Under The Influencer

This week: Sandy and Kimberly from St. Pete Girl Boss. Building a network of women-owned businesses out of a facebook group. I guess we need an email? Figuring out how to start monetizing your business. Max and Sam's side quests. Strengthening the community by lifting each other up. All of the wrong men wearing the Kenough shirt. Making friends as adults. Jumping to action in an emergency. Bal...

This week: we're spinning vinyl with Tampa Bay DJ Jayda Abello. Gaining respect in the hardcore punk scene. The one record that starts the collection. Curating a dinner party playlist. Max's issues with local logo design. Sam's encyclopedic memory of dog breeds. Scrappy Doo's troubled childhood. Crafting the perfect mix CD. Vibing with the Windows media player visualizer. Traveling...

This Week: The lunchtime politics of art camp. Blowing up model rockets. The right shoes to wade in quicksand. Being stuck in a hot tent with a cheeto kid. Frozen banana spressies. Harnessing the wind at sailing camp. The communal bathroom at space camp. Burnt waffles. Max making out with his theatre camp girlfriend. Getting Lee Pipes because we couldn't afford jncos. Sam's purple velvet e...

This Week: Rebranding insurance sales with mogul Parita Patel. Sliding into dms is the new cold calling. Slaying the USA. Sam and Max sit down for the mid year review. Helping restaurant workers find health coverage. Realizing your being gaslit as it's happening. Sacrificing a work life balance for earlier retirement. Getting left behind on a family cruise. Dressing for a wedding in Texas.

This week: Sean Daly, the "loud fun guy" from ABC Action News. Documenting great moments in pop culture. Coverning the VMA's. Hosting a game show on the Home Shopping Network. Sam's radio voice. Parenting advice from Duran Duran. Max's odd collection of things in the studio and the existential crisis he had over an art piece. Shadowing Kanye. The NY Times review of Guy Fieri&...

This week: Dex and Ysa from I Love the Burg and That's So Tampa. Transforming from facebook group to multi-platform influencer operation. Shark Con. Wooing Dave Batista. The importance of learning and preserving the city's history. Where ILTB staff goes when they have a night off. Max's quest for the perfect curry puff. Avoiding the "waste fee" at all you can eat sushi. A cam...

This week: Picking up the pieces after tragedy strikes. Strawberry caipirinhas. Apres Ski activities are better than actual skiing. Swim Team Rivals. Sam's ski lessons. Breaking the myths of perfection on social media. Training your spouse to film your reels. Max's fear of sizing out of his favorite store. A blind tasting of the new Oreo flavor. Sam's shark tooth collection. Pound purr...

This week: St. Pete Pride! A tarot reading from drag queen and activist Bak Lava. Speaking in defense of drag at the Florida Capital. The queer awakening brough on by the cast of The Mummy. Zack Efron. Bak Lava's imaginary feud with John Travolta. The mysterious objects in Max's attic. The cultural reset that was Ray of Light. What do the cards say the future hold for the podcast? Abercrom...

This week: Building an influencer brand. Mental health vs. social media. Zoom yoga. The existential crisis of creating a website. Max's movement classes. Adult nap time. Brunch meet-ups. The traumas of P.E. class. Saturday morning champagne. Laying on the floor listening to Lana del Rey LPs. Being judged by the Furbo. Over-indulgence around the holidays . It's kitten season.

This week: Anthony and Brian from St. Pete Rising. Keeping the pulse on an ever-growing city. Moderating a fiery comment section. Going from chasing stories to being chased for stories. Visions of a car-free downtown. Pivoting from website bloggers to instagram infuencers. Getting bullied on every platform. Ice skating at Parkside Mall.

This week: The In-Game Host for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Being a professional hype guy. Copywriting "Three Leg Greg" and the deep history of that name. Interning on the Hooters AM radio station. Going to the VMA's. Battle of the party stations. Sam's 7th grade trip to Last Damn Show with her mom. Keeping a stadium entertained for 90 minutes.

This week: A deep dive into Florida's favorite grocery store. The perfect lighting. Coupon dispensers. A family tradition of employment. Our childhood love for abstract vegatables. Free cookies. Chicken tendie pub subs. Fried catfish. The Scale. Sweet Tea. Pilgrim paraphernalia. Paper bag planters. Whatever you do...don't call them baggers.

This week: The Poet Laureate of St Pete. Finding your voice through creative writing. Spending the day at the Borders Book Store coffee shop. Book speed dating. Rose Sangria. Pairing cocktails with books. Starting an all female non-profit production studio. Max's fifth grade book report. A cautionary poem for future generations.

This week: Celebrating Mothers Day with Kiva The Fun Foodie Mama. Quitting your job and starting a blog. Becoming a full time mom. Hosting the collard green festival. Leftover Rum Punch. Getting on the local news. Sam's public speaking advice. Aldi's aisle of shame. Business women who brunch. Max's star turn in Catholic school.

This week: Bryant Nardozzi helms the Tampa Bay meme culture. Agua Frescas. Listening to strangers. Sound bathes. Auctioning a date with your best friend. Embracing the horse girl lifestyle. Unsung Tampa Bay landmarks.

This week: In honor of Max's birthday, we take a break from our usual schedule of guests to bring you a special episode in honor of birthdays past. THOSE girls at the skating rink. Middle school dances. Max's early dj career. Hard Chard. Duplicate gifts. Problematic frogs. The high society of Sweet Tomatoes.

This week: John's childhood dreams of hosting a radio show. Chasing Tornadoes. Big foot is real. Transfusion cocktails to get you wrecked on the golf course. Fake hair and beard dye. You can buy ice pops as an adult. Uncrustables. Little Debbies deep cuts. Chicken tendie madness. Problematic teenage clothing.

This week: Ezra stops by to chat about his famous doodles. The Tampa Bay art scene. Belly Tok. Trusting the algorithm. What exactly is kratom? Keeping up with Tik Tok virality. High school service clubs. Zero alcohol aperitifs.

Viral TikTok star Trash Caulin actually makes recycling cool. Upcyled trash margaritas. Fluffy sand. Working as a cabana boy. Beach clean-up treasures. Getting kicked out of campgrounds. Working in the mall as teenagers. Our favorite Tampa Bay area beaches. Building a locally based influencer community. The Seaweed Blob.

This week: Instagram eats first. Joe from Tampa Bay is Awesome on what it's like running not one but four local AWESOME influencer pages. Special guest St. Pete Kyle talks selling real estate in the influencer age and mastering the perfect bite and nod. Turmeric spiced Saturn cocktails. Max and Sam rehash childhood traumas of Busch Gardens roller coasters. Hash. brown. casserole.

Danielle's journey from radio fan to radio legend. The social status of middle school band. Hosting Tampa's Next Big Thing. Strawberry shrub mocktails. The great free bread debate. Max's troubling history of choking on food in public places.

Living the Gala Life with Alexia Gonzalez. Being a teen Latin pop star. Influencing the influencers. Vampire Telenovelas. Rolling cigars with abuela. Planning a Cuban speakeasy wedding. The Edition Staircase.  

Scott Tavlin. Morning Show Secrets. USF Hype Man. Iron Man Training. Being the naked dude in the gym. Espresso Martinis. Breakfast Sandwiches. The MOST Oreo Oreo.

For our premier episode, rather than talk to a guest we talk about ourselves...something we're super good at. We introduce ourselves, make some John Daly cocktails, talk about growing up in Tampa Bay, and have a sibing rivalry over Oreo flavors.