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Indoor Spring Maintenance Checklist, Bats in the Belfry and Neighborhood Disputes!

We’re covering more of your Spring Maintenance Checklist this week! We discussed items you need to pay attention to on the outside of your house last week… this week, we move to the indoors and help you think of things you should do to prepare for the season. We also discuss a solution for BATS! Some listeners have discussed having “bats in their belfry” in previous episodes. This week, we share some solutions for getting rid of bats while also taking care of them and not hurting them. What’s the best way to handle a dispute with a neighbor? In the News Desk we share an option that you probably don’t want to try.

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The April Brothers in Tech Suggestions (BITS)

Ahhhh…the BiTs episode. What a great and creative name, BiTs (Brothers in Tech Suggestions). Wonder who came up with that? Oh yes, that was Brian…and he loves to remind Alan of it any time he can. For this episode, we give guest Mike Geraci (Digital Media professor, Pacific University Oregon) the pay-off for his hard work on the previous three episodes by being a part of this month’s BiTs show (man, what a great name…)! Check out what the Brothers are suggesting this month!

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Ginger Billy, Johnson & Johnson & Missing Lottery Tickets!

In this episode, Jon and Sebastian get together and talk about working with John Schneider on one of his movie sets and how one of Jon’s T-shirts was found and auctioned off at a Goodwill. In “Best Trends” they talk about the pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of an abundance of caution. Then it’s time for another round of “How Much Is That Screen Actors Guild Residual Check?” as callers try to guess the amount of one episode of EASTBOUND AND DOWN on HBO. Next up it’s “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” as Ginger Billy joins the show to talk about becoming a social media star. And finally in “Small Town News” Jon and Sebastian go down a rabbit hole when they talk about a Tennessee man who finds his lost $1 million lottery ticket in a parking lot but is he the same guy who was pardoned by Donald Trump for war crimes? This episode might make you all hot and bothered.

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Live from the Detroit Airport (with Reno Collier)

Jon Reep is in the studio, John Heffron is stuck and calling in from the Detroit airport, and Reno Collier joins the conversation to talk comedy shows, disrespectful audience members, the upcoming “Town Swap”, and kissing on camera.

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A Fake Florida Surgeon, WeWork, & The Golden City of Luxor

Kathleen opens the show drinking a Naked Pig Pale Ale from Back Forty Brewing in Gadsden, AL. She shares with listeners her excitement over the St. Louis Cardinals’ Opening Day, describing the Clydesdales parading around the ballpark and the Cardinal HOF players waving to fans. Included in this episode of the Pubcast, an Update on Kathleen’s Queen’s Court, “Bad Good Food”, China’s Digital Crypto Mint, Tom Brady Launches NFT Company, The Downfall of WeWork, Florida’s Fake Plastic Surgeon, Valentine’s Day Incest Murder, Lost Golden City of Luxor Found, and What to Watch This Week!

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Women Supporting Women with Michelle Morgan, Women’s Resource Center

Join Creating Wellness host Fran Paradine as she speaks with Michelle Morgan, Director of Women’s Resource Center in Hickory, NC about the importance of community, connection, and women supporting women on our overall well-being. 

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Social Support Networks: Providing Care with Style While Facing New Challenges and Opportunities

Social support networks are important to the well-being for each of us and are even more important during challenging times such as when we are providing care for a loved one. Research has begun to recognize, though, that there are some important differences in supportive networks among African Americans as compared with other races. Dr. Althea Taylor Jones, retired professor and Gerontology Program administrator at Winston-Salem State University; Alexis Richmond, gerontology major at Winston-Salem State University; and Frances S. Hall, ACAP Founder, and Executive Director, help listeners better understand the make-up and importance of social support networks and how they differ among various communities.

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Spec Homes vs. New Builds, Spring Maintenance Checklist, and Interesting Decoration Ideas!

Tommy and Shane talk about spec homes and how they compare to new builds, some Spring maintenances checklists, interesting houses and their decoration in the News Desk, and how much would you pay for a home if you weren’t going to live in it? And are you looking at buying a new house? Builders are doing some new things these days.

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The Speed of Technology

Technology continues to race forward at an incredible pace, and the Brothers are typically happy to be along for the ride. But, while it is easy to see all the good that can come from faster tech evolution and development, there are also some dangers that we should keep a close eye on. On this episode of Brothers in Tech, a friend of the show Mike Geraci (Digital Media professor @ Pacific University Oregon) breaks out his tinfoil hat and leads a discussion of concerns with the current state and future direction of technology. Although listening may make you want to go live in a van down by the river…this is one you need to hear!

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Jon Joins the BTS Army, Comedian Tim Gaither, and Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

Comedian/Actor Jon Reep and Marcus Stamos talk about Jon’s recent trip to SC and an encounter with some very angry geese.  In “Best Trends” we learn about the BTS Army with Jon and Marcus making their own BTS “selfies” and then discuss “Kong vs. Godzilla”.  Plus, Jon debuts the music video for his bluegrass version of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy!”.  Jon then welcomes comedian Tim Gaither to chat over Zoom about Tim’s early days in comedy and his promising wrestling career.  In “Small Town News” a deer comes flying into the windshield of a school bus while never waking up the student in the seat where he lands.  And in “Goodwill Hunting”, Jon gives Marcus a gift to help clean his nasty microwave.  This episode will have you humming “Don’t Worry, Be Happy!”

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