I'll Call You Right Back Podcast

This week I have a very special episode for yinz. I sat down with Matt Light to talk about all the crazy shit that happened in the last couple weeks. Matt is a hilarious comedian from Pittsburgh who recently competed as the main event in Rough N Rowdy 7 hosted by Barstool Sports. We talk about how Matt prepared to go toe-to-toe with an opponent who was 8 inches taller and 40lbs heavier, having to...

This week I sat down with Jesse Florentino. Jesse has been doing martial arts for close to 20 years. Fro m being a Florida State Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Champion in highschool, to winning his match at his first KASAI tournament, he has a resume to show for it. Luckily for me, he is also one of my Jiu Jitsu teachers at Stout Training Pittsburgh, and an all around awesome guy. I knew I wanted to get him...

This week, I sat down with the Co-Owner of the legendary One Up Skate Shop, Brandon McConnell. Brandon has been skating since he was 12. If you're around him for more than five minutes you can tell that he loves to talk and he loves skateboarding. Brandon and I talk about what life was like growing up, how he got into skateboarding, what made him decide to start his own skateboard company, how he...

This week, I brought back one of my oldest and best friends, Dave Pucalik. Dave is a world traveler, outdoor photography enthusiast, and all around great person. I wanted to bring him back to talk about the "recharged" feeling you get when you come back from traveling. Dave just got back from a ski trip out west, and I figured I'd get him in while he's "fully charged." As always, I loved our conve...

This week, I sat down with the man behind @keeppittsburghdope. Chancelor Humphrey came up with a background in broadcasting but took a detour into something completely different. Chance's work captures the culture and feeling of the city of Pittsburgh in a way that not everyone would think to look. He is a lifestyle photographer that bounces around the city all while snapping photos of awesome peo...

This week, I sat down with DJ TOPGUN. TOPGUN is a 22yo from Cleveland who moved to Pittsburgh and started making shit happen. I first met him at an event around the city and Ive been following along with what he's been doing for awhile now. From owning a skateboard brand to being a DJ for Lil Xan it seems like TOPGUN is always getting into some shit and I was finally was able to get him in the cha...

This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down with 'Big Lonn' Howard or @BigLonn412. I first came across Lonn from following Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa. Lonn is the muscle behind the Taylor Gang. I would see him in YouTube and instagram videos over the years just turning up and having a good time. I didn't know what he was really about until the last couple years. Big Lonn has become obsessed w...

GEEZE! EPISODE 50 THIS WEEK! IM STOKED! This week, I sat down with Zach Pishney. Zach was guest number one last year when I started this podcast. I thought it would only be right to bring Zach back on to have a proper interview, since we all know I was trash in the beginning. We talk about the show he just played in Pittsburgh, the progress he's made in the last year with Like Moths to Flames, wha...

This week, I sat down with DJ ADMC to talk about how a skateboarder from Shaler, Pa became a successful DJ. I first came across ADMC by one of his dope ass videos on Facebook, and I was super impressed with how good he was. His music selection and his mixing skills are wild. Plus, he seemed to be a real cool dude, so I wanted to see what he was all about and where he came from. Turns out he has do...

This week, I sat down with my friend and tattoo artist, Michael Patrick. Mike is such a great and interesting person. When you get tattooed and sit down with your artist, HOPEFULLY they are as cool as Mike, and you're able to talk to them and vent about anything that comes to mind. That's how Mike and I became friends. I loved having conversations with him. I was so excited to have him back on to...

This week, I sat down with my dude, Brian Kennedy. BK is one of the best dudes I know. He's always in a good mood and he's just there for a good time. He also is a very rare breed of man these days. Brian lives and breathes that hard working, blue collar life. Ever since Ive known him, he's always had jobs that involved something in the ball park of a machinist or CNC operator. Now, he's a welder....

This week I sat down with the creator and founder of Biggies Bullies 501c3 Non Profit Bully Breed Rescue, Alli Stetz to talk about her world. Alli has been helping, rescuing, and loving at risk pups 'officially' since 2011 but she's been putting in work since way before. Bully Breeds are definitely stigmatized by a lot of people all over the world. They get a bad rap and Alli takes the time to giv...

This week I sat down with a very special guest. Dacey Haughwout has been in my life forever. He's my cousin and I've looked up to him a lot in my life. He's always been such an incredible person. His latest adventure was a 5,000+ Mile bicycle trip across the country. When I found out he was doing this I was so excited for him. I have been following him the last few months during his trip and I cou...

This week I sat down with ASMR and Content Creator, Lily Whispers. Lily has been creating Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR videos for years now. I have absolutely found myself watching random videos of people cutting up bars of soap or people cutting up slime or Kinetic Sand at 1AM before bed and I would look down at the amount of views all of these unusual videos got and I was always...

This week I sat down with Jordan Beckham. I met Jordan a couple years ago and ever since I've followed along with his work. I usually scan everyones instagram page when I meet them because I just feel you learn a lot about people if they are actually people that post. Jordan is definitely an accomplished photographer, videographer, designer, and all around creative. His page is riddled with dope p...

This week I sat down with Dan Dobies. Dan has been working at St Augustine Cemetery for 16 years. Every since I watched zombie movies like Night of the Living Dead, I've always been creeped out by cemeteries. The more and more I thought about it I would find myself wondering, what type of people work in the cemetery? Who digs the grave? Who takes care of the grounds? I just have always been facina...

This week I sat down with Ricky Dick or known by many as 'Gravely MacCabre' the Head Caretaker at my favorite haunted house in the city, Castle Blood. Castle Blood has been in business for 26 years. The Castle is an interactive, story intensive haunt that allows the guest to participate, and still get the shit scared out of them along the way. From puzzles to riddles to magic, the Castle is full o...

40 EPISODES SON!!! THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK! This week I sat down with Macabre Noir of The Weeping Glass to talk about her shop, The Scarehouse, Atrocity Exhibition X, and SO MUCH MORE. The Weeping Glass is an Oddity and Antique shop. I saw the name on the building and checked out their social media to see what kind of things they sold and I was immediately interested. I've driven by it numerous...

This week I sat down with a very special guest. You hear her every morning from 6AM-10AM on 105.9 the X and you've seen her tearing shit apart with her band Fist Fight In The Parking Lot. Abby Krinzer or @abbykatx and I talk about everything from her being a mom, the world of social media & technology, how she started off playing music, how she broke into the radio world and made a name for hersel...

This week I sat down with my wife Antonette to talk about how much we love Halloween. The month of October is right around the corner and I plan of having all Halloween/Spooky/Horror Related guests on the Podcast so I figured why not kick off the Favorite Season with my favorite person ever. We talk about everything from how our parents scared the shit out of us when we were younger by taking us t...

This week I sat down with my cousin John Merranko. John & I have known each other forever obviously. In fact, some of my most memorable moments as a child have involved this kid and his brother, Peter. John grew up very differently than I did. He grew up in the Mountains near Seven Springs Resort and I grew up in a neighborhood in McKeesport. I wanted to have him on to talk about the differences w...

This week I sat down with Maria Guido. Guido defined herself as a Radical Social Worker. She lives and breathes Social Work and all that it entails... and she appreciates some Wu-Tang. I knew her from the store Blasfome I frequently mention but she was just going to school when I knew her all these years ago. And now she is doing it. and succeeding. I just figured this girl who I chilled with at l...

This week I sat down with a dude by the name of Trevor Fetch. Trevor works in finance by day and runs a Hockey Stick Company with his brother by night. "Flex Hockey Sticks are Superior Quality Sticks at Half The Cost" We talk about where his passion started with hockey and he gives me a rundown on basics of a quality hockey stick because I can promise you I knew nothing. I was really interested in...

This week I sat down with Billy Hoyle or known by some under his government issued name, Anthony Bowser. Billy, as I know him, was someone I met at the Hip Hop Mecca, "Timebomb." Over the years of shopping at Timebomb we grew familiar with each other and became acquaintances. Soon after that we started seeing each other pop up at different spots throughout the city like Shadow Lounge and Blasfome...

This week I sat down at Epicast Studios to talk to the second half of Black Forge Coffee House, Nick Miller. I've seen Nick at different events around the city and we have a lot of mutual friends but I didn't know that much about him so I was excited to sit down with see where he came from. I had his partner Ashley on the Podcast awhile ago and we had an awesome conversation about BFCH and what th...