Familiar Strangers: The Class of 2006 Podcast

In the words of Mr. Hanser, this one is 'just some housekeeping, gang.' The reunion planning committee fills you in on what we'll be doing during reunion weekend and also explains what's going on with our class endowment and how you can participate. 
 
As always, a heartfelt thank you to James Evanson and Steve Miller for the logo and the tunes! 

It's official. May 20, 2026 marks exactly 20 years since we graduated high school. To celebrate, we thought we'd remix some highlights of the moments from the podcast that have really made an impression on us. For those of you who have listened to those episodes, it'll be a fun recap. For those who haven't, maybe it'll entice you to press play! 
As always, a special thanks to Steve Miller for our music and to James Evanson for our logo! 

Hey all! We're back with the first of a two new episodes THIS WEEK! 
We catch up with Edward Longo! He fills us in on life in Nashville, what it's like to tour as a musician and about a few formative friendships that have fostered and influenced his life since childhood.
As always, a huge thank you goes out to Steve Miller for the tunes and James Evanson for our logo! 

A goofy start to this one as we attempt to update everyone on reunion planning to various degrees of success. 
Things get back on track when we bring on our guest, the one and only Meg Whittenberger! 
You'll be entertained by this free-flowing discussion covering life, love and work that has taken Meg around the globe! 
As always, we'd like to thank Steve Miller for the tunes and James Evanson for the great logo!

Well, it sure has been a stretch since we posted. Or, at least it feels that way! Hopefully you've been able to catch up on our catalogue of episodes! 
 
This week, we're visiting with Gehrig Dye about family life, a career that keeps him on the move and playing a pivotal role in a wide variety of building projects and how he does such a great job staying in touch with so many of our classmates. 
 
As always, thanks to James Evanson for the logo and Steve Miller for the tunes! 

Emoji's go wild! We break down an unexpected text message Drew received from David before diving into this week's fabulous guest-- Brittany Lacock!
Brittany shares about finding community and life on a ranch! But there's a lot more to her story. You'll enjoy this one!
We're going on a bit of a hiatus after this episode. New episodes will be coming in a few weeks. Thanks for listening and, as always, a huge thank you to Steve Miller and James Evanson. You two know what you did. 

We're back at it post-Olympics with a breakdown of our takeaways from the Milan-Cortina games (interesting sidenote, you may recall the games were in Italy in 2006 as well). 
 
Then, we get down to business with our guest, Connor McGillvray. You're sure to be impressed by what Connor considers to be a hard day's work (spoiler: it's a lot harder than ours). 
As always, a thank you to Steve Miller for the tunes and James Evanson for the logo! 

We have a date for the reunion! It's on lock with details to follow! 
Then, we dive into our interview with Emily Hallock (Schwarz) and learn about the world of web design and life in Bigfork, MT. 
Self-discipline seemed to be the theme of this one! We think you'll enjoy it!
As always, thanks to Steve Miller for the tunes and James Evanson for the logo! 

We start off the episode by recapping Super Bowl LX, a joyous moment in the Trafton household. Plus, could this be a good omen for David's Bears?  
Then, we get to know our guest this week-- the one and only Ali Pekovich. From school in L.A. to adventures on Bumble and finding belonging back home, you're sure to enjoy catching up with her. 
A sincere thank you to Steve Miller for the music and James Evanson for the logo! 

We start this episode off by chatting about the winter Olympics which are now underway. Then, we get down to business with another standout athlete from our class!
Shannon Spence joins us to share how she took her talents on the road for college before working her way into a major job at a hospital. And it would appear we have some competition brewing over who might be the best bow hunter in the class.
As always, thanks to Steve Miller for the music and James Evanson for our logo!