Why We Are Friends

10/13/2026

🎙️ Epi 172 with Matt Knickerbocker. Bethel's former First Selectman and current Connecticut Senate candidate, Matt Knickerbocker, joins the boys on the Famous Pizza patio on a beautiful fall night to talk about Bob Seger, Michigan, photography, student council, working for Fuji, the Sycamore, joining the Board of Education, his reign as Bethel’s First Selectman, and why we are friends.

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🍕 Thanks to our sponsor and friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT.

👕 👚 Buy our swag or customize your own gear at Half Dozen Tees.

🥤 Drinks/sexy seltzers provided by Redding W**e and Spirits.

🏋️ Go get it at Bethel Fitness 24x7. No contracts, open 24/7, and free classes. Tell Anthony we sent you💪🏼.

🎵 Theme song “Passion Cup" by GoRjA.

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10/12/2026

🎙️ Epi 171 ReRelease with Mango Mike (Camilli), who called in from Florida to catch up for the first time since high school. History shows how guest host Jay would eventually replace Rich as the current co-host.

Recap: Mango Mike joins the Why We Are Friends podcast to talk about life in sunny Southern Florida, coaching youth sports, the "cough," and breaking news regarding the Green Grunion food truck. We also inch closer to hearing the Still River song that never was - "Red."

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🍕 Thanks to our sponsor and friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT.

👕 👚 Buy our swag or customize your own gear at Half Dozen Tees.

🥤 Drinks/sexy seltzers provided by Redding W**e and Spirits.

🏋️ Go get it at Bethel Fitness 24x7. No contracts, open 24/7, and free classes. Tell Anthony we sent you💪🏼.

🎵 Theme song “Passion Cup" by GoRjA.

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10/09/2026

09/30/2026

🎙️ Epi 170: ACE Hardware of Bethel’s Ryan Clifford joins the boys in the studio to talk about umbrellas, showering before the pool, his love for customers, parking spots, ladders, reading obituaries, Peachwave's rise to popularity, and why we are friends.

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🍕 Thanks to our sponsor and friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT.

👕 👚 Buy our swag or customize your own gear at Half Dozen Tees.

🥤 Drinks/sexy seltzers provided by Redding W**e and Spirits.

🏋️ Go get it at Bethel Fitness 24x7. No contracts, open 24/7, and free classes. Tell Anthony we sent you💪🏼.

🎵 Theme song “Passion Cup" by GoRjA.

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09/23/2026

🎙️ Epi 169: Candace Fay sits down with the boys on the Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT patio to talk about turtles, her love for Danbury, her first take on politics, dating Kevin, Elton John, Cape May, dating Ex-Mayor Mark Boughton, ducks, the University of Connecticut (UConn), and why we are friends.

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🍕 Thanks to our sponsor and friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT.

👕 👚 Buy our swag or customize your own gear at Half Dozen Tees.

🥤 Drinks/sexy seltzers provided by Redding W**e and Spirits.

🏋️ Go get it at Bethel Fitness 24x7. No contracts, open 24/7, and free classes. Tell Anthony we sent you💪🏼.

🎵 Theme song “Passion Cup" by GoRjA.

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09/19/2026

🎒➡️🍕 School’s out… Famous is in!

Nothing better than the crew hanging out at the Slice Bar after school, grabbing a slice, & catching up!😎🍕

Because at Famous, the Slice Bar isn’t just where you get your pizza… it’s where everyone ends up! ❤️

09/16/2026

Three years ago today we cried with Nick Hoffman. Rich was in charge of social media so this is what you get. 😂

Nick Hoffman joins the boys in the studio to discuss the dreadful Eversource monthly bill release, Dave Matthews Band, men's league soccer and softball, UConn puppetry, and why they are all friends. The boys talk about MTM as Rich breaks the news on his MTM status moving forward. Nick talks about th...

09/15/2026

🎙️ Epi 168: Legendary Bethel High School athlete and former Los Angeles Dodger, Tom Duffy, sits down with the boys to talk about moving to Bethel from Yonkers, courting his wife, his teaching philosophy, his time playing in the minors, The Tom Duffy Band, and why we are friends.

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🍕 Thanks to our sponsor and friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT.

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🎵 Theme song “Passion Cup" by GoRjA.

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09/15/2026

🚨 New sponsor alert!

The Why We Are Friends podcast is excited to partner with our new sponsor Bethel Fitness 24x7.

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