Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director, Ted McKinney, and Karen Sue Blaize joins me to discuss the Indiana Grown program and I Pick Here's involvement.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/indianagrown/

Rachel and Keith from SWIRCA discuss this year's Brewfest (Saturday night, July 23) and the new Brew Mile event (Friday night, July 22), both held at Bosse Field (race in the parking lot). Tickets are available at swirca.org/brewfest. VIP gets you in an hour early and access to parking, special drinks, and food. On Saturday free cab rides home are sponsored by Unity Taxi.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/swirca-brewfest-2016

The first show of the season for Think Pink! Productions is The Toxic Avenger. Founder and Artistic Director, Kensington Blaylock-Eck, and actors, Brittney Brown and Jared Brosmer, discuss the musical version ofThe Toxic Avenger and we discuss some of the upcoming shows. The show will be at Studio 321, located behind Eastland Mall, June 24-26th.

Call 812-456-8719 to reserve seats.

Studio 321 321 N. Congress Evansville, IN 47715

http://evansvillepodcast.com/toxic-avenger-th…pink-productions/

Spice Cafe is a new restaurant opening on the East Side of Evansville. Illya Williams joined me to discuss why he is opening the restaurant, the style of food he will be offering (Caribbean/Southern), his background with the Information Technology in the Evansville area, and his history with Martial Arts including a connection to Bruce Lee.

Spice Cafe Facebook

http://evansvillepodcast.com/spice-cafe-illya-williams/

Friends of the podcast, Paul Eason and Clark Osborne, join me to discuss Paul's upcoming debut EP Moving On. The EP will be released on June 20th and there will be a release show at Wired Coffee House on June 19th at 7pm. Paul talks about his EP, the process of making an album, and what he would like to see in Evansville. Clark discusses playing drums on some of the tracks for Paul and how the recording went. Paul plays the title track for us, as well. Use the hashtag #pauleasonep or #easonep when sharing.

Andrew Horning, the Libertarian candidate for the Indiana 8th District of Congress, talks to us about running as a Libertarian, his views on the Presidential race, the need for debates in the 8th district, and his views on the role of government.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/andrew-horning-libertarian-candidate-indiana-8th-district/

Jason Lee McKinney of the Jason Lee McKinney Band joins me to talk about his upcoming album, the music industry, how having a doctorate affects his career, his teaching career, how he writes songs and gives a performance of "Leaving Kind" off of the album Play Something You Believe Vol. 1. The Band is scheduled to be in Evansville at Piston's on July 23.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/jason-lee-mckinney/

Bill Capodagli of Capodagli Jackson Consulting discussed the release of the 3rd Edition of their book The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company. We discuss what Bill's company provides as a service, their ties to the Evansville area, how Tyra Banks got involved with their company and book, how a government successfully applied these business principles, and Bill's favorite Disney character.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/the-disney-way/

Peephole, Tin Man, Ritzy's, Five Guys? Who has the best burger in Evansville? The answer may surprise you. May is National Hamburger Month so I pulled in some local food experts, Josh Pietrowski and Andy Cravens, to discuss what makes a good burger, what toppings are key, and who does the best burger in the Evansville area.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/best-evansville-burger/

Carol Schaefer tells us about the 2016 Historic Newburgh Wine, Art and Jazz Festival. This is a rain or shine event featuring 16 wineries, food, 5 different artists, and non-stop jazz. Friday evening, May 20, is the Grapes on the Grass Soiree from 6:30-9pm. Saturday, May 21, is the Wine, Art and Jazz Festival from 12-9pm. We also talk about other events that historic Newburgh has going on this year and how much has changed in Newburgh over the past year.

http://evansvillepodcast.com/wine-art-jazz-festival-2016/