Man, myth, legend and long time friend Tim Halperin joins Eric and Parker on this episode of the podcast. The guys talk to Tim about his new music, relationship advice, and "the Redditor." Tim even recommends a Christmas song and improvs a theme song for Eric and Parker Talk About Things and Stuff.

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Well, we did it. Find a new, groundbreaking format? Nope. Have a President on the podcast? Nope. Discover how to travel back in time? Nope. Instead, we recorded an hour long episode and promptly deleted it. So, instead, we’re going with the blog format this round. Naturally, Parker was too lazy to help, so I “ghost wrote” his parts for him. What a bum. Here is a quick snap shot of what you would have heard, if, ya know, we weren’t so dang dumb.

Obviously, we started off with a clip of President Obama trying to pronounce Giannis Antetokounmpo, the (mildly complicated) name of an NBA basketball player. Jason Kidd once said Antetokounmpo would be crazy popular if his name was just easier to pronounce. With that in mind, watch the clip. It’s hilarious. Enjoy - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCr7CogNCaM

We literally played this about 40 times and Parker laughed uncontrollably for 5 minutes. Sorry you missed it. True comedy gold.

Podcasts 

Once Parker finally quit laughing, we took some time to recommend our favorite podcasts. The rough “transcript” below is what I had said and me writing not what Parker did say, but what Parker should say if he was honest. Parker decided that doing this would be too much effort, so… it’s all me. 

Eric:  I’m very much into anything by Gimlet Media right now, but tops from them would probably be Reply All. Engaging and humorous, with a cool tech vibe. And I have to throw out Homecoming, their first scripted podcast. Just started, very early radio drama-ish. It even has David Schwimmer and Oscar Isaac in it!

Parker: I like podcasts with lumberjacks in them. Not real lumberjacks, but guys who set off into the domesticated wild after getting a few degrees and find a nice (prebuilt) wood house and grow a beard and talk about reading books with main characters who do build wood houses. If you find a good hipster lumberjack podcast, I already heard it and it’s not good anymore. 

Manager of the year

As baseball fans, we couldn’t pass up a chance to discuss the winners of the MLB Manager of the year (MOTY). Parker and I traded off going pro and anti the two winners. Again, below is what I said and my mildly skewed version of what Parker said.

Pro Terry Francona winning the AL MOTY (Parker)

Terry is great. I love Terry. When I go to sleep at night, the great Tito and his lineup with Carlos Santana leading off grace my dreams. Hopefully the Cardinals try to steal him away.

Anti Terry Francona (Eric)

Honestly, even I can’t come up with a manager in the American League who did better this year. A stud. Heck, his managing (and Andrew Miller) had me rooting for the Indians in the World Series! But as a Yankees fan, I’m contractually obligated to hate Tito for all that he did during his time as the Red Sox manager. So I’ll instead bring up the fact that he may smell like old, moldy cheese and that if a jaguar chased him, it could totally catch him, so that must mean he’s a failure.

Pro Dave Roberts winning the NL MOTY (Eric)

28 players. Dave Roberts, a first time manager, led the Dodgers to the playoffs and one out away from the World Series while having the most players on the Disabled List in a season in 30 years (see that 28 number above). His brilliant command of the bullpen should be noticed too - 606 pitching changes, leading to an MLB second best bullpen ERA and an MLB second best 46 comeback victories. Unreal. Sorry Joe Maddon, but Dave had the way more adversity and very nearly beat you in the playoffs.

Anti Dave Roberts (Parker)

If you don’t think that Roberts should have won, chances are you think the Cubs’ Joe Maddon should have. I love the Cardinals, so it should be obvious that I can't stand Maddon. He couldn't manage his way out of a onezy if the zipper had a flashing light attached to it. That’s probably why he let the Cubs have so many “wear a onezy” outings. Have I mentioned how much I love the Cardinals yet? Of course, we need to fire Matheny. This is where I can talk about that right? He cost us the wild card. And the season. And probably every World Series since I was born for some reason or another. Sorry for rambling on. By the way, did you know I love the Cardinals?

That’s a wrap. We left a bunch out, but hey, you weren’t going to read it all or listen to it all anyways. Next episode: Mr. Tim Halperin. Check it out. We’re excited. 

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The guys try to escape the election by talking with Chip Hanna (former coworker of Eric's) about his newborn, Teddy, and some of the crazy technology he has set up at home. Chip recently hosted a two part episode on fatherhood and leadership over on his company podcast, For You Leaders. Eric and Parker also share awkward birthday stories.

https://dandoadvisors.com/important-leadership-title-isnt-ceo/#

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William returns to the podcast to chat with the guys about his recent travels and standup adventures. Eric and Parker also discuss what tv show their lives could be like, and commiserate with William on the awkwardness of shady bus rides.

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Edit: The book Eric is referring to is actually titled "Poking a Dead Frog" by Mike Sacks. Go check it out!

Eric and Parker test some new audio by creating their first Throwback Thursday episode. The guys cover the Harry Potter movies and books, a Parks and Rec reference, debunk a Stranger Things theory, and take a walk down the Harvard Sailing Team memory path. Eric even admits something he never knew about the 85 Chicago Bears. And yes, the audio came out great. 

Super Bowl Shuffle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZnR-WaPyX8

Ben Schwartz and Zooey Deschanel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkg4W-k3eUA

Zack Hawkins joins the guys to talk about his job as a brewer at the new Fort Worth brewery Wild Acre Brewing. They also discuss how Zack met the podcast's longest tenured fan and share some stories about grandfathers passing beers around.

http://wildacrebrewing.com

In this episode, the guys catch up with Ella Hartley, Mountaineer Extraordinaire. Ella joins the podcast to discuss her time in Colorado the last few years, as well as the 5 month long backpacking trip to New Zealand and the Te Araroa ahead of her.

Ella is raising money for the Gruffie Scholarship Fund, a scholarship that will give young women the opportunity to take an Outward Bound Course in the Rockies. Check out her blog at https://wildwomaninthewoods.wordpress.com/ or keep up with her great pictures on her instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wildwomaninthewoods/

The guys sit down with repeat guest Sean Morton to discuss his recent travels, The Players Championship, helicopter simulators and how to find his dream girl at the grocery store. Plus, Parker throws out a dare.

Eric and Parker are back! In the first episode of season two, they discuss big life changes, what to expect from EAPTATAS this year, and baseball. After some mutual love towards the White Sox, the guys run down their projected division winners. Boom. Hurr we go.

Eric sits down with Sean and Brian to discuss the MLB Division Series. They pick winners for the Cubs - Cardinals game, Astros - Royals game, Blue Jays - Rangers game, and the Mets - Dodgers game. If you haven't seen Your Neighbors Musings postseason predictions, head over to the Two Strikes and You're Out section of this site.

As a reminder, the guys will be continuing postseason coverage with podcasts and blogs from here out! Share your predictions with us!

Kevin Severino and Sean Morton join the guys to talk about the MLB Playoffs, specifically the Wild Card matchups. This kicks off the EAPTATAS postseason series, starting with a rundown of the Yankees, Astros, Pirates and Cubs. 

After a far too long hiatus, the guys sit down with Matt Stoltz of Biking4Baseball. In order to raise awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Matt is riding his bike around the country, stopping at every Major League baseball stadium. Eric and Parker get him to talk about how the trip is going, what you think about on a bike all day, and so much more.

To follow Matt's journey, check out: https://www.bikingforbaseball.org/ and follow Matt on Twitter with the handle @biking4baseball.

If you'd like more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters, check out: http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962335/k.BE16/Home.htm

Side note: we continue working on the audio and are getting ever closer to finding something that sounds great. Poor internet connection was our undoing this time, but we should have that fixed next time around!

Brian Schafer (Starting with Schafer, CPA) discusses his podcast about starting things with the guys. They also dive into golf, the MLB All Star Game, and whether John Mulaney or Pete Homes is the better comedian.

James joins the guys and takes things deep. The guys cover vagabonding, journalism, his favorite spot to visit, free will and metaphysics in an episode a little out of the norm. James even calls out Deepak Chopra!

Eric and Parker talk with Matthew Prin (Eric's lifelong friend) about the sickest they have ever been, Facebook birthdays, and what Parker's girl name would have been.

Ryan Halsey joins Eric and Parker to discuss his house shows featuring local musicians. The guys also dig into what Google AdWords is all about and chat about how Ryan caused some relationship strife for Parker.