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Gastonia native, platinum recording artist, and new daddy, Producer20 comes on the show.  How do you go from watching your brother sell beats off a Playstation One to "hip hopping" the globe with DaBaby, spearheading a musical movement based right here in the Queen City? Once homeless, Producer20 has chased his dream and we couldn't be more proud to have him on the show to share his knowledge and views on everything from Fred Durst to Deon Cole.  Our good friend, comedian, Don Garrett cohosts, and as always, fits the show like a glove. Oh yeah, enjoy the music. 

Our good friend, Comedian Don Garrett stops by to cohost. Don will be performing with Mike at the Comedy Zone Charlotte July 1st through the 3rd. The guys talk about what Don has been up to since the last time he was on the show.  Next, Ryan Self, Director of Sales and Marketing for Olde Mecklenburg Brewery sits down to talk about how "Olde Meck" has embraced the city of Charlotte and the great things the brewery has to offer the public now that life is gettin back to normal. Oh yeah, he also talks about being at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Good stuff. Our favorite musician, Will Burgin is here to play a couple of tunes including a really cool Justin Townes Earle cover. Dig Your Roots. 

Professional Boxer Ashley "Queen City Diva" Sciscente comes on the show to talk about her life.  A former NBA Cheerleader, Ashley moved to Charlotte from Patterson, NJ in 2009.  In 2017, at the age of 30,  she discovered boxing and hasn't looked back.  In 4 short years, she rose to #7 in her weight class, landed an olympic tryout, and is considering a run at a Flyweight Title. Oh, yeah, she also teaches special needs children here in Charlotte.  So, yeah, she does two things most of us couldn't.  She's an amazing young lady who makes this city very proud.  Even hear how she got her nickname and if it hurts to get hit in the face for the first time. 

"Promotor of All Things" Chris Corrado also stops by to talk about all the events he has goin on in Rock Hill this coming week. 

Dig Your Roots. 

North Mecklenburg High School Graduate, Mike Stubbs is an American Hero. Shot in the neck during battle in Vietnam  in 1967, Sgt. Stubbs got to his feet, continued to fight, and saved many lives. He has a Purple Heart, 2 Bronze Stars, a Silver Star and a Combat Infantry Badge. He's the 2018 Military Order of the Purple Heart National Patriot of the Year and a member of the North Carolina Military Veterans Hall of Fame.  He joins Speenberg today to talk about his experience in Vietnam. The actions that gained him those honors. How that experience changed him as a man, and how he continues to give back to this country every day of his life. Speenberg even gets a big surprise for July 4th. Enjoy the show. 

2 Time Super Bowl Champion, Jeff Reed comes on the show today. He and Mike talk about Jeff growing up here in Charlotte, attending East Mecklenburg High School, playing for the Tarheels, and winning 2 titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Jeff tells everyone who inspired his crazy NFL hairdo, how he got through a broken back in 2019 and Covid in 2020.  Find out what Jeff is up to nowadays, what he drove in high school and why the Baltimore Ravens have the best kicker in the NFL.  Musical guest Will Burgin joins the show and plays a couple of tunes. We hope you like Johnny Cash. 

With covid restrictions lifted people are finally venturing out in uptown Charlotte. That's great news for our good friends at the French Quarter Restaurant and especially for the Charlotte Knights baseball team who play right across the park at Truist Field.  Tommy Viola, Vice President of Communication for the Knights joins Mike today to talk about how excited everyone is to have baseball back in the Queen City.  He gives the scoop on what is happening at Truist Field and his dream to be New York Met Gary Carter as a kid.  We think we even talked him into letting Speenberg throw out a first pitch this summer. Speenberg drops some big news about performing at the Comedy Zone Uptown this summer as well.   ALSO, Charlotte musician Dave Haywood stops in to talk about his life in music and play a couple of tunes. If you are a fan of Chris Stapleton and/or Prince, you might want to listen to this episode. 

What happens when a State of Emergency leaves you without your scheduled guest? You improvise. Make lemonade out of lemons. That's what we did today on The DugWise Show. We hope to get Leisure McCorkle on the show sometime this summer, but today we were delighted to sit down with our good friend and show sponsor,  Restaurateur George Photopoulos. He talks about losing his father Panos, to covid and how he struggled to keep his employees working thru 2020 and beyond. Hear about his big plans for the future and what it was like to meet Michael Jordan, George Costanza, and Sergio Garcia.  

Live Comedy is coming back to Uptown Charlotte. The Comedy Zone inside the Music Factory is set to reopen for the first time since the pandemic started with the return of "Charlottean", Comedian Paul Hooper. He's been living in NYC for the past 10 years. He's returned home and will be headlining the Comedy Zones  opening weekend,  May 13 thru the 15.  The hilarious Todd Riley will be performing with Paul at the Comedy Zone. They are both here to talk about their lives in comedy, tell a few jokes, and eat some food. 

Author and Endurance Athlete Peter Frandano joins the show today. His book "Endurance Real Estate" is available now on Amazon and at your local book store. Its a great book that isn't even really about real estate. Hear about how life’s “Right Turns” like losing his cousin in a tragic accident and being on a jet plane out of Boston the morning of September 11, 2001 "flipped his switch" and pushed him to chase his entrepreneurial dreams. Learn about the power of the "TEW" and even hear Amber tell a story about her guardian angel saving her in the Grand Canyon. DugWise.  Dig Your Roots! 

This week Mike sits down with Rachael Decurtins. Rachael has been teaching in the CMS school system for 14 years. Teaching is one of the hardest jobs you could ever have. We know we couldn't do it. We are honored to have her on the show to talk about what its like to be around your children 5 days a week.