Chuck Shute Podcast

Jeremy Swift is an actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Higgins on Ted Lasso, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.  He has also been interested in music since he was a kid and just released a new album.  We discuss Ted Lasso, his music, seeing the Sex Pistols with Sid Vicious live, the actor’s strike and more! Fun episode!

00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Playing Different Instruments
01:58 - New Album Sound & Influences
03:30 - Early Musical & Acting Upbringing
06:17 - Producer Issues
08:08 - The Song "History of Love"
11:48 - Others Songs on Album
13:35 - Goal of Album
14:20 - Live Shows
16:28 - Seeing the Sex Pistols Live
23:17 - Music Business Greed
26:00 - Ted Lasso Becomes a Hit
30:50 - Auditioning, Role Offers & Emmy's
32:56 - Why Some Shows Hit & Some Don't
34:53 - Jason Sudekis
36:15 - Downton Abbey
37:58 - Different Acting Roles
39:02 - Fred Claus
41:35 - Movie Premieres
42:15 - Actor's Strike, Residuals, & A.I.
45:47 - Actor's Union in U.K. Vs. U.S.A.
47:11 - Jeremy's Recommendations
49:03 - Dealing with Trolls & Critics
50:15 - New Album & Physical Copies
51:45 - Safety Curtain
52:48 - Outro

Jeremy Swift Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.swift.68/?hl=en

SafetyCurtain website:
https://www.safetycurtain.org.uk/

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Fritz Coleman is a comedian, podcaster and retired weatherman. He worked at The Comedy Store for many years and made eight appearances on The Tonight Show. He has a new stand up special called “Unassisted Living” available for free on Tubi. We discuss the new special, The Comedy Store, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, his years in the Navy and so much more!

00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Right Place, Right Time
03:46 - Joining the Navy & Path
06:10 - Seeing George Carlin
08:10 - Doing Radio & Weather In The Navy
10:55 - Advantages of Military Service
15:00 - Comedy Store, Tonight Show & Strike
19:30 - Clean Comedy
21:30 - Kids & Social Media
23:40 - Def Jam Comedy & Dry Bar Comedy
26:30 - Comedy Clubs & Getting Older
27:55 - Comedian Friends & Comedy Store
31:18 - Robin Williams
33:41 - Jim Carrey
36:05 - Fahim Anwar & Comedy Boom
37:14 - Competition Among Comedians
38:50 - Show "It's Fritz"
42:45 - Anchorman Consultant
45:35 - Promotion
46:10 - Charities

Fritz Coleman website:
https://www.fritzcolemancomedy.com/

Children's Burn Foundation website:
https://www.childburn.org/

Shelter Partnership website:
https://www.shelterpartnership.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling is a comedian, writer, actor, musician and podcaster. He is best known as the former writer and in-studio comedian for The Howard Stern Show from 1983-2001.  He has a new documentary about his life coming out on July 18th called “Joke Man.”  We discuss the new movie, his autobiography, why he left the Stern Show, and so much more!!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:50 - Long Island Comedy Scene
0:06:28 - Self-Producing & Selling Albums
0:13:05 - Getting the Call From Howard
0:13:45 - Early 80s Comedians
0:15:26 - Jackie's Tenacity & Work Ethic
0:19:40 - Jackie's Book - From Bow to Stern
0:21:10 - Leaving The Stern Show
0:28:42 - Artie Lange
0:30:01 - Stern Interviews & Writing Jokes 
0:35:35 - Les Paul
0:35:48 - Private Parts Movie
0:42:13 - Busting Balls Going Too Far?
0:43:45 - Howard's Brilliance
0:45:46 - Why Howard Didn't Keep Jackie
0:47:20 - The Jackie Chair & Benjy Bronk
0:50:00 - The Ebb And Flow of Life
0:55:10 - Making People Laugh
0:57:15 - Politically Incorrect Comedy
1:00:10 - Doing a Q & A for New Movie
1:04:15 - Jokes on TikTok
1:07:30 - Movie & Aftermath
1:09:08 - Baymen's Heritage
1:10:25 - Outro

Joke Man Movie site:
https://www.jokemanmovie.com/

Jackie Martling website:
https://www.jokeland.com/

Baymen's Heritage website:
https://baymensheritage.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Lance Lopez is an American blues rock, singer, guitarist and songwriter.  He has been involved with music from a young age and was mentored by ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons at age 16.  Since then he has toured with Jeff Beck, Steve Vai, Def Leppard, Whitesnake & more. His latest album, titled “Trouble is Good” comes out July 14th on Cleopatra Records. We discuss the new record, guitars, mentoring younger musicians, using emotion to create music and much more!

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Audio/Visual
01:50 - Eddie Van Halen & Guitars
03:10 - Lance's Guitars & Sound
14:10 - Song "Voyager" & Spiritual Influence
16:35 - Jeff Beck
21:01 - Mentoring Younger Musicians
29:50 - Breakup Songs & Emotion in The Blues
34:00 - Expressing Emotion with Music
43:04 - Warrant, Cherry Pie & Blackfoot
44:45 - Two Wolf
47:50 - Solo Shows & Live Music
51:06 - Sammy Hagar First Van Halen Show
53:40 - Music Cities
56:10 - MuisCares

Lance Lopez website:
https://www.lancelopez.net/

MuisCares website:
https://www.musicares.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Tad Doyle (full name Thomas Andrew Doyle) is a musician, formerly of the band Tad and now his own solo projects. He has been called “the godfather of grunge” as his band Tad was one of the first grunge bands in Seattle.  Initially on the famed Subpop record label, they later scored two major label deals. The band toured with Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Primus & Sweet Water, among others. After the band ended Tad had some other projects and now make music under the name Thomas Andrew Doyle. His latest album “Forgotten Sciences” is out now. We discuss the new record, mental health, the Seattle music scene, film work and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Welcome & Names
01:25 - Seattle & San Diego
03:30 - Seattle Favorites
04:40 - Physical & Mental Health 
07:50 - Recording New Music
08:40 - Forgotten Sciences & Mental Health
18:30 - Cutting Down Album & Streaming
21:00 - Truth & Parenting
24:12 - Goal With Record & Soundtracks
30:05 - Why No Tad Reunion
33:10 - Discovering Music & Streaming
34:45 - Possible Live Music
36:35 - Seattle Live Music Venues
38:50 - Seattle Bands & Shows
42:28 - Acting for "Singles" & "Twin Peaks"
44:40 - Subpop Records & Store & New Bands
46:35 - Musical Collaborations Past & Future
49:30 - Doing Different Musical Styles
51:55 - American Cancer Society
53:16 - Outro

Thomas Andrew Doyle website:
https://www.taddoyle.com/

American Cancer Society website:
https://www.cancer.org/donate.html

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Frank Robb is an alligator expert and founder of the non-profit EEARSS (Environmental Education Awareness Research Support and Services).  He became a Chicago legend when he caught the alligator Chance the Snapper in Humboldt Park in 2019. We discuss that incident along with many interesting facts about alligators and how they may have some answers to curing disease in humans.

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Frank's Background
03:20 - Alligators Vs. Crocodiles
05:25 - Location, Size, & Lifespan
07:45 - Alligators, Gender & Pollutants
09:43 - Alligators & Intelligence
12:27 - Alligators With Dogs & Humans
15:10 - Alligators Diet
17:27 - Sounds Alligators Make & Teeth
19:55 - Alligators & Their Young
21:18 - Gator Holes & Predators
24:00 - Humans Feeding Alligators & Social Media
28:35 - Alligators & Manatees Hanging Together
29:32 - Chicago Gator Chance "The Snapper"
37:15 - Alligators Endocrine Systems
39:25 - Alligators & Echosystem
40:40 - Pythons
42:25 - Alligators, Disease & Conservation Issues
48:17 - Giant Snakes & Risk
51:45 - EEARSS
52:46 - Outro

EEARSS website:
https://eearss.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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Andy Haynes is a comedian, writer, actor and podcaster.  His latest special, The Coward of Gramercy is available now for free on YouTube.  In this interview we discuss the Seattle comedy scene, navigating offensiveness in comedy, eyebrows, sobriety and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43  - Wife & Bert Kreischer
0:02:40 - Comedy Journey & Seattle Scene
0:10:42 - Phoenix Comedy Scene
0:14:20 - Comedy & Making Money 
0:19:19 - Wokeness, Comedy & Offended
0:27:12 - Fahim Anwar Edgy?
0:31:59 - Competition with Comedians
0:34:05 - Smart Comedy
0:35:40 - Eyebrow Issues
0:38:45 - Alcohol & Weed Issues
0:41:50 - Sobriety & Mental Health
0:43:15 - Instagram Explore & Camping
0:46:00 - Comedy Tour & New Special
0:48:30 - Seattle Scene Changes
0:51:00 - Soccer & Saudis
0:56:55 - Mexican Food, Basketball & Sports Bets
1:01:35 - American Native Indian College Fund
1:05:36 - Outro

Andy Haynes website:
https://www.imandyhaynes.com/

American Indian College Fund website:
https://collegefund.org/

Chuck Shute website:
https://www.chuckshute.com/

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Ari Nagel is an American mathematics professor and a sperm donor who has fathered more than 140 children. He has been nicknamed the Sperminator or the Target Donor, after the American retail corporation in whose stores some of his artificial-insemination donations were performed.  In this episode we discuss Ari’s backstory and how he became a sperm donor, the complications of having 140 kids, legal issues and more.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:07 - Background & Growing Up
0:04:03 - Motorcycle Accident, Money & Travel
0:07:36 - Craiglist Ad & First Donations
0:11:13 - Ari Compared to a Clinic
0:13:01 - Ari's Involvement in Children's Lives
0:15:35 - Complications & Different Rules & Prices
0:22:07 - Health Issues
0:23:45 - Making the Exchange
0:25:47 - The Moms & Vetting Process
0:32:00 - Child Support,  Legal Issues & Parenting
0:37:00 - Father's Day Weekend
0:37:37 - Happiness, Time & Travel
0:43:17 - Addiction & Retirement
0:45:59 - Kids & Moms Upset
0:47:49 - Good Father
0:49:30 - Attachment
0:50:42 - Settling Down with a Woman
0:52:55 - Helping & Different Families
0:57:03 - Dr. Oz & Talk Shows
0:59:20 - Outlook
1:00:56 - Outro

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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Penelope Spheeris is a film director, producer and screenwriter.  She directed all 3 of "The Decline of Western Civilization" with a 4th one on the way.  She also directed Suburbia, Black Sheep and Wayne's World.  This was one of the  most fun interviews I've done this year, maybe ever.  Lots of great stories about Hollywood, working with Chris Farley, her unreleased movie about Ozzfest, UFO abductions and so much more!  Check it out! 

00:00 - Intro
 00:35 - The Decline of Western Civilization 3
 04:01 - Childhood & Background
 06:00 - Movies & TV Shows & Creative Outlet
 11:00 - Hollywood Business
 12:25 - Lorne Michaels & Early Days
 14:30 - Misunderstanding Punk Rock
16:50 - Frustration With Movie Choices
20:50 - Black Sheep & Chris Farley
 24:15 - John Candy
25:34 - Happiness, Meditation & Film Industry
30:00 - Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne & Oz Fest Movie
36:17 - UFO Abductions
39:30 - Autobiography Coming Soon
40:28 - Rockstar With Mark Wahlberg
42:13 - Working with the Weinsteins
44:00 - Crispin Glover
45:20 - Flea from RHCP
46:15- Establishment, Homeless Crisis & Mental Health
52:10 - Rescues Rock
53:15 - Outro

 Penelope Spheeris website:
 https://penelopespheeris.com/

Rescues Rock website:
https://www.rescuesrock.com/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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Brett Crozier is a retired captain in the United States Navy and author.  His current book "Surf When You Can" shares the inspiring and unexpected lessons he learned from a lifetime of honor, service and leadership.  We discuss his Navy career, life lessons he talks about in the book and more!

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Jack Carr on Rogan Praising Brett
01:40 - Making Decisions
02:40 - Never Turn Down Espresso
09:22 - Top Gun Inspiration & Challenging Yourself 
13:10 - Adrenaline & Flying Jets
15:35 - Jets Vs. Nuclear Reactor
17:35 - UFOs
18:48 - Kindness & Nice Guys Finish Last
24:49 - Prioritizing
32:15 - Surf When You Can & Balance
37:27 - Life Moving Fast & Rocking Chair Test
38:50 - Speaking Up Even When Scared
42:55 - Veterans Village San Diego
44:42 - Outro

Surf When You Can Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Surf-When-You-Can-Leadership-ebook/dp/B0BHTP34L6

Veteran's Village of San Diego website:
https://vvsd.net/

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com/

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