Ope Cast The Pod

Lucas Farrell, owner of STLBucketList, @StLouisGram, Mango Marketing, and more, joins us LIVE in front of an audience @ Loutopia on the Delmar loop. Lucas & Braden discuss marketing, sales, founding a company, turning personal life into work, growing a team, getting & keeping sponsors, Lucas' preparation to have a child, and much more!

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Today we are joined in studio by a legendary musician based in St Louis MO, Steve Ewing. Steve is the lead singer of The Urge, an alternative band that has been around for over 30 years, Lead of The Steve Ewing Band, The Steve Ewing Duo, a bodybuilder, and the owner of Steve's Hot Dogs, a business you may have seen at CityPark, Enterprise Center, The Dome for a Battlehawks game, or their brick...

Brock Seals is an artist in every sense of the term. He is known for making music, paintings, shoes, graphics, drawings, and more. You may know him form his collaborations ith the St. Louis Cardinals, his events at the St. Louis art Museum, His album Cabo (streaming now on all music platforms) or his many other endeavors. Brock joins us today at Loutopia, a pop up on Delmar by artist Jayvn Solomon...

Host Braden and GhostGhoston have known one another for many years, friends since college, and that comes through on this fun and deep episode. GhostGhoston digs deep into his upbringing and unique path into musical performance; Braden gets roasted about his college party behavior; and shade is thrown at multiple celebrities! Thanks for listening to this episode of OpeCast, be sure to check out @O...

Dante Barger is truly an OG creator in St Louis. He's been making youtube content in and around the city (and elsewhere) for 5 + years, is an award winning creator, and a good friend of the pod. On these 10 episode increments, we will be doing special events, recorded in front of an audience. for the second part, make sure to check out This Isn't My Degree - Dante's fantastic podcast -...

On this weeks episode, you will notice that we switched things up. We focused on an interview with Megan of @STLAintBad and "Foodie Friday" with @Epic. Eats. Stl. Megan from "STL Aint Bad" joins us to discuss social media creation, building an online community versus an in person one, and generally to roast Braden for being cheesy. Megan is an accomplished creator with over 100...

On this episode, BradENSTL & Carlie Lawrence covered the following: 3:16 New to the Lou: We discussed a new street festival, greenway expansion, St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum expansion, and the relocation of The King & I. 14:31 Weekend Events: Our @local.bestie, Amber, covers a few of the big events from Oktoberfest in Soulard to Vintage Days in Lake St. Louis. 17:04 Foodie Fri...

On this weeks episode, we have Carlie back in the studio. We covered the following: 00:48 New to the Lou: We discuss the exciting return of Grove Fest, the St. Louis Symphony new season, additions to the Darkness, and Sado. 17:12 Weekend Events: From several events in Tower Grove Park to witches in St. Charles, our @Local. Bestie, Amber fills us in with everything going on. 20:02 Foodie Friday: We...

This week, we had a special guest Lando, (@Epic. Eats. STL), fill in for Carlie. 1:27 New to the Lou: We discuss the exciting things people can check out like Flyover Fest, The Repertory lineup, Broadway at Stifel Theater, and the all new El Molino in the South Hampton neighborhood 8:24 Weekend Events: Our @Local. Bestie, Amber, gave us a list of events that included everything from a few Oktoberf...

1:39 New to the Lou: We discuss the new exciting things coming to our city that included STL Taco Fest, The Culture, Urban Air Love Revolution Gala, and one of the hottest new restaurants, Calypso in Soulard. 7:44 Foodie Friday: We caught up with Megan of @STLAINTBAD to find out more about her favorite places to eat when she's not highlighting our St. Louis. 10:12 Weekend Events: Out @Local. B...

In this 00:23 New to the Lou: We talk about exciting new things coming to the St. Louis Zoo, Six Flags, The District, and STL Start Up Week. 14:37: Foodie Friday: Matt Menietti gives us his list of restaurants that he enjoys visiting around town. 16:01 Weekend Events: Our @Local. Bestie, Amber, gave us a list of events from St. Charles to South City. 17:30: We spoke with Matt Menietti of the TechA...

In this episode, we talked with Orlando Peyton aka @Epic. Eats. STL about his inspiration behind creating the largest food platform in St. Louis that showcases our food scene to the world. They dove into his creative approach and his "why." Foodie Friday: St. Louis photographer, Jo Renee, share some of her favorites like Art Bar, 'Ssippi, Bowood, Wright's Tavern, and Teleo Coffee...

In this episode, Braden spoke with Leslie Hughes of Frizz Fest & Frizzy By Nature. They dove into her inspiration behind Frizz Fest, what festival goers can expect, and where she wants to take Frizz Fest. Foodie Friday: Malik Wilson of 'Show Me St. Louis' shared some of his favorites like Bar 360, Subway, Ball Park Village, Katie's Pizza, and The Armory. Braden & Carlie talked...

In this episode, we talked about the highly anticipated "Loutopia - Exhibit A," Evolution Fest, Festival of Nations, and Chihuly at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Foodie Friday: BradENSTL kicked off with Frazer's, Southwest Diner, Cathy's Kitchen, Cinderhouse, & Northwest Coffee Co. Weekend Events: Moonlight Ramble in The Grove, Margarita Fest, Evolution Fest, Festival of Na...