The Fifty Ton Podcast

Before The Fifty Ton Podcast, Steve had a barber show called Shop Talk with Steve Ferreira where he made the mistake of having me on as a guest. This episode from April of 2020 is like 2 hours long and we cover a lot of ground, maybe too much. I say that it was unfortunate for Steve to have me as a guest, not because I was a horrible guest but because I was such a good guest, and our conversation was so great, that he couldn't get the episode out of his head and begged me to create a new podcast from those ashes of that phoenix (or however that is supposed to go). As R. Buckminster Fuller once stated "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." That's what happened when Steve and I conversed on tape, it's the new model.

I wanted to share this very fortunate and historical turn of events with you, our loyal audience, but I didn't want you to slog through the entire two hours so I gave it the Fifty Ton treatment. I took the two hours and spindled them down to 53 minutes.

If you decide you want that full 2 hour experience, you can get it here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shop-talk-with-steve-ferreira/id1511218061 or if you're just curious how much cutting I do in a typical 50 Ton episode (It's over 2 hours cut to 1) that'll give you an idea of what it is like beforehand.

We are still very much in Hiatus mode, we will be back and I will promise another episode by the end of the year where we will announce our Season two plans.

In the meantime, enjoy your festivities or remembrances this weekend and take the time to appreciate everything you have.

Cheers!

While we all enjoying the intermission, Steve and I pop in to wish you all a nice Halloween, debate the direction of the show and what the best fat is for cooking corn bread.

Bone - App - A - Teet

Thank you all for joining us on this wild ride. One full year, 52 episodes. We toured a pandemic, a national uprising, islands of fuck boys and explored the insides and outsides of our collective heads.

A sincere thank you to the fans! We appreciate all of the virtual fan mail and dick pics you sent in, the eternal praise and mostly your open pocketbooks for this free product. Keep sending those checks! 

Finally, a special, huge thank to Hungry Erin, a girl who provided our show music for the season and has supported, and collaborated with Steve and I for all of our adult lives, we hope to have you on the show someday! (Or at least hang out when the border finally re-opens. O' Canada!)

CHEERS!

Steve reveals the details of his dream vacation, we both agree that the French and English are idiots when it comes to warfare, I make some completely unfounded claims about human sacrifice in relation to the prison industrial complex and everyone has a good time throughout.

In the deleted conversations, Steve and I had a long discussion about how to identify a good male as a suitor. When this episode hits 50,000 plays, I will release that tape.

Enjoy your lunch.

For our big 50th episode, we conducted our first guest interview. Celebrity barber @DGCuts from Mansfield's Rectify Barbershop and Beauty Alcove joins us and is treated to the Fifty Ton red carpet and after party of great times.

A perfect guest, a delightful interview, a real hour of growth for all involved, and anyone who listens to this episode will certainly come out of the experience happier, wealthier and better looking. 

Check out DG at @DGCuts on instagram or all of her links at http://linktr.ee/DGCuts

I'm writing the description for this one because I'm late posting and I'm not going to burden Steve with last minute work. Friends don't do that to one another.

Barber Expos, Fake Butts, Sports Memorabilia being sold by piece of shit womanizers, Spree Shootings, the Trades and other light subjects are discussed.

Is Ed really an F-Boy?  Not really but the name for the episode popped into my head this morning and I'm rocking with it.  I wanted to name the show F(ifty Ton) Boy Island but it just doesn't hit as well.  If the F was for film, then yes, Ed is an F-Boy.  A real Film Boy.  A Film Buff.  Actually I just changed the title from Ed Boy Island to Film Boy Island.  Look at me and how creative & witty I am.  Good bye.

Steve starts the show with this question: is this a filler episode or do we try to talk about something completely different for once? 

Spoiler alert: All podcasts are filler episodes. We're all just trying to find stuff to talk about in between two great episodes, every episode. 

Steve missed getting this one posted this morning. It's not his fault though, he's a differently-abled, height challenged individual. To be fair, his laptop was probably across the room and his people (short people) have reduced strides which don't enable them to move as quickly as my people (tall people). Where he would have needed to take 30 steps to my 4, I'm stepping in (in a big way obviously) to get this episode posted.

In this episode, I let Steve rant about "tall privilege" and shock him with my interest in the Twilight film series. Plus, recreational psychedelic chatter and other chart topping discussions.

This summer feels like the entire roaring 20s jammed into 8 weeks.  Billionaires are going to space, Ed's whipping around the city in flip flops, and I should really stay in for a week and let my brain have a breather.  The only thing that can save humanity at this point is the cool crisp fall air and changing of the foliage.  If we can't get down to a nice 62 and sunny by the end of August I'm not sure that America will make it to Thanksgiving.  While we may think that we need rocket ships and Hampton beach but what we really need is apple crisp and hoodie weather.  Well hopefully if you're reading this in the future you had a nice apple cider donut and then reevaluated your life.  But then Halloween parties happened and we all exploded.  The End.