Chuck Shute Podcast

Michael Monroe is a multi-talented musician who plays a variety of instruments and sings.  He is best known for being the front man of the influential glam rock band Hanoi Rocks.  The band influenced not only a lot of glam rock bands but also bands such as Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains and Slipknot.  He also has guested on Guns 'N Roses albums and recently performed with them in Europe.  He has a new solo record out called "I Live Too Fast to Die Young.'  We discuss all this plus an upcoming documentary, asking Prince to produced Hanoi Rocks, Steve Stevens stealing his song and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Title Track & Slash 
02:15 - Can't Stop Falling Apart 
03:20 - Song Similarities 
05:47 - Antisocialite 
08:20 - Everybody's a Nobody 
11:33 - Partying & Sobriety 
14:25 - Hanoi Rocks Influence & Slipknot 
15:42 - Prince Producing Hanoi Rocks 
16:26 - Ain't It Fun & GnR Shows 
19:00 - Until The Music Ends & Biography 
20:15 - Old Album Re-Releases 
21:20 - Jerusalem Slim & Steve Stevens 
25:25 - Music in Movies & TV 
26:30 - Helping Animals 
27:23 - Outro 

Michael Monroe website:
http://michaelmonroe.com/web/

Animal Charity:
https://www.internationalanimalrescue.org

Chuck Shute website:
https://chuckshute.com

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Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist, author, and expert on school shooters. He has written three books about school shooters and understanding the psychology behind them and the warning signs they give us. In this episode we discuss some of the specific case studies, warning signs, barriers to reporting, prevention and more.  Please share this episode if you can. We’re all on duty with this topic. 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:53 - Becoming a Mass Shooter Expert
0:02:39 - We're All On Duty & Disconnect 
0:05:33 - Profile of Murderers 
0:06:30 - Psychopathic, Psychotic & Traumatized 
0:10:37 - Triggering Events & Older Shooters 
0:11:45 - Romantic Failures & Gender Communication 
0:13:58 - Damaged Masculinity 
0:15:20 - Different Kinds of "Leakage"
0:17:20 - Not Reporting & Not Enough Reach 
0:19:20 - Places to Report 
0:20:20 - Most Attacks Have Warning Signs 
0:22:33 - Attack Related Behaviors 
0:27:08 - Violent Media & Ideology 
0:29:28 - Lack of Empathy & Columbine Kids
0:31:35 - Friedrich Nietzsche 
0:32:58 - Stephen King Book "Rage" 
0:33:51 - Injustice Collectors 
0:36:14 - Dehumanization & Contempt 
0:37:22 - Increased Desire to Fame 
0:40:45 - Barriers to Action 
0:42:15 - Parents & School Denial 
0:44:15 - What Can Schools  & Police Do 
0:47:00 - Prescription & Street Drugs 
0:48:28 - Preventing Attacks 
0:50:15 - Potential Attackers Changing Paths 
0:51:44 - Arkansas Shooters & Age of Shooters 
0:54:28 - Traumatized Shooter Example 
0:56:00 - Life of Shooters Afterwards 
0:57:53 - Following Up with At Risk Kids 
1:01:17 - Rehabilitation, Life Purpose & World Connection 
1:05:25 - N.A.M.I. 
1:06:22 - Outro 

School Shooters Information website:
https://schoolshooters.info

NAMI website:
https://www.nami.org/Home

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Omar Doom is an actor, musician and artist.  He's most well known for his roles in several Quentin Tarantino films including Deathproof, Inglorious Basterds, and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.  He is also working on his own movie projects and performs electronic industrial music under the name "Straight Razor."  This was a really fun episode and Omar's got great stories about Tarantino & Eli Roth, music and more! 

00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Guns 'N Roses & Aerosmith 
02:40 - Family Upbringing 
07:18 - Musical Background 
09:40 - Current Musical Sound 
19:25 - Upcoming Movie Projects 
20:15 - Quentin Tarantino & Deathproof 
27:25 - Inglorious Basterds 
30:40 - Eli Roth & Hostel 
32:35 - Stanley Kubrick & Noel Gallagher 
35:50 - Stand Up to Cancer Charity 
36:40 - Outro 

Omar Doom website:
https://omardoom.com

Stand Up to Cancer website:
https://standuptocancer.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Wednesday 13 is a solo singer and songwriter and was also previously the frontman for The Murderdolls. He is starting a new tour soon and a new album drops in October.  Lots of great topics in this episode including getting the call to join the Murderdolls, glam & punk rock influences, an upcoming show at the Rainbow with Lita Ford & John 5 and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Living In L.A. 
03:07 - Upcoming Tour 
05:40 - Meet & Greets 
08:48 - Merch 
09:50 - Opening Bands 
12:20 - New Album 2022
19:40 - Music For Fun & Inspiration 
24:07 - Getting the Call for Murderdolls 
30:40 - Skid Row & Glam Rock 
33:52 - Punk Rock & Other Influences 
37:30 - New Music & Production 
41:35 - Musical Style & Guns 'N Roses 
44:00 - Bourbon Crow & Acoustic Tour 
46:03 - Show at the Rainbow w/ Lita Ford & John 5 
49:20 - Rob Zombie & The Munsters
51:00 - Stage Names 
53:24 - Cats 
56:43 - Outro 

Wednesday 13 website:
https://officialwednesday13.com

Cat Charity website:
https://www.alleycat.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Dr. Katherine Ramsland is a professor of forensic psychology at DeSales University. She holds degrees in philosophy, psychology and criminal justice. She has appeared on more than 200 crime documentaries and shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist.  She has written more than 1,500 articles and 68 books, including “Confessions of a Serial Killer” about the BTK Killer.  In this episode we discuss the BTK Killer, potential active serial killers, red flags with serial killers & mass shooters, and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:43 - Books 
0:02:10 - Serial Killers & Science 
0:10:17 - Psychopath Vs. Sociopath 
0:17:10 - Narcissism & Mental Health
0:20:58 - Popularity of True Crime 
0:26:58 - Conspiracies, Emotion, Logic & Facts 
0:30:40 - Staircase Murder & Cognitive Errors 
0:36:50 - Accuracy of Convictions & Mistakes  
0:38:40 - Communicating with BTK & Prison Situation 
0:45:20 - Wife of BTK & Signs of Serial Killers 
0:49:15 - Mass Shooters & Red Flags 
0:58:01 - Violent Movies & TV 
1:01:15 - Michigan School Shooter 
1:03:20 - No Perfect Killer Profile 
1:06:54 - Charities 
1:08:30 - Murder House Flip 
1:12:10 - Outro 

Confessions of a Serial Killer Book: 
https://www.amazon.com/Confession-Serial-Killer-Untold-Dennis/dp/1611688418

Cold Case Foundation website:
https://www.coldcasefoundation.org

Women for DeSales website:
https://www.desales.edu/alumni/giving/choose-your-impact/women-for-desales

Bethlehem Mounted Police website:
https://www.bethlehemmountedpolice.org

Murder House Flip:
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/10e1bde7c1d956d494b83d0e54b1c962/murder-house-flip

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Miljenko Matijevic is the singer and founding member for the band Steelheart. He also did the singing vocals for Mark Walhberg in the movie Rockstar as part of the band Steel Dragon. That band (which also included Zakk Wylde & Jeff Pilson) may have a reunion of sorts with a very well known drummer replacing Jason Bonham. We discuss all this plus the new single recorded in 10 languages, singing for the Doors, movie projects and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Los Angeles & Moving 
02:51 - Getting First Record Deal 
07:45 - Creating Luck & Hard Work 
08:56 - New Album & Name Changes 
12:30 - New Song, Video & Languages 
21:22 - Live Shows with Steelheart & Movie 
23:02 - Steelheart TV, Movies & Other Projects 
25:45 - Steel Dragon Updates 
30:30 - New Store & Steelheart Jacket 
32:43 - Cost of Music & Making Money 
36:04 - Meet & Greets 
37:20 - Singing with The Doors 
39:25 - STP & Velvet Revolver 
41:55 - World Kitchen 
44:00 - Outro 

Steelheart website:
https://steelheart.com

World Kitchen website:
https://wck.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Keri Spencer is a licensed attorney and executive director and founder of RISE (Restoring Identities after Sexual Exploitation).  RISE is a shelter for girls under age 18 who are victims of sex trafficking and/or commercial sexual exploitation.  In this episode we discuss the problem of sex trafficking in America, red flags, potential solutions, and if there will ever be another Jeffery Epstein.

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:06 - Sex Trafficking Definition
0:04:56 - Victim Demographics
0:07:03 - Girl at Maverick's Game
0:11:21 - Typical & Non-Typical Trafficking Cases
0:15:36 - Trafficking of Immigrants
0:18:20 - Statistics & Worsening
0:20:05 - Backpages & Online Pornography
0:25:45 - Society's Views on Pedophilia
0:27:38 - Examples & Media Exposure
0:32:20 - Foster Care & Trafficking
0:34:50 - Branding & Tattoos
0:36:55 - Warning Signs
0:38:30 - Homelessness & Fentanyl
0:41:00 - Grooming & Downward Spiral
0:42:23 - Religious Cults
0:43:20 - Conspiracies & Next Jeffery Epstein
0:45:55 - Problems with Justice System
0:49:40 - Red Flags
0:56:36 - Solutions
1:00:25 - R.I.S.E. Shelter
1:06:50 - Publicity & Awareness
1:09:45 - Outro

Human Trafficking Help Line Website:
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/get-help

RISE Shelter website:
https://www.riseshelter.org

Damsel in Defense - protection products website:
https://damselindefense.net

GABB Wireless kids safe cell phone website:
https://gabbwireless.com

Protect Young Eyes website:
https://protectyoungeyes.com/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Sean Dowdell is a musician, author and businessman. He is the drummer for Grey Daze, which features the late Chester Bennington on vocals. There is a new album out on July 1st called “The Phoenix”, which also features Dave Navarro and Filter’s Richard Patrick.  We discuss the new music plus mental health, business, politics, the entitlement culture and so much more! Fascinating conversation with Sean!

0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:53 - New Grey Daze Album 
0:02:55 - Evolution of the Music 
0:06:35 - Chester Bennington & Emotion
0:07:37 - How to Listen & TV/Movie Placement 
0:11:40 - Streaming & Listens 
0:14:30 - Lyrics & Pearl Jam Influence 
0:17:40 - STP Album with Chester 
0:18:36 - KISS, Guns n Roses & Band Dynamics 
0:23:55 - Pearl Jame, Prince, RHCP & Soundgarden 
0:28:05 - Motley Crue & Soundtrack to Your Life 
0:29:44 - Chester Bennington & Something Not Right 
0:35:25 - Stigma of Mental Health & Society Downward Spiral 
0:38:40 - Opportunity in America & Entitlement Culture 
0:41:55 - Transgender Athletes & Helping People 
0:44:30 - Innovation, Competition, & College 
0:49:30 - Politicians & Loyalty to Political Party 
0:53:10 - Club Tattoo, Waterface & Continuing Music 
0:57:20 - Touring with Grey Daze,  Hologram & Guests
0:59:45 - Pete Loran from Trixter 
1:02:05 - Antidepressants 
1:06:20 - New Leaf Foundation 
1:07:32 - Outro 

Grey Daze website:
https://www.greydazemusic.com

New Leaf Foundation website:
https://www.turnanewleaf.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Tommy Chong is an actor, comedian, musician, activist and pothead.  He is best known for being half of the epic comedy duo Cheech & Chong. He also played the character Leo on That 70s Show and the upcoming spinoff That 90s Show.  In this episode we discuss his cannabis products, the Jason Vorhees Meets Cheech & Chong project, the opioid epidemic, religion and more! 

0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:06 - Nature's Medicine & Products 
0:04:43 - Jordan Belfort - Wolf of Wall Street 
0:07:35 - Legal Issue & Arrest 
0:13:55 - Opiates, Fentanyl & Making Mistakes 
0:19:55 - Cleaning Up 
0:21:35 - Having Fun with Cheech 
0:23:58 - Chong's Heritage 
0:26:28 - That 70s Show Reboot 
0:31:25 - Improvisational Writing 
0:34:45 - Still Smokin' Improv Act 
0:36:55 - Hank Williams Jr & Country Music 
0:39:27 - Smoking with Snoop Dogg  
0:42:40 - Cancel Culture & Racism  
0:46:15 - Religion & Philosophy 
0:53:11 - Wars, Oil & Hemp 
0:56:45 - Growing Weed & Brands 
0:57:33 - Fun Cheech & Chong Projects 
0:59:50 - Moses the Warrior 
1:00:53 - Charity, Movie Company & Theme Park 
1:04:19 - Gun Problem, Free Will & Spiritual World 
1:09:03 - Outro 

Tommy Chong website:
https://tommychongshemp.com

A Place Called Home website:
https://apch.org/who-we-are/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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Ajay Popoff is the singer for Lit. Even if you don’t think you know the band, you have probably heard their hit “My Own Worst Enemy”which is played everywhere from video games to karaoke. They have a new album out June 17th titled “Tastes Like Gold.”  It features the new party anthem song “Kicked Off a Plane.”  In this episode we discuss the new album, songwriting, Lit’s early days, being kicked off a plane and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - New Album & Co-Writers
05:15 - Lit's Background & Sound Evolution 
11:30 - Early Struggles & Lit Podcast 
14:39 - True Story Behind "Kicked Off A Plane" 
19:06 - Mouth Shut & Censorship 
22:25 - Flying Private, Jamey Johnson & Country 
25:50 - Music Videos  
27:02 - Lake Havasu & Other Shows 

Lit Band website:
https://www.litband.com

St. Jude's Children's Hospital website:
https://www.stjude.org

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com

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