Math and Musings: Recent Episodes
Michael O'Connell
Math and Musings is 15 minutes of observation and commentary uploaded every Friday. It is hosted by Michael O'Connell, formerly of TV, radio, and print, now entering the world of podcasting.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip north to the Adirondack Mountains and the legendary Enchanted Forest.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Niagara Falls and challenge each other with some N.F. trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Atlantic City and test each other with some A.C. trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Annapolis, Maryland, and the Delmarva Peninsula, among other things home of the Delmarva Shorebirds baseball club.
Mike and Franklin discuss the changing of the seasons, soccer to baseball, highlighted by recent excursions to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Front Royal, Virginia.
Mike and Franklin celebrate our nation's semiquincentennial in true Math and Musings fashion.
Mike and Franklin are on location in Norfolk, Virginia, celebrating among other things "Sail 250" and the Peninsula Pilots!
Mike and Franklin explore trends in June 2026: the World Cup, Pride, America 250, and Toy Story 5.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the last day of school and the opening of World Cup matches with some reminiscing and trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (a.k.a. "Wolf Trap") to hear the United States Marine Band (a.k.a. "The President's Own").
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, also known as "the zoo" in Washington, D.C.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to National Harbor, Maryland, to hear the U.S. Army Band... and dine at Johnny Rockets!
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Ithaca, New York. Highlights include hiking at the famous Buttermilk Falls and dining at the famous Moosewood.
Mike and Franklin discuss a recent trip to Winchester, Virginia, and the glorious pizza buffet known as Cicis.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the crowning achievement of Mike's youth: catching a foul ball at a baseball game twenty years ago.
Mike and Franklin discuss the remainder of their recent trip to Denver, including the grand finale: an evening of dining and entertainment at Casa Bonita.
Mike and Franklin discuss (as best they can) their trip to Denver, Colorado, and its highlight, the Convergence Station exhibit from Meow Wolf.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the beginning of the baseball season with some good old-fashioned MLB trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trips to a few local art galleries: the Renwick Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Mike and Franklin discuss the start of this year's NCAA college basketball tournament... a.k.a. March Madness!
Mike and Franklin celebrated the 250th episode of Math and Musings with some college basketball stories and predictions.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the latter's upcoming birthday with, among other things, trivia from 1994.
Mike and Franklin discuss this year's "week of holidays" with a special emphasis on Lunar New Year.
Mike and Franklin celebrate Snow Day #3 talking a little Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day.
Mike and Franklin celebrate Snow Day #2 with a preview of this year's Winter Olympic Games.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Hanover, Maryland... home of the Medieval Times dinner theater extravaganza.
Mike and Franklin continue their discussion of Walt Disney World, this time covering some magical rides and experiences.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Walt Disney World with a focus on culinary delights. Highlights include the rekindling of Franklin's Food Review!
Mike and Franklin discuss their progress on the Christmas Schedule and all things Winter Break, including Festivus, Boxing Day, and cinnamon rolls.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Binghamton to see some friends and see some hockey.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent late-night diner trip and test their knowledge of "diner lingo."
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania, discovering there's a lot more to Hershey than just chocolate. (Though the chocolate is really good too.)
Mike and Franklin discuss the famous O'Connell Christmas Schedule, complete with a few additions and potential additions from previous years.
Mike takes a metaphorical holiday and lets AI (Google's new Brisk feature) plan the show. Brisk and Franklin discuss.
Mike and Franklin continue their conversation from last week, recreating the most talked about episode of Politics After Dark.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the 20th anniversary of the most talked about episode of Politics After Dark ever aired.
Mike and Franklin discuss Halloweens past, present, and future, capping things off with some Halloween (and Diwali and Dia de los Muertos!) trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Binghamton, commenting on several of the area's mom-and-pop pizza joints.
Recorded on Yom Kippur, Mike and Franklin celebrate the Yiddish language. Included in the episode are all things related to the Jewish holiday season, or as we Gentiles call it... Pumpkin Spice.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent excursion to Winchester, Virginia, home of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley... and Zaxby's, the home of Southern-style deliciousness.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to central Virginia. Stops include Charlottesville, the Blue Ridge Tunnel, and the greatest of all... Buc-ee's.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the Glenstone art museum in Potomac, Maryland.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent excursion to upstate New York: the famous Watkins Glen and the not-so-famous Binghamton.
Mike and Franklin discuss their first days back to school, and for the first time it's... the same school!
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Camden Yards in Baltimore to see the Savannah Bananas in action.
Mike and Franklin, home from Japan, celebrate all things America, including baseball, bull riding, hot dogs, hamburgers, and a little Texas gas station now with a location in Virginia.
In Part Three of their Japan Trilogy, Mike and Franklin discuss the last stop on the tour: Kyoto.
Mike and Franklin continue their journey through Japan, this time from the mountain oasis of Hakone.
Recorded long before leaving for Japan, Mike and Franklin describe their few days of summer vacation at home... in case recording from Japan has proved too difficult, or was enjoyable to leave.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Trenton, New Jersey, among other things witnessing some Trenton Thunder/Tomato Pies baseball.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Coney Island. Topics include the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Brooklyn Cyclones baseball, and an old-school weekend in New York City.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Atlantic City, their third in what is now becoming an annual tradition.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Richmond, Virginia, home of Belle Isle, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball club.
Mike and Franklin discuss the former's upcoming birthday, and relive one of their childhoods with some '80s trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss two famous streaks that both began on May 30, one from 1982 and one from 2008.
Mike and Franklin discuss the new Wendy's Frosty Fusions, and delve into the complete history of the beloved frozen dairy dessert.
Mike and Franklin celebrate another Binghamton hockey championship, and take a deep dive down the rabbit hole of Oreo cookies.
Mike and Franklin discuss Part Two of their Binghamton trip, highlighted by some horseracing and hockey.
Mike and Franklin discuss tomorrow's big race, and the Binghamton connection to the Kentucky Derby.
Mike and Franklin discuss Part 2 of their Spring Break tour of eastern Maryland, catching some baseball (literally) at the Ripken Experience in Aberdeen.
Mike and Franklin discuss their journey to Baltimore and parts north, celebrating all things historical and delicious.
Mike and Franklin celebrate all things 2000, toasting the 25th anniversary of that big year for both Mike and the world at large.
Mike and Franklin discuss this weekend's Final Four and offer some hot takes on holidays and unusual food items.
Mike and Franklin celebrate the 200th episode of Math and Musings, talking a little college basketball and reminiscing about previous topics, highlighted of course by unusual food items.
Mike and Franklin discuss this year's Division I Men's College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness.
Mike and Franklin discuss all things pi and pie. Mike knows pi, Franklin knows pie, and this article (by Ben Orlin) pretty much summarizes Mike's thoughts on Pi Day.
Mike remembers and pays tribute to fallen firefighter JR Gaudet, a true Binghamton hero and close friend for more than 20 years.
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Mike and Franklin celebrate the latter's upcoming birthday with some trivia... from 1993.
Mike and Franklin rekindle an old Presidents(') Day routine and try their hands at some George Washington trivia.
Mike and Franklin continue their snow day lives, bouncing random facts off one another as the snow falls outside.
Mike and Franklin continue their tradition of recording podcasts on snow days. On this episode they regale each other with facts about peanut butter.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip north to celebrate the Christmas season, just south of the North Pole.
Mike and Franklin discuss their Christmas Schedule successes, and entertain each other with some Christmas trivia.
Mike and Franklin complete the famous Christmas Schedule, things one must do between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Mike and Franklin discuss Part 2 of the "Christmas Schedule," things to do between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also discussed: Mike's new book, From Box Scores to Test Scores, now available on Amazon and other fine retailers!
Mike and Franklin celebrate Opening Day of the Christmas season discussing their list of things to do between today and December 25.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent fundraising experience with Extra Life, an organization that since 2008 has raised over $120 million for Children's Miracle Network.
Mike and Franklin discuss a few notes from the Guinness company's official publication of world records.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent excursion to "real America" and the culinary delights of Golden Corral.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, to see their hometown NFL team, the Washington Commanders.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to hunt country for the Virginia Fall Races. Topics include fancy foods, fancy clothes, and steeplechase trivia.
Mike and Franklin discuss their trip to New York to watch a Yankee playoff game... on TV.
Mike and Franklin continue last week's philosophical discussion with some "shower thoughts."
Mike asks his special guest some deep questions about the cosmos and related vagaries of life.
Mike and Franklin talk about their trip through the wilds of Southern Virginia, celebrating all things America.
Mike and Franklin continue the discussion of their recent trip to New York City, highlighted by a few authentic New York eateries.
Mike and Franklin try their hand at some summer-themed contests.
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Mike and Franklin celebrate the start of the 2024 Olympic Games with some Olympic trivia.
Mike and Franklin play the game that's sweeping the Internet: rank ordering various items... without changing.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Atlantic City... this time accompanied by Mom!
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Binghamton, highlighted by greasy diners and old-school pizzerias.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to historic Dunn Field in Elmira, New York, recorded "on location" (sort of) in nearby Sayre, Pennsylvania.
Mike and Franklin celebrate not only the former's birthday but also the "birthday" of Math and Musings. Highlights include opening a 36-year-old pack of baseball cards.
Mike and Franklin discuss Virginia vacations, Virginia history, and snack food history.
Appropriate for the Memorial Day holiday, Mike and Franklin show off their knowledge of history, specifically Virginia history as studied by 4th grade students around the state.
Mike and Franklin discuss a recent trip to Georgetown and the famed Yellow cafe, as featured on Somebody Feed Phil. Want more? Check out Mike as a guest on Conversations with Sports Fans podcast, just one of writer and podcaster Doug Hill's many outputs.
Mike and Franklin review Jerry Seinfeld's new movie, Unfrosted, and, of course, discuss the history of the Pop-Tart.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the Catskills and an O'Connell family favorite restaurant, the Peekamoose Restaurant and Tap Room.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the old country (Binghamton, New York) for, among other things, the Joseph P. Sullivan Memorial Poker Tournament.
Mike introduces Franklin to the astonishing world of Politics After Dark, which aired its first episode 20 years ago this week.
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Mike and Franklin discuss a few March anniversaries, including but not limited to the American onset of Covid-19 and the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Mike and Franklin discuss all things March: Shamrock shakes, college basketball, and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Philadelphia. Highlights include Franklin Field, the Palestra, the Rocky steps, and Wawa.
Mike and Franklin celebrate yet another snow day with stories of traditions, lists, and all things O'Connell.
Mike talks February holidays with Franklin, including the long-running gag of Presidents' Day naming conventions.
Mike discusses the new year with an old guest. Well, young and frequent guest promoting his blog: franklinsfoodreview.com.
Mike is joined by Franklin today talking all things awesome and promoting Franklin's new blog: Franklin's food review.
Also: Mike's post on beverages by month.
Mike brings back his special guest from last week to recap one holiday and begin celebrating the next.
Mike discusses the "pre-release" of his new album, an appetite-whetting track from I paid for this Christmas party!
Mike brings back the most popular guest ever to appear on Math and Musings... to tell cat jokes.
Mike discusses weird but true facts with his own flesh and blood, special guest Franklin O'Connell.
Mike discusses the Oreoification of American commodities, with a surprise special guest, an expert on consumer affairs.
Mike celebrates the life and times of Conrad Ross, one of his favorite teachers from grade school.
Mike celebrates the life and times of Robert E. Gallagher, who would have turned 100 this Wednesday.
Mike has jumped on the Binghamton hockey bandwagon, detailing updates from the frozen ponds of County Broome.
Mike celebrates the 100th episode of MAM by recounting his recent trip to Binghamton, New York, including a plot twist in our ongoing story.
Mike talks about the significance of today's date, a cool number and an interesting anniversary.
Mike talks about two of his favorite subjects: Christmas consumables and unusual food items.
Mike talks about his upcoming Christmas gig, which will turn into his upcoming Christmas album.
Mike discusses this year's League Championship Series, considering some previous postseasons as well.
Mike talks about his new book, now available for pre-order on Amazon and other fine retailers.
Mike presents Part 3 of his sports stats seminar and discusses the beginning of the MLB playoffs.
Mike recounts the day he took his son to his first MLB game, reflecting on his own first game as well.
Mike discusses the second part of his professional development seminar on using sports statistics in the classroom.
Mike discusses Notre Dame's 2022 season opener, and his history with the Fighting Irish.
Mike talks about his recent trip to Keystone Korner to see organist Joey DeFrancesco, who sadly passed away shortly after his performance.
Mike discusses the end of school, the start of summer, and the true story of his 40th birthday.
Mike talks about the life of Michael O'Connell Sr. on the eve of what would be his 80th birthday.
Mike talks about his trip to Virginia Credit Union Stadium to see the Fredericksburg Nationals, Class-A affiliate of his hometown team.
Mike details his February 2006 in Raleigh, where his fictional life sort of became his own.
Mike discusses the "culture of enterprise" and his plan to alleviate poverty. Well, in his own life anyway.
Mike talks about Black Friday and the differences between Loudoun County and Binghamton.
Mike talks about the true start of fall: sweaters, baseball playoffs, and all things pumpkin spice.
Mike discusses one of his favorite pastimes: searching the world for unusual food items.
Mike talks about the "end" of the school year, which has quickly become the beginning of the next.
Mike talks about his travels this week, highlighted by stops at two "minor league" baseball parks!
Mike answers his standard class-opening question... do anything interesting or unusual this week?
Mike discusses his recent trip to Keystone Korner in Baltimore to see jazz legend Kenny Garrett.
Musician/author/statesman Michael O'Connell Jr. describes his entrance into the world of podcasting.