Season 2 - Episode 1 - Amy Pretty

In the Season 2 Premier Mike talks about what listeners can expect for this season, gives the listeners an update on what’s been going on with the Podcast and him, talks about his five favorite movies that feature women kicking butt career wise and then welcomes Amy Pretty as Episode 1’s guest.

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Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Season 2 Episode 1.

1:45: Mike encourages listeners to go back and listen to Season 1 if they haven’t yet.

2:40: Mike corrects mistakes from the Season 1 Finale (Episode 12) with Brock Steere.

3:25: Mike gives an update on the ever growing listener numbers and increased international reach of the podcast.

3:50: Mike talks about what listeners can expect in Season 2 of the podcast.

4:50: Mike addresses some burning questions from listeners, including whether the podcast has an official sponsor yet, whether any Season 1 guests will make an appearance in Season 2, whether Mike has lost any friendships over the Season 1 guest list, and how Mike’s life has changed since launching the podcast.

7:30: Mike gives the listeners an update on what’s going with him.

9:00: Mike breaks down his five favorite movies that showcase women kicking butt career wise.

15:25: Mike introduces this episode’s guest: Amy Pretty.

16:40: Mike welcomes Amy into the Virtual Podcast Studio.

18:20: Amy gives the listeners her entire life story, including how her husband Todd is known as the male version of Megan Markle.

22:00: Amy talks about how her husband Todd’s life has changed since coming on Season 1 of this podcast.

24:20: Amy breaks down what it was like to buy a new house during COVID.

26:45: Amy discusses who her longest running friend is and what’s kept their friendship going.

29:30: Mike and Amy go over what it means when your best friend starts getting serious with a romantic partner.

31:00: Mike and Amy go over their memories of meeting each other for the first time, including the origin of the nickname “Johnnycakes” for former Detroit Tigers closer Todd Jones.

35:20: Amy tells the story of Todd breaking up with Amy for four hours.

36:30: Mike and Amy tell some stories about the legendary Dubuque, Iowa wedding of Amy and Todd’s.

37:30: Amy recounts the story of her being banned from a Dubuque casino.

39:10: Amy then talks about how she and Todd were wedding reception pioneers.

41:10: Mike and Amy tell the story of Mike’s legendary dance move “Feeding the Birds”.

42:45: Mike and Amy talk about how Amy (with the help of Season 1 guest Heide Cygan) staged a “footwear intervention” with Mike to shift his summer footwear choice from mandals to flip-flops.

47:00: Amy tells the story of how she honored the request of Mike’s mom to ask Mike to grow out his hair for his sister’s wedding.

48:40: Amy gives her philosophy on being a good friend as an adult.

52:50: Amy talks about what she’s excited about in the next six months in her life, including a big family trip out west.

57:00 Amy talks about the newest addition to the Pretty family → Midge the dog!

59:15: Mike takes Amy through the (not so) Rapid Fire segment, including talking about Amy’s favorite personality quirks with each of her daughters, what Amy misses about living in the State of Iowa, and her favorite places to grab food and drink in Chicago.