1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,160 Hey, everybody. Welcome to Poduty and the News for Monday for Saturday, 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:08,080 November 1st, 2025. I'm Jeff. I'm joined with a very special 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,520 guest, DJ Sky. We're talking UK tours, 4 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,320 football history that doesn't suck, and 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,080 podcast meetups. What time is it? 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:25,600 What time is it? 7 00:00:39,580 --> 00:00:42,300 The only live news podcast about 8 00:00:42,620 --> 00:00:44,940 podcasting from the stage. 9 00:00:50,620 --> 00:00:51,340 Hotel. 10 00:00:54,460 --> 00:00:57,260 The only live news podcast about 11 00:00:57,580 --> 00:00:59,900 podcasting from the stage. 12 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,320 The only live news podcast about podcasting from the 13 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:13,160 stage. I'm Jeff Reilla, joined with DJ Sky. DJ sky, welcome 14 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,120 to the show. Thank you for having me. This is. This is going to be 15 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,080 awesome. We have a good time. We've had. I've been here about a year and 16 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:22,240 a half now, and we were joking before the show a little bit. Every time 17 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,960 I'm in town and I have a show somewhere else in Tarentum, 18 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:29,520 DJ sky is doing something. You have to be the most 19 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,360 booked DJ in the area. I. I'm trying. It's. It's just 20 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,340 nice that people still want to book with me and work with. Yeah. 21 00:01:36,740 --> 00:01:40,340 Hashtag blessed, upright and blessed. Because we both 22 00:01:40,820 --> 00:01:44,580 have been down for weeks. Yeah. When I 23 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:48,380 tore my Achilles this summer, I was. This place was closed 24 00:01:48,380 --> 00:01:51,699 for three months at a time, and we were trying to do some trivia shows, 25 00:01:51,699 --> 00:01:55,300 and I just couldn't get enough momentum, me being down. And 26 00:01:55,540 --> 00:01:59,340 so if you ever. In Tarentum Thursday night somewhere, DJ 27 00:01:59,340 --> 00:02:03,100 sky is doing either trivia somewhere or name that tune every other week, 28 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:06,450 you can find it. Soon he'll have a website and you'll be able to see 29 00:02:06,450 --> 00:02:09,730 his schedule posted on there. And one of the other things we were joking about, 30 00:02:09,730 --> 00:02:13,570 this would be for the podcast, but when I didn't know 31 00:02:13,570 --> 00:02:17,130 how old you were when I moved here and had this theater open, 32 00:02:17,770 --> 00:02:21,330 and we were. Was one Saturday morning or Sunday morning, I think you were cleaning 33 00:02:21,330 --> 00:02:25,090 up the praha from next door. You had a birthday party and you're like, man, 34 00:02:25,090 --> 00:02:28,370 I had such a great time. I think you got engaged that night. Yes. And 35 00:02:28,370 --> 00:02:32,010 then you're like. And then you said, I turned 40, and I was like, 36 00:02:32,010 --> 00:02:35,410 40. I was like, I. I would have. If I had to guess how old 37 00:02:35,410 --> 00:02:39,190 you. I would say 27, 28, 29. Very 38 00:02:39,190 --> 00:02:42,910 young. And when I tell people I'm 50, right. You don't look. People don't think 39 00:02:42,910 --> 00:02:46,590 I'm 50 either. The joke is there's. If you're looking for the 40 00:02:46,590 --> 00:02:49,910 fountain of youth, it could be to rent them. There's something in the water here. 41 00:02:49,910 --> 00:02:53,110 I think it's the fluoride. Lots of fluoride. 42 00:02:54,550 --> 00:02:58,270 Well, we got six great stories for you. DJ Sky's here with 43 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:01,590 us all morning. Well, for about 45 minutes and then 44 00:03:02,350 --> 00:03:05,870 we'll get into them. Are you ready? Our first story 45 00:03:05,870 --> 00:03:09,190 tonight comes to us from Urban Myers. The Triple Option 46 00:03:09,190 --> 00:03:12,950 podcast goes live at Urban Myers Pine House. It's a 47 00:03:12,950 --> 00:03:16,710 football fan's dream come true. The Triple Option podcast is 48 00:03:16,710 --> 00:03:20,510 going live at Urban Myers Pine House in Dublin, Ohio. 49 00:03:20,750 --> 00:03:24,390 Just in time for the Buckeyes. Penn State weekend coach Urban 50 00:03:24,390 --> 00:03:28,110 Meyer, Mark Ingram and Rob Stone are taking the stage 51 00:03:28,110 --> 00:03:31,660 for an unfiltered night of game stories, rivalries, 52 00:03:31,660 --> 00:03:35,460 and insider strategy straight from the guys who 53 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:39,100 lived it. This one's free, open to all ages and packed with 54 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:42,620 giveaways, drinks, and plenty of Buckeye pride. And since it's 55 00:03:42,620 --> 00:03:46,380 Halloween Eve, fans are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Big 56 00:03:46,380 --> 00:03:50,220 Ten coach. Yes, even Connor. Stallions, if you dare. 57 00:03:50,540 --> 00:03:54,340 With three legends fired up in a fired up crowd and Wendy's as a 58 00:03:54,340 --> 00:03:57,750 sponsor, this live taping might be the biggest 59 00:03:57,750 --> 00:04:01,470 kickoff before kickoff. And this 60 00:04:01,470 --> 00:04:05,150 is one of those stories that when you hear something, okay, somebody started 61 00:04:05,150 --> 00:04:08,510 a podcast. They love this sports town. They love their 62 00:04:08,510 --> 00:04:12,310 Buckeyes, and they're gonna do a live show. They found 63 00:04:12,310 --> 00:04:16,030 a location, they're inviting their fans. They 64 00:04:16,030 --> 00:04:19,750 got Wendy's as a sponsor. That's pretty impressive. It's a 65 00:04:19,750 --> 00:04:23,560 great way, I think, maybe to bring the community together and 66 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,080 talk about the things they love. What did you take from this story? 67 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,440 The cool thing that I took from this story, it's all about your alma mater. 68 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,840 As soon as you graduate, you are with them for life. So 69 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,920 the fact that you can relive your glory days and still celebrate 70 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,280 and still look forward to the future because it's all about building, 71 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:46,360 that's really, really cool. Because not a lot of people are doing that. You just 72 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,960 relive your glory days by yourself in the corner of a bar, and nobody wants 73 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,670 to hear your stories. Yeah, I did the old Statue of Liberty play for 74 00:04:53,670 --> 00:04:57,390 a touchdown against Aliquippa. Can you believe it? 40 years 75 00:04:57,390 --> 00:05:01,150 ago. And you know the host of these shows 76 00:05:01,150 --> 00:05:04,670 were part of the school, right? They went to the school there and they 77 00:05:04,670 --> 00:05:08,430 loved it. And what did they find? They found other people who 78 00:05:08,430 --> 00:05:11,990 also loved her school. And they're bringing them together. They're bringing them together to 79 00:05:11,990 --> 00:05:15,710 celebrate their sports history, their legacy, their current. I 80 00:05:15,710 --> 00:05:18,510 don't know how they're. How they did against Penn State. Well, that'd be today, I 81 00:05:18,510 --> 00:05:21,760 guess, huh? Well, they beat them last year. Yeah, I believe 82 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,160 so. They got so they're rolling high off of last year's game. Rolling high. 83 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,240 So, you know, if you. If you're part of an organization, if you're part 84 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:33,960 of some neighborhood community group, there's 85 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,640 an opportunity for you to get together and bring people like 86 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,440 you together. Even. I bet even hoas could have a podcast 87 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,080 or where they. They talk smack on the president. Well, the 88 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,690 hoa, yes, but I don't think the president would like it too much. 89 00:05:49,250 --> 00:05:52,890 They charged me $45 because I didn't have my bushes 2 90 00:05:52,890 --> 00:05:56,570 inches off the top. I was, like, left my garbage can out past three. 91 00:05:56,570 --> 00:05:59,970 Yeah, it's called the HOA heckler. It's just 92 00:06:00,050 --> 00:06:03,730 tenants talking smack on their hoa. Let's go to that second story. 93 00:06:03,970 --> 00:06:07,810 Dare to Disrupt goes live with Jerry Parsons 94 00:06:07,810 --> 00:06:11,650 at Penn State Brandywine. I've got another college story. You're going to 95 00:06:11,650 --> 00:06:14,170 see a pattern with a lot of the stories we've done over the last few 96 00:06:14,170 --> 00:06:17,770 weeks. Colleges are really leaning into podcasts 97 00:06:17,770 --> 00:06:20,210 for entertaining their students, for 98 00:06:21,010 --> 00:06:24,730 showcasing their alumni, and showing what's possible once you 99 00:06:24,730 --> 00:06:28,290 graduate college. So this one comes to us from Penn State University. 100 00:06:28,770 --> 00:06:32,610 Innovation met inspiration at Penn State Brandywine as Dare 101 00:06:32,610 --> 00:06:35,730 to Disrupt hosted a special live recording with 102 00:06:35,810 --> 00:06:39,530 CTDI founder and chairman Jerry Parsons. The Penn 103 00:06:39,530 --> 00:06:43,090 State alum shared how he turned a garage startup into a global 104 00:06:43,090 --> 00:06:46,650 tech powerhouse, all while keeping it in the family business. 105 00:06:47,450 --> 00:06:51,010 Host Ryan Newman guided the conversation through Parsons 106 00:06:51,010 --> 00:06:54,770 early struggles, breakthrough moments, and his honest take on what 107 00:06:54,770 --> 00:06:58,330 it really takes to build something lasting. It's not magic. 108 00:06:58,650 --> 00:07:02,490 You need a good idea and a ton of hard work. Students filled the room 109 00:07:02,490 --> 00:07:06,050 for the Q and A, eager to learn from one of Penn State's most 110 00:07:06,050 --> 00:07:09,690 successful entrepreneurs. For anyone chasing their own big 111 00:07:09,690 --> 00:07:13,160 idea, this live taping proved that disruption 112 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,520 doesn't come from luck. It comes from grit, persistent, 113 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,000 and a spark of niddy lion 114 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,080 ingenuity. 115 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,000 There's. I just made the blooper reel. We're gonna have to write that down. 116 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,800 Yeah. You want to take this one? Start off with, what'd you 117 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,200 take from this story? What I took from this story is he is creating 118 00:07:37,380 --> 00:07:40,660 a chance for after you graduate, especially if this is your major. 119 00:07:41,060 --> 00:07:44,420 Even if it's not your major, you can still show up to this class and 120 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:47,620 learn how to. He's giving you the. 121 00:07:48,740 --> 00:07:52,579 The blueprint. He's giving you the blueprint on how you did it, on how he 122 00:07:52,579 --> 00:07:54,940 did it. Now you just got to adapt it to how you're going to do 123 00:07:54,940 --> 00:07:58,740 it. Yeah. And for a student perspective, too. Okay, I'm going to 124 00:07:58,740 --> 00:08:02,580 school. I'm taking on a lot of debt to study the thing 125 00:08:02,580 --> 00:08:05,860 that I love to do, see if there's some light at the end of the 126 00:08:05,860 --> 00:08:09,660 tunnel. And I think events like this show you that, hey, this guy 127 00:08:09,660 --> 00:08:13,180 did something. He made something out of what he studied. He built a business, made 128 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:16,700 a family business. And if anything, some of the 129 00:08:16,700 --> 00:08:20,420 weirdest connections in your life come from events like this. If 130 00:08:20,420 --> 00:08:23,780 you just shook his hand afterwards, you thank him for his story. 131 00:08:24,020 --> 00:08:27,700 Those are little things that people remember. And a couple years down the road, maybe 132 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:30,420 you run into him at a brunch and you say, hey, I was at that 133 00:08:30,420 --> 00:08:33,970 speech you gave. I really liked it. That kind of connection is like, oh, why 134 00:08:33,970 --> 00:08:37,810 don't you reach out to my HR department? So attending events like this are very 135 00:08:37,810 --> 00:08:41,570 important for students to make those connections, build those bridges, but also, 136 00:08:41,650 --> 00:08:45,250 I think, see what's possible. Like you said, and especially 137 00:08:45,250 --> 00:08:48,530 after all these events, everybody is open to 138 00:08:48,770 --> 00:08:52,490 getting emails because they just never know who they're going to find. So they're 139 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:56,330 going to willingly sift to find the next person to take their 140 00:08:56,330 --> 00:09:00,050 spot. Yeah, I'm sure that if you're an owner, a CEO of a 141 00:09:00,050 --> 00:09:03,460 business, and somebody comes to see you speak and they're that interested, 142 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:07,260 that's probably a good prospect for. For hiring 143 00:09:07,260 --> 00:09:10,900 down the road because they're taking this very seriously to come out on a Saturday 144 00:09:10,900 --> 00:09:13,620 morning, you know, and hear what you got to say. 145 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:18,099 Let's move on. We're sticking. We're going back to the 146 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:21,860 uk. Oh. At Home with the Buckleys hits 147 00:09:21,860 --> 00:09:25,140 the road for a UK tour. This comes to us from the Herald Wales. 148 00:09:25,780 --> 00:09:29,570 From YouTube screens to theater stages, At Home with the 149 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:32,970 Buckleys is going live across the uk. James 150 00:09:32,970 --> 00:09:36,770 Buckley. Yes. Jay from the Inbetweeners and his 151 00:09:36,770 --> 00:09:40,610 wife Claire are stepping out from behind the camera for their first ever 152 00:09:40,610 --> 00:09:44,010 tour. Out with the Buckleys. The duo's hit 153 00:09:44,010 --> 00:09:47,410 podcast and YouTube channel have already made fans laugh, 154 00:09:47,410 --> 00:09:51,170 cringe and cheer from home. But now audience will 155 00:09:51,170 --> 00:09:54,690 see a raw, unedited version of the couple as they bring their 156 00:09:54,690 --> 00:09:58,440 hilarious chemistry and no topic off limits banter to 157 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,840 13 cities, starting at London's legendary 158 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,640 Palladium. Expect laughs, honesty, and a lot of nonsense 159 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,440 as the Buckleys prove that married life, when shared with the 160 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,840 world, can be awkwardly beautiful and brilliantly 161 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,960 funny. This is one of those instances where 162 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:20,000 I talk about my theater and what I built and why I think this is 163 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,650 a future model for podcasters, and this is somebody doing that 164 00:10:23,650 --> 00:10:27,490 on a scale far beyond, you know, my what this little place 165 00:10:27,490 --> 00:10:31,170 can do. And they're able to take what they built, find an 166 00:10:31,170 --> 00:10:34,890 audience online talking about their marital problems, their struggles, the 167 00:10:34,970 --> 00:10:38,810 fun times, the happy times, and connecting with other people. And 168 00:10:38,810 --> 00:10:42,530 they've done that through YouTube and a podcast. And now they're like, okay, well, let's 169 00:10:42,530 --> 00:10:46,330 take that into the world. Let's go to 13 cities. Let's do 170 00:10:46,330 --> 00:10:49,750 a small tour and bring our community together. And 171 00:10:50,230 --> 00:10:53,630 when we look at these types of events, there's a couple things that I tell 172 00:10:53,630 --> 00:10:56,670 people that you may not have heard this. You're going to hear my podcast math 173 00:10:56,670 --> 00:11:00,390 real quick. When you host a podcast, you're looking 174 00:11:00,390 --> 00:11:04,070 to get about $20 per thousand downloads for ad 175 00:11:04,070 --> 00:11:07,430 rates. So if you can get 1,000 people to download your podcast, 176 00:11:07,590 --> 00:11:11,110 about $20 per 1,000 you can charge for ads. 177 00:11:11,590 --> 00:11:15,030 And 90% of podcasters do not get to 178 00:11:15,550 --> 00:11:18,910 a thousand downloads. So it's a very high bar to reach. 179 00:11:19,150 --> 00:11:22,950 And if you could, you're going to make about 20 bucks. So what 180 00:11:22,950 --> 00:11:25,230 I say is when you do events like this, if you look what the in 181 00:11:25,230 --> 00:11:27,950 betweeners and Jay is doing here with his wife James, 182 00:11:28,670 --> 00:11:32,110 he's going out with a probably a skeleton crew, 183 00:11:32,270 --> 00:11:35,790 maybe a little bit of a stage design, lighting design, sound, 184 00:11:36,110 --> 00:11:39,510 and he's filling these theaters in these spaces to do these live 185 00:11:39,510 --> 00:11:43,070 events. And when you look at like what you do here in the theater, if 186 00:11:43,070 --> 00:11:46,530 you were to bring in four people to have a live show, 187 00:11:46,930 --> 00:11:50,650 those four people paid $10. The way that the works here, you 188 00:11:50,650 --> 00:11:54,250 get $5 for you get half of every ticket. So four people 189 00:11:54,250 --> 00:11:57,850 watching you would give you $20. That's the same 190 00:11:57,850 --> 00:12:01,290 amount as trying, as trying to get to a thousand 191 00:12:01,290 --> 00:12:04,930 downloads. So for most, for 90% of podcasters who can't 192 00:12:04,930 --> 00:12:08,730 get a thousand downloads, I think this business model makes a lot of sense. And 193 00:12:08,730 --> 00:12:12,450 when you look at somebody scaling this, they're scaling it in a 194 00:12:12,450 --> 00:12:15,850 way that this could be the only thing they do all year is these 13 195 00:12:15,930 --> 00:12:19,650 dates. Now, obviously there's prepping and planning and getting 196 00:12:19,650 --> 00:12:22,650 everything together, but you can make significant money 197 00:12:23,210 --> 00:12:27,009 taking your podcast on the road and connecting it with your audience. Because I 198 00:12:27,009 --> 00:12:30,370 believe we still are in a society of see it, hear it, feel it and 199 00:12:30,370 --> 00:12:33,810 touch it. Now, they might like them on their 200 00:12:33,810 --> 00:12:37,490 podcast, but it makes the experience more personal when you 201 00:12:37,490 --> 00:12:41,340 can actually see them, hear them shake their hand. So that's actually 202 00:12:41,340 --> 00:12:45,100 really cool too, because they're bridging the gap to fans that they may not 203 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:49,020 reach on their podcast or YouTube channel. Yeah, 204 00:12:49,020 --> 00:12:52,660 the, the level of connection is exponential when you See 205 00:12:52,660 --> 00:12:56,100 somebody in person. Like you said, you can see them. You can see how they 206 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:59,260 react in the moment. How do they think when they're on stage, when they're under 207 00:12:59,260 --> 00:13:02,860 pressure, you can afterwards shake their hand, you know, thank them. Hey, all those 208 00:13:02,860 --> 00:13:06,510 episodes you've been doing for years, they crack me up. I fall asleep to 209 00:13:06,510 --> 00:13:10,350 you like my wife and I watch you at night. Thank you, thank you, 210 00:13:10,350 --> 00:13:13,950 thank you. You could never do that with a digital file, with an 211 00:13:13,950 --> 00:13:17,750 MP3 file, because. Even sending the message in the stream and the feed, 212 00:13:17,750 --> 00:13:21,590 I mean, it gets lost after a couple seconds. So you might 213 00:13:21,590 --> 00:13:25,030 feel left out that they didn't respond to you right away. They just might not 214 00:13:25,030 --> 00:13:28,470 have seen it. Yeah, yeah. That's a great way to bring your 215 00:13:28,470 --> 00:13:32,030 podcast to the community. Share what you love with the people who 216 00:13:32,030 --> 00:13:35,710 also love what you do. So, you know, keep thinking about live 217 00:13:35,710 --> 00:13:39,430 events as part of your business model for your podcast, even. Even for your 218 00:13:39,430 --> 00:13:43,270 business. If you're somebody who's looking for leads, maybe you're an accountant or 219 00:13:43,270 --> 00:13:46,470 a consultant. Speaking gigs. Live 220 00:13:46,470 --> 00:13:49,870 podcasts are a great way to help grow your business. And 221 00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:53,750 they're doing it on the entertainment side. Then you add in merch, you add 222 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:57,430 in sponsorships, you add in all these other things that come along with 223 00:13:57,430 --> 00:14:01,260 doing a live event. And the Buckleys are. They're doing it right in the 224 00:14:01,260 --> 00:14:04,700 uk. Let's head over to New York City. We're going to 225 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:08,180 civic nerd. Civic nerd comedy took over New York City 226 00:14:08,740 --> 00:14:12,460 by the time October's wrapped up, which was yesterday. New York proved 227 00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:16,260 that local politics can be just as funny as national headlines. 228 00:14:16,500 --> 00:14:20,140 Comedians Charlie Todd and Casey Lindquist, the 229 00:14:20,140 --> 00:14:23,980 husband and wife duo behind not in My Backyard, brought 230 00:14:23,980 --> 00:14:27,820 their rebranded live podcast to the Upright citizens brigade on October 231 00:14:27,820 --> 00:14:31,550 29, and it was a hit. What started years ago 232 00:14:31,550 --> 00:14:35,150 as two beers in a loose political chat over drinks has 233 00:14:35,150 --> 00:14:38,310 evolved into a smart, hilarious, deep dive into city life. 234 00:14:38,710 --> 00:14:42,310 From congestion pricing and weed shops to community board 235 00:14:42,310 --> 00:14:45,989 drama. Since shifting focus to hyperlocal issues, 236 00:14:46,230 --> 00:14:49,910 their shows have been packed, drawing an audience that loves to laugh 237 00:14:49,910 --> 00:14:53,350 and stay informed. The rise of civic nerd comedy 238 00:14:53,510 --> 00:14:57,030 is turning neighborhood debates into punchlines, and audiences 239 00:14:57,110 --> 00:15:00,650 can't get enough. Forget Washington. The funniest 240 00:15:00,650 --> 00:15:03,770 politics right now are happening right outside 241 00:15:04,250 --> 00:15:07,770 your apartment door. That would be cool to watch, 242 00:15:07,850 --> 00:15:11,570 because taking something so serious and just breaking 243 00:15:11,570 --> 00:15:14,810 it down to where it's comically relieving 244 00:15:15,690 --> 00:15:19,370 it makes it that much easier to understand. And you can actually 245 00:15:19,370 --> 00:15:23,130 see it from a different side. Yeah, blend in 246 00:15:23,130 --> 00:15:26,770 their comedy background, their improv skills, upright Citizens 247 00:15:26,770 --> 00:15:30,240 brigade. I'm assuming they're doing some improv there as well. They're 248 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,640 performers and they're mixing what they love, which is probably 249 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:37,400 performing, making people laugh and telling stories with current events, which 250 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,160 is a hot button topic with a lot of people right now 251 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:45,320 everywhere. So we're having a good time, like you said, 252 00:15:45,399 --> 00:15:48,760 maybe letting the air out of some of the tension a little bit through laughter, 253 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,360 through sharing these common grounds and having a good time. 254 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,480 This is a night out, probably for a few bucks, five, ten bucks. 255 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,000 And they're bringing the news to life. Yeah. You know, it's like right there, it's 256 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,800 getting acted out. It may be very loose to what it's supposed 257 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:07,520 to mean, but you can actually see it and it'll make sense to somebody. 258 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:11,320 Yeah. Or just send you cracking up, having 259 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,280 a good time. And it used to be two beers in. So this is, you 260 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,960 know, the evolution of your podcast journey. They 261 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,640 didn't start this way, but they started something. They took a hiatus 262 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:25,100 and then people were like, hey, whatever happened to that show? And they started to 263 00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:28,340 re envision it. They started to think, how can we bring this to life? And 264 00:16:28,340 --> 00:16:32,180 the way they're bringing it to life is in front of a live audience. They're 265 00:16:32,180 --> 00:16:35,940 having these live shows, they're selling tickets. Then they're also recording 266 00:16:35,940 --> 00:16:39,740 the show to release it as their actual podcast. And the nice thing 267 00:16:39,740 --> 00:16:43,460 about it is it's local, so you really don't have to travel 268 00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:47,220 far to see them. And then since they are releasing the episode, you are 269 00:16:47,220 --> 00:16:50,660 part of the episode. Yeah. Sometimes you hear yourself laughing in the background. 270 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,560 Yeah. Here we go. Story number 271 00:16:57,560 --> 00:17:01,400 five already. We're moving right along. How about History that Doesn't Suck? This comes 272 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,960 to us from the West Hampton Beach. On 273 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,160 October 25th, the Hit Podcast History that Doesn't Suck 274 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:12,160 transformed the West Hampton Beach Performing Arts center into a 275 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,960 time machine. Hosted by historian and professor Greg 276 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,740 Jackson, the live show, titled Unlikely Union, 277 00:17:19,740 --> 00:17:23,260 took audiences on a whirlwind journey through the first 278 00:17:23,260 --> 00:17:27,020 hundred years of America's history, complete with music, sound effects 279 00:17:27,020 --> 00:17:30,780 and cinematic visuals. Jackson, who also hosts 280 00:17:30,780 --> 00:17:34,619 the chart topping podcast, didn't record this one for the feed. 281 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:38,220 Let's keep that in mind for our discussion. It was a full blown stage 282 00:17:38,220 --> 00:17:41,780 production. The show combined storytelling, humor, and 283 00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:45,500 historical insight, showing how the idea of the United States, 284 00:17:46,010 --> 00:17:49,610 once considered harebrained, somehow held together through 285 00:17:49,610 --> 00:17:52,570 revolution, compromise, and the chaos of the Civil War. 286 00:17:53,050 --> 00:17:56,770 Audiences got the energy of a rock concert with the depth of a 287 00:17:56,770 --> 00:18:00,410 history class, as Jackson reminded everyone that democracy hasn't 288 00:18:00,410 --> 00:18:03,850 always been messy, resilient, and worth celebrating. 289 00:18:04,090 --> 00:18:07,050 It has always been. It's always been messy. Oh, man, 290 00:18:08,970 --> 00:18:12,650 I guess we've been worried about nothing. Democracy has always been messy, 291 00:18:12,650 --> 00:18:16,200 resilient, and worth celebrating. It turns out history doesn't really 292 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:20,040 suck when it's told like this. And one of the things I 293 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,400 took from this was they didn't record this. This was a 294 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,040 podcast. Hey, come watch us do a live show. 295 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,800 And they didn't record this. So if you're a true 296 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:34,560 fan, this show built an exclusive 297 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,000 experience. One time only to see it. If you weren't there, 298 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,120 you missed out. The people in the audience, they get the chance to talk about 299 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:44,530 that for the rest of their life. The rest of people missed out on it. 300 00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:48,250 So, yeah. So having these 301 00:18:48,250 --> 00:18:52,090 exclusive events, once you have a community, once you have an audience, you don't 302 00:18:52,090 --> 00:18:55,850 always have to record everything. You can do something special for 303 00:18:55,850 --> 00:18:59,690 the people in the audience. And then the nice thing about that, the word of 304 00:18:59,690 --> 00:19:02,770 mouth will build. So even though they're just at the beach, 305 00:19:03,330 --> 00:19:07,050 they are going to need a bigger place. And the more people that see it, 306 00:19:07,050 --> 00:19:10,780 hear it, they can learn and still have a good time. So that's, that's the 307 00:19:10,780 --> 00:19:14,460 cool part about that. Let's go to story number 308 00:19:14,540 --> 00:19:18,340 six, our last story tonight or this morning. I 309 00:19:18,340 --> 00:19:21,660 forget what time it is, but we do these meetups and there's a great one 310 00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:25,460 coming up in Austin. It's November 5th. We like to share these 311 00:19:25,460 --> 00:19:29,260 other meetups because it's not just what we do here in the theater. 312 00:19:29,500 --> 00:19:33,300 All these ideas that we're talking about and discussing, these are things 313 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:36,890 that are happening in your community, your area. Go out and 314 00:19:36,890 --> 00:19:40,450 support people. And if you have any interest in podcasting, this is a great way 315 00:19:40,450 --> 00:19:43,130 to do it in Austin. This comes to us from 316 00:19:43,450 --> 00:19:47,010 kut.org earlier this week, Austin's or 317 00:19:47,010 --> 00:19:50,450 earlier next week. Early next week, Austin's podcasters, 318 00:19:50,450 --> 00:19:54,290 producers and storyteller enthusiasts will come together at KUT Public 319 00:19:54,290 --> 00:19:57,970 Media Studios for a special podcast meetup to celebrate the 320 00:19:57,970 --> 00:20:01,530 city's vibrant audio community. The free 321 00:20:01,530 --> 00:20:05,260 event, held on November 5, feature tours of the KUT 322 00:20:05,260 --> 00:20:08,780 and KUTX studios led by Elizabeth McQueen, 323 00:20:09,020 --> 00:20:12,860 along with plenty of pizza, drinks and inspiration. That's what I do. I buy pizza 324 00:20:12,940 --> 00:20:15,980 for everybody. That's a podcaster's secret weapon. 325 00:20:17,260 --> 00:20:20,980 Creators swapped ideas, made new connections and got a behind the 326 00:20:20,980 --> 00:20:24,620 scenes look at how KUT and KUTX craft award winning 327 00:20:24,780 --> 00:20:28,300 local shows that amplify Austin's people, music and culture. 328 00:20:28,870 --> 00:20:32,710 Whether you're a first time podcaster or A seasoned producer. This meetup 329 00:20:32,710 --> 00:20:35,990 proved that the heart of Austin beats loudest when its 330 00:20:35,990 --> 00:20:39,510 storytellers come together. What do you think of doing meetups like this? 331 00:20:40,150 --> 00:20:43,790 Community meetups are really cool because not everybody 332 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:47,590 reads the paper, gets the paper, but you know what's going on down 333 00:20:47,590 --> 00:20:51,270 the street from your house, and it's all accessible. You can get there 334 00:20:51,270 --> 00:20:55,030 by walking. And they're really fun because you just never know what your neighbor's doing. 335 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,040 So you just got to get out and just support. Yeah. And an event like 336 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,880 this, where this is also built around a skill set, learning the 337 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:06,120 podcast, I think, is a skill. So you have to learn how to entertain, how 338 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:09,640 to talk from the stage, how to not say. And 339 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,880 you learn these things over time from being in front of people. 340 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,560 And where are you going to go to learn these things? Well, how about the 341 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,840 people in your community that are doing it? Learn from your neighbor, 342 00:21:21,110 --> 00:21:24,670 who's editing three shows a week in their basement. They don't talk to 343 00:21:24,670 --> 00:21:27,470 anybody, but when they go to an event like this, they grab a slice, they 344 00:21:27,470 --> 00:21:31,270 get a drink. They're probably meeting 20 other podcasters that they didn't know even 345 00:21:31,270 --> 00:21:35,070 existed in Austin. That is a weakness of podcasting. You can 346 00:21:35,070 --> 00:21:38,910 release a podcast, and you have no idea where that podcast 347 00:21:38,910 --> 00:21:42,390 is from. They could be next door. They could be in California. But 348 00:21:42,390 --> 00:21:45,510 events like this bring people in the Austin area 349 00:21:45,990 --> 00:21:49,710 to. To the event center. And then the same thing about meetups, if you're 350 00:21:49,710 --> 00:21:52,950 struggling with something, you never know who is having that same struggle. 351 00:21:53,270 --> 00:21:56,910 And then you two can find somebody else who's in the room who already 352 00:21:56,910 --> 00:21:59,670 went through that struggle and can help you through it. Yeah. Yeah. 353 00:22:01,350 --> 00:22:04,990 They always say the. You're the sum of the five people you're in contact 354 00:22:04,990 --> 00:22:08,830 with the most. So if you're. If you're five new friends or 355 00:22:08,830 --> 00:22:12,630 five new podcasters from the Austin meetup, your podcast is going to be 356 00:22:12,630 --> 00:22:16,070 as good as those five people who are already doing it. So, you know, 357 00:22:16,470 --> 00:22:20,190 make better connections. Make connections with people that are doing the things that 358 00:22:20,190 --> 00:22:23,750 you love. Go to the events that are supporting the things you love. Like, 359 00:22:23,910 --> 00:22:27,510 they'll do more of these if people show up. Like we do the Pittsburgh 360 00:22:27,510 --> 00:22:31,310 Podcast meetup monthly, because people show up and want to learn about podcasting. If 361 00:22:31,310 --> 00:22:34,990 you're in Austin, if you're in Indianapolis, Chicago, I'll keep naming 362 00:22:34,990 --> 00:22:38,830 cities. Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles. And that's a 363 00:22:38,830 --> 00:22:42,570 cool. A cool way for your viewers to grow, too, because if you 364 00:22:42,570 --> 00:22:46,370 network with five other people, they can tell their followers to Follow 365 00:22:46,370 --> 00:22:49,810 you and vice versa. And then that way, everybody's just growing together. 366 00:22:50,290 --> 00:22:53,850 Yeah. I will tell you, just from our meetups, people have guested on other 367 00:22:53,850 --> 00:22:57,650 people's shows. People have co hosted other people's shows. I've had people 368 00:22:57,650 --> 00:23:01,490 that I met co host this show with me from the Pittsburgh Podcast Meetup. 369 00:23:01,650 --> 00:23:05,490 It's just the best way to meet people who are doing the things that you 370 00:23:05,490 --> 00:23:09,130 love. Let's go to our plugs and 371 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:12,480 promotions. I got Poduty shirts. You see me wearing them every week. 372 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,120 $10 a shirt only at the Poduty Podcast Theater. Come in 373 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,880 four colors, five sizes. We've got some shows 374 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,160 coming up. We have the next Pittsburgh podcast meetup. 375 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,560 December 6th. It's the first Saturday of every month. If you haven't caught on yet, 376 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:30,390 but December 6th is that Pearl Harbor Day. That's the 7th, 377 00:23:30,530 --> 00:23:34,280 6th or 7th. History is. We have to 378 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,080 go. I think it's the 6th. Let's go back to history. It doesn't suck. 379 00:23:38,610 --> 00:23:42,370 December 6th, we'll be having slices of pizza and remembering 380 00:23:42,370 --> 00:23:46,090 Pearl Harbor Day. 6pm Stop if you're in person. 7pm for the 381 00:23:46,090 --> 00:23:49,890 live stream, we've got Tamara. Tamara, set 382 00:23:49,890 --> 00:23:52,690 a goal. This is my favorite story of the theater so far. She's like, I 383 00:23:52,690 --> 00:23:55,770 just want to sell 10 tickets. I said, let's do it. I don't have any 384 00:23:55,770 --> 00:23:59,090 minimums. There's no contracts. If you want to do 10 tickets, that's your goal. 385 00:23:59,330 --> 00:24:02,970 Great. She's at 17 already, so she's almost going to 386 00:24:02,970 --> 00:24:06,700 double her goal. It's her season one wrap up, like season two kickoff. 387 00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:10,500 It's kind of this in between. It's the Nailed It Motherhood podcast. It's 388 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:14,300 live next Saturday, November 8, 6pm you can watch 389 00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:17,660 it in theater online. Our improv class is back. Paul 390 00:24:17,660 --> 00:24:21,460 Mattingly, free improv class. Come take it. Take a class. 391 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:25,100 It's two hours. It's a lot of fun. We get anywhere from 10 to 15 392 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:28,940 people show up and it's. That's like the perfect size for an improv class. We 393 00:24:28,940 --> 00:24:32,390 clear out all the chairs in the theater and they're just doing improv in the 394 00:24:32,390 --> 00:24:36,230 center here. I'm going to be teaching November 22nd. It's 395 00:24:36,230 --> 00:24:39,990 the learn to podcast class with old Jeffers. Three 396 00:24:39,990 --> 00:24:43,670 hours, fully immersive. This one's a $25, but I'll have. 397 00:24:43,670 --> 00:24:47,510 I always. I always cater. So there'll be food, there'll be drinks, there'll be 398 00:24:47,510 --> 00:24:51,030 chips and snacks. And you're going to get three hours of your podcast questions 399 00:24:51,030 --> 00:24:54,710 answered. Our first Comedy special Coming up, the day 400 00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:58,510 after Thanksgiving, our Black Friday comedy special, Devon Magwood 401 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:02,480 is going to be here. We've got five total comedians taking the stage for 402 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:06,120 the first time ever on the Poduty Podcast theater 403 00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:09,920 and we're looking to do regular comedy events. I've had so many people come in 404 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,680 here and say this is a comedy club and if you've heard other of 405 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,320 me talk about this, yes, the model of business that I'm doing is very 406 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,200 similar to a comedy club. It's no, I didn't invent something here but 407 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,360 improv comedy. This theater is also perfect for that. And so 408 00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:27,330 we're going to start trying it out hopefully to get some improv 409 00:25:28,210 --> 00:25:32,010 regular occurring things going on. Jessica Sutton met 410 00:25:32,010 --> 00:25:35,250 her at a Pittsburgh podcast meetup. She's going to do a three hour 411 00:25:35,250 --> 00:25:39,010 immersive audio fiction primer. So if you ever wanted 412 00:25:39,010 --> 00:25:42,810 to do like an audio drama, some sort of podcast where you're telling 413 00:25:42,810 --> 00:25:46,210 stories and narrating. She's a showrunner for a great podcast. 414 00:25:46,370 --> 00:25:50,130 She's going to share what she's learned being a showrunner and producing 415 00:25:50,130 --> 00:25:53,980 an audio drama podcast that's coming up in December after Christmas. 416 00:25:53,980 --> 00:25:57,660 So check it out at poduty.com and the one I'm excited 417 00:25:57,660 --> 00:26:01,460 about, the Tarentum Holiday Spectacular. DJ sky will be on the stage either 418 00:26:01,460 --> 00:26:05,300 December 3rd or December 4th. We haven't put the schedule together yet, but 419 00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:08,860 we're going to have every 10 minutes a Torenum business is going to take the 420 00:26:08,860 --> 00:26:12,060 stage. We're going to tell their story. We're going to plug and promote. We're going 421 00:26:12,060 --> 00:26:15,380 to show what they sell. If they have a video produced, we'll play their video. 422 00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:19,450 It's 10 minutes at a time. There's going to be 12 business owners per night 423 00:26:19,450 --> 00:26:22,610 for two nights and we're going to just keep telling their story and put to 424 00:26:22,610 --> 00:26:25,850 rent them on the map and have have to run a businesses finish out 425 00:26:25,850 --> 00:26:28,970 2025. Super strong. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. We've got, 426 00:26:29,210 --> 00:26:32,930 we've have a ton of registrations and I've got about a half dozen businesses so 427 00:26:32,930 --> 00:26:36,650 far. So we're still looking for to rent a businesses but keep those registrations coming 428 00:26:36,650 --> 00:26:40,170 in. And in 2026 we got the humorous podcast 429 00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:44,050 where humor meets chaos that's coming up in 2026. Check the 430 00:26:44,050 --> 00:26:47,470 website for the dates they're coming in from like Connecticut or New 431 00:26:47,470 --> 00:26:50,670 Hampshire. They'll be traveling through town and they're gonna stop here 432 00:26:51,070 --> 00:26:54,910 and I wouldn't be remiss if I didn't let DJ sky close 433 00:26:54,910 --> 00:26:58,430 out the show tonight. Dj, dj, DJ Sky. Tell us, 434 00:26:58,670 --> 00:27:01,790 tell us where can people find you, connect with you? What's the best way 435 00:27:02,270 --> 00:27:05,550 to get you out there even? Let's do. How about corporate gigs? You like doing 436 00:27:05,550 --> 00:27:08,710 corporate gigs? I like. I like it all. They fly you out to Hawaii. Will 437 00:27:08,710 --> 00:27:12,450 you take the gig? I would probably stay there, but yes, I'll go and 438 00:27:12,450 --> 00:27:16,210 Casey will go. You can find me on Facebook. It's just Skyler Hayden. 439 00:27:16,210 --> 00:27:20,050 Same with my Instagram. My TikTok is DJ Sky 440 00:27:20,050 --> 00:27:23,890 Boogie, probably 2003. Everything is derivative 441 00:27:23,890 --> 00:27:26,930 of that. But you can always find me. I'm always somewhere. 442 00:27:27,890 --> 00:27:31,570 And tonight I'm at the Tarentum Eagles karaoke and name that 443 00:27:31,570 --> 00:27:35,290 tunes. 8 to 12. 8 to 12 to Tarentum Eagles. They 444 00:27:35,290 --> 00:27:38,850 also have a cheeseburger night, like on Tuesday or Wednesday. It goes crazy. No, don't 445 00:27:38,850 --> 00:27:42,400 go there. I don't think they have. Oh, they don't do that. Yeah, I don't 446 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:45,680 think they have it anymore. Oh, when your kitchen was there, it was good. Oh, 447 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,600 my good. I'll get the scoop afterwards. This has been Poduty and the News for 448 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,160 November 1, 2025. What time is 449 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:52,480 it? 450 00:28:07,580 --> 00:28:07,980 The news, 451 00:28:13,820 --> 00:28:16,620 the only live news podcast about 452 00:28:16,940 --> 00:28:19,020 podcasting from the st 453 00:28:25,820 --> 00:28:29,500 and the news, the only 454 00:28:29,500 --> 00:28:33,260 live news podcast about podcasting from 455 00:28:33,260 --> 00:28:34,300 the stage.