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The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Brick Wall EpisodeOn this episode, we dive deep into the world of exploration and for what? You'll never know. Unless you listen to this episode. This episode explores the subject in a way that's really subtle. Listen closely and we can all share in the magic and joy of the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. Support the show2025-07-3030 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Return of Gaz Reynolds!On this episode we talk to our old friend and international superstar, Gaz Reynolds!! We talk about his new tracks (Blow My Mind and She's Mine) and the world they're being released into. It's crazy!!! If you haven't heard any of our past episodes, you can check them out here and it'll give you a heightened sense of context: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/230721/episodes/16274937-gaz-reynolds-fourth-guest-appearancehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/230721/episodes/15690866-gaz-reynolds-iii-part-onehttps://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/230721/episodes/14929478-double-trouble-gaz-reynolds-and-shotgun-mike-hostettler-back-againhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/230721/episodes/14075761-gaz-reynoldsTo learn more...2025-06-161h 08
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowAnxious Ceiling FansThis episode marks the world premiere of my Shatner-style theme song which was Shatner-voiced by none other than Mike Paine, international voice actor extraordinaire. Nothing but the best here. This is the kind of thing that's going to give this podcast the shot in the arm it so richly deserves. I didn't have a guest on this episode so I read from various websites in a drunken stupor. Support the show2025-05-2330 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowMike Paine: The Man Behind The VoiceOn the episode we talk to Mike Paine but more importantly we listen to Mike Paine, because when you have a prominent voice actor on you don't want to miss your opportunity to learn. And not only is he a voice actor extraordinaire but he has decades of experience appearing on radio, books on tape, teaching and all sorts of other stuff. Not only that but he's interviewed people like Slayer and Ozzy. You can't imagine how much pressure that puts on a podcast host who stumbles through interviews and barely knows what he's doing - but you can lis...2025-03-0946 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowHow To Be On The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowOn this episode, I provide a template for the type of show a guest might be able to expect while walking them through the entire process. Seems strange right? Well...it's a strange world we live in. Maybe you're a potential guest that wants to come on and talk about this? Well listen to this episode, take notes and book your appearance!!! For those of you who have no interest in being a guest on any show, hopefully you'll enjoy this episode anyway. If you didn't, come on the show and talk about it!!Support the show2024-12-2833 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe 2024 Christmas Spectacular!!This, of course, is the 2024 Christmas episode. Originally, I was calling it the 2024 X-mas episode but I noticed people don't do that anymore. They don't do a lot of stuff anymore. Like caring about each other. That's something we don't do anymore. You know what makes people care about each other? Listening to the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show!Support the show2024-12-2232 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Trump Re-election EpisodeOn this episode I talk about how even though I'm not a fan of Donald Trump, I knew he was going to win. I would visit my sister and she'd get so angry that I said he was going to win. I never said I liked him, I just said he was going to win. She got so angry and started screaming at me but hey...it's over. You know who never screamed at me? Donald Trump. I'm just sayin'...Here are links to the album I made in hopes Donald Trump would sue me for defamation of cha...2024-11-1029 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowDouble Trouble: Gaz Reynolds and Shotgun Mike Hostettler Back Again!!!Gaz is back and we're tearing things up! We talk about his new tracks, the productions, the music business and just life in general. Plus we get to listen two of his new tracks. The episode title says it all!! We're here and the trouble has doubled. Listen now!!!Here is where you can get even more Gaz Reynolds:SpotifyApple MusicAmazonTikTokSupport the show2024-04-2257 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowBlank FrancisOn this episode we talk about the lead singer for the band known as Pixies. It's not "THE" Pixies, as I've been saying my entire life along with everyone I've ever met but apparently it's Pixies. It's all some scam to control the alphabetizing algorithms. Either way, take a listen to THIS episode of SHOTGUN MIKE HOSTETTLER SHOW!!Support the show2024-04-0634 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowLIVE Coverage of Biden Speaking After Meeting Xi JinpingWell this episode is exactly what the title says. It's both informative AND full of information!! Listen now to hear Shotgun Mike's unique commentary and outlook.Support the show2023-11-1630 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowTalking About Singing With Mark Wilkinson Part 2On this one, as the title clearly demonstrates, I conclude my conversation with Mark Wilkinson. It was so informative that I still think back to it whenever I hear a human voice, which can be quite a few times throughout the course of the day. The human voice is everywhere and we use it everyday but you don't realize how much you have to take care of it and not take it for granted, much like this episode of the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. Let's start not taking it for granted right now!!As with the last epi...2023-07-1730 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe 90 Minute Cassette Tape/Mini-Cassette Recorder Experiment EpisodeSix months ago I came into the possession of a Panasonic RQ-L30 Mini Cassette Recorder and a 90 minute cassette tape that contained the soundtrack for Mary Poppins on one side and the soundtrack for Robert Altman's Popeye (written by Harry Nilsson) on the other side. The tape was put in the machine and everyday, sometimes 3 or 4 times a day, Shotgun Mike would push that record button and record 20 to 30 seconds of audio from wherever he was. He did this until he filled the 90 minute cassette tape entirely. This episode is your opportunity to hear the entire contents of that cas...2023-07-031h 25
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Guest Is Yet To ComeOn this episode I was going to have this guy on to talk about something. I'm not sure what. I talked about it on the last episode. It was real legit. It was all through this thing for promoting these guys and I think they have to sign up and stuff, but point is he was a no-show. A lot of people would take that as a defeat, but not here on the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show!! On this show it just means more opportunities to investigate the fickle world of guests and their questionable attendance records. But don't worry...2023-06-2335 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowRapunzel's NightmareThis one is full steam ahead and never lets go. You can't let go. You've gotta hold on, but hold on loosely! But don't let go. You're not going to want to let go so why even talk about it? We aren't. On this episode, I don't talk about letting go for a few minutes, play some tunes and make some sounds. Then I rub them all over my body, I find a giant canvas of varying textures and I roll all around on it until all the sounds have rubbed off my body on to the canvas. Then I take t...2023-04-1536 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowCrime Keeps on ChickenThis episode delves into the darkness within. It's not pretty. Imagine yourself in a scuba suit but you're supposed to be wearing a business suit and you've only got 15 minutes until your big meeting and that's not nearly enough time to get home and change let alone get to your meeting on time. But that's okay. A lot of people are afraid of change and why should you be any different? I like to think of myself as different and I'm miserable. Why would you want to subject yourself to that?! But let's not worry about that right now. Right no...2023-04-1032 min
Dead Jester Productions PodcastEpisode 158 With Guest Mike of The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show - Avatar 2, Marvel & DC, and Star Wars is OverratedThe vampire's wings shrunk back into the creature's burning, convulsing body. As they did, its skin began to writhe and melt. What the Heroes didn't realize until it was too late was that the skin wasn't melting. It looked as though it was pouring off of the creature, and the messy flesh surrounded the vampire. It began to look like a meaty blob, and that's when the Swordsman Hero reacted.
He leapt back, and instructed the others to do the same. As they did, the fleshy blob that the vampire currently occupied swirled quickly and then shrunk...2023-01-251h 15
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Psychedelic Sounds of the Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowFor this episode, I watched a YouTube video of the Mad Magazine 1974 TV Special. I'd never even heard of it before. It's not that funny. The magazine was never really that funny, was it? I don't know. I'm not here to judge old time comedy magazines. I'm here to judge other things, like hot dog eating contests or contests involving water fowl. I know so little about comedy satire magazines. I blame the public schools. Once again we all suffer for their misgivings.Support the show2022-11-0628 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Phoning It In EpisodeOn this episode, not only do I phone it in hosting-wise but I phone it in with the "Episode Description" as you are about to see. Like I said, this isn't some half-assed phoning it in. This is disservice with a smile. The kind of top notch quality you've come to expect from the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. Support the show2022-07-0425 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Golden Age of Missed OpportunitySometimes you have to sit back and let life happen. Sure, you can fight the current and wear yourself thin. That's a good thing! People like to be thin but there's the fighting. That's always an issue. So you can't fight the current, but do you just give up and let the current take you, smashing you against the jagged rocks of modern life, or do you grab a surf board and surf the shit out of that damn river of life, and that's what this episode is about. It's about the river of life. Oh yes. It's an old salt...2022-06-2126 min
The Tempest Lands ~ ChaosZT#23- A Podcast about Nothing (Ft. Shotgun Mike Hostettler)This week, Gilly talks with "hamdammit," aka Shotgun Mike, a man who knows everything about nothing. Listen as we talk for so long, and yet, say nothing of real substance. This episode contains profanity, references to violence and death, drugs and alcohol, made-up-on-the-spot conspiracies, and nothing. Listen to his podcast: The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show on Buzzsprout!2022-06-0649 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSeventy Five Point Dogs LongThis episode is what you would call an "open and shut case". Nothing more need be said on the matter. Here is the podcast I’m on: https://anchor.fm/zoomerthoughts/episodes/ZT23--A-Podcast-about-Nothing-Ft--Shotgun-Mike-Hostettler-e1jgneqSupport the show2022-06-0641 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Don't Get Fired From Your Job ShowThis episode is special to me because it's the last one I did with a shred of hope in my system. A lot of you cynical smart guys out there are probably saying to yourself in a very snide tone "oh you're JUST realizing that NOW?!?!" Well obviously no. I've been preaching that gospel since the old days. I'm just saying it never hurts to put on a new pair of pants and see if you can swim in them. That's the only way to know if they're going to deliver that comfort you need, and the same goes with...2022-05-2232 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowBlankets and PillowsOn this episode my repetitive stress disorder kicks in high gear and we just start smashing up the place, metaphorically speaking. This one stands out as one of the sound oriented ones. It's 20th century music, made in the 21st century by a man who used to work at Century 21 and it's all here under the big top of life that is the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. This is just another hodge podge of horror in the shape of things to come raring to get you off your feet and into the world! That's all. That's literally all I ca...2022-05-0936 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowUnidentifiable Floating ObfuscationSomeday, way far away in the future, after our bodies become a big jumble of bionic replacement parts and 178º is a cool day, people will think about their mailbox, or their Inbox and think…why box? They'll have no way of knowing there was once a time when people used processed wood and ink to communicate and those communications, which consisted of letters arranged into words, were sent in envelopes that were left in and taken out of a series of boxes and thus was our mail system. Hence the term mailbox, but you know…you can't tell children that so...2021-12-2814 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowA Conversation with J. Robert ParkerOn this episode I talk to the one and only J. Robert Parker about hypnotizing the audience into blindly devoting all of their time to repeated listenings of The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. But of course I’m just kidding. When the episodes are this good they hypnotize the audience into submission themselves!!Plus I ask the question we’ve ALL been wondering: how do you hypnotize some to think they’re a chicken??? The answer may astound you but you have to listen to find out!! It’s a cavalcade of whimsy that the whole family can enjoy. ...2021-12-191h 14
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowChat Room Roulette Part 4: The RevengeOn this one I take no prisoners. Not a single one. Well…okay. I took one prisoner but I mean come on!! I’m only human. I was born to make mistakes.Once again I open up the phone lines to the public and let the mayhem begin. It’s an orgasm of unbridled anticipation waiting to happen. Let your ears feel some pleasure for once! Nobody is doing a podcast like this. They just don’t have the balls.Support the show2021-12-1249 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowCheers was Filmed in Front of a Live Studio AudienceThe truth hurts. That's why it's such a good thing that I'm in constant pain.Support the show2021-12-0218 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowEnter The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThis is a great episode where I open up a forum for discussion and nobody takes part in it. I also have multiple guests cancel and I was going to get a hypnotist on but he was way too complicated to book. I had to go to this online scheduling service he was using and choose a time, but for some reason the app wouldn't work for me. I tried multiple times, but it kept saying "this time not available" so I figured I'd message him to let him know, but then I thought, "maybe he saw that I was...2021-11-2846 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Hard Part’s OverOn this episode I feed my cats and I play some music and nothing else. It may be my best episode I’ve ever done.Support the show2021-11-1545 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowHonk Twice For Red OctoberI did this one live in the middle of a busy street. But of course I'm joking. It was recorded in the middle of a mean street! And there's no room for error here folks. As the dusk of a new day approaches, don't put on your tap shoes yet. There's no telling what the future holds and it's holding on tight. But enough about me. Let's listen to this latest episode of the show and blah blah blah. It doesn't matter folks. NOTHING matters.Support the show2021-10-1833 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSamsung and DelilahSo the fact of the matter is…Fuck. I had this great thought. I lost it. Too drunk. So typical. My keyboard stand (which I stupidly left at the gig) is being held for ransom by the guy from one of the other bands, what I'm beginning to think is a troubled musician type, possible drug problem as he asked if I'd loan him $20 when I come to get it...cuz he has no car and he lives 40 minutes away. When I realized how far he was, cuz I thought...2021-10-0832 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSad Songs and WatchesThis is my exciting come back episode. I came back from not doing an episode. It's identical to the last one. As a matter of fact, if you listened to that one DON'T listen to this one! You're just wasting your time. And you know how they feel about that. Big brother hates it when you waste your time. If there's time to lean there's time to clean. That's one of those rhyming sentences that they like to throw at you. This episode is one about the rising cost of blame in this world. Who is to blame for our curren...2021-09-2338 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Gut Boat Horror ShowI don't think I've ever seen the movie Trainspotting.Support the show2021-09-0944 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Wisconsin Tale Part III: Ghost on the HorizonThis one's just as boring as the other ones. But I can't really talk right now. There's someone at the door and I don't want them to hear me typing. Shit!! They heard me type that!! We've got to be quiet!!!!Okay.Okay.I think they're gone. Anyway, on this episode I play these things I came up with from this old Orson Welles record I found. And I finally break out of my shell and talk to my good friend Tim. All that plus more on this...2021-08-2137 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Orson Well’s Run DryThis is the fastest episode I've ever done. It's practically live!! I was about to go to bed, but then I thought "why not whip a podcast off real quick?" and I couldn't come up with a good answer. So there you go.Support the show2021-08-1225 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowHome Spun Reality Just Got LuckyPart two of my hard hitting investigative hit piece on the great state of Milwaukee, my new home from home! I do things l was told I never should do and then I explain it in great detail. There's a collective groan released upon hearing that I'm sure but I do think this one has a bit of a twist. I'm not hiding in the bushes. I'm kicking in the mailbox. Support the show2021-08-0624 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSomeday is Not a Day of the WeekIt's a long long road with many a winding turn. And the turns just keep on coming. There's a lot of outrageous stuff in this episode because I'm no longer trying to hide it. This episode was recorded in a sleazy hotel room in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I couldn't get any of the guys from Soul Asylum to return my calls so I just featured old songs by Touch Freak Version Two and Toronto. I talked for about 20 minutes, so there you go. Not a total waste of time.Support the show2021-07-261h 00
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowAnything Who CaresThis episode features even more shenanigans with Tim from The Post-Human Podcast. We can't help but get lost in the sea of confusion I helped build with my unpreparedness. It was an experiment in chaos and there's little I could do to stop it. I also have some tunes that are reworkings of old Saint Low Joy (featuring Crash of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros) and a reworking of a vocal line I found on an old cassette tape that was in the attic of an abandoned condominium in Detroit, MI...2021-07-181h 02
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowWalkman Texas RangerCzolgosz believed there was a great injustice in American society, an inequality which allowed the wealthy to enrich themselves by exploiting the poor. He concluded that the reason for this was the structure of government. About this time, he learned of the assassination of a leader in Europe; King Umberto I of Italy, who had been shot dead by anarchist Gaetano Bresci on July 29, 1900. Bresci told the press that he had decided to take matters into his own hands for the sake of the common man. "I’m not looking back. You’ve got to be present. In ord...2021-07-1358 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Independence Day Observed Eve EpisodeThis episode is like an everlasting gobstopper trapped in a perpetual motion machine. Not only do I have weird song-like things I play but I talk to my good friend Tim of the POST HUMAN PODCAST (https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-post-human-podcast-tim-turner-k7oE4xXtJ2i/). It's the first in a 4, maybe 5 part series in which we discuss the world, Bermuda shaped triangles, long lost concepts of time and just about anything else we think of. The first chunk of this honky tonk takes place on this episode - the stuff that wasn’t even supposed to be on the show...2021-07-0439 min
The Post Human Podcast#21 The Post Human Podcast - Shotgun Mike HostettlerSome notes for a first fuck you audio..... Staircase story starts 9mins..onward...My audio for the first few mins till 8 is uber loud.. Another heavy liqour episode... For about 10 ish mins for some reason is fucked up skip till 8 or play if you can over bear unintentional audio nonsense . I have no idea why.. Nothing changed.. But if I was you I'd skip the first 15 mins.. Its un editable even if I tried...no idea... Enjoy...but my bad.. Fuck you unknown entity.. Tonight's guest.......... I was on his trippy dmt acid style show several weeks ago and tonight...2021-06-073h 23
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowHigh Atop The World At LargeI used to be afraid to ramble on endlessly repeating myself in an almost hypnotic monotone but as this episode proves, those days are gone. I found all sorts of old crazy songs that I had hoped were lost and gone forever, but you know how important fresh content is. It gives us perspective. I also do NOT talk about my blog once on this episode. I really wanted to but I resisted the urge.Either way, this episode is really really good. I urge you to listen. It might be the best one y...2021-06-0748 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowCosmic ScrewingSur celui-ci, j'abandonne et parle d'absurdités et de rien en particulier. Il est dédié à mon fidèle auditeur français. Celui-ci est ultra-pschedelic et possède une grande variété de sons et d'explosions audio qui vous feront flipper! Je joue d'anciens enregistrements 4 pistes et de la musique électronique d'il y a longtemps.Vivez longtemps et prospérez!Support the show2021-05-2934 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowPerfectionism is ConformityWhen I’m not banging my head against a brick wall, I like to spend my time listening to the wild and crazy sounds featured throughout this heart wrenching episode of The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. This episode features extended minimalist electronic improvisations from attics long passed. There’s also my entry to the Colbert Report Lawrence Lessing Copyright Infringement Contest. I had to get this one out fast. Gotta keep the magic alive. Support the show2021-05-171h 06
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Match Game Episode: Part TwoOn this exciting conclusion to the spine tingling Match Game Two-Parter, we find out our top secret guests TRUE identity!! It is, in fact, Tim Turner from the PostHumanPodcast. We talk about all sorts of controversial subjects, some of which shouldn't even be mentioned on the show. I think they WERE mentioned, but we weren't supposed to. You see...we talked for a long time, and there was a lot of drinking going on. I myself was indulging in a plethora of pain pills in order to soothe my lackluster fury. I'll tell you...it's not easy. But this one is...2021-05-111h 05
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Match Game Episode: Part OneIn a world gone mad, where can one turn to find the solace they so desperately need?! We discuss that on this very special "Match Game" episode where I talk to Tim about Match Game and why the world is such a difficult place to find solace. There's also songs and music and mayhem to boot. It's a grand illusion of impenetrable psychedelia!! Listen with someone you love...or at least someone who thinks you love them.Support the show2021-05-031h 04
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowNot Without LarryThis one is so special to me. It captures the spirit and adventurousness that make The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show® the unique cornucopia of sound and entertainment that it is, and that's just an undisputed fact. And why does this one stand out? First we had our second round of the soon to be classic "Forum For 'em" where anyone can call in and get on the show. Then we have our very special guest, Bill, from The Way Podcast (http://podcasttheway.com). Bill had the courage to join in and shared with us a world...2021-04-1641 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Live Call In ShowOn this episode I unveil my newly invented, highly controversial practice of just opening up the mic and letting the waters rush in. Those waters, theoretically, are the thoughts and feelings of a world gone mad. It's an episode that'll leave you screaming for more. Don't waste time. Listen now before it's too late!!!(Don't feel left out! Here's the link for the show on Tuesday at 8pm E.S.T. - https://join.skype.com/hwpAfrgjnXyc)Support the show2021-04-071h 00
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowHatsThis episode is very special to me. If this episode was my child, it'd be my favorite child. I wouldn't have to pretend that I liked it. I really would. When those other episodes are around, I pretend I like them, but I don't. They're just dead weight to me. A dead weight dragging me down deeper into the murky waters of hopelessness. Why did I have so many children?!?! What was I thinking?!!?!? But it's okay. We can't worry about that now. It's too late. It's too late to do anything so we've gotta just keep on going. This is our l...2021-03-2738 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowPsychedelic Freak Out Number 666This is probably the best episode I've done this week. It features all the excitement and drama from past episodes, but I've hidden it in what would appear to be a totally normal chaos. But there's nothing normal. You know that. Normality isn't normal. You've been fooling yourself!! Either way, there's music and songs and remixes but you'll just have to listen to find out who and why. It's the same old story, no fact or glory. Don't wait another moment. You should be listening now!!!!Support the show2021-03-1333 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe New StandardThis episode was a test run with no life jacket. A parachute jump with training wheels. The new standard format surprise. It features even MORE of my talk with Z3RO but this time you get to hear what he said. There's all that and more...but not much more. I’ve been doing a lot of heavy lifting and it’s been holding me back but those days are over for now.Support the show2021-02-2727 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowZ3ROIn this episode I talk to a 14 year old rapper from England. We talk about all sorts of stuff I barely understand and it was great. He's got something to say and he’s here to say it!!! He also says it on his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC89idybo8rmVZLdywHmc7KwIt’s a heartwarming tale of trials and tribulations that will leave you with the kind of warm feelings that make life worth living.Support the show2021-02-1529 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Bette Midler Episode!!That's right folks!! After nearly a year of fanfare and unmitigated hoopla, it is finally here!!! THE Bette Midler episode that we've all been waiting for, and let me assure you - it was worth the wait! Loyal listeners will no doubt breathe a sigh of relief upon reading this because it looked like things weren't going to work out there for awhile, but all that has turned around and here it is - FINALLY!!! - The ever so special Bette Midler Episode!!!!! I should mention: I didn't exactly get Bette Midler herself on the show, but...2021-01-271h 18
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowWelcome to CyberspaceMaking a big hoopla about the new year or the first episode of a new year seems disingenuous and if there's one thing I won't be it is disingenuous. Nothing changes on New Year's Day. I think INXS had a song about that. Maybe they didn't. Who cares. All I know is if the world's going to end I want to get at least one more episode out. Here it is.Support the show2021-01-1119 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show2020: A Face OddityOn this episode I talk more with Nikolas from the podcast "Out Of Trouble". We laugh and reminisce about the days of future past. It's all a lot of fun and the perfect complement to any holiday get togethers you may be forcing yourself to attend. There's also a brand new song from Touch Freak!! I'd tell you more but I'm not going to. I'm going to deprive you. For me, that's what the Christmas season is all about - depriving people of pleasure. Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!Support the show2020-12-2537 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowTriple Stage DarknessThis episode is a good one!! Nobody saw it coming. On this episode, I converse with none other than Nikolas from the podcast “Out Of Trouble”. We talk about podcasting and politics and the world. It's like nothing you've ever heard before. It’s a never ending flurry of fun and excitement. Well...it ends eventually, but the lessons you learn - they'll last a life time.Support the show2020-12-1652 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowLet's Talk About Cults!!On this episode I talk to a guy who was a member of a weird cult in Europe that ruins people's lives. It tried to ruin my life but I just laughed. I said "You call that ruining lives?!?! Hold my chalice."And it’s all to promote his ultra fine podcast “Now That’s Interesting”: https://anchor.fm/now-thats-interestingSupport the show2020-12-0440 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowEleutheromaniaOn this episode, I talk with a social democrat about the state of modern politics. It's both entertaining and educational for the whole family!! This is a special episode because it contains secret clues relating to the next episode, but you'll have to listen to the episode before this one to find out where they are hidden. The fun never stops, and why would you want it to? On this episode, there's enough fun to answer that question. Don't hesitate. Listen now.Support the show2020-11-2341 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowAre You There God? It's Me, Mormon.On this episode, we sit down and speak with a newly-exiled Mormon person. We talk all about the world and what it means to live in it. There's also some music and sounds. It's all here for you to listen to and quite possibly enjoy. Only time will tell. Support the show2020-11-1827 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowElection Night SpecialThis is a special election night episode!! For me every night is election night. That’s why I'm constantly wearing a trench coat. This is a big one though, and there’s music.Support the show2020-11-0527 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowKrokusOn this episode I play a very rare song by 57 Waltz that is all about that crazy deconstructionist punk rock. I also play with a drum machine. It's hard not to let the mind wander when I type these descriptions because you're either going to listen or you're not and if what you read in this episode description decides that for you, I hope you DON'T listen to this episode. I hope you never listen to another episode again!! But if you do listen to this episode, know one thing to be true. I made it for you because I lov...2020-10-2831 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Intensity in Tent CityThis is a special episode. So special. It’s a return to form. That makes itself obvious within seconds. It's a cavalcade of whimsy wrapped up in big red capital letters for you to stare at mindlessly for at least 33 minutes. Surrender to the void and let it poop all over your face. Don't let another second go by.Support the show2020-10-1933 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowTrial Size of the CenturyI know it's been a long long long time since the last episode. I have no one but myself to blame. Myself and society. But I wouldn't be who I am without society. As a matter of fact, you could say society made me who I am. So I blame society. In this episode I spend about 6 minutes intensely blaming society. Take a listen!! Tell your friends to take a listen. MAKE them listen...even if they don't want to. ESPECIALLY if they don't want to!!!!!Support the show2020-10-0711 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowPouring Anti-Freeze In The RiverI had to watch hours and hours of X-Men prequels to make this episode what it is. It sinks into the brain like bubbles on a wet sponge. But don’t take my word for it. Just listen. Listen closely. You will not be disappointed at the surprise you will encounter. It’s a close encounter. A close encounter of the third mind kind. It’s a hot dog lizard in the cat bird seat. Strap on your ear goggles and be surprised by the beauty that’s inside you when you listen to this episode of The Shotgun Mike Hostettler...2020-09-0642 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Dialog of Living MenSo it was all going so well. So uphill. And then capitalism reared its ugly stupid head into my damn business, and as you know my business is making the podcast in such a way that it can't be rushed or intimidated by time and foolhardy trends. It's the kind of thing that can really make you see the futility of life. Nothing ever changes. Make sure to click that subscribe button and be sure to visit the Patreon page to throw money at this visionary endeavor!!!Support the show2020-08-1032 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowEthan FlynnOn this episode I sit down with rising star Ethan Flynn as he talks about his process and his passions and his performances, one of which is executed live on the air!!! It's the craziest thing I've ever seen. There are thrills. There are chills. There are spills, pills and a strong will to listen ENDLESSLY to this episode. Don't wait. Do it now. It will change your world.Support the show2020-07-2725 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowBumpy CumberbumThis is a very special episode that grips you by the throat and hangs you over the edge of some deep dark cavern. And I talk to James about his hands. I know what you're thinking, but it's not what you think. He's legitamite. I can vouch for that. I also play some audio from the various cassette tapes I found on the floor of that old abandoned house in the bayou. This episode is also special because it's in 3-D so get mellow and psych out for this amazingly psyched out episode of The Something Something Whatever This Show I...2020-06-2632 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Anthony Jeannot Experience Part Two and ThreeLonger than there's been stars in the ocean, I have been wandering the globe with no sense of purpose. Nowhere to go. That all came to a screeching halt a few weeks ago. Now my purpose is clearer than could ever be imagined and it is to talk to Anthony Jeannot about going out to restaurants filled with diseased human beings. It's a top shelf winner for sure.Support the show2020-06-081h 35
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Anthony Jeannot Experience Part OneOn this episode, I talk with international comedy superstar Anthony Jeannot about life, love, magic mushrooms, and his new album which is available on Spotify, Apple Music and elsewhere. It's a nice natural conversation that provides a break from all the chaos that constantly surrounds us. Am I right? I mean...there's chaos everywhere these days. I can't be the only one noticing this. I really feel like this should be more obvious. But don't worry about that now. I'm sorry I even brought it up. The deep heavy conversation I have with Anthony Jeannot is what's important now. That and...2020-05-3128 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowOccasionally Borrowing From Other People's DreamsThis is a super duper exciting episode. It's almost scary. Almost but not scary. Now I'm kind of wishing I wouldn't have said that. You might think it's a scary episode. Halloween is right around the corner. I hope you guys all remember to get your parents their Halloween presents!! While you shop online for those, listen to this episode. Put headphones on, turn down the lights and slowly diminish the blood flow to your brain. When you wake up, you'll have had the best podcast experience of your life!!!Support the show2020-05-1424 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSamplephonic RectitudeOn this episode I talk with my good buddy Kerouac. We talk about the world and the way it goes sideways. This episode also features some stuff I've been doing with this new Granular Synthesizer and Sampler software I just got. I sample an old baby toy I got at a second hand store among other audio sources. I also play an old Touch Freak song. It truly is a magical episode. Support the show2020-05-0123 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowBedsThings change and moods change. Everything changes. David Bowie had a song about that. I can't remember what it was called. Something like "The World Is Always Changing" or something like that. Either way, I'm changing. I'm changing my ways. I'm tired of being a thoughtful, empathetic person who always puts the needs of others ahead of my own. From now on, I'm going to be a selfish prick that only cares about himself.This episode doesn't have any guests.Support the show2020-04-1812 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Picture of Dorian Police HarassmentThis is a real exciting episode where we listen to audio of the police coming to my door and harassing me!! Screaming and yelling and trying to make a fool of me in front of my neighborhood. Lucky for me I don't really care what these neighbors think anyway, but this is what they're doing instead of battling the Coronavirus?!?! Come on!!!! I also play the shoe gazer pop song I wrote for the kids back home. On a scale of one to ten, this episode is an A plus!!!!Support the s...2020-04-1033 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowVillage of the PharoahsWhat does this mean for the average working class slob in the trenches? Nothing. There’s just no way around it. There's been so much headway made in the case of the wrongful identity situation involving the various branches of law enforcement. I was going to dedicate an extra long episode to that but I'm still gathering my material and clearing up the legal issues. So instead I whipped this thing together. I literally couldn't find any food in the house so I said 'fuck it. I'll make a podcast.' I love this quarantine. It's allowing me to finally be...2020-04-0320 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowBee Stands For Bandana: The Coronavirus EpisodeOn this one I delve into the real hard hitting questions that people are asking themselves and others during this grueling siege on our social liberties. Plus there's this horrible disease called the Coronavirus so everything's even worse now. But that's all I talk about. I play some audio from Nashville and a mix I did of a Univac song. I think that's it. I'll have to listen to it and find out.Support the show2020-03-2629 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowOver The TopIn this episode, we watch the classic Sylvester Stallone film "Over The Top" and make HILARIOUS observations. Not about the film, but about ourselves. I invite you to listen to this episode and make your own hilarious observations, but not about yourselves. This time I want you to start thinking about tomorrow...and for GOD'S sake, don't ever stop.Support the show2020-02-2617 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowFlabbergasted Flounders Surround HerI basically have two choices. Don't do a podcast until I get a guest or wait until Bette Midler's publicist gets in touch with me. So I did neither.Support the show2020-02-0219 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowConvertable ToupéIn this one I basically just repeat the tired old formula I've come to know over the years. It's time to shake some dew off this lily! And that's why this is the best episode yet.Support the show2020-01-2034 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowLike Sand At The BeachYou don't have to be a pirate to confiscate goods. You take the goods with the bad and you confiscate the berries.Support the show2020-01-1630 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowWelcome to the JungleYou can't always pull them down. And why would you want to? One senseless beacon in the night on which to rest your fortitude? Don't even bother!! They said this would happen. They told exactly what was in store for us. This episode is dedicated to all of those people out there who are sick of getting pushed around. Go find me a nice cliff and I'll show you how to push back!!Support the show2020-01-1318 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowClinical AftermathIt's the first episode of 2020 and to commemorate that I wanted this text to be in orange. Apparently that's just not possible. How do you like that? It's 2020 and we can't even type our 'Episode Description' in an orange font!! When I was a child, I thought we'd be living on Mars by now!!! And we can't even type text in the color orange for our podcasts. This is bullshit. Oh well...enjoy the show.Support the show2020-01-0618 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowOut Digging For Supplies: The Last Episode of 2019Here it is! The last episode of the year 2019. This year will live on in our hearts for a number of reasons but for most people it will be because it was a year of top quality shows from Shotgun Mike Hostettler. PLUS there's music from Michael Cera Fanclub on this one and that's always essential to a top quality show.Support the show2019-12-2931 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowRegurgitated Boner PillsOn this one I return to my beloved Audio Technica AT-4073a combined with my Audix M55 Hanging Ceiling Microphone. That AT-4073a and I have been through a lot together. More than I care to imagine. I was once working as a boom operator in Los Angeles with this guy and it was his Shotgun Microphone I was using. The pole fell over right into a big bucket of white paint and I panicked!! I didn't know what to do. The soft material that cuts down on wind noise is basically a sponge, so I ran to some water...2019-12-1430 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowTime Tuner Said We Don't Need Another HourOn this episode I talk about things and play music. That's going to shock a lot of regular listeners. It's the last thing that you're going to expect. But don't worry. You weren't meant to expect this. There's no way you could. It's all been preordained. Just roll with it. This episode features another song from Michael Cera Fanclub and psychedelic stereo montages. Also a newly remastered track from my highly controversial Trumph vs Shotgun Mike Hostettler album.Support the show2019-12-0341 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowMichael Cera Fan ClubThis episode features the long awaited interview with Canadian psych-rockers Michael Cera Fan Club including music from their BRAND NEW e.p. (which stands for extended play)!! It's a joy ride full of music and laughter that will surely forever change your views on life, love and the pursuit of mind altering dream pop. Plus I say stupid things and play some stuff from on an old cassette tape I found under my couch. You CAN'T not like this episode!! It's simply not possible.Support the show2019-10-2830 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowNot Intended For Tiny FingersListen once. Listen twice. But for godsakes, whatever you do DO NOT listen for a third time. Because we all know that the third time...well, after that there's no turning back. It's a mink lung of victory waiting to explode. Support the show2019-09-2429 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowDrinking Water From Toilets Takes Too Much TimeSarcasm is the highest form of flattery At least that's what I've always been told. Maybe not that exactly, but something like that. It's good. That's what I'm saying. Sarcasm is a tool. It's a weapon. It's covert. Undercover. Or maybe it's not. Maybe I'm just being sarcastic. SEE!!!!Support the show2019-08-3023 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowEmo In The MorningThere's really no way to describe this episode. I guess it's like the other ones. I don't think I claim otherwise. I just have nothing else to do after I spend all day working in the salt mines. It's rough work, but the salt is doing great things for my complexion. I feel 10 years younger. There's nothing wrong with a little magic in the world though. I think we can all agree on that.Support the show2019-07-0430 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowExperimental Four Track Recordings From Nineteen Ninety ThreeThese are "experimental" recordings I made on my 4 track cassette recorder. It includes Boredoms-style funk, heartfelt ballads and orchestrated baby toy samples. When most teenagers were out there losing their virginity and not being really depressed, I was in a basement in suburban Detroit doing the opposite. Support the show2019-06-1840 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowI Sold This Show To God For MoneyYou never know. That's my secret. Either way, this is a doozie of an episode with all sorts of twists and turns. It's nothing to be afraid of. I can almost guarantee that.Support the show2019-06-0429 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowFertilityThis is a short episode of things I found when I was cleaning out my glove compartment. I didn't want to throw them away, so I made what may end up being the shortest podcast I've ever been involved with.Support the show2019-05-1606 minThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowEctotronic FunkAfter a long and very much needed break, Shotgun Mike Hostettler is back with a new and intriguing episode of the Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show. This one is the grand prize winner, so to speak. A secret code for the tuned in revolutionary. Take this one home and make a nice place in the corner for it to nest. You'll thank me.Support the show2019-04-3036 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowA Secret JourneyAt this point, I've abandoned any hope of getting any real content, so this puts us in a bit of a pickle. Pickles can be sweet. They can be sour. Just like The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show and this show may very well be pickled. I know I am.Support the show2019-03-2426 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowGarage Is The New BlackThere are too many words to describe what is trying to be done here. Putting things in boxes has never been my specialty. That goes without saying. Make sure you listen to this podcast with someone special, someone you care about. Listen to this episode with someone who's listening will register as a different listening than yours. It's all part of my plan to gain popularity and ruin it all with some stupid drunken faux pas. Support the show2019-02-1720 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowRobus OperandiIf you are looking for a podcast with principles, look no further than this poundcake of pleasure, a sound sensation to shake up your senses - The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show, Episode 502. The FIRST episode of 2019, the year that those fortune cookies said was going to be "my year". In lieu of bands performing music, this episode focuses on my latest interactions with people of the law enforcement persuasion. And it's here. In podcast form.Support the show2019-01-2925 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowSailing The Seas Of Missile ToesIn this special non-denominational, non-religious, non-christmas Christmas episode, Shotgun Mike Hostettler tackles the hard hitting issues that affect us all, some more than others. It also features music from Saint Low Joy, C-Toe and, of course, Shotgun Mike Hostettler's alter ego, Normal Mike Hostettler.Support the show2018-12-1732 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowtHE sTRANGEST sECRET (iN tHE wORLD)This quin centenary episode of the Shotgun Mike Hostettler is a special one. A super special one. Not only are there a couple of tracks from the legendary kids tape, but there's men operating band saws and a special track with Brent Haviland accompanied by Raped By Kittens!! It's a psychedelic head trip for the whole family!! Don't wait! Listen now.Support the show2018-12-0326 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowGlove Is All Around YouThis podcast is an effective way to guard against the mental and physical tolls of stress. This podcast was recorded and edited by Shotgun Mike Hostettler. He also hosted it and wrote all the music.Support the show2018-10-3034 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowFinding MyselfAnother episode intended to entertain and expand the mind while tickling your fancy. And what a fancy it is that we will be tickling tonight...on this. The VERY special episode of The Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show.Support the show2018-09-2220 min
The Shotgun Mike Hostettler ShowThe Shotgun Mike Hostettler Show Pt. 2This is the first podcast, well...the first in a long time. I'm going to try and get it on the iTunes and all that but we'll see. I have to do this first to see how I'm going to do it so there you go. And to think, my mother says I'm doing nothing with my life. I just did this podcast!! Screw you mom!!!Support the show2017-05-1914 min