"Detention Diaries: Rule-Breaking, Rental Wrecks, and Retro Beats"

Give Jay and Gary an open microphone and an old hip-hop memory, and eventually someone is going to explain what a Teddy Ruxpin should never play in church.

In the first Detention episode, Jay Hicks and Gary DeFranco let the conversation wander through '90s music, childhood mischief, emergency-room stories, and rental cars that have seen too much. Jay remembers discovering music through the radio; Gary brings the deeper cuts and a few stories that probably should have come with warning labels.

Underneath the chaos is the friendship that makes these conversations work. This early installment also captures the pair looking back on recent guests and talking through plans for the show at the time.

What We Explore

• Growing up with radio, mixtapes, and '90s hip-hop
• Teddy Ruxpin with a wildly inappropriate soundtrack
• Favorite guests and music shared between friends
• Emergency-room visits and accidental injuries
• Florida stories and rental-car misadventures
• The beginning of Detention

About This Episode

Detention is The Tragedy Academy's loose, guest-free conversation format. This installment features Jay Hicks and Gary DeFranco.

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Candid conversations exploring the human experience through tragedy and triumph.

Hosted by Jay Hicks and Gary DeFranco.

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The Tragedy Academy is a show created to bridge societal divides in a judgment-free zone using candor and humor. 

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