Take A Seat Not A Side

John Ferling is the author of popular history books including "Almost A Miracle" and "Whirlwind: The American Revolution And The War That Won It". As a master historian, he has appeared on broadcasts with PBS and the History Channel. He joins us to talk about thing John and Abigail Adams, George Washington's excellence, and more.   Learn more about John Ferling: johnferling.com   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

Kelsey plays NFL trivia with her Valentine's Day gift on the line, we watch and review the Super Bowl halftime show, and we try some unheard of Valentine's Day candy.   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

We dive into the awesome world of audiobooks. Audiobooks are great option for anyone that hates reading as much as we do but still have books they want to read. We review audio books we listened to in January. Kelsey tries to name the original 13 colonies.     Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast  

We review two new remakes we watched over the past week: Scream and Dune. Kelsey ponders whether there's a Middle Korea between North and South.

Weeeee're back! We kick season 2 off with some 2021 recap trivia. We also list our top 5 movies to watch January through June.          

We wrap up our first season of the podcast by playing a bingo game checking off things we've done over quarantine/COVID. A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has supported us over the past year!   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

The Iditarod, coined "The Last Great Race", is the longest and most prestigious dog sled race in the sport. Rookie Iditarod musher Julie Ahnen joins us to talk about her journey into dogsled racing and her preparation for the 2022 Iditarod being held on March 5th, 2022.   For more information on Julie and Team Can't Stop racing, check them out at... Website: https://www.teamcantstopracing.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Team-Cant-Stop-101573015005150   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast    

We rank our personal top 5 and bottom 5 Halloween candys, discuss a top 10 candy list, and play "Never Have I Ever" Halloween edition.   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

Ever wonder who knows you more between your mom, your wife, and your sister? I did and came up with some trivia to find out.

In honor of Brian's birthday, Kelsey quizes him on things that happened in the year 1988.   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

We take our mics mobile and visit Titletown Brewing Co. in Green Bay, Wisconsin to pick the brain of their brewmaster, Jed Petrie. This is a must listen for beer drinkers as Jed shares a lot of awesome info about beer from making it, to marketing it, and even judging it. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

We breakdown our 4 most iconic villains of all time: The Joker vs Freddy Krueger Darth Vader vs Scar   We do our final round of BEER BATTLES and SELTZER SHOWDOWN.   We give you some insight into our interview dropping next week with Jed Petrie, the brewmaster at Titletown Brewing Company.   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast  

Part 2 of our breakdown of the final villain region with guest picker Luca Novascone. Check our Facebook page this week for your chance to vote in the Final Four.   Link to the bracket: CLASSIC VILLAIN BRACKET   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

Movie enthusiast Luca Novascone joins us on the podcast to breakdown our final region of iconic villains. The discussion was so good we broke it into two parts for you. You won't want to miss this.   Link to the bracket: CLASSIC VILLAIN BRACKET   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

We breakdown the superhero villain region of our 64 villain bracket.   Link to the bracket: https://postimg.cc/21jT1R88   Be sure to follow us on... Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/?hl=en Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast

We continue our 64 villain tournament with our Disney/Cartoon region.

We begin our trek to narrow down 64 iconic villains to an eventual "Final 4" and crown a champion villain. We complete the horror region in this episode. We also each give 5 movies we are looking forward to in the 2nd half of 2021.   Movie suggestions (07:45) Horror villain bracket (29:50)

We give updates on some new release movies we consider *Must Watch*. We also play a categories game. 

We play a movie trivia game using 1-word hints, get sidetracked arguing about famous Marks, and do round 3 of Beer Battle/Seltzer Showdown.

"Take A Side"... and a Plate.... as we discuss the great food debates of our time. We also review Luke Combs newest album and do Round 2 of "Battle Beers" and "Seltzer Showdown".

We play a trivia game putting things in chronological order and do round one of Beer Battles (Brian) and Seltzer Showdown (Kelsey).

We re-visit our wedding with "The Wedding Tag" questions. We also list the best country love and country breakup songs of all time.

We play our version of a popular TV game show!

We face off in a head to head game involving famous actors and review a fan requested movie "Pulp Fiction"   CLICK HERE TO SHARE FACEBOOK POST   https://www.facebook.com/takeaseatnotasidepodcast/posts/140671841365574

We quiz each other on two classics that happen to be a couple of our favorite movies and we sample a handful of beers.

We reveal our answers to the 10 questions we asked our friends to answer about us!

We review Zac Snyder's Justice League (with spoilers) and then draft fantasy superhero teams.

We rank our top 10 Disney movies of all time, take a Disney personality quiz, and sample Peeps for Easter.

We pit our sixteen favorite things off in a head to head NCAA March Madness style bracket.

We give you each of our top 5 must-watch movies coming out in the first half of 2021. We are also joined by JJ Kneifl, the drummer for a Milwaukee area band called A Legend Alone (starting at 33:00).

Kelsey takes a birthday quiz about the year she was born, we both give suggestions on our favorite things out right now, and we give an update on why we had to take a break.

We host our first guest, Bob Halvorson, and hear about his famously bad luck. We also review a listener suggested movie: Escanaba In Da Moonlight.   *Movie review with spoilers starting @ 8:00*

Our test recording with Bob was too funny to not share. Enjoy.

We do the TikTok "Target Challenge", sample some Valentine's Day candy that is new this year, and Kelsey plays romance movie trivia.

We recommend some favorite shows, quiz one another on famous people, and review unique Dunkin' and Starbucks drinks.

We review listener suggested movies: The Longest Day and Fight club, we play our version of a pop culture "Newlywed Game", and we continue our beer reviews.   Time stamps to avoid spoilers: Fight Club (33:25 to 39:50) The Longest Day (39:50 to 51:02)

We're a couple who decided to start a variety podcast. This is an intro to us and what we'll be talking about. We kick things off discussing each other's worst habits, reviewing the new Morgan Wallen album (Dangerous), and more.