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Rando Banter #13 with Ben Matthews Dec 06, 2022

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On this week's episode, Larry and Duff welcome Ben Matthews to the banter. They talk about their cheap beer choices and which ones each of them avoid. After that they dive into Ben's sports team allegiances and his explanation for liking both the Celtics and the Lakers. Larry asks Ben for some advice on how to improve his golf game and Ben shares some stories from the links. Duff then leads Ben into telling a few stories on how he keeps internet memes and gifs going on for long periods of time in an effort to make group text chains and get togethers as awkward as possible. Then the guys close things out by giving a few "top 3 lists". It's a good one. Enjoy!

Rando Banter #12 with Scott Friedholm Nov 29, 2022

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On this week's episode, Larry and Duff welcome Scott Friedholm to the podcast to talk about his life in college and minor league baseball. Scott gets into some good family stories describing the constant moving during his first 15 years of coaching college baseball. He then discusses finally getting to settle down in Asheville, North Carolina where he got his first head coaching job. The guys then talk about the town of Asheville and why Scott and his family have loved living there over the past 8 years. The guys then discuss some baseball topics, such as, unwritten rules and analytics. Scott then discusses how competitive the family can get and the invention of a game that should be sweeping the nation. Scott and UNC host an annual fundraiser to help raise money for the baseball team. The next fundraiser is January 20, 2023 at Highland Brewing in Asheville, NC. For more information or to donate please visit: https://e.givesmart.com/events/jsz/

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Rando Banter #11 with Mike Barrett Nov 22, 2022

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On this episode, Larry and Duff welcome long time friend, veteran and Fire Fighter Mike Barrett to the banter to catch up and relive some old memories. Barrett talks about his eventful trip to Florida this time around, and his thoughts on retirement a little down the road. Barrett then delves into his deployments during his time in the Army going to some pretty dangerous places. The guys end with some football talk as Barrett finally gets to enjoy some meaningful mid season Giants football games. Enjoy!

Rando Banter #10 with Mike Daly-Larose and Eric Quitadamo Nov 15, 2022

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On this special episode, Larry and Duff welcome two long time friends, Mike Daly-Larose and 'Q' Eric Quitadamo. The guys go into the way back machine to relive some early friendship memories. They then talk about each other's creative outlets and Larose's adventurous trip down to Florida to join us. After that the guys switch gears. Mike Barrett and Tiffany Daly-Larose join the conversation, as we reminisce about our favorite stories of Spc. Aaron Mastrorio. Aaron is the late brother of Matt Duff and Tony Mastrorio, and played an important role in all of our lives. On the anniversary of his passing, we wanted this episode to be a tribute to our fallen hero, Army Spc. Aaron Mastrorio 7/2/1985-11/12/2018. To donate to the Aaron E. Mastrorio Memorial Scholarship Fund, please visit www.AaronEMastrorio.com.

Rando Banter #9 with Larry and Duff Nov 08, 2022

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On this weeks episode, Larry and Duff talk about A surprise birthday party for Duff's mom and how far is too far when it comes to planning a surprise party. Then the guys relive some of early drinking stories from younger days and how they need to get motivated to get back into shape as they were in back then. Or at least just try and stick to something for more than a week. They wrap things up by discussing large or expensive purchases of things that rarely get used. Enjoy!

Rando Banter #8 with Brix Soto Nov 01, 2022

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On this week's Banter, Larry's friend and coworker, Brix, joins in and talks shop with a few character imitations and shout outs to another fellow salesman. Brix talks about his early years growing up in South America and Larry continues to demonstrate his lack of geographical knowledge. Brix teaches us some Spanish, while Duff, seemingly trying to get recommendations to impress his wife, quizzes Brix on different South American and Spanish cuisines. Brix uses this opportunity to attempt to get Larry off of his dollar tacos from the hardware store. We then test Brix on his knowledge of Bostonisms and then get into some classic car talk. Please subscribe to the show! Enjoy!

Rando Banter #7 with Joanna Duff and Megan Smith Oct 25, 2022

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On this special episode, Larry and Duff welcome their wives Megan and Joanna to the podcast to relive the early days of each relationship and it's amazing that the girls stuck around. Joanna talks about her past athletic accomplishments and where her previous jobs have taken her and Megan talks about her West Virginia Wesleyan college days and having to challenge Larry to mature "a tad". We delve into the glory days of the infamous Hampton Beach mansion and early Outer Banks trips including why Megan always makes sure to have a spare key to her and Larry's room on her at all times. Finally we learn the backstory of the world's worst criminal that goes by the name "Pockets". Please share with friend and subscribe to Rando Banter on whatever platform you're using. Thanks, enjoy!

Rando Banter #6 with Andy Mis Oct 18, 2022

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Andy Mis joins in on the banter this week and discusses why people from Mass are awesome but terrible at remembering names. We share our embarrassing past photos, take our beatings and Andy wonders where "Red Larry's" eyebrows went. Andy makes his case to be sponsored by Busch Light and is the self proclaimed Billy Mays of bidets. We then trade stories of visits to the doctor and how healthy/unhealthy we are before ending on debating how deranged Jets fans truly are. Enjoy!

Rando Banter #5 with Justin Boza Oct 11, 2022

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Justin Boza joins the guys on this weeks episode and kicks off his liver's much needed Sober October. Duff and Boza educate Larry on the town of Gatlinburg, TN although Larry remains suspicious. Duff and Boza tell tales of their college days together at USF and a legendary road trip to Canada that somehow worked out as planned. Boza talks about growing up in Key West and his experiences as a musician in several bands. Larry gives some tips on how Boza can build on his 16 million view YouTube video to cash in even more. It's a Rando show. Enjoy!

Justin's YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Yc4JuKTXiZs

Rando Banter #4 with Rob McRell Oct 04, 2022

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On this weeks banter, Rob McRell joins the guys and talks about Florida monsoons, Florida tap water and gator meat. We get local with some Masshole talk and New England sports. Duff recollects his Orlando weekend seeing the Chili Peppers and brewery hopping while Larry lays out his ground rules for Air BnB's. We also talk about how we met our significant others and find out if Rob moved to Florida to be in witness protection. Enjoy!

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