The Local Bar 195 - Don Merckle and a Blacksmith

To celebrate the 200th episode of the show, I've decided to turn the microphone inward and have my three favorite people that have ever walked the planet interview me.   Thank you for all the years, the shows, emails, and support.  This has been an unexpected and fantastic journey.   I'm the luckiest guy you know.  

This week we are joined by our good friend Billy Riot (from the podcasts Riot House Podcast, Beauty in the Breakdown) to talk about some of the things you need to check out at St. Pat's Columbia, why being genuine is important, and who exactly is Derrick Poop.  

If you haven't heard about the St. Patirck's Day festival in Columbia, SC (www.stpatscolumbia.com), you need to check out the website and this interview.  There are a million reasons you should go to the festival this year.  We give you the main one.

This week we have a conversation with Chris Rhoad (aka BoatCastChris).  Chris is the creator and one of the host of The BoatCast Podcast - one of the top music interview podcast going today.  

Sometimes I feel like it takes me so long to get some people I know to be on the show.  This is a time that I waited too long.  Tom Hall was someone you should have known, and he probably had an impact on your life, even if you didn't (certainly if you listen to this show).   Here's to you, Tom.

This week, resident musician of the Local Bar Podcast Don Merckle stops by to talk about almost anything but music.  

We jump off the new year with a visit from our old friend, brother in podcasting, arch enemy in fantasy football, and master story teller Hank Thorpe to discuss marriage, internet dating, and what a group of friends should look like.  

Every day has the chance for you to find out something amazing.  It just depends on if you make room for it or not.   This show is an example of how it can happen in the strangest places at the saddest times.  

The second part of our interview with Ray Jennings.  

This week, we sit down with Ray Jennings - the man who was falsely convited of murder and had his life on display in the NBC podcast series "The Girl in the Blue Mustang", along with two shows on Dateline.  We talk about life, not knowing where your life was going, and not knowing if you would ever have one again.