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Haunted Mansion

Disney’s had an interesting track record with theme park rides turned into feature films. In 2003 they had success with PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN but didn’t manage to scare up much profit from THE HAUNTED MANSION starring Eddie Murphy. Twenty years later they’ve changed the director, cast, and writer and released a version called simply HAUNTED MANSION. Our…

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Midwood Smokehouse Pitmaster, Matt Barry

 Visit Charlotte, N.C., today, and you’ll find a food landscape with everything you can imagine, including a diverse selection of barbecues. But at one time, Charlotte was a food desert for good barbecue – until Midwood Smokehouse arrived in a trendy and eclectic neighborhood east of Uptown. With Pitmaster Matt Barry running the barbecue…

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Hickory Water Scandals, Twitter is X, Residual Checks, and Goodwill Hunting!

Bumpkins! It’s episode 190 of Country-ish! This is going to be ON the chain! It’s like a refreshing ice-cold bottle of Goodwill water. In Small Town News, rabble-rousers from Newton decided to chain a cooler full of water bottles…right next to a public water fountain in downtown Hickory! Why? We’re gonna get into it. In…

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Reopening Tupac’s Murder Case, Taylorgating, & Formula 1 Holds Vegas Hostage

Kathleen opens the show drinking a Cat’s Meow New England IPA from Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company. She reviews her weekend in New Hampshire, playing a sold-out show at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom and eating steamerswith her friend and opening act, Michael Somerville. QUEEN NEWS: Kathleen reports that Queen Dolly has released the first single “We…

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Episode 77: Writing is NOT That Hard

I am doing something brave (and that I preach on this podcast): reading an excerpt from my current book in progress! The working title is, Writing is Not That Hard: Ending the Self-Judgment and Recognizing the Writer Within. As you listen, you’ll learn: Where the myth of “writing is hard” comes from? Who benefits (and who doesn’t) by…

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Bonus Episode! Friendship Bracelets & Fairy Dust: Experiencing Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour In Denver

Kathleen reviews her weekend in Denver attending Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at Mile High Stadium. She shares her experiences trading friendship bracelets with the Children, drinking a Bud Light Retro Tie Dye Seltzer, running into her friend Mandy Matney in a stadium bar line, and rushing back to her hotel for last-call martinis with her…

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Oppenheimer

Director Christopher Nolan’s OPPENHEIMER starring well…it seems like everyone…has made it into multiplexes around the country. Alan & Chris have seen this three-hour opus and have some thoughts. Post-review the guys talk about the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike going on and how it will have repercussions for the movie-making industry. Footcandle Film Festival Footcandle Film Society

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RedPubPod #021 Romey Church

Welcome to a Special Furniture Manufacturing Edition of Redhawk Publication’s podcast, REDPUBPOD! Redhawk Publications’ newest book, Richard Eller’s “Well Crafted: The History of Furniture Manufacturing in Western North Carolina” has put a spotlight not just on owners and upper management, but also on the workers that make the industry tick! In this episode of RedPubPod, Richard…

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HomeKit & Home Automation

Although home automation is not a new topic for the Brothers (see the Home Automation series from 2020…including Convenience, Security, & Safety)…there are quite a few changes that have occurred across this market that are worth discussing. With both of the Brothers having recently set up or adapted their automation ecosystems, it is time to…

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Jason Aldean & Miranda Lambert Getting Hot and RFK Jr Disses Chick-Fil-A!

Today’s show is going to be very intimate.  It’s like being stuck on a hot deserted island with me in the tropics. It’s just me and producer The Alan Jackson in the studio. In Best Trends, we’re gonna talk about Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean getting all heated.  Miranda is mad at audience members for…

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