Carly and Christy are joined by their lucky 100th couchsurfer Rike for a home recording extravaganza. Rike is an amazing German woman who is for some reason traveling across America twice in five weeks. They chat about a balloon-filled surprise party at 7am, what it’s like to have 100 strangers pass through your home, and the quirky people you meet on Amtraks.

In this special edition episode of Surf Memphis Radio, Christy and Carly discuss the amazing connection between couchsurfing and music. They recount Christy playing her first open mic with a couchsurfer, how jamming in their living room brings them closer to their guests, and share some music from the talented travelers who have surfed on their couch.

Songs Played:

"I Won't Back Down" by Go Barefoot

Band from South Africa

https://www.facebook.com/gobarefootband/

Find them on Spotify and Bandcamp!

"The Monday Club" by Al Gordon

Singer/Songwriter from England

https://www.facebook.com/Al-Gordon-music-211475432227302/?ref=br_rs

Find him on Bandcamp!

"Megazord" by The Mezazord

Band of Israeli musician Gilad Levin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weKmXKnPs3A

Sponsor: Thanks to Mempho Music Festival, which will take place October 6th and 7th at Shelby Farms Park. Head to http://www.memphofest.com/ to purchase tickets! 

On the eve of 901 day, as Christy and Carly leave milk and cookies out for Justin Timberlake, they also sit down with Memphis enthusiast and couchsurfing host Rob for a Memphis filled history lesson. They have their minds blown with historical fun facts about Memphis, discuss being a tourist in your own city, and contemplate getting a cake with their faces on it to celebrate their friendaversary.

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Christy and Carly are joined by a traveling duo of British sisters who made their way to their couch despite accidentally showing up a day early. They chat about what it's like traveling with your sibling, how hard it is to pass a driver's test and what happens when you have too much luggage for a tiny house. We also get deep about conquering fears of speaking on a podcast and being surrounded by sunflowers. 

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Christy and Carly sit down with the wonderful Meredith and Baylee of Sofar Sounds Memphis to chat about their favorite local music event. They discuss how couchsurfing led to the beginning of Sofar Memphis, how the artists are selected, and why intimate music shows are the best thing on Earth. 

Head to https://www.sofarsounds.com/memphis to get tickets to the Sofar Sounds One Year Anniversary Show on August 18th! 

Find them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SofarMemphis and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofarsoundsmemphis/ 

In this episode, it’s just family as Christy and Carly recount their experience hitchhiking through Scotland. Spending 9 days around the country and into the highlands of Scotland, they reminisce about their best and worst couchsurfing experience of all time, nerd out about seeing real life Harry Potter landmarks, dish on sneaking into a castle at midnight and tell the tale of spending a night in a ritual stone circle hearing fairy tales under the northern lights. They also sit down with Josh Campbell of Dad and I and Spillit to talk about the story telling event Surf Memphis is hosting on July 28th.

Spillit Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/776661002544498/?ref=br_rs

Thanks to Huey's for sponsoring us! Check out their weekly trivia nights and happy hour specials!

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The moment we've all been waiting for! Christy and Carly finally call their most memorable couchsurfer exactly a year later. Tomek is an amazing, hitchhiking couchsurfer from Poland who reminisces about his time in Memphis and America, dishes on the craziest thing that's ever happened to him, and spills the details on the America-themed bar he's about to open in Warsaw. 

In loving memory of Tomek the Fish, who passed away after this recording. 
October 2017-June 29, 2018

In a weird twist of fate, Carly and Christy end up chatting with two Irish lads, one whom they have had an almost run in with in the past. They talk about writing songs for the cities you visit, being a good tourist in Memphis, and public schools turned into bars. 

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Find Cathal's album "Friendly Shores" on Spotify 

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In a two-for-one special on couchsurfers, Christy and Carly are joined in the studio by two solo travelers, Linn and Bonnie. Linn has roots in both Norway and China, and is traveling around the U.S. for three months, while Bonnie is from Maryland and at the last leg of a long distance cycling trip. They chat about what comes next after a long trip, getting free food at the drive thru, and how to get a discount at a seedy motel based on appearance alone.  

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In this episode, Christy and Carly are joined by Mark Brimble, resident British scientist and host of the Dr. Heckle Podcast. They talk about drunkenly trying to buy America.com, transplanting to Memphis, becoming a professional British wedding greeter, and how a European hiking trip turned boys to men.

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We mention the Judgmental Map of Memphis which you can find here: http://judgmentalmaps.com/post/76242719853/memphis

Check out our sponsor, Miles4Milla at www.miles4milla.org and sign up for the May 19th bike race with an afterparty at Wiseacre!