Shooting the Shindig

In this special episode, your dashing hosts are joined by Ty Davison of the band Noisy Primates! Ty's going to tell us what exactly an internet band is. He's got some choice words about streaming music, Spotify in particular, which leads to a discussion of artists' compensation. Ty's also got some thoughts on AI. The illustrious Riff Boswick drops in, and this fantastic foursome di...

Welcome back! In this riveting episode, Garr and Éric discuss folk songs and what they're about. Next up on the docket is all about the situation in Israel and Palestine: the Hamas attack, Netanyahu, the persecution of the Palestinians, and West Bank settlements. Is Gaza a gulag? Is disagreeing with Israel anti-Semitism? After that we talk about progressive rock, artists that didn't 'w...

Welcome back to another episode of your favorite podcast. In this iteration Garr and Éric discuss what gives life meaning and why we attract to religion. They revisit their old saw of sex vs. love before talking about growing up and moving away. There's some discussion of Trump's 'Access Hollywood' tape and Billy Bush. Remember Bill Clinton and all that stuff he did? (like Monica L...

That's the question we have to ask ourselves! Join Garr and Éric discussing the erosion of civil liberties and the concerning actions of ICE. Is this like Nazi Germany? What can you do in a time like this? The Epstein files, the removal of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and the execution of Renée Good also figure into this episode's discussion. What about those Republican politicians...

Welcome back! Today Garr and Éric are talking about what's going on in the country. The second Trump administration sure has been doing a number on civil liberties, and ghouls like Peter Thiel are running amok. They also discuss woke, Zohran Mamdani's meeting with Trump, ICE, what's going on with the Federal Trade Commission, and Billy Bush. Just a lot of feel-good stories. You're...

Garr and Éric are back at it again, this time talking about AI! Artificial intelligence is a hot topic these days; is it going to put us all out of work, or will society rise up to reject rampant unemployment? We also talk about Stanley Kubrick films, Donald Trump, Rage Against the Machine, 'surfing the web', and the 'back in my day' factor. You won't want to miss this one! Rec...

Welcome to the much-anticipated second season of Shooting the Shindig! This week Garr and Éric are joined by Steve Caton. Some will know him from playing guitar with Tori Amos, but he also builds guitars and surfs! Which, if any, of these would he describe as his passion? Of course these three are also going to swap some stories and shoot a little Shindig, so you won't want to miss out on this...

Today join your intrepid young hosts Garr and Éric as they discuss scents, their primal rôle in attraction, and their relation with memories. They revisit Halloween, a holiday where you get to dress outside the normal rules of society. Éric has some information about language to share: humans evolved to make language; why do we think of French as more romantic than German; and the Indo-European la...

Welcome back once again as your intrepid hosts Garr Montalbano and Éric Fontenot yap over the first Republican debate, hosted by Fox News and Rumble. Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Tim Scott are in attendance, all thinking they might have a shot against Donald Trump, who skipped this do. Listen to them debate the critical is...

Welcome back to your favorite shindig! Did you miss us? In this episode your hosts Garr and Éric reminisce about old phones, talk about how to structure a show within the season format, and reflect on the Johnson administration. Remember Blackberrys? How did television change media and American culture? There is also brief discussion of boomer culture, the spoils of the second World War, and adver...

Your regular friends are back again to shoot the shindig! This episode concludes the trilogy of They Might Be Giants discussions (we promise, we probably won't talk about them again, at least for a long time). Other topics include Apecon (the Planet of the Apes one, not whatever NFT thing the idiots went to), blimps and other airships, and the looming menace of AI. Garr has strong opinions on...

This week Garr and Éric are joined by their friend Richard (as well as Bruce). They discuss the differences between sex and love, compare Florida and Arizona, and swap personal stories. Will Richard successfully rehabilitate Barry Goldwater? Garr and Éric also discuss their They Might Be Giants concert, as well as Genesis and The Musical Box. Recorded 16 April 2023.

In this special episode your hosts Garr and Éric are joined by Mickey Kakes and Kevin Whaley, drummer and guitarist in Garr's '80s band the Fizzies. The band members talk about the music scene in LA in the '80s, swap stories about the band, and even listen to some Fizzies jams. Recorded 19 October 2023.

Garr and Éric discuss cannabis culture, parties, Prohibition, mushrooms, and other drug topics in this episode. Recorded 5 April 2023.

Join your friends Garr and Éric as they launch on the first episode of your favorite podcast! This episode covers Shia LaBeouf, dick pics, internet comments, insults, H. R. Pufnstuf, the Aquabats, and much more. Recorded 5 April 2023.