This week, birthday boy Steve Petz and Mathew Blades were “forced” to try the homemade strawberry cheesecake because…who cares? It’s cheesecake.

The podcast was recorded at Brooklyn V’s in Gilbert, and today, we sat down to settle a bet. Does this cheesecake recipe belong to the owner, Vito, or is it a family recipe passed down?

In this episode, we tackle these and other “hard-hitting” issues. We also met up with Randy Duren about his new dog-friendly coffee, wine, and beer bar in Gilbert, Hair of the Dog.

His “crappy” Halloween story is one we hope only a few have ever experienced, haha.

Finally, we sat down for an important interview with our local legend, Jerome Daniels. This former NFL tackle played for Miami, Baltimore, and Arizona. He told us about the hardest-hitting guy in the NFL, the hardest stadiums to play in, and most importantly, his new financial literacy program for kids. Jerome is doing important things and is actively looking for partners to walk alongside him. You will look up to this guy - literally, he’s like 6’7

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