Lowest Common Denominator Podcast

Hey y'all!

Of course we didn't forget y'all! It just takes us more time in the hills and hollers to get ready for old man Winter! Now that the coal stoves are all ablaze and the biscuits are in the oven, why don't y'all come and sit a spell with your favorite hillbillies? Start the 3rd season of LCD with this, the episode you've been waiting for! The milestone 50th episode; join Shay and LMC with special in-studio guests Justin Nascar White Wyatt and Trooper Michael Burton as we give our State of the Uni--- umm, State of the Scene address! Ride along for two and a half hours as we discuss where the scene here in the mountains has been, where it is and where it's going! 

Who should listen to this episode? Nobody! "Enjoy". In advance... we're sorry.

Howdy y'all!

In what is likely our last ever podcast, Mike Murray, AKA Miggity Mike the Mayor from OLP fame joins us to talk about his new badass show, East Bound Get Down coming up in Daytona (???) Florida in January.

And oh yeah - DJ Maze makes a surprise appearance (conveniently during the complete cluster of us trying to find a shorted cable!)

Mike tells the "strawberry shortcake story".

LMC finally tells the "Alice" story.

We offend everyone. We are so sorry. We are... so sorry.

DISCLAIMER: I'm sorry y'all. I'm sorry for a LOT of things on this episode - but mostly the sound. The audio on this episode is bad. Like, Mountain Mist from Family Dollar bad. Pretty much start to finish, it's rough - I insist on using analog; so when it's right, it's RIGHT - but when it's wrong... ugh. I screwed up right at the beginning and was unable to recover within the episode, so listen at your own risk. I know exactly what I did wrong - a string of screw ups - if we ever record again, it won't sound like this next time - promise. Usually, on one this bad we would redo the entire episode. BUT - this content is just too... well, we live up to the Voice of the Low Life tagline.

Howdy y'all! Short and sweet, join Shay, LMC, Jeremy AND Farva for the 2021 year Recap! Hear our best - and worst - show experiences of the year, plus enjoy us trying the new Gingerbread Mountain Dew! 

Howdy y'all! 

Hopefully some of the 8.5 listeners made the trip down to Whitesburg, KY the weekend of October 16th and were a part of the first annual Cruising with Cruisers Car Show - reckon it turned out very good! Over 160 vehicles, mostly minitrucks - and mini styled - complete with a cruise to the top of Pine Mountain and full police support! 

In this episode, hear from the guys behind the scenes as we are joined once again by Trooper Burton and Trooper Gayheart in this no-holds-barred episode! Hear what they liked, hear what they DIDN'T like, Matt's love of the Back Street Boys... and a heaping helping of country fried thank-yous! (Plus, plans for next year!)

Also - we bring out an old favorite for the Generic Mountain Dew Challenge!

BTW: Anyone see our interview with Street Trucks? Neat, eh? Thanks to Adam Johnson for that!

Howdy y'all!

What's more relaxing on a cool autumn night than an old fashioned front porch sing along? That's exactly what we do on night 1 of the Cruising with Cruisers show as we are joined by super-show-friend Justin Wyatt and Robbie Williams of Trashbag Mazda fame right here in the holls and hollers of Eastern Kentucky! 

Join our old timey singalong as we cover your favorites from yester-year, from the Golden Girls theme song to Ice Ice Baby!

It'll be a foot stomping, chicken plucking, bean breaking good time!

(We also talk about Robbie and Justin's upcoming "Cruising for Christmas" Car Show on November 6th!)

Greetings from hills and hollers of Eastern Kentucky.

In this episode, we had the opportunity to sit down with two of Kentucky's Finest, Trooper Michael Burton and Trooper Matt Gayheart, Public Affairs Office for Post 13 in Hazard, Ky. and pick their brain on many things, ranging from their upcoming minitruck-friendly show Cruising with Cruisers on October 16th in Whitesburg, Ky. to some of their road stories! Plus, hear all about what to expect when minitruckers make their return to Whitesburg! 

However, we wouldn't be YOUR #voiceofthelowlife if we didn't their real opinions on minitruckers, Walmart, flea markets - and yes, we even ask them how many 4th graders they could take out if they had to! (Their answers may surprise you!). Plus, they join us in the Generic Mountain Dew Challenge! 

Get to know the guys behind the uniform in this episode - truly one of the best we've ever done. 

(P.S. This episode content is edited. Heavily. We had to cut out some REALLY good (the NON PG ones!) stories for various reasons - so make sure for those of y'all that hit up the CwC show, that you go ask these troopers about the stories that were cut!)

Howdy y'all! It's been a month of Sundays ain't it?

Thanks for joining us once again for the episode y'all have been waiting for... THE (mountain) HERITAGE (festival) EPISODE!

Okay. Okay. Let us explain.

We had legit planned the H-WORD episode, the massive one, along with SIX live guests spanning the almost 20 year history of the show... and then some things happened, well beyond our control, that made it impossible for everybody to gather in one place safely. Stuff happens, we're sorry, BUT... if we couldn't do this episode on the weekend it NEEDED to be done on, we decided to go a different direction for now and postpone the H-word episode for a special date/time.

Instead, pull up a rocking chair and enjoy this episode which focuses on small town festival culture in Appalachia! We take a deep dive on the history of the Letcher County Mountain Heritage Festival (the H-word show's namesake!) and hear how it came about, and highs and lows of it's 39 year existence. Our guest tonight is Phillip Hampton, a past chairman of the Mountain Heritage Festival Committee as well as the only remaining member from the first ever festival. 

We cover needy bands, parade fails, stolen pigs and sweet little old lady moonshine runs. Plus, stick around at the end of the episode where we briefly touch on some new #LCDpodcast T-Shirt artwork and the @KSPCruising "Cruising with Cruisers" show in Whitesburg on October 16th - where dragging is legal once again! Also, LMC dresses up as a chicken.

This is one of MY favorite episodes, and much like the Story Time with Uncle Doug episode, this is a chance for us to sit down with a major name in Letcher County KY lore and pick their brain. Hope y'all enjoy!

Howdy y'all!

First and foremost - we are sorry for the call in audio the last two episodes. This one is no better; after this episode, we are switching to zoom or webex exclusively. However, the story here is too good NOT to use, so look over the SQ and enjoy a behind the scenes look at what makes Matt Middleton who he is!

Hear about the man behind Smalltown Throwdown, the upcoming show in St. Cloud, Florida - and also an honorary hillbilly in our eyes! Listen to him weave tales of alligator wrasslin, meth lab explosions, questionable tattoos, horrible hotel stories and much more! Oh yeah, we discuss with Matt what got him into the scene, how his show benefits so many in need, and much more!

Ep 42: Actual Mintruck Stuff! (AKA Steve Tiller's Llama Drag!) is now online!

Howdy y'all! Join us for our most mintruck episode in a long time! We talk old shows, new shows, road trips, yard sales, motor swaps, suspension, billet wheels... and even interview an actual show promoter, Steve Tiller from Revolution KY! Our second in a two week span also teases you for what's ahead.. plus we bring back the generic mountain dew challenge!

Who should listen to this episode? NOBODY!

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Got a heaping helping of new episode for you, this time chock full of more Farva! That's right, one half of the dynamic duo from the Sparks Show 2021 #justinvsfarva Hug Battle joins us in studio tonight to recap the weekend, where he and Justin "Nascar White" Wyatt hugged their way (in 95% humidity and 96 degrees) to over $1000 for the Appalachian dog charities, PAWS of SWVA of Coeburn, VA and Wags and Whiskers of Paintsville, KY - proving once again that nobody is more generous (and loves animals more) than minitruckers! (I'm so proud of these guys, and I have TONS more photos and videos to post in the coming days!

In this episode, we also discuss a little behind-the-scenes vending info, literally going into our most and least profitable shows - and explain in real word terms why they went the way they did! We also touch on a little coal history, mountain caves, the horrifying tale of Bunny Golf in Pigeon Forge, TN, amazing food in Pigeon Forge, rich Jesus versus poor Jesus, and our final thoughts on the awesome Sparks Show in Sevierville.

Plus, in honor of Revolution coming up next weekend, LMC tries to name all of the restaurants in Middlesboro, KY from memory!

Who should listen to this episode? NOBODY! "Enjoy".