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Join the guys as we wax about the birds and the bees!

The guys share some amusing anecdotes about a handful of their firsts; kisses, relationships and even losing their virginity.

We also reflect on what we thought it meant to be a "man" growing up versus what that question means to us now decades later plus and more in this super revealing episode.

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We're getting a little rowdy for this one!

The guys get into some stories about fights, whether it's bar fights during Rush or Jon's time working in the industry, to being an observer of people getting into a tussle in close proximity to us.

We try and figure out if the newer bar going generation is more calming or if our era was just more violent. We also try and figure out if the hardcore/metal scenes of n...

This one goes all over the place, from discussing Jon's recent trip to Atlanta with his wife. Hear some of their favorite spots to eat and what it is about Atlanta that keeps them going back year after year.

From here the conversation steers towards religion. Hear how Rush ended up changing denominations in his journey through his faith, and ultimately what led him to where he is currently.

Jon opens up about his str...

The guys get together in a bit of uncertainty as Jon talks about how he had hit a bit of mental and emotional wall the day prior that may have caused the show to not happen as originally intended.

This led to us discussing relationships, of various kinds, with Rush opening up about how he has realized some of his fears and insecurities from past traumas in his dating life.

Rush and Chris share stories of Jon being there...

The guys get a bit reflective about life and death as they learn that Ryan Hadley, a tattooer, was losing his battle with cancer.

We talk about Ryan and his time on the Ink Master tv show, and how we all view that as a platform to dissect someone's talent as a professional tattooer, with Chris giving more insight into how unfair that show is.

Hear the guys discuss how they would navigate their lives knowing they wer...

We hadn't recorded for a few weeks while life happened, so this is us catching up with each other.

The guys talked about what had been happening since the last episode, and discuss what it was like growing up as young adults and having to miss out on things, (concerts/entertainment/friends) due to technology as we know it not being as readily available to us since you may not be able to afford cable or internet or cell pho...

Join us as we play the classic TV show game to see which pairing of the 3 of us knows the most about each other and is the most compatible.

Seriously, that's essentially all you need to know about this episode. Listen and play along.

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Chris opens things up with a question to Rush and Jon about why we all chose not to have children, which led to an instantly funny moment, as that wasn't 100% the case.

Chris shares a sort of amusing, but scary story that led to him getting a vasectomy, while Rush opens up more about some of the struggles of being an older man who hasn't been married, who wants kids, but maybe at a point in his life where it's mayb...

Join the guys as we wrap up Season 2, and what a journey it's been!

The guys reflect on things that have happened over the few months of recording this season. One of those things being a live podcast.

Hear how that almost came to be, and how the guys sitting down at the bar and talking about their respective ideas and feelings about what it should/could be allowed them to appreciate their friendship even more, given...

Season 1 concludes with Rush apparently dosing himself on mucinex, Jon shares the story of his acid trip from the weekend before, and how that culminated in Rush and Jon speaking in Macho Man voices for 20 mins.

Chris opens up about having to put his cat down, and the guys share stories of their pets that are no longer with us, and we wrap up the first season of the podcast with how the experience has been and what we are look...

Jon brings up showing his wife the trailer for the Winnie the Pooh horror movie and how that shocked her with it being one of her favorite cartoon/shows from her youth.

The guys then delve into bands they bought albums of solely based on the album cover, without hearing a single note of music. 

We also explore having ones identity tied to a singular type of music you listen to, and Jon shares his idea for a "Fraiser"...

The guys come in HOT on this one with some of our most frustrating driving pet peeves.

We recount some of our more reckless driving stories, tragedies we've seen, as well as some other close calls we've experienced in our decades of driving.

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In this episode the guys conversation lives up to namesake of the show where we talk all things booze.

Join us as we try and nail down a drink that would be identified as our "signature" drink, and what it says more about us.

We also share our worst hangover memories, favorite places to go drink, and just overall funny memories involving all kinds of libations.

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Join the guys as we delve into some more headier topics from meditation and spiritual enlightenment, to our collective experiences with super natural things such as ghosts and other things that go bump in the night.

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Join the guys as we FINALLY landed on a name for the podcast. We also discuss the strikes happening in Hollywood, the bigger ramifications of AI and likeness rights in our day to day lives.

We also get into some Kanye West talk, if people who are so gifted at their craft inevitably are all a little off and if you can separate the art from the artist?

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In this episode the guys share some of their favorite movies, and what those films reveal about ourselves to those who may not know much about it. This is DEFINITELY one for all the cinefiles out there.

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Get to know the guys little better as we came with a small handful of questions to ask one another and learn more about each other in the process. 

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In this episode we try and break down the idea of value and its correlation to art in various mediums and why some mediums hold more value, fine art for instance, than others.

We also figure out how we as creatives figure out the journey of assigning value to our work, our lives and more while also going on some fun tangents along the way.

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Welcome to The B.A.R. (short for Banter, Ancedotes and Recollections) Podcast, where hosts Rush, Chris and Jon get together over a few drinks and reflect on getting older, memories with each other and so much more in these honest conversations between long time friends.

Enjoy this pilot episode where we figure out what the hell we are trying to accomplish with this show, and get RIGHT into it with a discussion about learning ...