Grunts in Appalachia

Well we haven't had a really wild episode in a while so Brandon definitely brought his A game to the table.  Yiorgi and John knew it was going to be wild when we showed up and there was a trash can full of beer cans.  We hit some cool places this week individually. Brandon stayed on the Greenbriar River in a mini camper for a couple of nights, Yiorgi won his shooting match and John went paintballing at a cool outside course called Scary Creek Paintball. 

There are some controversial things in this episode so beware to leave your, "I'm offended" hat in your house and listen to this one while you're driving.  

As always Grunts in Appalachia Out!

This week Brandon and Yiorgi sat down and talked about all kinds of happenings.  From 9-11 to the death of the queen it is a great episode that will keep you entertained the entire time.  The in depth commentary from current events to the past this episode hits its all.  For those that were still in school for the attack on the world trade towers or in the military brandon and Yiorgi have real life stories that will bring you back and make you feel patriotic every time you here them.  You can check out our Facebook page at Grunts in Appalachia or our Instagram at grunts_i_appalachia, you know we love entertaining you!  

We were given the VIP treatment at the annual Fly in Festival a couple of weekends ago.  To say that it was cool would be an understatement.  Some of the greatest Blue Grass bands out today show up and put on an amazing show for the crowd.  We were able to score some back stage passes and we made an entire weekend out of hopping from camper to camper listening to blue grass music and hanging with the awesome people that were performing throughout the weekend.

We podcasted after the best of the best were on stage and as the title goes we were at the Fly in! So people were skydiving all weekend and we set up shop inside the headquarters of West Virginias Skydivers building to get the podcast recorded.  The hanger  that they work our of is amazing in itself and we enjoyed watching all the cool behind the scenes stuff that goes into packing chutes and getting ready to take to the skies.  

Check out this special edition and enjoy yourself as you prepare to take to the skies on a drop you will never forget.

Not going to tell you what the news is in this quick description, you have to listen to find out!  We spoke on food a lot on this episode and how the times have changed so much on how you can get your food to yourself. Grubhub and things like it have changed the way that people can make money and how people can become entrepreneurs in very exciting ways.

Due to popular request we did anther wellness check where we have a conversation about service animals and the huge help that they are to veterans with PTSD.  

Check out this weeks episode and the super cool announcement that we have!

Our very first female veteran!  Please welcome to the show this week Mrs. Jill Dunkin.  Brandon met Jill while catching a delicious lunch and they became Army buddies in a second flat.  How they met is a pretty great story that's told this week.  Also, what is the Hash House Harriers? Here for your self from this proud Hasher herself.  Jill was a Captain in before leaving the Army and she is also a combat veteran.  

Jill is lot of fun to hang out with and drink some beers while swapping stories and she has some good ones.  Check out this weeks episode and enjoy!

This is not our typical podcast so if that's what you're looking for you'll have to wait until next Tuesday morning.

John went to the Appalachian Trainer Faceoff that is put on by The Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue.  In this event trainers from all over the country show up to the rescue farm and they choose through a drawing of sorts a horse that has not been handled. They then bring these horses home with them to train them for 100 days.  During the process they have many meet ups and fun events like trail rides and camping out together that helps build bonds and friendships with other trainers and helps to get their horses ready to compete against each other for the title of ATFO champion.  With two divisions (professional and amateur) and world class equestrians like Pat Roberts, Carl Bledsoe, Patrick King and Michael Lyons as the judges this is a serious competition between the trainers and still they all work together for the betterment of the horses involved.  

John was able to sit down with all 4 judges and numerous trainers including the two Champions, professional champion Patrick Sullivan and amateur champion Maribeth Harrell. Congrats to both of you on your much deserved wins this year! 

Sit back and listen to what big things are happening in the heart of Appalachia for horses in need. 

Grunts in Appalachia Out!

This week we sat down at one at one of Brandon and Johns favorite lunch stops, Scratches.  Every week without fail these women throw down on some soul food that is straight from your mamas kitchen and its super reasonably priced! Polly, Donna and Sara kill it with their down home cooking and Polly can run her mouth behind a bar like no other.

We have never felt more welcome or walked into a bar that feels like Cheers more than this one.  We all have that one go to that we believe is the best and this is it for us. Underneath these women have a heart of gold and we love them like family so check out what it's like to sit down with real people doing real things and people loving them for it.  You wont be disappointed. And after listening got to one of your favorite spots and tell them how much you appreciate them for the work they do that you love.

Our guest this week is Scott Corso.  Did you know that rocks paper scissors is actually a real game with a national champion and the competition is held in Las Vegas?  Yeah, that happens and Scott by chance walked into a bar one evening and they needed one more person to compete that night, he agreed. After he won that he found out that he was the regional winner with a free expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to compete for the national championship.  Take a listen to find our what happened there!

Scott is also an avid camper and only has 4 more West Virginia State parks and forests to camp in to have been in them all, that's a pretty cool goal.  

We started a new thing and we have are growing a podcast posse for the episode when we record at Brandons house so you will hear the parting going on in the background as our peeps hang out and we do our thing on the mics. 

This was a very fun episode with a lot of laughs so check it out and enjoy!

Grunts in Appalachia Out!

Ever been locked up overseas? Our guest did and it's a very bad thing.  Terry Foster is an acting talent coach and talent agency owner for over 20 years.  He lived in LA for many years before moving back to his roots in Appalachia where he continues his search for amazingly talented people.  

Terry went down to to the Bahamas looking for talent and had a good thing going until he didn't.  When it went South he ended up in prison in a faraway land with no one to help him but himself.  He did meet some interesting characters while in the clink and he will never forget the hospitality that the Bahamas showed him in " Her Magestys Prison".  

Now Terry continues on his talent search but has the ability to talk about his story that he couldn't talk about for many years due to safety concerns.  

Great episode with a lot of life lessons for anyone that travels abroad.  

Hey listen we are constantly trying new things and this was our first time ever doing a podcast virtually.  Before I forget podcast is another veteran based podcast that we reached out to for a collaboration and we made it happen a couple of weeks ago.  These guys are great and have an awesome show and we were thrilled to be able to have a show with them and get to know each other. 

This show was recorded by the fellas at Before I Forget and we are using it this week as our episode as we didn't want to share the same cast as they did in the same week. 

since its been a couple of weeks we didn't want to ruin it for ourselves so for our format we chopped off some of the introductions and happy greetings and the long goodbyes and kept the meat and tators of it so we will be listening to it at the same time you're listening we have know idea what was said at this point since we use so many words day to day.  You wont here our intro but we hope you enjoy this second episode of our second season!