HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

Join Rob Fredette on this episode of the HODGEPOD as he sits down with renowned London-based musician, William John Titus Bishop. Discover the captivating journey of William from his classical music roots to becoming an indie pop and folk pop recording artist. In this engaging conversation, William shares his early musical influences, the transition from classical to popular music, and how iconic...

Join Rob Fredette on HODGEPOD as he welcomes his first-ever actor guest, Matt Drago. Matt, an accomplished actor with an exciting new film set to release in January of 2025, dives deep into his journey from community theater in Virginia to starring roles in TV and film. Discover the intricacies of the acting profession, the emotional and physical demands of the craft, and the collaborative spirit...

Join Rob Fredette on the HODGEPOD podcast as he welcomes special guest Becky Hendricks, a writer, researcher, and explorer with a deep passion for 1950s pop culture and the societal impact of rock and roll. Becky discusses her acclaimed Hound Dog series, which transports readers to the tumultuous 1950s, capturing the essence of a coming-of-age story against a backdrop of societal upheaval and musi...

Welcome  to HODGEPOD, hosted by Rob Fredette ! In this special episode, Rob sits down with Shannon Malone-deBenedictis, a multi-Emmy winning producer, development executive, public speaker, and workshop facilitator. Shannon shares her incredible journey from starting as a midnight editor to working with top networks like Discovery, Netflix, and National Geographic. Shannon dives into her fascinati...

***There may be content on this episode that may be sensitive to some listeners. I wanted to let you know before hitting play. Keeper is sharing this very important story.*** Welcome to HODGEPOD with your host, Rob Fredette. In this powerful and poignant episode, I was honored to have Keeper Catran-Whitney as my special guest. Episode 89 dives deep into a serious and often overlooked topic—emotion...

Please give a listen as I joined Zo Richardson on his podcast "Back Look Cinema The Podcast to talk about the action film" Enemy of The State) 1998. Please give this podcast a listen. If you love movies this podcast is for you. This was fun!! Ep. 154: Enemy of the State (featuring Rob Fredette from HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette Zo and Rob, from the podcast HodgePod with Rob Fredette,  are checking ou...

Welcome to another captivating episode of the HODGEPOD Podcast! In this episode, host Rob Fredette sits down with Shari Flowers Bruns  who talks about friendship, family and faith during a life altering period in her life. Shari's message is powerful. Shari talls about her radio days, recounting her experiences in small-market stations and major cities like Memphis and Baton Rouge. She shares intr...

Join Rob Fredette on this engaging episode of the HODGEPOD podcast as he sits down with special guest Joe Zegarelli to dive deep into the world of music. This episode switches gears to explore the rich history and enduring influence of reggae music. Discover how reggae's syncopated melodies and anti-establishment vibes have shaped genres like rock, pop, and hip-hop. Listen as Joe Zegarelli, a DJ a...

In this episode of the HODGEPOD podcast, host Rob Fredette welcomes back Dr. Keith B. Wood, author of "The Memphis Red Sox, A Negro League's History." As the podcast's first-ever guest, Dr. Wood returns to share fascinating insights into the history of the Memphis Red Sox, a prominent Negro League team in Memphis, Tennessee. Keith discusses his extensive research process, the significance of the M...

Welcome to HODGEPOD, hosted by Rob Fredette. In this episode, Rob speaks with Ben Alper, a renowned writer who crafted jokes for late-night icons Jay Leno and David Letterman. Hailing from Boston, Ben shares his journey from freelancing jokes to working with comedic legends, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the world of late-night television. Discover how Ben's career began with joke newslette...

Co-Hosts Dan Szematowicz and Andrew Iden of the True Crime podcast DEVIANT joined me on HODGEPOD to talk about their current series of serial killer Israel Keyes. DEVIANT is one of the top podcasts on Apple in the New and Noteworthy category. This podcast is a seven episode series. THIS IS A MUST LISTEN PODCAST. DEVIANT is produced by Cold Open Media. It is known that Israel Keyes murdered four pe...

Author Clayton Trutor returned to HODGEPOD about his book "BOSTON BALL" RICK PITINO, JIM CALHOUN, GARY WILLIAMS, AND THE FORGOTTEN CRADLE OF BASKETBALL COACHES (2023) published by University of Nebraska Press. Clayton and Rob talked in detail about all three coaches in Boston at the same time in the early 1980's.   Pitino -Rick Pitino's years at BU and how he had to sell the program in Boston, a p...

The Global Race for Sustainability is in midstream and ends July 20, 2024. Cynthia Burleson joined HODGEPOD to talk about these keys areas for this initiative. The link is below to register to run or walk. Cynthia explains all the important points and discusses some of the 17 initiatives. www.issnow.earth https://raceroster.com/events/2024/89269/global-race-for-sustainability RECORDED JULY 11, 202...

Zo Richardson of Look Back Cinema-The Podcast joined HODGEPOD to talk the movie JFK directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner as the lead actor. This movie had an all star lineup of actors. Kevin Costner (Jim Garrison), Tommy Lee Jones( Clay Shaw) , Joe Pesci (David Ferrie), Kevin Bacon( Willie O'Keefe), John Candy(Dean Anderson), Jack Lemmon(Jack Martin), Walter Matthau ( Senator Long),...

Author Gene Popa joined HODGEPOD to talk about his book "British Invasion '64 THE YEAR THAT CHANGED ROCK & ROLL FOREVER. Published by BearManor Media and can be purchased on Amazon, www.bearmanormedia.com  , www.boulderbookstore.com If you love The Beatles, British Invasion and music from the 1960's this episode is for you. Gene and Rob discussed: -The actual start of the British Invasion. -Th...

Filmmaker Luis Garcia joined HODGEPOD to talk about his career in the movie industry and his short film "Marina" that he conceived, will be casting actors and directing. If you love movies your will learn some new fun facts.  Luis and Rob discussed: -His start in the movie industry, getting that foot in the door. Great story!!! -His work in the casting department for such movies as "Rent", "Coloss...

Marc Diette of the podcast " The Double Take" joined me to talk about "THE USUAL SUSPECTS" a suspenseful movie of all bad guys released in 1995. This movie had great character's , twist and turns , and just pure action that really to this day stands out as a great movie from the 1990's. -Marc  provided tremendous insight with really cool facts. -Marc  talked about his Double Take podcast -Rob and...

Patti McCracken Author of the Book" The Angel Makers" Arsenic , A Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring joined HODGEPOD to talk about this unbelievable case of a murder ring of 160 people who were killed starting 1916. This could be considered True Crime even though these murders happened over a 100 years ago in a small village in Hungary. Patti and I discussed: -How this stor...

Author Scott Ryan joined HODGEPOD to talk about his new book "The Last Decade of Cinema" where he picked 25 movies of hundreds of movies he watched.  Rob and Scott discussed: -How Scott conceived of the book and watching 160 movies with storylines, character    development and how they were different from movies of the 1970's and 1980's. -Pulp Fiction and how it in Scott's view is (BP) Before Pulp...

NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton passed away at the  age of 71. Walton was a 3 time National Player of the Year and won 2 NCAA Championships with UCLA. Walton was drafted as the Number 1 overall pick in 1974 by the Portland Trailblazers winning an NBA Championship in 1977. He played for the Boston Celtics for 2 seasons and you could say he was the key piece in the Celtics winning the NBA Championship...

Matt Miller of the podcast "You Still Doin' That" joined me as talked about The Duke Blue Devils and The University of Maryland Terrapins during the 1980's and 1990's. Matt is a Duke fan and Rob is Maryland graduate and they talk about: - The great Duke teams in the early 90's with Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley - The intense rivalry of Duke and Maryland in the early 2000's. - Matt's All Time...

Al Nesbitt joined HODGEPOD to talk about his new album "A MILLION SHINY THINGS". This album is an acoustic guitar masterpiece. Al gives great detail on the making and producing for this album. Al and Rob discussed many things:  The inspirations for the album " A Million Shiny Things"  Working with Co-Producer "Big" Chris Flores.   Playing the Acoustic Guitar   Talked about the importance of music...

Doug Kari returned to HODGEPOD to talk about two missing person cases he has investigated in detail. Karlie Jean Guse' missing since OCTOBER 13, 2018 in Mono County, California. There is a $5,000 reward on the FBI website. and Bob Wildoner disappeared without a trace and has been missing since May 4, 2021. Bob was en route to fixing his vehicle that needed repair in Death Valley National Park. Dou...

Journalist and Author Joe Strupp joined HODGEPOD to talk about his True Crime Books. The two cases are detailed below. Thank you to Joe Strupp. "A Long Walk Home" . A young woman's unsolved murder and her sister's lifelong search for answers. In 1966, Carol Ann Farino was walking home from her job as a waitress and then found strangled to death an hour later in a driveway. And "Death on St. Charle...

 Linda Chadwick Author of the book "On The Road" Your Backstage Pass All Access Pass VIP Guest 1982-1987 -A Texas Groupie's Memoir joined HODGEPOD.  Linda delivers in detail her memories and interactions with such Rock and Roll Bands as: Poison Aerosmith Van Halen Guns and Roses And so many more Linda's book can be purhcased on Amazon. Com and Walmart. Com Recorded April 18, 2024 You can listen an...