Should we do psychotics and start a podcast in a sauna? Join us as we think about it! This week, friend of the pod, Sean Trainor and I discuss so much about music business/unions and how there should def be more talk/action for them. Plus, we continue the 36 Questions to Fall in Love and learn what the definition of affection means and that saying how you feel is like.... so beyond important, say it to your loved ones, just do it! We get deep in this one, but as always, laugh SO much - can't wai...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Welcome Kris Carr and Mia Topalian TOGETHER to the pod!!!!!! This week we discuss Drew Barrymore, more updates on the strike, and we continue to answer the 36 Questions to Fall In Love- although again, we just fall deeper in love. Some of these are intense!!!!! I'm so lucky I have these gals and I will never take it for granted. PS - our text thread is called the Character Actors and that is the secret of our girl band name. Follow these amazing women, Kris Carr and Mia Topalian! @itskriscarr an...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 31 min
We're falling in love this week! (Well, more than we already are...) Kris and I (Holly) are answering the questions in the famous NY Times Article - "36 Questions To Fall In Love" because why not?! We talk about how we might die, if there's a Mr. Holly Constant, who we'd have a celeb dinner with and more! Plus, we talk about how awesome Sophie Turner is, we ask if college is worth the $ (see link below for the SAVE plan if you have student loans to not pay interest!), and of course our not-so fa...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 30 min
"Sometimes just making the thing is the thing" Welcome Mia Topalian to Strike Pod!!!!! Love this deep and fun conversation so much! We're talking about Mia's amazing show in New York and what her experience was like being back, our weird and fun auditions that we've helped each other with and how sometimes the best part of art is the healing that can come when you let your mind wander and focus in. Plus, I loved talking about the inevitable cycle of doom - from "why do we do this again?" to the ...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 25 min
Welcome to Strike Pod! Because we can’t talk about our fav show as we stand in strike solidarity, I’m inviting all my friends on to talk about literally anything else! First up, it’s one of our fav people, Kris Carr!!! We talk about job hunting, money, how Jack Black is the dreamiest dream boat, and we continue learning about each other and our histories! We also definitely talk about the actual strike, set conditions and how our Parks fam was there supporting on the picket lines including Li’l ...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Welcome back everyone! This week we discuss some BIG news! Congratulations Madi! We also discuss Holly's last few hundred months of fun and hard working musical theater so if you need to skip the first 20ish minutes that's fine haha It's a long one this time around, so please break it into parts if you need to! Then we get into Leslie Knope's book about Pawnee and the scandal of potentially not being born in Pawnee?! What?! (It's not where you're born, it's where you're from) ALSO, WHO SNITCHED?...
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Everybody pants now, pants, pants, pants, pants, pants! (Not prance like the subtitles say) We're back for Part 2 where we get a good ol' fashioned prairie drink off - the Swanson family mash liquor is used to burn warts of the mules omg. Such beautiful imagery always. Thanks to Danny Vazquez for sending in a voice memo explaining his time on set and improv moments, YAY! Check him out in All Rise on CBS and Hulu and The Rookie on ABC! Follow his Insta here! Plus, let's just bow down to Paula Pel...
Apr 28, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 64
We have so much to unpack with Ron's psychological state in this episode PLUS 100 thousand deleted scenes so we're splitting this into two episodes! We also get into the NBA strike, how Tom thinks he has a good business plan (even though it's basically a fancy crack house lol) and how we are proud of Leslie for standing up to Tammy 1! Thank you so much to Jazmyn Simon for sending us an amazing detailed voice message describing her time on Parks and for telling us about her new book for kids (and...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Kirston Mann is here!!! She is the best in all the land and has been in the Schurverse (The Good Place, Loot, Brooklynn Nine-Nine just to name a few!) for a really long time now, so she knows what she's doing! She is such a natural light and so fun and easy to talk to. She answered all of our questions so naturally and genuinely which we just cannot thank her enough for. We discuss everything from Leslie and Donna's wedding dresses, April's shift to brighter colors, the divorce horse and we also...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 62
"That man has the largest penis I've ever seen" This week we're joined by the amazing Cooper Thornton aka Dr Harris!!!!! He was wonderful to talk to and answered all of our questions with such generosity! We talk all about Parks and his process for Dr Harris, but did you know he was in the Office (yes! - sadly it was cut), he went to the Welsh School of Drama (and did fight choreo at his professor's wedding?!), he is a competitive swimmer and he's from Nashville?!? (Holly was excited) Please enj...
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 61
OMG OUR GIRL IS RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL!!!!!!! Leslie has to break up with Ben, but he gave her a chocolate eclair, so what's a gal to do?! Joe from Sewage sends his penis to City Hall and we rage at the dumbassery of men (But Dr Harris aka Cooper Thornton comes back which we love) Then Andy gets a surprise job! Plus, Tammy 1 is teased and we get to meet Patrica Clarkson- goddess of all things and awards!!!! Also, what's up with Chris Traeger's hair? All that and more on this episode of Park Pa...
Mar 16, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Today on the show, we are treated by the kind and gentle Johnny Sneed who plays one of Leslie's campaign managers! We talk all about his story of auditioning for Mike Schur on the Office (did you know he auditioned for Jim? He def could have been the understudy), how he was a lawyer in Dallas for a brief stint and how he's a drummer too! (he got to play Hal Blayne in Love and Mercy, the Beach Boys movie!) Plus, we talk about the world of acting and how it's a tough one sometimes. We absolutely l...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Omg long episode alert bc it's the Season Finale YAY! So many guest stars sent in voice memos, and so much chaos is happening! We see Ben and Leslie aren't being careful at all even though they think they are, Tom and Jean Ralphio start Entertainment 720 (what do they do?) and throw a memorial for LB, and Chris thinks he's dying and thinks about life in a way that involves Ann (but should it?) Plus, 5000 Candles in the Wind is introduced! Go Mouse Rat! Thanks to Jeff Sloniker, Talia Tabin for al...
Mar 01, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 59
We now have a Patreon! Please visit https://www.patreon.com/parkpalspodcast to support our show for exclusive access to early episodes, questions to guests and more! We are so excited to re-release our conversation with Burly for you! Some of you are new and haven't heard him yet and you absolutely need to, because he is so generous and kind with what he shares! Plus, if you're a listener of the pod, you know I message him almost every episode and ask him questions about the show. 😂 Burly is a ...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 58
There's SO MUCH going on today! Recap from last week thanking John Sloman and adding Rene Pena to the mix - she played alongside John as committee members with Ben and Leslie in Road Trip! She shares location breakdowns, audition stories and what she's working on now! (see below) Then we get a message from Jim Jansen who plays Ann's office mate Stuart and also plays the reverend on Gilmore Girls, yay! After that, we dig into tons of bloopers (omg the BEST!), Chris's Swedish inspiration, Leslie's...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Time to talk about banjos and Johns Hopkins University on a road trip (an hour and a half counts as a road trip right?)! Listen in as we deep dive the sexual tension of Leslie and Ben, Andy and April get in a fight over Tom's new game (yet somehow Jerry and Donna are crushing it?), and more! We also deep dive Jimmy Carter's Crisis of Confidence speech, why April is the only one to apologize PLUS we talk to John Sloman who guest starred as an Indiana council member for the Little League Assoc! Th...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Go get me another Snorkjuice because it's time for THE FIGHT!!! We have been waiting forever to do this episode! Oh. My. God. We've got BTS on what was improvised, thoughts on juice cleanses, who wrote Jean Ralphio's raps and omg so much more! Plus, it's an extra deep therapy session because we related so deeply to Ann and Leslie - adult friendships are hard, let's talk about it!!! Don't forget to rate and review us and don't forget to vote for your favorite line on our Instagram stories! You're...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 55
This week we get a wild origin story! However, to be honest, we spent the first 25 minutes catching up about the New Year and the holidays so if you need to skip ahead, go for it, but there's a lot of therapy moments which is what we're all about! We also learn about the origin of birthday celebrations, BTS of Parker Posey (Lindsay Carlisle Shay) and we discuss what each of our Ron Swanson/Ann Perkins parties would be! What would yours have?? Don't forget to rate and review! Happy New Year! Supp...
Jan 12, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 54
We cannot express what a joy it was to talk to Mara! (and how totally starstruck we were) She is so inspirational, hard working and just an overall gem of a human. She busts her butt for her work and we love seeing the determination that both Mara and Brandi Maxxxx have in common. We talk all about how she got her job on Parks and Rec, being a Capricorn goddess, an accidental Grindr story (LOL) and having the dirtiest line in Parks and Rec history! Be sure to check out her awesome new projects i...
Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 53
"For me, it's when the penis goes in" Okay Brandi Maxxxx, we hear you. Today we talk about why in the heck Ben moves in with Andy and April (such a bad idea), Jerry's painting gets put through the RINGER and Leslie takes control in her true goddess form. PS, do you think Diophena is a real goddess? Find out by listening! Don't forget to rate and review! Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 3Ep. 53
What a lovely treat today! Today, Holly talks to Minni Jo aka Natalie, April's sister! Everything is discussed, from time on set with Chris Pratt and Aubrey Plaza to Minni Jo's training, her incredible music and more!!! It was so wonderful to talk about the space she's creating for women in the arts, especially electronic music - plus discussing fantasy and fairy magic is ALWAYS a delight. Follow Minni Jo at MJ.Noble on Instagram and get her music anywhere you stream music! https://open.spotify....
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Iconic episode alert! The burger cookoff with Ron and Chris, a soulmate level match with Leslie and another office worker.... (although the wrong one at first), and wildflower mural goodness! Plus omg all of Tom's incredible shortened phrases (chicky chicky parm parm) - thank you Alan Yang and Aziz and team for these golden nuggets. Also, lots of BTS on Grain N Simple, Food and Stuff (yes the "and" is spelled out) and Ann comes into her own which we love! (Thank you, Donna) Enjoy and see you nex...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Season 3Ep. 51
This week we're reliving our incredible conversation with Shana Hagan! She is one of the camera operators on Parks and is a true BACKBONE of the way we see this mockumentary style! (Not just saying that because she carries a 30 pound camera on her back/shoulder) This is such a great tech talk and she also shares with us her story on how she got started, what sparks her joy in this business and so many behind the scenes details it made us so happy!!! Thank you Queen Shana! Please check out Welcom...
Dec 01, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Surprise, it's a wedding! Andy and April invite everyone to a "dinner party" (Avatar anyone?) and Ann and Donna spark a relationship over single's night! PLUS WE GOT ORIN!!!! You'll hear some incredible voice memo BTS from Eric Isenhower, who played the infamous character. Also, Ben and Leslie's "relationship?" really starts heating up when we learn Ben is staying!!! ALSO BONUS! We get to hear from Annie O'Donnell who played Elsa Clack in the Camping Episode! We talk all about her outfit choices...
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Please welcome back Brookelynn Constant, the Queen of details! There are so many amazing behind the scenes catches like what's in Tom's tent, what Ron is building, what Andy is holding and more! You honestly may want to have this episode up as you're listening because it's incredible. Plus, we see the pressure of Leslie and Ms. Elsa Clack and her cats and german muffins make an appearance 🤣 Madi also joins us to talk Summary and Notes and we love it! This commentary is also incredible because o...
Nov 10, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Finally, it's Harvest Festival time!!!! Curses, MINI HORSES!!!, Aunt Tilda and some hospitality kiosks! Join us as we dive deep and Holly takes an hour and a half to understand this shoot schedule research that should be easy to understand LOLZ Thank you to Shana Hagan, our amazing camera operator friend for sending emails, and Nick Armstrong for reaching out about his eggs and bacon scene last episode! Follow Shana's show Welcome to Flatch on FOX! (You can stream on Hulu!) Find out more about N...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 50 min
"GIVE ME ALL THE BACON AND EGGS YOU HAVE." Also, yay Madi is back! Today, we're taking a road trip to Indianapolis and getting some steaks! ....or so we think. Ann learns some sad news, Andy and April start their romance for realz, and Ben and Tom nurture a budding friendship. Leslie is a Queen goddess of everything, holding the crew together which is why she gets VIPP this week. (Very Important Park Pal) Thanks guys and don't forget to rate, review and subscribe! @parkpalspodcast Support the sh...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Welcome back our fav theme song writer, Sean Trainor! Today, we're going on a press tour with Perd, Joan, Crazy Ira/The Douche and of course Tweep! See how crazy Ben goes (seriously, who hasn't had gay thoughts?), witness Andy and April take a step forward and so many other insanely cool Behind the Scenes stuff! You may need to Google some things for visual aids or go to our Insta to understand (911 clip, Jerry wiggling his toes....) Plus, Craig Pearman (aka Justice of the Peace) joins Holly to ...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Please welcome back Brookelynn Constant to talk all about Ron and Tammy 2! Is the book Ron allegedly rented about micro-penises real? Did Lionel Richie really dance on the ceiling? Did Aziz actually throw himself into the bookcase at the bridal shower? Were the cornrows real? All these questions and more to be answered on today's pod!!! Thanks to the wonderful Brooke Baumer for sending in voice memos! Don't forget to rate and review us! @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Support the show Rate and re...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 3Ep. 46
We have an amazing techie talk for you today!!!! Jeffrey Mossa, aka the Art Director for the majority of Parks joins us to talk about all things Art Direction, Production Designing, Jurassic Fork , Harvest Festival and more!!!! We start talking more about Parks around 30 minutes so you can skip if needed. If you're interested in understanding how this business works, how to possibly get started on this side of it or if you're just a fan of learning about how Jurassic Fork got made, this is for y...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 45
