Mike kicks off the first “Point Fiver” of season 3.  This one involves Season 1 Episode 2 guest Ryan Lewin and Mike’s shared love of the band Bleachers and their catalog of catchy, heartfelt and inspirational pop-rock/indie-pop/amazing jams.

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Key moments from the pod:

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to Episode 2.5

2:00: Mike comes clean on a mistake from the previous episode (S3E2 featuring Nick Kacher) about the inspiration for Nick Kacher’s very popular (and still to this day frequently used) nickname “Special K”.

5:15: Mike goes over what a Point Fiver is.

6:50: Mike welcomes Ryan Lewin into the virtual podcast studio for this special Point Fiver episode.

8:00: Ryan gives a quick life update on what’s been going with him since he last appeared on the podcast.

12:00: The guys talk about their epic road trip to Lincoln, NE in the fall of 2021 to see a football game and strengthen their friendship.

14:30: Mike and Ryan then shift to the main topic of this Point Fiver: music and the band Bleachers, including key background on the band you can find nowhere else on the Internet.

19:45: The guys then go through each of their top 7 Bleachers songs via a draft. 14 songs total.  And they’re all…..amazing!