We detail 6 safe quarantine practices for you all to take part in with the coronavirus taking over. A Coronavirus tri-fold poster (think 7th grade science fair project) was put together by us to communicate the crucial facts and safe practices for you during this time of strife. We issue an official apology for our lack of "social distancing" as we took on St. Patty's Day festivities in Chicago this past weekend. As young people of America, we have to face the fact that it may have been our lack of social distancing that caused the shut down of all restaurants and bars, and for that we bring you this podcast to highlight the crazy times we are living in. Enjoy!

Marnita is the founder of Marnita's Table - a non-profit organization that puts together community events utilizing "intentional social interaction" (what they call "IZI") to increase equality and decrease disparities across difference. Marnita has an incredible story as an adopted foster care child who grew up as the only person of color in her small town in the Pacific Northwest. She ultimately found her talent as a cook and community leader after she left home at the age of 16 and threw herself into countless opportunities starting her new life in San Francisco. Enjoy Marnita's amazing journey through life and learn how she has built one of the most influential non-profits in the Twin Cities.

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Mick Stenson (short for Gladstone Mckinely Stenson Jr.) is the founder of Davanni's Pizza - a local Minnesotan New York-Style Pizza and Hoagie shop with over 20 locations across the state. From originally being Pontillo's and renaming the place to Davannis to then opening their first location in St. Paul selling pizzas to University of St. Thomas students in 1975, Davanni's story is loaded with rip roarin' stories to keep in your Backpocket for a life time.

Note: **their hot hoagies were one of the reason's we originally chose to go to St. Thomas**

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Kris is the owner of Kris Lindahl Real Estate, a father, and a speaker. Most people recognize his signature pose on every billboard in the Twin Cities, but not everyone knows his story. From sports and an early family tragedy to starting the biggest real estate company in 3 years time,  Kris has an insane come up story that you won't forget next time you see his billboard.

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Get caught up to speed on our 3 year journey since the creation of Backpocket. If you been with us since the beginning or this is your first time listening, this is the perfect place to be if you're trying to get ready for the premiere of SZN 4 February 25th, 2020. A big thank you to Producer Ty for putting this together.

We capped off our year of podcasting with a LIVE show at Sisyphus Brewery in Minneapolis, MN celebrating 120 podcasts in 40 weeks with over 100,000 listens. From the discovery of our beautiful floral chairs, to Boatchella, to Famous Dave not doing stairs, this podcast has all the highlights of our incredible year of podcasting. Thank you to everyone who has listened, watched, told someone about our podcast, or came up to the third floor of our house to record a podcast we really hope we made a positive impact on you this year.

Congratulations to all our 2019 award winners this year:

Chiropractor of the Year: Andrea Toppin

Pursue Your F*cking Ideas Award: Nolan Rockers

Most Famous Podcast Guest: Famous Dave

Easiest Podcast to Record: Coach John Tauer

Best Party Attender: Clara Cott

Most Canadien Guest: Craig Lynes

Best Individual Twin: Courtney

Marketing Intern of the Year: Tyler Webb

Mark is an aspiring Ultra Marathon runner and defensive backs coach at the University of St. Thomas. Mark is our final podcast guest of the year and we couldn't have asked for a better person to cap it off. Mark has listened to us intensively for the last year and is the first guy in our inbox each week with ways in which guests have provided tools for his Backpocket. What you'll find out about Mark is he is one of the most mentally tough guys out there. After running his first marathon in September of this year, Mark has caught the bug for long distance training and has now signed up for multiple 50k's and even an Iron Man for 2020. Take a dive inside this man's journey and get ready for what this guy WILL accomplish next year.

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #62 - Mark Dowdle*

Every listener is a marketing intern. The Marketing Intern Spotlight (MIS) is a conversation with a marketing intern. This podcast is for the marketing interns by the marketing interns! If you want to be apart of the MIS movement, reach out to us at [email protected] or by raven!

Phil is the athletic director at the University of St. Thomas. After being hired in January 2019, Phil has endured the adversity with St. Thomas getting kicked out the MIAC and responded with moving the athletic program to the Division 1 Summit League (effective in 2021 if accepted by the NCAA). From his time at the U of M where he lead the charge for building TCF Bank Stadium, to handling the 2008 recession at Cal Berkley, to changing the culture of athletics after the Sandusky scandal at Penn State, to now finally coming back home to his alma-mater St. Thomas is every implication you need to know that Phil is ready for anything that comes his way at St. Thomas. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally S3 E40 - Building the D1 Mindset (feat. Phil Esten)*

Piff is a Tik-Tok creator from the Twin Cities. Back in December of 2018, Piff was helping film our final episode of Season 2 and told Declan "hey man have you ever heard of Tik Tok? It's this new app I'm having some success on" (not sure if that's exactly what he said but you get the point). At that point, Piff had 50k followers and by the time he came on our podcast earlier this year he had 150k. He currently has grown his following to over 2 MILLION followers and has had an incredible year being invited to the VMA's, Vid Con, and working directly with Tik Tok as one of the most influential creators on the platform. We catch up with Piff since having him on in March and unpack what an incredible year he's had and where he's going in 2020. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally Back End Show #38 - Piff Peterson*

Tommy is a 23 year old stand up comedian in the Twin Cities who started his career in comedy back during his freshman year of college at Winona State. During his time there, Tommy would donate his plasma for gas money in order to use his roommates car to drive to open mics and shows around the area. 4 years later, he now has won the honors of Funniest Person in Minneapolis, he performs in shows all over the Twin Cities, and is soon starting a podcast with fellow Twin Cities comedian Ryan Kahl. Enjoy!

*Disclaimer: originally Marketing Intern Spotlight #61 - Tommy Bayer*

Every listener is a marketing intern. The Marketing Intern Spotlight (MIS) is a conversation with a marketing intern. This podcast is for the marketing interns by the marketing interns! If you want to be apart of the MIS movement, reach out to us at [email protected] or by raven!