DUGWISE

Best friend Reade Decurtins joins Mike and George on the show today. The guys all went to high school together in Charlotte. Mike credits Reade with being the #1 influence on his stand up comedy.  Reade moved his family to Calgary, Alberta Canada a few years ago and this week is the first time since the pandemic started that he's been back to the United States. Hear all about how his daughters became national downhill ski champions and what he misses most about living in America. George and Reade then duke it out into a sudden death tie breaker on everybody's favorite new game show "History of the Queen City"!  

 Our old friends, Comedian Don Garrett and Musician Will Burgin stop by today to hang out. Don talks about his recent Drybar Comedy Special taping in Provo, Utah and about this coming Friday's show at Lenny Boy Brewery with Speenberg. Then Will Burgin does an amazing cover of Bruce Springsteen's Atlantic City.  The guys play "everyone's favorite new game show" History of The Queen City.  Don and Will prove that they know close to absolutely nothing about Heritage USA, PTL, Jim and Tammy Bakker, or Jessica Hahn. You won't believe what Don Garrett thought they were before he learned the truth today. Good times and great tunes.  Dig Your Roots. 

Chuck Johnson from Summit Comedy Inc. stops by to discuss what it was like growing up here in Charlotte and how he got into the talent business. Then Lisa and Kevin from the Funny Bus and the Party Pontoon stop by to tell us about the  Funny Bus history tours of Charlotte and the Party Pontoon out on the lake. They also play History of The Queen City.  

Speenberg sits down with comedian Tony Esposito and special guest Joe Hunsaker from the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. They talk about how Joe spent his early years of comedy in Chicago @  the famous Second City Improv Camp.  How got to Charlotte and what he's doin to ensure the local comedy scene thrives.  They play a new game called "How Much Does the Baby Weigh?" and Speenberg makes a huge announcement about the future of Dugwise. Give a listen. 

Speenberg is out of town this week performing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since he can't be at the French Quarter we have put together a collection of "great moments" from the first 24 Episodes of The DugWise Show.  Hear music from Kris Krostofferson, Johnny Cash, and Prince. Purple Heart and Silver Star Vietnam Veteran Sgt. Mike Stubbs tells the amazing story of how he survived being shot in the neck during an ambush in 1967. Listen to Mike's dad talk about being caught in a revolution in Bolivia as a 16 year old.  Author Pete Frandano talks about being on a plane out of Boston Logan International Airport on the morning of 9/11.  Professional Mascot Brett Rinehardt tells Mike about the time he got to hold the shotgun Kurt Kobain shot himself with for a picture in the paper.  We are just gettin started at DugWise. Dig Your Roots. 

On the 25th Episode of The DugWise Show,  Mike welcomes his old friend and original guest to the show, Don Garrett. They discuss the power of prayer and how it was Florida Evans fault that James Evans died on Good Times.  Our special guest, Comedienne and Producer Lauren Ansley stops by for the first time. They play "HISTORY OF THE QUEEN CITY" and try to figure out what is goin on with the return of the indoor mask mandate and it's affect on the local comedy scene. 

Billy Maddalon has done enough things in his life for 3 lifetimes. He's served and will soon be serving again on Charlotte City Council.  He's run numerous historic properties throughout the south. Billy has been on the boards for the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, Meredith College, and Sigma Phi Epsilon just to name a few. He's been President of the North Carolina State University Alumni Association and been a contributing writer for the Charlotte Observer.  Not enough? He and his spouse have fostered 14 and adopted 3 Children who come from traumatic situations in the past 12 years.  He's an amazing guy who calls Charlotte home. Hear about how he approaches his business, his home life, and what it was like to take a borax soap bath in the Meredith College fountain as a college freshman.  Comedian Jonathan Williams is here to cohost. He and Speenberg get all swept up in Billy's knowledge. It's a good time. Give a listen. 

Shannon Houlihan from Paraguide.org comes to the show to talk about all the great things her non profit does to help the visually and physically challenged athletes in the Charlotte region. She's an amazing young lady who also happens to like people watching at Coyote Joe's in her spare time. Cohost Johnny Millwater is as brilliant as always. Find out why Speenberg couldn't swim from one end of the room to the other and how Johnny got around in an old lady's  Vette in high school. Will Burgin stops in to play an amazing Willie Nelson and the Highwaymen cover. A great show. Dig Your Roots! 

Musicans Dave Haywood and Jenn Siebenaler join Speenberg and this week's cohost, Comedian Sid Davis. They talk about Jenn singing the National Anthem at the upcoming Carolina Panthers preseason game. Sid talks about what it was like in the Bahamas post pandemic. Dave Haywood explains what it felt like to play with the great Les Paul and Speenberg tries to keep the ship afloat. Then Jenn and Dave do a killer Kris Kristofferson tune to close out the show. Dig Your Roots! 

We got ghosted again today. By the same person who ghosted us a month ago.  Well, you know what they say, "Fool me once..".  Yet again, we made an amazing jug of lemonade.  Our friend and comedian Jason Allen King cohosts. He gives his theory on Brewery Comedy Shows. Then George sits in to tell everyone how much he likes goin to the beach.  We talk about cars. Mike brings them up in every conversation. George talks about wanting to be shot into space and just when you think these 3 middle aged men couldn't get anymore hip and cool, CUBBY CHECKER stops by to talk about what he's doin now. Dig Your Roots.