What Happened to Nicky | "Vietnam" (304) with special guest Michael Angarano

That Was Us

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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This week, the infamous younger Nicky Pearson, AKA Michael Angarano, joins the pod for a discussion on Season 3, Episode 4: Vietnam. Not only do they talk about pivotal moments that happened in this episode, from Jack volunteering to enlist so he can find Nicky in Vietnam, to things in their childhood that shaped their relationship, but the group also chats about Michael’s time working on This Is Us, how he got the part of Nicky, what it was like working with Tim O’Brien and Milo Ventimiglia, and so much more! Support Our Sponsors: - Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host - Take the next step to improving your health: go to lumen.me/THATWASUS to get 10% off your Lumen. - David is offering our listeners a deal to buy four cartons and get the fifth free, at davidprotein.com/thatwasus. - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TWU and get on your way to being your best self. That Was Us is produced by Rabbit Grin Productions. Music by Taylor Goldsmith and Griffin Goldsmith. Follow That Was Us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of That Was Us, we're diving into season three, episode four, Vietnam.
0:16.4	After watching his young brother Nikki get selected in the U.S. draft lottery for the Vietnam War,
0:22.3	Jack makes a life-altering decision to enlist himself, forever changing the course of both of their lives.
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0:57.3	Watching This Is Us Again for the podcast has brought up so many emotions, especially seeing the kids grow up on screen.
1:04.4	It's such a reminder of how fast time moves.
1:07.6	And now, as a mom of three myself, I feel this deep urge to capture everything with my
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1:18.8	not just the big milestones, but the quiet everyday memories too. So I've been working on a
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1:35.2	So I've been working on a little something that has moments just from playtime, from
1:41.0	breakfast and all of the messes and the sleepy cuddles and everyone's hair sticking
1:46.4	in different directions. I mean, those are the moments that I know I'm going to want to remember
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