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Porch Talk
Join Alan having candid conversations with creatives about their latest endeavors and interesting stories from their past.
Episodes
Porch TalkThe Last Page: Skyland Thompson w/ Rob Swindol
Alan met with Rob Swindol and Syland Thompson, owner of The Last Page, a comic book shop in Starkville, MS. The show begins with the rapid growth in comic book…
Porch TalkFuzzy Thurston & Amanda Stoddard
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with Fuzzy and Amanda Stoddard of Fuzzy and the Rustbelts. Since Al and Fuzzy last spoke, Fuzzy and the Rustbelts have…
Porch TalkThe Needle Tears a Hole
The needle that tears a hole is a recap of all the good times we've had on Porch Talk over the past year or so. Exclusive recordings of artists that played on…
Porch TalkPop'eye'n a Wheelie w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb set out to layout the landscape of American culture. This is how a simple drive for a 2 and 4 piece from Popeye's turns into a podcast. Al and…
Porch TalkOff the Deep End IV: Into the Sticks
Big John made his way out to the sticks of Kennedy to record another 'Off the Deep End' with Alan. Cold open with their soundcheck, and the guys sharing things…
Porch TalkTaylor Hollingsworth
Alan caught up with Taylor Hollingsworth before his show at Druid City Brewing Co. Taylor shared about his influence behind picking up guitar and his advice…
Porch TalkScary Stories to Tell in the Dark w/ Brother Cobb
Alan, Cobb, and Tweet met to rate 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark', discuss scary movies that messed with them as kids, UFC 241, and the upcoming season of…
Porch TalkLinda Marks
Linda Marks is a musician from Boston, MA. From a young age, music was a center of focus for Linda, but she grew up in a home that wasn't very supportive of…
Porch TalkMike Bibbs: Modern Convenience
Alan sat down with frontman, Mike Bibbs of Modern Convenience while in East Nashville. Join Mike and Al as they explore the Memphis music scene, why Mike left…
Porch TalkChris Grider: SAAB cars
Alan sat down with Chris Grider in East Nashville to talk automobiles, specifically, SAAB. Chris leads up organizing SAAB Conventions to not only bring SAAB…
Porch TalkFaye Webster
Alan sat down with Faye Webster before her show that night at the Sunstroke House. Faye opens the show with her song 'Right Side of My Neck'. Faye shared about…
Porch TalkOnce Upon a Time in Kennedy w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb are at it again to give you what is worth seeing in theaters for the rest of 2019. True crime is heavily involved around Charlie Manson, which…
Porch TalkErik Studdard
Erik Studdard is a graphic designer that exploits his creativity through toy photography. Erik shares how he was introduced to the world of toy photography and…
Porch TalkShane Tubbs III: Epitome of Life
Alan met with Shane Tubbs at Munson and Brothers Trading Post to continue the story. The story picks back up with recording the first album and the band…
Porch TalkCamm Lewis
Alan burnt the phones lines to catch up with Camm Lewis. Camm is a musician, outdoorsman, and family man, The show starts with a brief bio of your host and…
Porch TalkMidsommar Knockout w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb start the show with UFC 239 and souls leaving bodies. They move on to talk about flesh eating bacteria on the coast and thoughts on raiding Area…
Porch TalkNoice Television
Alan met with Dylan Scott and Shane Reese from Noise TV to talk about the creative process behind it. Noise TV is a video media group out of Columbus, MS and…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl VIII: Our Playlist
Alan and Monk met again to talk Indies Only and who they've been listening to lately. The beer of choice is Parish Brewing's Bloom IPA provided by Loosa Brews…
Porch TalkShane Tubbs II: The Band & Acting
Part 2 begins right where the first one left off. Shane is in his late twenties, playing music in the church and then he started playing open mics. Open mics…
Porch TalkOff The Deep End III: Freedom
Alan and Big John unload the mysticism behind the delta blues player, Robert Johnson. Was it meeting the devil at the crossroads, or playing his guitar in…
Porch TalkShane Tubbs
Alan met Shane Tubbs at Munson and Brothers Trading Post to figure out how Shane got involved in all his interests and hobbies. Shane moved around a lot…
Porch TalkCobbWebb
Alan and Cobb caught up with Danny Webb over his latest festival experience and what's good on the TV lately. Danny starts the show with the story behind this…
Porch TalkRoss Newell
Alan sat down with Ross Newell before his show at the Sunstroke House. Ross kicks the show off with, 'I Know That Man', from there he shares his influences and…
Porch TalkOff The Deep End II: WAR!
Alan and Big John meet again to talk conspiracy theories. The guys chase a specific narrative about war. War within a country and the conspiracy behind that…
Porch TalkBrad Armstrong
Alan burnt the phones lines to catch up with Brad Armstrong to talk about the years. They start on his influence and when he started playing guitar, and move…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl VII: Hill Country Blues
Alan and Monk jump right in talking about the Druid City Music Festival coming up in August, in Tuscaloosa, AL. The show moves on to highlight TrimTab Brewing…
Porch TalkJoshua Cosby
Alan met Josh Cosby in Memphis, TN to get the scoop on how he got into music, how Star and Micey came together, and his own music endeavors that releases in…
Porch TalkReturn of the Lindy's w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb met to talk over the upcoming college football season with help from the Lindy's magazine. They start in boxing, with the Andy Ruiz Jr. win over…
Porch TalkOff The Deep End
Alan and Big John meet to discuss conspiracy theories, half-truths, and nonsense. The Masons, flat earth, gravity, physics, moon people, did we even go to the…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl VI: Making a Rockstar
Alan, Monk, Sammie, and Dustin Gibson meet to discuss the making of a rockstar. Dustin is an actively gigging musician, Monk and Sammie are in radio, and this…
Porch TalkThe Historic Elbow Room: Rob Swindol
Alan met with Rob Swindol, owner of the Elbow Room bar in downtown Columbus,MS. The Elbow Room has its history with stories that are nationally known. Rob…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl V: Ska/Punk Rock
Alan, Monk, and Sammie met again to have another round and discuss ska/punk rock. The Interrupters and what Tim Armstrong has going on out at Hellcat Records…
Porch TalkWill Johnson
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with Will Johnson. Join the guys as they peel through Will's stories of growing up in a family of music lovers and…
Porch TalkNikki O'Neill
Alan burnt the phone lines to interview Nikki O'Neill, an Americana songwriter, music teacher, and someone who is driven by their passion. Nikki was born in…
Porch TalkFuzzy and the Rustbelts
Alan sat down with Fuzzy from Fuzzy and the Rustbelts, an Americana band from Buffalo, New York. Fuzzy shared about how the band came together, the re-ignition…
Porch TalkThe Stifftones
Alan burnt the phone lines to catch up with the Stifftones. The Stifftones consists of Shaun and Rachel Stief and Aaron Moore from Illinois. The story of how…
Porch TalkI Can Go, With The Flow w/ Brother Cobb
Here's part 2 of 'Comes Full Circle' with Cobb, the starting topic is the Porch Talk Music Festival fantasy. Within the focus of the festival, the guys trade…
Porch TalkComing Full Circle w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb meet again to deliver another ADD episode. Here's the exchange of movie preference, boxing, NFL draft, being kind and positive, and conspiracy…
Porch TalkThe Wright Moves
Alan dropped in on the Wright Moves to deliver a genuine Porch Talk feel in their practice space. The wonderful thing about the Wright Moves is they love their…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl IV: Spirit of Radio
Here's the B side of Alan, Monk, and Sammie discussing music and sharing stories. This episode picks up right where the previous left off... Gary Clark Jr's…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl III: Dreams of Radio
Alan sat down with Monk from ALT101.7 and Sammie Wild from 99.9 the Fox to talk about the evolution of radio and music, since technology lends itself to…
Porch TalkLogan Ferguson
Alan burnt the phone lines down to talk with Logan Ferguson about the acting world. Logan is someone easy to pull for, he's from Columbus, MS and has found…
Porch TalkCinderella Stories & Mishaps w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb meet again for another ADD episode. Show notes as follows: Cold open, March Madness, catching a cereal killer by genealogy, breaking guitar…
Porch TalkThe Rarest Identity w/ James White
Alan sat down James White to talk about living in a divisive society. The topics flow with the different identities we possess, what we believe, our teams, and…
Porch TalkBo Jeffares
Alan met with Bo Jeffares at Munson and Brothers' Trading Post to talk about his song writing. They swap stories on preferred ways of learning guitar vs…
Porch TalkSarah Shook
Alan sat down with Sarah Shook after her show at the Sunstroke House. Sarah shared about growing up and how there wasn't a lot of outside music exposure then…
Porch TalkBeverly, My Old Friend! w/ Levi Seymour
Alan burnt the phones lines to catch back up with Levi Seymour. The show opens with the catch-up and when a 'hankering' strikes. Levi and Alan discuss Phone…
Porch TalkAnother One Bites the Dust w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb weigh in on UFC 235. From there, they discuss Bohemian Rhapsody and Queen. The show closes with music plugs from Cobb and a near epic ending…
Porch TalkErika Wennerstrom
Alan sat down with Erika Wennerstrom after her show at the Sunstroke House, to hear her story. Erika opened with 'Extraordinary Love' a song off of her latest…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl II
Alan and Monk sat down again for the sophomore episode of the 'Untapped and Vinyl' series. The craft beer is the Lamplighter IPA from Druid City Brewing Co. in…
Porch TalkHannah Guy
Alan went back to Relentless MMA to interview Hannah Guy. Hannah debuts in the pro circuit March 9th in Tupelo, MS. The episode is about growing up, friend…
Porch TalkMusic Festivals & Disc Golf w/ Big John
Alan and Cobb met with Big John and Kain at 99.9 the Fox to talk music and disc golf. Big John opens up with how he got involved in radio and from there the…
Porch TalkSorority Killer w/ Brother Cobb
Alan and Cobb breakdown the American Alliance Football League, the hype on Ted Bundy lately, upcoming scary movies and shows, the Grammies,and music plugs…
Porch TalkUntapped & Vinyl
Alan met with Monk from ALT101.7, an alternative radio station out of Tuscaloosa, AL. The episode begins with hearing Monk's story of how he got into radio and…
Porch TalkHunter Myers
This episode features Hunter Myers, singer/songwriter, who just finished recording his first album. The beginning of the show focuses on him, and then we open…
Porch TalkPony Bradshaw
Alan met with James Bradshaw and Cody Ray of Pony Bradshaw before their show at the Sunstroke House. James and Cody shared about growing up, meeting one…
Porch TalkSaving Country Music w/ Colby Aldridge
Alan met with Colby Aldridge in Fayette, AL to talk country music. They break ice with college football and basketball. Throughout the topic of 'saving country…
Porch TalkSomewhere Down The Road w/ Brother Cobb
So what it's like "sitting on the porch?" That somewhere down the road is Kennedy, AL. Alan and Cobb meet again to call in a special guest, Sid Moore…
Porch TalkSam Lewis
Alan met with Sam Lewis, Americana songwriter, before his show at the Sunstroke House. Sam opens and closes the episode by sharing songs. They open up the…
Porch TalkMunson & Brothers
Alan went to Munson and Brothers Trading Post in downtown Columbus MS, to sit down with Ryan Munson, Dustin Gibson, and Bo Jeffares to talk about how Munson…