Episodes

  • TMP315 JOE ADRAGNA: 1973 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

    TMP315 JOE ADRAGNA: 1973 NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
    Jul 10 2025
    The Junior League songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist mastermind has also played and recorded with the Minus 5 with Scott McCaughy and REM's Peter Buck. A Beatles devotee since he heard "I Want To Hold Your Hand" on oldies radio at the age of 4, he's channeled his power-pop influences including Big Star, the Monkees, Bowie, Badfinger, and the Kinks into over a dozen excellent records. Tonight Joe joins the Troubled Men as they reflect on the chaos and ennui of the 1970s Me Decade. Key party, anyone? Topics include a new mayoral candidate, Ricky Twiggs Jr., A.I., a captured fugitive, the Diddy verdict, Finnish fines, Lalo Schifrin RIP, Bobby Sherman RIP, Lou Christy RIP, Jimmy Lee Swaggart RIP, "Helter Skelter," Powers Boothe, Jim Jones, John Lennon's death, learning to play drums, college rock, the Record Stop, Florida, JJ Murphy, marriage, moving to New Orleans, the Magic Bus, Tiki Tuesdays, home recording, car phones, VCRs, answering machines, Alex Chilton records, Natasha Sanchez, Tom Stern, Blue Velvet Studio, Buffa's, Gardenia Moon, Jonathan Pretus, "Ranking the Beatles," theme records, Daniel Lanois, a Spiro Agnew quote, "The Ice Storm," Jay Gonzalez, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "Skinny Tie" and "1973 Nervous Breakdown" from "Our Broadcast Day" by the Junior League Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Joe Adragna Facebook The Junior League Facebook The Junior League Bandcamp Chapters (00:00:15) - Another Presidential Candidate Has Thrown His Hat in the Race(00:03:44) - Ricky Twigs Is Running for Mayor of Helena(00:06:22) - If You Can Run, Do You Run?(00:07:40) - Peech Gets Pardon for Speeding(00:11:57) - Deaths of People(00:14:43) - pop stars(00:15:10) - Lou Christie on Lightning Strikes(00:18:46) - "Jerking off While Peeing"(00:20:07) - Getting to Our Guest(00:20:33) - Joe Adranya(00:21:18) - Adranya(00:23:37) - George Harrison on The Beatles At Four(00:26:16) - Powers Booth In 'Imagine Manny'(00:27:09) - George Harrison on John Lennon's Death(00:29:11) - George Harrison on Playing Drum Lessons When He Was Younger(00:32:19) - Alex Kamalasa on The Monkeys(00:34:27) - Duane On Playing In A Band In St. Augustine(00:36:54) - Tom Petty on Playing in New Orleans(00:39:10) - New Orleans Music Scene: The Magic Bus(00:43:01) - Manny for Mayor(00:45:43) - Panther Burn and the Hellcats(00:48:07) - Joe Adranya on His New Orleans Home(00:50:34) - Have You Left A Message On Your Phone?(00:52:35) - How Old Are Your Kids?(00:53:53) - Pete Wentworth on his New Orleans Album(00:55:12) - How I Met The Minus Five Drummers(00:59:14) - Tom Jones on His Junior League Record(00:59:46) - Alex Chilton on His Post-Big Star Career(01:03:05) - Manny on Working On Natasha Sanchez's Album(01:05:55) - Mariah Carey on Her New Album(01:06:34) - Talking To Jonathan Predus About The Beatles(01:08:18) - On The Music of Through Lines(01:09:51) - Best Album of the Year(01:11:43) - Nattering Nabobs by Spiro Agnew(01:13:39) - Bobby Sherman on His 1973 Nervous Breakdown(01:16:36) - Jay Gonzalez On His Power Pop Songs
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • TMP314 JASON AFFOLDER GETS FIRED UP

    TMP314 JASON AFFOLDER GETS FIRED UP
    Jul 3 2025
    The indie filmmaker, photographer, firefighter, and former teacher went from USC film school in South Central L.A. to the war zone of a New Orleans-area high school classroom. His latest film “The Great Davini” stars Snake and Jake’s beloved owner Dave Clements in the title role. Jason’s service as a first responder in the Katrina aftermath tested his mettle in ways most never encounter. A world traveler, he’s has been to Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan, but tonight he really takes his life in his hands when he convenes with the Troubled Men.

    Topics include the mayoral campaign, a sweltering gig, a sunburn contest, the Diddy trial, Iranian terror cells, a FEMA director, the Lakers sale, Jerry Buss, the NBA, the WNBA, escaped convicts, Jimmy Chubbuck, Indiana tornados, '90s indie films, an arrest, Jim Jarmusch, the Sons of Lee Marvin, the public library, the Mermaid Lounge, Henry Griffin, Timecode NOLA, 48 Hour Films, Zeitgeist Arts Center, Dave Clements in "The Great Davini," tabletop magic, "9th Ward Justice," "Sun Dogs," old firehouses, Chuck Brokmeier, "Backdraft," and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break Music: "This Is About This" by the Geraniums

    Outro Music: "Baby's On Fire" from "Here Come The Warm Jets" by Brian Eno

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    Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Troubled Men: Manny Chevrolet on Running for Mayor
    • (00:02:56) - Summer sunburn Competition
    • (00:06:02) - Trump's War on Terror Committee
    • (00:09:02) - LeBron on Jerry Buss' Sale of the Lakers
    • (00:13:15) - WNBA players get chippy
    • (00:14:06) - Jimmy Chubbuck on the Orleans Parish Jail Escapinges
    • (00:16:20) - Dave Clements on The Great Davini
    • (00:16:56) - Indiana Jeopardy: Folder
    • (00:20:01) - When I Was In Indiana
    • (00:22:32) - Making A Mini-Epic in High School
    • (00:25:57) - Working on a film crew in the 90s
    • (00:29:08) - Post-USC Film Program
    • (00:31:21) - Lee Marvin on Getting Arrested in New Orleans
    • (00:34:49) - Teaching in the Bad Kids' School
    • (00:38:26) - Firefighter on Working With Kids
    • (00:41:06) - Firemen on the Streets
    • (00:43:32) - One More Tip For The Troubleman
    • (00:45:59) - Film Community of New Orleans
    • (00:50:12) - Katrina: The 20th Anniversary Special
    • (00:52:13) - Firefighter on the Katrina Strike
    • (00:55:05) - Traveling Around The World
    • (00:59:00) - American in Cuban jail
    • (00:59:54) - Where Have You Been? Cuba, Haiti
    • (01:01:41) - Tom Cruise on His Love Life
    • (01:02:34) - Dave Clemens on Working With Dave Clements
    • (01:05:45) - Growl: From Crime New Orleans to Horror Films
    • (01:09:10) - Honorary Firefighter on the Streets
    • (01:12:12) - Kurt Russell on Being Robbed By A Fireman
    • (01:15:31) - Lesbian Sex On A Fire Truck
    • (01:16:21) - How To Get Out Of The Trap Of Traveling
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • TMP313 BILLY IUSO GOES NATIVE

    TMP313 BILLY IUSO GOES NATIVE
    Jun 26 2025
    The guitar player, singer, and songwriter has released over a dozen records under his own name and as leader of the Brides of Jesus and the Restless Natives. Stints playing with Anders Osborne, the Wild Magnolias, and his Iko Allstars, in addition to tour managing the Neville Brothers, the Funky Meters, and George Porter and the Running Pardners, have put him in the thick of the New Orleans funk mix. Tonight Billy chances a return to Snake and Jake's with the Troubled Men to conjure the ghosts of the Christmas Club's past. Topics include a military parade, Juneteenth, Father's Day, a Christian punk band, a stoning, an apartment registry, a Pride parade, a Shame parade, the Carousel Bar, Bourbon St., Brian Wilson RIP, Dr. Landy, a Beach Boys concert, a Deadhead father, heavy metal, Providence, tapers, New York, the Wetlands, Dave Matthews, Athens, Russell Batiste, Bo Dollis, Quint Davis, Reggie Scanlan, Eddie Christmas, Joe Ashlar, Frenchmen St. clubs, camping festivals, CR Gruver, Mike Doussan, and much more.

    Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break Music: "She Moves That Way" from "Overstanding" by Billy Iuso

    Outro Music: "Rains of Oaxaca" from "52hz" by Billy Iuso

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • TMP312 BRUCE SUNPIE BARNES: CREOLE ALL-AMERICAN

    TMP312 BRUCE SUNPIE BARNES: CREOLE ALL-AMERICAN
    Jun 19 2025

    The singer, bandleader, and accordion and harmonica player for Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots was previously an NFL football player and a U.S. park ranger. International tours with Paul Simon, Sting, and his own band have carried him far from his upbringing in rural Arkansas. Sunpie's childhood experience handling poisonous vipers in the backwoods serves him well as he sits down with the Troubled Men at Snake & Jake's.

    Topics include the Big Island festival, a volcanic eruption, Tony Tocco, Atchafalaya restaurant, a flight delay, a bomb threat, convicts on the loose, the penny, ICE riots, sharecropping, the Pentecostal Church, baptisms, selling snakes, a rattlesnake round up, tent revivals, playing piano, a Buick Electra 225, integration, Jacques Cousteau, Marlin Perkins, Loretta Swit, a life plan, eating mule, a value system, the NFL draft, turf toe, the USFL, Bo Jackson, Raiders fans, Joe Sample, Harry Belafonte, early retirement, and much more.

    Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break Music: "Fox & The Hound" from "Lick A Hot Skillet" by Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots

    Outro Music: "We are the Northside Skull and Bone Gang" from "Island Man" by Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots

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    Chapters
    • (00:00:15) - Troubled Men
    • (00:03:43) - The Time I Saw A Volcano Erupt
    • (00:07:43) - The Pilot's Too-Tired Flight
    • (00:10:43) - The Airport Bomb Threatner
    • (00:13:01) - OPP Leads the Fight for Prison Escape
    • (00:15:51) - Riots continue in LA
    • (00:19:57) - Sly Stone Dead at 66
    • (00:21:56) - Meet the Guest
    • (00:23:03) - Sunpai Barnes
    • (00:24:04) - Sun Pie
    • (00:25:36) - Growing Up in a Sharecropper Community
    • (00:29:09) - How to Catch a Rattlesnake
    • (00:32:17) - Arkansas musicians: Starting to Play Music
    • (00:36:33) - Living on the Road With A Confederate Dad
    • (00:38:27) - Arkansas hurdler and college athlete
    • (00:40:34) - Inspiring scientists: Manny
    • (00:44:22) - Coon Hunt
    • (00:46:17) - Please support the Troubleman Podcast!
    • (00:50:18) - Tom Bosley and Loretta Sweat
    • (00:51:29) - Bruce Sunpai Barnes on His
    • (00:54:31) - Stick to Your List
    • (00:54:43) - In the Elevator With Kendrick Lamar
    • (00:58:48) - He Screwed Up The NFL Draft
    • (01:02:07) - Donald Trump on His One Year in the NFL
    • (01:05:19) - Andy Reid on His Football Career
    • (01:09:31) - Reggie Jackson on His National Park Ranger Experience
    • (01:14:07) - Trump rips National Park Service
    • (01:16:15) - Paul Simon on His Music Career
    • (01:20:35) - Paul McCartney on His First Tour With Sting
    • (01:24:44) - Skull and Bone Gang
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • TMP311 DAVID KUNIAN: JAZZ LUNATIQUE

    TMP311 DAVID KUNIAN: JAZZ LUNATIQUE
    Jun 12 2025

    The award-winning radio documentarian, musicologist, and long-running WWOZ DJ showcases his deep knowledge of music every Tuesday at 10pm with his Freaknology Lunatique radio show. By day David is the music curator for the Louisiana State Museum and curator of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, producing exhibitions and live programming and caretaking their 71,000-piece collection. His reign as emcee for the alternative Chaz Fest demonstrates his love for weirdos and misfits. He should feel right at home tonight with the Troubled Men.

    Topics include escaped convicts, accomplices, a brownout, Len Davis, an aggressive pat-down, a Hawaiian vacation, the beach, senior moments, the penny, an intern, Boston, an elite high school, chowder, Southies, college radio, avant-garde jazz, Katharine Hepburn, an overnight show, James Booker, the new WWOZ studios, Darryl Berger, Griper, Michael Ward, a ghost story, AFO Records, Everette Maddox, the Maple Leaf, the Truck Farm, the Geraniums, Tom Thayer, and much more.

    Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break Music: "Junko Partner" from "Live at the Maple Leaf" by James Booker

    Outro Music: "Tonight" from "Little Houses In Space" by the Geraniums

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    Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Troubled Men Podcast
    • (00:00:52) - The Escapees from Louisiana
    • (00:04:40) - Power Goes Out in New Orleans
    • (00:07:50) - How many murders were there in America?
    • (00:08:04) - TSA Pat Down
    • (00:11:33) - Senor on a Vacation in Hawaii
    • (00:15:28) - Old Guy Gets Lost In The Coin Star Machine
    • (00:19:00) - Clark Marty
    • (00:21:14) - David Kunion on Working At the Jazz Museum
    • (00:24:50) - In Boston, Are You Armenian?
    • (00:26:17) - In the Elevator With Boston Rockers
    • (00:29:32) - On Columbia University's Jazz Program
    • (00:31:11) - What Are You Thinking You're Going To Do In Your Career?
    • (00:35:29) - James Booker: From New Orleans to Prison
    • (00:38:10) - Daryl Berger on the New Studio
    • (00:42:11) - Troubled Men: The Money Must Be Paid
    • (00:44:35) - Michael Ward's Ghost Story
    • (00:47:09) - Tulane School of Music
    • (00:51:17) - AFO: Mixology and Music
    • (00:55:00) - The Disposability of Everett Maddox
    • (00:59:14) - Everett Maddox on the Podcast
    • (01:01:51) - Emmecutive at Chaz Fest
    • (01:05:42) - Jeff Feuerstein on The Geraniums
    • (01:06:49) - Chaz Fest Revisited
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • TMP310 DUSTAN LOUQUE IN THE HOUSE

    TMP310 DUSTAN LOUQUE IN THE HOUSE
    May 29 2025
    The Folk/Trip Hop songwriter, singer, and guitarist left the Stella Adler Conservatory, recorded an independent record, and got signed to Atlantic. Disillusioned with the major label experience, he fell in with Nels Cline and the NYC Downtown scene, recording music outside the dying corporate music machine. Tonight, on a break from house concert tours, Dustan drops in for an intimate evening with the Troubled Men. He can't get more outside the system than that.

    Topics include a jailbreak, Sheriff Hutson, Marlon Gusman, soap operas, a one-man show, OPP, a freeway crossing, Al Scramuzza RIP, Ruthie the Duck Lady, the Naked Cowboy, Chris Rose, a Mt. Everest climber, South African refugees, Nottoway Plantation burning, Todd Rundgren's birthday cake, Cajun lineage, St. James Parish, Perique tobacco, McNeese State, modeling, a piano class, Alice Winston, digital recording, Williamsburg, the Clash Day shows, a work ethic, collage, serialism, song placements, Freakfolk, St. Roch, Danny Blume, a DIY operation, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break and Outro Music: "Medicine Man" and "Won't You Let Me Love" from "102713" by Louque

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    Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Troubled Men: Sheriff Hudson on the Hot Seat
    • (00:04:03) - The Young and the Restless Jailbreak
    • (00:05:51) - Jailbreak in Orleans Parish Prison
    • (00:09:30) - Al Garua: I Ran Across the I-65
    • (00:13:29) - Naked Cowboy From The '80s
    • (00:16:22) - White South Africans to be moved to America
    • (00:18:42) - Todd Rundgren At His 65th Birthday Party
    • (00:21:27) - Neo-Transvestite on So Long
    • (00:22:17) - Dustin Luke on His Creole Origin
    • (00:24:23) - Pipe Smoking in the Lake Charles area
    • (00:27:32) - Isaac Newton on His Entrance Into Music
    • (00:29:48) - Louisiana native on moving to New York
    • (00:31:36) - Acting Lessons From Being a Model
    • (00:35:00) - Luke on Starting a Band in New York
    • (00:39:04) - Louisiana musician on his New Orleans Music
    • (00:41:14) - Billy Hayes in Stella Adler
    • (00:43:54) - Dustin Luke
    • (00:47:02) - Louisiana Dubs
    • (00:49:32) - New Wave and Folk in Your Music
    • (00:50:29) - Maroon 5 on "It's Not Work..."
    • (00:51:55) - Maroon 5 on Being Objectified By Atlantic
    • (00:54:54) - Are You Still Getting Checks?
    • (00:55:03) - Jack Johnson on His Atlantic Records Deal
    • (00:57:31) - Troubled Men On The Music Business
    • (01:01:05) - How Nils Klein Made It to Saint Rock
    • (01:04:46) - Luke Jones on Starting a Band on His Own
    • (01:09:08) - Dustin Luke
    • (01:11:36) - Wond'T You Let Me Love
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • TMP309 CHARLIE HALLORAN BONES UP

    TMP309 CHARLIE HALLORAN BONES UP
    May 22 2025

    The Grammy Award-winning trombone player and bandleader of the Tropicales, his 1960s-styled Caribbean lounge group, has been a mainstay of the Trad Jazz and Frenchmen St scenes since his arrival in town almost two decades ago. A chance encounter with mastermind Jimbo Mathis led to years touring and recording with the Squirrel Nut Zippers. With the Tropicales’ schedule heating up, Charlie drops by to cool his heels with the Troubled Men.

    Topics include the end of the school year, a new pope, junkyard auto parts, a trip to the dump, the Diddy trial, Pete Rose reinstated, RFK Jr.'s germ theory, St. Louis, a trombone joke, a hockey team, a family ska band, REM opening for the English Beat, teenage club gigs, a priest uncle, overblowing, solo records, NuTone Recordings, Algiers, the Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival, Doug Garrison, sidemen, the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic, Exotica, Martin Denny, the lounge music revival, Herb Alpert, Brasil ‘66, Derek Carr, "The Alcoa Sessions," 78 rpms, wax cylinders, summer tour plans, and much more.

    Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman

    Break and Outro Music: "Ocaso Marino" (feat. Cyrille Aimée) and "En Bas La Te" from "Jump Up" by Charlie and the Tropicales

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    Chapters
    • (00:00:00) - Troubled Men: The End of the School Year
    • (00:01:59) - I Think the Pope Will Be Assassinated Within Months
    • (00:03:36) - Car Wash: I Took My Kids to the Junk Yard
    • (00:06:42) - Driving without doors in New Orleans
    • (00:07:45) - Piddy Trial: His Hair Is Gray
    • (00:08:49) - Four Day Freak Offs
    • (00:10:16) - Pete Rose Reinstated to Baseball
    • (00:13:04) - Married People Don't Use Condoms
    • (00:15:45) - Old People Talk About Their Number One
    • (00:17:14) - Charlie Halloran
    • (00:18:41) - Trombone Player Charlie on The Troublemen
    • (00:21:33) - St. Louis Blues Player on Why the Blues Can't Leave St
    • (00:23:15) - Trombone Lessons from Growing Up
    • (00:24:59) - English Beat
    • (00:27:00) - Trombone Player on Starting Out at 16
    • (00:28:39) - How My Dad Got Into Jazz
    • (00:30:34) - What Happened to My Uncle's Priestly Career?
    • (00:31:12) - St. Louis Trombonist Jimbo Jones on Moving to
    • (00:35:18) - How I Met Jimbo Mathis
    • (00:39:03) - The Squirrel Nut Zippers on the Road
    • (00:42:33) - Michael Skinkus on The Troubleman Podcast
    • (00:45:49) - Charlie Hallerin
    • (00:46:23) - Charlie Melton on His Life
    • (00:49:08) - When You Can't Help Your Love Interest
    • (00:50:09) - Tropicals
    • (00:54:04) - Doug Garrison Ready for Jazz Fest
    • (00:56:56) - Bill Monroe at Jazz Fest
    • (01:00:46) - Bill Maher on Herb Alpert and the Blues
    • (01:03:40) - Dave Bartholomew on The Alcoa Session
    • (01:06:49) - C. Bean on His Wax Cylinders
    • (01:09:32) - "Music From Guadalupe and Martinique"
    • (01:10:10) - Charlie on Being Boring
    • (01:10:57) - Charlie and the Tropicals
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • TMP308 ANDERS PARKER: HANDMADE MUSIC

    TMP308 ANDERS PARKER: HANDMADE MUSIC
    May 15 2025
    The songwriter, singer, and guitar player has been making records as a solo artist and with his band Varnaline for over two decades. His collaborations with Son Volt’s Jay Farrar include the “New Multitudes” project with Jim James of My Morning Jacket which paired unused Woody Guthrie lyrics with new music. With a show of his oil paintings currently running at Nola ’Nacular gallery and a summer tour with fellow troubadour Steve Earle coming up, Anders takes a detour into the Christmas Club for a couple rounds with the Troubled Men. Topics include a backyard concert, Lynn Drury, good gigs, Newell Normand, porch parties, a cereal killer, milk and meat, a dead pope, the College of Cardinals, Morris Day and the Time, bad tenants, medical advice, open tunings, Hudson Valley, a farm, the circus, Donnie’s vs coyotes, writing songs, the Kentucky Derby, 4-track recording, Portland, strip clubs, a divided ballroom, moving to Alaska, immediacy in art, Anthony DelRosario, Gob Iron, moving to New Orleans, Miss Mae’s, French schools, Sarah Mailes, “Cisco Pike,” Karen Black, Kris Kristofferson, Doug Sahm, “Night Gallery,” psychedelics, flashbacks, a swimming moose, 24-hour daylight, and much more. Intro music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Don't You Let Them Get You Down" from "The Black Flight" by Anders Parker Outro Music: "Dogs and Horses" from "Wolf Reckoning" by Anders Parker Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Anders Parker Facebook Anders Parker Music Facebook Anders Parker Bandcamp Anders Parker Homepage Chapters (00:00:00) - Troubled Men: Manny Chevrolet(00:01:04) - Your Neighbor's Backyard Concerts(00:02:30) - Jazz Fest(00:05:48) - Flying On An Airplane(00:06:01) - Kosher Rabbi on Animal Cruelty(00:08:34) - Kosher vs. Non-Kosher Food(00:08:50) - Morris Day and the Time at the Vatican(00:11:38) - Seniors Take a Walk For Fun(00:15:32) - The Art of Playing in Your 60s(00:16:02) - Guess Who's Playing(00:16:55) - Anders Parker(00:19:53) - Farm Life of Growing Up(00:22:08) - Donkeys Are Good for Animals, But Not For People(00:25:31) - "You Can't Trust Your Friend"(00:25:53) - How I Learned To Play Guitar(00:27:36) - Woodstock Singer on Writing Songs(00:31:06) - Kentucky Derby Announcer's(00:32:30) - Portland Has The Most Strip Clubs In The US(00:35:14) - The Smithereens Open at an 18 and Over Club(00:37:28) - Back in the Studio With Varnaline(00:41:22) - Jay Farrar on Working With Sun Volt(00:44:08) - Thank You!(00:46:43) - Anders Parker at Nolan Lounge(00:49:00) - Anders Parker on Jay Farrar's New Multitudes(00:52:32) - New Multitudes(00:53:24) - How do you get to New Orleans?(00:55:19) - The Man Who Fell From Grace With the Sea(00:57:38) - Karen Black in Five Easy Pieces(00:58:54) - When Did You Stop Recording in a Studio?(01:00:36) - Portrait Artist on Drawing and Painting(01:02:38) - Between Playing Guitar and Painting(01:05:09) - Have You Taken Too Much Acid?(01:08:02) - Santa Claus Has Never Visited the Arctic(01:08:51) - Alaskan Canneries: The Good Stuff(01:11:32) - Anders on The Troubleman Podcast(01:12:22) - Dogs and Horses on the Track
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    1 hr and 19 mins