The Real Bros of Holly Springs Brandon Rhodes

0:00 We talk about our not so wild and crazy New Years Eve plans

4:45 We look back and remember the very beginning of the COVID pandemic, including how The Real Bros podcast came to be

11:15 2020 Awards- We hand out some awards for the year that was, including our Cooking Corner highlights, our best and worst new habits, the best podcast of the year, and our 2020 highlights.

31:15 Our New Years Resolutions. We each share our resolutions for 2021, share some predictions for the year, and end with our big hope for the year to come

4:00 Interview- Coach Furth. We talk a little about how positions Rhodes and Will would play on the football team, his stance on some grace with academic eligibility, and spend a lot of time talking about the NCHSAA Conference Realignment and the fairest possible system.

30:30 MAILBAG! We open up the mailbag to get some listener questions about what to get someone you’ve been dating for a few months for the holidays and how to survive being stuck in a house with your family for soooo long.

39:00 Game- Wake County High School Sports Trivia. Test your knowledge to see how much you know about high school sports in the area from the past decade or so. This was definitely a tough trivia competition.

55:45 Draft- Best Christmas Movies. Let us know later if you think our picks were naughty or nice. Sorry, that was lame. But the movies we picked were good.

3:20 We briefly touch on some fun topics such as Rhodes’ Top Artists on Spotify for 2020 and his TikTok Addiction.

10:25 High School Athletic Eligibility. We talk about a recent article on High School OT about whether or not there should be modifications to athletic eligibility for the spring given the many students struggling academically during remote learning.

17:00 Interview- HSHS School Counselors Ms. Murray & Ms. Gregorio. They talk about how students are doing academically and socially during online learning, what changes from this semester might be here to stay, and we get a look at how student schedules are made.

46:40 Game- Catchphrase. Our two guests battle Rhodes and Will in a brief (we do have jobs to do) game of catchphrase.

54:15 Draft- Best Articles of Clothing. We’ll see what two of the best dressed teachers in school pick as they draft their favorite articles of clothing. Rhodes also discusses his fashion choices that drive Claire the most crazy (hint: it’s all of them).

0:00 We bring some Thanksgiving puns and answer a mailbag question about an embarrassing or cringeworthy moment from our past that we still think about.

11:00 NCHSAA Realignment- We share our thoughts on the new proposed realignment plan for high school sports in North Carolina as well as a projection of the new plan by High School OT and even get into what possible conferences in the future might look like.

19:10 Game- Riddles! Rhodes and Will try to stump each other with some riddles, and we are sure those of you playing along at home will do much better at this than we did.

32:55 Draft- Best Thanksgiving Foods. Turkey or Ham? Mashed Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes? Pecan or Pumpkin Pie? All our Thanksgiving food takes right here.

2:50 Yearbook Staff Superlatives- We congratulate ourselves on the staff superlatives that we won this year and do some speculating on other finalists for the awards and superlatives we may have won in our younger days.

13:51 Interview- Ashleigh Nicoll. Ashleigh talks about the volleyball team’s season opening win, her dream volleyball highlight, the recruitment process that led her to sign with the University of New Hampshire, as well as the hard work that has gone in to becoming a D-1 athlete.

42:15 Interview- Kari Shedrick. Kari gives us the scouting report on herself as a softball player and tells us about her first home run and best HR celebrations before getting into her commitment to play softball next year at Providence and how she’s focused herself on the sport over the past few years.

1:06:35 Draft- Best Chinese Food dishes. Everyone has some favorites, and we pick our top things to order from a Chinese food restaurant.

1:40 Interview- Dr. Anderson. Anderson answers some fun questions about what it’s like teaching while bringing her daughter to work everyday and what a literal mess Rhodes was during his first year of teaching.

15:20- Dr. Anderson talks about her work with the Equity Team at Holly Springs, and mentions some small things teachers can do in their classrooms to make it more welcoming for all students as well as some larger things the school/district can do.

32:40- We also discuss the role of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and what they do for teachers as well as students. And Dr. Anderson gives her pitch as to why all teachers should be a member of the NCAE.

41:35 Game- Celebrity Gossip Trivia. Our guest faces off against both Rhodes and Will to see who knows the most Celebrity Gossip (and some pop culture) trivia from the 2000’s. Will’s constant wrong answers may have caused Rhodes to tabulate the scores incorrectly.

59:45 Draft- Best First Date Ideas. For someone who hasn’t been on a first date in over a decade, Rhodes has a lot of ideas about what makes a great first date. Which dates sound better?