Cooper, back from health and safety protocols, chalks it up with me on mental health within a school system, and how teachers can help students grow during “tough” discussions. Also, we reflect on how our ten year old selves would view how we turned out now.

With Cooper out due to health and safety protocols, I had to carry the episode on this one, and I actually let Isaac do most of the work. I’m kidding, well, partly, as shout-out to him for being incredibly candid and wise as always. Isaac and I discuss his future plans, working at camp, camp’s impact on us, and his illustrious baseball career and dealing with tough coaches in general. For those of you wondering, our very own Cooper Ferguson aka the most handsome man I know WILL be back next week, but in the mean time, enjoy the dialogue throughout this episode as much as I did, thank you Isaac!

Cooper and I get to have many conversations with our good friend who happens to also be our English teacher, Steve McGill. While Steve has had many accolades as a person throughout his writing and coaching career, the person he is is definitely number one. We go through dialogue on what made him a teacher, impactful experiences he’s gone through as a survivor of a rare blood disease, why he loves jazz music and current artists, and the ways Davidson Day has enabled him to be his best, as it has with us as well.

Adam Brazil is currently a point guard and student at Hapden-Sydney in Virginia, but at Davidson Day (where Cooper and I go), he was the the student body president, point guard for our state championship winning team, and great person most importantly. He gives us insight on what to expect/ important stuff to have at college. All of us tag into our favorite moments as Davidson Day basketball fans, and Davidson Day students. Adam tells us about how he is able to stand for something he believes in even when most others around him disagree with him. We also rank our favorite North Carolina pizza places (Cooper’s list is trash), and we rank our favorite music genres.

This is an introduction to our new podcast “Ordinary Guys and their Ordinary Thoughts”. We go over our plan for the podcast, while also getting into some of our thoughts on different life topics as well.