Aaron Arruda caught the virus. He chats with co-host Chris Mycoskie about the ordeal (25:35).  Other topics include a lack of Super Bowl excitement, the tough task of finding a bicycle in this world, and our favorite masks. LINKS:Enro Masks - https://enro.com/ ... Beau Ties of Vermont - https://tinyurl.com/beautiesVT

Hosts Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie wanted to wait until a winner was declared before commenting on the presidential election. That finally happened Saturday morning, as all major news outlets proclaimed Joe Biden the victor.  Our guest is Marisa Williams, a Texas transplant from California and Aaron's new neighbor. According to The Atlantic, Texas "has been the most popular destination for outbound Californians for more than a decade, consistently averaging about 60,000 to 70,000 new Golden Staters per year." That conversation begins at the 22:52 mark.

The mute button and moderator Kristen Welker were co-MVPs of the final debate between President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie look back at Thursday's affair, which likely didn't change a single mind. Aaron also celebrates iPhone 12 release day, and admits he hasn't watched a second of the World Series.

Hosts Chris Mycoskie and Aaron Arruda are back just in time to recap Tuesday night's presidential debate. Plus, sports are in the midst of a fall frenzy (19:30) with NBA playoffs and the MLB postseason happening simultaneously. Author Andi Cook joins No Longer Neighbors to talk about her book, titled Up From the Ashes (31:33). LINKS:NLNpodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nlnpodcast ... First Presidential Debate Fact Check: https://cnn.it/2SeXUOs ... Andi Cook's Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3jnNcRK ... Brooks Guarantee: https://bit.ly/36gI6mx ... CW33 High School Football Showdown: https://bit.ly/34cR55p

Kyle Roberts is this week's guest (16:44). He released the Noble Prizes EP in July, with a full album expected to follow in September. After serving as the guinea pig for the No Longer Neighbors rapid response game, Kyle talks about the motivation for finally putting his own music into the world.  LINKS:  Kyle Roberts - Noble Prizes EP: https://spoti.fi/35tuEeu ...  NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ ...  Papaya Payments: https://papayapay.com/ ...  Cinnaholic: https://www.cinnaholic.com/ ...  Group of Five Live: https://apple.co/3me7sqr

Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie profoundly begin with their thoughts on President Donald J. Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. After that, they discuss the historic week in professional sports (20:24) as players from the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and WNBA opted not to play as a way to bring attention to racial injustice and potentially bring about change. This week’s guest is Chris Landry (34:25), who has spent a lifetime in football as a coach, scout, and administrator. He shares his insight on the 2020 season, which will be bizarre in so many ways. The first college game is Saturday, as Central Arkansas faces Austin Peay in the FCS Kickoff. FBS teams get started next Thursday, Sept. 3. Landry also runs the LandryFootball.com, which includes podcasts, articles, and analysis. Our own Chris Mycoskie will join the team this season, hosting “Group of Five Live,” a podcast focused on the American, C-USA, Mountain West, MAC, and Sun Belt. This episode closes with Arruda and Mycoskie highlighting some other podcasts they love (1:15:31).   LINKS: Daniel Dale – Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech: https://bit.ly/3jn8NsP … Landry’s Football Conference Call: https://apple.co/32yrnYj … Church Politics: https://apple.co/2G7JpsX … TrumpCast: https://slate.com/podcasts/trumpcast … Crime Junkie: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/ … Pivot: https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/pivot … TWiT: https://twit.tv/ … Beer Flight: https://roundtripbrewing.com/podcast/ … House of Hockey: https://apple.co/2ELQUEZ … The Ringer Podcast Network: https://www.theringer.com/podcasts … Big Screen Sports: https://apple.co/3hFohYN … Moment of Kluth: https://bleav.com/podcast-show/moment-of-kluth/ … Office Ladies: https://officeladies.com/episodes … The West Wing Weekly: http://thewestwingweekly.com/ … Why Today Doesn’t Suck: https://apple.co/3b3mz0O Lf7TbaxCZJq5TTkNkM8w

Hosts Chris Mycoskie and Aaron Arruda begin with the biggest sports story of the week. In the first game of Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals doubleheader, play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman issued a gay slur when he thought the broadcast was still in a commercial break (2:00). As it turned out, the MLB.TV feed carried his comment live. Brennaman left the booth during the second game, but not before Nick Castellanos hit a home run mid-apology. He’s subsequently been suspended from Cincinnati regional broadcasts, plus FOX pulled him from NFL games.   Then politics take over the show, starting with the selection of Kamala Harris as the Democratic VP nominee (14:20). That’s followed by a review of the Democratic National Convention (18:35), including the production value and the biggest speeches. This week’s guest is Dr. Brian Franklin from the SMU Center for Presidential History (36:45). President Donald Trump recently said Joe Biden is “against the Bible” and “against religion.” Brian looked back at Jefferson vs. Adams in 1800 and found similar attacks. Not from the candidates themselves, but from commentaries in propagandist newspapers. Looking at today’s hyper-partisanship, Brian believes George Washington would be baffled and hurt (39:15). Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton despised each other and likely wouldn’t have a problem with the current state of affairs. To contrast the first president of the United States with the man currently holding the office (40:49), Brian says Washington was incredibly conscious of every single thing he did and said, being very careful about his words and actions. Washington knew he was setting an example. It’s clear that’s not the case with Trump. He wants to get his point across and doesn’t seem to take great care in the manner he uses to do so.   LINKS: Keybeaux Music: https://bit.ly/31hrE2j … Thom Brennaman issues gay slur: https://bit.ly/2QgyzTf … Subsequent apology: https://youtu.be/Tnw0ZOgbrM4 … Brian Franklin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brfranklin4 … SMU Center for Presidential History: http://smu.edu/cph … Ancestry Free Trial: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial ... Chris Mycoskie blog: http://mycoskie.net/blog/ ... Aaron Arruda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronarruda

ESPN Radio play-by-play announcer Sean Kelley returns to his broadcast position inside the NBA bubble next week. Thursday, he’ll have the Western Conference first-round matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and whoever emerges as the number eight seed (Portland or Memphis). But before heading back to Orlando, he’s talking with Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie on the No Longer Neighbors podcast. That conversation begins at the 24:22 mark. LINKS:Sean Kelley’s Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/SeanKelleyLive/ …NBA on ESPN Radio: https://es.pn/3aoNbck …Joshua Weissman’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3kKYoJd …NXTSTOP Masks: https://thenxtstop.com/

This week's guest is Chris Halicke, who covers Major League Baseball and the Texas Rangers beat for Sports Illustrated (21:11). While fans are banned from attending MLB games right now, he's one of the privileged few who get to be inside the ballpark (28:30). We've already seen the Marlins and Cardinals suffer COVID-19 outbreaks in their clubhouses, so what is his level of optimism for the season being played to completion (35:30)?

While Chris Mycoskie was upset about Cory Kluber and Jose Leclerc suffering injuries for his beloved Texas Rangers, it turns out a different affliction would affect the show more directly. Aaron Arruda ruptured his Achilles tendon this week while playing pickleball.  After going over the play-by-play of that pain, Chris talks about the massive amount of debt he overcame with the help of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University course (8:05). This week's guest is Shawn Lane from Financial Renovation Solutions, Inc. He works to better people's lives, in part by helping them improve their credit scores (19:52). LINKS:Financial Renovation Solutions, Inc.: https://frscredit.com/ ... Robinhood app: https://robinhood.com/us/en/

This week’s guests are Dr. Vonni Gant and Dameon Madison from The AND Campaign. Have you ever felt too progressive for conservatives, but too conservative for progressives? The AND Campaign encourages everyone to engage in the political process with both love and truth while making all decisions from a Biblical framework.    LINKS: The AND Campaign: https://andcampaign.org/ … Compassion AND Conviction book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZUB9UC

Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie start with a lengthy discussion on the biggest news items of the week, including the Washington NFL team finally dropping its controversial nickname (3:30), President Trump serving as a pitchman for Goya Foods after some called for a boycott (14:24), a massive Twitter hack that compromised verified accounts (20:29), and the return of the Ford Bronco (26:24). Aaron and Chris welcome in three guests from the Major League BotBall community (34:50): Eric Garment, Mark Colley, and Justin Rocke. With the real MLB shutting down in March, Gerrit Hall had an idea to simulate each team’s 162-game season and stream games on Twitch. What makes this different and special is the fact that MLBotBall uses live broadcasters. Some are pros like Justin and Chris, others are aspiring to do it as a career, while a good number have little or no experience. They just love baseball. Plus, there’s an active community with fans serving as their favorite ballclubs’ general managers. The actual MLB season begins next week, but there won’t be fans in the stands. That means no road trips to ballgames (1:22:57). And for a lot of people, this has been a summer without vacations due to COVID-19. It put a halt to Chris and his wife Cassie’s journey to visit all 50 states (1:29:55). LINKS: RezScore: https://rezscore.com/ … Major League BotBall: https://mlbotball.com/ … MLBotBall Broadcasts on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mlbotball … Chris and Cassie’s 50-State Journey: https://tinyurl.com/candc50st

We're sharing our experiences with family tragedies that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, Aaron talks about his wife Alicia's pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery (4:17). That's followed by Chris discussing how his daughter Grace was stillborn in May, plus his wife Cassie's life was in danger (42:42). LINKS: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network: https://www.pancan.org/ ... Hope Mommies: https://hopemommies.org/ ... Grace's Gender Reveal Video: https://youtu.be/B5sgfsMc7nY ... Journal Entry After Angel's Miscarriage: https://tinyurl.com/babyangelCM ... Journal Entry After Hope's Miscarriage: https://tinyurl.com/babyhopeCM

We begin the Independence Day edition of No Longer Neighbors with mask talk before Kyle Draper pops on (10:15). He takes us through the principles he preaches as a social media coach, including fixing your mindset (14:01), identify your audience, video-video-video (16:40), and content compounding (19:25). Who influences his approach (33:15)? To close things out, we discuss Aaron’s obsession with buying new cars (38:28). LINKS: Empower DFW: https://empowerdfw.org/ … Kyle Draper: https://www.kyledraper.com/ … Canva: https://www.canva.com/ … Rev: https://www.rev.com/

This week’s episode begins with technology expert Aaron Arruda examining the ways it has changed our lives during the pandemic. Zoom has been the home of a lot of big events for Chris Mycoskie lately, including his grandfather’s funeral (4:44). ESPN and Stadium basketball analyst Tim Scarborough joins us for a conversation (8:59). Chris and Tim were scheduled to call games at the Conference USA tournament before COVID-19 forced its cancelation. Now, Tim’s gearing up for TBT - The Basketball Tournament on ESPN, July 4-14 (13:11). He also gives us his perspective on social justice issues on the week three men were indicted in the death of Ahmaud Arbery in Atlanta (16:58). As the NBA prepares to restart, Tim believes players have a great forum to speak out and help enact positive change (18:53). To close the show, Chris and Aaron discuss attitudes towards food during COVID-19 isolation (25:38). Aaron has been heavily into smoking meat (34:13). Is using a pellet grill cheating? LINKS: United Negro College Fund: https://uncf.org/ … The Basketball Tournament: https://tinyurl.com/TBTbracket … Meater: http://meater.com/

Aaron Arruda and Chris Mycoskie begin with what they’ve learned in 2020. Bob Sturm is the show’s first guest (9:35). He talks about the higher purpose he’s found to his great job as a sports radio host (16:58) and how his faith can be boiled down to “What Would Jesus Do?” (26:10). We address Steve Chapman’s column, which calls for the Texas Rangers baseball team to change its name (47:25). Plus, Chris throws out a hypothetical question about the Washington Redskins and whether Robert Griffin III could have forced that team’s name to be altered in 2012 (1:11:45). LINKS: Cornerstone Clothes Closet: https://tinyurl.com/cornerstonedallas ... Steve Chapman Column: https://tinyurl.com/chapmantexas ... Another Dumb Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/anotherdp ... Keybeaux Music: https://tinyurl.com/keybeaux ... Clint Doggett Design: www.clintdoggettdesign.com ... Movies Anywhere: https://moviesanywhere.com/

Take one freelance sportscaster with no games to call. Add a technology wiz who used to live next door. Put them together and you’ve got the recipe for the No Longer Neighbors podcast.

Why are we doing this? Aaron Arruda explains why he asked Chris Mycoskie to co-host a podcast. We'll also look ahead to the first official episode.