Grunts in Appalachia

It's not everyday you get to meet 1 of 300 men that achieved something as big as this man did.  JC Knight was and will always be a Marine Gunner.  This is a rank that most guys that serve 4 years like me (John) have never even seen walking among us regular folk. JC now spends his days selling rocket launchers to the military, and chilling in his man cave garage surrounded by weapons, dee...

The Grunts were joined by West Virginia Senator Mark Maynard this week.   Mark filled us in with the happenings at the state level so we could begin to understand how legislating works.  It's always best to hear it from someone that knows how it works if you know what we mean.  Being a politician is rewarding and anxiety filled at all times. We came away from the conversation unders...

All you have to do is Google is his name and you'll have your answer as to why we asked Derrick to sit down with us.  Now after you have looked him up don't start judging until you hear what he has to say.  Things were discussed on this episode that the National media hasn't asked Derrick, while he has been running the circuit for a couple months now.  As always we keep it pretty li...

This week we had a Father and Son musical duo sit down with us and we spoke on a wide array of subjects. Joe and Joel Lambiotte, which is a hard one to pronounce on the first try are some great fellas.  They played a few songs after the podcast that you will be able to check out on our Facebook and Instagram pages.   We got Joe on a roll talking about the good ole days with less technolo...

Episode 49 features an up and comer musician named Dale Blankenship.  Not only does he have a great mustache but he can jam it our on a 6 string as well. Hailing from Ironton, OH Dale spends his days looking for more gigs and also serves as a mechanic in the Army National Guard.   We spoke a lot about the Reserves as most people don't really know the day to day or how the hierarchy works...

This week the Grunts set down with some best friends, Tim Corbett and Carl Bailey.  Tim has been a police officer for a very long time and he has seen a lot of wild things through out his career. Tim will be setting down with us again very soon to talk about other awesome stuff that he does that we didn't get to talk about this go around. Carl Bailey owns two great restaurants, Fly In Cafe an...

We love to hear great stories form all of our guests.  For some reason we really enjoy hearing from generations past, for us that's the Vietnam Vets.  So this week we had a former Army helicopter pilot with 807 combat hours behind the stick in Vietnam Rick Brown.  For this guest all we can say is you never know who you're talking to unless you engage them to hear their stories. &nbs...

This week the Grunts made their way to VFW Post 9097 to sit down with a few warfighters and have a good time.  It didn't disappoint, while the older guys didn't understand what we were doing the younger veterans did and we had a ball. There's just something about sitting down with other veterans and just having a good time that's good for the soul.  We had Butch Chipps AKA the Tator who...

So we went to podcast on location at the Brewgrass festival this weekend and we definitely went a little to hard if you know what we mean.  So hard that we forgot a secondary battery backup so we had to run the show quite short this week.  But we ran a long episode last week so we know you will still love us after taking a listen. The guest lineup this week was Butch Chipps, Trevor Marti...

Brandon and John sit down with Vietnam era Recon Marine Mark Curtis.  Mark will be celebrating his 73 birthday tomorrow 5/24/2022 so make sure to wish him a very happy birthday! This week was special for us having a special forces Marine with a great story so we went a little long but it was so worth it, we think that you'll agree when you take a listen.  Mark speaks about his time in se...

The Grunts spent the weekend in North Carolina at the Mudbugs for Maddy music festival and had a wonderful time.  In this episode Brandon and John discuss the the musician lineup, Appalachian culture and how music can really bring people together.  The food was great, the music was superb and the company was fun. For Grunts Gear and Gadgets we discuss, and you should pay attention, as to...

This week Johns wife Tinia Creamer sits down with the Grunts and talks Appalachia.  The thing that you need to know is that Tinia being married to one of us for almost 20 years doesn't tolerate anything she feels is inappropriate.   On the serious note though Tinia grew up in the heart of Appalachia and her raising is for the storybooks.  Not wanting to give anything away this on th...

So last week we had a dude named Rogillio in the background.  It just so happens that Rogillio has a real name and its Tony Mancini.  Tony has a lot to say about growing up in Appalachia and we enjoyed having him as a guest.  There has never been a guest that can roll with the punches like Tony and that was great! Tony is a very accomplished man, restaurant owner for 2 decades a col...

We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with an actual Doctor this week, Dr. David Denning. His people know him as Denrock or Dave and what a brave man to sit down with us on our program.   Dave fit right in with us we talked about Johns 40th birthday party the night before, Brandons new puppy "Snacks" getting an Apple pod thing to track his movements (you can also watch the naming of snac...

This week the Grunts went remote in Mechanicsville, VA with MOS Tactical.  William, the founder and CEO sat down with us in his shop and we spoke about his American made gear with some great banter thrown in there as well. MOS Tactical is a smaller boutique style company with 1st rate products.  A lot of love and care goes into each product that gets shipped out to their customers. ...

On this weeks episode we discuss the upcoming music festivals that are happening in our area.  Along with the normal banter we want everyone to enjoy their hometown and the happenings that go down wherever you live.  Brewgrass is coming up Memorial Day weekend and we have 2 tickets to giveaway so make sure to check out our social medias to get entered into the drawing for a music and bee...

This week Johns sewer pipe collapsed and we had to dig it all up and replace the line from inside the crawl hole to the septic tank so the poop stories just kinda rolled into this episode.   We also hit on some topics from the bird flu and the millions of chickens that had to be put down to why we believe marijuana should be completely legalized across the board.  We also spoke on the NC...

This week the Grunts sit down with Ray Frye, owner of one of the most unique bars ever Taps. The bar is covered in military themed items and everything Star Wars. I guess you could say it’s a Space Force hangout. Ray served in the US Army during the first Gulf War as a combat medic and has a huge sense of duty to his country and his brothers in arms. Ray has an amazing event coming up called Brewg...

We had a pretty wild one this week.  Recording Remotely from Taps at Heritage Station in Downtown Huntington, WV.   The rundown.  David Williams AKA Alligator Jackson is a southern rock loving independent news reporter for the Huntington Tri-state area. On this episode the Gator was a little tired because he was up late night the night before when 40 rounds were popped off across th...

We are all living in a world that is has been turned upside down in the last couple of years.   With WW3 looming on our doorstep we thought we would give you all the Grunts approach to what's going on in the world right now.  From Ukraine and Russia to Iran and gas prices take a listen and see how your US Military feels about it.  We don't want to give to much away in this descripti...

The Grunts sit down without a guest this week and talk we always do when its just us chilling. For Grunts Gear and Gadgets we cooked an Alpine Aire Mac and Cheese and it was good.  We reserve the right to our opinion and we are still on team Mountain House but as this podcast continues we will continue to bring you different brands of freeze dried foods so you can get our opinions on what to...

Guest Mike Perry joined the Grunts this week and he brought the goodies.  West Virginia black bear that he harvested and had made into sausage with some local hot sauces.   Mike runs a program during the holiday season called  the Turkey Bowl that raises money for veterans in need and also collects items for veterans in need throughout the year.   The hot sauces were delicious...

We had our first repeat guest on this week Mr. Yiorgie Alexandropoulos from Episode 8 Grunts Go Greek.   For Grunts Gear and Gadgets we received a bunch of gear from Brash Tactical and did the box opening on the episode.  After wearing their Hybrid belt for work in the construction industry we can say that these belts stand up to the test.  Check them out on your social medias and u...

This week we sat down with the co owner of Davis' Place Bar and Grill.  We were on location with a packed bar which made it all the more fun to say the least.   Gifford is a small town man that loves to give back to his community. He legitimately enjoys being surrounded by people that he can bring on the journey to success with him. We talk about his bar on Appalachia Ales and Tales whil...

The Grunts sit down with a box on the table from Mad Viking Beard Company.  If you want to see what's in the box you can check our Facebook page where we videoed the box opening.   Two things coming up this week, Valentines Day will happen prior to the next episode so we touch on it in the Wellness check and the vulnerable people out there that don't have anyone for the commercial holida...