No Longer Neighbors

No Longer Neighbors

Former neighbors Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie navigate current events, faith, family, sports, technology, food, and more in a podcast that is for everyday people looking for some real talk in crazy times.

Episodes

February 12, 2021 69 mins
Aaron Arruda caught the virus. He chats with co-host Chris Mycoskie about the ordeal (25:35).  Other topics include a lack of Super Bowl excitement, the tough task of finding a bicycle in this world, and our favorite masks. LINKS:Enro Masks - https://enro.com/ ... Beau Ties of Vermont - https://tinyurl.com/beautiesVT
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Hosts Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie wanted to wait until a winner was declared before commenting on the presidential election. That finally happened Saturday morning, as all major news outlets proclaimed Joe Biden the victor.  Our guest is Marisa Williams, a Texas transplant from California and Aaron's new neighbor. According to The Atlantic, Texas "has been the most popular destination for outbound Californians for more than a d...
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October 23, 2020 29 mins
The mute button and moderator Kristen Welker were co-MVPs of the final debate between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie look back at Thursday's affair, which likely didn't change a single mind. Aaron also celebrates iPhone 12 release day, and admits he hasn't watched a second of the World Series.
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September 30, 2020 73 mins
Hosts Chris Mycoskie and Aaron Arruda are back just in time to recap Tuesday night's presidential debate. Plus, sports are in the midst of a fall frenzy (19:30) with NBA playoffs and the MLB postseason happening simultaneously. Author Andi Cook joins No Longer Neighbors to talk about her book, titled Up From the Ashes (31:33). LINKS:NLNpodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nlnpodcast ... First Presidential Debate Fact Check: http...
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September 11, 2020 60 mins
Kyle Roberts is this week's guest (16:44). He released the Noble Prizes EP in July, with a full album expected to follow in September. After serving as the guinea pig for the No Longer Neighbors rapid response game, Kyle talks about the motivation for finally putting his own music into the world.  LINKS:  Kyle Roberts - Noble Prizes EP: https://spoti.fi/35tuEeu ...  NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ ...  Papaya Payments: ...
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Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie profoundly begin with their thoughts on President Donald J. Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. After that, they discuss the historic week in professional sports (20:24) as players from the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and WNBA opted not to play as a way to bring attention to racial injustice and potentially bring about change. This week’s guest is Chris Landry (34:25), who has sp...
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Hosts Chris Mycoskie and Aaron Arruda begin with the biggest sports story of the week. In the first game of Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals doubleheader, play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman issued a gay slur when he thought the broadcast was still in a commercial break (2:00). As it turned out, the MLB.TV feed carried his comment live. Brennaman left the booth during the second game, but not before Nick Castell...
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August 14, 2020 80 mins
ESPN Radio play-by-play announcer Sean Kelley returns to his broadcast position inside the NBA bubble next week. Thursday, he’ll have the Western Conference first-round matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and whoever emerges as the number eight seed (Portland or Memphis). But before heading back to Orlando, he’s talking with Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie on the No Longer Neighbors podcast. That conversation begins at the 24:22...
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This week's guest is Chris Halicke, who covers Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers beat for Sports Illustrated (21:11). While fans are banned from attending MLB games right now, he's one of the privileged few who get to be inside the ballpark (28:30). We've already seen the Marlins and Cardinals suffer COVID-19 outbreaks in their clubhouses, so what is his level of optimism for the season being played to completion (35:30)?...
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August 1, 2020 73 mins
While Chris Mycoskie was upset about Cory Kluber and Jose Leclerc suffering injuries for his beloved Texas Rangers, it turns out a different affliction would affect the show more directly. Aaron Arruda ruptured his Achilles tendon this week while playing pickleball.  After going over the play-by-play of that pain, Chris talks about the massive amount of debt he overcame with the help of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University cour...
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July 24, 2020 73 mins
This week’s guests are Dr. Vonni Gant and Dameon Madison from The AND Campaign. Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives? The AND Campaign encourages everyone to engage in the political process with both love and truth while making all decisions from a Biblical framework.    LINKS: The AND Campaign: https://andcampaign.org/ … Compassion AND Conviction book on Amazon: https://amzn.t...
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July 17, 2020 107 mins
Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie start with a lengthy discussion on the biggest news items of the week, including the Washington NFL team finally dropping its controversial nickname (3:30), President Trump serving as a pitchman for Goya Foods after some called for a boycott (14:24), a massive Twitter hack that compromised verified accounts (20:29), and the return of the Ford Bronco (26:24). Aaron and Chris welcome in three guests f...
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July 10, 2020 116 mins
We're sharing our experiences with family tragedies that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, Aaron talks about his wife Alicia's pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery (4:17). That's followed by Chris discussing how his daughter Grace was stillborn in May, plus his wife Cassie's life was in danger (42:42). LINKS: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: https://www.pancan.org/ ... Hope Mommies: https://hope...
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July 3, 2020 51 mins
We begin the Independence Day edition of No Longer Neighbors with mask talk before Kyle Draper pops on (10:15). He takes us through the principles he preaches as a social media coach, including fixing your mindset (14:01), identify your audience, video-video-video (16:40), and content compounding (19:25). Who influences his approach (33:15)? To close things out, we discuss Aaron’s obsession with buying new cars (38:28). LINKS: ...
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June 26, 2020 43 mins
This week’s episode begins with technology expert Aaron Arruda examining the ways it has changed our lives during the pandemic. Zoom has been the home of a lot of big events for Chris Mycoskie lately, including his grandfather’s funeral (4:44). ESPN and Stadium basketball analyst Tim Scarborough joins us for a conversation (8:59). Chris and Tim were scheduled to call games at the Conference USA tournament before COVID-19 forced ...
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June 21, 2020 97 mins
Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie begin with what they’ve learned in 2020. Bob Sturm is the show’s first guest (9:35). He talks about the higher purpose he’s found to his great job as a sports radio host (16:58) and how his faith can be boiled down to “What Would Jesus Do?” (26:10). We address Steve Chapman’s column, which calls for the Texas Rangers baseball team to change its name (47:25). Plus, Chris throws out a hypothetical ques...
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June 17, 2020 57 secs
Take one freelance sportscaster with no games to call. Add a technology wiz who used to live next door. Put them together and you’ve got the recipe for the No Longer Neighbors podcast.
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June 13, 2020 5 mins
Why are we doing this? Aaron Arruda explains why he asked Chris Mycoskie to co-host a podcast. We'll also look ahead to the first official episode.
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