Garret brings another A's person on as Jessica Kleinschmidt fills in the blank this week to talk about landing dream jobs, her love for baseball, cooking for her boyfriend, and the perils of the internet. And some talk about suicide fountain drinks, what was the GOAT flavor to add in to make it perfect after a long day at the little league field?

Join Eric Landrum and Garret Heinrich every week as they fill in the blank on The Real ____ with someone they do not know.

Our blank is filled this week by Belfast's own Geoff Wilson! A strikingly unique human who has traveled the world because of his love of sport, and indulging in food, lifestyles, and the uniqueness that is other cultures. But also a dad/coach when not traveling. he tells wonderful stories including not realizing til he was much older how growing up in Northern Ireland was not like everywhere else. Such a fun journey with Geoff this week. Come join us.

Every week Garret Heinrich & Eric Landrum meet a new friend they've never met before and learn about them and their life. The Real ____ Podcast is just a conversation between 3 people who are happy to talk and listen and laugh.

The blank was filled this week by NCAA Champion MLS Draftee and Dad and dog father Julian Valentin to talk about moving on past a life playing sports to working in them, becoming a father, the rise of Crocs as fashion, and exactly what is on his shelf behind him.

Join Eric and Garret every week on The Real ____ as they meet someone new and get to know them as best as they can in just under an hour.

Filling in the blank this week with Hal Gordon, PhD in economics or something super smart, professional vendor, hilarious human and great story teller joined Eric and Garret to talk about life, growing up in Chicago, learning the trade of Vending, meeting his wife and how to save the world.

The amazing, thoughtful, kind and funny Steph Stradley fills in the blank on this week's The Real ____ to talk about life, how to approach it, how to treat people, her love of sports and the city of Houston. A wonderful conversation with a person who Eric and Garret could only wish to be more like. Also she talks about her kick ass oven.

Eric and Garret fill in the Blank this week with Ben Koo who they figure out is just Garret, but living in Ohio. We talk to Ben about Curb Your Enthusiasm, Comedy, the early days of the internet and growing up in the Bay Area, the decision to head to Ohio for school and then moving back after years in California, plus getting engaged in his late 30s.

We talk to Amanda "Mandy" Laddish about why people are shocked her name is short for Amanda, what it was like growing up in a family that busts balls all the time and how her life changed with the creation of the NWSL. Plus what it was like to meet her hero, Mia Hamm. Plus we try to figure out why people love to talk about what happens behind the bathroom door.

Filling in the blank this week with an expert in podcasting, Ray Smith. We find out what it was like to grow up in super small-town Texas, perform his music in front of 30,000 people, and get some tips on how to actually make this podcast work. And what it is like to grow up in a family with everyone's name being "Ray".

When you don't do prep on your guests you get wonderful moments where you find out the person you are talking to was drafted in the NHL, played at Notre Dame at the same time as Manti T'eo, helps doctors rebuild knees and is an all around good dude. Kevin Lind lets us into his life a little bit with wedding planning, life in minor league hockey, and the transition away from sports.

Garret brings on long time twitter friend James Yasko (@ThickieDon) to meet Eric and they learn about the greatest song ever to be written about a battle in the war of 1812, what it's like coaching high school girls' soccer, the pitfalls of Cooperstown, NY and how moving away, sometimes is the right decision in your life.