Mike quickly checks in on Michigan Basketball, discusses his newfound baking talent, and goes over his top 5 random moments of Season 3 of the TV Show Cobra Kai before welcoming legal titan (and dear friend) Tim Rechtien to the podcast.

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Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Episode 5

1:15: Mike corrects a terrible mistake from Episode 4 (the John Baker episode)

2:20: Mike tells the listeners what’s going on with him, starting with what’s going on with the Michigan Men’s Basketball team as of late January 2021

3:30: Mike talks about baking cookies for the first time in his own oven

4:30: Mike breaks down his top 5 favorite random moments from the Netflix show Cobra Kai, Season 3

8:40: Tim Rechtien joins Mike in the virtual podcast studio

9:45: Tim gives the listeners some background on himself for the listeners

14:00: Tim talks about some of the challenges of being a parent to young kids during a pandemic

15:05: Tim talks about which friend(s) he’s been friends with the longest

17:25: Tim and Mike talk about the last time they did something that wasn’t just a group text exchange

20.40: Tim and Mike talk about the initial memories of their friendship

24:00: Mike and Tim discuss how they never beat a joke into the ground and then get into their mutual love of Seinfeld and how their friendship is just like the Gatsbys

26:15: Mike and Tim talk about overstaying their welcome at a Chicago picnic

28:05: The guys talk about raising the volume of their voices in group settings

29:00: Mike introduces a classic summer activity he and Tim has participated in: Running of the Bulls

31:45: Mike and Tim discuss their trip to New Orleans for Mike’s 40th birthday celebration

33:40: Tim discusses the key to a good friendship as an adult in his eyes

37:30: Tim talks about what’s next for him

39:30: Tim and Mike discuss what their individual favorite scenes from Seinfeld are

43:30: Tim answers a series of question during the Rapid Fire Segment, ranging from travel destinations, Seinfeld characters to the state of MSU hoops