Shooting the Shindig

Join Garr Montalbano, co-host Éric Fontenot, and occasional friends as they "shoot the shindig" about whatever comes to their wild minds — life, love, music, and substance. From the frivolous to the serious, you're in for a ride, man. Hey! Your refrigerator's running… to catch the shindig.

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h0m. Bisher sind 6 Folge(n) erschienen. .

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 hours 50 minutes

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episode 6: E6: Phones, Lyndon Johnson, and Episodic Storytelling


Welcome back to your favorite shindig! Did you miss us? In this episode your hosts Garr and Éric reminisce about old phones, talk about how to structure a show within the season format, and reflect on the Johnson administration. How did television change media and American culture? There is also brief discussion of boomer culture, the spoils of the second World War, and advertising. Don't hold on to anger, a lesson that Garr's neighbour seems not to have learned yet...


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episode 5: E5: Airships, Holidays, & Relationships among Regular Friends


Your regular friends are back again to shoot the shindig! This episode concludes the trilogy of They Might Be Giants discussions (we promise, we probably won't talk about them again, at least for a long time). Other topics include Apecon (the Planet of the Apes one, not whatever NFT thing the idiots went to), blimps and other airships, and the looming menace of AI. Garr has strong opinions on liquor, and Éric is a Scrooge about many holidays, birthdays included...


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 February 25, 2024  1h14m
 
 

episode 4: E4: Sex, Love, & Barry Goldwater


This week Garr and Éric are joined by their friend Richard (as well as Bruce). They discuss the differences between sex and love, compare Florida and Arizona, and swap personal stories. Will Richard successfully improve Barry Goldwater's image? Garr and Éric also discuss their They Might Be Giants concert, as well as Genesis and The Musical Box. Recorded 16 April 2023.


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 January 10, 2024  1h5m
 
 

episode 1: E1: Insults, Dick Pics, & Shia LaBeouf


Join your friends Garr & Éric as they launch on the first episode of your favorite podcast! This episode covers Shia LaBeouf, dick pics, internet comments, insults, H. R. Pufnstuf, the Aquabats, and much more. Recorded 5 April 2023.


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 December 2, 2023  56m
 
 

episode 2: E2: Mary Jane, Steve, and Their Friends


Garr and Éric discuss cannabis culture, parties, Prohibition, mushrooms, and other drug topics in this episode. Recorded 5 April 2023.


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 December 2, 2023  30m
 
 

episode 3: E3: The Fizzies Special


In this special episode your hosts Garr and Éric are joined by Mickey Kakes and Kevin Whaley, drummer and guitarist in Garr's '80s band the Fizzies. The band members talk about the music scene in LA in the '80s, swap stories about the band, and even listen to some Fizzies jams. Recorded 19 October 2023.


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 December 2, 2023  1h18m
 
 
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