The Annapolis Podcast

This week's guest on The Annapolis Podcast is Mr. Annapolis John Frenaye. John started Eye On Annapolis (eyeonannapolis.net), which has close to 200,000 website views a month, after someone told him that he couldn't do it himself. He not only started the blog, he started a community media-source and a full-time business.  He goes into the beginnings of Eye On Annapolis and gives his opinion on some local happenings, politics and insight from his unique perspective of the Annapolis area. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Listen and please share it with your friends. Thank you for enjoying The Annapolis Podcast!

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This week's guest on The Annapolis Podcast is Gavin Buckley. (Photo Credit to Joe Heimbach of No Filter Photography (NoFilter Photography.net) Originally hailing from South Africa and Australia, Gavin literally sailed into City Dock in the 90's and hasn't looked back since. He is the owner of Tsunami, Lemongrass and Metropolitan Kitchen and Lounge, all on West Street. He hints on a couple new restaurants to come on West Street in Annapolis. When Gavin opened up Tsunami in the year 2000, West Street wasn't the safest of areas, now it has become a more vibrant arts district. In this episode, Gavin hints at throwing his hat into the ring for Annapolis politics. He talks about the arts scene in Annapolis back in the day, which included Jimi Hendrix, among others. And, of course, he talks about the controversial mural that is above his flagship restaurant Tsunami. Press play, enjoy, stay "in-the-know" and share this episode.

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This week's guest on the Annapolis Podcast is Greg Lilly. Greg is the founder and chairman of The Fish for a Cure Foundation, which holds an annual fishing competition in Annapolis. Greg talks about growing up fishing in Annapolis. We go into the informal beginnings of Fish for a Cure, which quickly became formal when his wife was found to have cancer. The Fish for a Cure Foundation has raised a "whopper" of an amount of $900,000 for the Anne Arundel Medical Center since 2010. Greg hopes that Fish For A Cure can help spread AAMC's successful "Nurse Navigator" program to hospitals around the country. Sit back, grab a beer and enjoy this genuine Annapolis Fish Story.  

This week's guest on the Annapolis Podcast is therapist Laura Reagan. Laura talks soul-sucking Annapolis commutes, recent sexual assaults in Annapolis, "Keeping up with the Kardashians" in Annapolis and disportionately high amount of murder-suicides in Maryland. Tune in my Annapolitan friends!

Guest: Laura Reagan LCSW-C 

Host: Scott MacMullan Law, LLC Your Annapolis Criminal Defense Attorney

This week's guest on the Annapolis Podcast is longtime Annapolitan sailor Tucker Thompson. Tucker is a former America's Cup sailor and is the current host of the upcoming 35th America's Cup that is set to be held in Bermuda in 2017. From his Annapolis Yacht Club Junior Sailing program days, to his contributions to local favorite Spinsheet Magazine with his famous "Tucker's Tips" column, to hosting and covering sailing TV coverage in Annapolis for 15 years, to presently showing off the Auld Mug, the America's Cup trophy and giving presentations to yacht clubs across the nation, Tucker oozes "Annapolis sailing." Tune in and listen to this legendary sailor.

Guest: Follow Tucker and The America's Cup here.

Host: Scott MacMullan

This week's guest on The Annapolis Podcast is Evan Koslow. Evan, a practitioner who is rated as a "Super Lawyer", is a family Law practitioner and mediator here in Annapolis. Evan gives us a primer on the who, what, when and where of family law here in Anne Arundel County. This is a good place to start if you, or a loved one, is contemplating a divorce in Anne Arundel County. 

Guest: Evan Koslow: http://www.koslowlawfirm.com/

Host: Scott MacMullan www.macmullanlaw.com

On this week's episode of the Annapolis Podcast, Steve Lash of the Daily Record is the guest. He reports on Maryland's top courts and is an "encyclopedia" of local case knowledge. We dive deep into current Annapolis Court of Appeals cases for the 2015-2016 term. We look at the Serial case and I ask Steve whether he thinks Syed is going to get out of jail anytime soon. From gay marriage and Kim Davis to a recent Anne Arundel County case regarding DNA, we review an array of appellate level cases that concern citizens. We also speculate on who is going to jump onto the Court of Appeals next? Who is going to replace Judge Battaglia? Will it be Maryland State Bar Association President and the Honorable Pamila Brown of Howard County? Tune in to find out.

Follow Steve Lash on Twitter here.

The Maryland Daily Record

Host: Scott MacMullan Law

Tim Hamilton is not a bashful guy. As a comedian, he has rubbed shoulders with celebrities Dave Chappelle, Sarah Silverman and Patton Oswalt. As an Annapolitan, he doesn't hold back his opinions on the city. In this episode, we talk about the State of Comedy in Annapolis. Specifically, we look at the current state of comedy in Annapolis, then we go back in time and see how we got here. We talk about the importance of social media to comedians these days. 

Tim is currently the owner of The Shiny Object Company, which is a boutique marketing, public relations and experiential agency that is highly acclaimed for phenomenal press coverage and innovative promotional campaigns, resulting in a client roster that includes some of the most exclusive lifestyle, entertainment and hospitality brands, from high end boutique hotels to luxory urband developments, restaurants, bars and casino/gaming properties. 

Here is a list of what Tim and I talk about:

Used to be a stand up comedy in Montgomery County.

Dave Chappelle, Patton Oswalt.

Dave Chappelle was a friend of his.

Comedy Scene in Annapolis: People are going to Baltimore or DC instead.

4 theatres in Annapolis.

Residents of Annapolis aren’t taking advantage of our great theatre scene.

Todd Barry came to Rams Head and they had trouble moving tickets for him.

Hannibal Burris came out and did well at Ramshead.

Bill Cosby joke that Hannibal Burris tells.

In the comedy community, it has been known for years that Bill Cosby allegedly drugged women

Tim admits to succumbing  to suburbia and getting out of comedy.

Do you want funny kids or well adjusted kids?

Annapolis is a bubble.

Ramshead is a great venue for comedy.

Free Range Comedy is a local improv group. They are hilarious and talented.

O’briens has done a great job with putting together a comedy night.

Drafts and Laughs.

Metropolitan does comedy too.

Talks about Annapolis’ blotted bureaucracy that is inefficient. Hurts the local comedy scene.

Are Annapolitans a “stuffy” group?

He talks about funny Annapolis Blogs.

Pockets of funny in Annapolis

He talks about Stevens Hardware going out of business.

He concludes that we can change and through Annapolis’ history we have changed.

Were there comedy clubs back in the day?

The Godfather of all comedy was Mark Twain.

Talks about the emergence of jazz and comedy.

Lenny Bruce is discussed.

George Carlin is discussed.

Comedy intersecting with the first amendment.

Where is comedy now?

Comedy clubs struggled in the 1990s. Now we are in the golden ages of comedy. With technology and TV driving it. Podcast, facebook and twitter.

Using Twitter as a sounding board for new jokes.

Comics hate Youtube.

Periscope and Meerkat for comics.

Current Annapolis events:

Peacock is on the loose.

Stories about Dave Chappelle and Patton Oswalt.

Mark Maron

Tim’s favorite joke of all-time?

Being a woman in comedy is tough.

Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer and Joan Rivers

Tim Hamilton's marketing Firm is Shiny Object on Facebook. Shiny Object Website

Scott MacMullan Law, LLC website.

This week's guest on the Annapolis Podcast is Sean O'Neill, the President of the Annapolis Business Association. He is also the Vice-President of RBC Wealth Management Group and is a financial advisor there. He gives us insight on the association's recent merging with Main Street Annapolis to become the Annapolis Partnership. Sean gives us insight on how the ABA can help Annapolis businesses. He also tells us whether or not he is going to run for Mayor of Annapolis.

Sean's Business Page

Annapolis Business Association Page

Scott MacMullan Annapolis DUI Attorney Page

This week's guest on The Annapolis Podcast is Bryan Sears. Bryan is an award-winning investigative reporter for the Maryland Daily Record. He covers Annapolis politics and government affairs. We talk about the interaction between Annapolis politicians and the press over the years. Bryan and I go into current politics in Annapolis. This "social media master" talks about his social media following and how more politicians than ever are on social media.