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Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

Hosted by Holly Constant and Madi Hockaday, (two real-life Ann and Leslie"s), Park Pals is a fun Parks and Recreation rewatch podcast! We research every episode DEEPLY from deleted scenes to interviewing guest stars that were actually on the show, all while relating it back to our real lives and delightful tangents. <3 We do all the work so you can just sit back and have fun learning! Join us you tropical fish! Insights or questions? parkpalspodcast@gmail.com (We are a fan podcast, and our views

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91:06

(S5Ep20) Jerry's Retirement!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/03/13

🎶🎶 Eggs, bacon and toast! 🎶🎶🎶 It's Jerry Day! (or what I'm calling Jerry Day) We hear from Julie Brister, who plays the incredibly funny guard at the executive dining hall ("His dream, really?) Check her out on St. Denis Medical coming out soon! Thank you for sharing your audition story, being coached/taught by THE Amy Poehler herself and explaining more about your night shoot! Go ahead and follow her! Julie's Insta! https://www.instagram.com/bristahsouljah/ Ann and Chris have more...

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71:35

(S5Ep19) Article Two!

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2025/03/06

Omg it's Ted Party day!!!!!!! aka Star Wars/Patton Oswalt Day! Today, we get some behind-scenes on removing some Pawnee charter rules, Chris and Ron debate which motivation tactic is better, and Ann and Ben join forces to figure out Leslie's incessant anniversary gifts. Kudos to Leslie for moving Pawnee forward and bringing our town into the future while finding a compromise that suits its citizens best. :) Today, we also get a voice memo from my past improv teacher at iO West, Jaime Moyer! S...

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72:08

(S5Ep18) Animal Control!

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2025/02/27

Starting this episode with our Partridge park ranger, Clark Freeman! Thank you so much for talking about your original audition (not a park ranger!), getting the call the NIGHT BEFORE and how sweet Adam Scott is! Plus, keep an eye out for his project! IMDB Instagram But we MUST talk about how amazing Adam Scott is and how nice he was to respond to my fan theory on Severance, omg! Peep 9:14 minute mark!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztTLzRXCSw Then I start the Animal Control ...

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77:50

(S5Ep17) Partridge!

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2025/02/20

We're headed to Partridge, people! Ben on painkillers is the absolute best, Jamm gets Jammed, and Chris and Ann are... not doing great compatibility-wise. We have a lot to discuss and Madi is back! We get to hear an awesome deleted scene from Ben's doctor and discuss at length the forced feeling of Chris and Ann, which is a bummer. Love that the Parks team gets payback for Ron though, we love!!! Omg, plus JK Simmons!!! Don't forget to rate and review and subscribe and all the things! ...

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51:44

(S5Ep16) Bailout!

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2025/02/13

HAPPY GALENTINES! Let's celebrate by reviewing a classic Parks episode! New guests coming in hot! (Jenny Slate/Mona Lisa omg!!!) Parks and business mix with a quintessential Ron and Leslie moment! And we discuss/rant about how in the heck did Chris go from sperm donor to dad? Also, why does Ann care so much about April liking her? PS - we love Mara Marini's episode (Aka THE Brandi Maxxxx), check it out here! She is a queen among queens! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-co...

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54:18

(S5Ep15) Correspondents Lunch!

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2025/01/30

Oh, the awkwardness. April asks Chris to be a sperm donor and I go on a tangent about how it didn't have to be this way. Leslie gets her jokes stolen and Donna saves the day with her magical prowess by finding the thief! (it wasn't Jerry) Plus, there's a super funny gag reel and an amazing voice memo from Morgan Parker Brown who plays Charles (the server/Sweetums assistant) with INCREDIBLE details! Oh and also Nick Offerman directs for the first time!!!!! Thank you Morgan and please be sure t...

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91:40

(S5Ep14) Leslie and Ben!

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2025/01/16

I love you and I like you! The moment we've been waiting for! So many guest stars from our last episode too! It's been a long and winding road as Tom says for these lovebirds, but we are so excited and honored to review this very special, tender moment. SO BEAUTIFUL! Thank you to all of our guest stars!!! And thank you to Kirston Mann for reminding me that the costume department DID in fact sew Leslie's dress with paper on fabric, so perfect. Peter Allen Vogt: (amazing BTS about all the...

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59:44

(S5Ep13) Emergency Response!

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2025/01/09

50,000 dollars is so much money to raise in one episode, but we can do it!!!!! Especially in this season! Leslie is called away to work on an emergency preparedness test for the city while the Parks gang takes over the fundraising gala to get this park going!Thank you so much to Will McLaughlin who plays Officer Killnose for sending great behind-the-scenes memories! So fun to hear about your character name! We appreciate it so much! Also some amazing deleted scenes to share and was there a bo...

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96:30

(S5Ep12) Ann's Decision!

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2024/12/19

The episode that started it all! (Or at least the name of our show... "I guess we're Park Pals" *wink*) But honestly, I think our name comes from the true amazing park pals we get to come on this show and share their stories. Words can't really describe how much it means to me that actors and crew take time out of their day to contribute to our podcast and give us such incredible stories. This Pawnee community is so wonderful and something that I love to shed light on. <3 On that note, tod...

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85:54

(S5Ep11) Women In Garbage!

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2024/12/12

All the guest stars this week, so exciting! Thank you so very much to everyone who sent in these awesome, detail-filled behind-the-scenes messages, we love!Women can do anything. The end, bye! :) Tim Trobec (construction worker who finds the penis candy haha!):https://www.instagram.com/timtrobec11/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1617308/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t24Joe Foust (server at St. Elmo's Steakhouse):https://www.instagram.com/joefoustart/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724467/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1Kiff ...

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85:10

(S5Ep10) Two Parties!

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2024/11/27

How did Newt Gingrich get here? Is there such a thing as too many penis shaped things? Can Jerry kick a field goal? Are the Colts super cool? Discover all that and more on this week's episodes of Two Parties! The compassion, the friendship, the happiness, that's what's important in life. And also making fun of the white man. :)Thank you Iker Amaya and Joe Foust for sending in such WONDERFUL voice memos! We loved hearing all of these stories omg!Please follow them below!https://www.instagram.c...

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77:43

(S5Ep9) Ron and Diane!

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2024/11/07

Did you know some of the woodworkers in this episode are real woodworkers!? So much wood to be worked - we love Tammy omg Plus, Leslie is meeting Diane, Diane is meeting Tammy, Chris is meeting Millie's fiance, WE ARE MEETING GAYLE! Ben and Leslie play emotional support roles to their friends, some of the Parks gang learns a Christmas lesson for Jerry, and we learn how the amazing Christie Brinkley got her role on Parks. Also, do you guys like egg nog? Christian Becksvoort (Shaker S...

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103:02

Re-share: Our Conversation with Yvans Jourdain!

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2024/10/17

Some of you haven't listened to the amazing conversation I had with Yvans Jourdain and you need to!!!! We absolutely loved talking about all things spiritual, acting, overcoming insecurities and the journey life takes you on! PS - He's in a Paxlovid commercial and I just LOVE seeing Parks people out in the wild. 😜 Yvans played Councilman Howser and I LOVED getting to hear about the backstory and how his character is the father figure to them all :) We hope you enjoy and don't forget to ...

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98:42

(S5Ep8) Pawnee Commons!

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2024/10/10

Yay, we're talking about the Park that started it all! First we start with jazz plus jazz equals jazz, then we get into Eagleton vs. Pawnee while Tom shows such a great growth arc and Burt Macklin hangs up his shades. Did you know Brad Hall aka Wreston St. James is married to Julia Louis Dreyfuss?!! Also, we talk about Julia's show Wiser Than Me, it's INCREDIBLE. Please take a listen. Plus, thank you to Derek Baynham for the wonderful email giving us amazing behind-the-scenes details ab...

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53:56

(S5Ep7) Leslie vs April!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2024/10/03

This week, we're discussing whose side you're on! Leslie or April or was there a way to compromise? Seems like we all had different gut reactions, but we all know we could (and did) compromise somehow :)ALSO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HELLO!!!!!!Also, random side fact, did you know the Sweetums molasses explosion was based on a true story?Meanwhile, Ben gets a million job offers (and saddens the accounting firm... again) while Tom gets rejections and Andy and Chris go through the realities of being ...

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57:32

Our Conversation with Mary Faber! (aka Kathryn Pinewood)

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2024/09/26

Yay, welcome Mary Faber to the pod, the iconic Kathryn Pinewood of the Pawnee Restaurant Association!! First, we talk about all things Parks, like auditioning, working with her old college pal Gregory Levine (script supervisor), improvising some lines and being the nememis to Leslie!Then I dive into asking questions about her professional Broadway experiences! (she's been in Avenue Q, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and American Idiot!) I loved getting to hear her process and...

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102:28

(S5Ep6) Ben's Parents!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2024/09/12

Are you a Twizzlers or Red Vines family? Should we invest in gold? Who did Adam Scott originally audition for? All that and more on this new episode where we break down meeting Ben's parents, Chris's emotional rollercoaster, and the growth of Tom!Plus, a wonderful guest cast to talk about and insider cab driver details! Please rate and review and share with all of your friends! Support the showRate and review us on Apple Podcasts!Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us ...

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15:48

Freebie: Madi and Holly Therapy Talk!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2024/09/05

Hi! Throwing you a bonus today, because I hit record and we didn't know this cool chat about therapy would happen <3 We discuss our therapists, (which leads wonderfully into Chris being open about his therapy journey), what works best for you and how to relate to people and all the things. We also talk about introversion and extroversion (you should read the book "Quiet: The Power of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking"). Hope you enjoy and that this helps you feel...

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107:32

(S5Ep5) Halloween Surprise!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2024/08/29

Yay, Halloween is here, a sad Fart Attack, and the LERPISS FAMILY!! We learn what the real Halloween movie name that's shown at the Parks Dept (it's called Blood Hook from the 80's), Tom invents Rent-A-Swag, and Ron, Leslie and Ben all take steps in their relationships! IT'S SO WONDERFUL AND EMOTIONAL!!!! Plus, Jerry has some super insightful, wise moments and we love. We do go on some tangents, sorry not sorry. THANK YOU so much to our amazing guests!Ryan Radis - unwilling to pay $300 for a ...

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105:30

(S5Ep4) Sex Education!

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2024/08/15

"Great news! Lots of old people have chlamydia." This week, we discuss abstinence-only vs Leslie's sex education! (Where for some reason we have bananas, a cucumber, a pineapple AND a watermelon?) Also, this story line was based on a real discussion at this time - STD's were spreading everywhere through old folks homes. Thank you Alan Yang and Craig Zisk for giving us this gem of an episode. <3 We also discuss social media and how it's only gotten worse, but can be used as a tool and for j...

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