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Boomer's guest, Bob LeMent of the podcast Static Radio, agrees that midwest living is the way to go, that those on the coast can keep their wild fires and hurricanes to themselves.  Gratitude for midwest values and for escaping lethal childhood ventures that include mechanized death are discussed in this episode.

Allegedly, Jesus told the Cubs organization, "Don't do anything until I get back."  That's part of the conversation with Andy as he, Boomer, and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous talk about the rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals baseball teams and Andy's first book "90 Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story."    In addition to his new book, Frye has written articles for Rolling Stone, ESPN , and Fo...

Just in time for Halloween, Boomer and Jimmy take a break from interviewing people with interesting careers to hear the tale of terror from two grandparents in western Illinois that were kidnapped and held hostage in an attempt to extort money from them.  Part I related their abduction.  Part II brings you their escape from their kidnapper but not an escape from being victims as they struggle to f...

Remember the scene in one of the Lethal Weapon movies where Danny Glover's character is awakened in the middle of the night by criminals who use duct tape to restrain and silence him and his wife while threatening them and their children?  It is a terrifying scene, even if it was enacted.  But this scene REALLY HAPPENED to two grandparents outside a small town in western Illinois: Larry and Connie...

"Name dropping is really tacky.  Paul McCartney told me so," quips James Alcroft as he shares stories about his decades long success as a comedian in the 1980s and 1990s.  Having performed on the Tonight Show for both Carson and Leno and opened for Diana Ross,  Jamie has a lot of names to be dropped, including Bob Saget who was his competition for the role of Danny Turner in Full House .  Get insi...

Between being jailed for marching for the legalization of marijuana and fathering current star singer Hayley Kiyoko (aka Lesbian Jesus), James Alcroft found his way onto the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, put together a dynamic comedy team and received a heart and liver transplant. His conversation with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous is definitely funnier than a heart attack.

Bill Cushing has held many an instrument in his days: a shovel for digging ditches, a weapon for service in theNavy, an ohmmeter for working as an electrician.  He now wields a pen as an award winning poet from Glendale, CA.  Bill discusses the advantages of having a diverse life, about not being locked into aspects of your life, and of course more of his writing.

How does a guy go from years in the navy and working as an electrician to teaching college and becoming an award winning poet?  Bill Cushing explains how he did it and some of his ventures on an incongruous road to becoming an award winning author-  and he shares it via his rotary phone in Glendale, California!

Imagine what it must be like to compete on the national level as an athlete.  Imagine what would be like to compete on the national level as a wrestler.  How about a female wrestler?  A real Beauty AND a Beast, Keira Dafnis continues sharing a bit of her brief 17 years on planet earth as a wrestler and in thoughtful discussion about diversity, her own asexuality, and whether young people can be op...

How many resumes can list winning a beauty pageant and a wrestling tournament? At least one and it belongs to Keira Dafnis, a female wrestler who will continue her grappling in college.  Only seventeen, she is an accomplished wrestler on both the state (Illinois) and national level.  Her beauty pageant winning face regularly sports the badges of honor that a wrestling match produces: bruises, cuts...

"We cant' let ourselves think about what and who we are leaving behind or it will break us.  My daily routine was in every sense life giving.  And what will make me feel that way when I return to the States?" Christine Herbert, Peace Corp volunteer and author of The Color of the Elephant, a book that recounts her African Peace Corp experience, answers this question and others in part 2 of her conv...

Naked, afraid, and alone . . . well, she wasn't naked, but Christine Herbert did have some scary moments (poisonous snakes, floods) spending two years in the African nation of Zambia, thousands of miles away from friends, family, and even people of her race.  No electricity in her mud hut was just one element of her experience that molded an unexpected transformation that challenged the way she un...

Beware the worm!  Has a worm ever sent someone to the ER?  It sent Jake O'Donnell when he was performing the worm during a pub crawl in Madrid.  Jake chronicles this story and other seminal moments of becoming a man in his book "Walk Like a Man(iac) and in part 2 of his conversation with Boomer.

Are you a fan of movies like the Hangover and Jackass series?  How about David Sedaris or Dave Barry?  If so, prepare to be a fan of Jake O'Donnell, author of Walk Like a Man(iac).  Jake dares to bare his pre and post pubescent soul as he reflects upon the many "firsts" of his journey towards adulthood and beyond.  He does this with great deprecating humor and detail, allowing us to laugh along wi...

In part II of Boomer's interview with Joel Gibbs, the Master of Mimicry, Joel shares his expertise of the The Beatles and the entertainment industry, including his interview with John Lennon that ended with a moronic mishap on Joel's part.  What went down when The Beatles met Elvis?  Boomer and Joel compare their notes on this historic meeting.  And more!!

Joel Gibbs is a veteran voice over artist who has tickled your ears with over 40,000 audio projects heard globally. He truly has done it all and often with celebrity voices. Allegedly, he emerged on the birthing table with a Bugs Bunny quip, "What's up, doc?" In this episode, Joel tells about a 20 minute practical joke that involved his mimicry of Paul McCartney .

Enroute to her next load pickup, semi owner/operator Misty Danner Johnson shares her experiences over the road, including how to avoid the danger of retread explosions, why she loves traveling across America hauling up to 80,000 pounds of freight, and whether she'd recommend the life of a trucker to others.

"The drunk guy fled the accident on a skateboard."  That was part of the scene long distance trucker Misty Danner Johnson reported as her semi was involved in a multi vehicle accident.  Misty chats with Boomer and co-host Jimmy Ahmahdoofous about the challenges and rewards of hauling America's products across North America.

New York City . . .  where all the things I can't afford are so convenient. However true that may be, NYC tour guide Christina Ray Stanton can help you plan your best tour of the Big Apple and entertain you with stories about clients like the Russian oligarch family.

"We [casino workers]get people wasted, take their money away from them, and then the casino owners want us to take an ethics class.  Who's teaching that class, Britney Spear's dad?" That's part of the hiarious conversation with Keith Lyle (don't miss part 1), a standup comedian who previously spent 25 years working in Las Vegas casinos.  Keith also shares stories about customers who defecated at h...

"It's like asking Tiger Woods to teach Driver's Education."   That's how standup comedian Keith Lyle describes some of his ethics training as a casino worker back in the day.  Lyle, who also has had small parts in movies like "The Hangover," shares his stories as a craps dealer in Las Vegas.

"If your arms stay down, I'll be a part of this conversation," says 40 year career official Tom Starr to amped coaches who want a piece of him during a high school sports contest.  That technique for deescalating conflict is just some of the wisdom Tom imparts in this episode that explores highlights from his volleyball/softball/basketball officiating career along with discussion about the crisis...

"You've officiated four different high school sports?  You officiated them for 40 years?  Four heaven's sake!!" Not only has Keith Medema officiated for four decades, in three of those four sports he was selected to officiate state final contests.  Hear about some of those games, his ambulance ride from the football field to a hospital, the play that made ESPN's top play of the week, and more in t...

As a high school wrestling official on the way to a contest, how do you handle your car breaking down?  Hitchhike?  Here about this , the nuances of stalling, the confrontation with a Harvard coach, the difficulty of officiating, and what it's like to be as a "judge, jury, and executioner."  Boomer and Jimmy Ahmadoofous continue their conversation with acclaimed high school wrestling official Anth...

Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofus explore the diversity of high school wrestling and the challenges in officiating it with veteran official Anthony Clarke.  Tony also describes the time his head coach wept at the conclusion of a high school match and the time a coach asked to be ejected from a wrestling meet.