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Happy Fourth of July from BIG FAN!
Happy Fourth of July from BIG FAN! In this episode, Chad and Hank get into July 4th plans and their fireworks experiences. Also! Hank and Chad get into tire...
Kinds of Kindness
Fresh off her Oscar-winning performance in POOR THINGS, Emma Stone returns for a third time to the world of director Yorgos Lanthimos in his latest film KINDS OF KINDNESS. The...
The Bikeriders
Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Mike Faist, & Michael Shannon star in writer/director Jeff Nichols’ latest film THE BIKERIDERS. Alan & Chris share their thoughts on this new release...
Preserving Generational Memories: A Conversation with Jon Camp, Ever Living Memories
In this episode of The Caregiver Community, host Karen Summey from ACAPcommunity is joined by Jon Camp, former TV news reporter/anchor and founder of Ever Living Memories. Jon joins...
Bright Ideas: Non-Alcoholic Beer and Startup Success with Bright Barrel’s Caleb Drown and Brian Garrison
You need a lunchtime beer, but you have to go back to work? How about trying a non-alcoholic beer! Caleb Drown and Brian Garrison, founders of Bright Barrel, join hosts Jeff...
Brats We Grown Now
BRATS, a new documentary available to stream exclusively on Hulu, centers on the 1980s films starring the “Brat Pack” and their profound impact on the young stars’ lives. WE...
GIVE IT A REST, LISA.
Life update – check. Blame Tom Sandoval – check. Question how Jax Taylor had a good idea – also check. This episode of ChickChat is short, sweet and to the point…...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Hospitality with Zack Cranford, Cranford Hospitality
You want to start a restaurant or bar, but the banks won’t talk with you? We will! This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Zack Cranford with Cranford Hospitality, who has succeeded in...
Sasquatch Sunset
For 88 minutes a completely unrecognizable Jesse Eisenberg & Riley Keough depict the life of an unusual family in SASQUATCH SUNSET. Alan & Chris discuss the film and then cover...
“Sometimes Chaperones Need Chaperoning”
That’s right even the chaperones need a little chaperoning at times. Chad and Hank are back for a jump into summer edition of BIG FAN! Included…Chad’s 50th birthday celebration...
The Last Stop in Yuma County
Despite being in the midst of the summer movie season, Alan & Chris decided to take an off-ramp from the blockbuster freeway and visit an entry in the smaller...
How Assistive Technology Can Support Aging Individuals with Samantha Westrich, Speech and Language Pathologist
Sometimes, we hear the term “assistive technology” in relation to older adults. But what exactly is that? How can assistive technology help my aging loved one or me, as the caregiver? Host...
Chad’s Feeling Nifty at 50!
A half-century… Chad (the birthday boy) and Hank are back for a special 50th-birthday episode of BIG FAN! Included in this jam-packed edition, our hosts reminisce about past birthdays...
The Fall Guy Unfrosted Challengers
They’re back! After taking a podcast recording break due to hectic scheduling, our hosts return to deliver reviews of three new films to make up for lost time. With the three...
Caregiver Stress: Is it Okay to Say “Enough!” with Dr. Jamehl Demons, Geriatrician at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Do you ever reach a point in your caregiver journey at which you say – or want to say – “Enough! I just can’t do this anymore!?!?!?” Caregiving can be hard,...
Starting a Music Venue with Andrew Moose, the hum
This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange is a rocker, as Andrew Moose (affectionally known as Moose)—the co-owner and operator of outdoor music venue the hum—joins podcast hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary...
Everyone Gets A Trophy!
We had no clue the episode would go in this direction – but well, it did. Seeing how both our hosts have a little competitive streak in them, the latest...
Spring is Springing
It’s a warm, hazy, and sniffly edition of this jumping back into spring episode of BIG FAN! Chad and Hank are back to discuss atrocious seasonal allergies, The Masters...
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...
Twisters Thelma
Is TWISTERS the sequel nobody asked for that we all need in 2024? As it appears to have gotten crowds back into movie theaters (a thought that is actually verbalized...