Van Talk

Danny and Lauren are reunited in Berkley??? That's right! Catch up with them on their year away: coaching, law school, infected belly button piercings, and Seattle!

This week Danny and Loco rant about random stuff completely unrelated to speech during the Covis-19 quarantine over a Zoom call. Stay sane! We will be moving our archive of episodes from iTunes and Spotify into youtube so keep an eye out! As always, follow us on Instagram @vantalkpodacst

GMU seniors meet and talk about AFA being canceled and their favorite slots!

This week we record in an actual van! Just kidding, it was just a car. Danny and Lauren are joined by teammate of the pod Tom Murabito as they discuss how trying to throw the round can actually backfire. As always tell us your stories at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com and follow our Instagram @vantalkpodcast!

This week Danny and Loco are joined by Natty Cumming, teammate of the pod! They discuss the music they listen to in the drive to the tournaments, the way home, and in the morning to get pumped before the competition. Share your favorite songs with us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com and on Instagram @vantalkpodcast and we'll add them to the official Van Talk Podcast Spotify Playlist

This week Danny and Loco talk to some GMU debaters and get all the funny stories from the other side of public speaking. Get to know Jenae Barnes the former debater turned forensicator, and her former teammates Ian Lowery and Garrett Hansen as they talk policy. As always email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com, follow on instagram @vantalkpodcast and send hate mail to Jacob Thompson!

This week Danny is back in the Fax! Loco and Danny talk about the unwritten rules or things they don't say in speech but are known rules. Loco experienced an electrical fire and Danny still doesn't know about Iowa! As always, email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at vantalkpodcast to share your stories

This week Lauren swaps out Danny for fellow GMU transfers, Angie Mitchell and Peter Figueroa. We talk about the challenges, differences, and things we miss from the 2-year circuit! Follow our instagram @vantalkpodcast and share your stories with our email vantalkpodcast@gmail.com

Simple mistakes, big embarrassment. This week we have freshman of the pod and California of the pod, Cordelia Tran sharing her favorite mistakes that we live and learn from. As always follow us on instagram @vantalkpodcast and email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com

You went, it happened, you got food poisoning! The infamous Peoria Pizza Works with all of its insane stories and memories brought to you by Danny, Loco, and the alumni who have survived! Relive those moments or be glad to have avoided them. As always email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com and follow the Instagram @vantalkpodcast

This week Loco and Danny share their favorite memories from HFO! Hell may have froze over, but we blame climate change. What's your favorite HFO memory?! As always, email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com or follow on Instagram at @vantalkpodcast

Happy New Year! This week Danny and Loco discuss some New Years Speech resolutions before their final semester competing! What's your speech resolution? Also, remember to follow us on Instagram @vantalkpodcast and email at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com!

*Car Crash Sound* This week Loco and Danny talk Christmas, the new decade, and bad drivers!

We're back! After a week-long hiatus, Danny and Loco are back talking over the phone about the end of Patriot Games, the end of the semester and the (almost) end of Danny's life.

Hosting Tournaments? Stressful! Listening to Van Talk Podcast? AMAZING! This week Danny and Loco share their favorite or least favorite memories hosting tournaments the night before the most stressful of them all: Patriot Games.

This week Loco and Danny share how bad they are at judging tournaments, some pre-Thanksgiving assumptions, and their roses and thorns from the week. And as always "thank you for judging!!!" *shakes hand*

This week Loco and Danny are joined by Emily Williams as they discuss their worst or favorite suit fails!

This week Danny and Loco discuss their favorite themed tournaments! Remember to email us at vantalkpodcast@gmail.com and look out for our stickers!

After a long weekend and a 15-hour drive from Peoria and the Norton, we're back and pumped! This week Loco and Danny and joined by Natalie Cumming while they explain and demonstrate their favorite warm-ups and warm-up related stories.

This week Danny and Loco share they actually got into this mess we call "Speech". We also read some emails and have a surprise fake ad!

This week we learn about the Slim J, and discuss some Speech Missed Connections! Tune in next Friday to back from Danny and Loco!

This week Danny and Lauren have their first guest, "girlfriend of the pod" Chloe Zatorski and they discuss the a lack of motivation leading up to the first tournament of your last competition year.

On the first episode ever of Van Talk Lauren and Danny discuss the sanctity of the PTP or the Pre Tournament Poop!