Porch Talk

Monk and Alan catch up over some 1985's and Fruit Force. The conversation reflects on the past 5 years of Porch Talk and previous guests, festivals, and experiences that were made possible by shooting shots. Monk and Alan discuss local music scene; Birmingham, AL, and the blues in Mississippi. Music: Robert Connely Farr - Shake It Vulture Whale - Land It Subscribe, rate, and review the show! A...

Robert Connely Farr and Jay Johnson sit down with Alan for a brief interview before their set at the Bentonia Blues Festival. Robert shares about his move to Canada, growing up in Bolton, MS, and the Blue Front Cafe. www.robertconnelyfarr.com Music: Robert Connely Farr - Shake It Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://re...

Ryan Lee Crosby is back for his third appearance on the show. Ryan shares a song, and what he has been working on since his last visit. www.ryanleecrosby.com Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Say Hi is Eric Elbogen, a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist that has been making records since 2002 is back in Columbus, MS at the Sunstroke House! Before his show, Eric sat down with Alan for a brief interview on influences, traveling, where creativity comes from, and hopes for the future. Music: They Write Books About This Sort of Thing - Say Hi Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertisi...

Harley joins Big John and Alan to discuss the legalization of cannabis for medical use in the state of Mississippi. Harley and John both work in the medical cannabis industry and offer insights as Alan plays devil's advocate to try and get to the bottom the electric lettuce debate. Music: Man Downtown & Distracted by Taylor Hollingsworth Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show! Advertising In...

The Sons of Venus return to the virtual porch to celebrate the release of their third album, Crisis to Crisis. Music: When Love Turns & Living in Blood by Sons of Venus Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rachel and Shaun Stief of the Stifftones are back for the annual catch up! Music: These Times & Starting Over by The Stifftones Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Andrew talk about growing up in the greatest time to be growing up. 1985-1995 was living at the end of the industrial revolution and coming into the technological revolution. Music: JPKS - No Ones Gonna Love You Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lauren and Alan talk about the difference between happiness and joy, and what they want out of this life. Music: Chris Peruka - Holy Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lauren and Alan decided to meet up on the porch after a rough work week. The conversation revolves around AI, airplanes, school shootings, and more! Music: Will Stewart - Nothing's Right Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brett Newski hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is quite the creative. He’s a songwriter, author, illustrator, and podcaster. We met almost a month ago at the Sunstroke House, and it was great to catch up. Can’t wait for you to check it out, I learned about the Guitar Center 2 Step. His latest record, Friend Rock, is an absolute gem. If you’re into Indie Rock, he worked with some of the most prol...

Happy Memorial Day! Cobb, Webb, and Alan open up with favorite Rambo films, moves on to local and national stories that makes the guys wonder, "something doesn't add up." Music; Robert Connelly Farr - Shake It Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lauren and Alan discuss societal norms from childhood to today. Is the world a more evil place? Or does it appear that way because we have too much reality on social media? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan is joined by Farouk, quantum physicist, and Bardia, astronomer to talk about Artificial Intelligence. Is there any need to fear? Is it already too late? Conversation moves on to the block chain and crypto currencies. Music: Living in Blood - Sons of Venus Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

John Sully, Igor, and Ruslan join Alan to celebrate the release of their 3rd album, Crisis to Crisis. Music: Living in Blood - Sons of Venus Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Thanks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alan and Matt talk about the days when nothing's right, but it's worth it. Music: Will Stewart - Nothings Right Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brother Cobb is back, Alan and Big John join in to talk about whats circulating in the media. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Drew and Courtney Blackwell were kind enough to open up their home, to share a song and stories of how they met, their songwriting process, and meeting heroes. Music: Heartbeats by Honeyboy & Boots Subscribe, Rate, and Review the Show! Thanks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Julia Reyes is an artist from Biloxi, MS. Julia has hosted art events and painted murals in Biloxi, but she's back in North Mississippi, at the MacGown Art Retreat. Music: Chris Pureka - Holy Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Monk, Big John, and Alan discuss the state of radio. Music: Taylor Hollingsworth - Damn Boy Spencer Thomas - Lift Me Up Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Christina Alford is a singer/songwriter and artist from Greenwood, MS. The conversation revolves around her music and art. Christina's album, You're Not Crazy, is avaliable on streaming services and her art will be on display at the Columbus Art Council in May Music: Ours by Christina Alford Subscribe, rate, and review the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...

Pictoria Vark was kind enough to chat before her show at the Sunstroke House, in Columbus, MS. Victoria shares about early influences in music, playing bass in different bands, touring, and experiences while on the road. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mike Rainey is a comedian, podcaster, and author. Mike hosts the podcasts: Dad Meat and Lil Stinkers, and authored 'Terrible Advice', 'Terrible Advice for Parents', and 'On Percs: Facebooking while Intoxicated'. Alan and Mike talk about getting into comedy, becoming an author, and how the ideas of his 2 podcasts came to fruition. www.onpercs.com Subscribe, Rate, and Review...

Alan sat down with Martin, Andrew, and Christy Rendon to learn about the life and legacy of Del Rendon. Who was Del Rendon? What is the Del Rendon Foundation? What is DelFest? What is the mission? All songs performed by Del Rendon https://www.delrendonfoundation.org/ Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show! Thanks! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcirc...

Big John and Al recap PorchFestTwentyThree, John shares that we were wrong about the cop in Tennessee, but Alan won't give up on hot dawg world. Music: Stifftones - Starting Over Subscribe, Rate, and Review the show. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy