Todd and Eric tackle the mysterious world of networking—a realm filled with overly enthusiastic handshakes, insincere small talk, and, in Eric’s case, a coffee pot sanctuary. It’s a deep dive into the social anxiety that comes with forced mingling and the coping mechanisms nerdy introverts use to survive. Spoiler: it involves Disney, fantasy football, and pretending to be someone else entirely.

• Eric confesses that BNI might be a business cult (but a really effective one)
• Todd accidentally unlocks his inner door-to-door evangelical... as a networking strategy
• Why “networking” to tech folks still means “IP addresses and cable management”
• Eric’s go-to icebreakers: Disney, wrestling, and elaborate SEO metaphors
• Todd’s nightmare: small talk about sports or weather with strangers
• The performer persona: When the red light turns on, Eric becomes Bobby Casserole
• Bonus insights on monorails, con etiquette, and pilot voice professionalism

This episode is for anyone who’s ever stood in the corner of a networking mixer, nervously sipping coffee and wishing for invisibility—or a Disney conversation starter.

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Strap in as Todd and Eric take the Toddcast PodCast on the road—literally—in the return of the Hersey Hobby Wagon. This time, it’s a nostalgia-fueled journey through the wonderful, weird, and sometimes tragically banned world of Choose Your Own Adventure books.

• Todd opens the glovebox of memory and pulls out Journey Under the Sea
• Eric uncovers his Goosebumps roots—and a dangerous new collecting habit
• Why the cover art screams '80s, and how it connects directly to Todd’s Epcot aesthetic
• The evolution of decision-based books: from Atlanteans to ISBN-based puzzles
• Dungeons & Dragons, Christian fantasy, and why Narnia still got Todd grounded
• Dangerous nostalgia rabbit holes: thrift books, Half Price hauls, and bookshelf real estate
• BONUS ENDING: The Hobby Wagon dies... and is replaced by something legendary from Todd’s past

This episode has multiple paths—but they all lead to midlife book hoarding and the triumphant return of the 1980s Dodge Omni.

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Eric and Todd open the spooky crypt of childhood trauma, fall nostalgia, and haunted hayrides for a true Halloween hodgepodge. From questionable school field trips to penitentiaries (seriously), to Count Chocula marathons and haunted fun barns, the TodCast PodCast celebrates the season the only way they know how—by wildly veering off-topic.

• Decorating early and often: spiders, skulls, and strategic hedge eyeballs
• Todd learns haunted houses exist... then immediately decides he’s out
• Eric's penitentiary field trip recap: electric chairs, Charles Manson, and third graders
• Clowns: from grandma-approved tchotchkes to cultural icons of horror
• The cereal cinematic universe: Count Chocula vs. Frankenberry vs. the forgotten Fruit Brute
• Childhood horror exposure: Lazarus, not zombies
• Fall festivities and the cursed hay bale jungle gym of doom
• Bonus: The return of Benjamin Frankenstein and a mandatory Count Chocula party with themed commercials

Halloween may be scary, but adulthood nostalgia is even scarier. Trick? Treat? This episode is both—and also cereal.

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After a decade of not stepping foot in Walt’s original playground, Eric finally boards a plane (yes, a plane!) for the ultimate Disney pilgrimage: Disneyland. Todd tries to keep up as Eric drops enough trivia to qualify as a park historian while revealing the real reason for the trip—pure, unfiltered theme park nerdery.

• Why this isn’t just a vacation—it’s a research mission (that just happens to be fully catered by Disney)
• The shocking difference in resort numbers between Disneyland and Disney World
• How a van, a 6-year-old, and ChatGPT nearly derailed a cross-country dream trip
• Eric's anxiety about flying, Ubering, and anything outside the Disney bubble
• What makes Disneyland a must for Walt purists and YouTube walkthrough veterans
• Deep dives into hotel history, Marvel licensing loopholes, and the story behind the Haunted Mansion's different facades
• Todd’s role as confused-but-supportive straight man while Eric spirals into theme park bliss

If you've ever watched an hour-long Disney documentary for "research" or debated whether Haunted Mansion is better on the East or West Coast—this one's for you.

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It starts with a mysterious cut behind Eric’s ear and spirals quickly into full-on superhero hypotheticals, mutant sports economics, and a pitch to revive American Gladiators—Canadian style. Todd and Eric explore invisible fantasies, rule-based wizardry, and whether Spider-Man would dominate MLB or just get banned immediately.

• Vent Gnomes: The original midnight menace that predates South Park
• Invisibility as a superpower—childhood dream or adult antisocial fantasy?
• Superpowers in pro sports: Spider-Man swings for the fences while Hulk destroys the dugout
• Bowling, golf, and tennis—where would superheroes thrive, and where would they accidentally obliterate the field?
• The return of the Hersey Hobby Wagon™ with a plan to launch a Mutant Olympics (pending Tim Hortons sponsorship)
• Why America needs a Strongman Cannonball League… and what Darby O’Gill has to do with it

This episode is one part therapy, two parts sci-fi logic debate, and exactly zero parts rational planning. It’s everything you love about the TodCast PodCast—slightly unhinged, wildly nostalgic, and surprisingly visionary.

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Todd and Eric take a family field trip to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland—and return with hot takes, museum critiques, and at least three rants about Weird Al’s absence. This isn’t just a review. It’s a nostalgic, sarcastic, surprisingly detailed exploration of what happens when Gen X dads visit a music shrine that’s part Hard Rock Café, part playground, part shrine, and part merch booth.

• Eric’s birthday gift to his daughter? Elvis.
• Why the Hall looks like Epcot’s Imagination Pavilion (but with fewer animatronics)
• The disappointing real estate ratio of merch-to-memorabilia
• Trent Reznor’s muddy boots, Bon Jovi’s stage setup, and Michael Jackson’s jacket
• “Garage Band for Real”: Where your kids become musicians and forget about the Beatles
• Todd demands Weird Al justice—again
• The basement Beatles exhibit brings the magic, but is it enough to carry five floors?

If you’ve ever walked through a museum and thought, “This would be better with broken guitars and fewer quinoa bowls,” this episode’s for you.

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It’s buttoned-up tradition vs. freewheeling fashion as Todd and Eric dive into a schoolyard showdown: Are school uniforms a brilliant idea or an itchy path to conformity? With the help of Executive Producer Abby’s Envelope of Doom, the guys take opposing sides on this surprisingly complex topic.

• Eric argues for uniforms, citing wallet-friendly shopping, social equalizers, and morning wardrobe simplicity
• Todd takes the against position, wielding personal fashion trauma and Navy-induced uniform PTSD
• A real-world look into how uniforms work at different grade levels in the Hersey household
• The great “two wardrobes” dilemma: school clothes vs. social life gear
• Tie customization, sock rebellion, and why khakis might be the great socioeconomic divider
• A philosophical dive into identity, structure, and the raw power of Mickey Mouse neckwear

This episode has logic, sarcasm, and one slightly overcooked analogy comparing private school uniforms to military service. Welcome to the TodCast PodCast—where pointless debates are taken very seriously.

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In a mathematically chaotic episode of the TodCast PodCast, Todd and Eric go deep—we're talking irrational-number deep—into the idea of favorite numbers. Why do we have them? What makes one number superior to another? And what do Kevin Garnett, Jackie Robinson, AOL email addresses, and WrestleMania IX have to do with it?

• Eric’s number is 21—thanks to Deion Sanders, Kevin Garnett, and his 2003 graduation
• Todd prefers 42—thanks to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, not Jackie Robinson (although it confused his softball team)
• A full breakdown of email address evolution: from AOL to Gmail to egotistical custom domains
• What your pin might say about you—and what it said about Todd's love for bounty hunters
• Birthdates, phone numbers, zip codes, and the ancient art of choosing a screen name
• Roman numeral shoutouts (mostly IX), some biblical math, and a surprise love for negative numbers
• Eric makes the case for 3.14 as a punchline and Todd tests people with “Pi” in number games

This is the kind of episode where you’ll learn way too much about someone’s passwords (from 1999) and discover whether your favorite number makes you quirky, nostalgic, or mildly suspicious.

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Eric Hersey has a YouTube empire—he just forgot to tell anyone. In this jam-packed episode of the TodCast PodCast, Todd and Eric explore the dozens of mostly real, somewhat unhinged YouTube channels created over the years, all while celebrating the launch of a brand-new channel starring a very important six-year-old.

• Meet Miles the Terror: toy-launching, alphabet-learning, YouTube-savvy kid genius
• How a bribe involving a YouTube account finally got Miles to sleep in his own bed
• The history of Eric's many video identities: Bobby Casserole, Curtis Christmas III, and the infamous Justin Benline Hour
• From backyard wrestling to parody fantasy football shows, no niche is too small
• A tribute to potatoes, an imaginary pigskin league, and a very hacked Chinese channel
• The business side of YouTube: SEO guides, BNI marketing mullets, and black hat Star Wars
• A sneak peek at Eric and Lainee’s new Disney project with legendary Imagineers and entertainment insiders
• Play counts, prophecies, and the tragic tale of DTWF (Downtown Federation) wrestling footage
• The ultimate philosophical debate: Why not just use one YouTube channel?

It’s a wild ride through decades of digital content—educational, nostalgic, and 90% ridiculous. Come for the slime-filled pranks, stay for the spreadsheet about view counts.

Listen as Eric tells about:

Disney Unpacked https://www.youtube.com/@disneyunpacked

Miles the Terror https://www.youtube.com/@milestheterror

The TodCast https://www.youtube.com/@todcastpodcastwitheric1985

Eric Hersey Web v1 https://www.youtube.com/@ericherseycom

Eric Hersey Web v2 https://www.youtube.com/@ericherseyweb

Eric Hersey https://www.youtube.com/@EricHersey03

Real Eric Hersey https://www.youtube.com/@therealerichersey

DTWF https://www.youtube.com/@dtwflegend

DTWF Videos https://www.youtube.com/@dtwfvideos

Wrestling https://www.youtube.com/@PaulDePlum

Black Diamond Wrestling https://www.youtube.com/@BDWrestling

Imaginary Pigskin https://www.youtube.com/@ImaginaryPigskin

RFFL https://www.youtube.com/@rfflfootball (NOT MENTIONED)

Lauren Hersey https://www.youtube.com/@laurenhersey4186

Strong Female Boss https://www.youtube.com/@laurenhersey (NOT MENTIONED)

Balanced Boss https://www.youtube.com/@TheBalancedBoss1111 (NOT MENTIONED)

Bobby Casserole https://www.youtube.com/@bobbycasserole/

Justin Benline https://www.youtube.com/@webmasterjkb2499

Lyp Sink https://www.youtube.com/@lypsink6498

BNI Excel https://www.youtube.com/@bniwheelingexcel6805 (NOT MENTIONED)

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Todd and Eric fire up the Self-Indulgent Audio Biography machine to explore the first chapters of Todd's college misadventures—spanning free community college, on-again-off-again heartbreak, backseat D&D sessions, and a bold but ill-fated attempt at fast food greatness.

• The Cedar Point heartbreak hangover and the path to Belmont Tech
• Why Todd wore a tie to shelve books at the library (hint: Mr. Stork cosplay)
• Akron dorm life: floor 14, murals, Magic the Gathering, and stealth parenting
• The lost art of "not going to class but definitely playing D&D 'til 4am"
• A McDonald's shift so bad it inspired a lifetime boycott
• Plasma donations, credit card debt, and the Double Quarter Pounder origin story
• Rebecca arrives, Todd dodges marriage, and somehow still co-parents like a champ

It’s a raw, hilarious, and painfully honest look at a 19-year-old nerd navigating college without a roadmap—unless that roadmap is inside a Spelljammer campaign module.

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