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In this episode we sit down with David, Ryan, Zach and Trevor of Moon Room.  After telling us their origin story, and their history or playing music we learn all about Castle and their upcoming event!

@castleworldwide // @moonroomma

In this episode our friend and return guest Brittany Pirie joins us in Ryan's absence for extended call backs, news, call backs and much more!

In this episode we discuss the 850+ unsolved murders nationwide that the FBI believes are the work of serial killer truck drivers.  Do serial killers decide to become truck drivers, or do truck drivers become serial killers? Documentary filmmaker Aaron Cadieux joins us to give us his perspective with his knowledge of the New Bedford Highway Murders.  Check out his upcoming documentary-series 'The Highway Murders' at highwaywaymurders.com

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Ryan’s Daughter Emma had an awesome opportunity to go on a group trip to Japan! We sit down with her and her two friends, Colleen and Lily. We go through the whole timeline of their trip and discuss some of their favorite places they visited.  We get the rundown on all the different foods they tried, what is different in a Japanese hotel and how there are places that you can just go hang out with otters. 

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In this episode, we sit down with Dylan Smith. Dylan sings in Held Captive.  He tells us about how the band started and how he joined them.  We discuss the themes for a lot of his writing and what it was like recording the demo tracks that you can hear now on the Held Captive bandcamp, released in conjunction with this episode! In addition to Held Captive, Dylan gives us the inside scoop on mail delivery and has incredible insight into many of our food debates. We round out the episode with listener-submitted questions and a story of a tough break Dylan won’t forget.

IG: @dylanjsmith // @heldcaptiveband

Listen now at: heldcaptive.bandcamp.com

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In this episode, we sit down with Lorna Brunelle! Lorna has had an incredible career in all things performing arts.  After graduating from The Boston Conservatory, she began working for Boston casting, and at the age of 24, opened The Burtwood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro, MA.  In its current location, the school building is also the home of The Alley Theatre. Lorna is passionate about teaching and sharing her love for the arts. She has worked as a vocal instructor, acting coach, pageant consultant, producer, and more.  She curates and hosts many great events and shows, such as her vendor market series - Sip and Stroll.  After being diagnosed with Thyroid cancer at 33, Lorna found that there was limited information and resources for treatment and what to expect with this prognosis.  This led her to write her first book - Dirty Bombshell: From Thyroid Cancer Back to Fabulous!  Lorna then tells us the story of her Mother’s Cancer diagnosis years later, the amazing approach Wanda took to cope with it, and the adventures it led them on.  This later became her second book, The Buoy Projects. 

You can find more information about Lorna, The Burtwood School of Performing arts and the Alley Theatre Here: https://www.facebook.com/lorna.brunelle and IG @lornabrunelle

You can find Lorna’s books on Amazon.

In this episode, we sit down with CJ Martin to talk about his experiences with international fishing trips. CJ tells us about our he found Lake Baccarac on a fishing trip with friends and the Lake Baccarac Lodge in Mexico.  He was immediately hooked (pun intended).  Since that first trip, he has gone back many times, at this point, multiple times a year.  He tells us what is different about the fishing there and what you can expect.  If you are not all in on fishing, these trips are not for the faint of heart. You are on a boat fishing for 12 hours a day on most days. During these trips, he has made many good friends, and this year they put together a big trip to go fishing in Columbia.  They were at a riverside lodge deep in the Amazon.  CJ explains that the big catch there is the peacock bass, a species of freshwater cichlids. His largest catch on the trip was a 19.5 lb fish, and he hopes to beat it on his next trip.  We also take a deep dive into swimbaits and learn about some of CJs favorites. 

@cydandliamsdad // @swimbaithooligan_bassclub

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In this episode, we sit down with Erica Hogan of Restless Spirit Floral.  She brought her flower boy and agent Chris Hogan along as well. Erica explains to us how her time spent at home during the pandemic led her to realize she needed a career change.  She decided to quit her job and work on a farm with a heavy focus on flowers.  Taking the knowledge she learned here, she started her business, Restless Spirit Floral.  Erica uses many natural elements in her pieces, from live plants to dried plants, mushrooms, bones, and more.  She has created some stunning installations, including massive moss walls, custom signage backdrops, and more.  Erica also provides floral services for events such as weddings.  Erica is very passionate about sustainable sourcing her materials and has her own community garden. She also tells us about her ‘skull guy.’ 

@restless_spiritfloral

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In this episode, we sit down with Aaron Horne and talk cosplay.  Soon after Aaron’s first visit to a local video game convention, he decided to take a stab and make a costume for the next time, and the rest is history.  Aaron takes DIY to a new level, creating his masks and props entirely from scratch.  This allows him to nail down every tiny detail to bring his ideas to life.  Aaron explains his process for 3d printing some pieces and how some are made entirely of foam.  He even 3d printed himself stilts to increase his height to almost 8 feet for his most recent creation, the forest spirit.   He tells us about where some of the characters he chooses are from and what some of the ones he would like to do next.  Besides cosplay, Aaron is quite a reptile enthusiast, and he tells us about some of his favorite pets.

IG: @terrorus_cosplay

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In this episode, we sit down with the dudes of Swamphead.  Chris tells us how the band was formed with him and his drummer Nick Swanson, and that it could have just been a writing and recording project with no intention of playing live. Later, throughout their timeline, Nick joined on guitar, and Kyle played bass. We take a deep dive into what their writing process is like and some of the things they are focusing on that may be different on the project they are recording this summer vs. their currently released album ‘Devil’s Grin’. We also talk about some rad upcoming events they are playing, the gear they use, and much more!

@swamphead_ma

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