Standing By: The Terry and Ted Podcast · Terry and Ted

The return of Terry "Marco Polo" DiMonte

February 12, 2025·1 hr 11 min·4 clips

Terry says the Super Bowl was expected to be close, but Philadelphia absolutely dominated Kansas City.

Terry opens with Ted and jokes about his return from circumnavigating the globe. Ted comes back with the kind of familiar teasing that makes it feel like the conversation was already underway. They settle into a discussion of the Dominican Republic and the difference between a holiday and a vacation. The talk moves quickly into retirement. Terry says that if he went away now, he would absolutely call it a holiday. Ted teases him about their matching complexion, and Terry explains that he has been dealing with a respiratory virus for about two and a half weeks. They compare notes on how long these stubborn illnesses seem to linger. Terry says people keep telling him they have had the same thing for weeks. He jokes about having had his booster and still getting sick. From there the episode shifts into sponsors and the way local businesses end up recommending each other. Terry mentions that Sammy called Accutech Electric for work at his place. He then notes that Pierre from Robert Richer Jewelers told him they have also been in touch with Accutech for work at the shop and at home. The hosts treat that as a good sign that the sponsorships are landing in real life. They thank Tom and Trish from Accutech for coming back for a second season. Terry explains that small businesses have to think carefully before spending on advertising. The show never pretends a sponsorship is automatic value. Instead, it stays focused on practical questions about return on investment. Terry says they are still working on better download numbers. He points out that big claims matter less than actual people coming into a business. He brings up a past example where listeners had shown up after hearing the show. That becomes proof, in their view, that word of mouth still carries real weight. The episode keeps the same easy, conversational pace the whole way through. The hosts leave in their restarts, corrections, and side comments. Even the sponsor acknowledgments feel like part of the same living room conversation. The final stretch returns to listener contact and the practical business of keeping the show moving. The closing feels less like a formal sign-off than two hosts wrapping up another ordinary, useful chat.

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A relaxed back-and-forth built around retirement, travel, and sponsor talk.

This episode moves at an easy, talkative pace, with Terry and Ted drifting from retirement and travel to the return from the Dominican Republic, then into sponsor relationships, repeat customers, and the value of word of mouth.

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Press play for retiree travel talk, sponsor-side banter, and a very Terry-and-Ted kind of return.

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