Fridays on the Fly

434 - The Last One

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 9 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Ward and Eric discuss:
Did TGI Fridays ever launch their take out and delivery focused program Fridays on the Fly? All signs point towards no.
It's the last podcast episode. Time to move on.
Favorite episodes

433 - The Podcast is a Changing

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 2 Feb 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
Changes to the podcast
Who is the audience?
The problem with solo episodes
Consistency for the sake

432 - Capital and Isms

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
Sports Illustrated laid off the entire staff, that's after earlier this year it was revealed a number of articles were written by AI
Fraud in academic research

431 - Gran Turismo Commercial

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Eric and Ward discuss:
Updates from last week
Gran Turismo movie is a commercial that works
Wreckfest
Hogwarts Legacy
Fortnite
Spider-Man 2
Eric’s car audio business

430 - Reflections

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Eric and Ward discuss:
Podcast and YouTube channel ideas
Reflections on last year
Ideas for this year

429 - Fails, Fords, and Future

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 5 Jan 2024 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
Flat pack project fail
Got a Ford F150
Air compressor air dryer loop
Dremel oscillating tool dies
Actually sold something on Facebook marketplace

428 - Best & Worst Movies and TV

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
His best & worst movies and TV seasons of the year
Memento
Hero
The Prestige
Almost Famous
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Green Mile
Cast Away
30 Days of Night
A History of Violence
A Ghost Story
Tár
Pulp Fiction
Notting Hill
Se7en
Barbie
Brief Encounter
Bloodshot
Gray Matter
The Current War
The Last of Us
Friday Night Lights
Better Call Saul
Jury Duty
Succession
The Bear
The Wonder Years
What We Do in the Shadows
Band of Brothers
The Fall of the House of Usher
The West Wing
Scavengers Reign

427 - How to Measure a Year?

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
How to measure the year
Movie or tv reviews
8 novels read
Youtube video every week
3 cars repaired
Ran a 5k
Wrote 3 screenplay
One awesome Halloween costume
8' tall sheet metal Sasquatch, 50s era cabinet restoration, charging station, 60 Christmas ornaments
Plenty of unfinished projects

426 - What is a Man?

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward and Eric discuss:
What does it mean to be a man?
Love Actually (2003)
Yellowstone (2018-2024)

425 - Can't Be Selfless

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 8 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward and Eric discuss:
Ward's Christmas ornament project and wood turning
Can a project be selfless?
The Vanishing (1993)
NaNoWrimo
Playstation loophole
Youtube comments

424 - Pay Off

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 1 Dec 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is complete. 9 years in a row, 11 total years. 18 screenplays, 5 novels
I've read 7 books
The Fall of the House of Usher
Christmas project

423 - 5K Run to the Future

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward discusses:
Running a 5k and the lack of preparation
Nanowrimo ups, downs, and inbetweens
Facebook Marketplace ranting and grandma

422 - Art or Paycheck

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward and Eric discuss:
Stallones
Hanks
Howards
Perform for the art or the money
Actors
Movies

421 - Generation Defining

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 02:00:00 -0500

Ward and Eric discuss:
Nanowrimo
Time travel
Movies that define a generation

420 - Halloweenowrimo

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 3 Nov 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
Grim Reaper Halloween costume
Texas Rangers win the World Series
Nanowrimo

419 - Almost 500

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward and Eric discuss:
Eric's company
Facebook
Reaper costume
No longer precious about Halloween costumes
The trip that could have been

418 - Tuesdays to Go

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward and Eric discuss:
Weekday related restaurants
Branded podcast opportunities
Domain names and sales
Reaper costume
Nanowrimo
Broken toe

417 - This is an Ad, Only an Ad

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward and Eric discuss:
Extended TGI Fridays Ad
DMV, not as painful as expected
Mystery amazon delivery
Milwaukee
Trivia

416 - Made in America Antique

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 6 Oct 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward and Eric discuss:
Rocking chair hijinks
Ward is clearing out for Halloween. Honda Pilot is done. Sonata is on the road, though definitely not done
Reaper costume
Netflix DVD's no more
Youtube channel subscribers
Where do you CNC

415 - Grim Reaper Kind of Halloween

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
Sonata project got sidelined, thinking the wrecked bumpers will get put back temporarily
October marks the start of Halloween costuming
This year: the grim reaper
An original design with a huge scythe
Ward's previous costume highlights

414 - Pilot Project Nearly Complete

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
The love for organizing tools
Sasquatch complete
Carnivale is the biggest what if in TV history
Band of Brothers is the single greatest season of television
Honda Pilot is nearly done. The first car project that will actually be complete
Got a ton of parts at the pick and pull.

413 - Stop, Power Ratchet

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
Planned trip to a pick and pull junkyard for Honda Pilot parts
Power ratchet
Baseball
The Flash movie from DC
Who's the Jerk?

412 - Sasquatch Nibbler

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 8 Sep 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
Vintage storage cabinets are done. The how, the why, and a bit of history on the manufacturer
Sasquatch project. A nibbler is awesome for cutting metal. The MVP of this project
Crazy Marketplace story
What We Do in the Shadows Season 5
Who’s the jerk?

411 - This Headliner Job

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 1 Sep 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Ward discusses:
The car project he may actually complete
A vintage metal cabinet restoration
The allure of the power ratchet
The current irritation with social media
Selling on the Facebook market
Watching: Justified: City Primeval, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, SeaQuest DSV, Cocaine Bear,

410 - I’m the Bear He’s the Cub

FridaysOnTheFly@gmail.com (Ward, Eric, Caleb, and Rod) — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 02:00:00 -0400

Eric, Ward, and Caleb discuss:
Awesome Caleb story at a burger bar
Caleb's haircut schedule
What makes a good teacher?
Insecurities: talking to girls, looking older
What makes a good person
A deficiency in the education system