A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast

My thoughts and feelings about taking an indefinite hiatus from A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast, and a few reactions and recommendations of movies and shows that I've been watching.

The penitent return of Chris D'Elia via a video on his YouTube channel, a few thoughts on the next EveningTheScore album and a shift I'm going to make in my songwriting process for this one.

Valentine’s Day memories over the years and this year Valentine’s experience, my relationship to money, a new opportunity to collaborate with Jim Wilcox, how much I want to learn piano, how those are both connected to a hard rock cover of Radiohead’s “Everything in its Right Place” that I might do sometime soon, my thoughts about a recent revisiting of the entire Star Wars franchise - front to back, a recent reunion with fast-paced video games and how much my reaction to them has changed, and my thoughts on the release of “EveningTheScore: Unplugged at Pub Rock Live!” - now available on the EveningTheScore YouTube channel - on the way to my second booking at Pub Rock Live!

Feelings. Nothing more than feelings.

My thoughts about rebooting “The Drive Home” with a tilt toward the current trend of home release in new movies, a few offers to play acoustic sets at Pub Rock Live! and my feelings about bookings and performance in the current climate, the death of Dustin Diamond, officially wrapping principal photography of “EveningTheScore: Unplugged at Pub Rock Live!”, and a few observations about a TED video of Ethan Hawke encouraging us all to allow ourselves to be more creative.

A breakdown of the setlist of the upcoming acoustic concert film "EveningTheScore: Unplugged at Pub Rock Live!" and stories from the filming experience.

The final round of our trip down the rabbit hole of the spoils of my 2020 obsession...the iTunes $5 movie bin. Enjoy.

I met Chelyse 20 years ago. And it’s amazing how little our connection and our friendship has changed. Enjoy this conversation about relationships, religion, Cosplay and so much more in this nostalgia-riddled catch up of a conversation with my forever friend, Chelyse Henderson.

Round three of our trip down the rabbit hole of the spoils of my 2020 obsession...the iTunes $5 movie bin. Enjoy.

Round two of our trip down the rabbit hole of the spoils of my 2020 obsession...the iTunes $5 movie bin. Enjoy.

Welcome to the first episode of 2021! We're back in the car and we're taking a dive into my big obsession of 2020...the iTunes $5 bin. Enjoy part one of a who-knows-how-long-this-will-take series going down the list all of the movies I digitally acquired this past year.

It’s the last episode of 2020. A long and taxing year. And an AGACAAP tradition has made for one of the best episodes of the whole year. A much relaxing, much reassuring, much needed chat with the co-founder of “A Girl, A Guy, And A Car” and, by extension, the mother of this very show. Ladies and gentlemen, the return of the lovely, the talented, the ever-wonderful, Chelsea Reeder.

The date is set. The crew is hired. It's been a week, and "EveningTheScore: Unplugged at Pub Rock Live!" is happening. Buckle up.

Sometimes, you've gotta stop trying to built a fort in your backyard with your best friends and get down to the business of making a concert film.

The official selection of Pub Rock in Scottsdale, Arizona as the setting of the upcoming EveningTheScore acoustic concert film...and all of the work that comes next.

I met Cassie Burgett through her husband, fellow musician and AGACAAP guest alumni, Jeremy Burgett (Episode #95). Aside from being adorable and lots of fun to hang out with, Cassie is also an incredible singer. She and Jeremy recently released an Actual Psychic Violence single featuring her singing on a cover of the Berlin song “The Metro” currently available on all digital platforms. On this episode, we talk about relationships, pop culture, and the world of music production and performance.

Alyssa DiCarlo, a Glendale, AZ native and Mountain Ridge High school alumni, completed an illustrious career at the University of Georgia as a two-time all-American softball player. After school, she went on to be drafted 4th overall in the 2019 NPF Draft by the Chicago Bandits. At the end of her first year in professional softball, Alyssa left the league to pursue other goals. I met her earlier this year when I started dating her old sister. She and I had a great talk about the path to success, relationships, and doing what makes you happy in life. 

Please enjoy my conversation with Alyssa DiCarlo.

The TuneCore Fan Reviews of the EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now”, and a recommendation of my unfinished viewing of the Robert Zemeckis film “The Walk” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

New setting / new feel, The current state of "A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast" and plans for the future, and a series of Fan Reviews of the EveningTheScore single "2020" from my distributor site TuneCore.

My thoughts about doing an EveningTheScore live concert film, my attempts to start that process and how COVID threw a very disheartening wall of “No” in my face (at least in reference to my venue of choice), the ways that that “No” got me thinking about my options for returning that well swung shot back into the Universe’s side of the court, some of the ways that keeping this podcast going just feels like a waste of everyone’s time…sometimes, and how a trip down memory lane of just a couple dozen of the early episodes this podcast got me to stop thinking like that.

Due to a much-needed vacation taken this past week with my girlfriend, this week’s podcast is the audio from my October 17th EveningTheScore #EvenInTheCloset Instagram and Facebook acoustic livestreams. The video footage can be found on both the Instagram and Facebook feeds of the band: @eveningthescore.

A dying iPhone, a new iPhone, and the biggest technical issue I’ve ever faced with an iPhone, my memories of the late, great Eddie Van Halen, a few thoughts about the new Mel Gibson movie “Fatman” and the repercussions of cancel culture, my discovery of a new podcast “I’m Not Okay (I Podcast)” and my hopes to do a crossover episode with Stormy and Elena in the next few months, a trip that I’m getting ready to take with my girlfriend to Prescott, Arizona to see comedian Bert Kreischer do a stand up comedy show at a drive-in movie theater, and an invitation to tune in to an acoustic tribute to Van Halen on a very special edition of #EvenInTheCloset.

A new cover of Berlin’s “The Metro” by local Arizona punk band Actual Psychic Violence and why you really need to take a minute and check it out, my thoughts on how and why a song should be chosen by an artist for a cover, rewatching an old EveningTheScore set and how that got me thinking about how I’d like to set up a live concert event sometime this upcoming year, my two cents on the first Presidential Debate, the backstory of my friendship and musical experience with local drummer Chad Edwards, how a recent text conversation with him might land me a gig as the bass player in a reunion of local alt-metal rockers Tridon, and an inclusion of one of my favorite Tridon songs for your enjoyment.

Michael Zimmerlich wanted to be an entrepreneur since senior year of high school when he sold ‘video yearbooks’ on DVD to his fellow classmates. After creating an internet radio station in college with friend Zach Nation, Nation suggested they start a record label. 80/20 Records is an independent record label and management company which they founded in 2012. In this week’s episode, I had the privilege of chatting with Michael about the local music scene, the many and various definitions of artistic success, and what he has learned from more than a decade of helping Arizona musicians achieve their dreams. Please enjoy my conversation with 80/20 Records’ co-founder and president, Michael Zimmerlich.

@8020records

https://www.8020records.com

The Mormon tradition of Family Home Evening, how that tradition changed my life, how COVID took it away from me, and my feelings as it starts to come back into my life, how the pandemic appears to be affecting people’s efforts to achieve notoriety or to maintain attention that they’ve already gained, the genius that is the 90’s rock band The Presidents of the Unites States of America, a much-too-short list of some great drummers in alternative rock music, the story of how I met and became friend’s with Arizona ska/punk drummer legend Johnny Lincoln (and how we might get to work together again on a project very soon), how social media may have landed me as a soon-to-be guest on another prominent Arizona podcast, the fun that I have geeking out on the experience that the research team of another show will have in doing a deep-dive into my work.

Social media feedback and conversations about the 9/11 release of the new EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now”, some thoughts about how the impact of that time is still reverberating today, how an episode of Whitney Cummings podcast “Good For You” reminded me how much I love Ginnifer Goodwin, the joy of watching a podcast on YouTube versus just listening, a few final thoughts and stories on the making of and release of “Any Time Now”.

My experience with September 11th, 2001 and how it connects to the release of the new EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now”, how I perceive the reception of my music, some thoughts about how “we the people” have forgotten how or neglected to run this country as our Constitution dictates that we are entitled to (and how government has slowly taken advantage of that to take control of our freedoms), a bad day at work and some thoughts about how our jobs affect our lives, my creative process over the years, the trailer for “Any Time Now” (now available to view on all EveningTheScore social media pages), a few (more) complaints about Trump supporters, and how Nandi Bushell and a couple of rad NOFX rocker kids lead me on a trip down musician memory lane and restored my faith in the power of rock and roll to change the world.

Behind the scenes musings and stories about how the new EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now” came together, my history with video games and how Mortal Kombat XL reminded me how much I love them, how a recent bout of food poisoning and my employers wonderfully cautious policies surrounding COVID-19 finds me working from home again for the next couple of weeks, how the older we get the more selective and biased our memories get, a few thoughts about selecting and developing cover songs, and some final thoughts about album cover art and production wrap up before you all get to hear the world premiere of the new EveningTheScore single - “Any Time Now”. (Available on all digital platforms 9/11/20)

The sadness of a final “no” on the Sitka, Alaska trip, the opportunity that that “no” opened up for me to record and release the new EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now”, how EveningTheScore is a direct reflection of what I love about music, some things I’ve learned from talking with a woman I started seeing recently about why woman tell stories and share their experiences in the way that they do, stand up comedy - the last forum that I want to conquer, my desire to figure out how to have normal relationships with normal people, I get a little heated about how social media has opened up a space for people to emotionally take advantage of each other in the ugliest ways, some ideas I have about “Any Time Now” that might ostracize some listeners, more observations about Trump fanatics (and where the left fails a bit too), and some God talk about the different between submitting and forfeiting.

Some more ravings about the new neck and setup of The Mutt (and some great suggestions I got from Anthony at Covet Guitars), what I’m looking forward about spending a week recording and producing the new EveningTheScore single “Any Time Now” versus making an entire album, some more experiments with microphones to try and find the best way to produce this podcast and present it to you, the ways that the weekly EveningTheScore Saturday night acoustic livestream #EvenInTheCloset (and John Mayer’s IGTV show “Current Mood”) has got me thinking about the nature of this podcast and how I might upgrade the format and reinvigorate the show, how I view and my relationship to money, the power dynamic of certainty within the social construct of our world and how Donald Trump and his followers are not affecting the influence that I think they think they are, some new realizations about how my own insecurities manifest in relationships through oversharing and the ways that I’m stumbling through trying a different path in a new relationship, the intensity of me, a conversation with a company called Bridging The Music that got me thinking about the music business and what artists need help with and what we can pretty much do on our own.

A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast and Blayrock Films officially have a foothold on IMDb.com - and my many thoughts and feelings about that, the ever-moving goalposts of success in the entertainment business, the subject of accountabilty as it pertains to the two major religious and philosophical narratives that exist in the world, Andrew Santino’s (Whiskey Ginger, Bad Friends) theory about the future of entertainment post-COVID, my observations of the audio quality of this podcast and my plans to fix that, the storyline of the many guitars I’ve owned, loved, and played and how that lead to the guitar that has received the most work and upgrades of any guitar I’ve ever owned, and my experience in finally get that guitar back from Anthony at Covet Guitars with a new neck installed and playing it for the first time.

Problems and speed bumps around the Sitka, AK trip to visit Wendy, thoughts about organization as it relates to ambition and getting things done, things I’ve learned about the role of a director in film, some thoughts about the nerd domain that is podcasting and how strange it has been for a higher caliber of celebrity to dive into it over the past couple of years, a pretty exhaustive list of all of the podcasts I follow, some current frustrations about COVID and thoughts on how we’re all going to handle the very real “someday” of “life goes on”, and the story of Jon Feldmann, “Here in Your Bedroom”, and why I don’t think most people get to have their cake AND eat it too.

I met Aleena at the life insurance company where I work. And much like my other co-workers that have been guests on the podcast, this podcast happened because of an interesting conversation. A conversation that we decided to share with you all. A podcast conversation about love. With my good friend, Aleena Holbrook. Enjoy.

The lonely, one-sided conversation of podcasting, cancel culture and a few thoughts on Jesus’ teaching about “cast[ing] the first stone”, how Spotify Playlists might be sucking everything that I love out of discovering new music (and trying to help other people discover my music), and a few of my feelings about starting to work from the corporate office again.

Some thoughts on the triumph of the Disney+ release of the Broadway show “Hamilton”, a possible connection between comedy and reverence, processing some recent events in my family life, and an acoustic demo of a new EveningTheScore song.

Something Bret Weinstein suggested about the upcoming presidential election on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience (and how my Mormon upbringing finds me agreeing with him), my reaction to a recent conversation I had with a friend about depression and suicidal thoughts, the exciting news that “PT: Pain & Torture” has been officially selected by TWO film festivals, and my thoughts after a recent first-time viewing of the Tom Ford film “Nocturnal Animals” and the Mark Duplass/Sarah Paulson Netflix movie “Blue Jay”…and how they both really seem to reflect my own love life.

The podcast gets an upgrade with new gear and a new sound, some background on prepping the shoot for “Back to the ‘Burgh” and the ways that I want to make “Back to the ‘Burgh 2: Pittsburgh gets a Temple” a better film, my current thoughts on the story of BttB2, the story of how a collaboration from more than a decade ago is leading to a trip to Sitka, Alaska to sit down with and (hopefully) make an album with my good friend Wendy Leverett, “the path of least resistence”, how I view and receive the audience, and my experiences and involvement with Ashley Winters’ new comedy web-series, “PT: Pain & Torture”.

PT: Pain & Torture -

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WcFGDds99qvwYvsdY1EzA

On this second annual Father’s Day edition of the podcast, I got to sit down again with my dad, Bob Blaylock. As a result of his retirement this past year, we spent this episode talking about the many jobs and many adventures that he had throughout his professional career.

I met Collin in the early 2000’s after I took his place in the pop-punk band, Already Lost. He had joined a band called Curbside High and we played a lot of local shows with them. I was a big fan of their music but the more I got to know Collin, the more I realized the secret weapon that he was. And is. He’s one of the most interesting and unique people I’ve ever met and I’m absolutely over the moon that we finally made this happen. Enjoy my conversation with the one and only, Collin Thompson.

My thoughts, feelings, experiences, and tremendous inexperience with race, the ways that I find myself making things about me in thoughts and conversations, #MeToo, social causes, and the social creatures that we are - all trying to achieve acceptance, and some positive thoughts and things I’m looking forward to in upcoming episodes of AGACAAP.

Join me and my good friend and friend of the podcast, Ross Klawitter, in an evening of conversation and music. We have a talk about God while sharing a drive to an acoustic gig that we and several other local musicians  played at Pub Rock Live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Then, on the drive home after the gig, we talk about being musicians and our expectations from writing and performing.

You can find Ross's band IdiotKin on all of your favorite digital platforms.

My frustrations with contemporary entertainment and internet content, my thoughts on a documentary on Netflix called “I Am Divine”, some thoughts on damnation, salvation, and eternity, an idea I had to make a music video for the cover of John Mayer’s “Daughters” that will be on the next EveningTheScore album “Best of Gotham”…and my issues with making and publishing that video, a story about what it’s like for me to be the (seemingly) most ambitious and (seemingly) least talented musician I know, and the story of some big dreams I’ve had in my life and how I ended up in music and the arts.

A podcast tribute to the late, great Jerry Stiller, some favorite fast food joints during this pandemic, some more details and thoughts about the next EveningTheScore album “Best of Gotham”, the soon-to-be released fully filmed live performance of the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton” through Disney+ and my personal history with the show, a movie that was highly recommended to me called “A Man Called Ove” and my thoughts on the film, Steve-O’s new podcast “Wild Ride! With Steve-O”, and my thoughts about re-opening the country amidst a health crisis.

My feelings on the public receipt of the new EveningTheScore single “2020”, some details on the upcoming EveningTheScore album “Best of Gotham” filled with cover songs from my time at Gotham City Comics (and my thoughts on the possible legal consequences of the release of that album), an impactful recent viewing of the Colin Farrell Nicole Kidman thriller “The Killing of a Sacred Deer”, a pod shoutout to Hannah Berner, Taylor Tomlinson, and Sam Morril for their adventures in podcasting (“Berning In Hell” and “This is Important to Me”), a deep dive through my external hard drive, and a journey through the concert films and DVDs that have inspired me the most.

Some of the influences of my new EveningTheScore single “2020” (AVAILABLE NOW!), the relationship between competency and honesty, how becoming active again in the Mormon Church has changed my life - the good, the bad, and the ugly, a gray day, mourning life losses, and trying to turn the page, the second season of Ricky Gervais’ Netflix show “After Life”, where the band name EveningTheScore came from, my effort to try and snap out of that gray day but sharing my entire Stand Up comedy iPhone Notepad with all of you - UNCENSORED, and how that process opened my eyes to the benefits of bombing and how the process of delivering a joke or a bit out loud can help you see it, explore it further, and improve it.

The movements to re-open the country, the art of listening, my observations on the definition of friendship, my “choice” to maintain some sense of fiscal stability instead of diving headfirst into a life in the professional arts, the multi-decade price that I’ve paid for that “choice”, and how it has come to benefit me during this crisis, one of the reasons that I went from a right wing upbringing to becoming a left-leaning adult, my experiences with the law of attraction and how the universe responds to big life choices, a little wisdom from Zach Braff’s father and how I’ve found it to be very real and very true, some thoughts about the Elton John biopic “Rocketman”, why I love walking the tightrope of a live acoustic performance, a very good deal leading to the re-release of some of my back catalog including EveningTheScore “Live at Angelus Theatre” and The Afterlight album “Chasing Stars”, the up’s and (sometimes horrible) down’s of meeting and working with your heroes, and a rewatching of “Cadillac Records” and the experience of my first viewing of “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”.

The social strain of social distancing (and other worries), some thoughts on the story I’d like to tell with “Back to the ‘Burgh 2: Pittsburgh gets a Temple” and a look back on how the original film came together, crossing the finish line with the new EveningTheScore single “2020”, its upcoming release on May 1st, 2020, and my own personal wonderings about it’s success and about success in general in today’s music industry, the happy news of my nephew Connor’s call to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Guatemala Quetzaltenango Mission (and a few reasons why I’m TOTALLY geeked out about it), an invitation to tune in to my Saturday night acoustic sets streaming every Saturday on Instagram Live (6pm-7pm AZ time) and Facebook Live (7pm-8pm AZ time) @eveningthescore, my observations about political conversations seemingly coming to a screeching halt, the announcement - alongside “2020” - of the re-release of “EveningTheScore: Live at Angelus Theatre” and some of the back story of that album, my plans to make an acoustic album of some of the best covers from my year-plus of Saturday nights out in front of Gotham City Comics in downtown Mesa called “EveningTheScore: Best of Gotham”, and my recent experience of rewatching the James Cameron film “True Lies”.

After cresting the hill of 100 episodes of this podcast, an announcement at recent General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opened the door for a very special sequel to the AGACAAP documentary #BacktotheBurgh that, for now, I’ll be calling: 

“Back to the 'Burgh 2: Pittsburgh gets a Temple”.

My thoughts on that news and my intentions for making the sequel, some quarantine ponderings and murmurings, the impact of COVID-19 on the entertainment industry via the internet, my wonderings on homelessness and the human condition, my sister-in-law’s recent college graduation celebrated over Zoom and how good people are managing other collateral corona disappointments, Louis CK’s new comedy special “Sincerely”, and a #TheDriveHome-style look into the X-Men movie “Dark Phoenix”.

Welcome to the 100th episode of A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast!

In celebration of this pod-milestone, please enjoy a musically charged and all-around epic conversation with the drummer and co-producer of my new EveningTheScore single, the original drummer for Arizona punk legends Authority Zero, and the creator of Unity of Noise - Jim Wilcox!

Stick around after the podcast for an exclusive preview of the new EveningTheScore single - “2020” - and follow Jim on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch, Mixer, YouTube and his website:

@unityofnoise

unityofnoise.com

Livin’ the COVID life. At the appropriate distance. From everyone and everything. Without FREAKING OUT.

Here’s my way of trying to help you through the madness. Two EveningTheScore albums. Two live acoustic sets. Enjoy.

A celebration of my recent six year anniversary at my job with a nostalgic walk down a memory highway of the many, many, MANY jobs that I’ve had in my adult life, and how COVID-19 has affected my personal, professional, and musical life.

Please be safe out there.

Following the antics of a young woman, Emma Woodhouse, who lives in Georgian- and Regency-era England and occupies herself with matchmaking - in sometimes misguided, often meddlesome fashion- in the lives of her friends and family.

The ending of my Saturday night gigs in downtown Mesa at Gotham City Comics and the transition to my new Saturday night gigs in Scottsdale at the bar of the Courtyard Marriott, a history of my career as a performer, my development as an artist and my eventual choice of pursuing music, how the internet and social media may have opened a window for us to observe the depth and possibilities and potential of our human condition, some complaints about the impersonal nature of conducting business through the internet and the ugly and annoying ways that people appear to be taking advantage of that channel, and the drive to and home from my last night playing at Gotham City Comics and some thoughts about that experience.

The wife and son of a Mexican drug lord embark on a vengeful quest to kill all those involved in his trial and imprisonment -- including Miami Detective Mike Lowrey. When Mike gets wounded, he teams up with partner Marcus Burnett and AMMO -- a special tactical squad -- to bring the culprits to justice. But the old-school, wisecracking cops must soon learn to get along with their new elite counterparts if they are to take down the vicious cartel that threatens their lives.

I met Rob a few months ago while recording a test episode of Eddie Prest’s new podcast “Pearls Before Swine”. We hit it off right away. He told me about his Hip-Hop project “zillz”. I gave it a listen and was so surprised. I mean, I don’t pretend to understand Hip-Hop, but I really liked it. So I thought “Man, I’ve gotta have that guy on the podcast sometime”. That time finally came. Enjoy this episode with one of the most delightfully self-aware guy’s I’ve ever met. The real zillz himself. Rob Portz.

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter:

@therealzillz

iTunes:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/basic-cable-ep/1115768403

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2k6T2YOeADKvYdnSkHXt2b?si=vaLPBUodQomy-powRJQqEA

It's open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a big fat target on her back. Unprotected and on the run, Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask, his right-hand man, Victor Zsasz, and every other thug in the city. But things soon even out for Harley when she becomes unexpected allies with three deadly women -- Huntress, Black Canary and Renee Montoya.

I met Jeremy Burgett a few years ago while playing acoustic shows with Ross Klawitter (Idiotkin) around the Phoenix Valley. I loved Jeremy’s energy right away. Eventually, he started sending me his music and before long his first three EP’s as Actual Psychic Violence became part of the Blayrock Records family. Sit back and enjoy his story and go check out “Laughing Gas & Hand Grenades”, “The Harlequin Incident”, and “Jezebel” available right now on your favorite downloadable or streaming platform.

Facebook and Instagram:

@actualpsychicviolence

iTunes:

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/actual-psyhic-violence/1465268346 

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/21WvNuGjehRbwsGb3LWJD2?si=twUt7F2XQPmf-Ytwhd2CSA

Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became rich by building a marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes from those who want his fortune.

The fallout of the Tucson trip in my head and my heart, my sense of self-worth, dreamers and doers, comparison - the thief of joy, an entertainer’s relationship to their fans, to their own art, and to their motivations for creating and distributing art, The Wedding Singer and my stumbling drunkenly into things that I hope will solve my problems, and a little church talk on a long Sunday drive home.

Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean surface when water crashes through the walls of a drilling station. Led by their captain, the survivors realize that their only hope is to walk across the sea floor to reach the main part of the facility. But they soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they come under attack from mysterious and deadly creatures that no one has ever seen.

The Tucson trip.

A detective investigates a murder scene that has a connection to a case that her new partner handled in the past. The killings occurred in a haunted house that passes on a ghostly curse to those who dare enter it. Soon, the curse spreads to a terminally ill woman and her husband, and another unsuspecting couple who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I met Justin Miller in the pop punk resurgence in Mesa, Arizona about 10 years ago. His band Burn This for a Friend was tearing up local shows and then hitting the road to promote their music and blow the roof off of venues all over the west coast. After talking to Justin at a recording session at Blue Exit Audio, I decided that he was one of the smartest people I’d ever met. It was a privilege to have him on the podcast and to spend an incredible day with him at the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open. Hear all about the music, golf, and even American politics in this fun and insightful episode.

Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.

Another great interview brought to you by the magic of connecting on social media. I met L.B. Lewis on Twitter. She had posted a poll about starting her own podcast which led to a conversation that led to her accepting an invitation to be on this podcast. We talk about her critically acclaimed series “A Modern Trilogy” featuring the financial, professional, and romantic adventures of Sierra, an incredibly qualifying and under-employed Millennial struggling with student loans, finding the perfect job, and finding the perfect guy.

You can find the whole series (“The Right of Way” [Book 1], “A Minor Detour” [Book 2], and “One Way Home” [Book 3]) and follow the author, L.B. Lewis, at the links below:

Website: http://www.lblewis.com

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/L.B.-Lewis/e/B01JLY4HHM/

Medium: https://medium.com/@LBLewisAuthor

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15561273.L_B_Lewis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LBLewisAuthor

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC597qU1RiODF8sGiD42Tjlw

A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. While trying to expose the truth, he soon finds himself risking his future, his family and his own life.

A public pod apology to Jim Wilcox and many, many thanks to him for his miles and leagues of help on my upcoming EveningTheScore single, keeping a podcast stocked with content…even when I’ve got nothing to say that day, the possible universal, existential benefits of venting and complaining (even though I ALWAYS feel bad about complaining), the delightful snowballing excitement of working with Jim Wilcox, my thoughts on a recent podcast interview I heard with Josh Klinghoffer (former guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) and how that connects to a story I share about my experience of being kicked out of a successful rock band and the fallout of that event in my personal life.

Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.

I met Brian in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2002. He was my zone leader during my service there as a Mormon missionary. But he was probably one of the only missionary leaders that I not only liked instantly but also felt like he genuinely liked me and wanted to be a part of my mission experience in the most positive way possible. In the 15+ years since coming home, I’ve thought back on my time with Brian many times with a smile and told stories of the fun we had and the hijinks that he got into that I had only heard about. I’ve wanted to sit down with him and hear him tell his story for a while and I’m so happy we finally made it happen. 

Ladies and gentlemen…Brian Lehnhof.

American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary vehicle for the Ford Motor Co. Together, they plan to compete against the race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Thoughts and ideas that I’d love to turn into plans for 2020 and the years to come, a nostalgic trip down memory lane of the cars I’ve owned - most specifically the 2011 Honda CR-V that helped me start this podcast, my thoughts about trading it in and other possibilities, and a sneak peek and the soon-to-be-released remix of EveningTheScore: Live at Angelus Theatre.

When Gretchen Carlson slaps Fox News founder Roger Ailes with a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, not a soul could predict what would happen next. Her decision leads to Fox News correspondent Megyn Kelly coming forward with her own story, as well as multiple other women, inciting a movement that reverberates around the world.

I met Crystal a year or two ago when she transferred into my department at work. Aside from her eye-catching punk rock exterior, I couldn’t help but notice how thoughtful and considerate she was and is of everyone around her. Including me. I’ve been harboring an unspoken hope to have her on the podcast someday and I couldn’t be happier that we finally made that happen. All. The. Feels.

A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win.

Much like my mother brought me into this world, Chelsea Reeder helped bring me into the world of podcasting. She was the co-host of "A Girl, A Guy, And A Car" and she’s one of my closest and longest running friends. I love having her back on the podcast and I’ll probably end every year of the podcast with an episode featuring her. Ladies and gentlemen…Chelsea Reeder.

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more as Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron's journey continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle commences.

Reconnecting with my friend Glen (JAGasses) in the sadness of a family loss, my Jerry Maguire philosophy on motivations for human communication, The Invention of Lying, and, finally, a front row audio seat to one of my last Saturday night acoustic gigs of 2019 at Gotham City Comics - in its entirety.

During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, security guard Richard Jewell discovers a suspicious backpack under a bench in Centennial Park. With little time to spare, he helps to evacuate the area until the incendiary device inside the bag explodes. Hailed as a hero who saved lives, Jewell's own life starts to unravel when the FBI names him the prime suspect in the bombing.

Elsa the Snow Queen has an extraordinary gift -- the power to create ice and snow. But no matter how happy she is to be surrounded by the people of Arendelle, Elsa finds herself strangely unsettled. After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom -- an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.

Impatience and disappointment in the local music scene, details about an upcoming EveningTheScore song and how much of a departure it is for me, how the Facebook Album Challenge was really fun…for some of us, a recap of some of the singer-songwriter’s I’ve worked with and how that lead to a theme song for a new series that I got to be involved with, more of my own personal nightmare with dating apps and how I feel like the internet has impacted human connectivity, and how a recent tweet from comedian Bert Kreischer got me STOKED for the new Lin-Manuel Miranda movie “In The Heights”.