Mike quickly checks in on Michigan Basketball, discusses his newfound baking talent, and goes over his top 5 random moments of Season 3 of the TV Show Cobra Kai before welcoming legal titan (and dear friend) Tim Rechtien to the podcast.
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Key moments from the pod:
0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Episode 5
1:15: Mike corrects a terrible mistake from Episode 4 (the John Baker episode)
2:20: Mike tells the listeners what’s going on with him, starting with what’s going on with the Michigan Men’s Basketball team as of late January 2021
3:30: Mike talks about baking cookies for the first time in his own oven
4:30: Mike breaks down his top 5 favorite random moments from the Netflix show Cobra Kai, Season 3
8:40: Tim Rechtien joins Mike in the virtual podcast studio
9:45: Tim gives the listeners some background on himself for the listeners
14:00: Tim talks about some of the challenges of being a parent to young kids during a pandemic
15:05: Tim talks about which friend(s) he’s been friends with the longest
17:25: Tim and Mike talk about the last time they did something that wasn’t just a group text exchange
20.40: Tim and Mike talk about the initial memories of their friendship
24:00: Mike and Tim discuss how they never beat a joke into the ground and then get into their mutual love of Seinfeld and how their friendship is just like the Gatsbys
26:15: Mike and Tim talk about overstaying their welcome at a Chicago picnic
28:05: The guys talk about raising the volume of their voices in group settings
29:00: Mike introduces a classic summer activity he and Tim has participated in: Running of the Bulls
31:45: Mike and Tim discuss their trip to New Orleans for Mike’s 40th birthday celebration
33:40: Tim discusses the key to a good friendship as an adult in his eyes
37:30: Tim talks about what’s next for him
39:30: Tim and Mike discuss what their individual favorite scenes from Seinfeld are
43:30: Tim answers a series of question during the Rapid Fire Segment, ranging from travel destinations, Seinfeld characters to the state of MSU hoops
