• Tony Richards – Founder/Owner Hippie Radio
    Aug 17 2025

    Don’t dare tell this self-made media business mogul that radio has gone the way of Blockbuster. Proof that Tony was
    always going to be a high achiever, he built a radio station at 13-years old in his Ft. Wayne, Indiana basement. Every day
    since he’s been either on the airwaves or managing radio stations, launching Kensington Digital Media in 2011.
    Currently owning a dozen call letters including WHPY-FM Hippie Radio in Nashville, he’s half of “Nashville’s Morning
    Show with Pam & Tony” on the Hippie. With five children and ten grandchildren, Tony and wife Leann continue to
    manage day-to-day operations of one of Nashville’s media mainstays. AMONG THE TOPICS; WHY HE NEVER WAS A
    SMOKER OR A DRINKER; MEETING THE HOME RUN KING WHILE UPSETTING HIS WIFE; CHEER, CHEER FOR OLD NOTRE
    DAME AND HOW COVID LED HIM TO EARNING HIS PILOT’S LICENSE.

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    42 mins
  • Jackie Marushka – Marushka Media
    Aug 3 2025

    Jackie credits her career ascent to a late afternoon meeting with a boss who she thought was going to fire her. The
    New Mexico native reveals what she said in that meeting, along with her other defining moments in a crowded Nashville
    public relations scene. Her jam is “moment making that ends up in yielding press” for more than two decades, creating
    a boutique and branding agency. Serving on several boards, including the American Music Association, Jackie’s passion
    includes striving to break new ground for underserved members of the entertainment community. AMONG THE
    TOPICS: OZZIE’S LAST STAND, HOW DOES DICK CLARK EVEN HAPPEN? “BLISSING OUT” ON HALL & OATES, WHAT SHE
    THINKS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE MEAN TO ANIMALS, AND BRINGING TELEMUNDO TO THE RED CARPET.

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    37 mins
  • Encore Edition Dan Thomas – WSMV Channel 4 Meteorologist
    Jul 20 2025

    (Joe and John have wrecked a car and flown to London since the last recording and need a quick summer hiatus. Enjoy
    the March 2 nd release with one of the best TV people in business).

    Dan did his first weather forecast at age six and hasn’t stopped since (he is not kidding and has the tape to prove it). A
    Boston area native, the Penn State student’s path to Nashville took more twists and turns than a wind-blown
    tumbleweed in America’s heartland. A Captain in the U.S. Air Force, he didn’t land his then-ultimate assignment but
    doesn’t regret any of his eight moves. Find out what life lesson Tom Brady taught him, while becoming one of the most
    respected meteorologists in the country. AMONG THE TOPICS: HIS CRACKER BARREL EPIPHANY, DID HE GET HIS
    AUTOGRAPH ORR NOT?, PARENTAL ADVICE FOR ALL YOUR EYES, THE MOMENT HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE, AND
    WHY HE HAS A PALM TREE AT OPRYLAND HOTEL BUT DOESN’T KNOW WHERE IT IS.

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    46 mins
  • Walter Egan – Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
    Jul 6 2025

    The son of “Mad Men” advertising parents, the Queens, New York native was at the epicenter of the 1970’s California
    music scene. Best known for his 1978 hit single “Magnet and Steel”, Walter has 15 solo albums to his credit and
    exponentially more anecdotes reflecting on living the rock ‘n roll lifestyle. 77 years-young July 12th , Egan’s story of
    tension in the studio while working with (and dating) Stevie Nicks makes you feel you are in the room with them.
    AMONG THE TOPICS: WALT’S MUSIC VAULT, HIS CONNECTION TO A BOND GIRL, WHY HAVING ONE ICONIC HIT ISN’T
    A CURSE, AND EAST NASHVILLE MEMORIES.

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    50 mins
  • “Just” Joe & John Edition - June 2025
    Jun 22 2025

    It’s another edition of the longtime buddies flying solo (or is that duo?) covering a ridiculous range of topics such as; the raging speed bump debate, fast food drive-thru hassles, the “YMCA” song, what it’s like to pilot a Lear jet at 45,000 feet, John’s romantic getaway that ends up with a rash, Don Shula’s death stare, that time Bryant Gumbel gave Joe the big blow off, why men flying in flip flops is just dead wrong, wild animals on the loose in Middle Tennessee, and offering free T-shirts. Be part of a future shows by emailing secondcupofjoeandjohn@gmail.com with your comments, likes, dislikes and stories. They would love to hear from you. They are lonely. Enjoy!

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    37 mins
  • Amy Don Billings – Owner/Operator Nashville Jam Session
    Jun 8 2025

    This Hendersonville High School “Golden Girl” has a colorful, winding life journey, making her mark as a Nashville area talent
    buyer and business owner. There aren’t many challenges she hasn’t answered. Booking a jazz series in Lebanon,
    Tennessee? Check. Making a last-minute pitch to launch a shop at Nashville International Airport? Check. Playing with
    Charlie Daniels? Check. Launching The Nashvegas Entertainment Group? Check. A must listen is why the “like” button
    led her to her husband John Billings (bassist for The Monkeys). AMONG THE TOPICS: HOW A NASVHILLE JAM SESSION
    CONCEPT MORPHED INTO REALITY, MAINTAINING THE NASHVILLE WAY, HER HUBBIE’S TEARJERKING COMPLIMENT,
    AND WHY SHE WOULD HAVE RUN FAR AWAY WHEN SHE WAS 18.

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    40 mins
  • The ”Just” Joe and John Edition
    May 25 2025

    Care to join a couple of guys shooting the breeze? They take the podcast to the next level, asking, begging, imploring
    you to email them at secondcupofjoeandjohn@gmail.com or engage on the show’s social media to add to future
    conversations. Joe reveals what it was like to be a big-time DJ (John’s words, not Joe’s), favorite concerts, cars, throwing
    away Emmy’s, favorite sandwiches, Cam Ward, Garanimals (you remember them), and Dads. Add your two cents.
    Guest ideas? Send your thought on all and everything you heard, and they promise to read your response. No response
    is too short or too small. Get ready to hear your name on the next “Just” edition!

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    41 mins
  • Terry Bulger – WSMV-TV Feature Reporter (1990-2025)
    May 11 2025

    When “Bulger’s Beat” came on TV, you stopped what you were doing to check it out. The Chicago native brought his
    folksy storytelling to Nashville’s NBC affiliate in 1990. For nearly 36 years Terry profiled ordinary people with
    extraordinary life lessons. After a road trip to Amarillo and a cup of coffee in Des Moines, Terry explains why Nashville
    became home, with TV viewers adding one more smile to their day. His 2005 Taylor Swift interview has become an
    internet sensation, but he reveals why he’s most proud of just getting in the car with no story and often created water
    cooler conversation the next morning. AMONG THE TOPICS: THE SCENE AT A FORMULA ONE RACE, WHY HE MAY
    HAVE SOLD A HOTDOG TO THE POPE (THIS WAS RECORD JUST HOURS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT), BREAKFAST
    WITH A BASEBALL GREAT, TV’S WORST ENEMY, AND A NEW FAVORITE EAST NASHVILLE RESTAURANT.

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    41 mins