Shows
Time of Your LifeTOYLThe Phantom PatriotConspiracy theorists all have a story. Often, these people suffered some kind of wound in life (addiction, abuse, rejection) and the intoxicating rabbit hole of conspiracy theories gave them a sense of meaning and purpose in life. In some of the worst case scenarios these conspiracy theorists were somehow able to make sense of utter nonsense and were committed acts that they themselves would have one time deemed unthinkable. The takeover of the US Capital on Wednesday 1/6/2021, was a day when highly emotional conspiracy theorist (among other unsavory types) attempted a coup on reason, fairness, and due process in...
2021-01-1346 min
Time of Your LifeTOYLThe Child is Father to the Man: Hanging out with John WinkowskiThis special podcast with my dad, John Winkowski. I usually try to ask pretty intimate questions to guests whom I interview and was not going to make an exception for this one. However, My dad surprised me by beating me to the punch and revealing a lot of things I had not known about him. It was a very powerful experience.
John Winkowski has written, produced, and recorded six studio albums in the last fourteen years, playing all of the instruments. He also recorded in the 1960’s for Milwaukee outfit The Englishmen who were antagonistic to th...
2020-07-2345 minTime of Your LifeTOYLThe Conquistador: Dave Kawczynski and Life after LoomisWhat could be a more appropriate lunch conversation on music and fatherhood than sitting down with Dave K. ( Hardware, Loomis, Lombardi Records) at Gus' Deli where we were repeatedly interrupted and doted on by my spiritual father and former landlord, Gus Hosseini, from Milwaukee's Unicorn. Dave's determination and drive as a band leader and songwriter was the force behind Loomis and the stage they repeatedly shared with remarkable local and national bands.
For the first time in over 20 years I have been listening to Loomis' understated Grass Records masterpiece, You're...
2020-07-101h 09Time of Your LifeTOYLShe Blinded Me With Science! Dr. Anita Manogaran (Evel, Codebreaker) and her new Mission.In 2018 the former bass player of EVEL, Dr. Anita Manogaran, started "Biology Through a Different Lens", a program at Marquette University focused on mentoring first generation (mostly black and Latinx) college students in freshman biology, equipping them with the resources necessary to reach their ultimate level of success.
Anita and I discussed religion, science, gender, and how the Milwaukee hardcore scene was able to prepare a Sri Lankan American woman for academic rigor and ultimately for great success.
www.manogaranlab.org
2020-07-0153 minTime of Your LifeTOYL"That's Not Violence, That's Dancing" Ice Island, part 1 of an interview with Steven Hawley.Milwaukee native Steven Hawley has taken a chance and let go of his old band Codebreaker for good only to emerge as the sole composer for his new project, Ice Island. Far from being cold, his vocals on new single "The General" are warm and soulful. As in the early days of Codebreaker, there is a lot of life, irreverence, concern, and humor. Music, dancing, and humor may do more to effect change than we give it credit to do socially. And "The General" couldn't have come at a better time! ((( note: I clipped the podcast and we tweaked it...
2020-06-2634 minTime of Your LifeTOYLAn interview with iconic Milwaukee booking agent and good looking man about town, Marc Solheim.Marc Solheim has had a hand in at least half of the shows that most people have seen in Milwaukee and most touring bands have played here. In the 90's it was good to have "one of us" doing the booking. It's even more remarkable that today he carries that ethos to book shows for some of the larger acts on Earth who play at the Riverside Theatre, Turner Hall, and The historic Pabst Theatre. Marc is a wonderful mix of humility, hard work, and appreciation. He also looks like Morrissey. Listen and learn!
2020-06-1648 minTime of Your LifeTOYLYou don't think you can paint? Then by all means paint! A talk with Greg StefkeGreg Stefke ( Covent Garden, Compound Red, Panic on Panic) has been a life long scene figure in both Green Bay and Milwaukee's hardcore and post hardcore days. He's also a spiritual truth seeker and and a good friend. We discussed his journey to sobriety, 12 step wellness, and the creative process until the tape ran out. Listen carefully....you just might learn something!
2020-06-0900 min
Time of Your LifeTOYLLast Real ManRing Of Honor Professional Wrestler Silas Young, aka "The Last Real Man" talked with me over chai lattes about American wrestling, Hindu mythology, forgiveness, LL Cool J., weights, parenting and grattitude. This was an awesome discussion with a compassionate bad ass. We just let the tape roll...
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