Rick reconnects with Rebecca West-Hensinger since her crowning in 2019 as Mrs. Pennsylvania America to reflect on her life growing up in Allentown PA, her journey into pageantry and finalist finishes at Mrs. America and Mrs. World, the inspiration behind her platforms of education equality and substance abuse recovery, her experience summiting Mt. Kilamanjaro and the infiniteness of life when you have someone who believes in you.

Phil Singh is a passionate music lover from the San Francisco Bay area who now calls DC home. On this episode of the pod, Phil shares with Rick the sounds of his childhood, how he listened to new music as a teenager in the late eighties and early nineties, and breaks down with Rick the Beastie Boys' award-winning and critically acclaimed album Check Your Head.

Rick has a conversation with Dr. Mara Monoski, a board-certified urologist turned educator. Mara discusses her upbringing abroad and in the greater DC area, her close friendships formed in high school, the twists and turns in her professional career that inspired her writing and ultimately, the process of publishing her debut novel Downtown Dani.

Rick catches up with his buddy Robert Hofheimer to reflect on meeting in MAFTY, a regional movement of Jewish youth, in the late 80's and early 90's, the journey they shared navigating over 13,000 miles cross country the summer after graduating high school, and the lens they have on friendships made back then in a low fidelity world as Dads of young kids and teenagers today.

Rick reconnects with his friend Dr. Jason Heiserman to discuss his career as a higher ed administrator and educator, the impact of his upbringing in Silver Spring, what brought him to JMU, and his time breaking classic tracks in the golden era of 90's hip hop as a college radio station DJ.

Rick catches up with childhood friend Brad Perry to reminisce about their middle school years in Stafford County, VA, the skateboarding scene in the late 80's, and the musical journey Brad has taken over the years as a working and touring musician.

Rick chats with Top Dawg Brock Leonard, who served as JMU's mascot from 1994-1998. Brock shares what led him to JMU, what it means to wear the costume, and other fun stories from his All-American run as the beloved mascot for the Dukes.

Rick chats with MAAM, DC's premier alt/grunge rock band featuring 4 Moms and a Man.

Rick discusses the night a tree came knocking on his home and took (almost) everything with it

Rick shares why he chose to attend James Madison University and the lasting impact of those college years