Family Holiday Traditions & Mike D’s Best Lessons He’s Learned From Bobby

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show

Episode: Family Holiday Traditions & Mike D’s Best Lessons He’s Learned From Bobby
Original Air Date: January 3, 2026
Host: Morgan (with guest Mike D)
Podcast Network: Premiere Networks

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Episode Overview

In this lively Q&A episode, Morgan and Mike D respond to listener questions, diving into family holiday traditions, lessons learned from working with Bobby Bones, reflections on food, running, and personal life updates. The conversation is candid and warm, touching on themes of connection—both with family and within themselves. The tone is friendly, open, and humorous, making it accessible and enjoyable to listeners new and old.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Listener Shout-outs & Mike D’s New Look

• [00:20] Morgan begins with positive messages from listeners, referencing Mike’s new look post-braces.
• Mike D shares a laugh about running into a “roadblock” with his style change.

2. In-laws & Family Dynamics

• [01:03] Question: Do you get along with your in-laws?
• Mike D: “I do. I think it's hard for me to form a relationship with anybody. So that was the hardest thing for me is just like, what do I talk to you guys about?”
  • He finds common ground with his father-in-law over Texas football and his law enforcement job, which he finds fascinating.
  • Both families get together for holidays, blending traditions, notably making tamales for Thanksgiving ([01:57]).
• Morgan reflects on the rarity and value of in-laws getting along, noting, “It is cool when that happens. It’s rare, I feel like unfortunately. But it’s cool when it does.” ([03:19])

3. Holiday Traditions: Tamales & Sugar Cookies

• [04:05] Question: What family traditions do you have over the holidays?
• Mike D describes the tamale-making process in detail, emphasizing the labor and cultural importance, and his role in “assembly duty.”
  • “I just know once that [masa] is made, I can assemble it.” ([06:09])
• Morgan shares her family tradition of baking homemade sugar cookies using an old, child-written recipe, which they still use today.
  • “It’s just like this really bad writing... We make them and then we ice them all together.”
• The two discuss the challenges of gluten-free and vegan baking, with Morgan promising to bring Mike a vegan/gluten-free cookie “if it actually tastes good.” ([07:08])

4. Best Lesson Learned from Bobby Bones

• [08:34] Question: What is the best lesson you've learned from Bobby?
• Mike D explains how reliability and consistently “showing up” were key:
  • “I realized it didn’t really have to do with talent. It was more about showing up. So...I started coming in every single day and showing up and just being reliable.”
  • He credits this ethic for his career progression: “Reliability is...more important than anything.”

5. Dream Movie Role

• [10:14] Question: If you could be cast in any movie, new or old, what would it be?
• Mike D: “I want to go back to 1939 and be in the first Wizard of Oz movie...I would want to be the wizard. Give me the wizard role.”
  • He shares his fascination with classic filmmaking and the impact of The Wizard of Oz ([10:24]).
• Morgan confesses her Kansas upbringing made her believe it was the first color movie: “Dang, I’ve been lied to this whole time.”

6. Theater Memories

• [16:32] Post-ad break, Morgan and Mike reminisce about their small roles in childhood theater, comparing notes on parts played and disappointments (“They cut my line,” Mike recalls, [17:08]).

7. Run Club, Fitness, and Social Disconnect

• [18:09] Question: Did Mike ever attend Run Club?
  • Mike admits he didn’t, realizing he prefers running solo to the social aspect.
  • “I just don’t think that’s the route I want to take.”
• [19:34] Advice: Tips to increase running distance
  • Mike suggests: “No matter what distance you're doing. Add one more and just try it.”
  • He believes much of running distance is mental and shares personal insights into his marathon mindset, including the pressure to finish for the show ([21:11]):
    • “The shame of me not completing this...I cannot quit because I’m not going to go in on Monday and say, I didn’t finish.”

8. Food and Changing Tastes

• [22:23] Question: Do you ever eat foods you used to have on your Christmas purge?
  • Mike explains how certain foods, like pancakes and pizza, are no longer part of his diet, and he muses on the difficulty of finding decent vegan pizza.
  • Morgan reflects on how after dietary changes, familiar foods can taste different (“I had like an identity crisis in that moment.” [24:17]).
  • Mike fondly remembers his Cici’s Pizza era, telling of being such a regular that management recognized him ([24:44]).

9. Family Expansion and Future Plans

• [26:07] Question: Any family plans?
  • Mike D shares that he and his wife are “in talks of...seeing a future of us having kids...the closest we've been to talking like it's a reality.”
  • They want to “do all the things that we won’t be able to do once we have kids” in 2026.
  • Mike finds it comforting that many friends are having children, creating a supportive environment for the future ([27:38]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On familial connection:

  • “Not only do I get along with my in-laws, I think it was a big thing for me, for my family to also get along with her family...like both those families come together a lot. Like, we always just mix everybody together.”
    — Mike D ([01:57])

• On work ethic:

  • “I realized it didn’t really have to do with talent. It was more about showing up.”
    — Mike D ([08:45])

• On the tamale tradition:

  • “You take the masa, you put it on the corn husk, then you put your chicken or your meat and then your salsa on top...then you put them all in a big pot...the steam cooks the insides.”
    — Mike D ([04:29])

• On changing tastes:

  • “I tried [my favorite pizza], and I was about three bites in. I was like, this doesn’t taste the same to me anymore...I had, like, an identity crisis in that moment.”
    — Morgan ([24:17])

• On running motivation:

  • “If you can run six, you can run 13.1. In a race setting, you can always do double what you can do normally.”
    — Mike D ([21:11])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Topic | Timestamp | |-------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Shout-outs & Mike D’s new look | 00:20 | | In-laws & Family Dynamics | 01:03-03:19 | | Holiday Traditions (Tamales & Sugar Cookies) | 04:05-07:08 | | Baking Vegan/Gluten-Free | 07:08-08:15 | | Best Lesson Learned from Bobby Bones | 08:34-09:49 | | Dream Movie Role: Wizard of Oz | 10:14-11:20 | | Childhood Theater Memories | 16:32-17:39 | | Run Club and Fitness | 18:09-21:53 | | Thoughts on Food and Changing Tastes | 22:23-25:28 | | Family Expansion/Future Plans | 26:07-28:14 |

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Tone & Style

• Warm, friendly, introspective: The hosts easily combine humor with honest reflections.
• Conversational: The dialogue feels unscripted and authentic.
• Supportive and positive: Even mundane topics are approached with an upbeat tone, and both hosts encourage one another in their respective endeavors.

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Conclusion

This episode of "The Bobby Bones Show" offers an intimate glimpse into Mike D’s personal traditions and philosophies—from family and food to career and community. Candid Q&A segments, shared reminiscences, and earnest banter make it a great listen for anyone who enjoys personal storytelling in a relaxed, humorous atmosphere.

Transcript

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This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.

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Best bits of the week with Morgan. It's listener Q and A time where Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

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It is time for some listener questions and we answer.

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That's how Q and A works.

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That's what this is all about. Starting with some shout outs though, Mike D is joining me. What's up, Mike?

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What's up?

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Just sending love to two of my faves. That's from Stacy in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ready to see Mike's new look regarding his hair or different vibe? Let's go. It's from Hillary in San Antonio. We did talk about that in part one a little bit. Kind of.

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Yeah. I did hit a roadblock.

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Yeah. First time I've seen Mike without his braces. His teeth look great. I think she's referring to the photo I posted with the questions. So they look awesome. Love when I hear him giggle in the background. When you and Mike do episodes together, they are my favorite. That's from Becca in Ohio. Hey, love a good positive start. Do you get along with your in laws? This is from Katina in Indiana.

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I do. I think it's hard for me to form a relationship with anybody. So that was the hardest thing for me is just like, what do I talk to you guys about?

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Did you find some things to talk about? Some common, I guess, interests?

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I think what my role in developing a relationship with them is. Making jokes. That's the only thing I got. So I still don't have like my go to things like with my father in law. We can usually talk about Texas football because he's also big Texas football fan. I also like asking him about his job. He's in law enforcement.

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Interesting.

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That's like, I just have so many questions there.

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Yeah.

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I'll just ask him about like, what does it feel like to get tased. And then he goes on a whole thing.

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You're just asking like crazy questions. Every year you go up one crazy question. Yeah.

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And then he'll like show me something like, man, that's wild.

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That's funny. Okay. But at least you guys do get along.

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Yeah.

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You're not like outrageous. They're not outrageous.

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So no. And the great thing about it is like our. Both of our families get along, so we'll get to. Which is really great for us over the holidays. It's not unusual that we all get together for one thing. I think one of the funnest things we ever did was one year we went home for Thanksgiving and we all made Tamales and it was just both of our families together. Oh, that's so that's like a whole other level of not only do I get along with my in laws, I think it was a big thing for me, for my family. And to also get along with her family. I think that's something we've always done. I don't know if it's a Mexican culture thing, but like both those families come together a lot. Like we always just mix everybody together. So if you're with somebody and your families don't get along, like that's, that's, that's a tough thing.

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Yeah, for sure. And that's so cool. That makes life a little bit easier for you guys. Where you don't have to pick.

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Yeah.

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Who you go see, how you go see him, what time. It's like everybody's just together and we're all hanging out. Who hosts that when you guys do that?

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We usually go to my wife's house, parents house, in laws. I don't know why that was hard for me to say. I was trying to think of where we go. Yeah, that's easier because it's kind of the middle point because my, my parents are about an hour and a half ish north, my sister and brother about an hour south. So we all come together in the middle and it's just like easiest on everybody.

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Oh, that's so fun. I love that. Hopefully I have that one day or the in laws get along like that. That'd be cool.

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Yeah, it makes everything easier.

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And we did have. My parents were in town for Thanksgiving and my sister and my boyfriend's parents were also in town. So they ended up coming over to the house and all hanging out together. And that was cool. Him and I just kept looking at each other like, this is awesome. Everybody's hanging out and we hang out with my, my sister's husband's family a lot. So her in laws and like they all mingle too. I'm like, dang, we just gotta have a bunch of mingling in laws and this is gonna be fun. And everybody seems to get along, so it's, it is cool when that happens. It's rare, I feel like unfortunately. But it's cool when it does.

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I mean, TV and movies made me think that would be impossible.

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Right. Like everything that I know about in laws is like, they're horrible. Like I, I've had great experiences so far. What family traditions do you have over the holidays? Christine from Ontario, Canada.

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Like I mentioned earlier, making tamales, that was a thing that We've been doing for a long time. I was always on the assembly duty. So essentially, you take the. What is called masa, which is like, what the actual thing thing is made of. Like, all the cornmeal and all that mixed together.

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Yeah.

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And you slap it on the corn husk. So I would do that and then just prepare those.

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Okay. And do you eat the corn husk?

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No.

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I've always wondered this about.

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No. So you. You take the masa, you put it on the corn husk, Then you put your chicken or your meat and then your salsa on top of it. And then you fold it up and like, a little, like, fold it over, fold it down, and then you put them all in a big pot.

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And.

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And they're in the corn husk, so they can cook in that.

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Oh.

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So it kind of like all the steam cooks the insides. And then when you take it out, you just.

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And that. The. You call them mesa.

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The masa.

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Masa. Is that like a wrap?

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No, the masa is like the actual. Like, it's like the. I guess it would kind of be like if you're making bread, like the dough.

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Okay.

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Breading part of it. Okay.

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I wondered how it was all held together. Like, do you just open up the corn?

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I was going to say it's like cornmeal and, like, salt and pig lard. And you make. It's all, like, disgusting things you put in there, but it tastes delicious.

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Okay. And it holds all that together.

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Yeah. So it's essentially the. The foundation of it.

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Okay.

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And then whatever you want in it. Sometimes we'd make some with, like, just cheese in there. You can make, like, sweet ones. You can do all kinds of different things.

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Okay. Kind of like having an enchilada, but it's more of a process to cook it or.

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No, no, because enchilada is just like a tortilla. And I mean, kind of.

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I've always wondered this about tamales. Cause I see them, and I've always wanted to try them, but I never have.

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You've never had a tamale?

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Mostly because I can't find cheese ones. Like, when you're vegetarian, it's really hard to find tamales that you can eat. They make a lot of meat ones.

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Yeah.

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So I've never been able to find one.

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We would always just experiment with things. I'd be like, what if we just put beans in the sun?

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Okay. You might have to teach me how to make them sometime.

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Oh, they're really. They're kind of hard.

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Okay. I'm Just going to have to come to Texas sometimes. Your parents are going to have to.

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Make me because like my mom is like responsible for making the actual. The masa. That's. I don't really know what you all you put in it. I just know once that is made, I can assemble it.

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Got it. Okay. I follow it.

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The hardest part is making that part of it. What I do is like the easy part.

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I love that one of our traditions is also making food, but it is a lot easier than that. It's just sugar cookies. And it's funny, the recipe that we have is one of us. I think it's my sister who wrote it when she was a kid and. And we still have it to this day where it's just like this really bad writing.

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Sugar.

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Literally it's like six ingredients. I'm pretty sure some of the words are spelled wrong on it. And we make them and then we ice them all together. It's a fun little Christmas activity. And they're the best sugar cookies ever because they're homemade.

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What's in the icing?

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The icing we get from different. We've tried a bunch of different kinds. So the icing itself we buy from other places. We typically get like cream cheese icing. But the sugar cookies, man, once you've had a homemade sugar cookie, it makes all those store bought ones really difficult to eat.

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I love the store bought.

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Yeah. And if you had like a. I'm going to try this year to make vegan gluten free version of it. If I accomplish it, I'll bring you one.

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I would eat one of those because.

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I can also tell if it's going to taste the same or not. I'm very particular about making sweets that taste good. If I'm going to make you eat it without like all the normal ingredients. So if it tastes good, I'll bring it. If you don't get one, just know it failed.

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Gluten free is really hard to do because my wife is gluten free and she always has me like taste test things like is this actually gluten free? I'm like, I can tell. I'm like, it's just not quite there.

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Yeah. And I've, I've actually, I've gotten to an art a lot with cooking and baking with gluten free stuff and vegan. Like I found the right butters, I should be using the right one to one ratios of things. I'm adjusting. So now this is going to be the big plunge to see if I can replicate Christmas treats that way. So you'll either get one or you won't, because it won't be good.

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I mean, there are some things when it comes to, like, baking things that you can make vegan, you'd never tell.

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Mm, yeah. Like the chickpea brownies I make, they're the best brownies I've ever had. I'm not kidding. I've had a whole lot of brownies in my life, and these things are the best.

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And people would be deterred from them just because they're like, oh, they're vegan. They must be gross.

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And they're not because they're like, fresh ingredients. It's different than, like, yeah, you get a bunch of sugar and stuff, but something about eating fresh ingredients, your body kind of knows. And I was like, oh, that's actually really good. I didn't know I didn't need the other stuff. Weird how that happens. What is the best lesson you've learned from Bobby Izzy? Be in Houston, Texas?

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I think probably the first thing I learned from him is, like, just show up. Because I think that was the key to me even being here. It was because I wasn't. Whenever I started, I messaged him on myspacing. I want some advice on starting a podcast. This was back in 2010, when podcasts really weren't a thing yet. He invited me up to the radio show back when they were still in Austin, and I saw all the interns there that they had, and I was like, I want to do that. And whenever I started, I realized there was maybe five people who were better than me in every aspect. And I was like, how can I get this job that I want? That's been my dream. And make it a reality when all these people are better than me. And I realized it didn't really have to do with talent. It was more about showing up. So we were only required to come in two days a week. I started coming in three days. Some other people started to come in three days. I came in four days until I was coming in every single day and showing up and just being reliable. And that's what I learned from him. Like, it's not about how much talent you have or where you come from. It's about how you can show up and just kind of be there. I think reliability is. And showing up is more important than anything.

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It's a really good skill to have, and one that's also difficult right now. Honestly, I feel like it's. It's hard to find people who want to show up. We're in a crazy state right now. You know, like, not state, the actual state, but state of the world. It's hard to find that right now. So those are good quality traits. It's a good lesson. If you could be cast in any movie, new or old, what would it be? Amanda in Indiana.

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So I could go back and be in an old movie?

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You could be in whatever you want. According to Amanda.

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I want to go back to 1939 and be in the first wizard of Oz movie.

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Oh, what character would you play?

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I would want to. I don't even know that I'd want to be a man. I would want to be the wizard. Give me the wizard role.

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Okay. You don't want to be a munchkin?

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No, I think I would take the wizard role because it's an important role, but also, like, not the biggest role. And I would really just want to go back to 1939 and see the crazy things that went into making that movie.

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Yeah. Because it was so iconic, it. The first color movie.

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It was not the first color movie, but it was one of the first to really, like, utilize all aspects of it.

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Okay.

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Because they really emphasize that one scene wherever it goes from, like, black and white to color. So I think that was, like, the most inspirational part of that. But I think there were a few other color movies before that. Maybe more than that.

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Dang, I've been lied to you this whole time. I really thought that was the first color for sure did. Especially growing up in Kansas.

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I'm pretty sure we own the first color movie ever.

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Yeah. You know, I can't believe everything here.

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Is probably the most famous first of the era color movie.

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Did you know, speaking of, before we dive into this, I was in a Wizard of Office play when I was younger and that's why I mentioned munching, because I gotta be a munchkin and I gotta be a flying monkey.

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Dang, That's a solid role.

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I had some. I was a little kid and I was on for the flying monkey. I was on roller skates.

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Did you have a line at all?

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Oh, heck no. No, I was part of the ensemble. Dang.

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That's cool though.

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It was a fun experience. My sister and I did it together.

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So I think I was in one play growing up and I had one line and then up until the actual performance and they cut my line.

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See, that's the worst.

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They gave it to somebody else and I was never explained why.

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You're probably as a kid, like, pretty hurt by that. Really wanted by one line.

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And I remember it because it was a. It was a play, like, about America. And I had to deliver a line about the first. I think this was back whenever the first gold coin came out. Speaking of gold and things. And it was like, about Sacagawea. And I had that line. I was like, I memorized it. I was ready to go. And they were like, yeah, someone else is going to do that line.

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You're like, why? What did I say?

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What did I do? How did I get cut? Somebody have dirt on me in this.

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Elementary school, Some parent, probably some political thing. Parent really wanted their kid to have that line. I also did Annie, and I was an orphaned kid. I sang that song. I was cleaning. Yeah, I did a few of those shows growing up, but they were always like, the big ones that you know about. But I. No, I never had big roles. I was not Annie. I wasn't Dorothy. Just a little flying monkey. Did Mike finally attend Run Club Rebecca in New Mexico?

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I did not. Mike never did.

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You had all of 2025.

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I know. And they even added, like, a longer run club where they start earlier and they run like six to seven miles, which is probably more like what I would be interested in. But no, I even had the opportunity recently, and I was like, I just don't think that's for me.

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Okay, so now have you changed and you don't think it's for you?

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No, I think it's not. Because I feel like the social aspect of it, I won't enjoy when it comes to running. I think I need to find something different. Because when I was so close to actually going to one, I started thinking about, like, the time I was going to be invested in it. I was like, I could just do this on my own, get more enjoyment at a running by myself than I would if I went and had the social aspect of it. I just think. I think it needs. It needs to be separate. I tried to combine the thing I enjoy doing with the thing I want to do is, you know, form some friendships. And I just don't think that's the route I want to take.

[A]

That's fair. You could always find friends and find out that they like running. And then maybe it becomes like, you have a running buddy at some point, just like one instead of a whole group of them.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Might be more of the right alley, but that's fair. Okay, so in 2026 New Year, you're going to try to find a new way to make some. Find some.

[B]

Some other social thing.

[A]

Just another one Throw it out there. Tips to increase running distance.

[B]

Katie in Tennessee, My suggestion is you can go a lot further than you think. So no matter what, I don't feel that way. No matter what distance you're doing. Add one more and just try it.

[A]

Heck no.

[B]

Just that be your goal.

[A]

You make me add one mile to my already one mile, I'll die. I will die. You will be picking me up from.

[B]

The side of the road and I feel it. I feel like I might have a little bit of a disconnect with this at this point because recently I, one of my wife's friends signed up for what she thought was a 5k and it ended up being 5 miles.

[A]

Oh gosh.

[B]

And I was like, that's not that much. Only 3.1 to 5. And I realized to like an average person maybe that is adding a lot to me that's not much like I'll go run.

[A]

Yeah, you can't. You, you run a friggin half mile every morning.

[B]

I'll say like, okay, I'm going to run 10. I ended up running 13 and to me that's, that's normal. And I'm like, oh, I guess to people who don't run as much as I do, adding an extra two miles is a lot.

[A]

It is a lot. So did you end up doing it?

[B]

She did it.

[A]

Was she like, I'm gonna kill you.

[B]

But I, I would say just add a little bit more to what you, you set out to do. I still do that. If I want to go do 10 and I feel good, I'll do 11, I'll push myself. Because that's kind of how you grow when it comes to adding on mileage to long distance because really it's all mental. And I think if you're trying to train for maybe a half marathon, if you can run six, you can run 13.1. You, I think in a race setting you can always do double what you can do normally because.

[A]

So you're saying I could do two miles?

[B]

Yes, because that added an adrenaline of being at like in that race environment of like seeing people there. You got your bib on, you're like psyched up, you're pumped. That adds a lot to the mental part of it because there's this other force driving you as you go along. The first time I ran a marathon was here and what really drove me to finishing was thinking, I cannot go back to the show not completing this. The shame of it, the shame of me not completing this. That was so hard for me that first time. Doing it. And I was miserable. But I remember at one point thinking, I cannot quit because I'm not going to go in on Monday and say, I didn't, I didn't finish.

[A]

Listen, the shame of the show. Can you do a whole lot of things? I understand. That's good though. That's good advice. And it is a mental game for sure. Could I, could I run more miles? Probably. I don't want to, though. I literally add the mental block myself and I say, yep. I immediately, I'm like watching my watch the whole time. One mile. Okay, wrap it up. Those are good tips. Hopefully, Katie, you can do some running like Mike half marathons on every Saturday. Do you ever eat the foods you used to eat on your Christmas purge? It's from James in Virginia. Kind of hit on this.

[B]

Yeah, I don't anymore. Yeah, because the purge, I used to go like, I would map out everything from breakfast to dinner. I would add in, like, I always look forward to having pancakes, but I haven't had a pancake in, gosh, three or four years. Dang.

[A]

Okay, I've had a pancake, but I haven't been able to master a vegan one. I've mastered a gluten free one.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. My wife's had gluten free ones that she really enjoys, but you haven't tried.

[A]

To dive into those at all.

[B]

And then the other things I would, I mean, I've had, I guess I haven't had real pizza in a while, which I feel like I don't want to eat vegan pizza because I don't feel like that's real pizza. And I don't, I don't want the thing that tries to resemble something else. There are some things that are really close that I can't tell the difference between. Pizza is one of those things that will never translate.

[A]

No, you know what? Vegan cheese, I've actually found some that I like. But it being melted.

[B]

Yeah, it's hard to melt.

[A]

It's hard. Like, I like it. If it doesn't have to be melted, it tastes fine. But the second you melt it, we got some other tastes happening in there.

[B]

And it's not even the cheese when it comes to vegan pizza, but it's the things that people associate with being good toppings for a vegan pizza. Like, I don't want a salad on top of my pizza.

[A]

Yeah, you like it just straight up like cheese and pepperoni pizza. Yeah, that stuff.

[B]

So I'm like, I just won't even attempt to make a vegan version of this.

[A]

You know what's funny, though, is I had. When my family was in town, they all wanted pizza from the spot that we've loved for several years now. And we got it, and I tried it, and I was about three bites in. I was like, this doesn't taste the same to me anymore. That was a weird experience where it's like, I've, like, cleansed my body of a whole bunch of stuff. I was like, I don't think you like that anymore. I was like, that is my favorite pizza. I had, like, an identity crisis in that moment. It was weird. So I do wonder if pizza would taste as good to you now.

[B]

I think it would. I think that's the one thing I miss, really, is, like, I used to. That was, like, my main food group back in the day. Like, going to cc's for 5. 99. Like, that was my favorite thing to do.

[A]

Okay, so then when you go and try and eat pizza again, I need you to go have a Cici's pizza, and I need you to tell me if you had the same experience or if, like, same taste it. You loved it. Still good.

[B]

I literally had this thought the other day of, like, I. I have so many great memories. From about maybe 6 to 24, going to Cici's Pizza.

[A]

Was Cici's one that had the dessert pizza?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yes. I loved that place.

[B]

Like, the. Like, the pineapple one. They had the brownies, they had the rolls. They had, like, the chocolate pizza.

[A]

Is it the one, though? No, I'm thinking of one that had, like, crumbles and icing on it.

[B]

They had that one, too.

[A]

Okay, that's it.

[B]

I think it was, like, pineapple.

[A]

No, because I don't like pineapple.

[B]

Oh, maybe it was cinnamon. Maybe it was cinnamon. Maybe they had a different version of it.

[A]

Probably did. But I need to know if you ever do decide to test this again, I need to know your thoughts.

[B]

I think the last time I had CCS was when I was training for my first half marathon, and I was like, I got a carb load ccs.

[A]

And it tasted good then.

[B]

Yeah. And that was maybe nine years ago.

[A]

Okay. So that's been a long time. I need. I need to report back when this. No pressure for it to happen at any point in time, but if you do.

[B]

I went to CC so much that the manager knew me and my brother.

[A]

That's amazing. Did you get discounts?

[B]

No, but he already knew exactly. Like, we would always get the cheapest version. When you get two buffets with Waters.

[A]

I feel like you should have got, like, some coupons at some point. I mean, he recognized you. Keep coming back. All right, the last one. Any family plans? Love Mike's podcast with his wife, the best book Inspo. This is from Isabel in Texas. I'm assuming this is referring to maybe having kids.

[B]

I'm not entirely sure I say family. Yeah, we're hanging out with family.

[A]

I think that's more what she was relating to.

[B]

I would say we're in, like, talks of, like, seeing a future of us having kids. I think this is the closest we've been to talking like, it's a reality.

[A]

Okay. That's a step. You can go any step. I'll cheer you guys on no matter what.

[B]

Because I think. Was it like, 2020 we said within the next. Or maybe 20, I guess when we got married in 21, we said within the next five years. And now we're, like, closing on that gap. I think we want 2026 fully to be the year we do all the things that we won't be able to do once we have kids of, like.

[A]

So you're going to have a year of what Lunchbox calls the Dachelor party. Yeah.

[B]

Because my wife still has some places she wants to travel to that we haven't been yet. And then I think I have some things I want to do that I just need to do before. Before I have any more responsibility.

[A]

Okay. I love this. Well, and then you never know what you guys decide. You could be like, well, we're having too much fun. It's fine. Yeah, I get it.

[B]

And I think it's also, right now, we know so many people who are pregnant and having kids that it just feels like there's something, like, around us, like, not really a sign, but just.

[A]

Feels like, like, unintended pressure, but not.

[B]

Yeah, it's not pressure. It's just, like, a weird coincidence, because I don't think all these people we know just decided we should all get pregnant around the same time.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But I think it's just something a little bit more comforting knowing that there's other people around you that, you know, that could give you advice. Where I think when you're younger, you're, like, you have a kid, and you're like, there's nobody I can go to except my parents. Like, nobody else is going through this.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So I think it's kind of like knowing that there's a support system out there that if we have, like, questions or help with something, like, there are people around us because it's also hard for us because our families aren't here.

[A]

You need a village here.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You need a community. Yeah. That's very important. It's a big part of that whole process, too. Well, exciting. Sorry, that was a weird question. I was like, as I was reading, I was like, I realized that maybe she doesn't mean that. Okay, well, we're wrapping up here. Mike, Happy new year.

[B]

It's 2026 in our brains.

[A]

And thanks for being here. Tell people where they can find you and all that stuff.

[B]

You can find my podcast, Movie Mike's Movie podcast, wherever you listen to podcasts. And I'm ikedistrow on everything.

[A]

Love that. And you can hang out with me obgirlmorgan and check out the show Obi boneshow. Lots of work and those social media stuff. So go check those out. And once again, happy new year. Yay, 2026 new year, new us. Bye, everybody.

[B]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms. Obbyboneshow. And follow ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode.

[A]

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