Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast
Hosted by Holly Constant and Madi Hockaday, (two real-life Ann and Leslie's) Park Pals is a fun Parks and Recreation rewatch podcast! We research every episode DEEPLY from deleted scenes to interviewing guest stars that were actually on the show, all while relating it back to our real lives and delightful tangents. <3 We do all the work so you can just sit back and have fun learning! Join us you tropical fish! Insights or questions? parkpalspodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
I loved this conversation so much!!!!! Full disclosure, we kept thinking of things to talk about, so enjoy our many "endings" that turned into other stories LOL
Brian Stack played Ted in Article Two, and the jeweler when Ann and Chris go to the jewelery store, BUT he was a writer on Conan for 18 years, he currently writes for Stephen Colbert and I talked his ear off about it all! We discuss his beginnings in Second City i...
We feel better off, and that is IMPORTANT OKAY!? And while I would like to burn the Recall Knope float to the ground, we are going to review this episode anyway 😂😂 And in the words of Ben, the more you accomplish, the more heat you get.
Leslie faces counterpoints even though she has made the town healthier, Tom faces an obstacle with Rent-A-Swag and someone is pregnant?!?!?! What a way to end a season!!!! We love that all the gu...
It's putt putt time! And why don't you melt the cheese!? Leslie and Ron fight to get what they think is best for the community, Andy re-discovers Mouse Rat music is his passion and Ann and Tom have a Mona Lisa meltdown! Also, we learn where this putt putt actually takes place, and hear some super fun deleted scenes!
"You two make a guy feel like a real lady" -Jamm LOL
Don't forget to check out the interview ...
🎶🎶 Eggs, bacon and toast! 🎶🎶🎶 It's Jerry Day! (or what I'm calling Jerry Day) We hear from Julie Brister, who plays the incredibly funny guard at the executive dining hall ("His dream, really?) Check her out on St. Denis Medical coming out soon! Thank you for sharing your audition story, being coached/taught by THE Amy Poehler herself and explaining more about your night shoot! Go ahead and follow her!
Omg it's Ted Party day!!!!!!! aka Star Wars/Patton Oswalt Day! Today, we get some behind-scenes on removing some Pawnee charter rules, Chris and Ron debate which motivation tactic is better, and Ann and Ben join forces to figure out Leslie's incessant anniversary gifts. Kudos to Leslie for moving Pawnee forward and bringing our town into the future while finding a compromise that suits its citizens best. :)
Today, we also ...
Starting this episode with our Partridge park ranger, Clark Freeman! Thank you so much for talking about your original audition (not a park ranger!), getting the call the NIGHT BEFORE and how sweet Adam Scott is! Plus, keep an eye out for his project!
But we MUST talk about how amazing Adam Scott is and how nice he was to respond to my fan theory on Severance, omg! Peep 9:14 minute mark!!!!
We're headed to Partridge, people! Ben on painkillers is the absolute best, Jamm gets Jammed, and Chris and Ann are... not doing great compatibility-wise. We have a lot to discuss and Madi is back! We get to hear an awesome deleted scene from Ben's doctor and discuss at length the forced feeling of Chris and Ann, which is a bummer. Love that the Parks team gets payback for Ron though, we love!!! Omg, plus JK Simmons!!!
HAPPY GALENTINES! Let's celebrate by reviewing a classic Parks episode! New guests coming in hot! (Jenny Slate/Mona Lisa omg!!!) Parks and business mix with a quintessential Ron and Leslie moment! And we discuss/rant about how in the heck did Chris go from sperm donor to dad? Also, why does Ann care so much about April liking her?
PS - we love Mara Marini's episode (Aka THE Brandi Maxxxx), check it out here! She is a quee...
Oh, the awkwardness. April asks Chris to be a sperm donor and I go on a tangent about how it didn't have to be this way. Leslie gets her jokes stolen and Donna saves the day with her magical prowess by finding the thief! (it wasn't Jerry)
Plus, there's a super funny gag reel and an amazing voice memo from Morgan Parker Brown who plays Charles (the server/Sweetums assistant) with INCREDIBLE details! Oh and a...
I love you and I like you! The moment we've been waiting for! So many guest stars from our last episode too! It's been a long and winding road as Tom says for these lovebirds, but we are so excited and honored to review this very special, tender moment. SO BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you to all of our guest stars!!! And thank you to Kirston Mann for reminding me that the costume department DID in fact sew Leslie's dr...
50,000 dollars is so much money to raise in one episode, but we can do it!!!!! Especially in this season! Leslie is called away to work on an emergency preparedness test for the city while the Parks gang takes over the fundraising gala to get this park going!
Thank you so much to Will McLaughlin who plays Officer Killnose for sending great behind-the-scenes memories! So fun to hear about your character name! We appreciate ...
The episode that started it all! (Or at least the name of our show... "I guess we're Park Pals" *wink*) But honestly, I think our name comes from the true amazing park pals we get to come on this show and share their stories. Words can't really describe how much it means to me that actors and crew take time out of their day to contribute to our podcast and give us such incredible stories. This Pawnee community i...
All the guest stars this week, so exciting! Thank you so very much to everyone who sent in these awesome, detail-filled behind-the-scenes messages, we love!
Women can do anything. The end, bye! :)
Tim Trobec (construction worker who finds the penis candy haha!):
https://www.instagram.com/timtrobec11/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1617308/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t24
Joe Foust (server at St. Elmo's Ste...
How did Newt Gingrich get here? Is there such a thing as too many penis shaped things? Can Jerry kick a field goal? Are the Colts super cool? Discover all that and more on this week's episodes of Two Parties! The compassion, the friendship, the happiness, that's what's important in life. And also making fun of the white man. :)
Thank you Iker Amaya and Joe Foust for sending in such WONDERFUL voice memos! We ...
Did you know some of the woodworkers in this episode are real woodworkers!? So much wood to be worked - we love Tammy omg
Plus, Leslie is meeting Diane, Diane is meeting Tammy, Chris is meeting Millie's fiance, WE ARE MEETING GAYLE! Ben and Leslie play emotional support roles to their friends, some of the Parks gang learns a Christmas lesson for Jerry, and we learn how the amazing Christie Brinkley got her role on Pa...
Some of you haven't listened to the amazing conversation I had with Yvans Jourdain and you need to!!!! We absolutely loved talking about all things spiritual, acting, overcoming insecurities and the journey life takes you on! PS - He's in a Paxlovid commercial and I just LOVE seeing Parks people out in the wild. 😜
Yvans played Councilman Howser and I LOVED getting to hear about the backstory and how his charac...
Yay, we're talking about the Park that started it all! First we start with jazz plus jazz equals jazz, then we get into Eagleton vs. Pawnee while Tom shows such a great growth arc and Burt Macklin hangs up his shades.
Did you know Brad Hall aka Wreston St. James is married to Julia Louis Dreyfuss?!! Also, we talk about Julia's show Wiser Than Me, it's INCREDIBLE. Please take a listen.
Plus, thank...
This week, we're discussing whose side you're on! Leslie or April or was there a way to compromise? Seems like we all had different gut reactions, but we all know we could (and did) compromise somehow :)
ALSO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HELLO!!!!!!
Also, random side fact, did you know the Sweetums molasses explosion was based on a true story?
Meanwhile, Ben gets a million job offers (and saddens the acc...
Yay, welcome Mary Faber to the pod, the iconic Kathryn Pinewood of the Pawnee Restaurant Association!! First, we talk about all things Parks, like auditioning, working with her old college pal Gregory Levine (script supervisor), improvising some lines and being the nememis to Leslie!
Then I dive into asking questions about her professional Broadway experiences! (she's been in Avenue Q, How to Succeed in Business Witho...
Are you a Twizzlers or Red Vines family? Should we invest in gold? Who did Adam Scott originally audition for? All that and more on this new episode where we break down meeting Ben's parents, Chris's emotional rollercoaster, and the growth of Tom!
Plus, a wonderful guest cast to talk about and insider cab driver details!
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