I'll Call You Right Back Podcast

This week, I sit down with  Krom Kendama  Pro Player and best friend  Bryan Scagline  to celebrate all of his hard work and his accomplishments. Bryan has been a well known figure spreading positivity in the Kendama community for over a decade. Starting as a casual Kendama player, Bryan quickly found a role as a social media creator for  Kendama USA . After some years cutting his teeth there, he m...

This week, I sit down with the very talented  Korey Edmonson to speak about his journey into becoming the artist he is today. He stops by the studio and we talk about everything from growing up and being unfocused to how he made his choice to hone his skills with painting. Another great talk. Yinz enjoy it! - Yinz can SUBSCRIBE & WATCH here! - Become a "friend" on Patreon and support the show

This week, we're in the studio with  Brown Bear Bread Cafe  co-owner Kate Clemons to talk all about bread, baking, and brunch! Actually, she talks about way more than just bread, baking, and brunch. Kate stops by and we dive into her previous life as a trained opera singer, how her and her partners decided to open  Brown Bear Bread Cafe , and the importance of shopping with the small businesses we...

This week, I am on a solo mission to tell yinz all about a very special Burgh Bus Benefit Bingo to help raise money for the man behind Odd Pittsburgh! John Schalcosky is a historian that has given so much to our city through his work with his social media account Odd Pittsburgh. For years, this man has devoted every spare moment in his life to researching and documenting some of Pittsburgh's most...

This week, I sit down with content creator, filmmaker, and good human,  David B Shane . Everyday, David posts content created around heartfelt interactions with everyday people. In fact, that is exactly how David and I met. - On Saturday, as my wife and I were walking out of one of our favorite places,  Dagnys Eatery ,  David stopped us and asked if we would be willing to participate in his projec...

This week, I sit down with the one and only, Montana Mitchell. Montana is a dancer, traveler, yoga instructor, teacher trainer, and more. She stops by the studio and we talk about her life before yoga and how she transitioned from a world of practicing dance to becoming one of the most regarded yoga teachers and instructors in the city. Enjoy it! - Yinz can SUBSCRIBE & WATCH here! - Become a "frie...

This week, I sit down with the man behind VHS Crypt! Chris Scanlon stops by the studio to talk to me about making a career out of buying, selling, and trading new and vintage toys and collectibles. He brings with him thousands of dollars worth of insane vintage toys and we talk all about them! If you are a buyer, seller, collector, or just an all around fan of toys - you can see all his offerings...

This week, I sit down with Old Flame Mending owner Rebecca Harrison to talk about "Fixing Anything But A Broken Heart." Old Flame Mending is a Pittsburgh based sewing service that helps keep your garmets and textiles in your wordrobe and out of the landfill through repair, tailoring, alterations, and custom work. Whether you need the crotch repaired in your favorite jeans or a new liner in the vin...

Well, friends! December is here and this week, I sit down with the one and only, Santa Claus! John Suhr, or "Santa John," is a Pittsburgh staple and a man who has devoted his life to keeping the Meaning of Christmas alive! This week, John and I talk about growing up in Lawrenceville, what the city was like around the holidays when he was a kid, what made him put on the suit the first time, and why...

This week, I sit down with Carrie Nardini to talk about one the city's biggest and most important events that is the  I Made It! Market ! Carrie established 'I Made It Market' in 2007 after a very small group of other crafters (including Carrie) were looking for more opportunity to showcase and sell their homemade wares. With only a few markets happening back in the late 2000's, Carrie realized th...

This week, I sit down with Eric Kellar of  Lawrenceville Pet Supply  to talk all about the 2023  Lawrenceville  Cookie Tour. For over TWO DECADES, Lawrenceville and the members that make up the community have come together to create one of the biggest events for your holiday season. Eric is a business owner in those parts and he has been a participant for several years now so I figured he'd be the...

This week, I sit down with award winning journalist  David Rullo  to talk about his brand new book 'Gen X Pittsburgh: The Beehive and the 90's Scene.' I first came across David's work a couple weeks ago, after souring the interwebs for Pittsburgh writers that are still local. Turns out his book was being released 3 days later. It felt pretty serendipitous so I reached out and here we are. - We hav...

This week, I sit down for a long overdue conversation with my very talented barber and great friend  Niles DeVinney . Niles has been in the hair industry for quite some time and after seeing multiple mutual friends being cut by him, I decided to abandon the hole in the wall I was going to give him a try. The rest is history and I never looked back! - After his schooling and cutting his teeth doing...

This week, we're taking a ride around tahn' with Co-Owner of the  Burgh Bus , Nick Walker. Nick and his partner in life and business Kat are not from Pittsburgh originally but they have surely taken the Burgh by storm. After a handful of years jumping around from city to city, they settled in Pittsburgh with an idea to create "Pittsburgh's Most Unique Experience on Wheels!" The  Burgh Bus  is an i...

This week, we have a very special Spooky Movie Debate about the "Best Horror Franchise." Halloween vs. Scream! I, myself, love the Scream movies. I think its the perfect series. My good friend Ryan thinks it is the 'Halloween' Series. This week, we bring our evidence to the table and duke it out amoung men. It is very important to note that Ryan is probably the biggest cinefile a know. He puts up...

It's show week! Me and  Odd Pittsburgh  are preparing for a SOLD OUT event happening this Friday at  Bottlerocket . We are looking forward to see all of yinz there! In the meantime, you know I'm back with another episode! - This week, were talking about some of my favorite local haunted houses the city has to offer! Over the last two weekends, me and my wife Antonette have been in our glory, trave...

This week, I welcome back one of my favorite people.  Michael Patrick is a fantastic artist and tattooist that resides in the little town of Dormont. Michael and I have known each other for a little over a decade now and I've been lucky enough to sit in his chair for a number of hours over the years.  Dearly Beloved Tattoo  is the next chapter in this guys book and this week we learn all about it....

This week, I welcome a Flight Attendant into the studio to tell me all about the in's and out's of life in the sky! This particular Flight Attendant requested he remains anonymous to avoid any disturbances with his company so that is why you're seeing this fabulous photo I found in the interwebs. This week, the Flight Attendant and I talk, in depth, through the entire process of being hired at one...

This week, I welcome  Nick Ruble  into the studio to talk about his life. Nick Ruble is a travel, outdoorsman, climber, artist, and all around great human being. - I met Nick through mutual friends and started following his page. His page mainly consisted of these wild pictures of him and his friends hanging off of the sides of boulders. Then, all of a sudden, I started seeing him post these incre...

This week, Paul and Mary Beth Kletter stop by the studio to talk to me about all they do at  Traveler's Rest Hotel . Traveler's Rest is an independent hotel located along the GAP trail, right down in Southside. Their hotel is like no other hotel I've been to. Character is something Traveler's Rest does not lack. The refurbished building adds a different element to just "finding a place to stay" wh...

This week, we sit down with the great  Doug Cooking . Doug Heilman is a food focused content creator. You've might have seen him whipping up something good on  Pittsburgh Today Live  or showing us a new recipe on his "DougCooking" YouTube channel. I met Doug when introduced himself at the barber one day. I started following along with his journey as one of the "makers" in our city and I knew I had...

This week, we have a very special guest! I had the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Read Connolly. Read is a husband, dog dad, fashion icon, touring musician, and the best Steel Guitar and Banjo picker this side of town! Currently, Read plays for two of the biggest and best country artists out there in Charles Wesley Godwin and Zach Bryan. When Read is not touring with these powerhous...

This week, we have a very special guest! I had the opportunity to sit down with the one and only Read Connolly. Read is a husband, dog dad, fashion icon, touring musician, and the best Steel Guitar and Banjo picker this side of town! Currently, Read plays for two of the biggest and best country artists out there in Charles Wesley Godwin and Zach Bryan. When Read is not touring with these powerhous...

This week, I sit down and had some drinks with the ladies from  Lobar Cocktail Services . Lobar is a mobile cocktail service that provides the customer with a way to elevate the experience of any event being thrown. Aubrey and Lisa have a collective 40+ years of bartending on their resume and they have surely gone above and beyond their 10,000 hours needed to master their craft and provide you and...

This week, I sit down with  The Commonheart  founder and frontman  Clegg . Clinton has been a musician all his life. With a mother that is still actively playing the church pipe organ twice a week in her 80's, I think you can say music runs in his blood. Musicians are some of my favorite people to sit down with. It's not often that their story is a dull one. Clinton's story wasn't either. Starting...