Casting The Spotlight Ep. #218 (feat. Brendan Michalsen)

About this episode

Brendan Michalsen returns to discuss various topics including sports, film, and personal memories.

Our longtime good friend Brendan returns to the podcast after a 5 year hiatus for his first solo episode. We catch up and discuss life as of late, backyard wrestling memories, Team USA winning a gold medal in hockey, John Cena’s retirement, the St. Louis Cardinals’ hopes and future outlook, the Conjuring universe, barbecue ribs, & SO MUCH MORE!

People in this episode

Hosts: Timothy Bollinger, Elijah Andrews

Guest: Brendan Michalsen

Topics covered

• backyard wrestling
• hockey
• sports
• film
• barbecue
• pop culture

Keywords

• Brendan Michalsen
• backyard wrestling
• hockey
• John Cena
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Conjuring universe
• barbecue ribs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Team USA, St. Louis Cardinals

Books & works: Conjuring universe

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