Feeney Talks With Friends

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Eric Feeney talks with #friends! Eric is the founder of the nonprofit organization Friends of Feeney. Their mission is to help children and families who need assistance after heartbreak and tragedy. www.friendsoffeeney.com

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August 26, 2026Episode 17358 min

Episode #173: Feeney Talks with Alex P. Taylor

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #173 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Alex P. Taylor. It was great to talk with my good #friend , Alex. Alex is The Nacho King of Connecticut. He is the author of the book, Totally Nachragerous! We talked about: Coracora Happy Hour (minute 1) Mass Appeal in Chicopee (minute 2) “Halloworth” Day (minute 4) Alex visited Feeney’s classroom (minute 6) Being the keynote speaker at Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce (minute 11) Photo of Alex’s new nacho tattoo (minute 14) Nacho analogy for cursive writing (minute 18) The history of nachos (minute 20) 3 Keys to being The Nacho King (minute 22) Nacho events: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 25) Congrats to Bear’s BBQ for winning the nacho competition (minute 29) The Macho Nachos, Peruvian nachos, from Coracora (minute 32) Holidays and Christmas cards (minute 35) Totally Nachragerous book release on August 25th (minute 37) Being on reality TV shows: Below Deck - season 11 and Hell’s Kitchen - season 23, episode 6 (minute 42) Alex has songs on Spotify (minute 48) Alex’s favorite teacher (minute 50) Alex brought treats from the restaurant, Tindahan City in Berlin, CT (minute 52) Closing remarks (minute 56) Upcoming events (minute 57) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org American Eagle Financial Credit Union - www.americaneagle.org

July 26, 2026Episode 1721 hr 3 min

Episode #172: Feeney Talks with Benn Gawitt

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #172 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Benn Gawitt. It was great to talk with my friend #friend , Benn. Benn is a teacher, rockstar, coffee enthusiast and twin girl dad! We talked about: Names are important! (minute 1) Fred Monet (minute 2) Being a twin dad (minute 3) Teaching Biology (minute 5) Inspiration to become a teacher (minute 9) Benn’s favorite teacher (minute 10) Principal Drew DiPippo and pickup basketball (minute 14) Mario B (minute 17) Benn was on House Hunters on HGTV (minute 22) Playing at the Johnny’s Jog (minute 30) Acoustic Marsh Pit (minute 32) Benn picks 3 songs, 3 dudes & 1 pizza (minute 35) Rapid Fire Questions (minute 45) Podcast sponsors (minute 50) 3 Keys to being a great lead singer (minute 52) Kindred and Crew Boutique in Simsbury (minute 54) What makes Erika a good friend? (minute 56) First Pop Roasting (minute 58) Shoutout out to Pink Flamingo (minute 1.01) Closing remarks (minute 1.02) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org American Eagle Financial Credit Union - www.americaneagle.org

July 26, 2026Episode 1711 hr 25 min

Episode #171: Feeney Talks with (Ret.) SFC Brian Stackpole

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #171 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring (Ret.) SFC Brian Stackpole. It was great to talk with my Army buddy and good friend #friend , Stackpole. Stackpole retired from the military after serving 28 years. He was a cook, Navy Seabee, Army Rail Instructor, IED Hunter and much more! We talked about: Retired after 28 years (minute 1) Stackpole’s military career (minute 3) Sea Bees training (minute 5) Army Railroad Instructor - 88U (minute 7) What is a NCO? (minute 9) Being an IED Hunter (minute 10) “Hurt Locker is garbage" - (minute 13) Chrissy Jeltema (podcast #76) is a good friend! (minute 15) “The Kitchen Club” at AT (minute 22) The “Class Cynic” at NCO School (minute 24) 141st Friends: Lefty, Colonel Nieves, Wells, Chandler and Ben Pare (minute 26) Military Career: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 28) Past podcast guest who served in the military: Paul Bucha and Mike Cabrey (minute 33) Getting honored at a New York Islanders game (minute 37) 3 Keys to having a successful military career (minute 41) Stackpole played football for West Haven HS and CCSU (minute 45) What makes Coach Jim Vicaro a good friend? (minute 47) Parades and Parties (minute 52) Hockey in CT (minute 57) Favorite restaurants and 4 dinner guests (minute 1.03) Special guest appearance from D. Locke, podcast #58 (minute 1.09) West Haven Trivia (minute 1.14) Waterbury vs. West Haven (minute 1.18) D. Locke threw a two point conversion to Feeney (minute 1.23) Closing remarks (minute 1.25) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org American Eagle Financial Credit Union - www.americaneagle.org

June 29, 2026Episode 1701 hr 10 min

Episode #170: Feeney Talks with Dan Hovey

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #170 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Dan Hovey. It was great to talk with my #friend , Dan. Dan is the owner of West Hartford Solar. We talked about: H O to V E - Y (minute 1 Dan has been helping families for years (minute 2) Collaborating on a Toy Drive (minute 4) Eric from Bergenn Financial and Ryan from Ryan’s Softwash (minute 7) Widow Jane (minute 10) Fifth Annual Friends of Feeney Golf Tournament on September 12th (minute 11) Dan’s inspiration for starting West Hartford Solar (minute 16) Where does our power come from? (minute 19) West Hartford Solar expanding outside of Connecticut (minute 22) Kristen aka The Sticker Girl (minute 25) The 3 Ms of going solar: monopoly, money, more sustainable (minute 27) Dan’s “solar power” pitch (minute 30) 1 in 10 homes in West Hartford use solar power (minute 37) AI uses a lot of energy (minute 39) Tattoos or no tattoos? (minute 42) American Eagle Financial Credit Union, our newest podcast sponsor (minute 43) Ryan Gomes is a good neighbor! (minute 48) Dan’s top three bourbons (minute 50) "Don’t wait for a special occasion for a bottle, make the bottle the special occasion” - Matt Whitney (minute 54) Dan ran 3 different marathons inspired by his daughter (minute 56) Upcoming events (1.01) Tommy’s Place in Cape Cod (minute 1.02) Most impactful moment for Friends of Feeney (minute 1.05) Closing remarks (minute 1.08) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org American Eagle Financial Credit Union - www.americaneagle.org

June 24, 2026Episode 16953 min

Episode #169: Feeney Talks wth Seth Wickersham

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #169 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Seth Wickersham. It was great to talk with my good #friend , Seth. Seth is an ESPN journalist and New York Times best selling author. We talked about: Seth on episode #7 back in 2022 (minute 1) Talking about his book on Good Morning America (minute 2) “Failed high school quarterback to NYT best seller author” (minute 5) Feeney caught a two point conversion from Dylan Locke (minute 6) Seth wrote two books and has another one coming out soon (minute 9) It’s Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots Dynasty (minute 11) Start, Cut, Bench: Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft (minute 13) Spygate, Deflategate, Massagegate (minute 16) American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback (minute 18) Sit downs and long talks with Y.A. Tittle (minute 20) Quarterbacks: 16,000 in high school, 800 in college, 32 in NFL (minute 22) Bob Waterfield and Slingin’ Sammy Baugh (minute 27) The Colin Hurley story (minute 31) Andrew Luck retires (minute 34) Seth’s newest book, Be on That Hill: Stories from the Summits of Sport (minute 36) Steve Brouse, Hall of Famer (minute 37) What makes Wright Thompson a good friend? (minute 38) The Ketchup Prank (minute 40) Wright’s books, PappyLand and more… (minute 42) Seth hates onions! (minute 44) Disney matches employee charitable contributions (minute 45) Dave from GolfTec (minute 47) 3 Keys to being a great writer (minute 49) Upcoming events (minute 51) Feeney golfs (minute 54) Stefania golfs (minute 56) Dave golfs (minute 59) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org American Eagle Financial Credit Union - www.americaneagle.org

May 26, 2026Episode 1681 hr 3 min

Episode #168: Feeney Talks with Little Red

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #168 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Little Red. It was great to talk with my #friend , Little Red. Little Red is a Navy veteran and a UConn Super Fan! We talked about: Friends of Feeney just provided $300K to families in need (minute 1) Little Red’s favorite UConn jerseys (minute 3) How did you get the name, Little Red? (minute 5) Big Red (minute 6.30) UConn chants that he doesn’t like (minute 8) Getting noticed and taking pics with fans (minute 10) Rico Bosco from Barstool Sports (minute 12) Little Red served in The U.S. Navy (minute 14) UConn games: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 16.30) UConn vs. Michigan - National Championship game (minute 20) What makes GameDay Conor a good #friend ? (minute 22) Start, Bench, Cut: Omar, BJ & Steve (minute 26) Little Red walked from Bloomfield to Gampel in 14 hours and raised $14,000 for charity (minute 28) David Horowitz walked with Little Red for an interview (minute 37) Podcast sponsors (minute 40) Float 41 (minute 41) 3 Keys to being Little Red (minute 42) Coach Hurley (minute 43) Watching basketball in a football stadium (minute 46) Liam McNeely is his Dude Dude! (minute 47) Bold predictions for next season (minute 50) Rapid fire questions (minute 52) Upcoming events (minute 55) Blind rank these UConn players (minute 56) Little Red recommends Beem and Epic Fitness (minute 1.07) Little Red hosted a golf tournament for Officer Lombardi from the WPD (minute 1.01) Closing remarks (minute 1.03) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org

May 13, 2026Episode 1671 hr 10 min

Episode #167: Feeney Talks with Elle Doyle

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #167 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Elle Doyle. It was great to talk with my #friend , Elle. Elle is the content creator for Reheated Coffee Club and podcast host of Connecticut Unfiltered. We talked about: Elle’s Launch Party (minute 1 Feeney sings karaoke with Eric B. (minute 3) Iced by Anna Cookies (minute 4) SoLA Karaoke (minute 5) Anthony Anthony - podcast #1 (minute 6) Elle’s publicist (minute 7) Reheated Coffee Club (minute 8) Upcoming guests on Connecticut Unfiltered (minute 10) Elle’s favorite teacher (minute 14) The Next Chapter (minute 18.30) Michael Pollack - The New Haven Pizza Club (minute 20) The JCC (minute 22) Twin stories (minute 24) 3 Keys to being a content creator (minute 25) What makes her husband, Mike a good #friend ? (minute 27) Expresso Martinis and Karaoke (minute 30) Shout outs to Woody’s Coffee and Ice Cream (minute 32) Sarah from Float 41 is our honoree for the Memorial Day Parade (minute 33) Reiki (minute 35) Paid partnerships (minute 37) Connecticut Foodshare (minute 39) Parsley in Middletown (minute 44) Gutenberg at Playhouse on Park (minute 45) Selfie pic and gift giving is Elle’s love language (minute 47) Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade tee shirts (minute 49) Guessing Game: Tequila or Water? (minute 50) Drink Champs Tequila Trivia (minute 53) Lightning Rod Questions (minute 58) Photo of Elle with Oprah (minute 1.04) Elle recommends Arugula (minute 1.07) Upcoming events (minute 1.08) Max and Lily (minute 1.09) Closing remarks (minute 1.10) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org

May 5, 2026Episode 1661 hr 5 min

Episode #166: Feeney Talks with Rob O'Meara

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #166 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Rob O’Meara. It was great to talk with my #friend , Rob. Rob is a real estate agent at Keller Williams Legacy Partners. We talked about: Video of the Star Spangled Banner performed by his son, Micheal (minute 1 What does The Johnny’s Jog mean to Rob? (minute 3) Rob was the 2026 Honoree for The Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 7) How has Conard changed since 1987? (minute 8.30) Rob’s dad was the first football captain at Conard (minute 9.30) The Student Visionary of the Year for Blood Cancer United (minute 11) Chelsea “Dropkick” and Greg Hammond (episode #125 ) (minute 13) Feeney was the 2023 Honoree for The Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 16) Gifts of O’Meara Real Estate swag and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor book (minute 17.30) Rob is a lone wolf! (minute 20) 3 Keys to being a great real estate agent (minute 22) Rob’s favorite restaurant, The Barn on Block Island (minute 24) Special guest, Derek Slap and what makes him a good #friend (minute 27) Derek works at The Village for Families & Children (minute 31) Feeney earned the “Champion of Children” award presented by The Village (minute 33) The Sohn Family (minute 38) The Village for Families & Children (minute 41) Beth Bye (minute 42) Sesame Street (minute 44) Conard student reporter, Christina Griffin interviewed Feeney (minute 45) Rapid Fire Questions (minute 50) Recommendations: Nero and Bricco (minute 58) Closing remarks (minute 1.02) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org

April 29, 2026Episode 16518 min

Episode #165: Feeney Cooks Burgers with Paul at Louis' Lunch

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #165 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Paul at Louis’ Lunch. It was great to cook burgers and talk with my #friend , Paul. Paul has worked at Louis’ Lunch for the past 30 years. We talked about: Cast Iron Vertical Gas Broilers from 1898 (minute 1) Feeney cuts onions and cooks burgers (minute 2) “This is NOT Burger King. You don’t get it your way!” (minute 3) Feeney eats the burgers that he cooked (minute 4) Foxon Park distributed by Casanova (minute 5) 1994 (minute 6) What makes Jeff a good #friend ? (minute 7.30) Coke Cola - NOT at Louis’ Lunch (minute 8.30) The Louis’ Lunch building was moved in 1974 (minute 9.30) The Ketchup trick (minute 11) 3 Keys to working at Louis’ Lunch (minute 12) Work day: First, Last, Best, Worst (minute 13) Laurence Fishburne and Micheal Irvin (minute 14) Yale and Yale basketball (minute 15) Louis’ Lunch was a reading comprehension passage on the CMTs (minute 16) Recommendation: Frisco’s Pizza (minute 17) Upcoming events (minute 18) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org

April 2, 2026Episode 16459 min

Episode #164: Feeney Talks with Jason Wang, Gayle Harris & John Lyons

#BeAGoodFriend and check out episode #164 of #FeeneyTalksWithFriends featuring Jason Wang, Gayle Harris and John Lyons. It was good to talk with my #friends , Jason, Gayle and John! They are The West Hartford Republican Town Caucus. We talked about: Jason joined The Republican Town Caucus (minute 1) Gayle switched from Board of Ed to Town Caucus (minute 3) John recruited Jason and Gayle (minute 6.30) Being the Minority Party (6 to 3) (minute 8.30) Zoning and Lewis Brown (minute 13) Jason has photographic memory (minute 15) Will more housing lower our taxes? (minute 17) Heritage Park aka “The UConn Properties” (minute 22) Affordable Housing (minute 25) Past podcast guests (minute 26) Wendy’s and Big Y near The West Farms Mall (minute 28) Kevin Ahern, Chair of the West Hartford Town Plan and Zoning Commission (minute 29) Jen Evans and WHCi (minute 31) Data Payroll Services Signage and parking RVs (minute 34) What makes ________ a good #friend ? (minute 38) Doctors of addictions & Recover Together Connecticut (minute 41) Kratom (minute 42) Gayle “birthed” over 2000 babies (minute 45) Lightning Rod Questions - West Hartford (minute 47) Shannon Marimon and Todd Dumais (minute 55) Technology in schools (minute 56) Tee shirt sponsors for St. Patrick’s Day Parade (minute 58) Closing remarks (minute 59) Podcast Sponsors: Directline Media - www.directlinemediaproductions.com/ The Fix IV - www.thefixivtherapy.com West Hartford Lock - www.westhartfordlock.com Keating Agency Insurance - www.keatingagency.com Goff Law Group - www.gofflawgroup.net Parkville Management - www.parkvillemanagement.com Luna Pizza - www.lunapizzawh.com/lunas-menu PeoplesBank - www.bankatpeoples.com Float 41 - www.float41.com Maximum Beverage - www.maximumbev.com Sally and Bob’s - www.sallyandbobs.com Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford - www.mandelljcc.org