A Fresh Face in Hell with Jonathan Evison

Tim Mays has been promoting shows and owning clubs in San Diego for 47 years. His most famous club, The Casbah, is celebrating 37 years in business this year. Tim talks with me about the early, often violent, days of the San Diego punk scene. We also talk about the early '90s when San Diego was thought to be "the next Seattle," with bands like Drive Like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt, and Lucy's Fur Coat being courted by major record labels. We get into Stone Temple Pilots, Iron Butterfly, Jason Mraz, and, of course, Ratt. Tim has been there for all of it and shares stories from his legendary career.

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Craig Lancaster is a prolific author, playwright, and journalist who wrote the award-winning "600 Hours of Edward," as well as its sequels "Edward Adrift" and "The Summer Sun." Tired of the publishing game, Craig has decided to hang it all up and become a nomad. He sold his belongings, rented his house out, bought an RV, and has now charted a path across America. My goal with this episode was to talk him out of it, but in the end, we spent the hour daydreaming of living a simpler life on the road, free to read, navigate campground WiFi, clean out toilets, and keep black mold remediated—all the while keeping our hearts open to finding an unexpected home in some remote part of the country.
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OK, I'm a homer for the Hawks, I'm a 12. One of my favorite Seahawks analysts is the co-host of the Man2Man podcast, Mike Dugar. Mike recently published a book on the Seahawks called "The Franchise - Seattle Seahawks: A Curated History of the Legion of Boom Era." Today we talk about how our Seahawks have evolved over the last 15 years, as well as some highlights along the way, including the interception that deflated a dynasty. And of course, we get into some predictions for the upcoming playoffs.  

Man2Man - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seahawks-man-2-man-a-show-about-the-seattle-seahawks/id1242347126

The Franchise - https://www.amazon.com/Franchise-Seattle-Seahawks-Curated-History/dp/1637277806
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Excited to be returning for our second calendar year of the podcast! After a couple of weeks of quiet contemplation, I've decided that we need to ramp up our optimism mission. Today, I talk with bus driver, author, and filmmaker Nathan Vass about his 18 years of driving the No. 7 Metro bus through some of the toughest neighborhoods in Seattle. Nathan is unique in that he approaches his job with compassion and humility. When you come into contact with two thousand people a day, you can either average the good or the bad that humanity shows you. Nathan chooses the former, and that has really broadened him as a human. A great message to start the new year.
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Victor M. Sweeney splits his time between raising four children, running a small town funeral home, writing books and being the most famous mortician on the internet. Victor hosts a podcast called Death And as well as highly entertaining YouTube channel where he answers, with immense patience, questions on all things death. He took time today to answer some of my questions, from the poignant . . do you have nightmares? To the mundane . . what do morticians talk about at conferences?  To the absurd . . do men die with erections?  If I didn't ask your question you can always read his new book "Now Departing" or ask him yourself on his YouTube channel. 

Podcast: https://deathandpodcast.com
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@UCplJzJendfah_GkRTBL1snQ 
Now Departing:  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Now-Departing/Victor-M-Sweeney/9781668062111
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