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Mark and Matt chat about St Pattys day and how another year without the traditional celebratory events in St Paul. They reflect on one particular past years festivities and how much fun they had. Some miscellaneous banter rounds out another week. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Matt recap their trip to Vegas in what is the 3rd episode in a 3 week series of this trip. Of course they had a blast as they always do. Some unplanned naps, a round of golf, gambling, and a hundred drinks each they definitely did Vegas the way they consider the right way! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Matt are headed west to Vegas. They luck out and get the whole row to themselves with the middle seat open so they decided to pull out the equipment a few times throughout the flight. They are having cocktails and getting very excited to land and start having and absolute time! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

It seems Matt and Mark have been talking about traveling and/or going to Vegas every other week for the past 6-9 months. This week they are actually getting on a plane and doing just that. They are meeting up with their buddy Mezz from Boise and the three of them are gonna have a time. Boozing, Gambling and a little Golf is the plan, but surely a bunch of great meals, some pool time, and maybe even a museum is on the scheddy as well. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Ben Walton returns to talk a little NASCAR. The 2021 season kicks off this week in Daytona and there are a lot of new faces in new places, new teams, new sponsors and it is the final season of the current car. As always these two had a blast previewing the upcoming season and hopefully Benny Boy gets to go back to college so he can start wheeling some gals. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Op is flying solo this week doing an A vs B list. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Big news! The podcast is now moving to Mondays as Op has a new schedule with this whole having a job thing. This ep Matty and Mark are joined by Kyle from St Louis Park to discuss Simmy Golf, College Hockey and Sandos. They get a call from their favorite chiropractor Jer Bear and they just have a time. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is joined by the original co-host, our old pal Tim Daglow for his quarterly update from AZ. They started the podcast as a couple beer guys who didnt want to talk about beer, and all they did on this episode was talk about beer. Tim is the head brewer at Sedona Beer Company and Mark is back in the retail liquor store world during these Covid times and end up talking shop pretty much the entire time. As always with Timmy, there are many good stories and lots of laughs! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Matt catch up on several subjects from Simmy Season kicking off playing a lot of indoor simulator golf. The recap the first week and a half of the NCHC bubble in Omaha. Then they talk about the vaccine and why they would or wouldn't want to be one of the first people to get it when it becomes readily available. And Greg Masuvius from the CDC calls to give the boys a quick update! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is joined by a great friend of the pod and definitely not a stranger to listeners in Cliff Nystrom. They do their annual College Hockey preview as well as catch up on everything going on in the world right now. Covid took a trip through Cliffs household and he discusses that as well and the boys just do some much needed catching up. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is joined by a buddy from his college days in Aberdeen, SD. Joe Fettig is a remarkable human being that like everyone has had some darker days in his life but he made the decision to make a complete 180 and focus on making himself a better person top to bottom everyday. The two reflect on some of those college days and the fun that was had but then Joey tells his story and it is truly inspirational. Anyone who wants to make positive changes in their lives should reach out to Joe for some coaching because he is an absolute legend in the making and he can help you become one too! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Matty is back and the boys recap the past couple weeks guests, they recap their past weekend, as well as the Masters, and even about Mark getting a job, like for 40 hours a week! Then they finish the ep off with a couple of Top 5 lists like they did in the original format when it all started. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is joined by Comedian Bret Ernst at Pryes Brewing Company for a beer and a chat. It is long overdue as they had previously tried to sit down a couple times over the years. Lots of laughs were shared and although he is an East Coast guy and Mark a Midwest guy, they have been a lot of the same places at different times but for fun times all the same. Watch his stand up comedy special Principals Office for free on his website bretcomedy.com Follow him on social media @BretErnst Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Ben Walton returns to talk NASCAR with Mark once again. They preview this weekends Championship Weekend and the end of the season. They recap the playoffs and then preview some of the big moves being made in the offseason with some stars changing cars and a couple new teams as well. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Matt talk about all the cars they have driven over the past 20+ years starting at the beginning. Matty had an 89' Grand Am and Mark had a 94' Buick Regal. One was cool while one was really nice for teenagers to drive. More amazing stories about other vehicles along the way leading up to present times where they just drive normal vehicles. Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is flying solo for this episode and he takes a little time to talk about the passing of a friend from college and uses it as an opportunity to talk about some health issues of his own that have been going on. Life is too short to not listen to your body when it is telling you something. Don't be afraid of the doctor or bad news because it might save your life Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Matt are catching up after a few weeks in a row with guests. They talk Music, Sports, and Vegas kicking it off by discussing the 20th Anniversary of New Found Glorys Self Titled album being released back when they were still in High School. They discuss all things sports with playoffs going on as well as the NFL getting their first taste of COVID and having to postpone games. They wrap it up by talking about the itch to get on a plane and go to Vegas and check out the brand new Circa Sports Casino and the 3 stories of glory! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark is joined by Ben Walton, co-host of the Burnin' It Down Racing Podcast. They talk about Bens childhood running go karts and falling in love with Motorsports, especially NASCAR. Mark has been a fan of NASCAR for the past 15 years and has become a diehard fan so the two of them discuss this years playoffs, discuss some news that has came out recently and discuss Silly Season and make some predictions as well. Follow Ben on Instagram: @neb_notlaw Subscribe to his podcast: Burnin' It Down Podcast Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Well instead of the previously mentioned episode you would have expected with Matty and Pot Pie and King Crab. Mark went to Mankato to visit friends of the pod, Tony Schumann and Bryan Weinhagen and they had a fun time doing another great pod before Mark went dark and couldnt walk and also lost his phone in front of the police department! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com

Mark and Tim catch up and reminisce on 3 years of the podcast. Tim gives us an Arizona update and tells us all about his new gig at Sedona Beer Company. Mark makes an anouncement that he is making the move to Arizona from Minnesota and a little insight on the future of the pod. Don't worry, it will continue on for a year or two at least! Subscribe and Rate the pod on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and SoundCloud Follow us on social media Instagram: @mannersoptionalpodcast Answering Machine: 877-312-0969 Email: mannersoptionalpodcast@gmail.com