I'll Call You Right Back Podcast

This week, I sit down with Celina Pompeani . Celina is arguably one of the busiest people working in the city today. If you're not watching her on Pittsburgh Today Live , you can catch her at PPG Paints Arena handling all the IN-ARENA business for our Penguins . After growing up watching the great Bob Pompeani , Celina followed in his footsteps and continues to do great things for the City of Pitt...

This week, I sit down with Michael Cottle to talk all about bicycles and beer. Michael is a service tech at Dirty Harry's. He has been around bicycles his entire life. I thought it would be super interesting to hear about the COVID biking craze from someone who is seeing it first hand. We talk about where Michaels love of bikes started, growing up in the racing world, his trip from Florida to Penn...

We got a special guest in the house!!! This week I sit down with my partner in crime, Antonette Medved , to talk about the #freebritney conspiracy. Supposedly, for the last decade or so, Britney Spears and her entire estate has been under complete control by her father. This story showed up on Facebook last week and after checking it out, I felt like it kinda sounded legit. Antonette's been readin...

This week, I'm flying solo. I sit down and talk my way through whats going on in the world today. I give my updates on how I feel about this virus shit and how I felt in the beginning, the "second wave," how I feel about traveling, life wearing masks, how I've been spending my time, and more. I'm not sure whats going to happen in regards to episodes with guests. I talk about that too. I think we a...

This week, I sit down with Pat Bruener. Pat is involved in so many cool things. He creates dope clothes under his brand Bankrupt Bodega, he develops film at Bodega Film Lab, he throws events in the city, and he takes some fantastic photos. This episode is long overdue. I have seen Pat's name pop up recently due to his work with 412FoodRescue. Pat biked 412 miles to help raise money for their new p...

This week, I sit down with Steve Crump . Steve is 1/2 of the duo that makes up Good Sports . This episode is long overdue and I have to say, I loved every minute. We talk about a life of skateboarding, OneUp Skateshop , vintage, Zeds , and so much more. Steve and Jakes attention to detail with all the pieces they put out is impeccable. The lookbook I'm holding in this picture is the sickest lookbo...

This week, I sit down with my first guest in 11 weeks. Anthony Badamo is the owner of Badamo's Pizza. In my opinion, I think Badamo's traditional slice is the best slice in the city of Pittsburgh. I was put on to Anthony's pizza late in life. This week, we sit down in the Mt. Lebo location and I learn all about how he got to where he is today. We talk about life before pizza, what made him want to...

So I guess life is just back on? I have been riding my bike a lot lately and everything seems to be back to normal. It's eerie I feel. With all the things happening in the world I kind of forget there's this crazy virus turning the world on it's head still. Or is it? I just ride around the city and people are back eating in restaurants and at the gym. I was even stuck in traffic for the first time...

This week, I sit down and talk about whats going on in the world today. Theres a lot of crazy stuff going on and I felt it was important to take some time to talk about it. I talk about George Floyd, the protests around the world and my thoughts on them, never voting before and why I decided to start, and more. I just felt like me doing an episode on something random wouldn't be right in a time li...

This week, I sit down and sort out my favorite movies of all time. I tried my very best to choose my Top 10 of ALL TIME and let me just be the first to say, it was so damn hard. I talk a little bit about how I got into movies, nostalgic movies from my childhood, some top movies of the last few decades, and the list of 'Must See' movies that I have never took the time to watch. I love watching thin...

This week, I try and find out if the earth is flat. Now before you think less of me, I want you to know that before my research I couldn't have be less concerned about if the Flat Earth Theory was even worth looking into. I didn't even consider it. Well... here I am now. I have about 4 hours of research in and believe it or not, I am still not convinced. However, I am interested in reading into it...

This week, I talk to a few people who have had experiences with UFO's. I have always been curious about aliens and I figured, why wouldn't I do an episode like this! I made a post about wanting to find people who had some stories and these are it. I hate the feel of these alien shows we have on tv. It always seems like the people who are telling the stories are something set up. So now I got to fi...

This week, I talk with you about Tony Robbins. You might know of Tony Robbins from the late night infomercials, motivational speaking, self help books, or the guy who alters Jack Blacks view on women in Shallow Hal. Yes, the guy who looks like a giant. I watched his documentary called "I am not your guru" on netflix and knew I had to look into what this guy is all about. Tony Robbins is wildly suc...

This week, I sit down with Harry Lorusso . Harry works for a great company called Chefs' Warehouse . For 35 years, Chefs' Warehouse has been working directly with numerous restaurants in our city and all over the nation to make sure they are stocked up with all the best meats, cheeses, and everything else they need to make all the food we love. Due to the COVID pandemic we are in, Chefs Warehouse...

This week, we learn about the one and only, Nikola Tesla! This dude was so ahead of his time, people thought he was crazy. I, for one, knew nothing of Tesla. I feel like we didn't learn too much about him in school which really surprised me after doing my research. The things this man accomplished were astonishing. He's responsible for so many of the comforts we have in this world today. From the...

This week, I sit down and find out a little more about Cults. A cult is a bizarre idea to me. When I was growing up, when I heard the word cult, I would either think of Heavens Gate, The Jonestown Massacre, or Religion. Chill... I'm not comparing religion to Heavens Gate or Jonestown, I'm just saying that's what pops into my head. Although, there's a blurry line between cults and religion, I don't...

This week, I am going solo and deep diving into Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Schemes. For the last two days, I have been combing the internet for some interesting shit about the history of and current doings of MLMs and Pyramid Schemes. I'm excited to change up the format of the podcast for a few weeks until the virus shit calms down so I hope you check out the episode and learn some things a...

This week, I sit down with Clayton Moves and his dog Cecil. Clayton is a man who wears many hats. He helps athletes with office jobs combat sitting with a monthly mobility training program. Kinstretch Mobility is a type of mobility training that focuses on your body in a whole. It provides direction to improve your mobility in your joints to help improve your life. Clayton is also a business mento...

This week, I sit down with the The Brothmonger . Sarah is the local Kingpin in the 'Delicious Homemade Soup Game.' Her Instagram is an online shop in which she sells two different delicious handmade soups each week. After finding cooking a little later in life, Sarah kind of became obsessed. She just starting making all kinds of things. She had an interaction with Rick Sebak at the Vintage Mixer a...

This week, I stop by the iHeartRadio  Studio to sit down with another face on the Mt Rushmore of Pittsburgh Radio. Tall Cathy has been a radio personality on 96.1 KissFM for some time now. She makes us laugh while we're sitting in traffic on our way home from work, and she also handles a lot of stuff behind the scenes so I wanted to have her on to tell me all about how she got started in radio. We...

This week, I sit down with Boaz Frankel . Boaz was brought to my attention during the Rick Sebak episode. Rick explained to me that Boaz hosted a podcast in which you explain your favorite sandwich in a couple minutes. That immediately sparked my interest so I contacted Boaz and set up an interview. I couldn't have had a better time talking about everything and more with my new friend Boaz. Boaz i...

This week, I sit down with Sean Flynn . Sean is a young entrepreneur who focuses his passions into his work at Monarch Vintage . Monarch Studios is a very unique vintage shop located in Verona, Pa. When you walk in, you're greeted by different rooms which have different themes and experiences that all focus around his hand picked vintage goods. Sean and I talk about how he got into appreciating cl...

This week, I sit down with Seth Hunter , who is the owner of Toll Gate Revival . Toll Gate Revival is a Vintage Americana shop located in historic Braddock, Pa. Seth grew up on a farm and throughout his childhood, he would go to flea markets, auctions, and estate sales with family. Early on, Seth didn't have any plans on reselling vintage items full time, but after working a "regular job" he reali...

This week, I sit down with Hal B Klein . Hal is the Pittsburgh Magazine Food Editor and Dining Critic. I was first told about Hal by Chef Matt at Streets on Carson . Hal was looking for the best Turkey Devonshire in all the lands and Streets got one that's worth writing home about. Hal and I talk about how he got into loving food on a different level. Early on, Hal wanted to be an actor and a lawy...

This week, I sit down with The Hounds. The Hounds is a collective of creative minds founded by two brothers, Clay McCloskey and Cole McCloskey . The Hounds started off as an idea that would allow a broad spectrum of creative assistance to anyone who would seek it. From planning events and creating art installations to creating custom furniture and quality workwear, they have an impressive resume w...