Rando Banter

On this week's episode we welcome Bethany Mis to the banter. We talk about the real estate market and Bethany becoming the mayor of the best neighborhood in the Tampa area. We get into the backstory of her meeting the worst Rando Banter guest to date and how he gets her to fall in love with him only to drag her back to Massachusetts. There is a happy ending though as they move back to Florida and she gives some tips for others looking to make the move south. Then we get into tattoo stories and a family background in the circus that involves juggling conventions, a fire breathing mishap and a unicycle skill. It's a great episode. We hope you enjoy as much as we did.

For this week's Banter, Larry's wife, Megan Smith sits down with the guys. Duff shares that there are several rodents that predict if there will be 6 more weeks of winter, not just 'Punxsutawney Phil'. They discuss thier favorite live sporting events they've attended, and each give their Superbowl LVII pick. The conversation then shifts to what their career aspirations where when they were kids, and Megan shares multiple hilarious stories of her just falling down on different occations. It's a great listen. We hope you enjoy!

On this week's episode, Larry and Duff discuss some of the country music recommendations given to Larry and Megan as they requested on the New Year's Episode. Then the guys dive into Larry's comedy show booking days. Starting at the beginning, with a friendly roast, all the way to booking multiple legends on the same bill. Larry also shares a story of how he and his business partner, Justin, just miss out hosting a show with one of the biggest up and coming comedians working right now. Larry then details a few great stories of booking and hanging out with Gilbert Gottfried and Dave Coulier (Joey Gladstone, Full House) including taking Dave out to a dive bar in Worcester, MA. It's a great listen. Enjoy!

In this Episode, Jim Cartile and Brix Soto Join Larry and Duff for some Banter! The Guys discuss working together in the Automotive industry. Then, Jim describes growing up in Michigan, then going to college at USF, and his time as a body builder, where he took 2nd place in the State of Florida. Then the guys ask Jim about his battle with addiction, different paths he was on, and Jim explains how $1.50 worth of "residue" got him put in jail. Jim then discusses is path to recovery and how his relationship with God has kept him clean for over 3 years. It's an entertaining listen! We hope you can check it out. Enjoy.

On this weeks episode, Jesse Hadley joins Larry and Duff in St. Augustine, FL for some banter. They discuss their group trip to the ancient city to celebrate Duff's 40th birthday. The guys describe their experiences exploring the city including getting thrown out of the group's 2nd stop on a hunting themed pub crawl organized by Duff's wife, Joanna. Then, Jesse and Larry reminisce about growing up together in Oxford, MA. Finally Jesse tells the story of finding out he had an older brother in his late 30's. There may have even been a paranormal event recorded! Enjoy!

On this weeks episode, Larry and Duff welcome Ryan Roberts to the banter. The guys talk beer and whiskey recommendations as well as the proper etiquette for gifting and installing bidets. Then the guys dive into Ryan's background including learning about his former podcast and some home brewing stories from back in the day. They get into a little bit of football talk but with both The Pats and Ryan's Steelers not looking great, there's little to no excitement or hope for a super bowl run this year. Then the guy wrap up the episode with some good Ry Guy stories from the golf course and why he no longer is allowed to book tee times. Enjoy!

On this week's episode Charlie Magee joins the banter to talk about his hometown of Detroit, his excitement for this years Detroit Lions team, as well as his ticket out of the city. Charlie shares some good bartending stories, including how a chance meeting and a little bit of self confidence got him to pack up everything he owned to move to St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Then he shares stories about living in St. Thomas including how he went into panic mode in less than 15 minutes after landing on the island. Next, a romantic story of how he met his wife, to which, we can all agree that the Hallmark Channel will soon be calling to buy the rights. The guys wrap up the episode with some music talk. Charlie throws out some non-mainstream recommendations and talks about a few legendary shows that he was able to see from a behind the scenes viewpoint. Enjoy! Please follow the show and share!

This week's Rando Banter is a special New Year's edition. Larry and Duff have their wives Megan and Joanna join to talk about the accomplishments of 2022 as well as the rollover resolutions from last year that haven't changed for 2023. Then they all look ahead to 2023. Larry suggests a new podcast name, and they discuss new travel plans that Joanna wants to get on the books for any and every reason possible. Everyone looks back on their 2022 music year in review based on their listening platforms. Larry disagrees with the algorithms and his top 5 songs. Joanna's top 5 are all by the same artist. Megan's top 5 actually surprises Duff. Lastly, to get it on record, everyone documents their 2023 resolutions. Then they make a plan check back on them on the podcast in about a year to see if they all failed as miserably at them as compared to 2022. Happy New Year! Enjoy!

On this week's Banter it's Christmas talk with the wives. Before kicking off the festivities, Megan vents about a rough 24 hours leading up to the recording. Then the discussion shifts to family Christmas traditions, favorite gifts ever and what's the right amount of lights and decorations. After that they discuss the best (and worst) Christmas songs, movies and why certain Christmas events should be avoided by those without the holiday spirit for the sake of everyone involved. The episode wraps up with Megan describing her families new tradition combining secret Santa and ugly sweaters. We hope you enjoy it! Merry Christmas to you all!!

The wives join in on the Banter this week. Duff and Joanna tell the tale about their road trip to Athens Georgia to see their favorite artist, Hardy. They were joined on their trip by their friend, the much talked about Phil. Duff outlines his strict requirements for road trip traveling companions. Joanna details how she "fan-girled" it for the whole ride, the hours leading up to the show and during Hardy's performance. They talk small concert venues as the Duff's describe what they love about Hardy and share stories from the concert. From there the Duffs dive into a few places to go in Athens and also Tallahassee which was the next stop on the road trip. Finally, the discussion turns to how frustrating it is to buy tickets through Ticketmaster and how that process is getting out of hand. Enjoy!