Welcome to Episode 3 of Gene Pool Party. Episode 3 features Billy Mays III, son of the famous pitchman Billy Mays.

00:00-05:30 Billy talks about his band 'Infinite Third' and his process of creating music where each of his concerts are a live looping improvisation.

05:30-11:45 Billy discusses his move to Atlanta, his involvement in the Laundry Project, a free laundry day pop up, tying in his dad's likeness to a charitable cause. 

11:45-20:00 We talk about the Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), where Billy was asked hundreds of questions by fans of his dad. He discusses his 9 months of raw vegan and the wild way he broke his veganism in Iceland. He talks about how much he appreciates Goyte's discography (singer of "somebody that I used to know). Billy is a lifelong wrestling fan, listening to podcasts, watching the backstage events, etc.. He talks about Cody Rhodes and his various victories and how he relates to Cody.

20:00-27:30 Billy talks about his admiration for his dad and joking about his name when it was called in class. People would come up to his dad and ask for pictures all the time during his peak fame in 07-09. He shares a funny story about his dad buying Oxi Clean, and a story about his incredible generosity with the people around him. 

27:30-31:30 Billy talks through how people assume that he is well off because he's Billy Mays's son, and how that is a misconception due to various factors. He talks about the cool perks about being the son of a famous person

31:30-37:30 We get into a new set of evergreen questions with super smash brothers and Billy's hobbies outside of music and raising his daughter. We talk about balding and how often we shave our head, hair transplants...and a planned trip to Turkey.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Gene Pool Party. Episode 2 features Serena Girardi, the daughter of MLB legend Joe Girardi.

00:00-05:45 - Serena talks about her path to becoming an infant sleep consultant, and how that has been a rewarding experience for both the mothers she helps and herself.

05:45 - 11:30 - We talk about Serena's trip to Italy, her experience growing up in New York, and bouncing around the east coast due to her dad's career as the manager of an MLB team.

11:30 - 20:20 - Serena tells the story about her dad getting braces at the same time as her, and how much she appreciates her upbringing from her Mom and Dad. She talks about how it was normalized in her childhood to be friends with the kids of other athletes/ celebrities. Serena reveals some things the public may not know about Joe.

20:20 - 24:47 - I ask an evergreen question about refrigeration water filters, and we discuss Serena's reverse osmosis water system. We end on one of Serena's questions for me on the impetus for starting the Gene Pool Party podcast.

Welcome to Gene Pool Party! The podcast where we flip the spotlight onto the family members of well known figures to hear what they have to say.

Episode 1 features Audrey Dean Kelley, the niece of Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson.

 00:00-14:40  Audrey talks about her 2024 album and new music coming soon. She goes through her time touring as a musician and living in Arkansas, LA, and New York as well as her time at Louis Vuitton...plus Aaron Carter's dog's interaction with her phone, uh oh! 14:40-25:50  Audrey discusses her Aunt, Mary Steenburgen, Mary's acting career, how people treat her once they find out Mary is her aunt, Mary's foray into music, and how being Mary and Ted's niece has impacted her worldview.  25:50-34:30  Audrey talks about Ted Danson being her uncle and his persona as Sam Malone from Cheers, how Ted and Mary came to be friends with the Clintons, and Ted's work with Ocean preservation.   34:30-36:24 We ask our first evergreen question about refrigerator water dispensers and Audrey's opinion on that.