Licensed to talk

The boys are back! They are joined by Author Lissa Marie Redmond who is promoting her new books A Full Cold Moon which is the 4th book in her cold case series. A new stand alone book The Secrets They Left Behind. Lissa has been very busy since her last appearance, L2t encourages you to support her projects. Lissa is a creative author as you will hear in this episode.... now wash those hands and pi...

“The show must go on” that’s what they used to say. Today a new slogan is sweeping the industry “stay home”. Us here at Licensed to talk are urging the same and if you don’t want to hear it from us we brought councilman Chris Scanlon to give you the business. We know these “troubled times” are very doomsdayish so we brought out our big guns with the star of our movie ”Stories from the Second floor...

Licensed to Talk is a podcast for regular Western New Yorkers where you can laugh and maybe learn something. In light of the "hard Times" as Dusty Rhodes put it we reach out to some of our local specialists for some laughs and knowledge. We fired up the hotline to reach out to Ray McGurn, Tom Mcdonnell, and new to the program Mike Burke. We discussed our Movie-Ray McGurn's: Stories From The Second...

Episode 43 we spoke with Alan Mulvihill the European ambassador for Roe & Co. whiskey. Yes ambassador (eat your heart out Uncle Whiskey) and bartender Alan gives us pro tips on how to enjoy Roe & Co. and the perfect Guinness. Enjoy the high holy days be safe and take care of each other. Don’t forget our sponsors. FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROC...

Episode 42 Zamir Gotta. From Russia with love. The boys welcomed Zamir back to Buffalo with a interesting chat. Which includes how Zamir discovered Buffalo with his old friend Anthony Bourdain. Zamir points out how you #gottatravel and shares his vodka with the boys. Licensed to Talk gained a great friend with this episode and thanks Zamir. FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP...

Episode 41 Tommy McDonnell: A scholar of life Tommy explains the Story of Dog Ears Book Store. He has the patience to listen just not to Led Zeppelin. “Shecky” knows the rules of telling a good story and he shows us the ropes. : Support our great sponsors FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action...

EP. 40: Chris Scanlon.. The crew is joined by the South District Councilman in The City of Buffalo. L2t covers it all in this episode. “Scanz” explains that he is here for the people of South Buffalo and explains the ins and outs of being “the President of South Buffalo “ and it’s not as cut and dry as you think. L2t would like to thank Scanz, keep it up. FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY :...

Episode 39 The crew was joined by Brendan Murphy who is “Back on the Block” Brendan is a Veteran of the USMC. He brings the boys through boot camp and all the way to the Middle East. You will find out how being on a team as a kid can shape you to be man down the road as an adult. God Bless The United States of America: Check out our sponsors -FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSH...

The crew sits down and gets diplomatic and chats with a very interesting gentleman Mike McGuire , from Peace Corps to overseas Check out our sponsors -FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTON PERSONAL TRAINER King_Carlito_fit on INSTAGRAM "get a grip : Charlie’s...

Episode 37 The boys sit down with a crafty vet of the bar/restaurant industry: Chuck Goodspeed. The crew hits all the points ins and outs , attitude and of course kitchen gypsy’s . You will find out where Chuck has been and a little preview of his future. Check out our sponsors -FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA ST (y...

Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! You asked for him and he's here! The boys sit down with BOBBYfromBUF, TK71600 , Lindy Ref, or Coach. Wherever you know Bob Whalen from, you probably know him as a genuinely nice guy and an interesting CHARACTER. Thank you for sharing your stories, Bob, and may the force be with you. Happy Holidays and enjoy a song from the future award winning pianist Logan D...

Episode 36 Sam Scarcello joined the crew for chat. Sam is the co- owner of Public Espresso . L2t has a little “coffee talk” episode, we find out how “public” started and the ins and outs of the coffee biz and just hang with Sam, great guy try his coffee Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA S...

L2t slows things down and sits down with Patrick Higgins. Pat is a stylist and travels around keeping up on today’s trends. As you will hear he’s quick with a joke and is proud of who he is. Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA ST (ya gotta catch the action on Seneca Street) : RYAN COURTON P...

Dave McKinley is a General Assignment Reporter at WGRZ in Buffalo, NY. Dave is a native of Brockport, New York and got his start in radio at age 14. The crew jumps around the region with Dave. The boys prove that everyone has a heart even a tough Emmy award winning reporter. Dave may ask the tough questions at WGRZ but he had all the right answers on L2t Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFF...

The crew walked the course with PGA caddie Aaron Alpern. Aaron talked to the boys about the ins and outs of starting out being a caddie to being in the last group on Masters Sunday. Aaron is currently the voice of Buffalo State hockey in the off season. Please support our sponsors : FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. BFLO NY : BOBS BARBERSHOP 2098 SENECA ST : BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE  2182 SENECA S...

Jack was the longest serving publisher and president of Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law journal. An original employee when the company started over 33 years ago. He is now the co- director of  a new project the Buffalo Homecoming. Jack is a unique Buffalo historian we would like to thank him for his time and wish him luck in his new adventure. This podcast is sponsored by FIRST IN BUFFA...

Matt is the VP, Partner, and Creative Director at Buffalo's Crowley Webb an advertising agency in Buffalo. Matt brought us to their beautiful downtown office and showed us what they are all about . Matt lives the motto of Crowley Webb - Hard Work Works Hard, and thats how he moved up the ladder. Very smart dude and we think this is something everyone who wants to get in to the advertising business...

We talk to Larry before he hit the stage at the Irish Festival tonight. We originally thought we would only have a limited time to talk. But we met him before and he was so cool and genuinely nice we ended up with a full episode. Thank you so much Larry and what a show!! This is totally raw and unedited we wanted to get it out while the tunes were still ringing in your ears. He was so generous he...

Craig is well known for his work as a business owner and tattoo artist. He has found a new calling as how he describes it as "Shinetoligist" for STEELBOUND BREWERY AND DISTILLERY in Ellicottville, NY. We traveled to Ellicottville to experience it for ourselves and it did not disappoint. Craig's able to use his creativity and knowledge thanks to owner Bill Bursee who had a vision to make something...

Wilbur needs no Introduction, we just want to thank him and his buddy Slade for taking time to talk with us. This episode is brought to you by BOTTLE ROCKET BEER RESERVE South Buffalo's craft brew headquarters: 2182 Seneca St. Buffalo, NY. YOU GOTTA SEE THE ACTION ON SENECA STREET. Also by FIRST IN BUFFALO 391 Abbott Rd. Get your custom gear at FIRST IN BUFFALO.

James Kurdziel is the Director of programming and content at 103.3 The Edge (Cumulus Media). He wears many hats, working as a radio personality,  a writer, and stand up comedian. We believe this is a very important episode for us because he shared his wealth of knowledge working in media for over 20 years. We got to pick his brain on stand up, podcasts, and the science of how songs are picked for...

Mike is a legendary Buffalo bartender and a damn good storyteller. These stories are for entertainment purposes only you can take them as fact or fiction. Mike and Jim are old friends and they went down memory lane. We had so much fun and we think Mike did too. We had another Mike on the 4th mic, Mike Honan, who stopped by just to hear the folklore first hand. A Licensed To Talk first to have the...

Episode 24: We tried to stay as professional as we could. We even deflected GOT finale questions- we were very proud of ourselves. This was easy  because Lauren was eager to show off her hard work: her company, STAFF BUFFALO, and her talk show, WNY AT WORK, on AM 1520. L2T sees big things from this Fordham grad. You can find their services at  http://staffbuffalo.com/. Thanks Lauren, for taking yo...

The boys sit down with author P.A Kane in this episode. You will hear how he lives his life through song and how his religion is music. Anytime Licensed To Talk can sit down with a hustler, we don't pass up the opportunity. PA discusses his writing process and how he stays hip in current music. Don't forget our sponsor, First In Buffalo located at 391 Abbott Road in South Buffalo, NY. You can find...

Pat Hammer is the Chief Meteorologist at WGRZ. Hammer invited us to the weather center to tell us how his career got him Buffalo. We were a little intimidated in the big studio with the Golgi Apparatus, but we find out Hammer is just one of us . We want to thank Hammer for taking his time and we hope you stick around. This episode is brought to you by FIRST IN EMBROIDERY 391 ABBOTT RD. We also wan...