Ol' Fools Talking Ol' Skool

Ol' Fools Talking Ol' Skool

Two long time friends take a lighthearted look at things of the past, discuss the present and delve into the future, in an unscripted manner.

Episodes

July 2, 2025 30 mins

Mickey and Rodney talk about the NBA Championship, the NBA past and present and the history of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Mickey & Rodney talked about the disrespect showed to Hakeem Olajuwon at the NCAA men's basketball finals, the Georgetown University men's basketball history, HBCU's, and a throw-back segment from 2021.

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May 19, 2025 30 mins

Rodney & Mickey talk about having clout at the job allows you to speak your mind, stereotypes in sports, talking trash, making judgements without knowledge of the game, playing the mental game with your kids, toughening kids up, coaching young kids in sports, playing games for fun versus to win, getting kids to play outside, Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. 

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April 29, 2025 30 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about retirement decisions, making a plan for retirement, my money versus our money, social security decision, fortunate with sacrifices, bladder and old age, don't play with peeing, you can't hold it, those times when you thought you went too far, life experiences, the second time around and the Obama administration and sexual orientation.

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April 13, 2025 34 mins

Mickey and Rodney continue their discussion on the current administration, the perils of politics, staying optimistic, military training and decision making, how time changes things, rinse and repeat, talking loud and saying nothing, education, more than one way to do things and using buzzwords.

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March 28, 2025 31 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about Elon Musk, Donald Trump, the Europeans, history of world wars, how you should get people smarter than you as advisors, isolationism, Ukraine, Russia, confirmation hearings and militaries of the world.

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March 19, 2025 24 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about the good old days, how "Father Time" is undefeated, LeBron James, NBA players that can't stay on the court, NBA players that are out of shape, how the NBA is a young man's game, bias sports reporting, being in the limelight and the scrutiny it brings, getting high with your kids and being a parent versus being a friend to your kids.

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March 5, 2025 30 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about Microsoft Outlook problems, condolences to Angie Stone, lending a listening ear, dealing with death, comments about age, respect for age, animals are animals, and how time flies.

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February 13, 2025 31 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about Black History and working, integration (good/bad), separate but not equal, bias and stereotypes, playing the game, common courtesy, dog poop, tracks in the snow and the mysterious leaves drama.

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February 7, 2025 27 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about paternity suits, options for not having to worry about pregnancy, lifestyles and money, vindication, daytime TV, TikTok influencers, the ballon-popping game, fan's only pages, Facebook feeds and how far we have come and how far can we go.

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January 24, 2025 31 mins

Rodney & Mickey talk about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities, Black Quarterbacks in the NFL, Lil Wayne's image, women's intuition, staying with a cheater for the money, famous people with gay children, sexual orientations, the difficult role of being a parent and how far does love go?

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January 9, 2025 33 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about taking a financial interest in your future, not becoming a slave to the government, having minimal investment and expecting maximum return, choosing associates with no experience in a business and expecting good results, how it takes more than saying you have your own business for the business to be a success, establishing low expectations in life, the "Peter Principle", saving but also enjo...

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January 4, 2025 31 mins

True to their Ol' SKool nature, Rodney and Mickey compare the past with the present and ask the question "Have things really changed". They talk about stars who have fallen, young stars and the mistakes they make, how may famous people are just a reflection of their environment, which might be good or bad. 

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December 20, 2024 30 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about kids' interest in sports, playing multiple sports in high school, how some coaches don't want their star players playing multiple sports, the escalating salaries for high school coaches, the changes at Texas High, athletes moving around to get to better schools, traveling teams just to make money, back in the day sports, Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders.

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December 12, 2024 30 mins

Mickey & Rodney talk about college and pro football, celebrating while losing, young kids copying pro athletes, pushing kids into sports, and comic relief after watching kids playing sports at a young age.

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December 2, 2024 28 mins

Mickey & Rodney continue their discussion about the recent presidential election.

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November 20, 2024 30 mins

Mickey & Rodney continue their discussion of this year's election.

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November 13, 2024 31 mins

Mickey and Rodney spent this entire episode talking about the recent presidential election.

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October 31, 2024 26 mins

After taking some time off after the sudden passing of Mickey's brother, Mickey G. & Rodney T. have gotten back to talking Ol' Skool. In this episode they talk about how computers can be fussy if you don't use them for a while, the changing world of computer password maintenance, being notified that ID cards are expiring after they have expired, the VA ID system, the creepiness of getting a urine cup mailed to yo...

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August 15, 2024 18 mins

Mickey and Rodney talk about customer service or lack of customer service; what are we teaching our kids; compliments when needed; dealing with the "human factor", lack of respect and contemplating food for the 4th of July. 

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