This is it! The season finale! We sit down and chat with the one and only Shaun Hauter! We talk about how he got into fireworks, why he still does pyro, and where he is going in the pyro industry. We chat about everything from PGI, to Sky Wars, and every step in between.

We then dive into Shaun's usage with Mongoose Firing System and how he is looking to put the system to the ultimate test of maxing out the cues at 12,240 cues at Western Winter Blast in Lake Havasu! To learn more about this event check out there website at: https://www.westernpyro.org/events/winterblast/

Pyro Unleashed Firework Rating was Winda's all new Spider Bot P5596

The link to Spider Bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZeKVxr07bc

If you would like to learn more about Hauter Fireworks, please check out there website: https://hauterfireworks.com/

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In Season 2 Episode 17, Donnie and David are joined by Patrick Sheeder a 2-time PyroJam Competitor and 2024 1st Place People's Choice Winner.  Patrick touches breifly on his current role with Disney and his experiences with PyroJam.   Patrick shares his personal journey into how he takes his lifes experiences and turns that into a PyroMusical.  

This week Donnie and David review RA126S42AX3 Raccoon Fireworks 1.4G Pro 126'S Sky Painting Smoke Compound Cake

Next weeks episode is the season finale, and one your not going to want to miss!!!

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As Season 2 starts to wind down and nearing the finale episode, Donnie and David look back over Season 2 and talk about the highs and lows.  They discuss CobraCon 2025 and Cobra's Black Friday sale.  If you're think about getting into e-fire and looking at COBRA Firing Systems, it'll never be cheaper that it is this weekend.  

Donnie and David share what they're thankful for as they head into Thanksgiving weekend.

The guys attended PGI, SkyWars, PyroJam, NFA, Lone Star all during season 2.

Another Pyro Unleashed Fireworks Rating this week as Donnie and David review Winda Chameleon X a new 500g cake for 2025.

As always, another great Pyro News segment from Dominator Fireworks 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Pt0p2YecI

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Take a listen as Donnie and David talk to three time guest Craig Hetherington about the new PGI site. We talk about how the new site came about, and why we are going to be at the new site. We chat about field layout, camping, hotels, public nights and everything in between. We then chat about how the new  1.4PRO Invitational, and how the exact rules have not been decided, but more information will come soon.

In todays episode, we have a BRAND NEW SEGMENT - Pyro Unleashed Firework Rating:

We rate Raccoons new for the 2025 season - Crimson Curse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRCOGoduNE

We gave this cake an overall rating of 7 out of 10 for color, duration, effects used, and graphics of the cake itself.

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David and Donnie got the chance to sit down and chat with Nick Archer from the UK on Bonfire Night out of all days! They talked about how the firework rules and regulations in the UK differ from our rules here is the USA. They also chat about the wonderful display Nick put on at PyroJam, and how that came about. This is an episode your sure to remember!

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We know you have been waiting, so here it is!!! This episode dropped at Midnight, the same time you could purchase your early-bird tickets for Cobra Con at https://www.cobra-con.com/

We talk all things Cobra Con, from tradeshow, classes, and show line ups, to some brand new ways you can get involved. We also talk about Pyro Unleashed Podcast's multiple roles in this years convention. Donnie will be teaching a class on altitude: enhancing displays with lifts, towers and platforms. While David will be teaching a class on pyromusical execution, from concept to design. We will also be shooting the closing pyromusical for RKM. If you would like your hand in the music decisions, be sure to jump over to Discord and put your input for song choices.

Jonathan's email is: [email protected], be sure to submit your applications by December 31, and the competition results will be released on January 10th 2025

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Take a listen as Donnie and David talk to Danny Bonanno with Sooner SkyFire Showdown. We talk about how the idea came about only 1 month before the first competition last year! Danny doesn't stop, and is even competing at Lone Star Fireworks Festival this weekend!

https://soonerskyfireshowdown.com/

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Donnie and David talk about Sky Wars and how that evolved into a good time of fellowship, APA follow up with new rule changes, and some chatter about Cobra Con, as well as talking to Jonathan about new things in the works on November 1st.

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Donnie and David met up with Chris and Beth Stasey during some downtime at Innsbrook, MO.   Chris and Beth dive into the originals and purpose of the Lonestar Fireworks Festival.  They talk about how it got started, where it is today, and what they want for the future of the event.

100% of all profits from the Lonestar Fireworks Festival go directly to the Foster's home for children.   

Lonestar Fireworks Festical is held in Bluff Dale, TX on October 19th, 2024.

To learn more about the event and how you can be a shooter at a future event, check them out at https://www.lonestarfireworksfestival.com/

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Bonus Episode - Donnie and David met up at SkyWars to chat with Rob Cima about the decison to cancel SkyWars 2024.  What the furture of SkyWars looks like and how they can be better prepared for future rain issues.

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