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Hooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 3 Episode 3 - Allison Mertzman, Disney Planner Extraordinaire Part 1Send us a textAllison Mertzman, Ann Arbor born and raised, moved to LA for 15 years, and is now back in Ann Arbor (like many of us!) shares her experiences as Disney travel planner with her own company, moving across the country, motherhood, family, and more! Part 1. Visit https://adventureswithaw.com/home2025-07-1119 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 3 Episode 2 - Jared and Julia - NYC to A2Send us a textJared and Julia Hoffert talk with us about moving from NYC to Ann Arbor, what the change was about, maintaining theater and opera lives, raising their daughter in NYC vs MI, and other odds and ends. A fun episode with friends. 2025-05-2821 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 3 Episode 1 - Welcome Back and general stuffSend us a textJordan and Ron talk about terrible weather during the winters in Ann Arbor, how a year passes so quickly, and catch up with life in general. 2025-05-0521 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 - Episode 8 -- Superfan Joey, Long Distance relationships, Grad School talkSend us a textOur self-proclaimed "superfan" Joey joins us live in the studio - and we discuss long-distance relationships, graduate school, and decisions about where to live. A fun episode! As usual Like and Subscribe wherever you listen to our podcast! 2025-01-1620 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 Episode 7 -- Social Overwhelm and Red Flags in TextingSend us a textJordan discusses post-holiday social overwhelm, and Ron discusses red flags when texting with someone you are interested in. Some book recommendations are discussed.Drop us a line at HookingUpWithJordanAndRon@gmail.com - tell us what you like, what you would like to hear, do you want to be on the air with us? Do you have a recommendation for a guest speaker? Why makes you a great friend?2025-01-0921 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 Episode 6 - Ron and Jordan discuss Dating Apps Part 2Send us a textRon and Jordan pick up where they left off with the original episode and talk about Dating Apps part 2! They also discuss what's new in Ann Arbor. Let us know what you think, drop us a line at HookingUpWithJordanandRon@gmail.com and as usual like and subscribe! 2024-11-2921 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 - Episode 5 -- Margo, "Heckin' Divorce!"Send us a textThis episode's guest, Margo, talks frankly about her current life, career, friendships, and divorce. Drop us a line at HookingUpWithJordanAndRon@gmail.com - let us know what makes you a good friend -- ask a question, suggest a guest for the podcast (or volunteer to be one of our guests!). And as usual, Like and Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform or directly to this link. Join us on Facebook at Hooking Up With Jordan and Ron group. 2024-11-1420 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 Episode 4 -- Craig VanKempen, therapistSend us a textJoin us when our guest Craig VanKempen, a SE Michigan based therapist discusses friendships, dating, meeting people. If you want to get in touch with Craig, contact him at CraigVK@IntegrativeEmpowerment.comYou can contact Jordan and Ron at HookingUpWithJordanAndRon@gmail.com2024-11-0721 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 - Episode 3 - Stand up comedian Ryan BrownSend us a textJoin us as Ryan discusses his life and comedy post-divorce, the world of comedy, and friendships. See Ryan Brown throughout the SE Michigan area. Visit and subscribe to his YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO3_iJPTRbCJp-yO7ilPYxADrop us a line at HookingUpWithJordanAndRon@gmail.com and tell us what makes you a good friend! Who do you want to see on the podcast? What are your thoughts? Feel free to drop us an email and look for our web page launching soon! 2024-10-3120 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 Episode 2 - Eric - New Friends, Old Friends, Small-Town friendsSend us a textEric discusses a friendship that rekindled after 15 years, and his moving to a very small town in Minnesota and what it's like to try to make friends there. We also discuss the arts, music, and some other fun things. And he calls Ron "Rob" and gets razzed. 2024-10-2621 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonSeason 2 Episode 1 -- We're Back!Send us a textWe're back! A brand new season of podcasts. And we want to hear from you! Email us at HookingUpWithJordanAndRon@gmail.com ! We talk about season one, what's coming this season, and what we did during the summer and what we have coming up this fall in Ann Arbor. 2024-09-1620 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 10 - John - Fitness TrainerSend us a textJohn joins us to discuss his career, life growing up, bicoastal living, fitness training/dancing/acting...and a bit of Disney! 2024-08-0120 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 9 - Friends after a Brain InjurySend us a text4 guests with Brain Injuries discuss what it was like to weather the rehabilitation process vis-a-vis friends -- did they stick around? Did they have to make new friends? How? Where? A fascinating look at friendships after a traumatic incident. 2024-07-3120 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 8 - Antonio, "Gamer Guy"Send us a textAntonio discusses social aspects of gaming, highlighting Smash meetups. We hit on normalizing friendships as adults, and alternative ways to meet friends socially through the common interest of a hobby, such as video gaming. 2024-07-1120 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 7 - Josh - "Trivia Guy"Send us a textJoin us as we speak with guest star Josh, a host of trivia nights throughout the area, as we discuss trivia nights in general, and social aspects of game nights, meeting people, teams, and how to get involved! 2024-07-0220 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 6 - Colby - friendships after having childrenSend us a textColby discusses changes and similarities after having children when it comes to friends, maintaining relationships, and rediscovering yourself after post-natal crisis of self. Also, she's Jordan's sister. 2024-06-2120 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 5 - Lisa, AddictionSend us a textA special episode on friends, dating, myths and realities during Addiction Recovery. Washtenaw County Resources:https://www.familiesagainstnarcotics.org/washtenaw2024-06-0620 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 4 - Bartender ConnieSend us a textJordan and Ron discuss the dating scene from the point of view of a Bartender from one of Ann Arbor's most popular night spots.2024-06-0420 min
Hooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 1 - WelcomeSend us a textJordan and Ron talk about what this podcast is all about - what it's like to meet adult friends in the modern world - for fun, for dating, for relationships. 2024-06-0419 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 2 - Dating Apps Part 1Send us a textJordan and Ron discuss the trials and tribulations of social dating apps. 2024-06-0420 minHooking Up with Jordan and RonEpisode 3 - Brian Cowan, Flight AttendantSend us a textJordan and Ron talk with Brian Cowan about meeting friends as a Flight Attendant and relationships in general in the adult world.2024-06-0419 min