Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast
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Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast

Hosted by Holly Constant and Madi Hockaday, (two real-life Ann and Leslie's) Park Pals is a fun Parks and Recreation rewatch podcast! We research every episode DEEPLY from deleted scenes to interviewing guest stars that were actually on the show, all while relating it back to our real lives and delightful tangents. 3 We do all the work so you can just sit back and have fun learning! Join us you tropical fish! Insights or questions? parkpalspodcast@gmail.com 

  1. (S6Ep1) London: Part 1!

    10H AGO

    (S6Ep1) London: Part 1!

    WE'RE BACK! Season 6 baby! The Parks gang heads to London for Leslie to accept an award (thank you April for submitting!), Andy and Ben get a wild twist of fate with Lord Covington, and Tommy learns who is behind his intellectual property being stolen!!!! We also learn about how Jerry and Donna eventually get their name in the opening sequence!  We also get wonderful voice memos with behind-the-scenes details from Heather McPhaul, who was in the montage of angry citizens "caring loudly" at Leslie. She talks about her audition where she improvised with casting director Dorian Frankel and how that turned out to be a blessing because she then got to improvise with Amy Poehler! Heather is also an author and has her book "Raggedy Ann Heart" out on Amazon at the link below! Show her some love and support, so cool! Thank you so much Heather!  Heather's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Raggedy-Ann-Heart-Heather-McPhaul/dp/1419686275 Heather's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathermcphaulactor/ Heather McPhaul IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573698/ Sources:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2909126/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation_season_6 Good Hang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-hang-with-amy-poehler/id1795483480 Craig Pearman: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s3ep5-media-blitz-w-sean-trainor-craig-pearman-justice/id1551856074?i=1000581758405 https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-states-international-women-of-courage-award https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mel-cowan-red-faced-man/id1551856074?i=1000519249677 Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 28m
  2. Our Conversation with Brian Stack!

    APR 3

    Our Conversation with Brian Stack!

    I loved this conversation so much!!!!! Full disclosure, we kept thinking of things to talk about, so enjoy our many "endings" that turned into other stories LOL  Brian Stack played Ted in Article Two, and the jeweler when Ann and Chris go to the jewelery store, BUT he was a writer on Conan for 18 years, he currently writes for Stephen Colbert and I talked his ear off about it all! We discuss his beginnings in Second City in Chicago, how he knew Amy Poehler, and advice for young sketch performers. I ask 800 questions about his Conan characters too and it's so cool to see the inception of it all! We also got some great behind the scenes tidbits about cracking an egg on Amy Poehler's head and how he was glad they used a stunt man! Plus, we discuss New Girl, 30 Rock and more shows he was a guest star on!  Brian is the nicest, most grateful person and I am so lucky and honored to have spoken with him about his time in this industry! His gratitude is inspiring and I wish him nothing but the best. Please be sure to check out this compilation of characters, and check out his writing on the Colbert Show!!!!!  Brian Stack Supercut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLumXv6fUZ4 Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 45m
  3. (S5Ep22) Are You Better Off?

    MAR 27

    (S5Ep22) Are You Better Off?

    We feel better off, and that is IMPORTANT OKAY!? And while I would like to burn the Recall Knope float to the ground, we are going to review this episode anyway 😂😂  And in the words of Ben, the more you accomplish, the more heat you get.  Leslie faces counterpoints even though she has made the town healthier, Tom faces an obstacle with Rent-A-Swag and someone is pregnant?!?!?! What a way to end a season!!!! We love that all the guest stars are returning, and how cool to have a mystery/dramatic moment with Parks!!! We are so grateful to everyone who has made this season so perfect and knowledgable. This has been incredible and we are so honored. ❤️❤️❤️❤️  Don't forget to check out Kiff Vandenheuvel's voice memo on the "Women In Garbage" : https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s5ep11-women-in-garbage/id1551856074?i=1000680099530 Mara Marini aka Brandi Maxxxx! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-mara-marini-aka-brandi-maxxxx/id1551856074?i=1000592867105 Mary Faber aka Kathryn Pinewood! https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/our-conversation-with-mary-faber-aka-kathryn-pinewood/id1551856074?i=1000670768470 Todd Sherry voice memo in "Sex Education"! https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s5ep4-sex-education/id1551856074?i=1000665407542 Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 22m
  4. (S5Ep21) Swing Vote!

    MAR 20

    (S5Ep21) Swing Vote!

    It's putt putt time! And why don't you melt the cheese!? Leslie and Ron fight to get what they think is best for the community, Andy re-discovers Mouse Rat music is his passion and Ann and Tom have a Mona Lisa meltdown! Also, we learn where this putt putt actually takes place, and hear some super fun deleted scenes!  "You two make a guy feel like a real lady" -Jamm LOL Don't forget to check out the interview with Andrew Burly Burlinson!!!! He's so wonderful and we are so grateful to get to talk to him!!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/our-conversation-with-andrew-burly-burlinson-aka-burly/id1551856074?i=1000549858183 Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 6m
  5. (S5Ep20) Jerry's Retirement!

    MAR 13

    (S5Ep20) Jerry's Retirement!

    🎶🎶 Eggs, bacon and toast! 🎶🎶🎶 It's Jerry Day! (or what I'm calling Jerry Day) We hear from Julie Brister, who plays the incredibly funny guard at the executive dining hall ("His dream, really?) Check her out on St. Denis Medical coming out soon! Thank you for sharing your audition story, being coached/taught by THE Amy Poehler herself and explaining more about your night shoot! Go ahead and follow her!  Julie's Insta! https://www.instagram.com/bristahsouljah/ Ann and Chris have more awkward moments at the fertility center, Ben is ready for his day off and Jerry teaches us all that family and your life outside of work is precious 3  Enjoy listen and share!  Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 31m
  6. (S5Ep19) Article Two!

    MAR 6

    (S5Ep19) Article Two!

    Omg it's Ted Party day!!!!!!! aka Star Wars/Patton Oswalt Day! Today, we get some behind-scenes on removing some Pawnee charter rules, Chris and Ron debate which motivation tactic is better, and Ann and Ben join forces to figure out Leslie's incessant anniversary gifts. Kudos to Leslie for moving Pawnee forward and bringing our town into the future while finding a compromise that suits its citizens best. :) Today, we also get a voice memo from my past improv teacher at iO West, Jaime Moyer! She plays Roz Degrandis, Leslie's mail lady, yay! Please check out the new show Mid-Century Modern on Hulu to see Jaime shine! What a fun voice memo and a great memory to hear from her! Wishing you so much success 3  Jaime's Website! https://jaimemoyer.com/home/ Jaime's Instagram! (click here) Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe and share!!! xoxoxo 3  Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m
  7. (S5Ep18) Animal Control!

    FEB 27

    (S5Ep18) Animal Control!

    Starting this episode with our Partridge park ranger, Clark Freeman! Thank you so much for talking about your original audition (not a park ranger!), getting the call the NIGHT BEFORE and how sweet Adam Scott is! Plus, keep an eye out for his project!  IMDB Instagram But we MUST talk about how amazing Adam Scott is and how nice he was to respond to my fan theory on Severance, omg! Peep 9:14 minute mark!!!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztTLzRXCSw Then I start the Animal Control episode paying homage to our hero Harris Wittels for being such a huge backbone of Parks and we are so lucky he left his mark with us. Truly an icon. Thank you Harris for being who are. :) His mom's article is listed here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-loss-of-my-son-harris-wittels-to-heroin_b_5819fc80e4b01f610e394766 We then dive into Animal Control, which is such a phenom episode of laughs and growth! Tom donates to charity?! April comes up with an efficient government solution?! RON EATS A BANANA?! AMAZING! Each of these one liners or bits are truly something to behold 3  Thank you so much to everyone for listening and to our MVP, Adam Scott for everything he is 3 PS - new season of Severance is out now on Apple TV!!!!  Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m

  8. FEB 20

    (S5Ep17) Partridge!

    We're headed to Partridge, people! Ben on painkillers is the absolute best, Jamm gets Jammed, and Chris and Ann are... not doing great compatibility-wise. We have a lot to discuss and Madi is back! We get to hear an awesome deleted scene from Ben's doctor and discuss at length the forced feeling of Chris and Ann, which is a bummer. Love that the Parks team gets payback for Ron though, we love!!! Omg, plus JK Simmons!!!  Don't forget to rate and review and subscribe and all the things! xoxo  Support the show Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Follow us @parkpalspodcast on Instagram! Or email us at parkpalspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 18m
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Hosted by Holly Constant and Madi Hockaday, (two real-life Ann and Leslie's) Park Pals is a fun Parks and Recreation rewatch podcast! We research every episode DEEPLY from deleted scenes to interviewing guest stars that were actually on the show, all while relating it back to our real lives and delightful tangents. 3 We do all the work so you can just sit back and have fun learning! Join us you tropical fish! Insights or questions? parkpalspodcast@gmail.com 

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    Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    143
  • Rating
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    © 2025 Park Pals: A Parks and Recreation Podcast
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