Season 2 - Episode 4 - Brian Pandya

In Episode 4 of Season 2 (the second one involving a Brian) Mike welcomes his old law school chum (who’s definitely NOT a chump) Brian Pandya to the podcast where they discuss living in the Lawyers Club, dressing up for dinner on Sundays, and the infamous 916 Mary.

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Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S2E4 featuring Mike’s good friend Brian Pandya.

2:00: Mike celebrates a couple of MAJOR milestones for the podcast, including crossing the 2K listener threshold and reaching 22 different countries.

3:05: Corrections from Episode 3.5 (the Point Fiver on 90s School Dance Slow Jams): there aren’t so much corrections but instead just effusive feedback on this episode.

5:00: Mike updates the listeners on what’s going on with him, which includes a mix of fun activities but one in particular: axe throwing.

6:30: Mike plugs a new Lil Yachty song he’s really loving.

8:50: Mike introduces this episode’s guest: Brian Pandya.  

10:00: Mike welcomes Brian to the podcast.

10:50: Brian gives the listeners his full life story (spoiler alert: it’s quite impressive).

11:40: Brian and Mike put in a plug for government service and Brian talks about why he loved working for the government for part of his career.

15:00: Mike and Brian talk a bit about some of the unique aspects of going to law school at Michigan, including the Summer Start Program (which no longer exists, much to Mike D’s chagrin).

16:30: Brian talks a bit more about growing up in West-Central Pennsylvania and why/how he can help listeners get online with Prodigy via their dial up modems.

18:40: Brian talks about the friend he’s been friends with the longest (it’s someone he became friends with upon moving to Washington DC) and how this buddy helped Brian get featured on the infamous legal blog “Above the Law”.

23:20: Mike and Brian talk about the last time they saw each other in person, in Washington DC for the Michigan/Maryland football game in 2017.

27:10: Mike and Brian recount the first time they remember hanging out with the other person at law school, as well as noting their respective home state regions have many similarities.

30:15: Mike tells the listeners why Brian was known as the “Gazelle” in Ann Arbor during law school.  He could really move!

31:50: Brian and Mike bring up their legal weightlifting society of Res Lifta Loquitor.

31:15: Mike and Brian discuss some of their favorite shared memories in the law school dorm known as the “Lawyers Club”, including how the Lawyers Club enhances the collegiality at Michigan Law School.

35:40: Mike and Brian go over the tradition known as “Sunday Dinner” in the Lawyers Club cafeteria.

37:00: Mike and Brian then talk about a specific event in their first year of law school involving not-awkward-at-all high tea at the adjacent Martha Cook dormitory.

39:45: Mike and Brian talk about their memories of their Constitutional Law class at Michigan taught by Professor Hills (a one-of-a-kind professor during their time in law school).

43:30: The guys break down their legendary law school house (916 Mary) and what they loved about it, including the unique way they decorated the common spaces of the house (largely inspired by the movie Old School) and hosting tailgates for Michigan football games.

51:30: Brian gives the listeners his key(s) to a good friendship.

53:30: Brian then talks about what he’s excited about in life over the next 6 months.

54:15: Mike takes Brian through the (not so) Rapid Fire segment, including talking about Brian’s favorite part about being a lawyer, some of Brian’s favorite activities with his kids, traveling with his wife, his favorite Pittsburgh athlete, and his prediction for Penn State football in the 2021 Season.