Take a walk with me as I get to know comedian Alonzo Bodden. You know Alonzo from (winning) Last Comic Standing, NPR’s Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, and his podcast; Who’s Paying Attention. In this episode, we chat about his learning to work on airplanes in high school, him developing into a comedian and the comedy event that changed his life, and of course we talk about why he started a podcast and what it’s about. Enjoy!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Aalics Bronson. Aalics is a bass player, tour manager, guitar & bass tech, and a really nice guy. I caught up with Aalics when he was in Dresden, Germany on tour with The Jean Marx Express. In this episode we chat about how Aalics got into music, some of the bands he has worked with including: Living Color, 24/7 Spyz, and the incomparable Miss Lauren Hill. We also chat about how touring in Europe (and beyond) is different than touring in the U.S., plus Aalics tells some really cool stories about being a working musician for decades! Aalics does let me play a Jean Marx Express song in this episode, so Enjoy! (Special shout out to the host of The Bar Star podcast, Steven O’Reilly for setting this up.) Thanks Steven!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Nicole Butler. Nicole is an actress, model, adventure seeker / adrenaline junkie, and a speech pathologist. In this episode we talk about a special piece of land that has been in her family for over 100 years in Illinois, why she decided to be a speech pathologist, her experience living in New York City on 911, and some of her wacky adventures. Special thanks to Matt ‘The Motorator’ D’Andria for helping set this up.
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Christie Bishop. Fans of the Adam Carolla Show know Christie as Bald Bryan’s wife; but in this episode we get to know more about HER. Christie has been in the advertising business for nearly 2 decades, and has worked on some pretty big campaigns; including a Super Bowl spot! In this episode, we talk about those things as well as her fantastic new (ish) podcast: Commercial Grade, where she talks with industry insiders and answers those nagging questions like: ‘how much do insurance companies spend on advertising’, ‘who does the voice for that commercial I just saw’, and of course, ‘why in the hell would they do that in an ad?’ Christie also shares the story of Bryan’s diagnosis from HER perspective. Some really great insight, and some never before told stories…. so ENJOY!
Follow Christie on social media:
Twit: @PardonMyCrumbs
Insta: @PardonMyCrumbs
FB: Christie Clough Bishop
Check out Christie’s website: christiebishop.com
Check out her podcast COMMERCIAL GRADE on itunes and everywhere!
Pick up Bryan Bishop’s book; Shrinkage: https://amzn.to/2DyK96j
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Paul Cappelli. Paul was for a time, an advertising executive in New York with a VERY big firm, back in the 80’s before starting his own firm in the 90’s. After a couple of decades of making a name for himself in that industry; Paul decided to move to Terlizzi, Italy and buy, and renovate an 11 room villa 7 miles from the Adriatic Sea and start an olive oil company! In this episode we talk about some of his more notable advertising campaigns, as well as what it takes to rehab a centuries old villa, and how one starts an olive oil company! Enjoy folks!!
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know prominent (and soon to be legendary) attorney Ben Meiselas. Ben has worked with and for folks like: Sean P. Diddy Combs, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Representative Steve Israel, and others; before getting snatched up by Mark Geragos for his firm: Geragos & Geragos. In this episode Ben tells us about growing up in Long Island, and why he decided to become a lawyer. We also talk about some of his more interesting recent cases; such as Colin Kaepernick vs The NFL, The Fyre Festival, Shaver vs The City of Mesa, Az, and (in some capacity) The Jussie Smollett case. Plus We learn all about Ice Cube’s BIG 3 basketball league, and how Ben is involved with it.
