The MT Alternative Podcast

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Send us Fan Mail We kick off with Labor Day hangout talk, then trade song picks that swing from hard rock and metal to faith-centered tracks that hit a completely different nerve. Along the way we roast our imaginary band drama, revisit old listening habits, and land on why every genre can earn a spot if it moves you.  • Labor Day weekend check-in and the rhythm of trading picks  • Highway memorie...

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Send us Fan Mail A nest cam shouldn’t be able to wreck your week, but that’s exactly what happened to us. We start with a quick update on the name change to Memory Lane FM, then Mike shares the story that’s been sitting heavy on his chest: Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear Valley bald eagles so many people watched daily, and why Jackie’s death felt like losing a small piece of routine you didn’t eve...

Send us Fan Mail Old songs don’t stay in the past, they follow you around. We’re back on the porch with a stack of throwbacks and zero patience for “perfect” radio polish, trading tracks that still hit hard the moment the first line lands. We start with some quick real talk, then jump into a listener voicemail that sparks a classic nostalgia question: what was the first thing you bought with your...

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Send us Fan Mail One second you’re hearing a familiar intro riff, and the next you’re back in a specific year, a specific room, and a specific version of yourself. That’s the whole point of Memory Lane FM, and this week we lean all the way into it with surprise picks that swing from classic rock atmosphere to peak 80s rock and the MTV era that shaped how we listened. We talk about why certain song...

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Send us Fan Mail A bird is showing off outside, the porch is perfect, and we are done pretending we do not miss the way music used to feel. We shift our show into a new rhythm: we pick songs we love, we hit play, and we tell you exactly why each track matters. Think old MTV energy without the noise, just real stories, real memories, and the soundtrack that helped shape who we are. We bounce from e...

Send us Fan Mail We kick back on a rainy porch and let the conversation wander from work and headlines to the band that soundtracked a lot of our lives: The Eagles. Along the way, we trade stories about farm days, party nights, pets, neighbors, and why music nostalgia hits so hard.  • rainy porch catch-up and the day-to-day grind at work  • a somber moment on NASCAR and how loss changes the tone ...

Send us Fan Mail We kick things off on the porch with real-life updates, then slide into the memories that made us KISS fans for life. The conversation turns into a track-and-tour time machine, with a final detour into a hard-earned safety lesson after a scary accident. • porch catch-up, home repairs and the drought talk • how we first heard KISS and why the image mattered • early album run from K...

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Send us Fan Mail Gas jumps. War headlines get louder. Work is a mess because the crew is short. And somehow, on a quiet porch, we still find time to laugh about a bird trying to join the show. That is the vibe today: real life first, big news second, and a music rabbit hole that makes the heavy stuff easier to carry. We talk through rising tension around Iran and what it means when leaders start t...

Send us Fan Mail We hang out on the porch and let the week unfold, from overtime stress and rough headlines to a music rabbit hole that brings the 80s back with a modern edge. Along the way we laugh at band names, call out overplayed songs, and end with a food rant that somehow turns into philosophy.  • porch time chat about work, overtime and a new boss learning the ropes  • quick reactions to Ha...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever confidently belted out a lyric only to find out you were wildly wrong, you’ll feel seen here. We’re back on the porch with wind, neighbors, and the kind of unfiltered catch-up that starts with work, dehydration, and the small victories that actually matter, like finally getting disability and Medicare approvals that take pressure off the family budget. Then we head...

Send us Fan Mail World news is heavy, and sometimes the only honest way to talk about it is from a front porch with a friend and zero pretending. We kick things off with what’s happening around Iran, the fear of escalation, the anger over violence against protesters, and the question nobody can dodge: how do you respond without signing up for another forever conflict. That spirals into a blunt bor...

Send us Fan Mail A coworker leaves after years and suddenly the day feels off, even if the work still gets done. That’s where our porch talk starts: the “missing piece” feeling, the way crews change, and how you can be happy for someone’s next move while still bracing for the chaos their absence might cause. From there, we do what we do best and follow the conversation wherever it goes. A loose wo...

Send us Fan Mail The score said blowout, but it felt like a slow bleed. We kick off with a Super Bowl that hinged on field position, a pick six, and a defense doing the heavy lifting while the offense vanished—then admit the most compelling football might have come earlier, in a Rams vs. Seattle clash that had true championship energy. It’s a frank, funny, and slightly bruised debrief that any fan...

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Send us Fan Mail Snow piles up, the studio sits quiet, and we refuse to miss a week. We hit record across a phone line and dive straight into the heart of winter life: a weekend of football that swung from gripping to grueling, a city wrapped in powder, and the odd rituals that take over every grocery aisle and gas station queue. It’s unpolished, real, and full of the kind of moments that make you...

Send us Fan Mail You know that moment when a new sound hits and your brain says, “Wait, why hasn’t this existed forever?” That was us discovering country metal. We stumbled into Cody Parks and The Dirty South and found a blend that keeps country’s storytelling soul while borrowing the horsepower of 80s and 90s metal. Think big hooks, bigger riffs, and lyrics that still smell like dirt roads and la...

Send us Fan Mail The rain is steady, the porch is alive, and season three kicks off with our favorite kind of chaos: honest laughs, sharp pivots, and a plan to make this the most personal run yet. We start with football—bye weeks, “easy” schedules, and the odd hangover of overseas games—then acknowledge the truth every fan knows: you still have to win the ones in front of you. From wildcard predic...

Send us Fan Mail Three years. Zero restraint. We dive headfirst into 1987, 1988, and 1989—the final rumble of the Eighties—where U2, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Guns N’ Roses, Madonna, and N.W.A battled for airtime while movies like Die Hard, Batman, and When Harry Met Sally reset what a blockbuster could be. It’s a season finale recorded on a strangely warm Christmas Eve porch in North Caro...

Send us Fan Mail Holiday cheer meets porch-chaos honesty as we light up the season with sunshine, BBQ talk, and the kind of tangents only two old friends can justify. We kick off with Rupert’s wry preamble, then slide straight into football plans, the fallout from a “takeover” that left our studio sticky and suspicious, and the comfort of being off work even when you know the restart will hurt. Wa...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when two holiday agents of chaos barricade a studio and decide to host their own “festive special”? We crank the mics, ditch the plan, and turn December into a glittering avalanche of bits, banter, and questionable wisdom. It’s a rogue broadcast where the only rules are “don’t press the big red button” and “we already pressed it.” We charge through the season’s soft s...