Mike corrects a major error about Episode 7 guest Kelly Worman’s legal career, discusses his favorite TV shows and music to listen to while cooking, and brings on his dear friend Heide Cygan for spirited conversation about life and friendship (and Beaumont’s bar in Chicago).

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Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Episode 8

2:00: Corrections from Season 1 Episode 7 (the Kelly Worman episode): it involves a huge misstatement about Kelly’s legal career.

2:55: Mike talks about the feedback he’s been receiving on Episode 7.5 on inspiration.

3:30: Mike answers some listener questions about the podcast staff.

5:00: Mike talks about cooking an amazing salmon meal he recently prepared with the help of a friend.

6:20: Mike talks about good TV and music to put on while you’re cooking/eating in your home.

13:00: Mike gives some background on this episode’s guest: Heide Cygan

14:20: Mike welcomes his good friend Heide Cygan

15:00: Heide gives the listeners some background around her and how her kids now think she’s famous because she’s on a podcast.

18:30: Heide talks about living in Chicago for many years since college, including life in their new home, which she and her husband bought during COVID.

23:40: Heide tells the listeners a bit about her thriving career as a nursing professor.

25:50: Heide talks about her longest running friend and what’s made their friendship tick.

31:45: Mike and Heide talk about the last time they hung out in person: the Michigan/Army football game in Ann Arbor in 2019.

36:10: Mike and Heide talk about the earliest memories of their friendship during college at the University of Michigan, including how Heide didn’t realize Mike’s real first name was Mike until many years into their friendship.

42:30: Heide talks about the apartment she lived in during 2004 in Chicago on Halsted between the two classiest bars in Chicago: Beaumonts and the Store and how 2004 was a great time to be in the Windy City (Mike agrees).

47:00: Mike and Heide talk about Heide living in Wrigleyville and immersing themselves in the culture of the Cubs.

48:45: Heide talks about how her son Mickey has “flexible” sports loyalties at this point in his life as well as growing up a Tigers fan when she was a kid.

52:00: Mike asks Heide about the key to a good friendship from her perspective.

55:15: Heide talks about what she’s excited about for the rest of the year.

59:00 Mike takes Heide through the (not so) Rapid Fire segment, including talking about the next place Heide would like to travel to next, Heide’s love of the city of Chicago, her favorite things to do with her kids activity-wise (spoiler alert: it involves snuggling) and favorite spots to grab a beverage in Chicago.