Observations From the Road Less Traveled

Hey Roadies!  Big changes coming to your favorite podcast in the coming weeks, so we're travelling down memory lane for a couple of weeks... Going back to when we visited the empty frames at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum...

So this weekend 56 years ago a ton of people got together in New York state to listen to some music. Some people say it got out of hand and other people say it's the best musical event to ever happen.   We think it was probably a little of both, but let's talk about it!

Sorry fellow dopes;  Albert Einstein was never one of us... 

Since he was part of our youth and incredibly also part of our present your hosts wanted to pay tribute with an episode celebrating the one, the only Ozzy Osbourne. All aboard Roadies...

As a wise woman once said "We should do an episode on Conquistadors..."

It's a truly great movie but it doesn't tell you everything you need to know about gladiators. So the Captain and Blondie to the rescue Roadies!

This episode's been a long time coming Roadies!   Join us this week as we tell you about the infamous Black Eyed Kids. Who are they?  What are they?  You KNOW we have a theory, what's yours?

Because we had no idea what Phrogging was. But we do now Roadies and we're going to tell you about some phrogging nightmares you won't believe!

We talked to you about people who existed in their own world without interacting with anyone else Roadies, now it's time to talk about people who lived and flourished before becoming the stuff of legend...

As I drop this episode Roadies a certified classic movie is celebrating its 50th (Yes, 50th!) anniversary... Let's talk about Jaws!

In 2025 there are still people who live completely off all the grids.  Believe it or not right here in the US of A...

Your intrepid hosts struggled to get through this episode Roadies!   We're talking to you about St. Jude Research Hospital, its founder Danny Thomas, and the miracles they perform for kids all over the world every single day. So get the tissues ready and join us...

For Memorial Day your hosts take a look at one of the worst disasters in naval history Roadies. We're going to talk to you about the mysterious loss of USS Scorpion...

So The Captain and Blondie are at it again Roadies!   Just yakking away about things that may interest only them, but knowing you Roadies you'll have some thoughts...

People die.  Sadly it happens.  But sometimes sad isn't the only word to describe a person's death. Sometimes the word bizarre is more accurate...

You know your hosts love movies Roadies and one of the Captain's favorite genres is Found Footage. Let's talk about the ones you know and the ones you don't shall we?

Roadies most of you know about the Dyatlov Pass but many of you may not know here in the states we have our own version. Join your hosts this week as we try to pick up the trail of the Yuba City Five.

For as long as people have believed in the paranormal world Roadies there have been people trying to get you to believe in the unbelievable.   For fame, for money or just for fun; the hoaxes have been going on forever!

So there are as many kinds of relationships as there are people. Some are pretty pedestrian and some are out there.  Like REALLY out there.   Let's talk about that shall we?

About 1,200 people every year try to reach the top of the world and about half of those who make the attempt succeed. Do you want to guess where many of those who don't succeed end up?

Everyone knows that hair stylist Jay Sebring was one of the unfortunate guests of Sharon Tate in August of 1969, but most people don't realize that wasn't the only death house in Sebring's past...

Here you go Roadies!   The second part of our discussion with founder of Kids and Car Safety founder Janette Fennell. In part 1 you heard Janette's amazing story and here we'll talk about the path it put her on and the amazing things she's done since.  

Roadies this episode is part one of our interview with Janette Fennell.  Janette is founder of an organization that Blondie has been part of for over 20 years called Kids and Cars Safety that's dedicated to keeping our kids safe around motor vehicles in ways most of us don't even think about. In Part 1 Janette tells the incredible story of how her journey started.  It's what The Captain calls the...

On this week's episode of the only podcast you'll ever need Roadies, your favorite co-hosts are going to get into the infamous Black Dhalia murder. Lots of suspects but ever solved.  Let's talk about who killed the Black Dhalia...

So Roadies, what do you think is the most cursed movie never made? Blondie and the Captain are going to tell you all about it on this week's episode of the only podcast you'll ever need...