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HypeFriend! with Ashley Eckstein & Michael James Scott

HypeFriend! with Ashley Eckstein & Michael James Scott

By: Ashley Eckstein & Michael James Scott
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Childhood friends Ashley Eckstein (voice of “Ahsoka Tano” in Star Wars) and Michael James Scott (“The Genie” from Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway) team up for a weekly podcast with the singular mission of starting a friendship revolution, one “HypeFriend” (and one episode!) at a time.Copyright 2026 HypeFriend, LLC Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Scott Hamilton Turns Charades Into An Epic Olympic Broadcast | #28
    Apr 9 2026

    Have you ever imagined what it would be like to have an actual Olympic gold medalist narrate your game of charades? Yeah, neither did we until today! Watch as we play a game of charades and have Olympic figure skater Scott Hamilton give an olympic-style broadcast to narrate our game.

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    13 mins
  • 41,600 Falls: Scott Hamilton on the Joy of Getting Back Up | #27
    Apr 6 2026

    Olympic gold medalist, four-time world champion, Stars on Ice founder, and beloved Olympic commentator Scott Hamilton joins HypeFriend for a conversation that goes way beyond figure skating. This one is about joy under pressure: how to celebrate life when life gets brutal, how friendship can outlast competition, and how resilience is built one fall (or 41,600 falls), one setback, and one comeback at a time. Scott opens up about why a real HypeFriend “celebrates life,” why failure is just information, why the Olympics reveal how much people actually have in common, and the 100-mile bike ride that brought him back to the exact day he wanted to quit chemotherapy. He also shares the perspective shift that hits hardest—look up—and why the best victories in life may have less to do with medals than with family, faith, and showing up for the people you love.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Mekia Cox Plays Two Truths and a Lie! | #26
    Apr 2 2026

    Ashley and Michael and, special guest,The Rookie’s Mekia Cox, put their decades-long friendships to the test with a high school edition of Two Truths and a Lie. They dig into their high school memories and nostalgia as some juicy truths are revealed.

    See who gets called out and who gets away with the biggest lie.

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    20 mins
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