Kamesa and Mark Make A Podcast

In this latest episode, both K&M talk about the last two weeks and the craziness of why there wasn't a podcast last week; Kamesa's unhappiness over the laying off of those handling special education in the education department; the joys and pains of the Jaguars and Gators; the Trivia Question of the Week; Kamesa's update of "Beyond The Gates;" the On-The-Spot question; Mark's counting down the...

In our 50th episode, Kamesa talks "school" and Mark talks "football;" both talk about the victory of the Jaguars over the 49ers and look ahead to the big Monday night home game against the Chiefs; the passings of Rudi Johnson, Sarah Jane Moore and George Hardy; the Trivia Question of the Week; Kamesa talks the latest on "Beyond The Gates;" the On-The-Spot Question is asked by Mark; Mark's songs No...

In this episode, Mark talks about the high school football scene in Putnam County and his most recent Friday night; both K&M talk about the Jaguars (yaaaay!) and the Gators (noooooo!); the passings of Robert Redford, Polly Holliday, Brett James, Sonny Curtis and famous NHL goalkeepers Eddie Giacomin, Bernie Parent and Ken Dryden; the Trivia Question of the Week; Kamesa has this past week's rec...

In this episode, K&M review their week ... well, mostly Mark and the high school football front this last week; Kamesa and Mark talk the Emmy Awards Sunday night, then pay homage to the 40th anniversary of "The Golden Girls," with the Trivia Question(s) coming from that show; K&M talk Jaguars and Gators football (loss and loss); Kamesa does her "Beyond The Gates" update; Mark asks the "On-...

Better late than never, Kamesa shares her thoughts about Secretart Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s theories and her list of "doctors" she'd rather listen to than to whatever health advice he gives; the list of passings this past week that includes Joseph McNeil, Georgio Armani, Rick Davies, Davy Johnson and Patrick Hemingway; the Trivia Question of the Week; a look back at an interesting weekend of colleg...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark go over their weeks gone by and talk about the good news that "Sesame Street" has found a home starting on November 10; talk about the passings of Mark Knoller, Lee Roy Jordan, Randy Moffitt and Jim Murray; the Trivia Question of the week; Kamesa reviews the past week of "Beyond The Gates"; the On The Spot Questin; Mark reviews Nos. 116-120 on his countdown of the...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark make up for a week away while Kamesa made a pair of trips to the local ER; Mark talks about the first two weeks of high school football and why football is an absolutely and ridiculous concept to play in the state of Florida in AUGUST! Talk about the passings the passings of Danielle Spencer, Terence Stamp, Vivian Ayers Allen, Jerry Adler, Humpy Wheeler, Ron Turcot...

In this edition, it's back to school for Kamesa (she's unhappy, but happy), Mark returns to work after his second one-week vacation; both talk about Jen Pawol and Cam Little making history for very different reasons in the sports world; the deaths of Jim Lovell and Eddie Palmieri; the Trivia Question of the Week; the latest "Beyond The Gates" update; the On-The-Spot question; Marks Top 250 Greates...

In this latest episode, Kamesa and Mark return from Charlotte to talk about the rest of her 50th birthday trip ... only for her to turn around and go to Chicago for half the weekend; both react to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting losing its funding and what it does to both NPR and PBS; the passings of Loni Anderson and Flaco Jimenez; the Trivia Question of the Week; the latest update of "Be...

In this episode, it is Kamesa's 50th birthday!! And we're in Charlotte, N.C.!!! So we talk about the activities we were involved in for her 50th birthday on Monday (which is why this podcast came out on Tuesday and not Monday) as well as the less satisfactory hotel we were staying at and the conditions of it; the trivia question of the week (something about Charlotte); the regular "Beyond The Gate...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark recap their week (she's done teaching summer school, he's back at work), both give their takes (and don't hold back either) on Congress voting to cut off funding for NPR and PBS as well as CBS ending Stephen Colbert's late-night TV show and the "reason" they give for it; both look back at the lives of poet Andrea Gibson as well as songwriter Alan Bergman and singer...

In this latest episode, both Kamesa and Mark talk about their week, including winning twice in trivia in two days!; they discuss the Epstein Files suddenly not existing anymore; the passings of Mark Snow, Frank Layden, Luis Sharpe, Lee Elia and David Gergen; the Trivia Question of the Week; the Beyond the Gates soap opera update; the On-The-Spot Question (it was Mark's turn); a question to Kamesa...

In the latest episode, Kamesa and Mark talk about their weeks (she was on vacation, he went on vacation this week); the impacts President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill will have on people like us; the flash flood tragedy in Texas, the passings of many people including Michael Madsen, Julian McMichael, S. Daniel Abraham, Jimmy Swaggart, Walter Scott and Bobby Jenks; the Trivia Question of the Week; t...

In this episode, the two review their week, then pay homage to the late Bill Moyers, Fred Smith, Rick Hurst, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Sherman and Dave Parker; the Trivia Question of the Week; the On-The-Spot Question of the Week; Mark's review of spots Nos. 171-176 in his countdown of the Top 250 Album Kickoff Songs, and a look back to the Billboard Hot 100 Top 6 songs from this week in 1979. Oh, we a...

In this latest episode, Kamesa and Mark talk about their recent week, her starting summer school teaching, Mark talking about the upcoming Top 100 countdown show he will do on the Fourth of July; Both K&M talk about what's happening in Iran and the worries that go with it; the losses this week of Lou Christie, Lynn Hamilton and Cavin Yarbrough; The Trivia Question of the Week; The regular week...

In this episode, both share their week gone by and talk about what's happening with the voting to defund PBS and NPR, as well as the No Kings March happening during the weekend of the Army's 250th (or Trump's 79th) birthday -- take your choice; the Trivia Question of the Week; another roundup of the shenanigans of "Beyond The Gates;" Mark counts down spots Nos. 182-188 in his Top 250 list of the G...

K&M talk about their past week with Kamesa out of school until summer school this week and Mark muddling through a meh week at work before spring all-county is announced this week; the return of trivia at Beef O'Brady's; Kamesa speaks about the decision to rename the carrier Harvey Milk; the Trivia Question of the Week; another recap of "Beyond The Gates," ABC's decision to suspend reporter Te...

In this episode, K&M routinely go over their previous week (for Kamesa,school is all but over); both talk about Pride Month as June starts; Kamesa discusses the suspension of Job Corps by the current administration and what that means for young adults needing a direction to go in; the passings of Alf Claussen, Loretta Swit and Rick Derringer; The Trivia Question of the week and answer; another...

K&M take their podcast to Springfield!! No, not the fictional place of "The Simpsons," but the section of town in Jacksonville, taping at Stumpy's Hatchet House on Main Street. In this episode, K&M talk about their week, the problems with parking, especially during Memorial Day Weekend, the Trivia Question of the Week; Kamesa talks about the recent week of "Beyond The Gates," Mark reviews...

K&M talk about their week; Kamesa reacts PBS' clapback on funding attempted to be taken back; the Trivia Question (we answer last week's question, which we forgot); Kamesa discusses the latest week of "Beyond The Gates;" K&M talk about the 2025 Jaguars schedule; Kamesa asks the Question of the Week; Mark reveals spots Nos. 208-214 on his Facebook list of his Top 250 Greatest Album Kickoff...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark talk about the week gone by for each of them; the passings of former Supreme Court justice David Souter, good friend Gary Nilsson and later on, former "General Hospital" star Denise Alexander; the Trivia Question involving birthday man Steve Winwood (it was Blind Faith, by the way); Kamesa's latest update on "Beyond The Gates," a new "question of the week" involvin...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark talk about their previous week and what's ahead this week (it's Teacher Appreciation Week!); Kamesa goes off on the obsession on the right of cutting off funding to both PBS and NPR; the Trivia Question; Kamesa talks about the latest on "Beyond The Gates;" Mark gives an overall grade for the Jaguars' NFL Draft, then reviews his latest selections (Nos. 233-222) of t...

In this episode, Kamesa and Mark talk about their week, the NFL Draft and the Jaguars taking Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, and the long wait for Colorado teammate Shedeur Sanders to get drafted; Kamesa recaps the latest doing on "Beyond The Gates;" the Trivia Question of the Week; Kamesa continues to rip on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his take on autism; the newest members are named to the Ro...

In this episode, Mark goes over his week of covering both Palatka Junior-Senior High and St. Johns River State College baseball; Kamesa goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his comments on those with autism, and as a teacher and mother of an autistic child, she doesn't hold back; K&M discuss the lives of the late Wink Martindale and Mike Wood; the Trivia Question; Kamesa talks about the latest...

In this episode, Mark talks about the finish of moving work offices from 1825 St. Johns Ave. to downtown Palatka and how relieving it's practically over; K&M talk about doing this podcast for half a year and look back on a pair of luminaries who passed away this past week; Kamesa talks the latest week of episodes in "Beyond The Gates;" the trivia question; Kamesa with another edition of Autism...