Why We Are Friends

12/22/2025

Last year today we had Matt Barnes - boy band fan, Bethel High grad and World Series champion - join us in studio.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

Thanks to our sponsors for keeping us going.

🍕 Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT for feeding us.

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say he

12/20/2025

Two years ago today epi 37 was released with good friends from the Class of 2000 - Nick Neofitidis and Eric Skrzypczak.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

Thanks to our sponsors for keeping us going.

🍕 Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT for feeding us.

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say he

12/19/2025

Check out Frank at Redding Wine and Spirits for gifts and all your get-togethers!

Let us take the stress out of gifting! Redding Wine & Spirits specializes in creating beautiful, custom gift baskets. Give us a call or stop by today.

12/17/2025

Joe Edelmann joins Kev, BJ Lux and Jay Smith in studio to chat about falling down, Harry Connick Jr., Bethel roads, Christmas music, Martha Stewart, handcuffing his sister Heather, sharing a Nintendo, the No Tell Motel VHS tape, Redding Country Club, Florida, the Muppets, the temp of the studio and why we are friends.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

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

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello!

12/16/2025

One year today we released epi 83 with Raghib Allie-Brennan.

Sponsored by our friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT 🍕 and Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees 👕 .

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

Additional current supporters:

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello.

12/14/2025

Two years ago today epi 36 with The Mitchell Sisters (Dana and Rachel) was released. Christmas time at our second studio - Casa de Tibbitts and freshly sponsored by our friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT. 🍕

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

Our current supporters:

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello.

12/09/2025

Stewart Teed (Bethel High Class of 1979) joins Kev and BJ Lux in the studio to talk about borrowing horses for a sleepover, breaking into Immaculate High School, egging floats and cars, being whipped, over 40 men's league basketball, partying at his mom's house, having the best hair and why we are (now) friends.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

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

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello!

12/06/2025

Two years ago today epi 35 with Mr. Bob “Hurricane” Owen was released. One of the last episodes at Casa de Tibbitts and one of the first sponsored by our friends at Famous Pizza - Bethel, CT. 🐔 🪽

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

Our current supporters:

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello!

12/03/2025

Brothers Pat and Kevin Rorick talk about growing up on Woodlawn, things to do around the neighborhood, the hardcore scene, the bands Cornerstone and Fastbreak, Mr. Lawlor, favorite crackers and why we are friends.

🎧 Listen on your favorite platform including Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts and more - https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQrrNhvtTmEHDWLYB3fl0

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

👕 👚 Buy “Why We Are Friends” or your own custom gear from Jennifer at Half Dozen Tees.

🍻 Drinks provided by Redding Wine and Spirits.

🎵 Music “Passion Cup” by &
GoRjA.

📱 Follow us on Instagram and TikTok⁠.

📧 Contact us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for sponsorship opportunities or to say hello!

11/29/2025

Here's what's happening for Small Busiess Saturday at The Toy Room... The Bethel Chamber of Commerce CT hooked us up with some cool bags to give away AND if you spend $60+ we'll give you a mystery gift too!💙💙💙

(while supplies last)