The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show

This episode goes deep into the heart of the matter.  It goes deep into the heart of the Mathers as in Jerry Mathers.  As in Jerry Mathers  AKA the Beaver from the old time television show entitled "Leave it To Beaver".  People will tell you they know what's going on there but nobody really does.  Why a beaver?  Was it his ruthless cunning?  His ability to build while withstanding n...

On this episode, I play more from that plethora of cassette tapes I found in old shoe boxes in my mom's basement.  Sometimes I imported the sounds into a synthsizer or sometimes I just played them, like old Whitey rehearsal cassettes.  People always tell you about how cassette tapes deteriorate and crumble, but I have found no truth to that.  If you take care of your cassette tapes, they will...

This one is full steam ahead and never lets go.  You can't let go.  You've gotta hold on, but hold on loosely!  But don't let go.  You're not going to want to let go so why even talk about it?  We aren't.  On this episode, I don't talk about letting go for a few minutes, play some tunes and make some sounds.  Then I rub them all over my body, I find a giant canvas of...

This episode delves into the darkness within.  It's not pretty.  Imagine yourself in a scuba suit but you're supposed to be wearing a business suit and you've only got 15 minutes until your big meeting and that's not nearly enough time to get home and change let alone get to your meeting on time.  But that's okay.  A lot of people are afraid of change and why should you be...

Many years ago I purchased a vintage "tape recorder" at a second hand store.  In it was an old cassette tape that someone had forgotten to take out.  It was a tape of four people working on a skit or a play or something where they were acting out a scene.  They must have taped it so they could write down their ideas, or remember them.  Who knows?  Either way, I play segments from that ta...

This one features a number of things I pieced together using old 4 track cassette tapes and various synthetic plug ins.  It also features a little kid banging on a fallen tree for about 10 minutes.  The kid banged on that thing for over 30 minutes but I just put 10 minutes or so in.  You get the point.  He was coming up with some pretty interesting patterns but then some other kid came up and inte...

On this episode I've cut out all the latin.  It's just getting so outdated.  Some things get better with age.  Wine.  Cheese.  Paintings. But Latin just seems to get less relevant.  Plus half the things in modern life don't have no latin word for them.  Like what's latin for iPhone or Marvel Cinematic Universe?  I couldn't care less. Support the show

This is the first episode of my new season, probably the last one.  The last season.  Maybe.  You never know.  Maybe some day but 10 is enough for now.  I don't get what the point of even having a "season" is, unless I guess if it's a thing where one season is about something like auto repair and then another season is about how to take care of an elderly person.  In that case...

On this episode I talk to Abby about Political Psychology.  It's all on her YouTube channel Political Psych with Abby .  Where is it all going?  What's the big idea?  She's  going to tell us!!  Here is where you can find more from Abby where she talks about all sorts of stuff: https://www.youtube.com/c/PoliticalPsychwithAbby https://www.instagram.com/politicalpsychwithabby/ https://...

This is the second conversation I have with Greg Luce.  It's enough to get a FIRST conversation, but we're over here on our second one!  When you love classic biker movies as much as I do, you need that second interview.  So there you go.  It's that simple.  And as you are listening to this episode or perhaps afterwords, you are encouraged to go to Sinister Cinema and peruse the ple...

On this episode I talk to film expert Greg Luce of Sinister Cinema .  Greg knows EVERYTHING when it comes to cinema through the ages and it's really quite a thing to hear.  We discuss the entertainment business, the way things have changed, the way they've stayed the same and why it just ain't that much fun anymore plus a ton of other topics.  It's downright informative, I&apos...

On this episode I talk to a man named Bo.  We talk about hypnotism and how it works, what it's like and where does one start in such a field.  Be forewarned there are sonic peculiarities at every turn with tons of weird electronic sounds and effects.  Some purists out there get a little offended by that.  They're what we call "easily offended" and they are not allowed to listen...

On this episode we take our shoes off and relax.  We relax and just kind of hang out.  It's almost boring in how casual it is, but that's not a bad thing.  In hindsight I wish we would've talked about Match Game.  I probably should've prepared for the show a little more.  It didn't matter.  When you have a rapport like this you don't need to waste your time with thing...

On this episode I talk to none other than ChatGPT!!  It’s the most trendy interview I could do.  And it’s a good one.  I ask all the tough questions but we laugh and get really deep and personal so there’s plenty to take in.  I also feature a previously unheard mix of a song by the band formerly known as Whitey.  It’s all mixed together with a bunch of psychedelic music and sound effects and you’r...

On this episode I talk to Christian P.K. Reeve.  We just talk about acting and health care and other such things.  It's all quite relaxed and light hearted to be honest.  A little TOO relaxed and light hearted if you ask me.  What is this Christian P.K. Reeve hiding?!?  You have to listen to find out!!    Here is Christian P.K. Reeve's website where you can find his podcast and all thing...

This is the first episode of the 9th season!!  Everyone knows the 9th season is the one where the magic really starts to happen.  Anyone who's ever seen Smallville knows that! This episode is a psychedelic study in the avant garden of earthly delights.  It's finally here - the format I think we're going with: mindless absurdity.  And constraint.  One must show constraint if you expe...

On this episode I talk to Evan Wade about his Cursed Coloring Book!!  You have to spend the entire night coloring or else the curse won't be lifted!!!  I don't think that's what happens.  It's not really all coloring.  You gotta listen cuz we talk about it.  We also talk a little about the world and how hard it is to be an eccentric person in this modern age we live in.  It&apo...

On this episode, I don't have a guest.  I was going to try and get someone to come on and talk about that TV show 'Servant'.  It's on Apple TV and it's produced by that guy, M. Night Shyamalan.  I used to think the M stood for Michael and that his name was Michael Night Shyamalan, like Michael Knight from that show Knight Rider...but it's not.  That was a big disappoi...

On this episode I talk to Johnny Nava about how pessimistic I am and all the negativity that is dragging me down!!  He helps me see the error in my ways.  Just in the last two days I yelled at someone for bringing me down with all their negativity.  See!  It's working already.   It's real fun and it does make you think.  It's a chance at self-reflection you're not going to get...

On this episode we have the second installation of my casual conversation with Daniel Gray.  We talk about artificial intelligence and organic intelligence.  Who can tell which is which?  No one can.  They taste identical! Here is how you get in touch with Daniel:   https://www.instagram.com/Danielgray.llc/ Support the show

On this episode, I talk to Daniel Gray.  We just hang out and talk casually about life.  I'm trying to figure out what's going on in this kooky world!!  But Daniel was there to help.  We try to make sense of all the chaos out there and have a few laughs along the way.  It's a fun filled extravaganza that you won't want to miss!! To get in touch with Daniel, here’s his instagram...

On this episode I talk to Sean from the podcast " Terrible Tirades ".  His title is remarkably similar to my failed podcast "Horrible Haikus" which I regrettably put all my life savings into.  That's one of the bigger regrets I've had in the last few years.  But all that aside, Sean is a guy who knows all about military stuff and that's what we talk about!!.  We...

This one continues on where the last one left off with Brice Mazzy and our intense conversation about jail and life and psilocybin and things like that.  This is what it's all about people!!  Human beings talking to each other and recording it and then letting other people listen to it.  It's been happening since the dawn of time and it's never going to stop.  Now's your chance...

On this episode, I talk to a Brice Mazzy teaches in jails.  I was in jail once.  Very briefly.  I was mistaken for an evil villain who looked identical to me in every way aside from this prominent curly black mustache he had.  I tried for weeks after that to grow a mustache like that but it just never looked right.   But those days are behind me!  And this episode will some day be behind you, but...

On this episode I speak with none other than Osazee Osayande (aka Parallax) from Nigeria about his podcast, THE MENTAL SHIFT WITH OSAZEE OSAYANDE .  We talk about how important it is to have your name in the title of your podcast and other such topics.  Hear him spread the word on his approach to a life of happiness using nothing more than mediation, discipline and positive thinking.  It sounds cr...