The Tom Flip Key West Podcast

Steven Crane is a stand up comedian that wears tropical shirts. We discuss JEEPS, Second City improv, running from Irma, airplane problems are fun, Disney weddings, lost luggage, The Cow Key Bridge Run, Harry Potter Burlesque, the Drunk Spelling Bee, you gotta get punched in the face, energy vampires and more.  Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22andco.com @www.pokeintherear.com @www....

Lalita is a fairly recent Key West resident by way of Brooklyn. We discuss escaping from NY, workin' that body, there's a Virgo in there somewhere, not living for the gram, smoking in bars,  we are animals, the fake tan in the bodybuilding world, put some God Damn sunglasses on, self realization through Yoga, pushing back on Hustle/Grind culture, holding it in, you can't do it alone...

Marlene Koenig is a Key West artist. We discuss that Brooklyn squeeze, art+commerce+authenticity, the importance of pondering, North Jersey vibes, teaching Yoga, remembering names, the physical process of creating a piece of art, her new gallery show, the tools of the trade, good music and bad dancing, serving drinks to David Bowie naked and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22a...

Karrie Porter Bond is a Key West photographer on that grind. We discuss podcasting in the Keys, wedding photography, WTF is TikTok, you can say it's the best but never the worst, cameras cameras and cameras, the black and white portrait guy, taking the leap to live in paradise, photographic styles and trends we hate, wedding horror stories and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @...

The Adams, AKA The Iron Maiden Guys, are two guy from Boston that Love Key West. The addiction to Key West, Boston bullshit, The Sopranos, DMX at Woodstock 99, Iron Maiden around the world, a day in the life of a firefighter, Yankees Red Sox, rolling F-150's and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22andco.com @www.pokeintherear.com @www.generalhorseplay.com

Join Brandie Sager and I  as we take you for a tour of my latest gallery show. Located at 701 Duval Street the Effusion Gallery is one of Key West's best. Not the usual interview show but entertaining none the less.

Dr Ryan is back in the kitchen. We discuss eating the veg, road trip snacks, American healthcare, longevity hotspots, fear is poison, trauma and mushrooms, hope helps, eastern medicine, life 562, climate and the immune system, calcification in the brain, sugar is the devil, the sound of silence and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22andco.com @www.pokeintherear.com @www.general...

Uli Bernier is retired and living in Key West, but once upon a time his job title was the National Program Leader NP104 veterinary, medical, and urban Entomology at USDA-ARS, whatever that means. We discuss working yourself to almost death, living in my old house, mosquito control in the Keys, the handling of the covid response leading to confusion and distrust, type O Negative blood, getting the...

Josh Stricker is a long time Key West resident. We discuss a chance meeting at a Key West bar in 1977 leading to a life in paradise, the 1890 New Haven coal fire, working for nonprofits, real estate pricing killing the spirit of Key West, art brain, the forced idea of mobile work, theJosh-Liz origin story, the capitalist vending machines of Disney World, owning video game teams, Lord of the parkin...

Shane Zmuda is a tattoo artist and semi recent Key West transplant. We discuss living on a boat off Key West, Florida Man things, doing hood rat shit with hood rat friends, juvie, too much booze in Michigan, kitchen tattoos, apprenticeship abuse, Tom Flip tattoo tip of the week, everybody is welcome but don't be a dick, getting your ear bit off,  painting murals, Captain Starship, doing wheel...

Garth Holtcamp is an artist born and raised in Key West. We discuss breaking windows and hanging around, Art Warehouse, where's Thurber, getting mugged in Las Vegas, get that gallery loot, bubba bocce, da Cous is loose, Dollywood, the jumping bridge, goodbye Norm, bowling alley dreams, construction worker classic rock, the late night letdown, Fantasy Fest 2021, Salt show and more. Thanks to m...

Sarah Monahan was a child actress on Australian televisions most successful sitcom. We discuss living on a boat in the Keys, sending her TV Dad to prison, how is Cosby out of prison, not being able to work after winning lawsuits, Australian media workings, don't leave you kid on set alone, online death threats, rich elite pedophiles, the Australian Covid situation, interviews pay more than si...

Bo Woods is a Licensed Colon Therapist living in Key West. We discuss massage leading to butt stuff, the indescribable nature of Key West citizens, the credits don't transfer, what goes up must come down, healthy microbiome, coffee colonics, simulating that lymphatic system, clean that blood son, David Bowie or Iman, preoutsiders Tom Cruise, one for the road and more. Thanks to my sponsors @w...

Festa makes a living playing music to people in bars. We discuss moving to Key West after living a real adult life in Pittsburg, no Brown Eyed Girl, summer gigs, the addiction problems of Key West, embarassing music of your youth, "Barry", up keys quietness, the Irma experience, the importance of free speech and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22andco.com @www.pokein...

Sioux Murphy is a tattooed, motorcycle riding once professional welder. We discuss learning to weld, it's too damn hot, working in the gay part of town, functioning Indica people, the false positivity problem, Sir Carlos Extra Meata, first tattoos, fake only fans scams, Tim Burton movies, Danny Trejo ass grabs, the Game of Thrones cookbook, no regerts and more. Thanks to my sponsors @www.keys...

Tom Dustin and James Patterson are both professional comedians. We discuss being heckled by your girlfriends family, bootleg vaccine cards, the return of cruise ships, failure rate of comedians, Steve-O is still alive, the Paramus nightmare, the sexual proclivities of the uber religious, woman fest comedy nights, the things you can never unsee at the Kinky Carnival, the Afghanistan pullout, RIP Ed...

J.L. Jamison is the studio manager at Shrimpboat Sound. We discuss working with Jimmy Buffett since 1985, opening the first Margaritaville, converting an Ice house into a recording studio, meeting each other on Lazyway Lane, Jersey Coffee, old school Key West people, the turtles, touring during covid, Asian Parrotheads, the good fats are still fat, touring horror stories, Jimmy Buffett laughing at...

Sam Cox is a restaurant owner and a lovely human being. We discuss hanging out together at kids birthday parties, rebound relationships bringing her to Key West, hanging with the locals, being a military contractor, skipping school to go on the boat, shock jock Don Cox, Smugglers Blues, traveling to Mexico these days, shopping for Mom for Christmas, retirement dreams and more. Thanks to my sponsor...

Megan Pidgeon is the co-creator of Glazed Donuts. We discuss making that cheddar, cheese caves, suspenders are ok but overalls are not, yacht clubs of Texas, the immigrant donut community, Spanish limes are ehhh, the cronut scandal, the Jersey Shore of Texas, cheating is just part of powderpuff, finding the quiet playground during covid,  don't pee on the beans, apparently John is the nice on...

Britt Myers is the publisher of Key West Weekly. We discuss banking in the Keys, the classified section, The Bubba Awards, the Taliban situation, you're only as good as your staff, the whip, Montana basketball, you don't have to buy the boat, the greatest round in boxing history, the virus, the Epstein curiosity, we want it to be true, lunch with Nick Doll and more. Thanks to my sponsors...

Joe Stefanacci is the founder of Stef's Fabrication and has been visiting Key West for decades. We discuss creating performance racing parts from scratch, Hank the Crank, the swinging 60's, trying to sell one oil pan a week, the bar business, finding his long lost Z-28 after years, the shady Lakewood vintage car dealers, the different lifestyle of the Keys, down the shore back in the day...

Terri Johnston is the Mayor of Key West. We discuss sitting at a bar between a homeless guy and a billionaire, showing up is 90 percent of the game, the housing situation, the covid response, we have to go up because we can't go out, campaign donation cutoffs, medical marijuana business in Key West, young Terri, throwing out the first pitch at the Marlins game, the livable wage, Mayor Terri v...

Lance Taylor has been playing music in Key West for a long ass time. We discuss never flying standby, busking in the early days, living in a van down by the river, started from the bottom now we're somewhere, that community vibe, the great American pastime, gosh darn social media, Jimmy Dean songs, the olympics and more.  Thanks to my sponsors @www.keyscoffee.co  @www.22andco.com @www.pokeint...

Larry Blackburn is the Best Photographer in Key West according to the 2021 Bubba Awards. We discuss his arrival in Key West via military related jobs, 8th grade art class leading to a photography career, working for gay magazines, not shooting wedding equals winning, Gitmo prison, Cuba, raising money for charity, political bullshit, appearing in the New York Times, gallery art, working during lock...

Natosha McVeigh is a health and wellness type originally from New Jersey. We discuss making it or breaking it in Key West, galamad, the wisdom of old vegans, Amazon let's you eat and drink but the service industry doesn't, time traveling to augment the structure of society, it's all corruptible at some point, float tanks in Montana, getting your tender parts felt up by the TSA, are...