The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby

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In a special public service episode, Dr. Carlos Nunez returned to the show to discuss a "Sleeptember"  for National Sleep Awareness Month and the dangers of sleep apnea.

HGTV's Matt Blashaw joined our 4-Timers club when he dialed in to talk about ways to keep our families safe and warm this winter.

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We kickoff Season 12 of The All New Big Wakeup Call Podcast with another look into the archives, from May 5, 2021.

Minnie Driver is an Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress best known for her roles in Good Will Hunting, Phantom of the Opera, Grosse Point Blank and The Riches, among others. As a teenager, she began singing and playing guitar in London jazz clubs, while earning her degree in drama from the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. In addition to her acting career, she is also a singer-songwriter and has released three critically acclaimed solo albums.  

Minnie called in for a chat about her career and her new podcast, "Minnie Questions with Minnie Driver."

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On this special 65 minute episode, we open the heavily guarded Big Wakeup Call Vault and bring out some of my interviews with Heavy Metal Legends!

From 10/13/14:  Anthrax's Scott Ian joined the show for a chat about his book "I'm the Man."

From 5/11/15: I visited with Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) to discuss his book "How to Be a Man (and Other Illusions)."

From 10/19/15: Def Leppard's Phil Collen dialed us up to talk about his book "Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard and Beyond."

From 6/27/17: Mark Slaughter was a guest on the show to promote his album "Halfway There."

From 9/9/20: Dave Mustaine from Megadeth called in to talk about his book "Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece."

From 12/17/20: I chatted with Twisted Sister's Jay Jay French about his podcast, "The French Connection: The Music Business and Beyond."

From 11/17/17: Skid Row's Sebastian Bach discussed his book "18 and Life on Skid Row"

From 12/13/17: Scott Ian returned to the show to talk about his book "Access All Areas: Stories from a Hard Rock Life."

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In this informative episode, small business expert Mark Tina joined me for a lively discussion about economic challenges and how small and mid-sized business can set themselves up for success.  Then, super mom and TV lifestyle host Kathy Buccio shared tips and hacks to take the stress out of managing a busy home. 

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The 12th anniversary celebration doesn't stop!  Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan from gofugyourself.com became members of our 12-Timers Club when they called in for a chat about fashion and their origin story!

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Our 12th anniversary celebration continues with a visit from one of our favorite guests: Humorist, Playwright, Author, Comedian and someone who could kick your ass at karate, Dylan Brody!

Dylan's new album "Road Tested" is now available!

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Our 12th anniversary celebration continues with a visit from perhaps the favoritest of our favorite guests! Scott Aukerman makes his 18th appearance on our show for a chat about the upcoming Comedy Bang Bang World Tour 2022!

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In this week's big, huge, enormous, fun-filled, action-packed segment, Bill and Ryan share fond foggy memories of their mischievous past of high school hijinks that would certainly have them doing some jail time were they done today for TikTok (statute of limitations has long passed now, so don't even think about it).

Topics also include:

• Lightyear's Lesbian Kiss
• Bad TikTok Challenges
• Voyager is having a stroke
• Bill is not a method author
• Ryan unwittingly becomes British royalty

This episode is brought to you by uncomfortable silence.

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Today's show included discussions on a wide variety of whatnot, including:

• Bill & Ryan's BTS Love
• Mansplaining Miss Marvel (again)
• A Breaking Blue Beetle Bulletin
• Deadpool's Disney Direction
• Re-casting The Flash?
• A Shazam-Black Adam Slapstick Buddy Comedy

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In yet another visit from the World News Center, Bill McCormick and I discussed things and stuff and whatnot, including:

• Bill's dangerous coffee consumption
• Old man complaining
• Disney vs. Daycare
• Obi Wan blows up the canon
• Batman! The Musical
• News on Namor
• The Buddy Rich Tapes.

Enjoy the laughter and hijinks.