Reppin' the Stateline Podcast w/ John, George & Josh

With May being Mental Health Month, the guys thought it would be great to catch up with their old friend Danielle Angileri, Director of NAMI Northern Illinois. They dive deep into self care, where to get help and a few events like NAMI’s Building Bridges event on May 21st and Mulligans for Mental Health Golf Outing on June 2nd For information about NAMI Northern Illinois visit https://naminorthern...

This week we speak with Mike Zahniser, owner of Maximum Performance in Machesney Park, Rockford & Belvidere, Real Estate Investor, Keynote Speaker, Frenchie Dad & Ironman (Yes that Ironman) Shout outs to: Marrufo’s Tacos Fresh Start Cafe Pietro’s Pizza To contact George visit https://homewithgeorge.com/ To contact John visit https://BrodaGaffney.com/ To contact Josh call directly at 815-97...

This week’s conversation brings us restauranteur Joshua Binning, owner of Lucha Cantina. Josh reveals secret menu items, his favorite Stateline Area spots to eat & a game called Singo Shout outs to: Rockford Area Pizza Fans on Facebook Shogun/Izakaya 88 Upsohl’s Pizzeria & Tavern Rockford Stateline Whiskey Club To contact George visit https://homewithgeorge.com/ To contact John visit https...

This week our special guest is Realtor and election hopeful for Village of Roscoe Trustee Teresa Skridla. Teresa is a life long resident of the Stateline Area and currently resides in Roscoe. She is a wife, mother, real estate investor & Realtor©️ with Century 21 Affiliated in their Roscoe & Beloit offices licensed in both Wisconsin & Illinois.  Teresa is also running as a WRITE-IN CAN...

Today the guys get to speak with Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum’s 2024 Latina Leader of the Year Melissa Santillan. Melissa is a licensed barber, stylist, educator, podcast host, creator of an apparel line, board member of RAAC & our season 7 first guest. To connect with Melissa, follow her on Instagram @beauty.by.melissasantillon Honorable mentions to: Alignment Rockford Exquisite LX Union...

The evolution of Reppin” the Stateline Podcast with John, George & Josh has led the guys to make a few adjustments for the upcoming season and future of our podcast. For the upcoming season the show will consist of 6 Episodes spanning over 12 weeks.  Stay tuned on March 7th, 2025 at 1PM for  Season 7 Episode 1: A Conversation with….. ha, did you think we were going to give it away???? To conta...

This season has been full of ups, downs and few distractions (late episode postings…sorry) We also hit a milestone with our 5 year anniversary since the first Reppin The Stateline video premiered on Facebook. If you haven’t followed from the beginning you need to head over to FB and watch the classic OG episodes. The guys finalized their search for the BEST Denver/Western Omelet in the Stateline A...

This weeks post is very late.  John was supposed to write the description and life/work got in the way so here we are…LOL This week’s omelet is from Jessica's Restaurant Shout outs to: Dr. Michael D. Piller Jim &Laura Baluch Megan Karafa Venise Broda 8th Ward Pub After The Vine To contact George visit https://homewithgeorge.com/ To contact John visit https://BrodaGaffney.com/ To contact J...

This week it's another Denver Omelet from Doc's Dinner!  Breakfast, Netflix Shows, trips to far away lands and some local establishments make up the recipe for today's meal... um we mean show Shoutouts to Liev Schreiber, Cassie Avers, our nuber 1 fan & to some great friends from Illinois Realtors; Tommy Choi, Matt Silver & Ethan Nagar  Honorable mentions to the following bus...

Fresh Start Cafe is the Western Omelet of the week and it did not disappoint. The guys recap what appeared to be a light week with only a few stops to local establishments. Shout out to:  Minha’s Brewery, Distillery & Winery Monroe, WI Timber Hill Winery North Leaf Winery PJ’s Courtside Pub Prairie State Winery & John’s amazing wife Venise at Kids Spot To contact George visit https://homew...

Jam packed week for the guys. Josh spent the weekend at Camp Sheilah- Kids Above All and had a huge turnout of support from the Rockford area. John participated in the annual Roscoe Lions Fall Festival Parade but instead of driving a float as usual for Kids Spot's Gymnastic Team he marched to announce his candidacy for Roscoe Village Trustee along with his slate for Trustee Teresa Skridla, Da...

Coming back from the Labor Day Holiday weekend John, George & Josh recap time with family and their long weeekend adventures over a pour of Four Roses Bourbon.  Please support the local businesses that are mentioned each week and be sure to LIKE-SHARE-SUBSCRIBE on YouTube, Facebook & everywhere you listen to Podcasts. Special Reppin' Shout Outs to: Camp Sheila- Kids Above All, Hope al...

Week two is in full swing with our special guest Chris Gustafson of Gustafson Furniture & Mattress in Rockford, IL The guys sample their first Denver Omlet of the season and rate one from Sunrise Family Restaurant. Shout outs to: Daniel Spranger Velvet Robot Roscoe Belle Tire & Discount Tire (who is the best in town?) City Market Rockford Pig Minds Brewery Disco Chicken & Dr Michael Pi...

The guys are happy to be back for Season 6 of the Reppin' The Stateline Podcast with John, George & Josh.  As always the fellas recap their summers since they haven't been on air since June 3rd. George tells about his health journey and trips to Hawaii and his cruise. Josh tells about the amazing things happening with the Sheila A Doyle Foundation and his family vacation to Jamaica....

Since the guys started they have somehow manaaged to put 61 episodes together over 5 seasons.  This week the guys come back after missing the Memorial Day weekend. John celebrated his 27th anniversary with Venise ( Happy Anniversary Ness!) by heading to Chicago and enjoying a few days exploring the city and the River Walk. Josh somehow found the time to build a gazebo inbetween travel baseball and...

This week John, George and Josh sit down with Butch Rosecke owner and founder of Mr. Goodwater in Belvidere.  They guys find out why Butch chose water, how long he's in business, his hobbies, coaching sports and aa bit about family and giving back to locaal businesses. The guys would like to give shoutouts to Franchesco's Ristorante, Salamone's North, Salamone's Cherry Valley,...

This weekend is Mother's Day. John, George & Josh would like to wish their moms, their wives and all the moms out there a Happy Mother's Day.  Big shout out this week to Kids Above All & Camp Shiela , Boylan Baaseball for their big win on Monday & Hononegah Baseball for their big win on Wednesday. Honorable mentions Pj's Courthouse Tavern in Sycamore, Prairie State Winer...

Spring break is over and the boys are back! Congrats to Josh for his new role as Director of Operations for Camp Sheila, George fills us all in on all his traveling over the break and John gives us an update on our local real estate maarket after he has a rant on the difference between protesting and rioting.  The guys would like to give shout outs to Camp Sheila, Don at Valentine Insurance, Boyla...

The snow may be flying in Northern Illinois but the boys are gearing up for Spring Break.  And it shows in this episode… The guys ADHD really shows as they bounce the conversation from football to cookies to cars and everything in between… The guys would like to give shoutouts to Colby Campbell with Dirty Dough Rockford, Brandon Campbell (no relation to Colby) at Anderson Toyota on Riverside, Kyle...

Shenanigans on on the menu for this week’s episode of Reppin’ The Stateline. The guys recap some family moments, discuss what’s on deck for the St Patricks Weekend festivities, John’s wardrobe is a topic of contention for George and we all find out what Josh wears to sleep in his basement. The boys would like to thank Wired Cafe, Fiesta Cancun on Riverside, Victory Pickleball,  Studio and Tom &amp...

Sickness & Technical difficulties plague George this week but the boys seem to pull it all together  in true Reppin style!  George recaps his Nashville trip from last weekend visiting his life long buddy Ben full of music, laughs & libations.  Josh announces his upcoming Birthday Bash this Saturday at Victory Sports Pickleball Courts Saturday night, his attendance at the Shammrock Shuffle...

This week we learn of the Legend of Road Dogg (aka George, aka The Mashyna (Machine)) and we learn about the Melort of Whiskey, Arkhon Aquavit from Three Floyds Distilling x Zola Jesus.  John and Josh also recap their day out at Swanhills enjoying some February Golfing with the amazing weather the Stateline Area had this past week. They got paaired up  to golf with Tim Smiley on the back 9, who&ap...

This week with no guests and a few practical jokes the guys discuss how ridiculous things are at times.  And following that theme, John dropped the ball for once and forgot to write copy, upload to Buzzsprout and give George what he needed to upload to YouTube…how ridiculous… To contact George visit https://homewithgeorge.com/ To contact John visit https://BrodaGaffney.com/ To contact Josh call di...

This week the guys give a shameless plug to Donn Valentine Founder & CEO of the Valentine Insurance Group since Josh has yet to write his show sponsor commercial.  But the fun doesn’t stop there as they recap their highlights of Super Bowl LVIII and the bets that didn’t pan out. They then shift gears to welcome in studio Judge Joe McGraw who is running for the 17th Congressional District in Il...

This week the guys settle in for Super Bowl Week. They recap the past week, make their predictions for the “BIG” Game and take turns picking on John. George gives a HUGE announcement for his business and guys discuss some upcoming events.  As always follow Reppin’ The Stateline Podcast on Facebook, YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts.   To contact George visit https://homewithgeorge.com/ T...