Mike talks about the intro, transition, and outro music in the podcast, gives an update on the Ann Arbor dining scene and then welcomes his good friend Ryan Lewin from Chicago to the podcast for a raucous conversation on their friendship.

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Key moments from the pod: 

1:00: Corrections from Season 1, Episode 1 (Todd Pretty)

1:30: Mike updates the listeners on other 80s movies he’s watched virtually with Todd and their other dear friend Tim Rechtien during the Pandemic.

4:10: Mike confirms he and Todd were wrong about where M&Ms are made.

4:40: Mike updates the listeners on the various music used in the podcast.

6:15: Mike gives an update on the Ann Arbor dining scene during COVID.

8:55: Mike welcomes Ryan Lewin to the podcast.

10:00: Ryan gives the listeners some background on himself.  He paints a pretty vivid picture.

12:20: Ryan talks about COVID life with a young family.

14:00: Ryan and Mike talk about when Ryan should get the COVID vaccine.

14:45: Ryan talks about how he’s been keeping his bod tight and right during COVID.

18:00: Ryan talks about his oldest friendships.

20:45: Mike and Ryan talk about the last time they hung out in person.

23:30: Mike and Ryan trace the origins of their friendship.

25:10: Mike breaks down the various types of taverns in Chicago.

27:45: Mike and Ryan talk about the beauty of trolley rides around the north side of Chicago.

29:45: Mike recounts one of his favorite memories of Ryan (it involves two Canadian tuxedos).

31:45: The guys discuss three different road trips to see the Michigan Wolverines football team play (Purdue in 2012, Minnesota in 2015 (including how their friend dressed up as the Trash Heap from Fraggle Rock for a costume contest), and Iowa in 2016).

38:25: Mike and Ryan talk about the 2016 football season and their friendship with Grandma Glasgow.

40:10: Mike and Ryan talk about the magical 2013 Michigan basketball team run and watching the Trey Burke shot together.

44:00: Ryan gives the background on the annual cornhole/bags tournament he puts on in Chicago.

50:00: Ryan talks about what he’s excited about in 2021.

53:25: Ryan gives his key to a good friendship.

55:30: Mike asks Ryan a flurry of questions in the “What Mike Wants to Know” segment.