There’s something special about friends reconnecting, especially when they’ve gone decades without seeing each other.

Podcaster Bob Edholm and his friend, Wayne Damerow, grew up in the same neighborhood in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, attended the same elementary, junior high and senior high schools, followed the same sports teams, and had similar tastes in music. But by the mid-1970s, both had moved away from “the old neighborhood” and rarely crossed paths. Happily, these two Boomers reconnected in the early 2010s and have managed to stay connected ever since.

Have a listen as these longtime friends share laughs and reminisce.

Bus stops. While it seems like most people waiting at bus stops these days are looking at their phones until their bus arrives, that’s not always the case.

There were these two guys who were standing at a bus stop and not looking at their phones. One guy noticed that the other guy was wearing a jacket with a local sports team’s logo on it. “Small talk” about sports began at that bus stop and continued on the bus that drove them to their homes in Northeast Minneapolis. It also turned out that these two guys worked at the same large financial services company in downtown Minneapolis.

That’s how Bob Edholm and Jon Lawrence met and became friends. As the days, weeks, and months went by, these two guys schmoozed about sports as though they had their own sports talk show. Years later, while they no longer work at that company or ride the bus to and from work, they’re still talking about sports. They manage to talk about things like music and TV shows, too.

Podcast host Bob Edholm launches the third episode of his “Hangin’ Out with Bob” podcast with Jon Lawrence, his friend from Northeast Minneapolis. Have a listen as these onetime “bus buddies” share laughs and reminisce about their lives.

What’s the best thing about winter in Minnesota? For some people, those commonly referred to as "snowbirds," the answer is…leaving it to go live somewhere else.

Podcast host Bob Edholm launches the second episode of his “Hangin’ Out with Bob” podcast series with Tom Madigan, his snowbird buddy who lives half of the year in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes, and the other half in Arizona, the land of two million saguaro cacti.

Bob and Tom have known each other since the mid-1970s, when Gerald Ford was President and Minnesota Vikings still played their football games – outdoors – at Metropolitan Stadium. Tom grew up in Waseca, Minnesota. He is a retired civil engineer and currently an adjunct professor with the University of New Mexico, teaching an online engineering project management class. He loves to play golf, both in Minnesota and in Arizona.

Have a listen as these longtime buddies share laughs and reminisce about their lives.

Who doesn’t like to tell a good story, especially when it’s their own? For that matter, who doesn’t like to hear a good story?

Podcast host Bob Edholm launches the first episode of “Hangin’ Out with Bob” with his two brothers, Dave and Tom. And the stories they like to tell are worth the listen.

All three Edholm brothers grew up in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, a first-ring northern suburb of Minneapolis, which borders it on the south. But talk to anyone who lives or grew up in Columbia Heights, and chances are they’ll refer to their hometown simply as “The Heights.”

Have a listen as these “Boomer Brothers,” in their unmistakable Minnesota accents, share their stories about:

• Growing up in “The Heights” in the 1960s and 1970s.
• The house where they lived – in a neighborhood that once was a golf course.
• A few of their favorite things that they saw and did as kids during the Cultural Decade (1960s) and the Me Decade (1970s).
• The things they’ve done with their lives since then.

Welcome to “Hangin’ Out with Bob,” with podcast host Bob Edholm. Start here and listen for the fun as Bob’s guests hang out with him to tell their stories and share laughs.