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Flyover Plates Podcast

Flyover Plates Podcast

By: Dr. Mike Brondon
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This show is for people who've escaped Rochester, NY, but miss the city's signature cuisine, the PLATE. Hosted by Rochester expat Dr. Mike Brondon, we reminisce about the weather, the people, and the institutions of Rochester of yesteryear. You know, back when we had industry... and hope.Everybody has a friend who escaped Rochester, so tell them about the podcast!

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Episodes
  • 28 Unhealthy Debates
    Jun 26 2025

    Tonight on FOP!

    • Rochester flooding in June
    • Mike reports on his Alaskan Cruise
    • Why Marc thinks Alaskans are so happy and peaceful
    • Restaurant reviews: Macadamia Nut Encrusted Chicken at The Hangar on the Wharf - Juneau, AK, Finger Lakes Casino Buffet Father's Day Buffet, Der Dutchman Amish Buffet, and in our feature photo, Forno Tony
    • In Memoriam: Del Lago casino buffet
    • The "Unhealthy" Debates:
    • What are the top 10 fast food french fries? Mike and Marc discuss their takes on it.
    • Buffalo Wings: Drums vs. Flats? We compromise on that eternal NY conundrum.
    • How Rochester sauces stand up to condiments from other cities
    • The Worst of the Worst: The Worst School Districts in NY, and where Rochester fits in
    • "The Shooting du Jour" - what one local news station actually calls its morning news segment
    • Nuke Plants: Why NYS has decided to blow more billions it doesn't have on something it used to consider dangerous
    • Special license plates in NY - did ANY of that money go to saving the whales?

    Thanks for telling other inmates and escapees about the show!!

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 27 Rochy Stereotypes
    May 31 2025

    Tonight on Flyover Plates! It's the Summer Fling Edition... Except Roch still hasn't been warm enough to wear shorts.

    • Cousin Pasquale eats the plate of the month, the Genny Plate, and provides his expert critique (Marc's excited mainly because this saved him from having to shell out $20)
    • Marc interviews superfan T-Bone about a pizzeria recommendation
    • Every weekend for the past 6 months, Rochester has experienced...
    • Don Alhart vs Bob Barker (probably not our first comparison of these heroes)
    • New Yorkers who escape to FL
    • NY's population loss is the size of what entire state?
    • Dr. Mike reports on the Best & Worst rated American States
    • Restaurant Review: Fry Brothers Turkey Farm, Perinton Hots, Ridge Donuts
    • Where does NY rank in terms of economic opportunity?
    • What's the hottest county in the US for real estate sales?
    • Rochester Town Stereotypes - what's each town known for?
    • Mike's Birthday Tour of Food

    An hour and a half of Mike & Marc's snarky goodness, which will hopefully keep you nice and full until next month.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 26 Easter Confessions, Pizza, and Pool Supplies
    Apr 23 2025

    Tonight on FOP: Mike makes another traditional Easter plate, and wears his Rochester Red Wings Plates hat!

    • Huge apologies for the sound quality - all technology is complicated garbage!
    • Controversies:
    • Waffle House Delivery?
    • Rochester and Buffalo are in the hottest housing markets, but it's recovery not growth
    • Restaurant reviews:
    • J&E Rootbeer Stand, Middletown, OH
    • Savoia Cookies
    • What's on the the Roch Food Guide Pyramid?
    • Thanksgiving in the Springtime?
    • Meat Hot Sauce is Rochester's Hope
    • Confessions from the McQ Chapel:
    • Marc ate Mark's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts
    • Mike eats HOW MANY coneys?
    • Tangent: 90s Minivans
    • Tangent of a tangent: Reminiscing about old cell phones
    • Turning malls into apartment buildings: How the rest of the world does it, and how Rochester managed to botch it
    • Guns, cash, and drugs - Normally that's a tagline for an action movie, but for Roc, it's our Mayor's house.
    • 3 governors (and 1 atty gen) in a row fired for, em, misconduct
    • The may 2024 protest that disrupted the kite event for poor kids
    • I Leave New York t-shirts
    • Pizza, Carryout, and Pool Supplies!

    Thanks for telling your fellow inmates and escapees about the show!

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    1 hr and 33 mins
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