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Books on the BedNaomi Shihab NyeThis week we visit with Naomi Shihab Nye in San Antonio, Texas.
Naomi Shihab Nye describes herself as a “wandering poet.” She has spent more than 40 years traveling the country and the world to lead writing workshops and inspiring students of all ages. Nye was born to a Palestinian father and an American mother and grew up in St. Louis, Jerusalem, and San Antonio. Drawing on her Palestinian-American heritage, the cultural diversity of her home in Texas, and her experiences traveling in Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the Middle East, Nye uses her writing to attest to our...
2025-06-191h 35
Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn BallExploring Legacy: The Remarkable Life Of George Masa With Filmmaker And Author Paul BonesteelGet ready for an unforgettable journey through history, mystery, and stunning landscapes. Join filmmaker and author Paul Bonesteel, founder of Bonesteel Films, as he unravels the story of George Masa, a Japanese photographer who arrived in Asheville, NC, in 1915 and became an unexpected hero for conservation in the Appalachian Mountains. Masa’s breathtaking photos helped inspire the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, leaving a legacy that still resonates today.Paul first brought Masa’s story to light in his 2002 documentary, The Mystery of George Masa, and now, with co-author Janet McCue, he’s writte...
2024-11-1853 min
The Best Music Podcast73 Janet Robin — The Art of Musician73 Janet Robin — The Art of Musician The String Revolution plays Folsom Prison Blues. Click to hear now: https://youtu.be/cWvZAmT7Skk?si=rx9GbbluhlT20v66 https://www.janetrobin.com/ https://www.Thestringrevolution.com The Hateful Eight Guitar Scene: https://youtu.be/fbp3Pj-ALqU?si=hm1R7P4CORXiqTVM #janetrobin #thestringrevolution #thehatefuleight Janet Robin’s musical education began the moment she met her guitar teacher, Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne). Under Rhoads’ tutelage, Janet became an ace six-string player and, while still in high school, parlayed this e...
2023-11-0544 min
18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #088 - Aerodynamics In Big Rigs And Trailers!Send us a textEpisode #088:Well folks it is Halloween and here they go again! The only holiday probably more suited for these two than this one must be April Fool’s Day. For the two of them to just have one of those “normal conversations” that you hear people talk about, is highly unlikely to ever happen. So please do not hold your breath waiting for it to happen.Today once they get down to brass tactics, they are loopdy-dooping about how the look of semi-trucks have changed. They do not se...
2023-10-3137 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #087 - The Oddest Things!Send us a textEpisode #087:While there was obviously research done for this episode it really does seem to be Story time end to end. The funniest part seems to be that Patrick wanted to do a giveaway. Because in about the first ten minutes Janet dropped the F-bomb. And that is just not her under normal circumstances. So, if you want to hear what made her drop that F-bomb, go take a listen.In the beginning the start with Bona-fide story time. Each telling about that one load they know...
2023-10-2436 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #086 - Put Your Foot Down With Clutches, Automatic Or Manual?Send us a textEpisode #086:Where do you put your foot down with clutches? Manual or Automatic? Preferences drivers?So, with their normal elegance and grace, our rabble rousers began today’s show with something that only they understood. So, they had to explain what the term "Chicken-Pants" means and where it came from. Why, you might be asking yourself? Well, because that is how these two roll.So, once they got that out of their systems, which took a little bit of time. They got on with the sh...
2023-10-1746 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #085 - 18 Wheel Talk Rewind: Episode 28 From July Of 2021Send us a textEpisode #085:In this 18 Wheel Talk rewind we take a look back at episode 28 about families and the ever changing roles "post pandemic" from July of 2021. We sure did have fun making this episode and we sure hope you enjoy the laughter too.Amidst the usual shenanigans, our hosts talk about families and how they really got together and multi-generational households becoming a thing again. They laugh a bit about how it would be if all of Patrick, his siblings, all of their kids, and pets’ all moved in...
2023-10-101h 1318 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #084 - 18 Wheel Talk Rewind: Episode 53 From March Of 2022Send us a textEpisode #084:We chose this episode to listen to and enjoy once again in appreciation of our local horse racing track here in Phoenix being sold to a new owner who is keeping it open as a Horse Racing Track.Turf Paradise has been in the Valley of the Sun since January 7, 1956. The current owner bought the 1400-acre track in 2000 and planned to sell it to an Industrial park developer as recently as April 19, 2023.In September it appeared that the developer backed out of the deal. N...
2023-10-0336 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #083 - 18 Wheel Talk Rewind: Episode 37 From December 2021Send us a textEpisode #083: In this 18 Wheel Talk Rewind we take a look back at episode 37 from December of 2021. Our hosts talk about all the different ways out there to save money from web browser extensions to apps on mobile phones. Enjoy!To start out our hosts begin with a bit of a bang as Patrick gets Janet to swear, well almost. Is “it” a swear word or not? Listen and tell them in an email. Laughter erupts and yes, eventually Patrick swears, several times. They begin by going over Epis...
2023-09-261h 0418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #082 - Tips And Hacks To Stay Healthy On The Road!Send us a textEpisode #082:In our latest episode Janet tries fooling Patrick by entering their 4th Anniversary Giveaway Bash. Yes the Big Bash Giveaway under her alias. However, here’s a shocker! He knows her alias a.k.a. Pryncess Bytchy, since he did giver the name he should know it.Then as they continue to discuss how to enter the Big Giveaway and what happens if you win and you don’t respond to the email that says you win, well. Janet perks up and says how she of cour...
2023-09-191h 0718 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #081 - 18 Wheel Talk Rewind: Episode 10 From September 2020Send us a textEpisode #081: In this 18 Wheel Talk Rewind we take a look back at Episode 10 from September of 2020 which is one of our most popular episodes. Amid Covid-19 and the drastic changes through out the world, sports in America was trying to figure out a way back. And on with the SHOW!The laughter rolls right away with these two as they wonder if they can even say, here in America and why this is “Take 2”. They are of course talking about professional sports. Now where do they begin? A...
2023-09-1257 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #080 - Trucker's Toolbox: Top 7 Tips and Tricks for Truck Maintenance!Send us a textEpisode #080:If you listen really closely to our laughing loco duo, as they start the podcast you will hear whispering. It is probably Janet doing her own little countdown, no doubt Patrick instigated her to do something right before he hit record on the system. When they get a little louder there is laughing and talk about who really knows what day it is. Well, it is the final free Dorito Loco Taco Tuesday at Taco Bell. And from there they go on to football and back to tacos...
2023-09-0542 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #079 - Top 10 Life Hacks Every Truck Driver Must Know!Send us a textEpisode #079:Informative, Brilliant Tips brought to you by your Favorite Podcasting Duo! Patrick and Janet start off for whatever reason talking in funny voices about Taco’s and Tequila. Maybe it is because they are taking their 4 Year Anniversary of the Podcast to Heart. They do sound a bit like two-four-year-olds. However, as they almost always do they get down to business and truly manage to help a driver out. As one would expect them to do. These hacks they go through are from common-sense, old-school training, and...
2023-08-2959 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #078 - Are You In The Know Zone?Send us a textEpisode #078:Have you ever considered that the 18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show hosts are like the Instigator and the Gremlin? If our expectations of this charismatic duo are anything, it would be starting a show with laughter. Not that they would be starting with football players, Mother Earth, and yes, even Tacos. And then briefly arguing about football. But then if you listen much you know better than to guess what they are up to. It is almost ironic that they are not talking about football, Mother Earth, a...
2023-08-221h 0718 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #077 - Pulling In For The Night, What's Your Favorite Place To Set Your Brakes!Send us a textEpisode #077:Today’s show started out with a big bang or at least a big, big belch if Patrick is to be believed! Janet argues the point and says that it was not as big as he claims. They barely managed to get past that point before they begin talking about their great big surprise. It is the 4th birthday of the podcast show, and they are giving away gifts. They go through the fact that you got to be in it to win it and how Janet wants to...
2023-08-1550 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #076 - Truckers Lifestyle And The Gadgets That Transform It!Send us a textEpisode #076:So, at the beginning of today’s show, Janet was all excited to be talking about gadgets and how people always seem to go back to calling her the gadget lady. She does seem to love them. Add that to the obvious love of cooking she has, and today’s episode has her like a kid in a candy shop.Patrick manages to bring her back around to the subject of today’s show. They start out talking about “back in the day” Of course they do! They d...
2023-08-0855 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #075 - Best Of 18 Wheel Talk From August 2021Send us a textEpisode #075:We revisit a pervious episode from August 2021. Enjoy!Patrick interrupts to tell her that she looks fuzzy, so we time out for laughter and camera cleaning. So anyway, she says…she likes to cook and do Sunday dinners. You know when the kitchen door closes, and the pugs are in the kitchen with her and everyone else is outside. She is happy and cooking or baking. As Patrick says, Janet loves to cook, when the door closes, Janet is in her happy place. When Janet is in her ha...
2023-08-0143 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #074 - Meet Steve Strong VP Of Administration At Southwest Truck Driver Training School!Send us a textEpisode #074:In this episode our duo gets down to business right off the bat! What is happening to our jokesters? They have once again shown that in addition to handing out laughter and information they can really do a great interview.They are talking with Steve Strong, the V.P. of Admissions at the Southwest Truck Driver Training School. Of course, they did begin with a bit of laughter, we have come to expect that of them. Steve hits right back with the puns in his answers...
2023-07-2544 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #073 - 18 Wheels Of Perfection - What's Your Choice!Send us a textEpisode #073: Our two troublemakers begin the show by playing freeze-face and laughing. What a shock. Patrick never seems to tell Janet when the show is starting. Today they are talking about 18 wheels of perfection and what is your choice driver?They know all of the nicknames and of course Patrick picks Janet’s’ favorite Rig. They go on to discuss the powertrain matching the hood ornament, slug bugs, and Rolls Royce hood ornaments. Janet continues to give Patrick grief about riding low and slow. His seat is ridin...
2023-07-1834 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #072 - Meet Hope Zvara From Mother Trucker Yoga!Send us a textEpisode #072:In this episode, our familiar joking duo actually settles down a bit with the teasing! They truly “adulted” as they call it. Their reasoning was simple, they had an incredible guest on the show. Her name is Hope Zvara, she is the CEO and Guru of Mother Trucker Yoga.Her personality and ability to communicate with truckers in a positive manner shined brightly on the show. We’ve all heard that truckers can be a tough crowd to blend in with for a non-truck driver. However, you could not te...
2023-07-111h 20
Story Made PodcastBrent MartinOur conversation this week is with Brent Martin - author, conservationist, educator, Executive Director of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy, 2022 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award winner, and longtime beloved member of the Cowee community in Macon County, NC. Listen to us talk about Brent writing a book on the wild and beautiful life of George Masa, William Bartram's story and what he can still teach us two centuries later, the vicissitudes of conservation work, seeing difference differently, finding common ground in the wild, nature and the numinous, and finding/maintaining hope as a member of a h...
2023-07-101h 2918 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #071 - Best Of 18 Wheel Talk From July 2020Send us a textEpisode #071:We revisit a pervious episode from July 2020. Enjoy!Patrick & Janet begin by talking about Corona cooties day 198 and the Gov… Is Corona cooties a govt experiment gone wrong? Let’s talk about it here on episode 9. A quick look at some graphics and a take 2! Air base, drums, and all they keep going!The shenanigans have begun even before the news. Floyds’ family is suing, like everyone does nowadays. But his family has a rightful case. Money Mayweather paid for the funeral, gold casket and all. ...
2023-07-041h 1418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #070 - To CB Or Not To CB That Is The Question?Send us a textEpisode #070:In today's episode our duo begin with a little joke for a friend. It will probably make a few people scratch their heads and then laugh. There is some definite wordplay today. But what they venture off to is how the movies play a role in life. Even something as ordinary in the life of a truck driver like a cb radio. However, this is not what the episode is really about, this is just our troublesome twosome being themselves.They take a stroll down memory lane...
2023-06-2759 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #069 - Lemon Pepper Wings, CHROME, and Waterboarding!Send us a textEpisode #069:Patrick starts the show by pushing Janets’ buttons to make her laugh. And they go into how she gets happy feet when she saves money. From there Patrick welcomes the new listeners and they tell you about today’s episode. Yes, it really is an odd name, right up until you listen.They always seem to find humor in any situation. No matter how serious it is and how expensive the actual subject is. And of course, they get into the actual subject of chrome. People ask truck...
2023-06-201h 0618 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #068 - Old School Maintenance for LIGHTS on Your BIG RIG!Send us a textEpisode #068:Once the silliness subsides between our cohosts because Janet stumbles on her words. Somehow, she turns truck electrical into "truckaluckal" and you know Patrick enjoys when she stumbles on her words.They are talking about electrical and how it pertains to the lights on Big Rigs. They reminisce about how “back in the day” you could pull thing out after banging on it didn’t work. And then just fix the light or the wire that was loose or frayed. But now, they exclaim! You must get permis...
2023-06-131h 1018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #067 - Hazmat - Endorsements, Rules, Regs And More!Send us a textEpisode #067:After several obvious restarts our comedic duo finally get started talking about HazMat materials and how each of them has hauled them. But in different ways! Patrick hauled medical waste and Janet hauled both 6-oil and gas. So, their first hurdle is getting past Patricks’ inability to read what Janet sent him for notes. The print was too small, and he wasn’t going to wear glasses and adjust his chair, camera, etc. As always, this episode is filled with a few fact-based stories, but not so much...
2023-06-0658 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #066 - Know Your Load - The Manifest, The Securing, The Weighing and More!Send us a textEpisode #066:Once the dynamic duo is done making fun of each other and laughing at life in general, they actually get down to business. And by business, they are talking about knowing your load. But good Lord it does take a little chitty chat to get them Rollin and on the subject of Knowing Your Load! They talk about barefoot driving, where you put your seat on the air, how you hold the steering wheel and of course, Janets’ drawl and why.So, they begin with the discussion of...
2023-05-301h 0218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #065 - Revamped, Ready To Roll And Here For The Long Haul!Send us a textEpisode #065:Amid the laughter and humor, that has not changed since they were last heard from before the Holidays. Our hosts discuss where they have been and why they have been gone for so very long. Right when Thanksgiving hit, they were preparing for the Holiday break, cooking, baking, Christmas shopping and mailing out gifts and baked goods. And then came black Friday or possibly the black plague for the two of them. They both went down with covid, Patrick added the flu, Influenza type A. Janet added Bronchitis to...
2023-05-2335 min
True Crime Psychology and Personality: Narcissism, Psychopathy, and the Minds of Dangerous CriminalsJanet Danahey | Early Release After Four First-Degree Murders?True Crime Personality and PsychologyTrue Crime Psychology and Personality is a podcast that profiles criminal personalities, discusses personality disorders, and examines real life events from a scientifically informed perspective.Want more mental health content? Check out our other Podcasts: Mental Health // Demystified with Dr. Tracey Marks Healthy // ToxicCluster B: A Look At Narcissism, Antisocial, Borderline, and Histrionic DisordersHere, Now, Together with Rou ReynoldsLinks for Dr. GrandeDr. Grande on YouTube...
2023-02-0118 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #064: Holiday Trends, Ways To Save Money, Family Traditions And More!Send us a text18WT 064: In this episode we talk about Holiday trends, Saving money, family traditions and more.This Holiday everyone is all about staying home and enjoying that family meal. More than just the family time it is also a very big saver on the budget. So, as we have talked with family and friends about the upcoming holidays, we see how people are going back to things they did as kids and passing them down to their children. But let’s not forget a family favorite before anyone leaves on Thanks...
2022-11-221h 0918 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #063: Cracking The Code To The Truck Driver Shortage!Send us a text18WT 063: So many people see trucking as a great opportunity. So they go and get trained either paying themselves for a trucking school, or going through a company and having them pay. Then they get their money back through a 2 year contract typically.Then a few months after training and into their very first otr job, they find out just how difficult truck driving is. Mentally, physically, and emotionally especially if they have family at home. Let’s be honest, kids just don’t understand the parent being gone for week...
2022-11-081h 1318 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #062: What Zombies Can Teach You About Sleep Deprivation!Send us a text18WT #062: In this episode of the 18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show, we take a look at how Zombies love sleep just as much as the next human. And what zombies can teach you about sleep deprivation.Zombies are well known for their craving for human brains, but what else can zombies teach us about sleep deprivation? In this episode, we explore the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain and how zombies can teach us about it on our mental health. From the quality of your sleep to the quantity...
2022-11-011h 0618 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #061: Natural Food Hacks That Give You Energy!Send us a text18WT #061: In this episode, Patrick and Janet talk about how easy it is to get into a slump after a meal. You know that carb-coma that so many people fall into after eating. They go over foods they love for flavor and versatility. Only to discover that they are also great choices to energize you.They have an animated discussion about what it takes for food to drag you down or boost you up. Be sure and listen in and leave your opinions as our hosts talk about their o...
2022-10-2552 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #060: 1 Easy Step To Healthy Eating!Send us a text18WT #060: On this episode Janet and I talk about the excuses people make about why they have problems with healthy eating. We also talk about the one step you can do to get started today.Here are the links to our other episodes we talked about in this episode. The first one is episode #012 - 7 Ways to Save Money and The Apps We Use and the other episode we talked about is episode #037 - 25 Ways to Save Money! Full podcast show notes available here: www.18...
2022-10-181h 2818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #059: Little Known Facts About Happiness - And Why They Matter!Send us a text18WT 059: In this episode Janet and I talk about Happiness and Health and how they relate to each other.We go over all the little things in life that help you with both. Simple things like socializing, taking care of yourself and more.We go into depth about how endorphins help both health and happiness.So, tune in and find out what things you can do to improve your life, happiness and health.Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.co...
2022-10-041h 1218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #058: Packing For The Road - The Travelers' Guide eBook!Send us a text18WT 058: How you doing Janet and I talk about what to pack for the road, whether you're going away for the day, you're doing an overnighter going away for a week, or maybe you're planning a a month long road trip. We, we created a Traveler's guide eBook for you, and we wanted to highlight some of the important things from that eBook, which you could get by going to the number one, the number eight wheel talk.com/resources and click on the, get the book button. It's a free d...
2022-09-2054 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #057: Robo Pug - Product Review Of The Roborock E5 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner!Send us a text18 WT 057: Robo Pug (Roborock E5 vacuum) All right. I think, uh, I think it's working. Yeah. Look at that. The robot is about to start. Yes. Yeah. We gotta, we are reviewing The roborock E five, robotic vacuum cleaner. And right now it is starting its process here from its home dock. Yeah. We hit the start button. Yep. This was our choice. Uh, we looked at a lot of 'em.Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e57
2022-09-0617 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #056: Fifteen (15) Things You Can Do To Save On Fuel While Driving!Send us a text18WT 056: Hey, it's Patrick with the 18 wheel talk podcast show on this episode, Janet and I go over a list of roughly about 15 things that will save you on fuel while driving. So, we compiled a list of different ways that you could save on fuel. I know fuel prices are coming down, but it's still on expense. And we come up with a list of ways that we've tried them and we figured we'd pass them on to you on, on different ways that we save on gas and fuel, an...
2022-08-301h 1018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #055: Overnight Parking!Send us a text18WT 055: Hey, welcome to the 18 wheel talk podcast show on this episode, Janet and I went over different places to park overnight. So this way, if you're traveling around, if you're in a big rig, you're in an RV you're towing a camper and it's, you know, you just gotta kind of get a little bit of shuteye. Stop for the night. Well, that's what we talked about. We talked about different places that you could, actually pull over and park your rig. No matter what you're driving for the night, w...
2022-08-2347 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #054: Where Have You Been!?Send us a text18WT 054: Thank you for joining us at the 18 wheel talk podcast show. We're a podcast For Truckers, About Truckers, By Truckers. Coaching Generations of Drivers while guiding them on their path of success. In this week's episode, we're gonna talk about where we've been for the last four months, what we've been doing, why it took us so long to come back and where we're going. Now, we have so many exciting things happening. We hope you enjoy us being back as much as we do.Full p...
2022-08-1636 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #053: Horse Racing, Doping, and Death, How Did He Die?Send us a text18WT 053: HORSE RACING - Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Win. Medina Spirit is no longer the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The colt, who died unexpectedly in December, was officially disqualified by Kentucky racing officials on Monday for failing a drug test after winning the race. Medina Spirit is only the third horse in the race’s 147-year history to receive such a penalty after finishing first. The decision means the colt’s owner will not collect the $1.8 million first-place check, which was never paid out and...
2022-03-3136 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #052: The Slap Heard Around The World from our LIVE Stream 3-28-2022Send us a textSouthwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs.You choose training in manual or automatic shifting trucks!! Rexing Dash CamsWe pride ourselves on two main things: quality and care. Customers have expressed their appreciation for our unique designs, innovative technology, and...
2022-03-2945 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #051: Slang In America from our LIVE Stream 3-21-2022Send us a text18WT 051: On this episode we talk about Spring, after all it was the first day of Spring. We also talked about Slang in America. You know those words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.SLANG IN AMERICA20% of Americans admit to using slang in every conversation. 50% of Americans use slang terms without knowing what they mean. The most well-known slang words and phrases in Amer...
2022-03-2445 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #050: Food For Thought from our LIVE stream 3-14-2022Send us a text18WT 050: On this episode we decided to revisit our food for thought topic from the week before when we had a ghost in the machine. Janet asked what is your favorite food to eat both at home or at a restaurant. We also talked about some facts that Janet found online.These facts were taken from www.flavorproducers.com A Better Us We all strive for self improvement, so let’s start with what sustains us. From organic offerings to clean and clear labels, sustainable packaging and beyond...
2022-03-181h 0818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #049: Heart Health Month...(Year)!Send us a text18WT 049: On this episode we discussed Heart Health Month and over 20 different ways to a healthier heart. We feel that heart health month should be something everyone should think about all year long. Below are 20 plus different ways to get started to a healthier heart. Stop smoking - no ifs, ands, or butts and stay away from secondhand smoke. There are many steps you can take to help protect your health and blood vessels. Avoiding tobacco is one of the best. Control your cholesterol and...
2022-03-101h 0818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #048: The Ghost In The Machine from our LIVE Stream 3-7-2022Send us a text18WT 048: On this episode we talked about the ghost in the machine in that we were having serious lag problems with our LIVE stream. We briefly talked about food and whether you prefer ordering out or eating in at home. We asked our chat room what their favorite food was to eat. We are going to revisit the topic again on our next LIVE stream.We also talked about our NEW Game Night Sunday night coming this Sunday March 13, 2022 which is the Nations time change day. We are going to play th...
2022-03-091h 0818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #047: Game Night, War Games and our New Facebook Page from our LIVE Stream 2-28-2022Send us a text18WT 047: On this episode we talked about our upcoming game night Sunday night @4pm Arizona Time on March 13, 2022. Yes this is the day the Nation sets the clocks ahead for the Springtime. We are going to play the game Cards Against Humanity (a party game for horrible people). We talked about our NEW Facebook Page for the podcast show and invited everyone to go LIKE the page and join the podcast Group while they were there liking the page. We also talked about the War between Russia an...
2022-03-021h 0018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #046: The NFL, Hoops, Daytona and More! from our LIVE Stream 2-21-2022Send us a text18WT 046: On this episode we talked about the NFL, Hoops, Daytona and More. NFL - Antonio Brown vs the Tampa Bay Bucs … 2 months since the Jets game where Brown took his shirt off while leaving the field and the receiver still seems as mad as ever about being dumped. Brown took to social media on Monday to lodge another complaint against his former team. This time around, not only did the receiver throw the organization under the bus, but he also pinned some blame on Tom Brady for n...
2022-02-231h 1218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #045: Valentine's Day from our LIVE Stream 2-14-2022Send us a text18WT 045: Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint ValentineOriginated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine…The Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honor of Saint Valentine of Rome, who died on that date in AD 269.The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th & 15th centuriesSaint Valentine of Rome was put in prison for min...
2022-02-161h 2218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #044: Stupid Knowledge Part 2 from our LIVE Stream 2-7-2022Send us a text18WT 044: More Stupid Knowledge FactsThe human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (So, basically, Monty Python and Quentin Tarantino got it right.)In the time it took for you to read this sentence, around 50,000 cells in your body died and were replaced by new ones.When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.Teeth are the only part of the human body that lacks the capability to heal itself.The surface area of both lungs is roughly t...
2022-02-091h 2318 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #043: Stupid Knowledge from our LIVE Stream 1-31-2022Send us a text18WT 043: On this episode we talked about stupid knowledge, you know that knowledge that just sits in your brain and you don't know how it got there. Here is just a sample of the stupid knowledge facts we talked about on the show.The average person walks past 36 murderers in their lifetime.Some tumors can grow teeth and hair.During World War 2, Japan bombed China with fleas infected with the bubonic plague.If you fell into a black hole, you could see the start and the end of the universe, B...
2022-02-021h 1618 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #042: Children and Obesity - Childhood Obesity is on the Rise in the U.S. and the World!Send us a text18WT 042: CHILDREN AND OBESITY - CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS ON THE RISE IN THE U.S. & THE WORLDThe scales don’t lie: Many American kids spent the last year of remote learning being more sedentary and eating their feelingsThe hardest hit, has been children ages 5 to 11, who gained an average of more than five pounds, adjusted for height, according to the journal of American medicine (JAMA)For the average 5-year-old (about 40 pounds), that’s a 12.5 percent weight gain. For the average 11-year-old (about 82 pounds), it’s a 6 percent weight gainPre- pandemic...
2022-01-2736 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #041: The Playoffs, Strikes, Retirements and More from our LIVE Stream 1-24-2022Send us a text18WT 041: THE PLAYOFFS, STRIKES, RETIREMENTS AND MORELETS TALK FOOTBALL PLAYOFFSBengals 19-16 over Titans.Joe Burrow got beat up in the game -- sacked an NFL-record-tying nine times -- he still threw for 348 yards to propel the Bengals to one of their biggest wins in franchise history. The Bengals wouldn't have won this game without Evan McPherson, who hit four field goals, including the game-winner from 52 yards out as time expired. On the Titans' end, they jus...
2022-01-251h 0518 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #040: Identity Theft from our LIVE Stream 1-17-2022Send us a text18WT 040: On this episode we talked about Identity Theft, ways to prevent it and what to do if you are subject to it. Oh yeah and we had Margaritas too. This was also our first time LIVE on 4 different social media platforms.IDENTITY THEFT AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELFKey takeawaysEnroll in additional security features like 2-factor authentication and secure your mobile phone and email accounts.Be wary of calls or emails threatening legal action or account c...
2022-01-191h 2018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #039: CoVid, Space Travel, The Weather and More from our YouTube LIVE Stream 12-14-2021Send us a text18WT 039: Live Podcast Stream from Tuesday 12/14/2021 @ 2pm Arizona Time Zone.On this live show we talked about CoVid, Space Travel, The Weather and More.Full podcast show notes available here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e39Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement assistance.Individualized truck driver training.Financial aid for CDL training programs....
2021-12-161h 0218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #038: Christmas Trends 2021 from our YouTube LIVE Stream 12-07-2021Send us a text18WT 038: Live Podcast Stream from Tuesday 12-07-2021 @ 2pm Arizona Time Zone!On this LIVE show we talked about different Christmas trends for 2021. We talked about white Christmas trees (and pink ones too), different types of wrapping you can use, holiday baking and much much more.Full podcast show notes available here: Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEARTRUCK DRIVER & CDL TRAININGLifetime job placement as...
2021-12-091h 1818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #037: 25 Ways to Save Money!Send us a text18WT 037: To start out our hosts begin with a bit of a bang as Patrick gets Janet to swear, well almost. Is “it” a swear word or not? Listen and tell them in an email. Laughter erupts and yes, eventually Patrick swears, several times. They begin by going over Episode 12 and how it was all about Janet’s favorite subject, saving money. They tag team and go over the various apps from that episode and how they both are able to save money with them and you can as well. Here are the...
2021-12-071h 0418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #036: Inexpensive Gift Ideas from our YouTube LIVE Stream 11-30-2021Send us a text18WT 036: Live Podcast Stream from Tuesday 11-30-2021 @ 2pm Arizona Time Zone. #GivingTuesday...So we gave each other a Tequila shot as the show started. We talked about Tacos, Enchiladas, C4 Energy Drinks, Tequila (of course), Lending a hand on giving Tuesday and great inexpensive ideas for gift giving.Holiday Gift Idea Websites and links:1) http://hellerazors.com2) https://janetmccue.com3) https://www.mylalaleggings.com/#hellerazorlegs4) https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeebeeJeebeeKrafts5) https://www.instagram.com/eahoriginalzFull podcast show notes...
2021-12-071h 0218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #035: Overspending During the Holidays!Send us a text18WT 035: In todays’ episode our hosts Patrick and Janet talk about money and how so many people are in the habit of spending too much during the holiday season. They discuss how many people they know budget for Christmas and make lists for it. While others do not set a budget and when they go shopping for gifts it is akin to a kid in a candy store with a ten-dollar bill. Those people just buy whatever suits their fancy and they just charge it. As in on the credit card. Thos...
2021-11-301h 0418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #034: Wrong Way Drivers from our YouTube LIVE Test Show!Send us a text18WT 034: This is our first live YouTube podcast show recorded on Monday 11/22/2021. On the show we talked about wrong way drivers and how they are abundant here in the Phoenix area (about one or more a week). We asked our watchers to comment on where they live and is it a problem there.Full Podcast Show Notes Available Here: www.18wheeltalk.com/e34Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR CAREER INTO HIGH GEAR...
2021-11-2534 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #033: The Guess Who's Back EpisodeSend us a text18WT 033: In this episode Janet and Patrick let their audience know who, what, where and when. They start off with a desperate plea to Pringles to be a sponsor for the show as Janet makes duck lips with the product ( go to 18wheeltalk.com/youtube to see the footage). So if you haven't guessed it they are baaaaack! The 18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show is back and they are full of new ideas for the show. First things first they talk about where they have been the last 3 months. With monsoon season active during the...
2021-11-0233 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #032: Sunday Dinners, Family Time and Why We Miss Them.Send us a text18WT 032: Patrick interrupts to tell her that she looks fuzzy, so we time out for laughter and camera cleaning. So anyway, she says…she likes to cook and do Sunday dinners. You know when the kitchen door closes, and the pugs are in the kitchen with her and everyone else is outside. She is happy and cooking or baking. As Patrick says, Janet loves to cook, when the door closes, Janet is in her happy place. When Janet is in her happy place Patrick is nowhere to be found. Sometimes even the...
2021-08-1043 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #031: The Things Trucker's Say... When Cut Off By A 4-Wheeler!Send us a text18WT 031: We start with a laugh and a lighthearted argument so what is new? Janet is a little bit of a fidget today and Patrick laughs at that being “so unusual”. Then Janet discovers that they are matchy-matchy as she likes to say. They laugh as he says he called her about what color to wear and they decided on red as she puts it, “to match her microphone arm. A nice pause and an eye roll for her effort, no high-five.They laugh about height hair and Bart & Marge S...
2021-08-031h 0418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #030: The Billionaire Space Race!Send us a text18WT 030: Well as usual our hosts start the show with laughter. Patrick is still messing with his microphone trying to get it adjusted properly, and the first cuss word flies. They start the show with the family ready to go including pugs underfoot. Janet was so excited that Mom Heller called to let her know that their favorite coffee-flavored candy was available on Amazon. Janet said she ordered her 5lbs of coffee nips and can’t wait for them to get here. And that they will put a link in the show...
2021-07-2753 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #029: Pets - Caring For Them In The Summer!Send us a text18WT 029: We are going to talk about pets today! Pets in the summer time. In Arizona it is summertime almost all the time is how our hosts begin. Janet points out that they are owned by two pets as Patrick asks for a review! Let us know how crazy Patrick is Janet says, how funny he is she corrects. To whit he replies, how crazy Janet is, and she claims to not be crazy. He of course calls her Crae-crae midstream of asking YouTube viewers to leave a review and smash t...
2021-07-201h 00
The Very Breast Podcast Ever!Itty Bitty Bonus Episode with Maria TettamantiToday we have something special for listeners! Our very first Itty Bitty episode where we talk to Maria Tettamanti, Miami-based journalist and blogger (thewordygirl.com), social media maven, and mom extraordinaire! We get her take on the Justin Timberlake/Janet Jackson breast exposure from 2004 and some of the (not so) breast slang terms out there. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-07-1528 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast ShowRant #002: Cancel Culture!Send us a textRant #002 Today is going to be a RANT! This is RANT #002. Our hosts take a jab at Cancel Culture in todays Rant. So what exactly is Cancel Culture? Cancel culture or call-out culture is a modern form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social or professional circles – whether it be online, on social media, or in person.Americans and ‘Cancel Culture’: Where Some See Calls for Accountability, Others See Censorship, Punishment10 Facts About Cancel Culture, a Term That Boomers Don’t Understand1. Defi...
2021-07-1536 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #028: Families - The Ever Changing Rolls! "Post - Pandemic"Send us a text18WT 028: Amidst the usual shenanigans, our hosts talk about families and how they really got together and multi-generational households becoming a thing again. They laugh a bit about how it would be if all of Patrick, his siblings, all of their kids, and pets’ all moved into one household together. Their parents would need visiting hours to keep the sanity.Patrick is all tangled up in his microphone and has it all over the place and swearing about it. A few jokes about business up top and party dow...
2021-07-131h 1318 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #027: Let's Clean It Up America!Send us a text18WT 027: On this rollercoaster ride our host talk about much more than trucks and trucking. They want to Clean it up America. They jump right into it and say how they want to clean up the litter America and 90% of Americans agree that there is too much litter in America.Patrick brings up K.A.B. (KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL) and what if all individuals would pick up 152 pieces of litter. Why 152? According to the latest Litter in America Study, (that’s a real thing) if everyone made the individual act...
2021-07-061h 1118 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #026: Guns - Lets Talk 2nd Amendment!Send us a text18WT 026: In 2019 the Rockefeller Institute of Government study that found homicide rates were 10% lower in states that require background checks for all handgun sales than in states that don't. "The party lines just fall away when it becomes an issue of family or personal safety," said Kelly Ann Pidgeon, a licensed firearms safety instructor.In 2018, the Switzerland-based Small Arms Survey estimated that there were more than 393 million guns in US households, making America the number one country on the planet for gun ownershipNational Rifle Association~ ba...
2021-06-291h 0418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #025: Stupid CriminalsSend us a text18WT 025: We start the episode with Janet in a parka or so Patrick claims as she has on a long sweater. He welcomes everyone, because they’re not just a podcast show for truckers, they are much, much, more. They discuss being crazy before they get started because well, they are Cray-cray.They discuss please leave your comments and they will be published. To whit Janet throws out that the only ones’ they delete are by Elizabeth because she doesn’t comment or listen. Patrick points out that she did co...
2021-06-2259 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast ShowRant #001: PUA Unemployment, Housing and Food!Send us a textRant #001 Today is going to be a Rant! This is number one and the Swear words will fly! Warning the Explicit language is strong in this one! Janet wants to talk about the whole PUA thing with money going to unemployment and housing and food and all was supposed to end in September. Then all of the sudden states began announcing that it was ending in July but that wasn’t good enough! Like here in Arizona they said July 10th but in actuality ended it on May 10th. So she is a...
2021-06-1728 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #024: The Astounding Sea Snot Tragedy In Istanbul!Send us a text18WT 024: What the Hell is Sea Snot Patrick wants to know? Like see you, see me Patrick asks. Janet says no, like Sea, the Marmara sea in Turkey. To whit Patrick jokes about Marmara and lands on he likes turkey. Not the bird turkey Janet replies, the country, like Istanbul Turkey. Turkey, the sea is covered in snot.Mucilage is covering the sea, and this brings up the Mucinex guy. Janet is trying to put it context, but Patrick is stuck in the joke zone with earth quakes. He s...
2021-06-1535 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #023: Movie Theater's, What's Next For Them?Send us a text18WT 023: Janet asks Patrick what they are talking about today, guns? He says, no but maybe a future one if she does the research. She got all excited about that. Patrick brings up people getting vaccinated and things getting back to normal. With that being said as things open up, he wonders about movie theaters. He said he used to love going to the theater. Janet says she loved it because it was their night. Dinner and a movie, a burger, or a steak dinner and then a movie. I...
2021-06-0857 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #022: To Mask Or Not To Mask!Send us a text18WT 022: The show starts out with bunny ears as Janet distracts Patrick from his beginning monologue and thanking people. Episode twenty-two is not why Janet does Bunny ears, she is totally distracted today and a bit off left field. Patrick has his hands full.Patrick continues to tease Janet about drinking her tea in a large tea cup with her pinky up. They tried a new program for transcribing, and it didn’t work. It froze the frame, and this led to a lot of laughter. They continue to dis...
2021-06-011h 0518 Wheel Talk Podcast ShowBonus Episode: Memorial Day vs Veterans Day vs Armed Forces Day!Send us a text18WT Bonus Episode: We totally understand why people do not know anything about Armed Forces Day. It is so new; it came about in the 1950’s. It’s purpose is to recognize all branches of the military including the newly developed Space Force. Which kinda sounds like a Tim Allen movie to me, and Janet is even a veteran.What we do not understand is how people do not know the difference or the meaning behind Memorial Day and Veterans Day. First off, they have both been around for longe...
2021-05-2828 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #021: Big Business, Who owns Whom in America!Send us a text18WT 021: This episode begins with belly laughs as our hosts try and figure out if Janet burping made it on air. Janet has to stop Patrick and tell him to quit telling people that hating the two of them is ok. Janet interrupts the show to tell us that her drink is making her belchy. Like, subscribe, comment, enter contests. Janet’s hair is not yet wayward, it has it’s own life. Patrick takes hate mail as well as good mail. Janet offers introductions to Maybelline if people hate her. Promi...
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Gateway to the SmokiesEpisode 18: Bringing Smoky Mountain History to Life in Books and FilmOur guest in this episode is Janet McCue, she enjoyed a great career as former Director of the Mann Library at Cornell University while earning a stellar reputation as an award-winning independent writer and researcher. She is an avid hiker and naturalist who often visits and writes about the Great Smokies.She has collaborated with renowned local naturalist, George Ellison on several literary projects -most notably, “Back Of Beyond --A Horace Kephart Biography,” a winner of the prestigious Thomas Wolfe Literary Award. The book has received rave reviews across the United States. She is currently work...
2021-05-1949 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #020: Bad Dad Gifts for Father's Day!Send us a text18WT 020: Amidst coffee and laughter we begin by finding out that Janet not only has lips, lipstick on, but they match her red reading glasses. Patrick reminds you that you can see these on YouTube episode 20, yes, they are on number twenty now! Next up Patrick thanks everyone for joining the show to be interrupted by Janet’s chicken feathers, a.k.a. her hair is not a mess, her feathers are under control. Patrick’s is all tied down also, lolToday they are talking about What Not to Buy...
2021-05-1750 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #019: Our NFL Draft Day Picks!Send us a text18WT 019: On this Episode we discuss who we felt had the best picks and the worst picks in the NFL Drafts 1st round. Plus we also talk about the actual NFL Draft Day picks themselves in our opinion, whether they were good or bad. To support the show with some swagg click here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/supportFull podcast show notes available here:https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e19Southwest Truck Driver TrainingSHIFT YOUR ...
2021-05-101h 0718 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #018: National WHAAT Day Is It?Send us a text18WT 018: So today our hosts begin by singing about alcohol of course, but quickly go into National What Day is it? Every day has a National day for what day is it they agree. So they go on to explain how today’s episode came about.Every day of the year has a bunch “National (Insert your cause here) Day’s” attached to it. Some days have over a dozen even. They did the research and decided that since there are so many of these attached to every day, they wou...
2021-05-031h 0818 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #017: Bad and Good Gifts for MomSend us a text18WT 017: On this episode we talk about the gifts to NOT get mom for Mother's Day. Below is are list of gifts that we suggest for mom on Mother's Day.**Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.**Our Top Gift Picks for Mother's Day from $10 and Up1 - JSAux 6.6’/10' iPhone charger - https://amzn.to/3IKRjpo 2 - JSAux 6.6’/10’ android charger - https://amzn.to/3oCtDwA3 - Revlon...
2021-04-261h 0218 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #016: Raise Your Hand If You Are.....!Send us a text18WT 016: After a bit of laughter and pug talk, Patrick and Janet get down to talking about Blended Families and what they are. Raise your hand if you are from a blended family and immediately Patrick gets a bit contrary. Janet brings the Ritz man back down to earth with saltine lady. That is from a previous podcast, from Patrick not wanting to be called Caucasian.Janet discusses Blended families. So, Julius Caesar, (Caligula) had sex with his half-sister and had children by her. She explains to Patrick that t...
2021-04-161h 0918 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #015: What Does It Mean To You, To Be An American!Send us a text18WT 015: In today’s Episode after a few jokes, and laughter, Janet asks Patrick “what does it mean to you to be an American? Janet tells Patrick, you know, some people call that “home grown, born and bred right here in the good ‘ol U.S. of A. you know, America. Patrick responds with “MERICA” as some like to say.Now there are those that would describe that as Patriotic. And there are those that would describe that as Traitorous, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split...
2021-04-081h 1418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #014: Hobbies - His RC Car Is Insane!Send us a text18WT 014: Our hosts are joined by Patrick’s brother-in-law Larry Heller. He starts out a little bit nervous and Patrick goes where no Host should go, of course. This leaves Janet shaking her head. She begins by asking how Larry got into RC cars.He began in his hometown of Schenectady NY with a friend of his. He began with Nitro cars; this was in 2011; he explained that a Nitro car runs off Nitrous. He then went to gas then electric. He went from a Mad Max RC car to...
2021-03-241h 0918 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #013: Hobbies - It's A Bird, It's A Plane, No, It's A Choo Choo Train!Send us a text18WT 013: In this episode, Patrick and Janet begin talking about their giveaway at 18wheeltalk.com go there and vote for one of the five mugs. The mug with the most votes WINS. To vote, we need your first name and email address. If you are one of the LUCKY TWENTY WINNERS, you will WIN the mug and a Podcast shirt. All mugs are ambidextrous. They joke around for a few minutes about coffee, St. Patricks’ Day, mugs, and food, oh and pugs. Soon after they are joined by Patrick’s father...
2021-03-221h 1418 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #012: 7 Ways to Save Money and The Apps We Use (The Fine and Frugal Edition)!Send us a text18WT 012: Amid the usual and expected jokes, our hosts review the last show with the Big Giveaway. Where you vote and enter to win one of twenty packages of a mug and a t-shirt. The drawing ends May 7, 2021. Vote to Win! The t-shirts that they have on hand are extra-large. They review what the five mugs are that you can vote for and that All the mugs are ambidextrous. Patrick gives Janet hell for having a dry throat and sucking on coffee candy. They also discuss their New Years’ resolutions to drin...
2021-03-081h 1018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #011: It's About The BIG GIVEAWAY!Send us a text18WT 011: In this episode our hosts talk about where they have been these past few months. Moving, change of shifts for Patrick, Patrick’s job moving, Kyle’s job moving, & more. They show off the new 18-Wheel Talk Podcast Show T-Shirts & discuss how you can get one. These shirts support the show. They begin with their normal humor with Janet roping Patrick in on what he can & cannot say in today’s world. & of course the laughter about alcohol, weight gained, no makeup on & then there’s pugs. Always must have the pugs...
2021-03-011h 2018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #010: Let's Play Ball!... We're Talking Sports Here!Send us a text18WT 010: The laughter rolls right away with these two as they wonder if they can even say here in America and why this is “Take 2”. They are of course talking about professional sports. Now where do they begin? As season ticket holders for the Arizona Diamondbacks they decide to begin with baseball. After 5 years of being season ticket holders they have plenty of memorabilia; from bobbleheads and mugs to shirts and baseballs. Janet can identify a lot of players from the back, which makes Patrick laugh. He knows the players by their f...
2020-09-0257 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #009: Current Events the Week of July 15, 2020Send us a text18WT 009: Patrick & Janet begin by talking about Coronacooties day 198 and the Gov… Is Coronacooties a govt experiment gone wrong? Let’s talk about it here on episode 9. A quick look at some graphics and a take 2! Air base, drums, and all they keep going!The shenanigans have begun even before the news. Floyds’ family is suing, like everyone does nowadays. But his family has a rightful case. Money Mayweather paid for the funeral, gold casket and all. Back to the Gov! When is school opening? Aug 4th, 15th? Who...
2020-07-301h 1318 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #008: The World Never Went Away!Send us a text18WT 008: On this episode Patrick & Janet talk about Life in the U.S. and how warped the news makes it appear. Even worse than it really is. They discussed Presidential elections and how the Purge is coming, laughing all the way. Do all movies come true? If so, who gets to be Will Smith in Independence Day? Janet’s Father recently passed away and he taught her many things. Among other things was how to defend herself, and those she loved. Patrick and Janet have that in common. They passionately believe in pr...
2020-07-151h 1018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #007: Pandemic Stress and How We Are Dealing With It!Send us a text18WT 007: On this episode Janet and Patrick start out with coffee and then go into talking about stress due to CoVid19. They continued talking about how some of their credit cards screwed them over when they called them to ask for deferments due to the loss of some of Janet’s income. There were some laughs due to alarms going off on Janet’s phone to remind them to put up their patio umbrellas so that their tomato and pepper plants did not burn from the Phoenix sun. Janet went o...
2020-07-0654 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #006: Common Work From Home Problems And How To Fix ThemSend us a text18WT 006: On this episode Janet and Patrick with special guest Kyle Heller talk about a blog post that Janet had posted on her website at janetmccue.com titled 30+ Common Work from Home Problems & How to Fix them. They go on to talk about the polls that Janet put up on various websites and how she got over 500 responses to the polls. She used the data collected from the polls to compile a list and whittled it done to the 30+ most common problems people had working from home. Full P...
2020-06-0353 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #005: Why We Called The Show 18 Wheel Talk!Send us a text18WT 005: On this Episode Janet and Patrick tell everyone how they came up with the name for the Podcast Show. They talked about how Patrick has been driving for 25+ years and how after just 9 years in the Trucking Industry Janet was forced to retire. The Love of trucking is in both of their Blood (how much diesel is in it?). It is a Love it or hate it type of Life. Whether you are an active Truck driver, a Bus Driver, or just have a Love of Driving, you will be a...
2020-05-2722 min
Smoky Mountain AirJanet McCue and Paul Bonesteel Explore Photographer George Masa's Fascinating Life: A Smokies Life ‘Missing Issues’ Feature“Early 20th century hikers in the Great Smokies were likely to encounter a small Japanese man on the trail. He was 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighed a little more than 100 pounds. He might have been burdened with a pack containing a heavy camera, tripod, and accompanying equipment. Or he might be pushing the front wheel of a bicycle connected to handlebars with an odometer attached, a cyclometer, that he used to measure trail mileages. Any conversation with this diminutive man would have entailed responses in broken English. And as likely as not, he would have been accompanied by men an...
2020-05-2048 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #004: A New Direction! (To Drive or Not To Drive)Send us a text18WT 004: Patrick talks about taking the Podcast Show in a new direction as he transitions out of the Trucking Industry and further into Entrepreneurship, Affiliate Marketing and other means of making money online. Patrick talked about how he and Ms Janet have had some personal issues going on in the Family life and all the changes going on with the Podcast Show. Patrick is unhappy with the way the Trucking Industry is heading so he decided to shift gears and learn more new ways to make money. He also wanted to sh...
2020-05-2017 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #003: We Have the Cure For Your Blues With Scott Heller Vocalist and Cigar Box Guitarist From Agape Blues Company!Send us a text 18WT 003: Join in the unique sounds of two brothers reminiscing as Patrick interviews his “Dear Old Brother” Scott, Vocalist and Cigar Box guitarist from Agape Blues Company in Upstate N.Y. They discuss Scotts’ journey to the badlands of South Dakota where he went yet again to The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally where it was a balmy 68 degrees in August. From there he took off to Las Vegas, just a floor above Hell and a mere 108 degrees. His last stop this side of the Mississippi brought him to the studio right here two floors s...
2019-09-111h 2018 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #002: In Cab Camera's Like 'em, Love 'em or Leave 'em!Send us a text18WT 002: On this episode Ms Janet and Patrick talk about the use of in cab camera's in Big Trucks. They posted the question on their Twitter feed @18wheeltalk which stated "In cab cameras, does your company use them and how do you feel about it" to get the feedback from fellow Trucker's. The feedback was a 50/50 split between liking and not liking the in cab camera's and they also read some of the comments on air.Full Podcast show notes available here: https://www.18wheeltalk.com/e2...
2019-08-1629 min18 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #001: How I Got Where I'm Going - The Janet Interview!Send us a text18WT 001: We take a behind the scenes look at the Blonde haired Bombshell Co-Host of the 18 Wheel Talk podcast show to see how she got started in the Trucking Industry. She tells us about her time in the Army, how she made money baking pies while being a manager of a V.F.W., how she went on to become a Hospitality Manager for a major corporation, how she went into the Trucking Industry and after approximately 6 years was retired after her tragic head on collision with another Tractor Trailer and no...
2019-08-051h 1118 Wheel Talk Podcast Show18WT #000: Meet Your Host!Send us a text18WT 000: An introduction to the man behind the mic, your podcast host, this is the background of one man who lives two stories south of hell and is living his dream or a version of it! Hear him Bitch about it, Talk about it and tell you how he came to live in Phoenix, and to drive that 18-wheeler the last 25+ years. This is his story, of life behind a wheelbarrow, welding and finally "Living the Dream" of life on the road. His chosen path has led him cross country, ha...
2019-08-0214 min