Friend Check

Adam Bianchi is a father, a husband, a farm-boy, a Spring Valley Viking, a UNC Tarheel, and a Pharma Consultant!

Listen as we get to know Adam Bianchi who may have never even met Joe before, but became his friend because he’s married to one of Joe’s favorite comedians. Listen as we discuss Adam's upbringing on a farm and visiting his father’s zoo, to school days where Adam would drive from South Carolina to Canada to get beer, and then to college at UNC where he watched athletes make out during class, and then onto adulthood where Adam was happy to become a father and later find the love of his life, Jenn, who has the greatest laugh of all time. We even throw in a little Cosmic Horror and Dungeons and Dragons at the end….

Abby Elfman (Episode 7)

Recorded August of 2023.

Abby Elfman is a podcaster, an Atascocita Eagle, a UT San Antonio Roadrunner, a voice actor, an improviser and a People Development Consultant!

Listen as we get to know Abby Elfman who became Joe’s friend when they worked together on a sketch show in Charlotte back in 2019. We talk about deviant lifestyles, Abby’s foodie podcast, Amused Bouche, how Abby hosting a Somebody Feed Phil live show, Abby’s journey from a small town in Texas to Charlotte and more.

We also mention the tragic story of Zach Jones, who Abby knew in high school who tragically passed away from contracting rabies from a bat while he was sleeping in his own bed. Please visit https://zachjonesmemorial.com/ and see how you can help with awareness and remembrance if you feel so inclined.

Friend Check , where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Aaron Moody episode: Recorded March of 2023.

Aaron Moody is an architect and a volunteer usher at a performing arts center, and he volunteers at the Queen City Comedy Experience Festival to help things run smoothly, along with his wife Meg.

Aaron and Meg are super fun to be around, and they support the local comedy community in Charlotte whenever they can.

Listen as we get to know Aaron Moody as a Clemson alum, an architect, a volunteer usher, and a good guy to talk to. We talk global ADA regulations, religion, Netflix Special filming, meeting his wife, traveling to Antarctica to see Penguins have sex & more!

Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Aaron Crane

A guy we went to middle School with.

Aaron Crane episode: Recorded March of 2023.

Aaron Crane is a father, a husband, a Vice President of Operations, a Miami University Redhawk, a son of an elementary school teacher, and a guy we went to middle school with.

We haven’t spoken to him since 8th grade graduation, as his parents made him go to a different high school, and we lost touch. This is a REUNION episode.

Listen as we catch up and reminisce. We talk about a class reunion where a foreign exchange student gets dropped on his head, we reminisce about school days including getting paddled, food fights, roughhousing accidents, playing ding dong ditch, and being sentenced to cleaning a booger wall in high school.

Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?