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LatchlessDo we have a serial killer in Austin? Bodies in the lake. Rumors in the air. And two podcasters with no investigative credentials whatsoever. This week on Latchless, we’re diving into Austin’s murder lore and the mystery of the so-called “Rainy Street Ripper.” Is it a serial killer? A cursed sidewalk? Or just what happens when you mix tequila, tech bros, and late-stage capitalism? Come for the theories, stay for the chaos—and if we disappear after this… check the river. And Brad’s search history.Latchless is hosted by Brad Martin and Jessica PoessigerExecutive Produced and Mixed by RJ Freitag...2025-06-261h 25
LatchlessCh-Ch-Ch-ChangesIn today’s episode, we get caught up with all things Jess and Brad. From our recent foray into the world of high fashion, to celebrating Mothers Day, it’s a can’t-miss scorcher. Brad seems to be struggling a bit as he adjusts to his new status as a multi-faceted entrepreneur. It’s a first-world problem, and we feel so, so sorry for him (insert heavy sarcasm here). We try our best to stay awake as he walks us through his “problems”. But relief soon comes when our kick ass hype man servant Doug takes over J...2025-06-021h 28
LatchlessGettin the band back together!In today’s episode, we reunite with our dear friend Laura, and we relearn so much of our past as some of those memories have become a bit fuzzy through the haze of the booze and other extra-curricular chemicals. Laura has lived ten lives so far, and she is about to embark on yet another exciting adventure in the world of fashion design. She can drive a semi truck, give you the lowdown on the law, design your clothes, and kick your ass - all at the same time. She’s a force of nature and...2025-05-031h 39
LatchlessThe Man Behind the Curtain- Interview with Rostam Freitag!In today’s episode, we welcome the one and only Rostam J Freitag to the show, and you’re not going to want to miss it. Not only is RJ our executive producer, he’s a rad human being. When he’s not busy covering up all of our mistakes and making us look good, he’s big-timing it in the world of Audio Engineering and Sound Production. He lives in the coolest house on the planet and is about to make some big waves in the entertainment venue space. He is - the most interesting man in the wor...2025-04-161h 29
LatchlessSouth by South...OldIn today’s episode, we give it all to our best stage performance of getting older and comparing our ailments. Oh… wait, we aren’t acting - it’s real. We’re falling apart at the seams but we still look amazing while doing so. We bet our kidney stones and viral infections are better than yours - just try us!Our defiant bodies aside, we get deep into all things SXSW. From what it was to present day and beyond, we ponder aloud just what this coveted festival may become in the coming years. You’re not...2025-04-041h 32
LatchlessLesson in Laughs: A Take on Comedy and Creativity with Chris HillsIn today’s episode, we are joined by local comedian Chris Hills. From his formative days behind the mic to what drives him to keep his audience engaged and laughing until it hurts, Chris takes us on a journey to hilariousville. And don’t worry, Brad might not have much to say but he’s still incredibly handsome and truly amazing. Jess isn’t bad, either. But enough about us… let’s welcome Chris to the stage! Let’s giddy up and ride!Follow Chris Hills on instagram at Chris_Hills24Hosted by...2025-03-241h 48
LatchlessLIVE from Austin, It's LATCHLESS! (and the SNL 50th Anniversary Episode)In today’s episode, we’ve become a bit verklempt during our deep dive into a show that continues to define one generation after another - Saturday Night Live. We’re not just talking about our favorite skits and actors, we’re talking about the music. In our opinion, GenX has witnessed the most pivotal, controversial, and purely magical musical moments of the shows 50 year reign and we’re going to relive them. So plop down on the couch with a bowl of Colon Blow and a tall boy of Schmidt’s Gay - we’re going back...2025-03-061h 17
LatchlessLIVE from Austin, IT'S LATCHLESS! (and the SNL 50th Anniversary)In today’s episode, we’ve become a bit verklempt during our deep dive into a show that continues to define one generation after another - Saturday Night Live. We’re not just talking about our favorite skits and actors, we’re talking about the music. In our opinion, GenX has witnessed the most pivotal, controversial, and purely magical musical moments of the shows 50 year reign and we’re going to relive them. So plop down on the couch with a bowl of Colon Blow and a tall boy of Schmidt’s Gay - we’re going back...2025-03-0138 min
LatchlessBack from the (almost) deadIn today’s episode, we get caught up on all things Jessica and Brad. From what we’ve been up to (yes, we know it’s been a minute), to our bright, innocent eyes looking forward to the NFL’s very first three-peat by our beloved Chiefs (be gentle, we’re still mourning, dressed in black), the shenanigans are back on track. For those of you wondering just where the hell we’ve been, let’s just say we got some awful Xmas presents in the form of a violent and relentless illness. ‘Twas NOT the season. So strap in...2025-02-2038 min
LatchlessBehind the Scenes: Interview with Daniel Gibbs!In today’s episode, we unmask the man behind the curtain. If you’ve attended any of the major National music festivals during the past 20 years, you can thank today’s guest - the one and only Daniel Gibbs. Come along as Gibbs walks us through his humble beginnings that laid the groundwork for his meteoric rise in the entertainment industry. Also, if you listen closely, you’ll hear jingle bells as Santa was merely days away from destroying our rooftops just to put lumps of coal into our stockings. That, or Doug was trying on his n...2025-01-151h 46
LatchlessPut Me in Coach! Interview with Rachel Rosengarten EuserIn today’s episode, we get to witness one of the greats in action. Rachel Rosengarten Euser is a renowned life coach and Executive Producer. Her credits include the Olympic Games, Lollapalooza, Coachella, Television shows for Oprah, Times Square New Year's Eve, and Oscar-winning documentaries. As if that were not impressive in itself, this absolute BOSS is also a phenomenal life coach. Rachel has graced the Latchless Community with her presence and digs in deep with Brad and Jess. If 2025 is your year for change, this may be the episode for you.Hop on board if you’re r...2025-01-061h 28
LatchlessHear Me Roar! Interview with Shannon BlackburnIn today’s episode, the men can take the backseat as we welcome Shannon Blackburn to the show and let her take the wheel. Get ready for a scenic tour through dating in your 50s and - gentlemen - take some notes because the d*ck pics have run their course. We recorded this on the day after Thanksgiving, but due to the weeks-long turkey and booze-fueled hangover, we’re a bit behind in getting it out. We’re quite flawed individuals who make questionable choices around the holiday—and every other day of the year. Tune i...2024-12-171h 24
LatchlessWhipple Our FanniesIn today’s episode, we’re talking sh*t - 1800s style. As you’ll soon see, the 19th century was the golden age of slang and talking smack. Hell, even the fart catchers joined in the fun!Buckle up as we take you on a carriage ride through America’s age of adolescence, where innocence was lost and the insults were abundantly eloquent. We’ll stop the ride in the modern age as we examine whatever the hell these kids call slang today. Maddox, our panel expert on dumb ass kids, walks us down that windy...2024-11-291h 14
LatchlessLatchless: America’s Trusted News SourceIn today’s episode, we get you up to speed with current events from all across the world, but we do it on our terms. That’s right, you’re going to hear the news we want you to hear and NONE of it will be about politics. Keep scrolling along with all the other doomsayers for that mess. Instead, we’re going to focus on everyday ordinary people just like us. From questionable kayaking trips with giant fu€Let’s get our news on, ya lovely little basket of freaks… let’s go!!Hoste...2024-11-241h 11
LatchlessFly me to the Moon...TowersIn today’s episode, we’ve teamed up with Scooby and Shaggy as we saddle up in the Mystery Mobile - complete with a flux capacitor - and head to the heart of Austin, TX, circa 1885. We’re on the hunt for the world’s very first serial killer - The Servant Girl Annihilator.It appears that the city’s residents of the time got this guy confused with Santa Claus, though… instead of leaving out cookies and milk, they opted for the family axe and a sandbag or two. Seems like door locks weren’t all the rage back...2024-11-091h 48
LatchlessTexas Haunts- Our Halloween Episode!In today’s episode, we’re not dicking around. We cut right to the chase as we embark on a (literally) sobering tour of Texas’ spookiest spots on the map - and Brad isn’t having it. Not only is he shaking with fright in the corner, he’s butchering the sh*t out of the stories. He can write, folks, but he needs a crash course in 3rd grade level reading. Jessica is in her element, though, and decides it would be fun to sick one of her creepy haunted dolls on Brad. We’re pretty sure he crie...2024-10-271h 58
LatchlessFrozen in FrightIn today’s episode, we remind everyone that we suck and deserve to be punished (yes, please). Why didn’t anybody tell us we sounded like sh*t?! Well, you can’t say it now because we finally figured it out and we. sound. like. ANGELS!! We decided to celebrate our newfound clarity with a kickoff to spooky season! We talk all things haunted and horrific, and Brad pees himself a little bit. He’s not a fan of horror. Oh, and Jess is indeed scared… she just can’t show it as her face is frozen. She just won...2024-10-201h 54
LatchlessQ&A meets T&AIn today’s episode, Jess stirs up a good old fashioned heap of trouble at the local liquor store, Brad is tired and needs a minute on the fainting couch (WITH the Chanel Pearls), and we take it home as we answer YOUR questions. Apparently, our shenanigans could use some elaboration, so we thought we’d oblige your sick, twisted little minds as we dive back in to some recent conversations from past episodes. From shootin’ smut to fracturing the ol’ fanny, it’s go time!Executive Produced and Mixed by RJ Freitag...2024-10-082h 00
LatchlessAre you ready for some Ffff…fact checking?In today’s episode, we are distracted by shiny objects. In this case, those shiny objects are the numerous Lombardi Trophies won by The KANSAS CITY MF’n CHEIFS! That’s right, it’s football funday Sunday so we ditch this party a bit early to scream at the TV for a few hours, but not before we do a bit of fact checking on our own bullsh*t. Turns out, we’re both full of it. Oh, and apparently, Jess is hilarious in this episode (she forced me to type that). Get in, shut u...2024-09-2550 min
LatchlessShenanigan StampedeIn today’s episode, you can run but you can’t hide from the nonsense that falls out of our mouths. That’s right, no shelter can withstand F9 sh*tstorm that is coming straight at you and, spoiler alert, you’re all unpaid extras in next summer’s academy award winning blockbuster. We might start soft, but we come correct soon after as we whisk you away to a magical place called - South Dakota, the home where the buffaloes (and Ruffaloes) roam. It’s go time, party people, so saddle up and make sure you sig...2024-09-141h 39
LatchlessGone too soon- A tribute to Jessica Merris LanceIn today’s episode, our hearts are heavy and we’re still in shock as we tell the story of our dear friend, Jessica Merris Lance, who left us way too soon. Through her unforgettable laugh and her selfless heart, the world became a better place. As we navigate this new world without her in it, we will make damn sure that her name lives on forever. So please tune in and help us enshrine her memory into the halls of infamy. We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled shenanigans soon enough, but this one’s for you...2024-08-2758 min
LatchlessIs this going somewhere?In today’s episode, we chase laser pointers and stare at shiny objects. If ADHD ever decides to identify as a podcast episode, we’re certain this will be the one. From Olympic meat gazing to the buffalo’s involvement in climate change, we can’t stay on topic to save our lives. We eventually get to the subject matter, and then back off, and then on again, until Doug eventually drops the biggest bomb of them all… twice. You’ll have to tune it to solve that mystery. Buckle up, people, we get weird in this one. LET’S G...2024-08-212h 03
Latchless“Aren’t you in that one band?” Interview with Adrian “El Nino” Munoz BREAKING NEWS: El Niño has been spotted in Texas and has agreed to an interview. No, not the weather pattern… don’t be silly. I mean, who interviews a weather pattern?? We’re talking about none other than Austin’s very own Adrian Muñoz, aka El Niño! (IYKYK)From his formidable years cutting his teeth in many beloved Austin punk bands to his decade-long stretch in Dynamite Boy, his is a story you don’t want to miss so hit pause on your Golden Girls binge session and get in on this!!Let’s go!!2024-08-112h 24
Latchless20 (minus 5) QuestionsIn today’s episode, the interrogation room is prepped, the lights are up, and no!.. you can’t have anything to drink. It’s time to play 20 questions, yet we only make it to 15. But, as an added bonus, we tip our hats to James Lipton and finish it off with the famous Bernard Pivot questionnaire, and Brad’s answers totally suck, btw (at least he’s charming and handsome, though, am I right?). Last, no matter what you’ve heard, Brad’s drag name shall henceforth be known as “GingerBottoms McFarland.” Let’s go, party people!!2024-08-051h 52
LatchlessMidlife “Cry”sisIn today’s episode, Jess and Brad are “in a mood” and try their hardest to alienate what’s left of their audience by crying about their problems. Jess’s gold-plated Ferrari is in the shop and Brad’s Italian Villa is undergoing extensive renovations. It’s okay, they’re powering through it and should be just fine. We do get a bit real on this one but fear not, we make damn sure to throw in plenty of that star-studded, babbling nonsense you’ve come to love so, so much. Let’s go, ya bunch of crybabies!2024-07-251h 08
LatchlessShrooms and SparklersIn today’s episode, we learn that Jess would never make it as a judge in a d*ck measuring contest, and Brad can’t remember what he did yesterday, let alone twenty years ago. Plus, are those birthday candles we spy? There’s 248 of them, so you can imagine who they’re for. Come celebrate America’s birthday with us as we stumble down memory lane, at least what’s left of it. Any DD volunteers out there? Buckle up, whatever you do… it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. Let’s go, you hot dog eating, rocket shooting, America...2024-07-151h 02
LatchlessQuiet on the Set!In today’s episode, Jessica’s in time out because she can’t control the volume of her voice. Not to worry, though… Brad’s perfect and soothing voice is just fine. Bust out the popcorn and red vines as we discuss our favorite films from the 80s and 90s. Brad’s still pretty bummed that the Twilight saga got disqualified. Someone get the man a calendar! Shut up, get in the van, and let’s f*cking go!Executive Produced and Mixed by RJ FreitagMerch! Visit Latchless.comSend...2024-07-151h 22
LatchlessHerding kittensIn today’s episode, we remind ourselves, and the world, that we have no idea what we’re doing… in podcasts… in life… in general. Jess can’t get out of bed without breaking something in her body, and Brad has NEVER seen any of the Harry Potter movies. To make things even more interesting… our parent are listening, sharks are now on cocaine, and we are just now realizing that we are not 29 anymore. Y’all could’ve chimed in, ya know? We just thought we were dehydrated. Tune in and let’s have some fun together!Executive Produced...2024-07-151h 35
LatchlessAre we there yet?In today’s episode, the vacay vibes are in full effect and there’s a clear pattern emerging. Hindsight tells us that our decades of vacations together should have been accompanied by a waiver. Jessica still hasn’t learned her lesson as she returns from a weekend of debauchery on the road and Brad’s still hungover from a trip to The Big Easy… from ten years ago. Oh, and we did a photo shoot! (Spoiler alert: we look totes hot) Saddle up and let’s ride!Executive Produced and Mixed by RJ FeitagIf you would li...2024-06-211h 05
Latchless Snakes, Stumbling, and ShenanigansIn today’s episode, we learn that a mother’s love, as well as her alcohol tolerance, knows no bounds. Also, it turns out that Brad is a shapeshifter and turns into a crying little girl at the sight of a snake. Tune in for a lightning round of “12 Questions for Gen X” and so much more tasty, savory content. Oh, and Jess’s constant sniffling is from her allergies and not cocaine, so please stop asking us if we have any. Let’s fu*#ing go, party people!We thank you all for patiently sticking with us through d...2024-06-101h 53
LatchlessThe one that changed it all: Our Top 5 AlbumsToday we dive into each of our top 5 most influential albums of all time. Fun fact: Brad gets the name wrong of one of his FAVORITE ALBUMS EVER. Bet you can’t guess which one! Oh, and Jessica could use some antacids if anyone out there has some to spare. Let’s get this party started, people!2024-06-101h 00
LatchlessHere he is...Mr.AmericaIn today's episode we learn that Brad is next in line to run the country and Jess might be royalty...at least she thinks she is. We discuss the newly listed Artists Eligible for the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lollapalooza and where we screwed up our families deep meaningful histories. Get excited ya'll!2024-05-171h 15
LatchlessJust say...no?Join Brad and Jess as they stroll through blurred memories of surviving their teen years in the 90's. From wild parties to questionable rides with strangers, we ask ourselves, how the hell are we still alive?! We apologize in advance to our parents for the contents in this episode. 2024-05-091h 25
LatchlessMiddle Finger One, Meet Middle Finger TwoOkay guys, you asked for it... Well, maybe you didn't, but you're about to get it right into your ear holes. If you're looking for the next murder/mystery drama, this ain't it. If you survived the 80s and 90s, welcome, you have reached your final destination point. We made it out, but barely, and we're hear to tell the war stories of one of the most epic friendships the world has ever seen. So buckle up, because it's going to be one hell of a ride.Executive Produced and Mixed by: RJ Freitag (The one and...2024-04-2848 min