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The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowMariann Costello | Scoma’s Restaurant - Fisherman’s Wharf | Ep#38🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#38 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show
MARIANN COSTELLO
President, Scoma’s Restaurant
Fisherman’s Wharf
Mariann Costello, President, Scoma’s Restaurant Fisherman’s Wharf has 40 years of hospitality experience in the Bay Area. She served as President of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, President of the San Francisco Taxicab Commission; Chairwoman of the San Francisco Travel Association Board; and Chairwoman of the California Restaurant Association Board; she also served as member of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Board and currently serves as Treasurer for the Tourism Improvement District/Moscone Expansion District Board, and as a Trustee fo...2025-04-2440 min
Mallett and Michelle on Dripping Springs PodcastEp.171 Coaching Tigers (Coach Z-Head Football Coach DSHS)Monologue:Waldorf Astoria coming to the Hill CountryDrones on DemandNERF Wars6000 Year Old Texas ResidentsHemp update from State CapitalGuest:As Head Football Coach and Athletic Director at Dripping Springs High School, Galen Zimmerman is more than just a play-caller—he’s a mentor, leader, and architect of a winning culture. His coaching philosophy goes beyond X’s and O’s, instilling discipline, resilience, and teamwork in every athlete who steps onto the field. U...2025-04-081h 13
Pour Another RoundBrewery De Halve Maan - Bruges, BelgiumRight in the heart of Bruges, Belgium sits Brewery De Halve Maan, meaning 'the half moon'. Since 1856, six generations of the same family have made their mark on what is now the taste of Bruges! Rooted in tradition and respect for brewing culture, they keep on innovating too, and sustainability is key, so that future generations can keep on enjoying their beers. Steve Snauwaert, Export Director for De Halve Maan joins Derrick and Jonathan for this episode. Steve just happened to be in the States at the time!The De Halve Maan brewery has weathered t...2025-04-0340 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowBob House | President, Co-Star’s Business for Sale marketplace | Ep#37🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#37 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
BOB HOUSE
President, Co-Star’s Business for Sale marketplace
BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com and FindaFranchise.com
Robert (Bob) A. House, President of Business for Sale, joined the Company in 2012 and leads CoStar’s business for sale marketplace websites including BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com and FindaFranchise.com. These websites represent the largest database of business for sale listings in the country. Previously, Mr. House served as Director of Product Management for AllBusiness.com, a business resource website owned by Dun & Bradstreet. Prior to that, he served in digital marketing and pro...2025-03-2846 min
THE Podcaster NationTHE Podcaster Nation #29 - "Range Minded Podcast" with Steve Zimmermann!!!Gun safety expert, trainer, and 2nd Amendment advocate Steve Zimmerman joins us today today to talk about the "Range Minded Podcast." Steve has been podcasting for many years and his support for responsible gun ownership has never waivered. Have you ever been curious about the court cases, the persecution or the villanization of guns and gun owners alike? Steve does the research that the rest of us are not willing to do, so he can bring you the facts. He doesn't just scream an opinion, like so many podcast hosts... he brings receipts. If you believe in your right to ke...2025-03-0456 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowJim Mizes | Retired CEO & Consultant | Ep#36🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#36 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
JIM MIZES
Consultant/Strategic Advisor/Retired CEO
Jim Mizes has spent the last 30+ years working to scale and build new brands. After an initial career in finance, Jim moved to Operations in the late 80’s with Taco Bell. At Taco Bell, Jim pioneered the 59/79/99 cent menu of the early 90’s that changed the value equation for fast food. In the early 90’s, Jim shifted to working with founders. His first engagement was with Noah’s Bagels for 4 years as the chain grew from 10 to 50+ restaurants. He later moved to Jamba Juice...2025-02-2751 min
Revealing Hidden Depths - the Seabed 2030 PodcastEpisode 14 January 2025 - FarSounder - an interview with Matthew ZimmermanFor the first episode of 2025 Seabed 2030 Head of Partnerships Steve Hall interviews Matthew Zimmerman, CEO and co-founder of FarSounder, based in Rhode Island USA, & one of our industry partners since Year 4 of the Project.FarSounder specialise in products such as 3D forward-looking sonars that don't only look down to map the seabed, but also scan forwards to enable users to avoid whales snoozing near the surface, or collisions with objects such as containers. FarSounder are very active in supporting Crowdsourced Bathymetry, and in outreach about the importance of seabed mapping for public benefit. Find out more...2025-01-3038 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowScott Rodrick | President/CEO, Rodrick Foods - McDonald’s | Ep#35🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#35 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
SCOTT RODRICK
President/CEO, Rodrick Foods
McDonald’s Franchisee in San Francisco
Scott Rodrick was born with ketchup in his veins—a colorful metaphor borrowed from Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s, and one that perfectly captures his lifelong connection to the restaurant world. Growing up, Scott learned the art of crafting the perfect hamburger from his father, Guy, one of the pioneering franchisees who partnered with Kroc in the 1960s. Over three decades, Scott built an $80 million-per-year enterprise, mentored thousands of employees, and collaborated with countless individuals to strengthen...2025-01-3053 min
Killed to DeathLance Oribello, Josh Zimmerman and HP BirchHeinz Forrester (Lance Oribello) and France “The Sandworm” Everglade (Josh Zimmerman), two airport workers at Heathrow, come across the corpse of a pilot. They talk Dune lore, uncooking and egg, and TSA gossip.
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American Medicine Today- Radio12/21/24 S11 E0625 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN -STORY OF RECOVERYWe would like to hear from you. Leave us a message. Add the “American Medicine Today” TV Channel show to your favorite streaming devices.12/21/24 S11 E0625 STEVE ZIMMERMAN FROM ONTARIO, CANADA AND HEAR HIS STORY OF HOW HE WENT FROM LIVING A LIFE OF PAIN TO REGAINING HIS STRENGTH AND GETTING BACK IN MOTION THANKS TO THE PATENTED BONATI SPINE PROCEDURES.Add AMT- American Medicine Today & BSI -Bonati Spine Institute to your streaming channel lineup. IOS Android *BCN - Bonati Conservative NewsHear how a rogue, a governmental agency weaponized themselves again...2024-12-2111 min
American Medicine Today- Radio12/21/24 S11 E06 FULL EPISODE- DR. NORMAN EDELMAN - SURGEON GENERAL'S TOBACCO REPORT, STEVE ZIMMERMAN -STORY OF RECOVERY, WHAT'S NEW - DR. BONATI DISCUSSES THE SCIENCE OF REVERSING AGING, CHRISTINE PADOVAN - HOUSE BILL TO GIVE IMMUNITY TO PESTICIDE MANUFWe would like to hear from you. Leave us a message. Add the “American Medicine Today” TV Channel show to your favorite streaming devices.12/21/24 S11 E06 FULL EPISODE A NEW SURGEON GENERAL REPORT IS A STARK REMINDER THAT TOBACCO-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES PERSIST IN THE U.S. & SMOKING IS STILL THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE NATION. WE SPEAK WITH DR. NORMAN EDELMAN, A PULMONOLOGIST AT STONY BROOK MEDICINE IN NEW YORK.IN TODAY'S "STORY OF RECOVERY, WE SPEAK WITH STEVE ZIMMERMAN FROM ONTARIO, CANADA AND HEAR HIS STORY OF HOW HE WENT...2024-12-2150 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowJeremy Broekman | Podcast Producer & Marketing PR Director | Ep#34🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#34 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
JEREMY BROEKMAN, Producer
Restaurant Realty Marketing/PR Director
Today, December 12, 2024, we celebrate three years of production and marks the end of season 3 with our 34th episode. After successfully streaming to Facebook and YouTube, and thanks to supporters and listeners like you, we’ve reached 450,000 views and we’re ready to unlock the next phase for the dealmaker show. We are proud to announce and unveil that we are joining the fray and are officially an audio podcast. You can find us wherever you find your podcast… Spotify, Apple, Pandora, Amazon, and...2024-12-1206 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowBrandon Robinson | CEO & Founder Tipsy Putt Brands | Ep#33🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
Ep#33 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
BRANDON ROBINSON, CEO & Founder
Tipsy Putt Brands
Vagabond at heart, entrepreneur by choice Brandon Robinson is the founder and president of Tipsy Putt, a multi location indoor mini-golf sports bar with 5 locations in Northern, CA. Prior to founding Tipsy Putt Brandon built the world’s first multi-state multi-unit membership based Medical Spa, Skin Body Soul, of which he exited to private equity in 2022. Brandon has served on the board of the American Medical Spa association, faculty for multiple Aesthetic surgery and dermatology conferences, is an investor in 10+ startups and is an LP in the Growth...2024-12-1142 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowSondra Bernstein | The Girl & The Fig | Ep#9🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman interview with Restaurateur Sondra Bernstein. Episode #9 of "The Restaurant Dealmaker Show" Hear inspiring show about use of technology and restaurants moving guest experience into the future.
From Twitter Spaces, Podcasts, Digital ordering to NFT memberships/loyalty programs, join Sondra Bernstein’s episode for some creative approaches that guarantee will start you on some rabbit holes. Community service, helping others - Sondra says, “Share your passion. Be the best in the moment. Provide a great experience. Love what you do & Share it.” To talk art, digital AI work or collaborations, visit https://www.sondra...2024-12-1149 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowSteve Zimmerman & Jeremy Broekman | Zims Restaurants | Ep#6 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman in Episode #6 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 as presents "The Zim’s Restaurant Story." Ep#6 was co-produced by Jeremy Broekman, Restaurant Realty's Director of Marketing, which aired on Thu, July 7, 2022.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT RESTAURANT REALTY
Now celebrating our 28th year, Restaurant Realty Company® has a successful track record helping over 3,200 clients in comple...2024-12-111h 02
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowMichael Karp | LBT Restaurants | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#15Ep#15 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
MICHAEL KARP, Founder, LBT Restaurants
Premiered Thursday, May 25, 2023
MICHAEL KARP is the Founder & Owner of LBT Restaurants which includes
The Fourth Bore Tap Room & Grill (Orinda)
Forge Pizza (Oakland & Napa)
Michael has extensive restaurant management background including: Acapulco, El Torito, Hillstone Restaurants, Outback Steakhouse, Alice Cooper's Cooperstown, AEG’s Staples Center, Live Nation’s North American Food & Beverage Program, the Arizona Diamondbacks Food & Beverage and more.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with resta...2024-12-1156 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowLarry Mindel & Michael Mindel | Former Owner, Il Fornaio | Ep#23🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙We kicked off Season 3 of 🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Episode #23 on Thurs Jan 25, 2024 featuring Legendary LARRY MINDEL & MICHAEL MINDEL Formerly Owned Spectrum Foods & Il Fornaio Restaurants & Currently Own Poggio, Copita & Convivo Restaurants
Larry Mindel brings 50 years of experience as a restaurant creator, developer and operator and is currently the Managing Partner of Poggio Trattoria, an award-winning Italian restaurant in Sausalito, operator of such restaurants as IL FORNAIO, and portfolio manager of Ciao, Prego, MacArthur Park, Guaymas and Harry’s Bar to name a few! Michael Mindel is founder and CEO of Restaunomics, a restaurant management and consulti...2024-12-1153 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowDean Biersch | Hopmonk Founder | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#24Dean Biersch is a pioneer in the brewpub and craft beer industries, with a career spanning four decades. In 1988, he co-founded Gordon Biersch, establishing a series of successful restaurants & breweries across the United States. With his brewing partner Dan Gordon, GB was known for its commitment to German-style lagers, quality food pairings, and inviting environments. Biersch’s influence on the industry continued with the establishment of HopMonk Tavern in 2008. Today, he remains dedicated to creating Taverns, Beer Gardens and Music Venues inspired by craft beer.
Launched in January 2022, the Restaurant Dealmaker Show has yielded 425,000+ viewers of its 33 episo...2024-12-1151 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowIke Shehadeh | Ike's Sandwiches | The Restaurant Dealmaker Show 🎙EP#29👀VIDEO: Watch EP#29 of the The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙 with Ike Shehadeh, founder of Ike's Sandwiches, which recently celebrated the launch of its 100th location! Join Steve Zimmerman and Co-Host Patrick Totah.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT IKE SHEHADEH
Ike’s Love and Sandwiches is the dopest sandwich shop in town, where they emphasize the LOVE before sa...2024-12-1153 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowJoey Altman | Chef ~ Restaurateur ~ TV Host | Ep#31🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show proudly presents Ep#31 with Joey Altman, American chef, Restaurateur, TV Host & writer and currently Culinary Director at Hat Trick Hospitality.
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers,investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT JOEY ALTMAN
Growing up in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, Joey discovered his passion for cooking at a young age in the kitchens of iconic resorts like...2024-12-1158 min
The Restaurant Dealmaker ShowScott Greenberg | Business & Franchise Speaker | Ep#32🎙The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙Ep#32 of The Restaurant Dealmaker Show🎙
SCOTT GREENBERG, Business & Franchise Speaker
Premiered Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 11:30am
Join restaurant industry veteran Steve Zimmerman, Principal Broker and Founder of Restaurant Realty in a 1-on-1 fireside chat with restaurant owners, managers, investors and high profile industry clientele sharing their restaurant deal making experiences, success stories, challenges, and more.
ABOUT SCOTT GREENBERG
Scott Greenberg is the go-to expert for organizations aiming to elevate their business and the people behind them. A well-known international speaker, Scott has given presentations in all 50 U.S. states and throughout the wor...2024-12-1138 min
My Backstage PassJim Gaines - The Road Out Of MemphisNote from My Backstage Pass producer and host Billy Hubbard - After hearing the sad news of the passing of our legendary producer/engineer friend Jim Gaines on November 9th 2024, I wanted to re-release this episode of our conversation from May 2023 in Jim's honor.In a recording career spanning some fifty years, bridging a range in time and style that reaches from the early days at Memphis’s Stax Records to Carlos Santana’s eight-Grammy year in 2000 and beyond, producer Jim Gaines has operated the mixing board for some of the greatest artists in American music. Jour...2024-11-1143 min
The Claremont LifeEpisode 28 - Steve & Rena Juliar of Evolve DistillingRosemary Boone joins me again as co-host with a sit down with the owners of Claremont's Evolve Distilling! Steve & Rena are a husband/wife team with a passion for spirits and they share how it all came to be and their amazing cocktails.2024-09-2536 min
My Backstage PassRandall Bramblett Shares His Captivating CareerBy any description, Randall Bramblett can claim a varied career. Aside from the fact that he’s released no fewer than 15 solo albums, as a solo artist, he’s also been a much in-demand session player, having worked with Gregg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Elvin Bishop, Steve Winwood, Widespread Panic, and any number of others. That’s hardly surprising considering the fact that he’s a multi-instrumentalist who’s adept on keyboards, saxophones, flute, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica.Bramblett’s career dates back to the early ‘70s when he played a major role in the band Sea Level, a j...2024-09-2342 min
ZimmCastZimmCast 734 - Interviews from FPSHello and welcome to the ZimmCast. I’m Chuck Zimmerman. I’ve lost count of how many Farm Progress Shows I have attended but it’s a lot. This year in Boone, IA we had great weather and that’s not always the case. But it was also an opportunity to see friends as well as clients. I was only on site for Tuesday and half of Wednesday but I recorded 26 interviews that you can find on AgNewsWire in our virtual newsroom for the event. So, speaking of clients and the fact that we’re always int...2024-09-0335 min
Restaurant Deal Making EXPOSED! With Patrick and AndyRestaurant Buying and Selling Secrets with Steve ZimmermanWhether you're a current restaurant owner looking to sell, an aspiring restaurateur seeking to buy, or simply interested in the behind-the-scenes world of restaurant dealmaking, this episode is packed with valuable information you won't want to miss.Steve Zimmerman is the founder and principal broker of Restaurant Realty Company. He is the OG who literally wrote the book on restaurant dealmaking, and with over 1,000 restaurant and bar sales under his belt, Steve's insights are invaluable. In this conversation, Steve provides a fascinating look at how Restaurant Realty has weathered economic downturns like the COVID-19 pandemic, and he...2024-08-2929 min
My Backstage PassSteve Forbert Talks About His Newest Album 'Daylight Savings Time'Grammy nominated artist Steve Forbert, best known for the classic "Romeo's Tune," is a true American musical treasure, a fact underscored by his newest album Daylight Savings Time, to be released on September 20, 2024 via Blue Rose Music. Like all his recordings of new songs, it's saturated with what renowned rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his "omnivorously observant" songwriting, marked by Steve's gift for finding the more profound meaning and magic within the spectrum of everyday moments of human existence and the character of the world around us as well as his abundant melodic and poetic enchantment."...2024-08-0535 min
My Backstage PassJohn McEuen Gets Down To The Nitty Gritty & Shares News About 'The Newsman'There are some who still think of multi-instrumentalist John McEuen as the lively multi-instrumentalist who helped found the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the mid ‘60s and then remained at the band’s helm for some 50 years. Nevertheless, after parting ways with the group in 2017 due to various personal and professional disagreements, he’s managed to carve out a vigorous and varied solo career — one which includes an autobiography, a role as host of the Acoustic Traveller radio program on Sirius/XM, a notable contribution to pal Steve Martin’s number one, Grammy-winning album The Crow: New Songs for the 5-Stri...2024-07-0244 min
Strength From ServiceSteve RomnesSteve Romnes has a passion for helping children. Through his involvement with Young Life as well as MN Adult and Teen Challenge, he continues to give back to the local youth of Southern Minnesota. Steve joins Strength from Service and shares his successes in business as well as how he uses his own stories to connect with a younger generation.2024-06-271h 26
FOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Message31.05.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Message2024-05-3110 minFOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Wisdom24.05.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Wisdom2024-05-2410 min
We Interrupt This MovieDune Part OneSend us a textThe Lads discuss 2021’s Dune (Part One), directed by Denis Villeneuve. In the year 10,191, House Atreides are given the charge of taking over mining the planet Arrakis (also known as Dune) for spice, the most valuable commodity in the universe. But the previous fief holders, House Harkonnen, are not letting it go without a fight. With an all star cast including Timothee Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgaard, Zendaya, Javier Bardem and Jason Momoa, and a incredible score by Hans Zimmerman, Dune is a visually stunning masterpiece from one of ou...2024-05-181h 42FOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of Faith17.05.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of Faith2024-05-1709 minFOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of Godliness06.05.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of Godliness2024-05-1009 minFOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Kingdom (Part 1)26.04.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Mystery of God's Kingdom (Part 1)2024-04-2609 minFOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - We have God's Blessings19.04.2024 -STEVE ZIMMERMAN - We have God's Blessings2024-04-1910 minFOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Christian Faith12.04.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Christian Faith2024-04-1209 min
2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower RecordsEp. 87 Steve Nikkel (Tower Advertising)Send us a textWhile Chris Hopson was putting together Tower Records’ in-house advertising agency, in a parallel universe, or at least somewhere else in California, Steve Nikkel was doing the same for a small independent chain of record stores called Eucalyptus Records, based out of Fairfield, California. When an opening became available, due to Mike Farrace starting up PULSE! Magazine and Terri Ball heading to New York City, Jim Swindel set up an interview between Nikkel and Hopson and Steve became a Tower-lifer. Join us this week...2024-04-091h 01FOCUS & FOKUS DEVOTIONALSSTEVE ZIMMERMAN - Christ's Purpose05.04.2024 - STEVE ZIMMERMAN - Christ's Purpose2024-04-0508 min
My Backstage PassDanny McCloskey Co-Founder/Publisher of The Alternate Root Magazine, Record Business Veteran and Entrepreneur Shares Secrets of His SuccessLee and Billy welcome Danny McCloskey, Co-owner of The Alternate Root music magazine, Desert Roots Music and a thirty-year-plus veteran of the music industry. From 1979 to 1985 he wrote and developed radio shows, developed programming and organized the yearly local music event ‘The Rock and Roll Rumble’ for legendary radio station WBCN in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1985, Danny joined Atlantic Records, handling services for Island and Virgin Records when under the Atlantic umbrella, as promotion manager for the Boston / New England region where he remained until 1990. Moving on to San Francisco in 1990, Danny managed a publicity firm, The Madera Group. He star...2024-03-1753 minMy Backstage PassSinger Songwriter Amelia White Shines A Light On Her CareerAmelia White’s reputation as one of Nashville’s most captivating singer songwriters has increased substantially with each and every new release. And for good reason. Assured and emotive, White’s songs come across with an authority and determination that gets straight to the heart of her sentiment and intents. Her new album, Love I Swore, offers a discourse revolving around bracing emotional issues — the struggle to maintain core relationships, dealing with loss and loneliness, and, in particular, the difficulties and diversions encountered by road-weary musicians. Taken in tandem Love I Swore is a testament to White’s powers of persuasi...2024-03-1031 minMy Backstage PassCruz Contreras Shares His Thoughts About Breaking From the Past While Working His Way Towards the FutureDespite a storied career that found him firmly at the helm of the highly acclaimed East Tennessee-based band The Black Lillies, and prior to that, the primary back-up for singer Robinella, Cruz Contreras, in effect starting anew. His debut solo album Cosmico, finds him stepping out on his own and taking his music into a decidedly new direction. Borne from a personal perspective that is, by turns, both ethereal and emphatic, music conveyed through tone, texture and melodies that immediately crawl under the skin and then linger there in a perpetual haze. In this episode Cruz sits...2024-03-0146 min
The Frying Pan: A Podcast about The Frying PanStink Alert!Steve pitches Stink Alert, a noxious warning system for stinky clothing. Listeners love it and can find no fault with Steve's latest invention.This episode was produced by Pete Zimmerman, and originally aired on June 12th, 2015.2024-02-0637 min
Sons of ThunderEP01 - IntroductionTake a few minutes to hear the back story on why Brent and Steve felt the Lord leading them to share their experiences with spiritual warfare and deliverance. 2024-02-0255 min2500 DelMonte Street: The Oral History of Tower RecordsEp. 76 Jason Sumney (4th & Broadway, Regional Office, Lincoln Center)Send us a textNot many people are “One Degree of Separation” from Kevin Bacon, but this week’s guest, Jason Sumney is. Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of a rabid record collector, Jason started his retail music career while in HIgh School at National Record Mart, a locally based, national chain that at its peak had 175 stores in 30 states. Knowing all of the latest releases and the camaraderie he felt with his fellow employees made working in a record store the perfect job for Jason. It was after meeting someone...2023-12-051h 06My Backstage PassJim Parker - Hit Songwriter & Creator/Host of Jim Parker’s Songwriters Series ®Within a year after getting his first guitar donated by his sister’s boyfriend, Jimmy Gilmer of Sugar Shack fame, Jim Parker was playing in a band and later became a founding member of The Illusions that landed a record deal with Dot Records. In 1966 he and his buddies decided to leave their hometown of Amarillo, Texas, and head to Los Angeles. During that time, The Illusions became “The Kitchen Cinq” recording with Lee Hazelwood’s LHI label for three years. This later led to jobs with other recording bands like Armageddon and THEM (post Van Morrison) with some studio w...2023-12-031h 22
Trawler TalkZimmerman Marine founder Steve ZimmermanFor over four decades, Steve Zimmerman has run his eponymously named repair and service centers along the U.S. East Coast. Zimmerman tells us about his beginnings in the marine trade, what to expect from a boatyard that's worth its salt and what you need to know when buying a used boat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2023-11-3025 min
The Cost of Doing BusinessEp 36. Cutting all hardscape and only doing pools!?Steve Kidwell from Ohio has been laser-focused on evolving his business and optimizing for his vision of the type of business he wants to build. ...and he was a hardscape and pool company... that stopped doing hardscaping. Listen in for Steve's line of thinking and why he did that. Steve and his team have built an incredible machine. Last year they did multi million revenue with a 3 man team for an incredible revenue per employee! Give Steve a follow: Instagram (@primeoutdoorliving) Prime Outdoor Living | Expert Pool Installation & More If yo...2023-11-2758 minMy Backstage PassEllis Paul, Singer-Songwriter, Illustrator, AuthorEllis Paul doesn’t just write songs; he’s a guitar-carrying reporter who covers the human condition and details the hopes, loves, losses of those he observes, turning their stories into luminous pieces of music that get under your skin and into your bloodstream. And much like the artists who have influenced him, everyone from Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to the singer-songwriter who is undoubtedly his greatest inspiration, Woody Guthrie, Paul weaves deeply personal experiences with social issues and renders them as provocative works that are as timely as they are timeless. Born and raised in Main...2023-11-2023 min
Art of the CutALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEEToday on Art of the Cut, we’re talking with Dean Zimmerman, ACE about the limited Netflix series, All the Light We Cannot See, directed by his long-time collaborator, Shawn Levy.
Dean’s been on Art of the Cut before for “Free Guy” and “Stranger Things” and “Mazerunner.” He’s part of a legendary editing family, headed by his father Don Zimmerman, who just received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Cinema Editors this year.
Dean won an Emmy and was nominated for an ACE Eddie in 2017 for Stranger Things. A...2023-11-1643 minMy Backstage PassSongwriter, Storyteller, Multi-instrumentalist Rees ShadThis episode we have a conversation with songwriter, storyteller, multi-instrumentalist Rees Shad. Shad has been described as a master of alluring melodies and short story songs whose characters interact and reoccur in eloquent musical vignettes. An accomplished musician, composer, and creative, Shad has an impressive catalog of thirteen solo albums (with another dozen side projects) containing a wide range of music and narratives. Shad grew up absorbing the NYC music scene immersing himself in vintage blues, jazz, folk, country, classic rock and punk before moving to upstate New York to embrace a more rural lifestyle...2023-11-0934 minMy Backstage PassJim Gaines - Multiple Grammy Winning Producer/Engineer Of Huey Lewis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, Journey, and Steve MillerIn a recording career spanning some fifty years, bridging a range in time and style that reaches from the early days at Memphis’s Stax Records to Carlos Santana’s eight-Grammy year in 2000 and beyond, producer Jim Gaines has operated the mixing board for some of the greatest artists in American music. Journey, Huey Lewis and the News, Steve Miller, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Dionne Warwick are just a few of the influential musicians who have entrusted their creativity and talent to his proven abilities. Host Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in se...2023-09-2843 minMy Backstage PassSteve Meyer (Part 3) Former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records & Universal/MCABe sure to also hear parts 1 and 2 of Steve Meyer! Steve was more than just a record executive whose stint as National Promotion Director for Capitol Records and Universal/MCA made him one of the biggest power brokers in the music industry during '70s, '80s and '90s. He worked with the biggest names in the business -- The Beatles (and Paul McCartney and John Lennon individually), Bob Seger, Steve Miller, Elton John, Little River Band, and so many other artists who defined Top 40 and Album-Oriented radio for all time. He...2023-08-281h 08My Backstage PassSteve Meyer (Part 2) Former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records & Universal/MCABe sure to also hear parts 1 and 3 of Steve Meyer! Steve was more than just a record executive whose stint as National Promotion Director for Capitol Records and Universal/MCA made him one of the biggest power brokers in the music industry during '70s, '80s and '90s. He worked with the biggest names in the business -- The Beatles (and Paul McCartney and John Lennon individually), Bob Seger, Steve Miller, Elton John, Little River Band, and so many other artists who defined Top 40 and Album-Oriented radio for all time. He...2023-07-251h 22My Backstage PassSteve Meyer (Part 1) Former National Promotion Director for Capitol Records & Universal/MCABe sure to also hear parts 2 and 3 of Steve Meyer! Steve was more than just a record executive whose stint as National Promotion Director for Capitol Records and Universal/MCA made him one of the biggest power brokers in the music industry during '70s, '80s and '90s. He worked with the biggest names in the business -- The Beatles (and Paul McCartney and John Lennon individually), Bob Seger, Steve Miller, Elton John, Little River Band, and so many other artists who defined Top 40 and Album-Oriented radio for all time. He...2023-06-051h 01My Backstage PassA Conversation with Ireland Based Band Seafoam GreenA conversation with the Ireland based band Seafoam Green as they bring their Americana Roots Roadshow across the Atlantic for their 2023 US tour. Learn more about Seafoam Green at http://www.seafoamgreenband.com/ What others are saying about Seafoam Green:- Classic Rock Magazine “Stunning...9/10”, - Country Music Magazine ★★★★★ - Mojo Magazine - “Near faultless album" "Seafoam Green are Irish band Dave O'Grady and Muireann McDermott Long. The pair specialise in what we now call Americana. If you want blues, gospel, and folk, they’ve got it, but what they’ve actu...2023-05-2129 min
Tea With GeorgeNew recording programs can make you say anything!The recording program that I’m now using to bring you Tea Time is one I can use it to make anybody’s speech say anything I want it to say! Thing is, I don’t do that because I’m a moral person. A few years ago Katie Couric manipulated the words of NRA members in her interview to make them say “we are all for killing, and we need a guns for killing.” They said nothing of the sort, but Katie Couric wasn’t fired. In the George Zimmerman case, NBC played the 911 call. They played George Zimmerman saying...2023-04-1201 min