Ep. 305 - Pat Walsh - Senior Program Manager, Father, Husband, Volleyball Stud and will punch Matt!

**Matt Lavelle** (0:01)
Wait, wait, wait, wait. You've had the word of the day for more than just this episode?

**Justin Richardson** (0:07)
Oh, there was like a bunch, there's like 10 episodes in a row where no one said the word potato. I was like, all right, I gotta find a more common word, I guess. And then if somebody did say that, I just would have been like, Yeah!
And then you would have been like, what? And be like, you said potato, I gotta work on this.

**Pat Walsh** (0:24)
We always have to sometimes learn by jumping off a ladder.
No, not to go on it in the first place. My friend, he's just had an allergy all the time. I said, it's fair enough.

**Matt Lavelle** (0:34)
That is, dude. I think we've all been there.

**Pat Walsh** (0:36)
Years later, because I mean, I had kids only five or six years younger than me at that point, because I was so young. And I went to party with him at my sister's graduation five years after college. And he's like, Mr. W, holy s**t, you were my favorite teacher. I'm like, what's up, dude?
It's like, man, that was like a prideful moment. It's like, oh, it's so good to see you. Let's have some shots, you know, let's go.

**Matt Lavelle** (1:01)
That's great, though, man.

**Pat Walsh** (1:02)
25, that's funny.

**Matt Lavelle** (1:14)
Hello, and welcome to the Working Perspectives Podcast. I'm Matt Lavelle, accompanied by the one and only J-Dub, Justin Richardson, and our guest today is the man, the myth, the legend, Pat Walsh. Let me tell you, this is incredible, this is incredible. This is what I love. This is guys being guys kind of stuff.
I play basketball at an LA fitness before I go to the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Ended up like getting in with a crew of guys.
Pat's one of those guys, man, and he's a good dude and plays ball hard and like just a good guys guy and really just been cool with him ever since he stepped into the gym and like playing around, hanging out and want to ask some of the guys if they want to be on the show. He's the first one that was like right away, man, happy to do it, love to help and super excited to get him on and man, what a show. Justin, what do you think?

**Justin Richardson** (2:07)
Yeah, Pat's a go grab a beer guy, guy. He's a good guy.

**Matt Lavelle** (2:12)
Dude, oh, totally, man. He's the best guy to just go grab a beer with, hang out, chill, great dude.

**Justin Richardson** (2:17)
If you need a beer and you need a guy, Pat your guy.

**Matt Lavelle** (2:21)
He's awesome, man. He was absolutely awesome. I mean, this is the quintessential, goes by fast, you know it's good. This one flew by, it was nonstop, great conversation the whole time.
But yeah, no, this is a total guys night. Just guys being guys, talking about guys stuff, growing up in the 90s, getting bloody noses, hanging out, having fun. This is a lot, a lot of fun, Justin. What do you think?

**Justin Richardson** (2:45)
I think you're going to enjoy yourselves.

**Matt Lavelle** (2:47)
Yeah, I really do too. So all right, without any further ado, this is the Working Perspectives Podcast. I'm Matt Lavelle, he's JD of Justin Richardson, and our guest today is the one and only Pat Walsh, enjoy.
Hello, and welcome to the Working Perspectives Podcast. I'm Matt Lavelle, accompanied today by the one and only J-Dub, Justin Richardson.
On the show today, we have a senior program manager. He was originally lived in the Northeast Philadelphia, then moved out to Richborough, graduated from Council Rock High School in 2003 I was introduced to this gentleman at LA Fitness while playing a little b-ball, shooting some hoops. And he once told me that if I do something again, he will punch me directly in the face. Super excited to have this guy on. Really pleased to get him here. Really good. Really excited to get this thing going. So let's get into it.
Pat, hi. How are you? Thanks for being on. And before we get started, I'd just like to ask, what movie do you think is better, The Godfather Part One or The Godfather Part Two?

**Pat Walsh** (4:04)
You know, the acting cast is probably better in two, but I think one is a better movie. I'll say that. Wow.

**Matt Lavelle** (4:11)
Wow. That is an educated answer that you can't really argue with. Man, Justin loves hearing that.

**Pat Walsh** (4:18)
The first one, when he's getting his son baptized is just perfect. There's really few scenes better than that 20 minute segment right there.