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MASSIVE GEAR DECISIONS!!! I might break my own rules... RAWtalk 188

FroKnowsPhoto Photography Podcasts

Jared Polin

Visual Arts, Arts

4.4831 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen is finally BACK! Jared & Stephen recap the latest lens releases from Sigma and Nikon, Stephen gives an update on baby #2 along with her birth story, Jared debates on what gear to bring on his next photo adventure & more! Text us with any thoughts and questions regarding this episode at 313-710-9729. This is RAWtalk Episode 188!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Steven, guess what?

0:01.9

You're on the show today.

0:03.5

That's right.

0:04.2

You're going to be on the show. It's been a minute, but we're happy to have you back because there's a shit ton to talk about right now. There's so much going on. I got to get ready to go. I got a bowling show coming out. Holy Jesus, there's a lot to do. Let's get to the show. Stephen. Jared. It's so nice to have you back.

0:22.8

I'm back.

0:23.7

Wait, is it nice to the show. Stephen. Jared. It's so nice to have you back.

0:22.8

I'm back. Wait, is it nice to have Stephen back? I mean, he's been, he's technically been back.

0:28.5

He just hasn't been back on the podcast because there's been so freaking much to catch up on and so

0:35.7

freaking much to do. But before, before we get to that, let me just say,

0:40.8

Stephen is back. I'm prepping for the world baseball classic and we have more to talk about

0:44.7

on this week's Rawl Talk, 188. 0.9 FM. Radio 104.5. Hey, it's Wendy Rollins and I'm here to tell you to, the weather is 47 degrees. Thank you. And there's a show tonight down the street. Hi, it's Jared Poland. And my heart rate is this right now. It's this time. It's this degrees. That's perfect? Because all of that matters. Isn't that the best

1:11.6

thing ever? I will forever make fun of you for that. Anyway, uh, you, you want to talk about your

1:16.9

birthing experience and how your vagina is feeling? Uh, sure. Why not? On that note, uh,

1:26.1

Molly Elizabeth Eckert came into this world, not Cinderella, by the way.

1:30.4

Yeah, me. Initials M-E. Did you realize that? I did not, no. You didn't realize that? You always need to think of the three initials.

1:40.7

Like, if it was A-S-S, you wouldn't want that. Well, yeah.

1:44.9

I guess it wasn't top of mind when I was thinking about her name, but...

1:48.3

Yeah, me!

1:50.5

You're going to be like, your nickname is me.

1:53.3

But she came into this world at 129 p.m. on January 30th.

1:57.6

Unfortunately, she couldn't have waited a freaking minute longer and made it at 1.30 on 1.30. People that have kids say the weirdest things. Well, I didn't realize it until after. And they're like, oh, man, if she only waited a minute longer, it would have been 1.30 on 130. So cool. I'm like, yeah, that would have been cool. Mom and baby are doing well, sleepless nights, but all is good in the Eckert household. Much different, I will say,

2:18.0

this time around with a toddler. The newborn's easy, minus the overnight feedings. The toddler's

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