Hey everyone, welcome back to The Main Mike.
My name's Harper. And I'm Mackenzie. And it's
spring break! I am so excited for a much -needed
one -week break from school. Yes. Midterms are
coming up, though, and I'm not excited about
that. Me neither. A lot. I hate tests. Yeah.
I mean, uh... I have like an essay for a midterm,
and I have a test. And I don't even know if one
of my classes is even doing a midterm, but not
really excited. I don't know if any of my classes
are doing midterms. I mean, I have an online
class that just does discussions, and I'm sure
I'm going to have to write like a creative writing
story for that class. But other than that, I
don't think we have any. Really? Yeah. Well,
okay, so, so far, the midterm that I have, which
this is such a boring topic, I'm so sorry to,
like, stress you guys about this, but we have
to do a test based on everything we've learned
in, like, the first half of the semester, which
I haven't done that since high school. Oof. Yeah.
But, but, unlike more happy news, I guess, it's
spring break, but it's... Also St. Patrick's
Day coming up. So there are going to be a bunch
of parades. There are going to be a bunch of,
like, I don't want to say bar hopping, but for
some students that may be applicable. Applicable?
Applicable? Applicable? Yeah, applicable, I think.
Anyway. But to get things rolling, Mackenzie.
Yes. Do you have much going on during spring
break? No, not really. Just working all week.
Yep. Same. Zach, are you happy? I'm kidding.
Yeah. Do you think you'll be busy at your work?
I mean, don't want to dock to you, but where
do you work? So. My parents own a cleaning company,
so I work for them cleaning random office buildings
around Overland Park, basically. Yeah. So the
businesses that we clean, they like to have parties.
So 10 times out of 10, they're going to have
a St. Patrick's Day party, and I'm going to have
to clean up all of the chips on the floor and
all the wrappers and everything. So it'll probably
be a little busier for me. Uh, but it's not too
bad. It's usually pretty, pretty easy. Do you
get tips through that? No. Damn. It's, uh, it's,
like, late night stuff, so they're usually not
there. So it's, like, hourly? Yeah. Oh, okay.
So I'm, like, there for, like, at the most four
hours. Yeah, well, I work at a brewery, so the
one day that's gonna be busy is probably day
of St. Patrick's Day. Yeah. And I don't work
until Tuesday. That sucks. I mean, the Tuesdays
that we have are hosted by Trivia, and I don't
really favor those due to the fact that everyone
sits down at the same time, everyone orders drinks
at the same time, everyone orders food at the
same time, and then the bartenders get backed
up and the kitchen gets backed up. So it's just
a huge thing, and usually my, like... Tables
are upset with the fact that everything is slower
than usual, but they have to understand that
everyone literally sat down at the exact same
time. Yeah. I hated that working in food. Some
people don't have any grace for the servers or
anyone. So I've been yelled at multiple times,
and the only food I've worked in is literally
Zaxby's. Really? Yeah. I mean, I feel like that's
not even, like, the worst place, isn't it? Like
part fast food? Yeah, it's technically just fast
food, but working the front counter, you also
have to run people's food to them. If it's too,
too busy, you can just call them up to get their
food. But usually I was a runner and a cashier,
and I've had people come up and yell at me. I
had this man, we were like waiting on grilled
chicken, and he had ordered a salad for him and
his wife, and it was taking like... forever so
he came up to the counter while I'm just standing
there and like I can't do anything but sit there
and wait he came to the counter and he was banging
the little thingy to hold their number card on
there and he was banging on the um the counter
he was like why is it taking so long like we've
been waiting here forever and I'm like well it
takes a while to get the grilled chicken out
and while he was banging on the counter yelling
at me his food came out right behind me. That's
too funny. I was honestly standing there laughing,
but I had my back turned to him so that he wouldn't
see me laughing. But I had to call my manager
up there anyway, but I did ask him if he wanted
the food, and I was trying very hard not to laugh.
He's like, do you want the food that just came
out right behind me? I was like, your food's
right here. Do you want it? I don't ever understand
why people... are, like, are obsessed with being
upset at fast food restaurant workers. Yeah.
Like, I completely understand if it's, like,
you're at a fast food restaurant and it takes
30, 45 minutes, but usually it's, like, I mean,
like, 20 minutes max is usually, like, how long
it takes for fast food. Mm -hmm. And, I mean,
I'd prefer for my food to be hot anyway, so I'll
wait. I will wait. And, like... Fast food is
typically run by teenagers, so I think they should
definitely have some grace for the teens that
are working the counter and all that, because
I was like 16, 17. Oh, my gosh. No, yeah, my
first job was at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. That
sounds really good to have right now. No, I know,
right? Honestly, I didn't really favor my coworkers,
but... They were pretty flexible on schedule
because I was a teenager, but also I was a workaholic
in high school. I much preferred working than
going to school. Me too. I still kind of do.
I still really enjoy the whole working aspect
rather than going to school, but I much prefer
a long -term staying in school education than
not doing anything at all. I just like to be
out of the house, like if it's at work or if
it's at school. I mean, work is fine, but sometimes
it gets a little, okay, I don't want to be here
anymore. Very overwhelming, for sure, for sure.
Yeah, I mean, I guess, I mean, I just started
this job, but I've been in the food industry,
obviously, since I was like 14. Not really counting
the summers where I would lifeguard or, I mean,
there are times where I would nanny as well.
That's, like, my three main jobs is food service,
nannying, and lifeguard. And usually I got, like,
nannying jobs from being a lifeguard. So it really
just depends on, like, I guess the stages of
life. Like, everyone, I feel like everyone has
to have a fast food job. or like either fast
food or like retail or like grocery store yeah
I've seen so many like young kids like as like
grocery baggers sorry what I was just looking
around I was not paying attention for a second
um yeah I've never worked in grocery though I've
only done fast food and cleaning that's it I
honestly feel like cleaning would be such a cool
job to have. It's like therapeutic for me. I
can't clean my own space, but I 100 % will clean
any one of my friends' houses or apartments.
I do that too. But it can be like, since you're
cleaning up after strangers, it's just a little
weird. Sometimes it's like you don't realize
how dirty people actually are until you start
cleaning up after office workers. And not to
like... Get on any office workers out there.
But, like, not all of them are clean people.
It can get really dirty. Yeah, especially the
bathrooms. Sometimes I just don't understand.
Oh, my. I was not even thinking about bathrooms.
Praying for you. Like, ew. It's disgusting. I'm
glad I'm not, like. The designated bathroom cleaner,
but sometimes I have to clean them, and the smell
is the worst thing ever. Yeah? Yeah, it's terrible.
Do you have any homework assignments due over
the spring break? No, I don't think I do. I mean,
I have a couple that I can work on, but for my
online class, she assigned... homework over spring
break but the the week after she didn't assign
any but i mean that might i don't know she probably
just got the days wrong doesn't even matter i
don't have i don't think i have anything due
during spring break but i'll probably work on
things that are due afterwards but getting into
it um there are some events coming up yep and
We do have an eSports club every Monday at 5
p .m. in the CoLab. Why would it be at 5 a .m.?
I do not know any gamers that are actively waking
up at 4 in the morning. I was, like, not thinking.
Well, I mean, like, probably not waking up, but
staying up all night. Staying up all night, yeah,
but, like, why would they? Never mind. I'm biting
my tongue on this. I'm not thinking. They would
stay up. They would stay up for a 5 a .m. meeting.
But they would not actively want to leave their
house. I would not want to actively leave my
house at 5 in the morning. Me neither. Kudos
to those who do. Especially, like, people who
do those, like, morning jogs. I could not. I
tried to do that. It doesn't work out. Really?
I wouldn't mind going on, like, morning walks.
But, you know. I mean, speaking of, like, Johnson
County, like. i guess things that are going on
there's still a vase drive it's been going on
for the entirety of march but it is ending i
guess march 31st so since it's the middle of
march and we won't talk to you guys until after
spring break uh we just wanted to mention that
again just to make sure that you guys know if
you have any vases or maybe want to go to your
local thrift store buy those vases for like I
guess they're like $2 a piece possibly. Probably.
And then donate those to the local vase drive.
I have absolutely no idea what they would do
with them, but if they have a reason to collect
vases, then it's for a good cause. Yeah. I mean,
I have a couple of vases in my home I could probably
give away. I used to be such a vase collector,
so there are some that are at my mom's house
that I 100 % am not. going to be able to throw
away. Well, you got the bass drive. Give them
away. I know. I got to go through that little
collection of mine and then go ahead and, you
know, get rid of all the, you know, tiny separate,
I guess the, what are they? The decanter pots
where you like grow your own plants. I have way
too many of those. My grandma has, like, a bunch
of these, like, giant pots for all the stuff
that she grows. But, like, she's not really growing
anything, so. I mean, I used to be really into,
like, it was my thing during COVID, growing plants.
I grew an orange tree and a lime tree. That's
cool. Wait, how long have you been since COVID?
Yeah, it was, like, my little hobby during COVID.
All the plants are at my mom's house, but I live
in an apartment now, so I don't. I don't have
the access to grow a plant. I can't grow an orange
tree or a lime tree anymore. I'm stuck to tiny
little air plants. I also have a cat, so if I
get too big of a plant potter, he'll kind of
use it as a litter box. I know. And I've tried
the fork method where you like stab forks into
it, like plastic forks. He doesn't care. He'll
lift it up and I'll drop it on the floor and
then I have to clean up dirt. So it's kind of
an irritating cycle of what to do and what not
to do with vases. Yeah. But I mean, I don't know.
I have like two, two main vases that I keep at
my apartment for like, you know, flowers to brighten
up the space. I also now. I dehydrate my flowers
once I get them. Okay. So before they die and
are, you know, like you have to throw them away,
I have tried multiple methods, and the way that
I have been able to dry them the best is I have
a drawer, and I put them on a couple paper towels,
and then I just sit them in the drawer, and I
close the drawer, and I forget about it. And
that's like... And I forget about it. And like,
that's the best way for me to dry plants. But
for some flowers, I have noticed that it kind
of just flattens them on like one side. So I've
tried the hang dry method. I just have a cat.
So it's a bit difficult because he'll start swatting
at it and he'll think it's a toy. So it's a bit
irritating in that sense. But I mean, I really
enjoy. different types of growing plants and
then also preserving them. You sound very knowledgeable
with it all, honestly. I'm not. I'm a trial and
error kind of person when it comes to plants.
Well, that's how you learn. I have one of those,
I think it's called a blooming cactus, and then
I have a plant, I have no idea what it is, but
it's growing really tall because it's not in
sunlight that it should be, but it's not dying.
It's not like... It has enough water, so, I mean,
I don't know. I put those two in the same pot
together to be able to, like, keep them, like,
growing. So I only have to, like, water one plant
at a time. Mm -hmm. I mean, my dad also has this
giant plant in his room, but, I mean, I forget
to water it because it's not my plant. Eh. Yeah.
My poinsettias finally died. They are a... I
got them back in November, and they died this...
Yeah, literally, like, it's March. They died,
like, two days ago. That's sad. Yeah. I mean,
they are only a temporary plant. Yeah. If I kept
the roots for them, I could have regrown them.
However, they are... They thrive in winter weather.
Mm -hmm. And the summer heat would dry them out,
no matter how much water I would give them. I've
been wanting to grow cilantro. Really? Yes. I
used to have cilantro plants at my childhood
home. We'd have basil, cilantro, like, peppermint
leaves or, like, mint leaves. Yeah. So those
were, like, the three. And then we had those,
like, I can't. Like, the really thin onions,
you know, the long onions where, like, they don't
have the ball of onion but, like, just. The green
onion? Is that what it is? Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.
I think. Just a long green one. Long green one.
They kind of look like. It has a little ball
on the end. Just a small one. Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
yeah. And it's white. Yeah. Yep. We would grow
those. Okay. I want to grow those too because
I like those. Because I want to do cilantro,
the green onions, and then tomatoes. Ooh. I tried
tomatoes. We had bunnies. Oh. So. We have squirrels
everywhere. I guess just get a cage to wrap around
it. That might be nice. But also, we did find
in my old house the backyard. I guess at my mom's
house, not my old house. But at my mom's house,
there are wild strawberries that grow. So that's
a plus. We just have to figure out how to keep
them from growing in certain areas because, I
mean, they're kind of like taking over our entire
backyard. But, I mean, the Spring Base Drive
isn't the only thing that's going on. We also
have multiple conventions, not at Johnson County,
but in the Johnson County area. Like you mentioned
NACA Con. Yeah, NACA Con. That's this weekend
on Friday the 14th. So it's the 14th to the 16th,
and it's like. A giant anime convention, basically.
And there's so many little tiny events. There's
a maid cafe. I'm a little sad because I haven't
been able to get a ticket to go to it before.
But I still want to try it so bad because they
always have the tea and the food. And I want
to go and try it. And then you have the girls
dressed up in the maid outfits and everything.
It's an experience. I really want to see it.
But other than that, I usually, like, chill in
the vendor hall at the convention. But there's
so much more going on with, like, the gaming
and the little concerts close to the end, like,
on Sunday. What kind of concerts? Just, like,
it's like an end of the convention celebration,
kind of like an after party kind of thing. Are
there, like... like anime people that like have
their own like vtube i guess is what i'm like
you know vtube creators like that are gonna be
at the concert or is it just like no i'm not
sure if there's gonna be any like i don't know
who's gonna be there because the last one i went
to they had somebody perform i don't remember
her name though but they just like You have your
performer, everybody in the crowd dancing away
and everything to the music. And, like, they
just switch it to regular music after the performer.
And I think there's usually only one. I don't
stay long enough to see all of it, though. Because
it's pretty long and it's pretty late, too. Yeah.
I mean, how long does it go for? Like, a .m.
to p .m.? The whole convention is, like, an all
-day event. All day, like, 24 hours? Not, like,
a 24 -hour event. Like, 8 a .m. to 10 p .m.?
Yeah. Wow. I mean, maybe, like, midnight for
the after party, though. Really? Oh, my gosh.
Yeah. So, like, pretty late if you're not a night
owl, I guess. I mean, I assume everyone who is
going to a Nakacon convention is going to be
partially night owl. Probably. Best hours to
binge watch anime. I mean, not only is NakaCon
coming, but the weekend after is the 21st to
the 23rd, which we have mentioned before on this
podcast. Comic -Con! Yay! I'm super excited.
I was originally going to go on Saturday, except
they announced that there's going to be the Doctor
Who Expo on Friday. So that's like the only reason
why I would want to attend. Because I'm... That's,
like, the only reason why I would want to attend.
I'm a huge Whovian. Yeah. Whovian? Yeah. That's
what their names are. I'm staring at Zach because
he's watched Doctor Who before. No, you didn't?
No. That's what they call themselves. I mean,
us. That's what we call ourselves. I've never
seen Doctor Who. You've never seen Doctor Who?
No, not once at all. Literally, get out of here.
Oh, my gosh. I yelled. What is Doctor Who? Like,
what is Doctor Who? So it's a sci -fi fantasy
realism kind of deal. It's been going on since
19... 60s i believe so there's been a total of
12 actors that have played the doctor he has
a regenerative trait because he is an alien okay
um but he looks human so each time he regenerates
he regenerates into a new face a new body a new
personality but he is still the same person um
i started watching um originally i i did see
some of the main doctors uh their names not popping
into my head. That includes... Zach, what's that
bald guy's name? The Rose Tyler... He was companions
with Rose Tyler. So is it like a show? It is
a show. Okay. Hold on. Christopher Eccleton?
Yeah. Christopher Eccleton? Eccleston. So there's
been, you said 12 doctors. So yeah, there's been...
Technically 13 if you're not counting David Tennant
returning as the 14th Doctor. Yeah, no. So technically
14? 15 Doctors? Yeah, there's technically been
15 Doctors. Because I started watching with Christopher
Eccleston. And now it's... Now it's Nakuti Gatwa.
Yeah, he was on Sex Education, the Netflix show.
He played the main character's gay best friend.
Okay. Have you seen Sex Ed? No, I haven't, but
I've seen a lot of clips from it. But I think
I know who you're talking about. I think I've
seen, like, clips or trailers from the Doctor
Who thing. I mean, is it? Is it that black guy
that I've been seeing? Yeah. Okay. Then, yeah,
I've seen, like, the trailers from that, and
I'm like, what is Doctor Who? Because I know,
like, a lot of people were into it when I was
in high school, and I was just like, what even
is this? Honestly, it's just, so the Doctor of
Doctor, like, Doctor Who, he is a time traveler,
and not only that, but he can go anywhere in
space. So it's his, from anywhere from, like,
earth to mars to his own hometown which i'm pretty
sure is or home planet which i'm pretty sure
is made up uh gallifrey and there's other like
sectors and we even in one of the more recent
episodes well i guess not more recent episodes
but one of the recent specials which was in 2023
or 2024 That they, yeah, 2023, they posted with
Donna Noble and David Tennant's doctor. And they
went to the end of space, like literally complete
pitch black end of space. So it's nothing like
the cosmos, but it's where it's like realistic.
But it does have that sort of like historic accuracy,
kind of like in regions they do act out. um they've
talked about uh da vinci right or yeah it was
da vinci and then they've talked about like queen
of england and they've talked about certain like
um they've poked fun at in more recent episodes
uh who's the guy who invented gravity isaac newton
Nobody invented gravity. Not invented gravity,
but invented the concept of an apple fell on
my head, therefore. Yeah, Isaac Newton. So they
made fun of that, and then he's like, they made
a joke, and it's like, oh, yeah, the gravity
of the situation. And then it turns out, like,
he's like, ooh, I like that word, gravity. And
then Isaac Newton instead renamed it to, like,
tavity. Like, something like a letter instead
of G. But. In all of Doctor Who's, it's just
kind of like a repetitive episode where it's
Doctor Who and Companion. They spawn with the
TARDIS on a planet or city or something that
is in distress because of aliens attacking it.
And they have to figure out what the alien is,
what the problem is, and how to solve it. And
it's usually solved by every end of the episode.
But it's a continuous storyline and all aliens
come back. You never see one alien and it's gone.
Everyone has their own... Everyone knows what
each alien is. And if there's an undiscovered
alien, he's like, hmm, I've never seen this before.
And it's like, okay, duh. So then that's what
the... the telephone booth is for for them to
time travel yeah that's the that's the TARDIS
okay so he it's the whole concept is it's bigger
on the inside have you seen those have you seen
the TARDIS so it's not just like they're not
just in this tiny phone booth like you open it
up and it's like larger than this school okay
yeah like so there's like a pool there's uh There
was like a trampoline room with Amy Pond and
stuff. And then obviously they had their own
bedrooms and everything because they created,
spoiler alert, Melanie Pond. And then even more
spoiler alert, cover your ears, guys. Melanie
Pond is actually River Song, who's going to be
at the Expo on Friday. So I'm really excited
to see David Tennant. well, The Doctor and Melody
Pond in person. Like, I mean, I've been, like,
a Doctor Who fan since I was eight. Since I've
been exposed to screen time, it's, like, my number
one show. I make all the people that I am close
to at least know about it. Like, do you have
Disney Plus? Like, okay, first of all, it's kind
of been more PG, TV, MA instead of, like... I
don't know. It's become more Disney ever since
Disney did buy it. Right. But when it was BBC
only, that was, like, my favorite. And I'm not
going to lie. I did watch a couple of the 13th
Doctor. It was the first woman Doctor. And I
personally didn't favor it because it felt off.
Like, it very much gave Matt Smith Doctor, but
it was not, like. not the same like she was still
intelligent and she was still like the doctor
but I was just like I don't feel it like the
doctor is not the doctor anymore and I feel so
like gross about myself saying that like you
know women empowerment but like some things I
feel like you shouldn't change like the doctor's
gender but I do like um how they did give David
Tennant's doctor a ending spoiler alert Which
is funny because one of the, like, Melody Pond,
River Song, one of her things is, like, she and
Matt Smith's doctor and David Tennant's doctor,
they cross paths, but in reverse. So the first
time she sees him is the last time he sees her
in reverse. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. So,
like, by the time they meet each other, they're
like. Has this happened yet? Has this happened
yet? Has this happened yet? And then the doctor's
like, ooh, no, but what's that? And she's like,
spoilers, honey. So, like, she'll, like, tell
him, like, have you, like, has this happened
yet? And he's like, no, but what is it? And then
she's like, spoilers. So we get somewhat glances
into the future episodes by her mentioning, has
this happened? And usually it happens, like,
within the next season. So it's really exciting
to see, but. I mean, I feel like I've talked
enough on Doctor Who. I mean, you made it sound
interesting. Maybe I'll watch it. Yeah, but that's,
I mean, that's, like, literally the only reason
why I'm going to Comic -Con. But, I mean, that's
not the only thing that's, like, coming up. I
mean, Nakacon, Comic -Con, but then on, what,
the 16th, there's that reptile show? Yeah, and,
um... It's, like, I mean, I've never been to
a reptile show. I'm actually afraid of, like,
animals like that. Really? Yeah. But it's, like
you said, it's on the 16th. And it's, like, I
don't know. Those reptiles are scary. But it's
for, like, you can talk to, like, breeders in
the area. And, like, if you have kids, then bring
your kids. But it's, like. Just, like, a big
show. Like, but I don't know if I could do that.
That's, like. Really? I mean, I've never personally
been to a reptile show before, but I've heard,
like, some of my friends have gone to reptile
shows before. And the way they describe it is
when you go in, obviously, like, they're showing
off, like, certain, like, regions of snakes,
breeds of. bearded dragons, um, gecko leopards,
et cetera, et cetera. So it's not just snakes
though. Like, I mean, obviously that might be
a huge part, but reptiles also include turtles
or lizards or you don't even like lizards. You're
cringing at that. It's like, okay, I'm cringing
at the turtles because I've held turtles before
and I can feel their little legs like pushing
out of their shell. And like, I'm just like,
Oh God, that feels really weird. It's like a
It's like a sensory thing, I guess. It's like
I don't want to touch them. I mean, at these
shows, you're able to go in, learn about certain
breeds and exotic animals, of course. But you
can also purchase reptiles from there. Okay,
I didn't know that. No, yeah, you totally can.
Like, they're not just there to just show off
the animals. They're, like, they want you to
be knowledgeable about what you need to do for
your certain reptiles and what you should purchase
in order to take care of it and how to take care
of animals. And I've even heard of people, like,
taking their sick animals to, like, donate, which
sounds bad. But, like, if you feel like you're
an unfit reptile parent. and you have a reptile,
you can always, like, you can take it and be
like, hey, like, I, like, I see you have a couple
of breeds. This is mine. Like, I have not been
a good caretaker, and I do not plan to, like,
I guess, have another reptile. Right. But, like,
I just, I can't. take care of this animal anymore
and um most breeders are like understandable
like being a reptile parent is not for everyone
um and obviously they would much prefer if you
give your reptile to them than just let it like
be in your care when you know you cannot take
care of it i mean it sounds it doesn't really
sound bad it sounds like good like a responsible
thing to do to give your reptile away to professionals
who can actually take care of it I mean, day
after Reptile Show is St. Patrick's Day. St.
Patrick's Day. There's lots of parades going
on and little parties around the KC area. Oh,
yeah, 100%. I mean, there's going to be total,
like, there's going to be hella parties. There's
going to be bar crawls. There's going to be parades.
There's going to be certain types of celebrations.
Yeah, there's going to be bar crawls, parades.
There's going to be. all sorts of celebrations
all throughout Kansas. There's things happening
in Lawrence, Westport, Waldo, like downtown,
downtown, and, I mean, downtown Overland Park,
they've already hosted their parade, but they're
still going to be, like, celebrating St. Patrick's
Day on St. Paddy's Day. Yes, and there's lots
of restaurants in downtown Overland Park to go
to for all of that. Yeah, I mean, there's...
More like cafes over there. And there are sports
bars, of course. Like, I know Red Room and other
places might be hosting something. The Peanut.
There's the State Pizza over there. And then
where I currently work is Brew Lab. And we're
not specifically doing anything for St. Patrick's
Day. But, I mean, we're a brewery. Come on. Yeah.
I mean. It makes sense to go. There's also, I
don't know if you ever heard of it, but Strang
Hall, that's over there, too. Yeah, they're shutting
down. There's multiple restaurants. They're shutting
down. Yeah, they're going out of business. That
sucks. I literally just tried it for the first
time, like, two weeks ago, and I'm like, this
is delicious. I have to come back. Yeah, I think
there were, like, three locations, but then the
Plaza location just shut down, and then Strang
Hall and Overland Park, they're not getting that
much business either, so they're going to be
shutting down soon. That is sad news to hear.
But I know they are trying to, like, get some,
like, fun parties going, like, I don't know,
events. Yeah. But, I mean, they do have a bar
there. Yeah. It's not specifically, like, a sports
bar or anything, but it is just because String
Hall is more of, like, a cafeteria. There are,
like, if you've ever been to Oak Park Mall, you
know how they have, like, Panda Express, Chipotle.
There's pizza. There's a Mexican, like, pizza.
authentic mexican food and then right next to
it there's like sushi and poke bowls oh yeah
poke bowls um however you say it and like all
that but like that's pretty much what string
hall is like there's sushi there's um thai there's
basic like comfort foods i think and there's
a cafe and a bar um but there there obviously
are more i just do not remember the names of
them they have like Weird names, like, hard to
pronounce names, like. Yeah, I think it's just
because. And I can't quite remember what they
are. I think it's because they want to be known
as, like, I think Strang Hall wants them to be
known as Strang Hall's, like, food. Yeah. And
I don't think it's, like, specific businesses.
I think it's Strang Hall is, like, I want pizza
there, I want this there. Which, obviously, it's
all really good food for you. Like, it's all,
like, gut healthy. is what I'm kind of, like,
thinking about. It's more expensive. It is very
expensive. But I had a burrito quesadilla, and
it was really good. It was, like, $16. So I was
like, okay, that's, like, so much money for one
thing. But it was, like, still, like, a lot of
food because it was kind of big. But it was delicious.
I mean, if you're downtown Overland Park and
want birria tacos or – I don't think they have
quesadillas, but Tiki Taco is a good place. And
then there's also, what, Mi Ranchito also has
the birria tacos, and they're right there as
well. Mm -hmm. But, I mean, cafe -wise, there's
Homer's Coffee, Parisi Coffee, there's two little
bakeries over there, and, obviously, String Hall.
Right. And probably, like, two or three that
I'm missing, but they're full of, like, artistic
freedom. So, there's a book, there's three...
There's two bookstores, four cafes, a bunch of
bars, a bunch of, like, little, like, shops,
like, handmade shops. So it's, and, like, museums
and, like, art places and then the post office.
And then the post office. Yeah, no, there's a
stained glass place down there, too. I think
it's all really fun. Okay. Pop culture. Yeah,
I've only been down there, like. Like, I didn't
even know it was down there. I'm like, downtown
Overland Park. Like, let's go see this. Like,
I've only been to, like, downtown Olathe. So,
other than, like, obviously the city, like, downtown
Kansas City. Yeah, I'm mainly knowledgeable about
it just because I live close by. Like, when I
lived in, like. overland park leeward i knew
everything about park place and like that area
but i mean now like whatever yeah i mean i like
that area with park place and everything like
leeward like it's nice i go down there not too
too often nowadays but i used to always be down
there like covid like after covid So, like, probably
one of my favorite areas to go because they have,
like, this ice cream place down there. Ice Cream
Bay? They've changed it, like, three billion
times. Are you serious? No, yeah. It's always
been an ice cream place that's right next to
Bamboo Pennies. That's, like, at Park Place.
But, like, it used to be, like, that, like, scoop
place where they would, like, freeze it and,
like, scoop it. And then before that, it was
a gelato place. And then before that, it was
gelato and cookies. Before that, it was gelato
cookies, macaroons. So, yeah. Like, it's just,
it's always been ice cream in that one building.
And I think it's because their kitchen and, like,
everything there is, like, set up to make ice
cream. Yeah. I mean, is it still Ice Cream Bay?
I don't think it's Ice Cream Bay right now, but
it's ice cream. I mean, I haven't been there
in a while, but also I just know that that, like,
ice cream spot is notorious for changing their
name. Not even changing their name, but just,
like, changing what they are. Like, it used to
be gelato and macarons, and then there was, like,
that rolling ice cream, and then now it's just,
like, scoops of ice cream again. Okay. But, like,
without the macarons. But it most likely is still
Ice Cream Bay. Hmm. Because, I mean, I know there's,
like, multiple Ice Cream Bays around, but...
I mean, we can look it up real quick. Let's see.
So we did come to the conclusion that it is still
a downtown overland park. Yeah. And it is still
called Ice Cream Bay. I mean, other than St.
Patrick's Day, I mean, obviously there's a lot
to do. But I think, like, three days, like, on
the 20th. So it would be the 20th. Thursday.
So that following Thursday after there's a free
day at the Johnson County Museum. So there's
free admission. Like you don't have to pay anything
to get in like a day pass. But I think it'd be
really fun to just go and like look at all their
new exhibits. Like that sounds so fun. I mean,
I'm not like a museum nerd, but I mean, I love
getting out of the house. Especially in this
nicer weather. Like I'm so thankful for warm
weather. I'm finally getting out of that seasonal
depression shell because of all the cold and
the slush and days off of school where we have
to record the podcast at home. I'm not saying
that the podcast episodes were bad, but I'm just
saying the energy and vibes were not there because
of how gloomy it was. Yeah. But now we have 70
degree weather. I know. I love this. But I do
have leather seats, so I've been burned a couple
times already. Yeah. Thankfully, I don't think
I have. I'm not even going to get into that.
I don't know what seats I have in my car, but
I can't wait to get burned by that little metal
piece to buckle. Unless you built. Yeah. It's
like my favorite. Summer activity. Getting burned
by the seatbelt in your car. Like, great way
to start. Yeah. I mean, not only that, but, like,
all the activities to do in, like, summer. I
mean, what? There's a pickleball tournament on
the 21st, isn't there? Yes. The glow pickleball
tournament. And, like, it's, like, a blacklight.
Is it blacklight? Yeah. Okay. It's, like, blacklight.
We were looking it up, and we originally were
like, so do the, like, pickleball, like, pallet,
like, you know, whatever, paddles, like, are
they going to be, like, glowing? Right. But I
think everyone's just going to be in neon, and
it's going to be a little fun pickleball tournament.
So the day that this gets posted, which is on
the 14th, immediately a... week after, so the
Friday the 21st, is the day of the pickleball
tournament. And you will be able to put your
team name in, I think, until, like, day of. Until
the day of, yeah. So, yeah. So on Thursday the
20th, you'll be able to enter in your team name.
But if not, just go to – do you have the location
for that? It's at Serve, all the way on Metcalf.
Oh, well, if you go to Serve on the – 30 or the
21st yeah the 21st um then you'll be able to
possibly enter into the pickleball tournament
last minute yeah and it's at uh 7 p .m so it's
like in the evening time so oh nice cool weather
yeah i love summer weather so much i can go on
and on about that anyways pickleball isn't the
only fun activity what are your summer activities
that you like doing I mean, my birthday. When's
your birthday? My birthday, I mean, it's not
till June, but it's June 25th, so. Oh, good.
Mine's May 28th, so I understand that. Summer
birthday! Yay! What are you? Let's see. You're
not a Gemini like me because that's the 14th
that that ends. So, what is it? No. When is that?
We're in Aries season right now. Oh, that might
be why I'm confusing you. What are you? Cancer.
Ooh. The crybaby. Is that what it is? Yeah. I'm
not too knowledgeable about astrology. I mean,
it's Cancer the crab, but... We're, like, really
sensitive, apparently. Maybe I'm supposed to
be a Cancer. I'm, like, I'm so in touch with
my emotions. Gemini is, like. Two -faced is what
people say. But, honestly, I don't think that
that's completely accurate, at least not for
me. I feel like the astrology isn't, like, accurate
for everybody. I think people take it, like,
as. Just as they please. Like, to me, Gemini
isn't about being two -faced. It's about adapting
your personality to other people, which people
may see that as two -faced. But, I mean, I've
come to be more extroverted around extroverted
people and more introverted around introverted
people. Yeah, that makes sense. And that's the,
like, that's the, I'm doing air quotes here,
that's the two -face of the Gemini that I see.
I feel like... Everybody does that, though, like
changing how they are around different people.
So, I mean, maybe one day we can have an astrologer
on the podcast and that could be like the main
topic. I mean, I'd be so happy to have other
podcast hosts on here. We were talking about
that in the newsroom where we're like looking
for people who are so passionate about their
interests that they would want to be on our podcast
to talk about it. Yeah. So, I mean. That's what
I'm into. We're looking for people who are hosting
their own podcast or want to host their own podcast
to be on our podcast and talk about what they're
passionate about or what their cause is for.
Yeah, it'd be really fun and interesting to hear
about all the different things that people are
so passionate about in this world. I mean, especially
in Johnson County, there are a number of students
who have so many interests and are such interesting
and amazing people. Yes, like if you're interested
in Dungeons and Dragons, there is the Honey Heist
happening on March 24th. Now, I'm not... entirely
sure what the honey heist is but specifics to
come honestly so i mean yeah what march 24th
is that's right right after our spring break
so we won't have an episode coming out until
i think march 26th because we're not gonna be
here until yeah we're not gonna be in studio
until that following wednesday so we won't be
able to give you the details but we'll tell you
how it goes right i mean zach here's a dungeon
master he's uh he's been sitting in the room
i don't want to bring him into this but um i
know he's he he isn't aware of what the honey
heist is but he is more knowledgeable than both
mckenzie and i of what dungeons and dragons are
i mean i've Read the books, not all of them.
I have tried to create my own little group, but
that fell through. And I do watch a lot of Dungeons
& Dragons YouTube. And, I mean, I've seen the
movie, but that's not. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I've
seen the movie too. I've played Dungeons & Dragons
before. And, like, I have a character. I don't
remember anything about my character, but I have
a character. And I wrote a little article about
the Dungeons and Dragons Club like last month.
Is the Dungeons and Dragons Club, that article,
is it posted on the Messenger? Yeah, it's still
on the Messenger like under the life if you want
to go and read about it. It's just about just
the club meeting days. If you're what it is and
if you're interested in it, then, you know, check
it out. I mean, maybe I will, but is it too late
to join the Dungeons & Dragons Johnson County
League? The League? Is that what it's called?
A club? Well, I mean, like, what's it, like,
you're a dungeon master. Like, what do you call
it? Your own club? It's like JCCC has the club.
Zach's getting on the mic. Zach on the mic. I'll
talk about some D &D here. So, I mean, I can't
speak for how they do it here on campus because
I have not gone to any of the meetings, though
I am in their Discord. I don't know if I've mentioned
that in a past episode. So, yeah, it's kind of
like a – what was your question? Like, my thing
was, is, like, I, you corrected me. Yeah, you
called it a league, which just makes no sense.
I mean, that's what people, like, they have their
own basketball team leagues or, like, football
league. Yeah, like, I just assumed it might be
the same for Dungeons & Dragons. But you're not
competing against other people to be the best
player. I guess. I guess so, but, I mean. I would
say they're mostly just called, like, parties.
Parties, clubs. Well, no, like, you as the players.
Like, you and your fellow players are a party.
Like, you're a group of, like, adventurers in
this setting that your DM has set up for you.
Yeah, I mean, I don't know. What other, what
do you need? Like, okay. I'm just correcting
you, but, like, I don't know what. Talk to us
about what Dungeons & Dragons is. Like, obviously,
it's a role -play game. Like, you have your own
character. You are the DM, so you create the
story. But how does that happen? I mean, okay,
so as a DM, I don't really like doing pre -made
adventures, which you can do. You can, there's...
thousands of pre -made adventures that you can
find out in you know just in stores like you
know the books you can find books and we have
a couple at my house that i've done before but
you know they're not my favorite i like creating
a unique world for my players um you know creating
a a big The big bad is usually what you call
the last encounter, the last villain of the entire
campaign. So they're called campaigns. Yeah,
you could have corrected me. I said league. No,
the campaign. Campaign. I don't know what you're
talking about. My bad, my bad. Campaigns. So
I'm currently working on a Greek mythology kind
of campaign for my players, which we're playing
on Friday. So it's kind of just... It's not much
of the regular D &D rule set. I'm kind of creating
my own little game and calling it Dungeons &
Dragons. In a sense, there's a lot of similarities
that I'm still using the base rolling for stuff.
It's still Dungeons & Dragons. It's just not
the base game at that point. There's a lot of
tweaks I've done to it. But yeah, so the Dungeon
Master creates a campaign. They usually plan
out what the players, what the party is going
to do in one given session. And sessions can
range from as long as you want to as short as
you want. I usually... My party usually does
about five -ish hours, five to seven sometimes,
because we like to play for a while. And, you
know, we're all kind of actors, too, so we kind
of get into it. It's kind of fun. You guys get
all the, like, snacks. We do. We get pizza. It's
great. That sounds like such a fun, like, it's
a blast. Yeah, no, it's a lot of fun. And, you
know, it's just, it's good. like, just genuine
fun. You're getting, you're not on, like, there's
no electronics. I mean, there can be. You know,
I have my laptop, but I just printed out, like,
30 sheets of paper, like, literally not that
long ago to use because that's the character
sheets for my players. It's their... the skills
and abilities that they learn as they're leveling
up. Because that's another big part of the game
is that you level up and you gain new abilities.
You get more health. You get stronger. It's an
RPG in a sense. I've seen websites for Dungeons
& Dragons players where they can create their
own character. Basically, it's just a website
that you can create an avatar and then there's
like... bars that you can like fill basically
and then you can print that sheet off as a pdf
yeah pretty much yeah i mean there's so many
it's become such a mainstream thing um nowadays
um you know it didn't used to be like at all
um you know if anybody's watched stranger things
you can see it actually has a pretty good representation
of how dnd was portrayed back then you know it
was seen as you know weird for wanting to you
know role play with these elves and demons and
stuff but you know aside from that you know it's
it's a good bonding experience with your your
friends or you know whoever it is so um i think
one of the things you mentioned earlier was you
know is it too late to to join um the league
no i mean it depends on the dm um you know some
people have their you know close group of friends
that they only play with. Some people have multiple
campaigns that they will, you know, be a part,
like, play in or DM. You know, there's professional
DMs out there who DM multiple games a week, which
is, you know, I won't say it's a dream of mine,
but that would be really fun. Can you get paid,
like, as a professional? Oh, yeah, as a professional
DM. I think my cousin was one at one point. I
don't know if he still is, but... Yeah, no, it's
never too late necessarily if you find the right
group. I'm sure the ones here on campus actually
probably... We'll just let you join them. Yeah.
I think that's kind of the entire point is that
they kind of just want new people to play and
get to experience D &D. And, you know, from what
I've seen in the Discord, all of them seem really
friendly. You know, they'll help you create your
character, you know, create a little backstory
for you maybe. And that's the fun thing too.
As the player, you get to kind of get a little
bit of backstory of how you want them to, you
know. be in this world that, you know, you haven't
created necessarily the world, but, you know,
you've created your own little backstory that
the DM then gets to implement, you know, into
the world that they've created. So whether that
be, you know, you're a little dwarf and, you
know, you, you know, you just, you're out in
the mountain and you're a rock miner. And one
day the, you know, there was an avalanche and
All your friends and family, you know, are no
longer here. You know, that, yeah. I mean, maybe
in the campaign you find the remnants of your
old house. You know, it's a lot of fun being
the DM because you get to kind of play God in
a sense. Oh, my gosh. Not having a God complex.
You just start your own cult. I'm kidding. You
can. Yeah, you just kind of, you get to play
with your, players emotions but in good ways
like you get to impact them in very like what's
the word i'm looking for like substantial ways
like you know you get to like i i've made my
players cry because of you know just things that
happen to their character or you know things
that happen in the world that we were playing
in because you get attached to to your surroundings
and your your character and It's just, yeah,
it's a lot of fun. Like, I hopped on the Dungeons
& Dragons bandwagon back in high school. I was
friends with some people. I won't name them in
case they don't want to be named. But they were
really interested in it, and then I was always,
like, interested in, like, being around for their,
like, what do you call it? Session? Yeah, I guess
they're session. But, I mean, I never got around
to it. COVID happened. And it was just, I just
forgot about it. And then it was reintroduced
to me around the time that Stranger Things, like,
came back out because there was that one theory
that the Stranger Things storyline is basically
just their Dungeons & Dragons story. Mm -hmm.
Which it's shaping out to be, kind of. I'm not
going to lie. We'll see in the fifth season.
I haven't watched past the second or third season.
That's crazy. Wait, hold on. What do you remember
last? Because this is important. Because if you
watch season three, you're good. Because season
three is the best season. I got really bored.
I think it was probably season two. It's when
Elle found out she had a sister. Yeah, that's
season two. We don't like that season. I was
like, dang, it really went downhill. No, season
three is so good. So I should rewatch it. You
should rewatch it. Season four is pretty good,
too. But season three is really good. Is there
a set date? Is there a proper season five that's
coming out? They have announced it. I think it's
coming out. either this year in the winter or
sometime next year, like early. Cause I know
they're not doing, cause usually they dropped
them. They've dropped the last two seasons, like
during summer. Oh, they literally, there's like
five hours ago, 18 hours ago, two hours ago,
uh, like talking about stranger things, season
five. Um, season five is going to come in 2025,
October 10th. And November 27th. So they're doing
the six episodes and then the last two on November
27th. Yeah, okay. So they're kind of following
what they did with season four. Because season
four, they did the first probably six or so episodes.
And then the last two episodes were both like
an hour long episode each. So it's kind of like
a movie. Is it going to be... The series finale?
Yeah, season five. Yeah, is that it? Finally.
They're, like, getting married now. Wait, what?
Oh, yeah, Lily Bobby Brown is married. Lily Bobby
Brown is married to Jake Bon Jovi. Yeah. Mm -hmm.
And yet they're still playing high schoolers.
But it's okay. I digress. They still kind of
look like high schoolers. No, they don't. No,
they don't. They're reaching their, what I assume
seniors should look like in... College. Yeah.
Which is not high school. I mean, aren't they
all in, like, their 20s now? I think they're
our age. No, they're, like, early 20s. Yeah.
I think the oldest one is 25. I mean, they still
look like high schoolers. Well, I'm not talking
about, like, I'm talking about the main, like,
kid characters. That's what I'm talking about.
Yeah. I think Caleb McLaughlin, who plays, oh,
God, what's his name? We just had our host for
Student Stories pop in. That's okay. Also, first
episode comes out Monday after spring break.
What are we talking about? Stranger Things? Caleb
McLaughlin. He's Lucas. Lucas, yeah, that's his
name. Yeah, he plays Lucas. I think he's the
oldest out of the five kids, and I think he's
25 or something like that. I really like him.
His other movies and all that, he's a really
great actor. Yeah. All of the... Cass is really
good. You've got Winona Ryder. Millie Bobby Brown's
21. Finn Wolfhard's 22. Noah Schnapp is 20. Caleb
McLaughlin is actually only 23. Oh, he's my age.
But he's still the oldest. I was right. Sadie
Sink is 22. I love Sadie Sink. She's good, too.
Did you ever watch Fear Street? Is that what
it's called? I have not, but yeah, I know she's
in it. She's good in Fear Street. It's a perfect
role. Oh, my God. Joe Kearney is 32 years old.
I know. He's getting old, but he's still Steve.
Charlie Heaton is 31. And Maya Hawke, I love
her with all my heart. How old is she? Maya Hawke?
Probably late 20s, early or mid 20s. I honestly
would assume she's a bit older. Yeah, I thought
she was like 28 or something. Yeah. I guess spoiler
alert for me, Grace Van Dien, she died, right?
I remember seeing a clip about that, like she
was possessed. Yeah, it was season four. Yeah.
Which came out like two years ago now. I'm looking
at this and I'm pretty sure most of these people
are dead. Yeah, probably. If their name starts
with a B, if the character name starts with a
B, they're likely dead. That is a theme that
has happened every season. I didn't even know
that. The first one was Barb. Right. The second
season was Bob. The third one was Billy. The
fourth one was... Oh, what was his name? I can't
even remember who it was. I forgot who season
four was. But there's a theme of bees in Dungeons
& Dragons. Oh, wait. That guy. I don't remember
his name. I can't remember. Oh, Brenner. Brenner.
Brenner? Brenner, the doctor. The old doctor.
Oh. Who took an L. Right. Yeah, but we don't
like him. But what about... What even was his
name? He was running away for the murder of the
girl. Yeah, the... The guy who played Metallica.
No, Billy was in, no. That's Max's sister. Oh,
Eddie. Eddie, yeah. Oh, okay. Yeah, Eddie. We
like him. He's in the new Stranger Things. He
might be. He's in the new Fantastic Four. Oh.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's the Johnny Storm? Yeah,
he's Human Torch. Human Torch, that's right.
But yeah, no. All of that, like, I mean, I've
seen clips on TikTok about it, and that's actually
where I found, like, Dungeons & Dragons. Again,
I found the 20 Dimension. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah,
with Brendan Lee Mulligan. Yeah, I think that
was his name. Honestly, I, like, I fall asleep
to it. Yeah, no, I don't blame you at all. It's
good storytelling. He's a really good DM. I have
it pulled up because I literally forgot the name
of it. I was like, oh, I watch one. I watch one
religiously. What is it? It's Dimension 20. Dimension
20 is so good. I'm sure you've seen Critical
Role clips out there. Yeah, I like that. No?
I don't even know what you're talking about.
Critical Role? Matthew Mercer? No. You're crazy.
Like, I found them off TikTok. I found a majority
of these people off TikTok. And then, like, TikTok
got banned. And I was, like, searching to find
everyone that I, like, was on my feed, my For
You page. to find them elsewhere. So I went and
I, like, followed all of these, like, influencers
on, like, Instagram and YouTube. Yeah. Yeah.
So. That's crazy. We'll have to talk about Matthew
Mercer in Critical Role because that's crazy
that you don't even, like, I know you watch anime,
obviously, because I've been in the room while
you've talked about it. Matthew Mercer is the
voice of so many characters that I'm sure you
know at least one of them. Okay, let's see. Never
seen his face. I believe you guys have one more
topic to talk about, though, so I will. What,
the pool tournament? Yeah, but I'm going to hop
out, so you can talk about the pool tournament.
Are you more knowledgeable? You got excited.
You looked him up. I did, and I found out that
he's in Black Butler, so I need to look at that.
But the pool tournament. Well, it's on March
26th. I literally just took my note down. Yeah,
no, it's on March 26th, and it's hosted by Johnson
County Community College, and it's really just,
like, if you're good at pool, play it. Right.
I mean, it's in the student lounge, so, like,
run on down to the student lounge. Everyone can
play it. If you're bored, like, the day. Like,
it would be a Wednesday, so we'd be here in the
studio. But if you're free, like, I mean, I guess
just, like, the best. Well, we won't be in the
studio during it. It's at 11 a .m. Wow. Okay.
I won't. I'll be in class. But that, I mean,
it's fun. That's, like, the go -to game for,
like, group hangouts with me. And whenever at
my mom's house, like, we have, like, a pool table
in our basement. Thankfully, it came with the
house, guys. Like, they were like, this is too
heavy for us to move. Do you want it? And we're
like, yeah, we want your old vintage pool table
100%. Thank you very much. But it's, like, been
a staple of the hangouts. Like, everyone plays
pool whenever, like. I mean, I obviously, it's
now my brothers. My brothers are now hosting
all the group hangouts with the pool table, but
now I'm, like, I'm missing it. Oh, we had a pool
table in our basement when we lived with our
grandparents. I wouldn't say I'm good at it at
all. It's fun to play something. Like, you can
also make up your own games to it. It's not just
pool that's, like, a game. I don't know the specific
pool rules. I don't know either. I never remember,
but I was taught how to play, so I can still,
like, use the pool stick and actually shoot the
balls into the pockets, but I'm not great at
it. I definitely wouldn't be able to win. I'm
no pool grandmaster. Yeah. But, I mean, no, it's
fun. Like, pool and darts is the go -to games
that I was taught growing up. my brothers delved
deeper into the bar games and ended up figuring
out how to play blackjack and poker. I don't
know how to play those. Do you know how to play
poker? It must be a dude thing. Maybe. I mean,
I can play like... My extensive knowledge of
poker is from GTA 5. When I bought my PSP, it
came with a poker game. And I was winning, and
I don't know how. I was just putting down cards.
Yeah. Like, I don't know. I kept winning. Sometimes
I would lose, but I was winning more than I was
losing. And I'm like, I don't know what's going
on. Anyways, but. One way to wrap this all up.
We hope you guys have a great spring break. Don't
stress yourself out too much about midterms.
Don't stress yourself out too much about midterms.
You got this. We believe in you. And have a fun
spring break. Honestly, take time to relax. Enjoy
yourselves. Read a book. Go outside. Enjoy the
warm weather. Yes. That sounds amazing. Start
a D &D group. Be the dungeon master. Learn how
to play pool. Go to a pool. Yeah. If any are
open. Stop by a museum. Donate your vases. Go
to the conventions. Literally have so much fun
being a nerd. Be yourself. Have fun. Nerd out
on spring break. Watch as many shows and read
as many comic books or books that you want to.
Anyways, you guys have a good rest of your spring
break and we will see you on the 28th. Bye. Peace.