In the first of our get to know MPBG series, Julia Kolsrud and Carrie Laliberte sit down for a round of ask me anything, where we learn why Julia loves books about international gang empires, but Harry Potter is too "heavy," and Carrie finally gets to talk about her childhood crush, Ryan Listberger.

(oh and we talk a little about how awesome the Firm is at the very end)

Eric is joined by Flip May, Austin Potenza, and Dorothy Baran (i.e., the founders of the Firm) in the first of a multi-episode oral history of the firm. Listen as Flip, Austin, and Dorothy take a stroll down memory lane and reminisce about meeting each other for the first time, joining and leaving their old firm, secret meetings at Denny's, and how the Firm's first receptionist happened to be just a chair with a bell.

This episode covers the Firm's history through the first year of its existence.

Take a seat in your jacuzzi, pop a couple aspirin, and grab a few kleenex as Eric walks you through how Judge Learned Hand became the creator of genericide and unknowingly set the stage for companies to be punished for marketing their products too good. Don't know what genericide is? Google it (or listen...maybe listen first).

(and, as a small bonus, Eric unveils his favorite McDonald's order)