to rank all the years thus far. Thanks for tuning in, PASSNEGERS**Correction…

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  11. Driveway Podcast Ep. 51 - We Get Political

    Sorry for the long wait everyone! We have another episode for you this week, and it is a fun one. We open with a brutally honest conversation about Charlie Kirk, then we talk about Zach's foray into local government, and lastly we talk about childhood video games!

  12. Driveway Podcast Ep. 50 - H.A.G.S.

    Well folks we hit the big 50! You know what that means, only 49 more episodes until the biggest episode of all: 99! To celebrate the 50th episode we bring on our most well known guest Ned back for a great chat! We first go over the weekend, talking about festivals, weddings and fantasy football....

  13. Driveway Podcast Ep. 49 - We are SO back...AGAIN

    The long awaited season 2 is here. Against all odds we returned to the studio to bring you the 49th episode of the Driveway Podcast. We give you our big three updates, paying for dinner, talk about making music, and the biggest news to hit the papers since sliced bread: Taylor Swift and Travis...

  14. Driveway Podcast Ep. 48 - Season 1 Finale

    Well folks...the past year has been nothing short of amazing. This is our season finale, episode 48. One away from everyone's milestone...49! In our finale we discuss peanut butter pretzels, half-marathons, giving sandwiches to construction workers, eating cake at the wrong time, and getting free...

  15. Driveway Podcast Ep. 47 - Battle of the Bastards

    Good morning everyone, we have another late release after missing another week! Sorry for the inconsistency. Nonetheless, we welcome on another amazingly special guest, our good friend and wise elder: Matt M. You've heard his name before and now you get a chance to meet him as we dive into…

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  16. Driveway Podcast Ep. 46 - Tony Pizza

    Welcome back to the Driveway pod. We know you missed us and because we were off for a week we wanted to give you fans a great episode. We introduce Zach's girlfriend Ali to the stage. In today's pod we first dive head first into Ali's backstory (pre-Zach). Then we talk about first dates, enjoying...

  17. Driveway Podcast Ep. 45 - Overcoming Hate

    Folks, Johnny here, I forget what we talked about but I am pretty sure it was another GREAT episode. We start off at least by reflecting on our funny t-shirts as young kids and then carry on the nostalgia with talking about old iPod apps that we enjoyed. Zach shares a couple stories including one...

  18. Driveway Podcast Ep. 44 - Fixing College Football

    After 2 long weeks we are finally back with another episode! Johnny and Zach start off hot with the debate of the year: who would win in a fight between 100 humans vs. 1 gorilla. The answer may surprise you. After, we discuss water bottles and how it brings social interactions. Johnny then goes...

  19. Driveway Podcast Ep. 43 - The Lebron James of South Oakland

    Oh boy do we have a SPECIAL guest this week as we welcome on the main man Alex. We pick his brain about a variety of things including fantasy football, pickup basketball ,medical school advice/reflections, movies and the Ryan Russell podcast. Such a well spoken gentlemen we are honored to have…

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  20. Driveway Podcast Ep. 42 - Album Symposium

    Welcome back passengers to this week’s episode! Zach and Johnny back at it again with the white vans. We start off with talking about Albums and why you should too! We then talk about concerts and music festivals. We then quickly go over the “Dead internet theory” and spend some good time talking...

  21. Driveway Podcast Ep. 41 - Spring 2025 Report

    Spring has sprung and maybe has been springing for a while! We take the opportunity with our no-guest episode this week to just blabber about whats been going on the past couple weeks in our lives. We talk about getting old, dog updates, March Madness thought, V, fun names, Lent and Passover, and…

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  22. Driveway Podcast Ep. 40 - New Starts

    In today’s episode we are joined by a friend all the way from Seattle: Aidan! The legend himself joins us as we discuss how Aidan met the boys, buying a Porsche, how to overcome having a friend in a coma, finding out who you are, being comfortable with failing, building community & I digress.…

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  23. Driveway Podcast Ep. 39 - The Elder Sibling

    After a refreshing spring break the Driveway Podcast is back in full force with another special backseat driver. Zach's older bro, Jacob, has hopped in the car to chat about what it is like being the older sibling, our favorite cars from the Jennings family, college, favorite old video games, and...

  24. Driveway Podcast Ep. 38 - Med School Lifestyle

    We all know how much you loved the guests, so we are back in full force! On the return of the guests we welcome Lauren W, cousin of Zach and great friend to all. In today’s episode we talk about life in med school (and compare Lauren’s trajectory to Johnnys) Ups and Downs of getting older, famous…

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  25. Driveway Podcast Ep. 37 - Stood Up at Breakfast

    Zach and I got stood up by our guest this week so we continue the streak of guest-less episodes! We start out with a polite discourse on the UM-MSU basketball scuffle, then we talk about weddings and what we hope from our bachelor parties, a scary story and then a funny story from Zach, and...

  26. Driveway Podcast Ep. 36 - Championship Mentality and Fears

    I actually do not remember what we talked about, it was a blur, the time flew by. I know we talked about grey hairs, I yapped about my soccer team for a little bit, then we talked about Zach's beef with interviews, some of Zach's unusual fears and a short bit on stocks! Thank you for coming back...

  27. Driveway Podcast Ep. 35 - Lemonade

    They said we fell off. They said we couldn't do a duo episode ever again. Well we are here to prove the haters wrong. This week it is just Zach and Johnny, no special guest. Today we talk about our recent ski trip, a funny ChatGPT story, how much water to drink during dinner, the Limu Emu origin...

  28. Driveway Podcast Ep. 34 - If I Miss This Jumpshot

    Folks, welcome back to yet another guest episode...count it... 6 in a row! This week, Mr. David S joins us to chat about living in Indianapolis, work friends, book clubs, AP exams, being a volunteer DJ, hobbies, fashion and more!

  29. Driveway Podcast Ep. 33 - Beachwood Bros

    Y'all popped off with the views last week! Shoutout all you guys: our amazing fans! Anyways, we have another surprised guest that enters the driveway! One of Johnny and Zach's best friends and first ever lady of pod...none other than Sabrina! Join us as we discuss our memories working together,...

  30. Driveway Podcast Ep. 32 - The Famous One

    Holy guacamole do we have a special episode today as we welcome the one, the only BRIAN. As said in the show, an avid listener. We talk about Brian's successes on youtube and other social medias, committing to the bit, movies, living in NYC and living away from home in general. It's another great...

  31. Driveway Podcast Ep. 31 - The Chosen One

    Today we welcome on perhaps one of our most FAMOUS listeners and perhaps the man that wanted an appearance this podcast the most of anyone in all the land...Luke! We chat about the good ol days with Luke and then dive into the experience of a college student athlete, high school athletics,...

  32. Driveway Podcast Ep. 30 - Lions Therapy

    Did someone say new guest?! We are joined by podiu-m spot listener Aaron K for our episode today as we break down the lions loss, and discuss the sting of losing. Then we chat about our lives, meeting your GF's parents, and life advice on whether or to to get a dog as a 25 y/o.

  33. Driveway Podcast Ep. 29 - Bible Camp and Hobbies

    Ned is so back as he joins us again today on our podcast. We open with summer camp memories, then dig into the lions. We go back to our roots with some Crystal Palace talk and then talk about some hobbies (ones we have and ones we want to be good at!)

  34. Driveway Podcast Ep. 28 - Our Best and Worst

    Well...we had a banger episode. We really did. Or at least we hope it was banging...but unfortunately...our audio SUCKED. One of these days we will actually get good audio. This time it sucked because I tried to record with my airpods since last time I thought that multiple people using the mic...

  35. Driveway Podcast Ep. 27 - Meet the Birdhouse

    We have a very special episode today as we welcome our first guest! Ned gets the first spot on the podcast and he joins us to talk about recent vacations, doing dumb things with your car, how to say bye to coworkers, workplace drama, and of course fantasy football!

  36. Driveway Podcast Ep. 26 - Zachy Goes Blue!!

    We open with a recap of the weeks and finally give some flowers to U of M football! GO BLUE! We then transition to talk about Zach's new job and the difficult decision: where to park in Ann Arbor?!? We then move into some holiday plans including BONZO BABY. We then discuss peeing our pants,...

  37. Driveway Podcast Ep. 25 - Thanksgiving Recap

    We are dusting off the cobwebs after missing last week! We start with Penei talk, then a recap of our thanksgiving weekends! Cheers! Also this was supposed to be posted this morning but I forgot to do the posting last night, sorry!

  38. Driveway Podcast Ep. 24 - Thanksgiving Preview + Work Friends

    Zach opens the show for us and kicks us off as with a very conversational episode today. We talk about running the turkey trot, our favorite part of the thanksgiving meal (does turkey = tom brady?), a little bit of fantasy talk, and inspiration speech that Johnny wrote in 2019, then we discuss…

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  39. Driveway Podcast Ep. 23 - Our Favorite Dances + Why We Love Sports

    The fellas have a quick turnaround to get back to our typical release schedule. We start off with more Reider tangents and talk a little Michigan football. We then jump into our SECOND mount rushmore in a row. This week we talk about nostalgic dances with a little less vim and vigor than our last...

  40. Driveway Podcast Ep. 22 - 2024 Election, Time Rewound to 2016

    Well election time came and went. We open with some recap of Johnny's weekend because he loves to go on tangents, but then we get into some brief high level talk about the 2024 election. We keep it civil. Then we rewind the clock to give a mount rushmore of our favorite memes from back in the…

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  41. Driveway Podcast Ep. 21 - Getting WRECKED

    We start with some cheery banter but then Johnny shares his unfortunate news to start the pod. We pivot into the Halloween party, some UM-MSU football, ABCDEFC soccer, and get sidetracked on a whole bunch of other tangents along the way. We hope you enjoy this more conversational episode this…

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  42. Driveway Podcast Ep. 20 - The Search is Over

    Boy oh boy does Zach have some big news this week. We get a true Zachy-takoever this week, but don't worry....Johnny still butts in every now and then. Nonetheless, we start off with a distracted Johnny, a quick review of 22 Jump Street, then we quickly get into Zach's big news! We recap the past…

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  43. Driveway Podcast Ep. 19 - Social Media Glory Days

    Hey folks, we are late again! Johnny was trying to advance his career and achieve his dream or something LAME like that on Monday. Anyways, we start off with Johnny-takeover but eventually we talk about a iOS 18 feature that Zach just recently found, a debate on what to do about chip oil/dust on...

  44. Driveway Podcast Ep. 18 - The Autumn of Zach

    Well there goes our streak of being on time....anyways technical difficulties this week hamper us, but we slog on through! This week Zach leads us off again with updates in his life including Jewish New Year, a HUGE win for ABCDE FC, and lastly Zachy dates is BACK. Then Johnny takeover is back…

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  45. Driveway Podcast Ep. 17 - How to Carry on a Conversation

    It is official ladies and gentlemen we are en fuego. This channel hasn't seen a podcast this hot since the JL podcast in 2021. This week Zach leads us off with some questions and other ponderances about life, then we plan a halloween party, talk costumes, recap volunteering at a kids event, and...

  46. Driveway Podcast Ep. 16 - Losing your Wallet

    Back to the basics for this weeks episode. Exciting news, Johnny gets a new nickname! Listen as we dive into taking an exam again in your mid twenties, overbooking your schedule and dreams.

  47. Driveway Podcast Ep. 15 - Weird Ohio Boomer

    Another week with not too much excitement. Zach's new dog has her name chosen, Zach talks Spartan Tuba shenanigans and updates us on the new ABCDE FC season. We wrap up with a story from Johnny and meeting some weird Ohio boomers.

  48. Driveway Podcast Ep. 14 - Zach Got A Dog!

    Podcast is back to regularly scheduled programming. No exciting/embarrassing stories this week as it was a fairly mild week but we review the weekend of football then get into some big news as the Bird House welcomed a new friend to the mix. Leave a comment below with some name suggestions for a...

  49. Driveway Podcast Ep. 13 - Week 1 Fantasy Football Special

    Two in one week?! You got it! We felt like we owed the viewers some more content due to missing the past two weeks. Although maybe not the most enthralling we review the draft including Zach's draft rankings. Some hot takes will be spit and we will definitely ruffle some feathers.

  50. Driveway Podcast Ep. 12 - We Are Back...Again!

    So after a couple weeks off due to some big life events, Johnny and Zach are back at it again. They say this podcast would never survive a second move...little do they know how strong this podcast is. We go chronologically over what has happened between this podcast and the last podcast. Get some...

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Come take a ride with Johnny & Zach who try to discover life in their mid twenties. See their ups, downs, lefts, rights, and so much more in this pod.

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How many episodes does The Driveway Podcast have?

The Driveway Podcast has 61 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 24, 2025.

What is The Driveway Podcast about?

Come take a ride with Johnny & Zach who try to discover life in their mid twenties. See their ups, downs, lefts, rights, and so much more in this pod.

How often does The Driveway Podcast release new episodes?

The Driveway Podcast publishes monthly, based on its 61 episodes since March 2020.

Who hosts The Driveway Podcast?

The Driveway Podcast is created and hosted by Johnny and Zach.
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