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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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150:48

(S6Ep22) Moving Up: Part 2!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/04/02

THE END IS HERE! (of season 6 anyway!) So many amazing cast interviews, band interviews, finding out what Bobby Knight Ranger is, and again - all the cut scenes! Did you know the dummer of Mouse Rat was also the drummer of Letters to Cleo?! (Shouts to Mark Rivers!) More trivia like that, coming in hot during this episode! Thank you all SO much for listening and having a blast with us! This truly was so fun to research and watch. Don't forget to rate and review, and we'll see you for Sea...

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157:04

(S6Ep21) Moving Up: Part 1!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/03/26

You guys, this is the big one. SO MUCH HAPPENS!!!! Cut scenes, replaced scenes, BTS from the cast themselves, Michelle Obama?! AND the Department of the Interior's Resident Bad Boy stops by, I mean..... this is truly a Parks and Rec DREAM. Thank you, writers, cast and crew, for this gift of an episode. :) Thank you to Joe Souza for sending in WONDERFUL voice memos, no one knew you were sick, and you were perfect! ahhh!!! SOURCES: Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.c...

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76:09

Re-share: Our Conversation with Cooper Thornton aka...

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/03/19

Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

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121:50

Re-Share: Our Conversation with Kevin Symons aka...

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/03/12

Today's episode is an AMAZING rerun and if you haven't heard it yet, you're in for a treat! The best! Dexhart is an amazing guest and I have a feeling some of you haven't heard it yet! Please enjoy how excited we are by how excited HE IS about this show! We love when someone on the show is as big a fan as we are! Please remember you can ask him for personal messages via Cameo! Kevin's YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQdbINKqPfzDhm7LFMG_2g Social Media: @thekevinsymons Get a...

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104:50

(S6Ep20) One in 8,000!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/03/05

Did you know Mike Schur doesn't love Hawaiian Pizza? Such an informative, jam-packed episode and this is just the beginning of the end! (Of Season 6) ALSO the similarities I found between Friends (the TV show) and Parks is kind of hilarious! Deleted scenes, a TON of blooper reel scenes, surprises (and reproductive information) at the doctor's office, Keegan Michael Key AND guest star voice memos?! WHAT A DAY! Plus, the writers did such a great job showing us the amazing love and balance...

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83:59

(S6Ep19) Flu Season 2!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/02/26

(Most of) the parks crew heads to the winery, and Ben and Leslie get a WILD surprise!!!!!! and Chip McCapp (Bo Burnham) is finally here, omg we've been waiting!!!!! Thank you so much to Steve Tom and Rebecca Klingler for sending in amazing voice memos about your time on set, WE LOVED THEM!!!!!! So forever grateful! Check out their information below to follow! Rebecca Klingler: Teaching: https://www.uclaextension.edu/instructors/rebecca-klingler https://www.instagram.com/klingler.r...

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153:40

(S6Ep18) Prom!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/02/19

We're going to Prom, you guys! Leslie panics about the future, Ron helps ground her, and Alison is stuck in the middle. We learn about locations, uses for helium and more! Thank you so much to Piper Major from the Galentine's Day episode, Brittany Oaks, Carrie Alexander, and Reece Kirk for sending in incredible voice memos! We are OBSESSED with all the behind-the-scenes details! Please check out all their wonderful projects below! Piper Major: https://www.instagram.com/piperemajor/ Brit...

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64:04

(S6Ep17) Galentine's Day!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/02/12

Leslie is on the hunt for a new best friend, and sadly uses the sacred holy Galentine's Day to rank the people she knows... Ben and Tom learn that Jerry/Larry is a powerful paperwork beast! ...but never shows it. And yay Ann is back and we get to meet Oliver! Plus our tent guy is here! Deleted scenes, summaries and more. <3 Donate/call your Senators!!!!!!! We are all in this together, let's go!!!!!! To our immigrant friends, YOU BELONG HERE AND YOU ARE AMERICAN. We believe in t...

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95:16

(S6Ep16) New Slogan!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/01/29

How to help Minnesotans: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ How to find your representatives and tell them to STOP FUNDING ICE: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member ___________________ Thank you, Devin Sidell and Bonnie Bailey-Reed for sending incredible voice memos in, about the kindness of Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler and more! Such detailed and incredible information. This week, we discuss where the Pawnee/Eagleton park is located, how Leslie feels that she's lost control, and ...

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89:52

(S6Ep15) The Wall!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/01/22

Today's agenda! -Amazing voice memos from Josh Breeding (our vegan restaurant store owner from the Anniversaries episode) - Amber Friendly (our reporter who has Mike Schur's favorite character name) - Requirements for state parks vs national parks -We discuss how in the heck Leslie could leave the Parks department behind! -The origin of Tom's Bistro! Sources: Jen Statsky interview: https://ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/hacks-co-creator-jen-statsky-on-getting State Park...

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69:08

(S5Ep14) Anniversaries!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2026/01/15

Game of Thrones replica! A horse-drawn carriage with Jerry!? The birth of the UNITY CONCERT!?!? So many amazing stories in this episode! Plus, the amazing Debra Mooney and Peter Bonerz join the cast, holy star studded show. Thank you to Christopher Wolfe for exchanging emails to follow up, and thank YOU all for commenting/liking our videos and letting us know information you know! (Like how Adam Scott *had* directed before) It honestly is so fun to share this with you! Don't forge...

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61:52

(S6Ep13) Ann and Chris!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/12/31

Tbh, this episode should be called Ann and Leslie, but we get it :( What a beautiful send off for our Ann and Chris - the parties, the groundbreaking, the headlocks, all of it! Thank you writers, Aisha Muharrar and Mike Schur and director, Dean Holland, for making this such a magical moment for the fans to say farewell and see you soon. <3 <3 Plus, the green park bench, Tom Petty and a drone shot?! Come on. Perfect. PS, yes we talk about why they left. lol Thank you to Christopher...

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78:50

(S6Ep12) Farmers Market!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/12/18

Adam Scott's directorial debut, Chard Bodies, Connies Cabbage, Whine and Cheese Club, and of course Leslie and Ben's quest for balance at home and at work. "You can't escape city hall, fool!" Omg, plus, the birth of the name/character, JOHNNY KARATE! So many amazing stories and beginnings :) PS - pregnant ladies, did you have cravings and what were they? Tell us! Don't forget to rate and review! Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcas...

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91:52

Re-share: Our Conversation with John Balma!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/12/04

We love John Balma, our fav accountant! What a true treat for US to experience his presence! We talk all about his start in Hollywood, his sort of typecasting (you've seen him in Friends and Scrubs!), his pivot to a career in dog care (OMG George Cluny is his sweet dog’s name and we are HERE FOR IT), living in San Francisco and we also hear the FUNNIEST story about his time on Star Trek. Please join us and please support his dog business below! Thank you so much John, you are and always will ...

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65:44

(S6Ep11) New Beginnings!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/11/20

Who are we without the Parks department?! Leslie finds out as Tom takes over a new project. Plus, Ben has his first day as City Manager and gets pranked by the Parks team, which I can't decide how I feel about. Thank you to Bob Bancroft and Ben Begley for sending in INCREDIBLE voice memos! So funny and informative, we love! Bob played "Frank" in the Cones of Dunshire (the frank accountant, get it?) and Ben plays one half of the couple in the jewelry store with Ann and Chris! Ben B...

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101:20

(S6Ep10) Second Chunce!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/11/13

This week we are joined by amazing Kris Carr to talk all things Second Chunce! First, we start with amazing voice memos from Rob Kerkovich and Stacy Allen, who were guests in The Cones of Dunshire episode! Then, we turn to the 100th episode of Parks, Second Chunce, where we hear wonderful memories from the cast. Ben gives Leslie the amazing gift of a consult with Jenn Barkley so we can break through our limiting beliefs and really understand that Leslie can and WILL do better things out...

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68:12

Our Conversation with Jay Karas (Director!)

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/11/06

Today, we're talking to the director of Doppelgangers, Jay Karas! We cover a broad range of topics, like working with the amazing superstar cast of Doppelgangers, how the camera operators are characters and how he got started in the industry! I loved hearing the stories about Sam Elliott and Billy Eichner! Plus, Jay also directs Abbott Elementary, Ghosts AND is the producing director of a new show called Best Medicine on Fox, in January! Keep your eyes open for that! Thank you so much Ja...

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50:46

(S6Ep9) The Cones of Dunshire!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Yay Cones of Dunshire! What an iconic piece of Parks and Rec lore!!!!! We discuss Leslie's reason for wanting the lockbox so badly (and how Jamm is unstable), Ron sells his cabin to an unlikely buyer and Ben is so hot when he's confident and nerdy!!!!!! I call ledgerman! Sources: https://www.thegamesteward.com/products/the-cones-of-dunshire-board-game https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3305414/ Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagra...

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56:40

(S6Ep8) Fluoride!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/10/09

"I say T, you say Dazzle!" H2Flow, sparkle points, plain blue t-shirts, oh my! Today, we talk all about fluoride and learn a lot about how it's safe, good for you, and a great accomplishment in public health. We also see an amazing arc for Tom and discover a deep relationship with April and Donna. Plus, Chris and Ron hang out! Plus, we get an amazing voice memo from Jay Tapaoan who plays "Frasier" at the baby store! Learning how to say that chemicals name, working with Rob L...

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104:38

Re-share: Our Conversation with Brian Stack!

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast ·

2025/10/02

We love Brian!!!! I loved this conversation so much!!!!! Full disclosure, we kept thinking of things to talk about, so enjoy our many "endings" that turned into other stories LOL Brian Stack played Ted in Article Two, and the jeweler when Ann and Chris go to the jewelery store, BUT he was a writer on Conan for 18 years, he currently writes for Stephen Colbert and I talked his ear off about it all! We discuss his beginnings in Second City in Chicago, how he knew Amy Poehler, and advice f...

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