Podcast D.Friel - Connected by Water

Connected By Water #20 – How hard are you pushing yourself? Are you making everyday count? Are you even trying to make a difference in the lives of those around you? Are you “Waking Up The Sun?” Founder of Fro Pro Snack Bars, Matt Williams joins us with our amigo and show regular, Troy Ganter for some real down to earth talk. This is as deep and honest a sit gets so hold on tight. Learn more about...

Connected By Water #19 – It was our extreme honor to host Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin and CRA Innovation District Director Horacio Danovich. Their thoughts into the current changes that the City of Pompano Beach is going through were highly insightful and exciting. Being that they run a town that is truly Connected By Water, they had lots to say about keeping the essence of Pompano alive throug...

Connected By Water #18 – Our pals Joey Accardi and Captain Skip Dana from Sir Reel Fishing Team join us in the studio to tell of their adventures aboard their beautiful Hydra-Sports Custom 53 Sueños and how being involved in the local community truly makes them feel Connected By Water® | @sirreelfishingteam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FFMD is an offshore fishing team founded by Paul Robertson four years ago. A strategic alliance with the Muscular Dystrophy Assocation, FFMD is positioned to help bring awareness and raise funds for the MDA and those affected with neuromuscular diseases. The FFMD fishing team travels up and down the East Coast & Gulf participating in some of the largest fishing tournaments, boat shows, and MDA eve...

Good friend and television host for UNFATHOMED, Captain George Gozdz, came to the studio to hang out while being off the water for a bit. His new hit TV show, goes beyond your standard fishing program and gets beneath the surface to discover the real in people. Pretty much everything Connected By Water stands for. Now filming Season 2 be sure to check it out on the Sportsman Channel. Learn more ab...

Miami power couple, Tod & Valerie Roy have taken the fishing tournament scene by storm. This dynamic husband and wife team join us to talk about the amazing changes in store for this year’s Jimmy Johnson Quest for the Ring at the newly designed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL and about how they built the South Beach Seafood Festival into one of the biggest event like it in the...

These two friends know a lot about building positivity around our aquatic community. Victoria Burgess may be best known for paddle boarding from Key West to Cuba, but trust me the story doesn’t end there. And Rhonda Bunker, among many talents, recently breathed new life into the longest running boat parade on the planet. This one was a snort load of fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Friend of the studio, Ozzy Delgado stops by to talk about a life working in the fishing industry and all the amazing things that Guatemala and the Pacific Fins Resort has to offer those who are looking for something different from their offshore and excursion experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy Ganter and Papa's raw Bar Host the first Connected By Water Live Podcast featuring NFL, FSU and Ely High School football legend Henri Crockett before the FSU vs. Virginia game. The spotlight was on the Crockett Foundation. With a focus on math, reading, health, and technology for middle-school students, the Foundation’s programs have directly helped more than 1,000 Broward students and donate...

Fellow artist Jorge Martinez stops by to talk about his passion for marine art, inshore fishing and Florida's clean water issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editor, writer and photographer for Florida Sport Fishing Magazine, Steve Dougherty embodies everything Connected By Water is about. This experienced and extremely creative angler, diver, surfer and all-around waterman stopped by to say hi and hang out with us for a bit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connected By Water #16 – Friend and fellow artist came in to hang at the studio for a bit. Come hang with us while we talk about juggling home life and studio life and her experiences as an artist that thinks “outside the box.” Oh, and something about milking cows?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being the Original Barstool Sailor and a genuine keys critter isn’t easy… Heck who are we kidding?? Easy living is what Islamorada musician and playwright Micah Gardner is all about. Even if it were tough, you’d never know it from taking one look at his smiling face and feeling the good vibes from this “Sunshine Billionaire.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes you gotta hang with your boys! Professional Captain's Stan Hunt and Chris Lemieux know a thing or two about being Connected By Water. Join us for some laughs and insight on what its like being a lifer on the sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retired Boynton Beach Firefighter, Michael Landress, stops by the studio to share some stories about his passion and love for sharing his native Floridian heritage and experiences through words and pictures... and also there was a little something about a guy named Hemingway.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connected By Water team members Captain Emily Gale and Captain Amanda Gale discuss running their family-focused charter business and how transitioning from being University of Miami Pre-Med Pole Vaulting student athletes to chasing fish full time is proving to be the best decision of their lives. Watch out South Florida... there’s a storm warning in effect! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Bombs away! Michelle "Bombchelle" Dalton and Capt. Mark DiDario drop by to share a little knowledge about Kingfish Head Soup, how to get a free haircut, Amsterdam coffee shops and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Vinnie LaSorsa and Sarah LaSorsa kick off our podcast and talk about celebrating five years of Freedom Fighter Outdoors... and something about a certain Freeman-Merritt collaboration? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Restaurateurs and Marketing Entrepreneurs Troy and Cassie Ganter come on to connect about life at Papa's Raw Bar, the power of love and honesty, triumphs over drug and alcohol addiction and they remind you to always Eat, Drink and Be Local... Ya Mon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jimmy Wickett is the creator behind the highly successful Meat Mayhem Fishing Tournament Series. He stopped by Connected By Water to discuss closing out another successful Kingfish Pro Series, to share a bunch a fishing stories and what lies ahead for 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices