From the Middle

#136. Threading a needle has become a challenge for us, but man, we did it. We begin talking about what probably should be the new direction for the podcast as we discuss our most popular piece of content yet! And then we get gross about a giant hairball. Made of human hair. You read that right. And it’s right here in Ohio where some made it the center piece of New Year’s Eve celebrations! Speaking of cats, we discuss how to avoid seeing your child wear cat ears casually while also watching them get into anime. Kendall talks about the snowy wonderland of Nashville. We discern the problem of the labor shortage then finish up with a lot of talk about what we are streaming. Of note, Harry Potter has delivered some great content once again and Dillon is all about it! We look forward to hearing from you all! Linktree below!

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#135. Happy New Year everyone! Join us as we take a quick look back into 2021 and what it had to offer the middlers. From feature and streaming films to music, books, YouTube, and sports, we share are top everything. We even include a couple new tech categories suggested by a listener. Just imagine Ricky Gervais roasting celebrities in between awards and you have yourself a fun listen. On to the next to begin our research for next year's awards! Come along and share 2022 with us. We love you all. Be cool to each other.

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#134. We talk more about cocktail shrimp than any podcast has ever. The stats are in. We didn't read them, but it's probably true. Speaking of Christmas, we recap the festivities and share our celebrations with you. We would love to hear your stories! Kendall shares a possible social dilemma that came up among his family as his daughter shouted "Happy Kwanzaa" to passersby. Is it a sign of social progress or is it rude in some way? Parenting raises fun questions. The second half of the episode reveals how out of touch we are as we play a game of deciphering the code gen z is using amongst themselves. Perhaps even playing this game makes makes us cheugy. We wrap with our streamings and films including Hawkeye and Spiderman: No Way Home. Enjoy! Chime in below via the Linktree or voicemail number and please join us next week with a new edition of The Middies!

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#133. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! We kick off our official 2021 Christmas episode talking about Christmas music we enjoy that is off the beaten path. We then discuss movies as Kendall has finally joined the rest of the world by watching Die Hard, which leads Kory into sharing some Die Hard fun facts as learned from the series The Movies That Made Us. We share the excitement for Spider-Man: No Way Home (no spoilers). We've heard it has big implications. We then discuss some home automation and what that has to do with Samuel L. Jackson. Their is also some grammar stuff. Feel free to chime in via the Linktree below, and happy holidays to all of you!

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#132. In this episode we begin with a bucket list road trip Kory and his wife, Cheri, took to Lambeau Field to watch the Green Packers. Along the way they got to visit the Home Alone house as well as the Harley Davidson museum. All three events we discuss with nostalgia and enthusiasm! Speaking of sports, we touch on the new Name Image and Likeness policy for college athletes and how the WWE is leveraging that for professional wrestling. Kory chimes in with F1 racing as that season ended in dramatic fashion. We also all three share what games we are playing and what we are streaming as well as what we are looking forward to in those realms. Spoiler alert: Marvel and Star Wars are involved. We hope you have a good listen, and we look forward to chatting again next week! Chime in via the Linktree below! You can find us on social, send us an email, or leave a voicemail from there!

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#131. In this episode we answer some voicemails and have a lively chat about Van Gogh and Formula 1 racing! If that doesn’t already inform you, we bounce around in this one. We shared an idea to our friends at Grief Burrito Gaming Podcast and they were kind enough to use it, so we touch on that along with the wonderful compliments they had for Dillon. We answer some voicemails which leads us to revisit the discussion about video games playing out in real life, but we add to it moments in our lives which seem to come straight out of films or cartoons. Dillon shares his experience at the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit. Kory shares an interesting moment from his daughter Khloé’s art exhibit. We talk about a Jeremy Piven Christmas film, Formula 1 racing, the WWE, and more! Join in on social! And definitely leave us a voicemail. We love those things. Linktree below!

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#130. The Chubby Hubbells and Big K obviously had some fun on this episode. The energy was up and the laughs were filling the studio as we discussed handkerchiefs in a way that some of have never heard. We also take our cues from a couple of Middlers. First by discussing art and photography, then by sharing our leftover stuffing patty sandwiches! There’ll be video on the YouTube channel if you want to see our creations! We bring up The Game (Michigan vs. Ohio State), talk about signaling warnings in traffic, and we finish by sharing the shows we are currently streaming. CALL TO ACTION! Do you think we should record ourselves trying foods one last time (potentially) that we’ve sworn off? Do you have any odd food suggestions you’d like us to sample and react to? Let us know! Follow the Linktree below and contact us via voicemail or the social channels! Thanks everyone!

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#129. “I’m terrified of nipple chaffing.” “We’re all just brains with thumbs.” “Maybe they were superheroes or villains and they had regular costumes on with dogs as decoys because they were scouting out something.” CONTEXT INSIDE!

Thanksgiving means a bunch of thankful sentiment. But another mushy thing for at least one friend of the show is to make moist stuffing fit for frying and making it into a sandwich. Such kicks off our in depth discussion about Thanksgiving food from sandwiches to foods people don’t like, to the cranberry sauce debate. We also talk about hobbies we would never see our future selves doing. We discuss the up and coming virtual world of the Metaverse. And we polish off the episode discussing Christmas decorating and one peculiar neighborhood interaction. And because we typically mention such things, Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye is among us! Chime in however you prefer via the Linktree below! We’d love to hear your stories, food preferences, and other holiday preparations! Until next time, Happy Thanksgiving!

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#128. It's time for some free form discussion, even if Kendall forgot to turn on his microphone! We start with documenting the day Kendall gets back into the gaming world with Metroid Dread and Nintendo Switch. Kory shares a story from the king of the middlers dealing with an unfortunate squirrel. Dillon would like to put an age restriction on people calling him "baby." And that's just the first half of this one! After the break Kory shares his experience of seeing Jim Gaffigan live, we talk about whether edited family photos feel legit, and who we can picture seeing on TV selling us term life insurance when we're old. We polish it off with some reviews and recommendations of what we're watching. Chime in! Follow the Linktree below to find the voice mail number and all our social stuff. We hope to hear from you!

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#127. LEGO fans! We have a special one for you this week! Wes Talbott is a LEGO Design Master. Like, a real one. As in he designs LEGO masterpieces which you may have purchased from an actual store. We had an opportunity to chat with him and asked the questions to get the inside look to what goes into creating a LEGO design. Behind the scenes things you would never think about, an in-office wonderland of bricks, how ideas go from a person's mind to a retailer's shelf, and more. Wes designs from Denmark, where he's lived since he left his hometown, a fact which brought up a conversation of its own. This one is really fun. Wes is a chill guy with a generous posture to our wonderings as we geeked out a bit. Thank you, Wes!

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