On the third installment of the state travel series we highlight South Dakota. Al chats with Ciara Rounds, the global media and public relations representative from the South Dakota department of tourism.  Al and Ciara discuss South Dakota's diverse landscapes, interesting stops, rich history and growing cities across the state.

Link to travel South Dakota

Audio Intro: “South Dakota Morning” by The Bee Gees
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Dan and Al sift through the results of their Twitter polls to start out the show. Dan, as usual, takes issue with several poll questions Al asked and Al tries his best to get through the segment without crying from laughter. The dynamic duo are then joined by Courtney Holmvik (17:45). Courtney discusses her new job as a nurse, explains why she's out on skinny jeans and looks forward to post pandemic life at Target Field. The trio then draft their top four cereals before Al gives Courtney and Dan a good old fashioned pop quiz.


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On episode two of the Lightning Round Podcast’s state travel series, Dan and Al turn their focus to Arizona. To help them learn about the great state of Arizona they were joined by Debbie Johnson, the executive director at the Arizona Office of Tourism and Josh Coddington, director of communications also at the Arizona Office of Tourism. The four discuss the Grand Canyon state’s diverse culture, landscape and culinary scene.

Arizona Road Trip Link
Visit Arizona Link

Audio Intro: “Rock’n Me” by The Steve Miller Band
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Audio Outro: “Big Iron” by Marty Robbins
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Al and Dan discuss their weekend trip to Des Moines to gamble and visit Joe. The two also analyze the latest developments in the NCAA tournament. The episode is rounded out by playing the over/underrated game.

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The Lightning Round Podcast State Travel Series starts off with taking a look at the birthplace of a nation, or in this case, the birthplace of a podcast series. Andrew Cothern, communications manager at Virginia’s Tourism Corporation joins the show to talk all things Virginia. Andrew and Al cover Virginia’s relationship with Washington D.C., the best food to eat in Virginia, the best time of the year to visit Virginia, some hidden gems in the state and much more. 

Virginia travel resources 

Audio Intro: “Old Virginia” by “America”
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Audio Outro: “Virginia Moon” by “The Foo Fighters”
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Dan and Al get behind the microphone to preview the NCAA tournament and chat about life in general. Special thanks to Dillon Bidjou and Jay Schuffenhauer for stopping by to give their thoughts.


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After moving furniture and getting lunch together, Dan and Al get behind the mic to talk about their previous week on earth and go over Twitter poll results. The duo also drafts their top four fruit. The episode is rounded out by the Over/Underrated game and some March Madness talk.

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Episode 53 is full of flavor. Dan and Al discuss their expectations for Spring 2021. The duo then go over the results of the polls they ran last week before drafting the top four attractions in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Daniel Lekah and Alex Baker round out the episode by playing the overrated/underrated game.

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Dan and Al leave it all on the line in this episode of The Lightning Round. The dynamic duo discuss Al locking his keys in his car while grabbing some Chinese food, just minutes before recording this podcast. The two then move on to talk about the things they miss the most about college before discussing how often they get takeout food in general. Dan and Al then talk about the previous week's polls on Twitter which left a distasteful taste in Dan's mouth. Al then asks Dan whether driving a British car in the United States would be a fresh act. After discussing the validity to driving a British car in the United States Dan and Al draft their top four stupidest college names. This is a can't miss episode. So don't miss it!


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Happy Valentine's Day! Dan and Al go over the past week's poll results before pitching their idea for a Lightning Round Tinder account. After some idle banter the two take a short break to bring on their valentines Maddie Catlin and Joe Sheehan (25:52). The four quiz each other about their valentines before discussing the Netflix Docu-series "Crime Scene: The Vanishing at The Cecil Hotel." (41:05) The discussion then turns to pitching "The Queen's Gambit" to Joe (56:15)  before conducting a top four draft of the best Netflix Original Content (1:13:22).

Audio Intro/Outro: “Pantyhose” by TV Girl
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Audio Interstitial: “Gimmie All Your Lovin’” by ZZ Top
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