Time to Lean...And Here's A Song‪!‬ Philip Hunter - John Knowles

We open episode 92 with another round of booze where we talk a bit about Old Grand Dad bourbon and the Bottled in Bond thing. Phil went to a whiskey tasting. John also does a taste comparison between two different High West ryes. 
A mercifully brief post-Super Tuesday chat.
Celebrity crushes.
Phil had a salt bath.
Kitchen equipment.
More talk about what shows we watch and John is making some “Goulash”. 
Kenny of All Trades and BBQ With Franklin
 
The Song:  “Furtherer and Fewer in Between”

We open Episode 91 with just your two hosts; a simpler time. 
Phil and John took several weeks off of booze and sure, why not talk about it? 
John went on another cruise. Fortunately for all of you, he doesn’t spend too much time talking about it.
After our beverage choices (Phil has FUYU Japanese Whiskey and John has Johnnie Walker Double Black , we get into a segment about stuff we’ve been watching.
Also mentioned: Herbst Eatery & Farm Stand
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime)
Silo (Apple TV+)
Pluto (Netflix)
Invincible (Amazon Prime)
And the 2018 film, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot  
The Song:  “Dancing and Having Soup”

Episode 90 is a free-wheelin’ doozy of a season finale of Season 9, for those following along at home. With Special Guest Mr. King!
Monsieur King (Monsieur is French for Mister) is a friend of Phil, friend of the show and the friendly creator of the World-Famous podcast, Sleep Baseball! 
King is drinking a Coors, John Buffalo Trace Bourbon, and Phil tries a Shanky’s Whip.
We talk about King’s show and his upper-Midwest inspiration.
Driving through parts of Michigan and various parts of the McDonald’s menu.
We discuss adding “ways to support the show” and the old Jerry Lewis Telethons.
Somehow we accidentally kill Henry Kissinger.
If you find yourself enjoying the show and want to support us, you can buy us a "coffee"!
The Song:  “Henry Kissinger”

Episode 89 retreats back to Phil and John talking about even less important things.
“Space Poop” episode download stats update.
We reflect on Episode 87.
More-than-is-warranted talk about the State Fair and cookies.
John went on an Alaska cruise and blabs about it.
Phil and John recap the Peter Gabriel concert they recently attended.
The Song:  “Josh Rogaine”

For Time to Lean’s Halloween Special, aka Episode 88, we were joined by special guest, Randy Grimley!
Randy and Phil go way back to SDSU theater days and Randy shares “highlights” from his illustrious past. 
Randy was an all-star newspaper carrier. 
Randy talks about his time serving on his local school board.
We ponder which 5 cent coffee is better, Wall Drug or Al’s Oasis?
We all discuss spooky movies.
The Song:  “TTL Halloween (2023 Remix)”

Episode 87 is a Very Special Episode featuring Phil and John’s recent visit to Rapid City where they got to tour the construction site of South Middle School. A new building is going up and we’re joined on the call by Rob, Elizabeth, Meghan, and Jennifer K who all talk about their experiences there.
Phil reads some comments he gathered from other former South students
John did not attend South but assured everyone that his Jr. High experience was just as crappy as everyone else’s. 
The Song:  “Rebels” (Featuring Michael Johnson)