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The Real ____ Podcast

by Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum

This is "The Real ____" a podcast where Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum fill in the blank every week with a new person they don't know. They talk with their guest and get to know them. Find out what makes them tick, what moves their needle, and probably a little bit more. Come meet some new friends with two guys who barely have any.

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Episodes

  1. The Real Corey Roberts

    Eric and Garret continue reconnecting with old friends from their days in school. This week, Lawyer, Dad, all around stunningly handsome Corey Roberts joins to relive his days playing soccer with Garret. Garret's Nickname in high school is revealed and Corey tells us how he is making the world a...

  2. The Real Kristin Lee

    Season 2 of The Real ____ with Eric Landrum and Garret Heinrich is here and we're doing something a little bit different. For season 2 Eric and Garret are reaching out to old friends they haven't seen since school times to see what has been happening and catch up. For episode 1 they connect with...

  3. The Real Casey White

    The Season 1 Finale has one of the most talented designers in the country, Casey White, filling in the blank in true season finale fashion with amazing stories of starting his own branding business, Brandiose & The Clink Room. How he has helped design 150+ Minor League team's looks, a love for...

  4. The Real Adrienne Smith

    An old colleague and corporate overlord of Garret's fills in the blank this week when Adrienne Smith comes in to talk about being a nomad for work and traveling the world, her new descent into a love of Women's soccer and trying to help Eric with his miniature golf plans for the future.

  5. The Real Rachel Sweeten

    An actual treasure hunter, Rachel Sweeten, fills in our blank this week as we just sit on the back porch and drink a couple of beers and shoot the shit about rocks, volcanology, raising kids, how many holes in your socks you get every week, and more. Join us for a non Muppet conversation.

  6. The Real Maggie Kimberl

    Eric and Garret are joined by Maggie Kimberl one of the foremost experts on whiskey and bourbon in America to talk a little about the drink, the business around the drink, being a mom, sister and just what stops her on road trips and the best records she's ever found. We also learn Eric's…

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  7. The Real Aaron Cameron

    Another person with ties to the Oakland A's comes in to fill in the blank this week as Aaron Cameron hops on with Garret & Eric to talk about how to properly cook a tortilla, life with his wife and son and the real-life scare that came at his son's birth, growing into parenting, and of course a...

  8. The Real Neeko Chessnoe

    We have our first crier on the podcast, the ever-inspiring Neeko Chesnoe fills in the blank this week and shares her motivational live story for someone under the age of thirty. Going through Cancer at a young age, dealing with the turmoils of online dating, changing perspective on life, and the...

  9. The Real Reid Wiseman

    Our blank is filled in this week by Reid Wiseman, Father, Artemis Hopeful, BLT consumer, and not even the best Wiseman brother to chat up at a cocktail party. He used be Head of Astronauts at NASA, Former US Navy Fighter & Test Pilot, and Rich Guy Golf Club Caddie we talk to him about his amazing...

  10. The Real Dominic Walsh

    The blank is filled by one of the best principal dancers for the Houston Ballet, a world-renowned director and choreographer, Dominic Walsh. We learn about leaving his home at 17 to pursue his dream of dancing ballet, traveling all around the world, ending his career dancing, and moving to teach...

  11. The Real Jessica Kleinschmidt

    Garret brings another A's person on as Jessica Kleinschmidt fills in the blank this week to talk about landing dream jobs, her love for baseball, cooking for her boyfriend, and the perils of the internet. And some talk about suicide fountain drinks, what was the GOAT flavor to add in to make it...

  12. The Real Geoff Wilson

    Our blank is filled this week by Belfast's own Geoff Wilson! A strikingly unique human who has traveled the world because of his love of sport, and indulging in food, lifestyles, and the uniqueness that is other cultures. But also a dad/coach when not traveling. he tells wonderful stories…

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  13. The Real Julian Valentin

    The blank was filled this week by NCAA Champion MLS Draftee and Dad and dog father Julian Valentin to talk about moving on past a life playing sports to working in them, becoming a father, the rise of Crocs as fashion, and exactly what is on his shelf behind him. Join Eric and Garret every week…

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  14. The Real Hal Gordon

    Filling in the blank this week with Hal Gordon, PhD in economics or something super smart, professional vendor, hilarious human and great story teller joined Eric and Garret to talk about life, growing up in Chicago, learning the trade of Vending, meeting his wife and how to save the world.

  15. The Real Steph Stradley

    The amazing, thoughtful, kind and funny Steph Stradley fills in the blank on this week's The Real ____ to talk about life, how to approach it, how to treat people, her love of sports and the city of Houston. A wonderful conversation with a person who Eric and Garret could only wish to be more…

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  16. The Real Ben Koo

    Eric and Garret fill in the Blank this week with Ben Koo who they figure out is just Garret, but living in Ohio. We talk to Ben about Curb Your Enthusiasm, Comedy, the early days of the internet and growing up in the Bay Area, the decision to head to Ohio for school and then moving back after…

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  17. The Real Mandy Laddish

    We talk to Amanda "Mandy" Laddish about why people are shocked her name is short for Amanda, what it was like growing up in a family that busts balls all the time and how her life changed with the creation of the NWSL. Plus what it was like to meet her hero, Mia Hamm. Plus we try to figure out…

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  18. The Real Ray Smith

    Filling in the blank this week with an expert in podcasting, Ray Smith. We find out what it was like to grow up in super small-town Texas, perform his music in front of 30,000 people, and get some tips on how to actually make this podcast work. And what it is like to grow up in a family with...

  19. The Real Kevin Lind

    When you don't do prep on your guests you get wonderful moments where you find out the person you are talking to was drafted in the NHL, played at Notre Dame at the same time as Manti T'eo, helps doctors rebuild knees and is an all around good dude. Kevin Lind lets us into his life a little bit...

  20. The Real James Yasko

    Garret brings on long time twitter friend James Yasko (@ThickieDon) to meet Eric and they learn about the greatest song ever to be written about a battle in the war of 1812, what it's like coaching high school girls' soccer, the pitfalls of Cooperstown, NY and how moving away, sometimes is the...

  21. The Real Matt Lanza

    The first episode of this new-fangled thing called a Podcast. The Real _____ with Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum brings in Matt Lanza to kick off the new pod and talk to the Houston-based weather *star* about everything from his love of AAA roadmaps to being a father and loving weather from an...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This is "The Real ____" a podcast where Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum fill in the blank every week with a new person they don't know. They talk with their guest and get to know them. Find out what makes them tick, what moves their needle, and probably a little bit more. Come meet some new friends with two guys who barely have any.

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Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum

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This is "The Real ____" a podcast where Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum fill in the blank every week with a new person they don't know. They talk with their guest and get to know them. Find out what makes them tick, what moves their needle, and probably a little bit more. Come meet some new friends...

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The Real ____ Podcast has 21 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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The Real ____ Podcast is created and hosted by Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum.
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