Friend Check
Friend Check
Podcast Description
Joe and Steve are connecting with Facebook friends to find out who they really are. Why are we friends? What was your high school mascot? Where have you lived? What do you do? Should we stay friends, or end it now? Everyone has an interesting story if you take the time to find out, and not just like their posts.
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The show explores themes of personal connectivity, nostalgia, and identity, covering topics such as high school experiences, shared interests, and individual life journeys, with episodes featuring discussions on personal stories like high school mascots and unique hometown experiences.

Joe and Steve are connecting with Facebook friends to find out who they really are. Why are we friends? What was your high school mascot? Where have you lived? What do you do? Should we stay friends, or end it now? Everyone has an interesting story if you take the time to find out, and not just like their posts.
A Bearded, liederhosen owning actor, father, husband and fraternity member
Meet Brian McCartney, a successful actor who has been on Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med, as well as films and the stage. Listen to tales of Joe’s first meeting of Brian in Chicago where Brian was the “dad” of his friend group. Find out about how Brian was wooed by a young college classmate at Bowling Green State University with pie who became his wife. Hear stories of the theater, beer enjoyment, being in a nerdy fraternity where he earned the nickname Squeaky, as well as stories from childhood and playing football and singing in the choir in Toledo, Ohio. Other topics discussed include: The Edmund Fitzgerald, Egg Sandwich Experts, Municipal Brew Works in Hamilton, Ohio, and more!
Friend Check is a project of History For Jerks. www.historyforjerks.com

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