1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,680 Are you ready? Ready for what? 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,880 Oh wait, are we, we're doing it? Are we doing the show? 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:12,000 I've got just one question for you. What time is it? 4 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:19,440 What time is it? 5 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:36,140 The only live news podcast about 6 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:38,780 podcasting from the stage. 7 00:00:48,300 --> 00:00:51,180 The only live news podcast about 8 00:00:51,420 --> 00:00:53,820 podcasting from the stage. 9 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,960 The only live news podcast about podcasting from the 10 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,800 stage. I've got an incredibly special guest joining me today, Brian 11 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,480 Ortega. Brian, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me, 12 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,560 Jeff. I'm very excited to be a part of this 13 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,080 awesome Poduty and the news 14 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,400 broadcast. It almost rolls right off the tongue. It's hard to imagine 15 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,640 that you're not even saying it. 16 00:01:26,530 --> 00:01:29,090 Brian, tell us a little bit about yourself. We were having a little witty pre 17 00:01:29,090 --> 00:01:32,850 show banter where just an impressive automotive 18 00:01:32,850 --> 00:01:36,650 career, a 12 year career already. But some of the things 19 00:01:36,650 --> 00:01:40,330 you accomplished at where you work in Valley Hi Toyota. Maybe 20 00:01:40,330 --> 00:01:43,370 we'll cut in a little commercial right here. But tell us a little bit about 21 00:01:43,370 --> 00:01:47,090 Brian Ortega and some of the things you do in automotive. Hey, what's going 22 00:01:47,090 --> 00:01:50,530 on guys? I'm Brian Ortega from California, 23 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,840 home of the World Series champ, Los Angeles Dodgers. 24 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:58,480 I've been like Jeff said, I've been at Valley Hi Toyota for about 25 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,400 12, 13 years and just 26 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,080 took Valley High Kia, kind of doing the creative stuff there as well 27 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:10,080 last year. So some interesting times. We do a 28 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,680 lot of things, community events. Actually this Monday I'll be 29 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,800 picking up some turkeys and delivering to a homeless shelter 30 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:21,170 and you know, just always trying to come up with some creative content 31 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:25,330 that's not boring. You know, we both work in 32 00:02:25,330 --> 00:02:28,930 automotive. It's kind of how we've connected over the years and we've shared the stage 33 00:02:28,930 --> 00:02:32,490 a few times and just had always having a good time, 34 00:02:32,490 --> 00:02:36,250 always joking, always riffing off each other and you 35 00:02:36,250 --> 00:02:39,450 know, trying to push. I don't know if we push each other, but we share 36 00:02:39,450 --> 00:02:42,290 ideas a lot of times like, hey, how'd you do this? How'd you do that? 37 00:02:42,610 --> 00:02:46,240 And it's. Automotive is a great community for 38 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:50,080 networking and, and just meeting other people and we're part of a 39 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,480 great community that, that shares ideas and if, if you have a problem, 40 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,360 you know, chances are somebody's going to pop in and help you. And that's, that's 41 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:01,200 really the automotive community that we're part of. Yeah, 42 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,520 it's, it's really cool, you know, and we have our, you know, Nathaniel 43 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Grecklick who's you know, one of the, the top, the big three like us, 44 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,830 within us and, and then we are able to, you know, we 45 00:03:11,830 --> 00:03:15,310 have a whole different community where we all, like you said, share ideas, 46 00:03:15,470 --> 00:03:19,150 come and banter, maybe push each 47 00:03:19,150 --> 00:03:22,590 other to strive even harder to 48 00:03:22,830 --> 00:03:26,310 produce some great stuff. So awesome. We've got some 49 00:03:26,310 --> 00:03:29,990 stories coming your way, and we started this podcast as a way to, you know, 50 00:03:29,990 --> 00:03:33,710 bring people together and talk about what's happening in the world 51 00:03:34,270 --> 00:03:38,040 of live podcasting. And o', Brien with some of our stage experience, 52 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:42,000 some of our speaking experiences, I think we got six great stories in here. I 53 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,720 even snuck in one automotive one. But we started this podcast 54 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,400 because these events are happening. They're happening all over the country, all over the world, 55 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,680 and they're probably happening in your backyard. You may even not even be aware 56 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,680 of it. This is our 31st episode already, 57 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,080 and if I tell you we have six stories in every show, that's 58 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:04,600 180 stories about live podcasting that we've covered 59 00:04:05,130 --> 00:04:08,490 in the last, what, four or five months that we've been on the air here. 60 00:04:08,890 --> 00:04:12,570 And it's not growing. It's getting faster and faster. 61 00:04:12,970 --> 00:04:16,810 I have a backlog of stories that we can't even get to. I started 62 00:04:16,810 --> 00:04:20,170 publishing them where people were talking about the future of podcasting as live. 63 00:04:20,650 --> 00:04:24,250 And I'm just so proud to be a part of this, showcase, this theater 64 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:27,850 what's possible, but not only show you what we're doing here in Pittsburgh, 65 00:04:28,250 --> 00:04:31,530 but show you that this is possible in your own backyard. 66 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:35,610 There's bars and libraries and restaurants 67 00:04:35,770 --> 00:04:39,290 and small community centers that are looking for activities. 68 00:04:39,610 --> 00:04:43,210 And if you have a podcast or you have some sort of entertainment 69 00:04:43,210 --> 00:04:47,050 mindset, there's a place for you, I think, to perform wherever you're 70 00:04:47,050 --> 00:04:50,570 at. And now, without 71 00:04:50,650 --> 00:04:53,850 further ado, let me grab the clicker. Let's get into 72 00:04:54,330 --> 00:04:57,610 that first story. We got three 73 00:04:57,610 --> 00:05:01,050 Amigos, three grand and three kids to Disney, 74 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:05,470 Cork City's fan favorite show. The Other Three Amigos podcast 75 00:05:05,470 --> 00:05:09,190 proved that live podcasting can move mountains, raising 76 00:05:09,190 --> 00:05:12,470 over €3,000 77 00:05:12,790 --> 00:05:16,510 at their first ever live event and sending three sick kids to 78 00:05:16,510 --> 00:05:20,350 Disneyland parks. Held at Metropole Hotel before the 79 00:05:20,350 --> 00:05:23,910 FAI cup final, the night brought supporters together 80 00:05:23,910 --> 00:05:27,350 for laughs, football talk, and pure community spirit. 81 00:05:27,910 --> 00:05:31,670 The charity's chairman said the donations will fully fund three kids trips next 82 00:05:31,670 --> 00:05:35,510 year. And the podcasters say this is just the beginning of more 83 00:05:35,510 --> 00:05:39,350 charity collaborations. It's the perfect example how passionate 84 00:05:39,350 --> 00:05:43,030 fan base plus an in person experience can create a 85 00:05:43,030 --> 00:05:46,710 real, measurable impact. And this is one of those stories 86 00:05:46,710 --> 00:05:50,230 that almost right out of our playbook. Like, we love 87 00:05:50,310 --> 00:05:53,830 live events. We think live events elevate podcast shows. But 88 00:05:54,270 --> 00:05:57,950 here's podcasters. These three amigos that brought a community 89 00:05:58,110 --> 00:06:01,910 together to do something good for the community. They had 90 00:06:01,910 --> 00:06:05,750 a little fundraiser and they were just able to have an 91 00:06:05,750 --> 00:06:09,550 amazing night and experience that you can't get when you just download an MP3 92 00:06:09,550 --> 00:06:13,190 file to listen to a podcast. You're able to I think experience this in 93 00:06:13,190 --> 00:06:16,870 real time and have this community style 94 00:06:16,870 --> 00:06:20,720 event where you're doing good, you're giving back. What were 95 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,360 some of your takeaways, Brian? Well, I'm just interested 96 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,560 to see where they're from calling themselves amigos. But 97 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:33,080 it's not Mexico, that's for sure. And if it 98 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,040 was in America, I don't know if 3,000, what 99 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:39,640 euros or maybe equals to maybe 4,000 100 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,520 if in California that get them to, to 101 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,340 Disneyland. But that's the point, right? Yeah, I think 102 00:06:47,340 --> 00:06:49,820 he gets one kid into Disney for $3,000. 103 00:06:50,460 --> 00:06:54,140 Exactly. But you know what, it just goes to show, you know 104 00:06:54,140 --> 00:06:57,820 when you put community together with, with the purpose, 105 00:06:57,900 --> 00:07:01,740 I mean sky's the limit on what you can do and if you can 106 00:07:01,740 --> 00:07:05,580 get buy in from, from locals and just build a 107 00:07:05,660 --> 00:07:09,300 collaboration, I mean it's, it's, it's good because it's, it's a win 108 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:13,070 win type of situation. Yeah, you get to get out 109 00:07:13,070 --> 00:07:16,790 of a house, your money that you paid for the ticket gets to go towards 110 00:07:16,790 --> 00:07:20,630 something that's very important that gives an experience to a kid that may 111 00:07:20,630 --> 00:07:24,350 not get that experience. And you're with people who also 112 00:07:24,350 --> 00:07:27,870 care about the community. You're fill, you're part of an audience of 113 00:07:27,870 --> 00:07:31,350 charitable people who care about these causes and 114 00:07:31,590 --> 00:07:34,190 you get them. You actually get, you get to get out of your house, get 115 00:07:34,190 --> 00:07:37,110 off the doom scrolling and sit with people 116 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,320 in your, in your neighborhood, in your community. That's just a great way I think 117 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,680 to bring people together and, and to do something good. 118 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:48,000 I, I really think this is, is going to be a model, 119 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,720 you know, to, to get people out there in, in 120 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,680 for a purpose and to do great things. So yeah, 121 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,440 kudos to them. It's a, it's a great idea. 122 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,010 Awesome. Let's go to story 123 00:08:04,730 --> 00:08:08,370 number two. If you host it, they will come and they'll 124 00:08:08,370 --> 00:08:10,810 bring friends. This comes to us from Frank 125 00:08:11,850 --> 00:08:15,530 Rassiopi on Medium. A massive roundup of 126 00:08:15,530 --> 00:08:18,810 live podcast success stories is putting one myth to 127 00:08:19,130 --> 00:08:22,850 Reese to rest. You don't need a giant audience 128 00:08:22,850 --> 00:08:26,490 to pack a room. Just a great concept and the courage to try 129 00:08:26,490 --> 00:08:29,930 it. From the horror comedy show, another effing horror 130 00:08:29,930 --> 00:08:33,750 podcast. Selling out spooky weekend events to speak 131 00:08:33,750 --> 00:08:37,590 fests, turning Funeral museums into podcast 132 00:08:37,590 --> 00:08:41,150 playgrounds to massive arena shows like kill Tony 133 00:08:41,150 --> 00:08:44,910 and Dimension 20 dominating Madison Square Garden's calendar. 134 00:08:45,230 --> 00:08:48,950 Live podcasting has officially gone mainstream. Even 135 00:08:48,950 --> 00:08:52,310 small indie shows are thriving at hotels, nightclubs and 136 00:08:52,310 --> 00:08:55,990 conventions, proving that niche or niche topics can 137 00:08:55,990 --> 00:08:59,580 attract super fans who become long term listeners. 138 00:08:59,980 --> 00:09:03,660 With milestone tours, crossover events, and ticket prices 139 00:09:03,660 --> 00:09:07,460 climbing as high as $500, the 140 00:09:07,460 --> 00:09:11,180 message is clear. Live podcasting isn't just viable, 141 00:09:11,660 --> 00:09:14,820 it's one of the fastest ways to grow an audience in 142 00:09:14,820 --> 00:09:18,380 2025. We'll let you take this one first, 143 00:09:18,380 --> 00:09:22,220 Brian. Wow. I watched that 144 00:09:23,010 --> 00:09:26,610 Kill Tony on, on Netflix. And for them to 145 00:09:26,610 --> 00:09:30,370 fill a stadium, you know, with 146 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:34,090 a bunch of people, it's, it's huge. Right? Because it's, it's 147 00:09:34,090 --> 00:09:37,650 now like live ComicCon, right? You're, now, you're doing some, 148 00:09:37,890 --> 00:09:41,570 some things with a, a particular niche audience. I don't know what 149 00:09:41,570 --> 00:09:44,610 niche. Niche. Where are we gonna go? I don't know. 150 00:09:47,970 --> 00:09:51,770 Yeah, but I think that's a great idea. I mean, there's, there's, it's a cultural 151 00:09:51,770 --> 00:09:54,500 shift, right? And, and we're kind of seeing that this is 152 00:09:55,380 --> 00:09:59,180 super normal. What's the other one with Jason Baitman and, and 153 00:09:59,180 --> 00:10:02,980 those guys? Smartless. Smartless, yeah. And they're, 154 00:10:02,980 --> 00:10:06,500 they're traveling around and you have 155 00:10:06,500 --> 00:10:10,180 everybody sitting in the audience and, and partaking in a podcast. 156 00:10:10,260 --> 00:10:14,100 It's crazy. Yeah, they did, they did a tour. I think they even have an, 157 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:17,940 a Hulu documentary about their first tour for Smart List. And 158 00:10:17,940 --> 00:10:21,060 we did a story a couple weeks ago. They're coming to the Hollywood bowl, 159 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,080 which I think is close. Yeah, I saw that. Yeah, I think I'm gonna go. 160 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,760 I think I'm gonna attend that. That'd be great. And, 161 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,640 and one of the things that we talk about here is when you see a 162 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,480 podcast live, you get a whole nother perspective about that 163 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:39,280 show. You get to see how they react to their fans, how they react 164 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:43,120 in the moment, how they think about questions they're asked. You don't 165 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,880 see any of that when you just listen to a podcast passively in the 166 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,060 background or on your morning commute, you really 167 00:10:50,940 --> 00:10:54,780 get a whole new level of understanding and appreciation 168 00:10:55,260 --> 00:10:58,500 being in the room with them. You may listen to it and feel like you're 169 00:10:58,500 --> 00:11:02,060 in the room, but when you're actually in the room, it becomes so 170 00:11:02,060 --> 00:11:05,700 surreal. Like I am sharing this moment with these people, 171 00:11:05,700 --> 00:11:08,940 creating this one of a kind entertainment experience 172 00:11:09,340 --> 00:11:13,020 that'll never be recreated again to be in a live podcast. 173 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:17,550 They don't do that show next week. They do a Whole new show. So you 174 00:11:17,550 --> 00:11:21,390 get to experience history. You get to experience one moment in time with 175 00:11:21,390 --> 00:11:24,910 that show. It, I think it just brings you closer to those 176 00:11:24,910 --> 00:11:28,670 hosts. Well, and the fact that, I mean, we started you were looking 177 00:11:28,670 --> 00:11:32,430 at the grand scale, but if we're going to talk about, like yours is the 178 00:11:32,430 --> 00:11:36,230 perfect example, it's somewhere that's small, that's, you 179 00:11:36,230 --> 00:11:39,030 know, cozy. And I mean, if they're taking 180 00:11:40,110 --> 00:11:43,870 nightclubs or, or, you know, coffee houses or something like that, 181 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:47,630 and then you're bringing like minded individuals in there to, 182 00:11:47,790 --> 00:11:51,430 you know, to participate. Yeah, you're, like you said, it's, it's totally 183 00:11:51,430 --> 00:11:55,110 different every single time. It's not like you're watching a, an 184 00:11:55,110 --> 00:11:58,790 actual event or something that's been staged, like whatever they're working 185 00:11:58,790 --> 00:12:02,550 on. It's, it's in real time. Yeah, you get to see 186 00:12:02,550 --> 00:12:05,870 the art created in the, in the moment. And it's. And not even though my 187 00:12:05,870 --> 00:12:09,570 business model is similar to comedy clubs, a comedian 188 00:12:10,450 --> 00:12:14,090 is working on new material all the time and trying new things out, but they're 189 00:12:14,090 --> 00:12:17,690 going to refine an act over the course of many, many nights, 190 00:12:17,690 --> 00:12:21,090 and that act becomes more and more part of their show. 191 00:12:21,730 --> 00:12:25,570 Podcasting is in the same model where we have these clubs now, like 192 00:12:25,570 --> 00:12:29,330 the Paduti Podcast Theater. But when you see that show, 193 00:12:29,650 --> 00:12:33,410 like Brian said, it's only that moment, it's 194 00:12:33,410 --> 00:12:37,170 only that episode and it's, it's a different 195 00:12:37,250 --> 00:12:40,610 thing. Like it's not, you're not going to see that again. If you go follow 196 00:12:40,610 --> 00:12:44,410 them on the road to Cleveland or Baltimore, that's going to be a completely 197 00:12:44,410 --> 00:12:48,050 different show again. So the live podcasting is just such 198 00:12:48,050 --> 00:12:51,730 this unique art form that's really gaining traction 199 00:12:51,730 --> 00:12:55,450 mainstream. I mean, this might give me an 200 00:12:55,450 --> 00:12:58,370 idea to do something because I've talked to 201 00:12:59,010 --> 00:13:02,810 management about doing something because we're always talking sports and you 202 00:13:02,810 --> 00:13:06,570 know, we do the fantasy stuff and why not do a podcast 203 00:13:06,570 --> 00:13:08,810 at the dealership? I mean, we got some space. 204 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:14,330 We didn't have some cars for a while for the Toyota, if you guys 205 00:13:14,330 --> 00:13:18,090 know, you know, but you got some space there. And 206 00:13:18,250 --> 00:13:21,770 we definitely do some type of podcast. I mean, we do our car 207 00:13:21,770 --> 00:13:25,570 giveaway and actually I've done that before where we've, we've 208 00:13:25,570 --> 00:13:29,290 invited some finalists to the dealership and 209 00:13:29,850 --> 00:13:33,680 this was years ago, but in the similar vein, they're 210 00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:37,590 could be something done like this. Definitely. Yeah. You could bring 211 00:13:37,590 --> 00:13:41,350 in Ohtani and his translator and talk about sports 212 00:13:41,350 --> 00:13:43,910 betting. There it is. 213 00:13:47,430 --> 00:13:50,910 There's the jealousy from a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. There's A Pirates 214 00:13:50,910 --> 00:13:54,670 fan who hasn't had a super or we 215 00:13:54,670 --> 00:13:58,430 haven't even had a chance to go to the world series since 91. So yeah, 216 00:13:58,430 --> 00:14:00,630 really, I'm just bitter and old and jealous. 217 00:14:02,610 --> 00:14:05,170 So let's see if this next story gets us in a little bit of trouble. 218 00:14:05,890 --> 00:14:08,930 We're going to Life After Cars 219 00:14:09,570 --> 00:14:12,890 starts with a live show. The hit podcast the War on 220 00:14:12,890 --> 00:14:16,210 Cars took its message on the road, ironically 221 00:14:16,530 --> 00:14:20,210 to San Diego last Sunday for a live show at the Adams 222 00:14:20,210 --> 00:14:23,970 Avenue Theater celebrating the release of their new book, Life 223 00:14:23,970 --> 00:14:27,450 After Cars. Hosted by Bike San Diego and the 224 00:14:27,450 --> 00:14:31,190 Bicycle Coalition of San Diego county, the event doubles 225 00:14:31,190 --> 00:14:35,030 as a fundraiser to support safer, more accessible car free and car 226 00:14:35,030 --> 00:14:38,590 like transportation in the city. With a 5pm bar 227 00:14:38,590 --> 00:14:42,190 opening and a room full of urbanists, bike advocates and 228 00:14:42,190 --> 00:14:45,510 city planning fans, it's poised to be both a community 229 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:48,750 meetup and a rally for rethinking how cities move. 230 00:14:49,150 --> 00:14:52,790 All proceeds go towards making San Diego a better place 231 00:14:52,790 --> 00:14:56,590 to travel without four wheels. Now this 232 00:14:56,590 --> 00:15:00,350 one's a little ironic coming, isn't it? Right. Let's 233 00:15:00,350 --> 00:15:04,030 drive to San Diego and talk about not 234 00:15:04,030 --> 00:15:07,790 driving. So yeah, yeah. Obviously, Brian, I have a little 235 00:15:07,790 --> 00:15:11,510 bit of a skewed perspective of being car centric, but 236 00:15:11,910 --> 00:15:15,630 that's just also the layout of America. It is a car 237 00:15:15,630 --> 00:15:19,390 centric place. On the flip side, we talk about 238 00:15:19,390 --> 00:15:22,630 getting out of your house, getting off the phone and coming to events like this 239 00:15:22,950 --> 00:15:26,500 at the podcast theater or going to see a comedian or a music act 240 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:29,700 and doing things that aren't always car related. 241 00:15:30,180 --> 00:15:33,900 And I think in this case having a safer space for even kids 242 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:37,660 to ride bikes. Especially with the rise of E bikes. E 243 00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:41,060 bikes are getting out of control. Kids are getting injured 244 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:44,580 and riding them in ways that they shouldn't. But I don't think 245 00:15:44,820 --> 00:15:48,420 it's out of the realm for a community to have a conversation about how can 246 00:15:48,420 --> 00:15:52,190 we do activities in a safer place, in a safer manner. How 247 00:15:52,190 --> 00:15:55,870 can we coexist with cars and still be able to, you know, ride our bike 248 00:15:55,870 --> 00:15:59,510 down the street to the grocery store? You know, how do we do that in 249 00:15:59,510 --> 00:16:02,470 a safer manner? I think it's a fair conversation to have. 250 00:16:03,270 --> 00:16:06,150 Oh, especially, especially in San Diego. 251 00:16:07,430 --> 00:16:10,830 Yeah. I mean, it's probably one of the most 252 00:16:10,830 --> 00:16:13,990 beautiful places in the US Is San Diego. 253 00:16:15,190 --> 00:16:18,880 But yeah, definitely. So it's interesting, right, 254 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:22,640 because you have this event where you're launching a, a book 255 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,800 and then they're partaking in some libations 256 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:31,040 and, you know, all the proceeds are going towards that. 257 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,480 So another one of those things where it's Just not about 258 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,840 building a brand. It's like an engine. Right. Like it, it's 259 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,720 driving other things where one week it's, it's a bike, 260 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,430 you know, and the next it's maybe some community activity and 261 00:16:45,430 --> 00:16:49,190 then you're releasing a book and so it can definitely spread out 262 00:16:49,190 --> 00:16:52,830 from there. Yeah, we've seen this a couple times in the last couple 263 00:16:52,830 --> 00:16:56,670 weeks where if you are releasing another product, in this case it's a book. 264 00:16:57,390 --> 00:17:00,990 A lot of times you would go on morning radio or morning 265 00:17:00,990 --> 00:17:04,830 television shows and get interviewed about your book. But what we're starting to 266 00:17:04,830 --> 00:17:07,950 see is the writers and authors of this book, of these books, 267 00:17:08,350 --> 00:17:12,170 they're starting to create immersive events. And this one is because they 268 00:17:12,170 --> 00:17:16,010 have a podcast as well, the War on Cars. They're going around 269 00:17:16,010 --> 00:17:19,250 and setting up live event nights where they're going to record their 270 00:17:19,250 --> 00:17:22,970 podcast and it's coinciding with the launch of 271 00:17:22,970 --> 00:17:26,530 their book. So this live event is also a way to 272 00:17:26,690 --> 00:17:29,170 promote and get their book in front of people. 273 00:17:30,690 --> 00:17:34,530 Yeah, if you're teaming up with local organizations or 274 00:17:34,530 --> 00:17:38,330 other businesses, I mean, it's just a great model. When we 275 00:17:38,330 --> 00:17:42,140 do, for instance, our, our car giveaways, I'll get 276 00:17:42,140 --> 00:17:45,820 local businesses to donate and then we, we announce 277 00:17:45,820 --> 00:17:49,580 the winners live. So we 278 00:17:49,580 --> 00:17:53,220 lead up to it and during the broadcast people 279 00:17:53,220 --> 00:17:56,820 are able to win like pizzas or, you know, or 280 00:17:56,820 --> 00:18:00,460 some food or free car wash or things like that. And 281 00:18:00,620 --> 00:18:03,900 I mean, so it's a win, win, win. Right? The, the business gets its name 282 00:18:03,900 --> 00:18:07,270 out there, somebody wins a car and then we're, we're 283 00:18:07,270 --> 00:18:10,630 facilitating that. So it's a, it's a great concept. 284 00:18:11,510 --> 00:18:15,150 Yeah, it's a great way of tying the community and your event too, with giving 285 00:18:15,150 --> 00:18:18,950 away a car is the grand finale. But you have all these little things leading 286 00:18:18,950 --> 00:18:22,630 up to it. I think you do live streams even prior to the giveaway 287 00:18:23,350 --> 00:18:27,190 where you're really promoting it and teasing it up. Yeah, I won't tease that up, 288 00:18:27,190 --> 00:18:30,910 but it's been few and far between right now, just, you 289 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:34,650 know, wearing so many hats. But yeah, yeah, it's definitely something that people 290 00:18:35,210 --> 00:18:38,850 anticipate. So a podcast type of 291 00:18:38,850 --> 00:18:42,570 event and you get people to get your product and whether it's new 292 00:18:42,570 --> 00:18:46,250 swag or things like that, it's a, it's a way for, for everybody to come 293 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:49,930 out and participate. Awesome. Well, speaking of coming 294 00:18:49,930 --> 00:18:53,250 out and participating, our next stories from 295 00:18:53,250 --> 00:18:56,810 gallery audio to theater phenomenon. The 296 00:18:56,810 --> 00:19:00,450 Minneapolis Institute of Art turned its modest podcast the 297 00:19:00,450 --> 00:19:04,280 Object into a sold out theatrical event by doing what 298 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,000 most museums Struggle with leaning into creativity, 299 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,400 personality, and full on edutainment. After 300 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,960 realizing early attempts at talking into a mic in a 301 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:18,280 gallery were dead on arrival, writer Tim 302 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:22,000 Gring rebuilt the podcast as an immersive 303 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,760 narrative series. And years later, the museum finally 304 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,080 asked the big question, could this work? On stage, 305 00:19:29,670 --> 00:19:33,150 the answer was a resounding yes. With celebrity 306 00:19:33,150 --> 00:19:36,950 guests, audience quizzes, theatrical moments, and nearly 300 307 00:19:36,950 --> 00:19:40,350 seats filled for its Dolly episode, the 308 00:19:40,350 --> 00:19:44,030 Object Live transformed a quiet audio show into a 309 00:19:44,030 --> 00:19:47,750 cultural happening. The secret collaboration 310 00:19:47,750 --> 00:19:51,350 across departments, free admission to build superfans, 311 00:19:51,670 --> 00:19:55,190 and the bold idea that museums should surprise people, 312 00:19:55,910 --> 00:19:59,550 not bore them. And I first saw this and I was, what a 313 00:19:59,550 --> 00:20:03,270 great way to bring museums alive. Almost like Night at the Museum. 314 00:20:03,430 --> 00:20:07,230 The. The movie where you're going in and it comes 315 00:20:07,230 --> 00:20:10,830 to life, you're hearing these stories, you're seeing a museum. A museum at night is 316 00:20:10,830 --> 00:20:14,630 already a very interesting place to be. If you've ever had the chance to just 317 00:20:14,630 --> 00:20:18,470 see museums in the dark, it is a whole different experience. 318 00:20:18,630 --> 00:20:21,950 But now lay in a free event with community, 319 00:20:22,510 --> 00:20:25,710 free admission to the community and these storytelling 320 00:20:25,950 --> 00:20:29,390 events, I, I think you just get a whole new experience and 321 00:20:29,390 --> 00:20:32,510 perspective about museums. Yeah, I mean, 322 00:20:33,070 --> 00:20:36,750 who would have th Right. Because the only time, like you 323 00:20:36,750 --> 00:20:40,470 really go to museum, I mean, to be honest, you know, it's been a 324 00:20:40,470 --> 00:20:44,150 while for me, but you know, going for field trips and like that 325 00:20:44,150 --> 00:20:47,910 from school. But to turn the museum, I mean, they admitted 326 00:20:47,910 --> 00:20:51,510 it, it was, you know, fairly boring. You know, it's a, it's a one facing 327 00:20:51,510 --> 00:20:54,870 thing. But for it to turn into a podcast and 328 00:20:55,430 --> 00:20:59,230 bring people out and for a, you know, real 329 00:20:59,230 --> 00:21:02,989 experience and like it said, edutainment. Right. You're entertaining 330 00:21:02,989 --> 00:21:06,390 them, but you're also educating them at the same time. That's. 331 00:21:07,270 --> 00:21:11,110 It's a, it's a great idea for sure. Yeah. If you have the space, you 332 00:21:11,110 --> 00:21:14,890 got 300 seats to fill, you have a free event and 333 00:21:14,890 --> 00:21:18,650 you. I don't think Dolly could get 300 people out to an 334 00:21:18,650 --> 00:21:22,450 event if he was alive. Well, they did. And it 335 00:21:22,450 --> 00:21:26,170 was a packed house. And in Minneapolis too. It wasn't even wintertime yet, 336 00:21:26,170 --> 00:21:30,010 so, you know, people were going in their free will, not even trying 337 00:21:30,010 --> 00:21:33,850 to escape the cold. Yeah, I mean, I wonder what type of snacks 338 00:21:33,850 --> 00:21:37,650 they had because. That'S the deal breaker. 339 00:21:38,610 --> 00:21:42,440 What are you serving? Is the nacho bar open tonight? I 340 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,960 wanted to get a hot pretzel. Yeah. Some of that 341 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,640 cheese, maybe like a. Dripping clock cookie, 342 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:53,080 you know, something like that. I don't know. We have a place out here called 343 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,799 Eaton park and they do smiley face cookies. I bet they could do that. 344 00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:00,120 Which are just round sugar cookies with two dots and a mouth. 345 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,160 And they could do a Salvador Dali melting face cookie 346 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,720 would be awesome. Definitely. Yeah, you're welcome. 347 00:22:08,380 --> 00:22:11,980 Lets go international. We're going to Creator Week in Macau 348 00:22:12,220 --> 00:22:15,900 where the Internet meets real life. Creator Week Macau 349 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:19,500 2025 transformed the entire city into a creator 350 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:23,060 powered festival where business, culture and creativity 351 00:22:23,060 --> 00:22:26,780 collided for five days straight with influencers, 352 00:22:26,780 --> 00:22:30,500 filmmakers, digital entrepreneurs and marketing giants from Google, 353 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:34,260 Meta and Mr. Beast Network. The event positioned 354 00:22:34,260 --> 00:22:38,040 creativity as the new global currency and Macau 355 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,680 as a major creative hub. Beyond conference halls, international 356 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,600 creators learned with local ambassadors to explore heritage 357 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:49,200 streets, film collaborations and produce a flood of short 358 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:52,880 form content that showcased the city as a living studio. 359 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,120 Between wellness workshops, hands on creative training, 360 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,200 live podcasting, recordings and nightly performances, 361 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,740 Creator Week wasn't just a conference. It was a full scale 362 00:23:04,740 --> 00:23:07,820 cultural exchange, proving that the future of the creator economy 363 00:23:08,380 --> 00:23:11,660 is experiential, cross cultural and 364 00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:15,980 deeply human. Yeah, why don't you 365 00:23:15,980 --> 00:23:19,619 go to this in Macau? Geez, I gotta renew my 366 00:23:19,619 --> 00:23:22,860 passport. I'm in the process of going through. I let it, I let it lapse. 367 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:27,180 Yeah, I'm in the same boat there. But man, this is what 368 00:23:27,260 --> 00:23:31,020 Gary Vaynerchuk's been saying, you know, the whole time, right? They, that 369 00:23:31,020 --> 00:23:34,620 creators are, are the currency. And the fact that a 370 00:23:34,620 --> 00:23:38,460 whole basic country turned, or the city turned 371 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:42,140 it into Creator Week. I mean, just imagine how 372 00:23:42,140 --> 00:23:45,420 much content is coming out of there and you know, the, 373 00:23:45,740 --> 00:23:49,180 the relationships that are being built. Especially you know, you got 374 00:23:49,660 --> 00:23:53,180 Meta and who else was there? 375 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:57,180 You got Google, Mr. Beast Network, Mr. Beast, 376 00:23:57,260 --> 00:23:59,980 Gez. All right, that's a trifecta right there. 377 00:24:01,580 --> 00:24:05,380 And that's one of the things we've been noticing. If you invite these creators, they're 378 00:24:05,380 --> 00:24:09,180 probably talking about it leading up to the event, then they're probably 379 00:24:09,420 --> 00:24:13,060 live streaming, taking photos while they're at the event and then 380 00:24:13,060 --> 00:24:16,900 they're probably talking about it after the event. So if you're hosting 381 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:20,220 an event, a meetup, something around your community, 382 00:24:20,940 --> 00:24:24,300 invite the people who are influencing that community and 383 00:24:24,860 --> 00:24:28,600 you can multiply the reach that your message will get. Because 384 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,200 these influencers, podcasters, need content all the time. 385 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,320 And if you provide them and feed their lips for leading up during 386 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,960 and after, you now have a promotion team working for your event, 387 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,480 that can only build momentum for your next year. 388 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:49,160 I mean, in all honesty, us as 389 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,960 working in the dealership community, I mean, 390 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,440 I think I would rather do something like this than send out a 391 00:24:56,740 --> 00:25:00,540 mailer. You know, you're going to spend that much money, you know, pay a 392 00:25:00,540 --> 00:25:03,860 couple local influencers to promote an event. 393 00:25:04,180 --> 00:25:07,980 And I've, and to bring that up, I've done that with a couple 394 00:25:07,980 --> 00:25:11,660 of the car giveaways. We have a, a few little influencers in 395 00:25:11,660 --> 00:25:14,820 our community and teamed up with them and 396 00:25:15,700 --> 00:25:18,820 kind of got the word out. You know, one year we did a tik tok 397 00:25:18,820 --> 00:25:22,390 dance challenge. Another year it was a like 398 00:25:22,390 --> 00:25:26,150 somebody that eats food and she promoted, she had a nice 399 00:25:26,150 --> 00:25:29,670 YouTube channel and even before that. So it's 400 00:25:29,670 --> 00:25:33,310 definitely a way to get the word out to a different audience. Right. 401 00:25:34,510 --> 00:25:38,190 I'm no spring chicken, so I, I don't tailor, 402 00:25:38,270 --> 00:25:41,990 you know, I have a Facebook kind of audience where we're 403 00:25:41,990 --> 00:25:45,790 trying to get to a Instagram, tick tock, new generation 404 00:25:45,790 --> 00:25:47,710 type PM of people. 405 00:25:50,350 --> 00:25:52,190 Did you ever do the Harlem Shake? 406 00:25:54,990 --> 00:25:58,390 No, no, we did the 407 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:00,830 Tebow. We did the Tebow Challenge. 408 00:26:02,510 --> 00:26:06,190 And you know, as part of this being creative, you 409 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:09,310 having creators there, promoting the event, documenting the event, 410 00:26:09,950 --> 00:26:13,790 one of the things that this event had that they featured as part of 411 00:26:13,790 --> 00:26:17,420 the entertainment were live podcast recording. So 412 00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:20,980 you know, keep note, if you're in a certain industry and you have a 413 00:26:20,980 --> 00:26:24,300 podcast about that industry, there are probably conventions, 414 00:26:24,300 --> 00:26:27,260 meetups, groups that are looking for 415 00:26:27,340 --> 00:26:31,180 entertainment and those conventions are more and more turning towards 416 00:26:31,820 --> 00:26:35,500 live podcasting as part of the entertainment of 417 00:26:35,500 --> 00:26:39,340 that convention. So keep that in mind. You reach out to these 418 00:26:39,340 --> 00:26:43,110 conventions that are in your, in your niche niche and talk 419 00:26:43,110 --> 00:26:46,630 to them and offer your services, say, hey, I can do a live podcast. I'd 420 00:26:46,630 --> 00:26:50,150 love to be on the floor. You may get a pass, you may get 421 00:26:50,310 --> 00:26:54,150 even some travel accommodations to have you there as 422 00:26:54,150 --> 00:26:57,910 part of the event. So don't discount doing your 423 00:26:57,910 --> 00:27:00,470 podcast at events that are in your industry. 424 00:27:02,150 --> 00:27:05,950 Yeah, definitely. And, or find a place like PTI and 425 00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:09,640 you know, there you go. Let's go to 426 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,640 our last story already. Can you believe it? 427 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:17,000 We're going to the guitar podcasters who turned 428 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,640 their studio into a stage. A guitar school in 429 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:24,360 northern England gave us one of the most honest behind the scenes accounts of 430 00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:27,840 doing a live podcast. Walking through everything from gear 431 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:31,240 chaos to audience magic, the Kirklees 432 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,990 Guitar School podcast, backed by a thriving 4,000 433 00:27:34,990 --> 00:27:38,350 member Facebook community and busy in person music school 434 00:27:38,830 --> 00:27:42,630 decided to take their show on stage, recreating their entire 435 00:27:42,630 --> 00:27:46,030 studio set and recording two episodes for a live 436 00:27:46,190 --> 00:27:49,470 paying audience. From hauling amps they call 437 00:27:49,630 --> 00:27:53,350 tone hedge, to routing audio from rodecasters 438 00:27:53,350 --> 00:27:56,990 and interfaces into a pa, to handling guitars, nerves 439 00:27:56,990 --> 00:28:00,660 and handwritten audience questions, the host discovered that even 440 00:28:00,660 --> 00:28:04,260 a Modest sized show can motivate fans to travel hundreds of miles, 441 00:28:04,740 --> 00:28:08,420 even as far as Spain, just to be in the room. Their 442 00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:11,860 big lesson. A live podcast isn't perfect, but it's 443 00:28:11,860 --> 00:28:15,220 powerful, humbling, and absolutely worth doing again. 444 00:28:17,460 --> 00:28:20,900 This one was one of those ones where, you know, 445 00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:24,980 we're talking about, you hear me talk about this for 30 other episodes, six stories 446 00:28:24,980 --> 00:28:28,730 a week, and what, what goes into making that happen. And 447 00:28:28,730 --> 00:28:32,450 they showed you loading the gear in the car and, and setting things up at 448 00:28:32,450 --> 00:28:36,250 the podcast space where they were going to do the show. And 449 00:28:36,250 --> 00:28:40,090 this is just proof that your podcast can be anywhere. It doesn't 450 00:28:40,090 --> 00:28:43,850 have to be in your mom's basement or your home studio. You can get out 451 00:28:43,850 --> 00:28:47,530 of the house and take your podcast on the road, no matter what 452 00:28:47,530 --> 00:28:50,770 it's about. Well, to be able to get that many 453 00:28:51,010 --> 00:28:54,650 people, you know, it just shows that it's, it's your community, 454 00:28:54,810 --> 00:28:58,610 right? Just, you don't need to have a million followers. You can 455 00:28:58,610 --> 00:29:02,170 just have those few that are dedicated and devoted 456 00:29:02,490 --> 00:29:06,290 to a particular, you know, in this instance, you know, 457 00:29:06,290 --> 00:29:10,050 with the music and I don't know how good that music sounded, but 458 00:29:10,050 --> 00:29:13,770 if you can get somebody to fly from 459 00:29:13,770 --> 00:29:17,610 Spain to, to attend a podcast, I mean, that 460 00:29:17,610 --> 00:29:21,440 just shows that you're, that your community is, is thriving and then 461 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:25,000 you guys have some devoted fans. So that's great. 462 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,320 Yeah, I love the, the DIY mentality. I'm a, I'm an old skateboarder, old 463 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:33,120 punk rock guy. So, like, DIY is kind of the belief 464 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,920 of everything I do is, hey, okay, yeah, there are things or services 465 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:39,960 that do that. But what if you figured out how to do it yourself? And 466 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,640 these people, these two podcasters who took their show on the road, 467 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,820 they didn't know, you know, they, they figured it out. They loaded up the car, 468 00:29:48,060 --> 00:29:51,740 they committed to the gig, they showed up, they, they carried 469 00:29:51,740 --> 00:29:55,260 Tone Hedge up the stairs to set up the amps 470 00:29:55,420 --> 00:29:58,980 and they just did it. They went out into the community, into their 471 00:29:58,980 --> 00:30:02,820 neighborhood and put on a live show with paying guests. I don't know if 472 00:30:02,820 --> 00:30:06,620 you caught that part of the story, but they also got paid to 473 00:30:06,620 --> 00:30:10,060 record their podcast, which is the unsung hero 474 00:30:10,300 --> 00:30:12,700 of doing these small independent shows. 475 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:17,960 Yeah, there's a fact, but I don't. Tonehenge. That's kind of 476 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:21,760 cheesy. But hey, I could just imagine the, the people 477 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,600 who attended. That's a shout out to them 478 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,680 in, in England. Awesome. 479 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,640 Serving tea and crumpets and whatnot. So. 480 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,680 Well, Brian Ortega creating international incidents, which 481 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:40,320 means it's Time for the plugs. Brian Ortega. Tell 482 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,990 us what, where people can connect with you, meet up and book you 483 00:30:43,990 --> 00:30:47,830 for their stage. Oh, wow. Yeah, just I'm 484 00:30:47,830 --> 00:30:51,510 very active 485 00:30:51,510 --> 00:30:55,110 on LinkedIn. I post a lot of the content that we 486 00:30:55,110 --> 00:30:57,990 create at the dealership throughout the years. 487 00:30:58,710 --> 00:31:02,430 And it just goes to show, you know, you can 488 00:31:02,430 --> 00:31:05,670 make some evergreen stuff, something that, that lasts and then you can 489 00:31:05,990 --> 00:31:09,780 find new audiences. So definitely. Or you can go to brianj. 490 00:31:09,780 --> 00:31:13,460 Ortega.com I post a lot of the things that we have there in 491 00:31:13,620 --> 00:31:17,420 to one area, so definitely go there. There's a way that 492 00:31:17,420 --> 00:31:20,500 you can, you know, book me on there as well. So keep in contact. 493 00:31:22,420 --> 00:31:25,580 We will do that. I'll have Brian's links in the show notes along with all 494 00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:28,980 the links to all the stories we talked about. It's important. If you want to 495 00:31:28,980 --> 00:31:32,580 see the sources that we're using, go click those links. Support 496 00:31:32,580 --> 00:31:36,270 those people who are writing the articles. We're just kind of aggregating them to 497 00:31:36,270 --> 00:31:39,950 really showcase their talents, their podcasting talents and 498 00:31:39,950 --> 00:31:43,230 to get a show for people who are interested in live podcasting, 499 00:31:43,630 --> 00:31:47,390 which means, hold tight, we're going to my plugs. 500 00:31:47,390 --> 00:31:51,070 I've got Podutyi shirts, four colors, five sizes, 501 00:31:51,230 --> 00:31:54,230 $10. Just want to get them out there. I love seeing it. If I run 502 00:31:54,230 --> 00:31:57,830 into somebody in the community wearing a Poduty shirt, it puts the biggest smile on 503 00:31:57,830 --> 00:32:01,400 my head, on my face. We got arriving today. 504 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:07,120 New hats are arriving today. They got do guests. Do 505 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,760 guests get someone on a scare. Over here, Guests will receive a little gift 506 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,200 pack. And also check out 507 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,960 news.poduty.com because Brian now is part of Poduty 508 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,760 and the Crew. There is a landing page of all the past guests with their 509 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,600 links and their social media profiles in a short description 510 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,950 that I try to make relevant. We've got some 511 00:32:27,950 --> 00:32:31,430 upcoming shows. We've got the Learn to podcast class. 512 00:32:31,430 --> 00:32:34,790 December 6th, 25 bucks. It's a three hour immersive, 513 00:32:35,190 --> 00:32:38,790 very basic, very introduction to podcast. I will 514 00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:42,550 teach you everything you've ever wanted to know about podcasting, but maybe you didn't even 515 00:32:42,550 --> 00:32:46,070 know what to ask. Like, how do I record? How do I get an MP3 516 00:32:46,070 --> 00:32:49,710 file? How do I distribute an MP3 file? We go all the way 517 00:32:49,710 --> 00:32:53,270 down to the very basics. And by the end of the three hours, you should 518 00:32:53,270 --> 00:32:55,910 have the confidence to hit record on your first episode. 519 00:32:57,580 --> 00:33:01,100 And following that, you can still hang out with me. I buy dinner and 520 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:04,460 drinks for everybody. The Pittsburgh podcast meetup December 6th 521 00:33:04,700 --> 00:33:08,420 starts at 6pm in person. There's a live stream at 7. It's 522 00:33:08,420 --> 00:33:12,220 free for everybody. We're just trying to connect and network with podcasters to 523 00:33:12,220 --> 00:33:15,100 bring you to the stage. We want to get you on this stage, doing your 524 00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:18,620 show. It's totally free and you get a belly full of carbs. 525 00:33:19,260 --> 00:33:22,900 We've got the Black Friday Comedy Showcase with Davin 526 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:26,740 Magwood. We've got five comedians taking the stage for the first time ever 527 00:33:26,820 --> 00:33:30,380 the night after Thanksgiving. It's a blast. $10 tickets, 528 00:33:30,380 --> 00:33:33,900 $5 BYOB. We've got the Tarentum Holiday 529 00:33:33,900 --> 00:33:37,620 Spectacular. I'm doing a two night live stream every 10 530 00:33:37,620 --> 00:33:40,980 minutes. We're putting on new local business up on stage. 531 00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:44,940 We'll give you their URL, how to support them, what they sell, we'll show 532 00:33:44,940 --> 00:33:48,780 pictures, we'll bring up their goods. You'll be able to support Turretum businesses for 533 00:33:48,780 --> 00:33:52,090 two nights so they can finish 2025 stronger than ever. 534 00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:56,730 We've got the Jingle Bell Jam Talent show. This is 535 00:33:56,730 --> 00:33:59,970 just announced December 20th from 6 to 8. This is a 536 00:33:59,970 --> 00:34:03,370 fundraiser for the Knead Cafe. It's one of these 537 00:34:03,370 --> 00:34:07,090 cafes. It's pay what you can. If you can't afford a meal, they will 538 00:34:07,090 --> 00:34:10,490 provide a meal in exchange for some sort of service if you do. 539 00:34:10,730 --> 00:34:14,250 And you're welcome to volunteer. They feed the volunteers as well. It's a 540 00:34:14,250 --> 00:34:18,050 tremendous cafe. I believe it's founded by Bon Jovi. I 541 00:34:18,050 --> 00:34:20,610 have to go into the history, but you can come in if you like to 542 00:34:20,610 --> 00:34:24,170 participate. We're just asking for canned goods that'll go to the food bank. 543 00:34:24,330 --> 00:34:28,050 The ticket sales will go to the Knead Cafe. So if you, if you 544 00:34:28,050 --> 00:34:31,810 do buy a ticket, feel free to bring in canned goods as well. We 545 00:34:31,810 --> 00:34:35,210 will donate all that to the food bank and to the Knead Cafe. 546 00:34:36,490 --> 00:34:40,290 We've got the audio fiction primer. If you're interested in doing a podcast. 547 00:34:40,290 --> 00:34:43,980 But maybe not what I do here with Brian on stage, you can 548 00:34:43,980 --> 00:34:47,460 do a storytelling podcast. A lot of people in 549 00:34:47,460 --> 00:34:51,020 Hollywood are doing this type of format where they're instead of 550 00:34:51,020 --> 00:34:54,660 spending all the money or shopping around a script, 551 00:34:54,820 --> 00:34:57,860 they're just creating the script as this audio. 552 00:34:58,340 --> 00:35:01,500 I'm thinking of the wrong word, but they're using audio 553 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:05,340 podcasting as a way to proof of concept to show that this is 554 00:35:05,340 --> 00:35:08,740 what the show can be. While Jessica Sutton is going to teach us all about 555 00:35:08,740 --> 00:35:12,510 audio fiction, podcasts, storytelling podcast and how to 556 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:15,910 bring that to life. How to bring your story to life in a podcast 557 00:35:15,910 --> 00:35:19,710 format. That's in December, right after Christmas. The Saturday 558 00:35:19,710 --> 00:35:23,470 after Christmas, we've got the humorous podcast coming 559 00:35:23,470 --> 00:35:27,190 in March. They're coming down from Connecticut or New Haven somewhere up 560 00:35:27,190 --> 00:35:30,990 in there. And they're going to do a live podcast on the stage. 561 00:35:31,150 --> 00:35:34,950 We'll have that in 2026. And that's 562 00:35:34,950 --> 00:35:38,620 it for me and Poduty and the News. Brian, thank you so much 563 00:35:38,620 --> 00:35:41,700 for joining us and the witty banter pre show. 564 00:35:44,020 --> 00:35:47,660 Thanks, Jeff, man, kudos to you, man. You're living your 565 00:35:47,660 --> 00:35:51,260 dream and I'm so proud of you. So thank you for having me on, 566 00:35:51,260 --> 00:35:54,860 man. Well, thank you. Thank you. That means I just have one more question for 567 00:35:54,860 --> 00:35:56,900 you. What time is it? 568 00:36:04,150 --> 00:36:04,390 Say. 569 00:36:18,230 --> 00:36:21,110 The only live news podcast about 570 00:36:21,350 --> 00:36:23,030 podcasting from the 571 00:36:23,030 --> 00:36:30,280 Poduty 572 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,920 and the News. The only 573 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,640 live news podcast about podcasting from 574 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:38,720 the stage.