15 Years Later

The Last Podcast! Recorded in 3 locations. Tim and Mike discuss the last blog entry, "The Final Stadium," recap all 23 entries, reflect on the whole experience and throw some shoutouts. Thanks for reading and listening everybody. Take care.

The Penultimate Podcast! Mike and Tim discuss Tim's last blog entry, "Wings and Beer for the Win," where Tim reflects on the entire project. One more to go, guys.

Mike and Tim talk about THE origin of Tim's love of baseball...his Grandfather. Tim's cousin Brian jumps in to talk a bit about him as well.

In this episode, Mike and Tim discuss Mike's memories of the Chicago Cubs winning the world series and how Mike and his mother bonded over her becoming more and more of a Cubs fan.

Well, it's been a few weeks. Some life things happened. We explain it all and get started on Act 3 of our story with shared memory of the greatest lead off at-bat in Cubs history. Enjoy, and get ready for us to bring this whole story to a close.

Tim and Mike finish Act 2 of their story with a conversation detailing Mike's experiences with a girl that wasn't the one and how Tim and Hilty were there to help him get past it.

Tim and Mike discuss an important event in Mike's life. How it played out and how it leads to the next episode.

Tim and Mike talk about their adventurous hike out to the open mic stage and then Mike digs pretty deep and opens up about his history of struggling with confidence. It turns out that Larsen's classroom helped young Mike Whildin turn a corner.

Larsen and Whildin invite Ken Dentino, a long-time colleague with Larsen, and Phil Peterson, along-time friend with Whildin who is ALSO a former student of Larsen's. They break down the very highs and lows of being a teacher for over 20 years in the same high school.

Whildin brings guest and fellow stand up comedian Matt Drufke on to discuss Whildin's history with the stand up scene and so many great insights into what the stand up comedy community is like before and after the curtain goes down. We also get a reflection from Whildin on how he is the man he is today as a result of all of that time around all of those comics. Enjoy. This one's a gem.

A Second "Larsen Story" from Tim's childhood. An unfortunate last second decision while playing with toys leads to a catastrophically bad idea. Tim and Mike discuss this hilarious story, the influence of grandmothers, aunt and mothers, and whether or not certain toys should have the ability to fly.

Tim and Mike discuss blog episode #12 where Mike writes a heartfelt tribute to his father, The Legend.

Tim's cousin Brian stops by to discuss the early introduction to baseball in our family. And ALSO we need you to vote on a poll to help us settle a 24 year disagreement.

Act II of our story begins here with Mike's attempt at hiking away some negative vibes in the majestic scenery of Hawaii. We get into subject matters that are much less surface material than a stupid board or a funny nickname. Come along for the ride.

Whildin and Larsen invite a guest to the podcast. Fellow classmate Steve Campbell joins the discussion to put his take on Larsen's classroom, the Larsen stories and other things he remembers about being in the classroom 18 years ago.

Larsen gets us back to the exact day he decided to become a teacher. And we meet a couple of people who were inspirational along the way.

We discuss Blog Episode #7 from www.15-years-later.com where Whildin describes a day at work when he got punched in the face by a patient. Also on topic are the health care industry working environment, our history of car crashes, and whether or not going vegan for three or four days is worth it.

We discuss Larsen's look back on the road to becoming a math teacher and discuss the line "Everyone should have an Aunt Kitty."

Our 2nd guest! Fellow podcaster and Whildin's long time friend Mike Hilty joins us to discuss the adventures of being a young sports fan in the 90s. And also to make fun of Whildin as much as he can. We discuss playing little league, Jordan's Bulls (and Isaiah's Pistons), the late 90's Cubs, and more.

The interview with our first guest! Dan Sears discusses 30 years of traveling with Larsen, getting to know Whildin, golfing around the country, seeing MLB stadiums around the country and most importantly...how many times he's hurt himself on vacation.

How does a high school teacher also have a background in travel, basketball and a MLB stadium tour? Why is a former student so excited about Power Rangers? Who is the first guest on this podcast and how many ways did he hurt himself? It's all here.

Larsen and Whildin discuss the 3rd blog entry, "On Plane to Hawaii," as well as the design of the website logo, the reason the website has those damn dashes in it, Whildin's tutoring job and travel stories.

Larsen and Whildin discuss Larsen's first blog entry in the "15 Years Later" Blog, possible future guests, editing, the Stupid Board, the Larsen Stories, Dexter Fowler's Home Run and how Baseball will become a common thread in the story.

Whildin and Larsen discuss the background for the beginning of their blog, "15 Years Later." What was it like to be in Larsen's classroom? Why did they decide to write this story?

Just the introduction, people. The story begins shortly. A former student catches up with his favorite teacher from high school...15 Years Later.