Verbal Shenanigans

Today, we are joined by blues and folk singer/songwriter, Ruthie Foster.  Ruthie has been making amazing music for several decades and continues to bring her flavor of the blues to the masses.  Ruthie has been nominated for several grammy's and continues to innovate and create new music.  Make sure to check out Ruthie's latest release, "Live at the Paramount."

We also discuss the horrendous case of George Floyd, play a game involving various heroes and villains, and hear about another weird encounter Mike had on the internet.   

Today, we are joined by Michael E. Reynolds.  Mike is an American architect who is based out of New Mexico. He is well known for his construction and design of "earthships".  Earthships are completely sustainable passive solar houses.  Mike has challenged the status quo  and has gone on to build amazing green homes out of things like tires, bottles, and cans. Mike was funny, unique, and remarkably smart.   Check out Mike and his journey in the documentary "Garbage Warrior."  Go check out an earthship today!

We also butcher English, talk about Covid, and hear all about Mike's grandma stealing his baseball cards.  

The Verbal Shenanigans guarantee we will always entertain and fight to uncover the biggest conspiracies (guarantee voided in most states and countries). Tonight we investigate the flat earth with producer Toby Brusseau. Toby produced the documentary of “Mad Mike” Hughes, who built a homemade rocket to prove the Earth was flat. Hear how Toby got in touch with Mike, the stories on the production of the show, his relationship and thoughts on Mike, and his thoughts on the flat earth theory. We later dive into the tragic second attempt that ended in the passing of Mike. Check out the movie “Rocketman : Mad Mike’s Mission to Prove the Flat Earth” and listen to this interview”

We are back!  And today, we are joined by well known former boxer and actor, Jack O'Halloran!  You may recognize Jack from his time in the ring with the likes of George Foreman, his role on Dragnet, or portraying Non in the Superman movies.  We discuss Jack's acting career, his time in boxing, his family's mob connections, and his new book.  Check it out!

We also talk about a really boring interview, learn about a show Scott shortly obsessed over, and we put Burlew to the test on a dickering challenge. 

Today, we go down under yet again!  From Australia, we are joined by three young siblings who make up the band, The Buckleys.  The Buckleys didn't realize they were entering a contest at a festival and ended up winning. And then they get signed to INXS's label, Petrol Records.  The Buckleys were fun to talk to.  We talked about how they are surviving the pandemic, what it is like playing with your family, their writing process, and more.  They just recently released a new animated video for their song "Breathe".   Go check em out!

We also talk about Mike's mom insisting on waking him up, his parents taking Grandma to see Deepthroat, and Mike tells us a crazy story about a creepy member of the bigfoot community.  Have a listen!

In these uncertain times, we need to we stay calm and at ease. Let Verbal Shenanigans help you out with by chatting with a murderous clown. Tonight we talk with David Howard Thornton, AKA Art the Clown from the Terrifier movie series. We dive into David background in entertainment, what it’s like on the set of a gruesome horror movie, and  when he realized the popularity of the movie and Art. David was a pleasure to joke around with. Listen to hear about the upcoming sequel as well an amusing conversation on what would Art’s voice sounds like.

 We also talk about UFC, Mike Tyson, hear Mike mispronounce words, and learn about the history of the diaper!

We have had some great guests this year, so our next guest has some big shoes to fill, or should we say BigFeet??? Tonight’s guest is Cliff Barackman, a researcher from the TV Series “Finding Bigfoot”. Cliff tells us what drew him into the field of Sasquatch exploration. We chat about filming the show and meeting his wife, some of the many adventures he has been on, how close has he come to seeing Bigfoot, and his thoughts on other mystical creatures. Check out our interview and go visit Cliff at the North American Bigfoot Center and museum in Oregon.

Scott also shares a story about an exploding toilet bowl, how he is losing it during the quarantine, and some more of Burlew's amazing inventions.  

Oh, you have certainly seen our guest along the way.  From classic movies like Escape From Alcatraz, to comedic performances in Billy Madison and Seinfeld, to Home Alone, and even classic television like Breaking Bad, Larry Hankin has done it all.  We talk to Larry about anything and everything ranging from his early years as a stand up comic opening for Miles Davis, to working with amazing directors like Clint Eastwood and Vince Gilligan, living with dyslexia, and his new book.  What a fascinating man.

Today we chat with comedian and actress Jamie Linn Watson, better known as the Sprintern in the Sprint commercials. Jamie gives us her background in her performance and improv career, chats about the audition process for the commercial, and her first meeting with Paul (AKA the “Can You Hear Me Now” guy). We also dive into the drawbacks of fame as we chat about the internet’s fandom for her feet and how a Mike Hard Lemonade ended her “modeling” career. Enjoy Jamie’s bubbly personality as we hope you can hear our podcast now

We also talk about the glory days of basketball, we make horrendous dog puns, and Scott's quarantine anniversary.  Check it out!

Sometimes, genuine conversation brightens your day.  After a bad day, our day was brightened by talking to Toby Philpott. Toby is an English puppeteer, best known for his work in motion picture animatronics during the 1980s in such films as The Dark Crystal and Return of the Jedi.Toby was insightful, genuine, and hilarious.  We talk about everything from puppeteering  Jabba the Hutt, Toby's early career in street performance, and what it was like to work for Jim Henson.  Such a fascinating interview.  

We also talk about a brutal interview loss, get an update on Scott's boozy friend Steve, and we look into the most isolated jobs.  Check it out!