The Talking Friendship with Mike D Podcast

This podcast is about friendship. But not only friendship generally but specific examples of friendship through the lens of host Mike Daniel aka Mike D. Mike provides humorous and informative updates on his life and what's on his mind and then brings on at least one personal friend to tell the story of their friendship. Comedy and life lessons ensue. Follow the podcast on Twitter if you're so inclined: @friendsofmiked. You can also email the podcast at talkingfriendship@gmail.com.

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Season 3 - Episode 8.5 (PART 1) - Mike talks favorite RomComs with the Prettys (Todd & Amy) and Rechtiens (Tim & Jess)

January 02, 2023 • Mike Daniel • Season 3 • Episode 8

In Part 1 of this special Season 3 off-season Point Five Mike welcomes FOUR of his favorite peeps onto the podcast (an expanded “Movie Crew” featuring S1E1 guest Todd Pretty, S1E5 guest Tim Rechtien, S2E1 guess Amy Pretty and Jess Rechtien) for a rollicking discussion over their favorite Romantic Comedy (aka RomComs) Films of all time. The Crew goes deep into seven of the fifteen total RomComs they cover between both parts of this amazing episode.

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Key moments from the pod:

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Part 1 of S3E8.5 featuring the Movie Crew (Todd Pretty and Tim Rechtien, along with S2E1 guest Amy Pretty and joining the pod for the first time Jess Rechtien).

1:40: Mike gives a breakdown of what a Point Fiver episode is and what the theme of this particular episode is along with its format.

4:30: Mike welcomes the four guests onto the podcast.

8:50: Mike then breaks down the plan for the episode.

10:00 The Movie Crew then discuss why they love RomComs. Some seriously wise words here, including how their collective friendship began with a “Meet Cute”.

14:50: The MC goes over their criteria for making RomCom selections.

20:30: The Crew then dives into discussing the films they chose

21:20: A movie that could easily be called Definitely, Definitely (Amy's 1st Round Pick)

29:30: Can men and women ever really be friends? This classic tries to answer that ageless question (Tim's 1st Round Pick)

40:00: Kurt. Goldie. Amnesia. Kidnapping?! What a romance (Jess' 1st Round Pick)

48:00: A Dare to be Great RomCom featuring a hell of a boom box and a ton of moxy (Mike D's 1st Round Pick)

1:05:50: Marriage? Marriage is what brings us together, today (Todd's 1st Round Pick)

1:13:30: A movie filmed in the 90s but about as 80s as it gets. Why hire a DJ for a wedding when you can hire a true showman with a heart of gold? (Todd's 2nd Round Pick)

1:24:20: It’s cold. It’s Pennsylvania. The same day keeps happening over and over. The only thing left to do is open up your heart while you say some hilarious stuff (Mike D's 2nd Round Pick)