Eric McKenna Project

Comedian Matt Light stops by the studio and sits down with Eric for a fast moving, irreverant and very funny conversation! Pittsburgh comedy, Matt’s fight on Barstool Sports, standup hecklers, boundaries for comey and life in 2020.

Eric sits down with Rock promoters Julia & Jerry Mulligan of Twist of Fate Production as well as Sir Freddy Kowalo. Topics include where Pittsburgh is today with Live music, challenges of the Pittsburgh music scene, marketing to chaning demographics and music genres, the importance of social media to individual bands and the entire industry and of course, more Kowalo stories from his upcoming book. All this and much more! Join us!

The very funny Mike Zydel sits down with Eric in the Boogie Street Studio to talk comedy life in Pittsburgh, comedy’s slow return to the stage and his thoughts on the notion of boundaries in comedy. Mike also shares a bit his story which includes battling drug and alcohol and his journey of recovery. A very funny, raw and fast moving converstion.

Artist, Entrepreneur and owner of Zynka Gallery, Pittsburgh’s Jeffrey Jarzynka joins Eric in the Boogie Street Studio for EMPshow #129. Contemporary Art, today’s Art Business, Art in Pittsburgh and a whole lot more are on the discussion table! Check it out!

For EMP Show #128, Eric is joined by Stand-up Comedian and host of the Babyface Assasin, Jeff Fieldhouse! A funny, fast moving conversation which includes Jeff’s takes on whether there should be ‘rules’ in comedy, maneuvering the new media including the formation and format of his Podcast and much more!

UFOs, photography, mosh pits, local music, band jealousy issues, mushrooms, brownies, the trials of social media, pandemic boredom and sobriety are just some of the tops on hand as Sir Freddy Kowalo returns to Boogie Street Studio for another sit down with Eric. Fun, funny and real. As always! Join us!

Eric sits down with Dr. Matt Ryan for a wide ranging discussion. Topics include the emergence and impact of legal wagering in all major sports, especially Major League Baseball and Matt’s work analyzing the data. Also discussed is the misconception and often misuse of the terms socialism and capitalism and much more! Join us!

James Krug is in-studio with Eric for a conversation that includes UFOs, Aliens, the Paranormal, Roswell, Area 51, Bob Lazar and Jeremy Korbell appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience, Stanton Friedman, abductions, Travis Walton, the Kecksburg incident, the Rendlesham Forest incident and much, much more! Join us!

Joe Marini shares his musical journey, including his current work with Jim Donovan’s Sun King Warriors. Joe and Eric discuss the virtues of classic rock and jazz drummers Billy Cobham, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, John Bonham, and many others. And they take a special trip down the Rush rabbit hole with a detailed discussion of the late Neil Peart.

Author Ben Gwin stops by the Boogie Street Studio for a conversation with Eric about Ben’s book ‘Clean Time’ and other writings. Baseball, addiction and writing during the pandemic.