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HAPPY 100th Bigford's most popular podcast, "Bigford Town News with Maggie and Donnie," is celebrating its 100th episode. It's a huge deal. These two have been keeping the locals up to date on all the community goings on. Bigford is a tiny town with a huge heart and chock full o' quirky characters. Podcast sponsors include Miss America Beauty Shop, Bigford City Council/Mayor's Office, Sally's Hard...

Happy Father's Day! BIT loves releasing movies in conjunction with holidays. Why NOT, a Father's Day heist film! Let's F*&^%$ GO! Besides, nothing welcomes the summer movie season better than a good old-fashioned sequel to an improvised heist film! Revenge of the Brain takes place a few years after The Great Brain Robbery. We hope you enjoy seeing how the gang is doing and why they have to spring...

rabbitHOLE showNOTES – Episode 15 Billy asked the BIT Crew to try a new opening for the 15th episode. You could say...we're going a little organic. Billy gives a one-word suggestion and the troupe plays a round of "that makes me think of" to generate scene ideas. We call it THAT MAKES ME THINK OF! SUPER FUN!   Suggestion = BLEACH.  🚫 APOLOGIES TO: New Kids On The Block (NKOTB), the Tonga Room and...

Beacon Hill, SATX — A Fiesta of Secrets This month, Podcast Town heads to San Antonio's first suburb, Beacon Hill (population: 6,300ish), where things get weird, warm, and watchful . Director Billy Merritt turns the mic on producer/editor Hill Kane to uncover the truth behind: The Blanco Strip The mysterious obelisk traffic circle Why the restaurants are never open And the power of a good neighbor...

Happy Memorial Day! Nothing welcomes the summer movie season better than a good old-fashioned heist. The BIT CREW attacks this challenge with a ridiculous heist and a motley band of heisters! As always, MOVIE! MOVIE! is 100% unscripted. Music and sound effects were added in post. If you enjoy MOVIE! MOVIE! follow, rate, and share it with your friends! Tell them Billy $*@#ing Merritt recommends it....

rabbitHOLE showNOTES – Episode 14 🎧 This Week's HOLES: Salon Breakups Piñata Strategies The Jumpy Poley Defense™ In this episode, Amber makes a compelling case: breaking up with your hair salon is basically ending a relationship — complete with emotional baggage and wildly inconsistent communication. She also lifts the lid on some outrageous salon screening processes. (Do you know how long it tak...

Our 11th Podcast Town escapade finds us in the real-life town of Marshfield, Massachusetts. Billy interviews the hilarious Peg Davis, our literal resident expert. Peg cleverly explains why the town is called MARSH VEGAS and confirms that Steve Carrel indeed owns the general store that his sister-in-law runs because...well...he's a busy celebrity type guy. Find out what else Peg reveals and how the...

WOW! This is our lucky 13th Episode of rabbitHOLE.  Today's Holes: Philosopher Smackdown Terms of Art Patrick Swayze Flannery explains why analytic philosophers rule and post-structuralism is B.S. Some of them even make cameos.  By the end of the episode, you may wonder if time exists, what's real, if there is beauty, and why is there so much "accidental" wetness in romcoms? The living rooms cheer...

Castles, Music, Vikings Welcome to Tønsberg! Tønsberg is Norway's oldest city. Tønsberg is best known for its annual music festival—Slottsfjell, Castle Rock Tower—Slottsfjelltårnet, and its Viking origins. More recently, Tønsberg's inhabitants have discovered Podcasting. They have more podcasts per capita than Norway's capital, OSLO! Imagine that! This episode highlights the following three pods f...

Welcome back to SEASON TWO and our 12th Episode of rabbitHOLE. We are told publishing 12 episodes is a big deal and we're running with it! Today's Holes: Your Spotify Year D.J. Granny 80 is the New 25 Leisure Suit Larry Yeuhan outs a colleague who tried to pass off his family's listening hours as his own. She also might highlight the dark side of Slack channel chats. You will love the episode's nu...

Welcome to West Anderson (never to be confused with its bitter rival, East Anderson). West A (as the locals call it) is known for sunsets, rambling narratives, roadkill, and its annual city-wide scavenger hunt, "Quest Anderson." The BIT Crew brings West A to life with expected and unexpected characters, including a pontificating cactus and an armadillo choir! Simply delightful, don't you think? Yo...

Happy Valentine's Day from the BIT! The Grand Cosmic Hotel is BIT's Tribute and Valentine's Day "Card" to Wes Anderson. The GCH is inspired by The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson's signature visuals, audio choices, and tropes, along with many curated suggestions from Billy's followers. Our cast and editor have never worked harder. We watched many Wes Anderson films and shorts, carried on seemin...

Happy Valentine's Day from the BIT! The Grand Cosmic Hotel is BIT's Tribute and Valentine's Day "Card" to Wes Anderson. The GCH is inspired by The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson's signature visuals, audio choices, and tropes, along with many curated suggestions from Billy's followers. Our cast and editor have never worked harder. We watched many Wes Anderson films and shorts, carried on seemin...

Welcome to the second HOLE of SEASON TWO. Today's Holes: Improvised Shakespeare Waiting for Godot, Guffman, Lefty, etc. Unintentionally Scary Children's T.V. Shows BIT player Amber takes us on a journey that opens on Improvised Shakespeare and culminates with Twin Peak's pain and suffering symbol - creamed corn. Who knew? Flannery confesses her love for Beckett's Waiting for Godot, which triggers...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, also known as Little Bavaria. Front Street is lined with Alpine-style buildings and restaurants serving German beer and food. The Nutcracker Museum displays thousands of nutcrackers, some dating back centuries. The BIT Crew pays homage to Bavarian mainstays, including beer, pretzels, hot tubs, cold tubs, BMWs, Mini Coopers, Leiderhosen, the Bavarian flag, ice sk...

Welcome to SEASON TWO of rabbitHOLE!!! Please resolve to listen and share every episode (please, please, pretty please)! Today's Holes: Stuff Astronauts Like Accentuating the Positive Faking Your Religion BIT Founder/Director/Leader BILLY MERRITT takes the helm by painting a vivid and endlessly hilarious picture of Florida's "SPACE COAST." Please help us answer the age-old question, "How many TIKI...

Welcome to rabbitHOLE's Season One Finale/New Year's Eve Bonus Episode.  The last rabbit holes of 2024 include: Archaic Japanese Crime Families Theater Hopping + Line Cutting Pickleball Gangs Bee Keeping Age Konrad visits Kobe, Japan, and delves into the very expensive (and ultra-marbled) beef for which it is known. He discovers the "real Kobe's" criminal underbelly with its aging membership and i...

Welcome to Pennan, Scotland! Pennan became famous in the 1980s for being used as one of the main locations for the film Local Hero. Film enthusiasts have come from all over the world to make a phone call in the red telephone box in the village. Lesser known, perhaps, is Pennan's Seagull Competition. Sources vary on the purpose, rules, and outcomes of the annual event. There is a whisper campaign t...

Merry Christmas from Billy and the BIT CREW The BIT elves worked overtime to deliver this BONUS Christmas day episode. Captains' Cove is a seaside town with a lighthouse and a shipwreck that is absolutely obsessed with sandwiches. As 2024 winds down and the residents prepare for the Annual Turkey Cutting Competition, love is in the air, and mayo is in their bags (IYKYK). Documentarian Winston Hart...

Mistletoe Mishaps is an instant Holiday Classic! The sleepy ski town of Snowman Slopes teeters on financial ruin. If its perpetual fundraising goal isn't met by the end of the year, the 2024 ski champion (aka "Snowman") will be its last. Hence, the town's 350 occupants will be forced to power down the gondolas and ski lifts and head west. World-renowned filmmaker Susan Redding is on hand to docume...

In rabbitHOLE's eighth episode, the BIT CREW heads down some interesting holes, including: Charlie Chaplin Fabric Power Rankings Mascot Abuse The Great Muppet Caper Luke starts us off with a twisty tale beginning with the 1089 albums you must listen to before you die, (Anyone else a fan of Ogden Nuts Gone Flake? What about Stanley Unwin? Nope? Maybe?) a visit to the GOON SHOW, and then some forgot...

Welcome to Stockton Heath in jolly old England. Stockton Heath boasts the most gin distilleries per capita in the UK. Its second claim to fame is having the largest number of podcasts per capita in the tri-county area. The upcoming "Spring Barrel Fling" creates a palpable atmosphere of excitement, trepidation, and competitiveness as the townsfolk prepare their bodies and barrels for this annual sp...

In rabbitHOLE's seventh episode, the BIT CREW heads down some interesting holes, including: Freddie Mercury + Queen Skinny Jeans Dancing Raisins Recitals Katya explains how she grew up in a pop culture void and only recently educated herself on the band Queen and its frontman. The troupe has a lively discussion on who should and should NOT wear skinny jeans. (I was today years old when I learned t...

Welcome to Pompei, Indiana As the first anniversary of a life-changing event in Pompei quickly approaches, our town folks are adjusting and carrying on their daily lives as best they can. One constant in their changing world is their passion for podcasts. Three of Pompei's many podcast offerings are featured in episode five of Podcast Town: Pompei Film Corner: Hosted by Kyle Dean and Andrew Zimmer...

This is a BONUS Spooky Season episode of rabbitHOLE. It's only fitting to start with a cast member's haunting story*. Of course, in proper rabbitHOLE form, the BIT CREW A-Zs it to dead animal furniture. In episode six, you'll hear about hauntings, signs from beyond the grave, random appearances in rap videos, ironic award show categories, daytime dance clubs, over-caffeinated dates, New Ikea, talk...