Journey back with us to 2021, where we talk to the co-writer of our favorite show's theme song! He co-wrote this song with Gaby Moreno, and I can't wait for you to listen (or re-listen) to the awesome story AND you might hear him play a little bit. :D 

Thank you, Vincent Jones! 

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Mama's going graspin'! Today, Leslie and Ron drift even further from their morals as they fight to gain leverage over the Newport land. We truly learn SO much about William Henry Harrison and his many museums (yeah, there are real museums AND the tin ball is real and started the phrase "Keep the Ball Rolling"!!) Plus, we're introduced to VP of Cool New Shizz, Roscoe Santanglo (Jorma, who has directed twice on Parks!) and Ron sides with Bloosh??! Also poor Ben, stuck in notary Hell.

Thank you to Dan Gilvezan for sending in an amazing voice memo about how you brought your Zorp Loyalist/Reasonabilist character to life, and for introducing me to the idea of Parks Heaven. :) 

https://www.instagram.com/dan_gilvezan/

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Sources:

https://ew.com/recap/parks-and-recreation-season-7-episode-3/

https://furnsoc.org/events/award-of-distinction/garry-knox-bennett

https://www.finewoodworking.com/readerproject/2012/10/24/nail-cabinet?srsltid=AfmBOoo5MAxIS8JgY4NC5Yo678OFCHyks8TyEowNFnBK0sL3KZV2HYIE

https://blog.lostartpress.com/2022/02/02/garry-knox-bennett/

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/william-henry-harrison

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/how-to-list-a-property.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouseland

https://grouseland.org/

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2012/08/keep-the-ball-rolling/

https://ew.com/recap/parks-and-recreation-season-7-episode-3/

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-tyler/

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Iconic episode alert! Madi teaches us about the Cubs (Mike Schur and the writers are wizards, regardless of what they say), we learn about the Geneva Conventions and we see humanity come back to Leslie and Ron to save their colleague Jamm. And special thank you and "see you later" to Yvans Jourdain (Councilman Howser), Kevin Symons (Councilman Dexhart), and Megan Mullally (Tammy 2), all of their very last episodes of the season!!! What a service they provided and I'm just so grateful! Plus Natalie Morales (Lucy) comes back, yay! 

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Sources:

https://onu-geneve.delegfrance.org/70-years-of-the-Geneva-Conventions

https://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/09/look-for-werner-herzog-on-parks-and-recreation/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/09/werner-herzog-parks-and-recreation-cameo

https://ronakheartsindy.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/the-complete-parks-and-recreation-guide-to-indianapolis/

https://www.bestcolleges.com/trades/how-to-become-a-mortician/

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Back for the final season! The writers do a great job of dropping us in, 2 years after Season 6, where we see that Leslie is in a feud with someone who used to be her favorite person! We also find out some cool BTS details, like when/how this aired on original network TV, when they shot this series and some super cool deleted scenes. Check it out to see where the rest of the Parks gang landed in 2017. :) 

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Sources: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20141203195019/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/01/parks-and-recreation-final-season-to-premiere-tuesday-january-13th/334282/

https://www.tvline.com/gallery/parks-and-recreation-series-finale-filming-photos/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3609484/?ref_=tt_ov_ep_nx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation_season_7

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The man who brought back Power Rangers!!!!!! Thank you to Brady Smith for spending so much time talking about Parks, the Goddess Michelle Obama, working with Amy Poehler, writing and illustrating kids graphic novels?!, and so much more!

We also go on tangents about celebrity parasocial relationships (because he gets recognized as Grant, of course), and I remind him of the other projects he's been on that he doesn't always remember the details of LOL 

Please check out his artwork, his novels and follow Brady on Instagram for information on his work! Gift "Maxwell Dark" to your friends, your kids, your kids friends, your parents' kids' friends or just yourself! 

THANK YOU BRADY! 

https://www.instagram.com/bradysmithhere/

https://bradysmith.com/

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THE END IS HERE! (of season 6 anyway!) 

So many amazing cast interviews, band interviews, finding out what Bobby Knight Ranger is, and again - all the cut scenes! Did you know the dummer of Mouse Rat was also the drummer of Letters to Cleo?! (Shouts to Mark Rivers!) More trivia like that, coming in hot during this episode!

Thank you all SO much for listening and having a blast with us! This truly was so fun to research and watch. Don't forget to rate and review, and we'll see you for Season 7! 

SOURCES:

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/national-international/michelle-obama-to-appear-on-parks-and-recreation/103429/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/parks-and-recreation-finale#:~:text=a%20coy%20hint%20about%20the,Ed%20was%20hired%20or%20something.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PandR/comments/1epya32/unity_concert/

https://giggster.com/guide/movie-location/where-was-parks-and-recreation-filmed

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575414/?ref_=ttep_ep_22

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You guys, this is the big one. SO MUCH HAPPENS!!!! Cut scenes, replaced scenes, BTS from the cast themselves, Michelle Obama?! AND the Department of the Interior's Resident Bad Boy stops by, I mean..... this is truly a Parks and Rec DREAM. Thank you, writers, cast and crew, for this gift of an episode. :) 

Thank you to Joe Souza for sending in WONDERFUL voice memos, no one knew you were sick, and you were perfect! ahhh!!! 

SOURCES: 

Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/04/parks-and-recreation-finale#:~:text=a%20coy%20hint%20about%20the,Ed%20was%20hired%20or%20something.

Alcatraz: https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp

Thomas Hucker (Ron's woodworker mention): https://furnsoc.org/fs22/speakers/tom-hucker

Joe Souza! (Liam Bonneville, Resident Bad Boy): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318675/

LET'S MOVE! (MICHELLE OBAMA QUEEN): https://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/

Michelle Obama on Good Hang with Amy Poehler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmCb2hq1OA

Michelle Obama Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/imo-with-michelle-obama-and-craig-robinson/id1532956108

Merging Towns (Virginia): https://virginiamercury.com/2018/07/18/with-annexation-off-the-table-officials-studying-ways-to-prod-struggling-cities-to-merge-with-counties/#:~:text=Martinsville%20might%20be%20further%20along,than%20the%20cities%20they%20contain.

Shana Hagan (Cam Op for Parks! and Cinematographer Queen): https://parkpalspodcast.buzzsprout.com/1663456/episodes/9915666-our-conversation-with-shana-hagan-aka-camera-operator-tweep

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Today's episode is an AMAZING rerun and if you haven't heard it yet, you're in for a treat! The best! 

Dexhart is an amazing guest and I have a feeling some of you haven't heard it yet! Please enjoy how excited we are by how excited HE IS about this show! We love when someone on the show is as big a fan as we are! Please remember you can ask him for personal messages via Cameo!

Kevin's YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQdbINKqPfzDhm7LFMG_2g
Social Media: @thekevinsymons
Get a personalized message on Cameo!: https://www.cameo.com/kevinsymons1

THANK YOU KEVIN!!!!

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Did you know Mike Schur doesn't love Hawaiian Pizza? Such an informative, jam-packed episode and this is just the beginning of the end! (Of Season 6) ALSO the similarities I found between Friends (the TV show) and Parks is kind of hilarious! 

Deleted scenes, a TON of blooper reel scenes, surprises (and reproductive information) at the doctor's office, Keegan Michael Key AND guest star voice memos?! WHAT A DAY! Plus, the writers did such a great job showing us the amazing love and balance that Leslie and Ben share. 

Thank you so much to Teresa Reilly aka Kitty Goodbye, our pharmacist that tells Leslie she most likely doesn't have the flu. What an amazing memory and the joy of her story is SO fun and wonderful. 

Teresa: https://www.teresa-reilly.com/about

Thank you also to Caroline Hall, our lovely "crying mom" at the elementary school with Keegan Michael Key! Amazing mic pack stories, and working with Keegan plus, the surprise person she knew before she got to set! 

Caroline: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1009439/

Kevin Symons aka Dexhart Interview: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yhyQxuvSFo

Cooper Thornton aka Cooper Thornton Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-cooper-thornton-aka-dr-harris/id1551856074?i=1000569857241

Sources: 

IMDB.com

https://www.reproductivefacts.org/news-and-publications/fact-sheets-and-infographics/multiple-pregnancy-and-birth-twins-triplets-and-high-order-multiples/#:~:text=Also%2C%20more%20women%20are%20waiting,multiples%2C%20especially%20with%20fertility%20treatment.

https://www.huggies.com/en-us/resources/getting-pregnant/pregnancy-planning/fraternal-triplets#:~:text=Eat%20a%20diet%20which%20is,11%20to%2015%2Dplus%20pounds.

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(Most of) the parks crew heads to the winery, and Ben and Leslie get a WILD surprise!!!!!! and Chip McCapp (Bo Burnham) is finally here, omg we've been waiting!!!!! 

Thank you so much to Steve Tom and Rebecca Klingler for sending in amazing voice memos about your time on set, WE LOVED THEM!!!!!! So forever grateful! Check out their information below to follow! 

Rebecca Klingler:

Teaching: https://www.uclaextension.edu/instructors/rebecca-klingler

https://www.instagram.com/klingler.rebecca/?hl=en

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459779/

Steve Tom: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003493/

Jeff Tweedy article: https://www.vulture.com/article/wilco-jeff-tweedy-parks-and-recreation-interview.html#:~:text=Land%20Ho!%2C%20indeed%2C%20reunites,%E2%80%9D%20as%20a%20non%2Dactor

Jim Meskimen Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-jim-meskimen-aka-martin-housely/id1551856074?i=1000528207972

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