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Monkey Man
Dev Patel’s directorial debut MONKEY MAN has hit theaters and our hosts have a review. Items of movie news are discussed next including an upcoming adaptation of the Frankenstein...
Godzilla x Kong The New Empire
Everyone’s favorite city-stomping giant lizard & gargantuan ape have returned to movie screens across the country. Our hosts review GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE and indulge in a round...
The Economic Impact of NC Small Business Center Networks with Anne Shaw, State Director of the NCSBN
This month on the Entrepreneur Exchange, what if you had access to your own business counselor and startup resources and it only cost you…nothing? If you’re in North Carolina, you’re...
Frozen Empire of the American Society of Magical Negroes
Did another round of bustin’ make Alan & Chris feel good? They review the new GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE, the comedic satire THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES, and share...
Working While Caring with Karen Kavanaugh, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers
One in five employed adults also are caregivers for older adult loved ones. Caregiving can significantly affect their work. What can employers do to help maximize caregiver employee contributions to the...
BIG FAN’s MARCH MADNESS 2024
Chad and Hank are back for another March Madness Edition of BIG FAN! Included in this episode, our hosts give you some of their NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament picks,...
Perfect Days
Acclaimed director Wim Wenders scored an Oscar nomination for his latest film PERFECT DAYS. Our hosts spend some time discussing the film that details the simple life of a janitor...
The Riddler?
Chad and Hank are back for another jam-packed episode of BIG FAN! In this episode, hectic kid schedules, The Grandview Eagles Nest, Hickory High’s sports dominance, the kids are...
Entrepreneur Exchange Mailbag 2024
Entrepreneur Exchange hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller crack open the mailbag to answer emails from listeners about all things start-up…funding, marketing, branding, support resources, and…cannabis? Gary also gets to...
Dune Part Two
After a three-year hiatus moviegoers can now return to Arrakis to spend some quality time (two hours and forty-six minutes in fact) with Paul Atreides and friends. Our hosts...
Drive-Away Dolls
Joel Coen (a.k.a. one-half of the esteemed Coen Brothers duo) had his solo directorial debut in 2021 with THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH. Now in 2024, Ethan Coen takes his shot...
Making Death a Normal Conversation with Pam Carter, End of Life Doula
Normalizing the approach to the discussion of death is important and necessary. Just as birth is a natural process, so too is death. Join Frances Hall, Founder and Executive Director of...
American Fiction
AMERICAN FICTION starring Jeffrey Wright & Sterling K. Brown recently received multiple Academy Award nominations and graced one of our hosts’ best movies of 2023 list. Alan & Chris discuss...
Is Nostradamus Spilling Tea?
“We’re just 2 girls. Standing in front of a microphone. Asking you to cook for us.” Join the girls as they break down Valentine’s Day and the celebrity-ness of the...
1984 is Standing on Business
Chad and Hank are back for another non-sus, jam-packed edition of BIG FAN. 1984 was 40 years ago, but the hits still keep holding up, kids slang, Hank gets...
Society of the Snow
Director J.A. Bayona’s SOCIETY OF THE SNOW is one of five nominees for the Best International Feature Film at the upcoming 2024 Academy Awards. Our hosts share their thoughts on...
Domestic Manufacturing with Eric Henry, TS Designs
Low-cost imports have driven most apparel manufacturers overseas…but not all of them. Eric Henry with TS Designs joins hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller to share how his company has...
Chad’s Magic Syrup
Chad and Hank are back for another rendition of BIG FAN! In this jam-packed episode, Chad has unearthed a magic syrup for his ailments and we find out if...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Warning Signs and Making a Plan, with Jill Disney, Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia affects more than memory and is not normal aging. How do you know if there is something serious that needs to be addressed by a physician, and what do you do? Learn...
Self Reliance
Actor/writer Jake Johnson has made his directorial debut with the Hulu original film SELF RELIANCE. Alan & Chris share their thoughts and then delve into some news of an...
The Color Purple Ferrari
This week’s episode has a little bit of everything. We discuss a biopic (FERRARI starring Adam Driver), a big-budget musical (THE COLOR PURPLE starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and...
2024 Productivity Resolutions with Wake Tech (NC) Community College Small Business Center Director, Todd Lyden
It’s a New Year and the Entrepreneur Exchange is here to help with your New Year’s productivity resolutions. Wake Tech (NC) Community College Small Business Center Director Todd Lyden joins...
Poor Things Best of 2023
For our first podcast episode of 2024, we thought we’d go big. We have a review of director Yorgos Lanthimos’ POOR THINGS, a discussion of the North Carolina Film...
The Iron Claw
Writer/Director Sean Durkin’s films often examine family dynamics in various ways. With his latest work, THE IRON CLAW, Durkin once again trains his lens on a family – but this...
The McDrinkys Takeover
Well, they had every intention of discussing pop culture (and they do – eventually) but the girls got a little sidetracked – and hungry – discussing their childhood fast...
Dream Godzilla Scenario Minus One
The new cerebral dark comedy DREAM SCENARIO stars Nic Cage as a college professor who has his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him...
We’re Going to STATE!
Hank and Chad are Big Fan’s of Christmas Cheer, State Championships, and High School Football fact checkers… Included in this episode, our hosts Thanksgiving shenanigans, Hickory High School Red...
11th Annual Business Lessons From the Movies
It’s a holiday tradition…the Entrepreneur Exchange “Business Lessons from the Movies” Podtacular edition, as Alan Jackson and Chris Frye with the Footcandle Film Society, join hosts Jeff Neuville and...
Next Goal Dumb Money Wins
Two films featuring based on true stories. That was our unintentional theme in this episode. First up we discuss director Taika Waititi’s NEXT GOAL WINS starring Michael Fassbender as a coach...
May December Holdovers
We’ve got a Payne/Haynes double feature on this episode with reviews of THE HOLDOVERS & MAY DECEMBER. Alexander Payne’s latest film, THE HOLDOVERS starring Paul Giamatti & DaVine Joy Randolph,...
BIG FAN’s of Thanksgiving
Hank and Chad are back for the 2023 Thanksgiving edition of BIG FAN. Joining our hosts today is special co-host Carson (Hank’s Brother – in – Law)! The guys...
For the Love of Octopi
We’re feeling the love here on ChickChat today… maybe it’s because it’s the holiday season, maybe it’s because we are so thankful for our listeners… but it’s probably because...
Connecting Through Photos: Using Photography to Engage with Those with Alzheimer’s or Other Forms of Dementia
This podcast will share how photos are beneficial in connecting with and helping loved ones reminisce, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Join Frances Hall,...
Fingernails
Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, & Jeremy Allen White star in an offbeat romantic comedy with a splash of sci-fi. That bit of info got our hosts excited about the new...
Civil War
Director Alex Garland’s CIVIL WAR portrays a dystopian future when a divided America has been plunged into a battle between various factions. Our hosts share their takes on the film...