This week, the PIC are joined by Nick, Chris, and Caleb of the recently formed band, Broad Street Appeal. A self-described alternative emo pop punk band, this trio impressed us with their unique takes on classic songs of our long ago youth. In this conversation, you'll learn about the origins and philosophy of Broad Street Appeal, why Steve hates ABBA, and in a glorious A Game Called Something, insights are gleaned about coffee, bidets, and doing things the old fashioned way. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Pre-Show: Dinosaur Butts - Welcome Broad Street Appeal   - The Broad Street Appeal Difference     - A rock twist on the usual formula     - Steve hates ABBA     - Chrissie hates Weird Al - The Origin of Broad Street Appeal - Goals for the band? - Steve’s Beer Recommendations     - https://brokengoblet.com     - https://humanrobotjenkintown.com - A Game Called Something     - What is your most used emoji?      - More than you ever wanted to know about bidets     - What is something you do the old fashioned way? - Where to find Broad Street Appeal         - IG: @broadstreetappeal         - FB: @broadstreetappeal         - Web: https://broadstreetappeal.com - Post-Show: The TP Crisis Could Have Been Avoided

This week, the PIC are joined by the creator of the Elkins Park Eclectic Talent Show, percussionist Tony "Catastrophe" Flagiello. Tony has had an eclectic career as a touring artist, dance class dummer, Red Bull promoter, and more! Tune in to learn about the coolest new talent show in the area and stay for anecdotes like the time Tony managed the shipping of Gwen Stefani's clothing line or what's it like to be 6'4" in a hip-hop band in Japan. Then, in a rousing Game Called Something, we learn the terrifying extent of Chrissie's caffeine addiction and Steve rants about electric cars. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Welcome Tony “Catastrophe” Flagiello - EP Eclectic Talent Show      - Tuesdays, 6pm - 9pm at Creekside Market & Tap, Elkins Park, PA     - By Elkins Park train station     - All ages - Tony the Percussionist  - The origin of Tony “Catastrophe” - Six Degrees of Ed Foley     - The band was “Mayor Foley and the Broken Promises”  - Jenkintown, but not Jenkintown  - UArts/Dance Class/Bands     - Alex & the Kaleidoscope band (kid’s band)     - Fat Head Band - Tony’s other hosting gigs - A Game Called Something     - AGCS: What is a job you would be terrible at?         - Tony was in charge of shipping Gwen Stefani’s clothing line!         - W magazine photo shoot         - Quit to tour Japan for hip-hop band. Summer Sonic, 2005-ish         - Worked for Red Bull promoting with can car         - Chrissie drinks panera liquid crack     - AGCS: What kind of car do you drive, and why?         - Tony drives a Nissan Murano after getting rear-ended on Broad St.         - Chrissie drives an Outlander because of a third row.         - Steve drives a Sonic because it’s a hatchback and cheap.         - Tony used to sell cars. - Where to find Tony     - FB: Tony Flagiello     - IG: @phillybeatalliance or @tony.flagielo *Opening theme: KUSH, by Tony Flagiello.*

Technically, Steve's voice is back, but it's still a little rough at the time we recorded this most excellent pod with the very interesting and talented, Dom & Jesse. With the tag line, "Summer All Year," Dom & Jesse are a double-threat pop act that can play an impressive live show before bringing the beats as an up-and-coming DJ act. With excellent heads for branding and business, these two were a ton of fun to talk to about mentorship, music, surviving the pandemic, the promise and peril of Omegle, and much more. As usual, we end with some very entertaining rounds of A Game Called Something where you will learn that yes, Steve needs a new wardrobe. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Welcome Dom & Jesse - Dom & Jesse’s Epic Broken Goblet Set - Conception of Dom & Jesse - World Cafe Live Show     - https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7373900/dom-jesse-philadelphia-the-lounge-at-world-cafe-live - UArts & Hustling - Omegle & Pandemic Survival - Music & Branding     - https://www.domandjesse.com/music - A Game Called Something     - AGCS: What is the perfect theme song for you?     - AGCS: What is your favorite piece of clothing the you own or have owned?     - AGCS: What is your favorite beverage? - World Cafe Live Show - Feb 17, 2023 - Where to Find More Dom & Jesse     - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@domandjesse     - TickTock: @domandjesse     - Insta: @domandjesse      - Web: https://www.domandjesse.com Theme Music: "Off My Mind" by Dom & Jesse

Steve is back this week, but sounds like he is gargling rocks; ah the joys of winter cold season. But, spirits are high because this week's guest is Righteous Jolly, a wonderful actor, musician, and the "7th best trivia host in Bucks County!" In this wide-ranging conversation, Righteous discusses his upcoming album, the amazing Levittown Christmas Carol production, his school life in NYC, being on the wall of Broken Goblet's bathroom, and so much more! We end with a rousing Game Called Something that begins with some bawdy Norwegian singing and just continues to go off the rails from there. This is a really fun episode. Enjoy! Support the POD: - https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee Topics Discussed: - Introducing Righteous Jolly     - Yes, that’s his real name - Producing an Album - “What’s in a Name?” - Corona-cation Reminiscing - 7th Best Trivia Host in Bucks Co. - Broken Goblet Extended Universe (BGEU)     - How Righteous met Cara - Failed Senior Year because he was late - Chrissie and Righteous Share NYC Stories - Acting Life     - A Levittown Christmas Carol - Steve Fights Laryngitis to Talk Photography - A Game Called Something     - Do you have a travel goal?     - Norwegian Singing     - Banf, Canada         - https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff         - https://banff.ca     - Favorite physical activity?     - “A Walk in the Woods”         - https://youtu.be/bK-iQB1UZvI - Where to find Righteous Jolly     - FB: https://www.facebook.com/JollyRighteous     - IG: https://www.instagram.com/righteous_jolly_actor/     - www.righteousjolly.com     - https://righteousjolly.bandcamp.com Intro Theme: "A Levittown Christmas," Righteous Jolly

Steve is trying to recover his podcast voice after a bout of the CRUD, so this week Miss Chrissie is running the show solo! Thankfully, the uber-talented Lorne Behrman is back for the third time to talk about his latest full length album, "A Little Midnight," how he's now living the drama-free band lifestyle, what it's like being a frontman, and more! Plus, Chrissie has new questions for A Game Called Something and did you know Lorne has been in TWO movies!? All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Support the Pod: - Buy Me A Coffee     - https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee  Topics Discussed: - Lorne’s full length album, “A Little Midnight,” released     - https://lornebehrman.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-midnight - Lorne’s journey from CA to NYC - About Lorne’s next album, “Blue Love” - Lorne’s drama-free new band! - Being a frontman - Upcoming live shows - Lorne is no longer guitar monogamous! - A Game Called Something     - What is a job you would suck at?     - What is something you do the old fashioned way?     - What is something you enjoy cooking? - Lorne’s Summer of Sam story - Lorne’s IMDB     - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067102/ - Follow “Lorne Behrman” on Spotify or Apple Music     - https://lornebehrmanmusic.com Pod art Photo credit: Photographer: Katherine Ward, Art Direction: Spencer Alexander

It's the holiday season and that means it's time for a Holiday Special! In this solo episode, Steve reads a classic holiday tale perfect for the whole family, about how some daemons kidnapped Santa Claus and tried to ruin Christmas! Links: - A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum   - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/519 - Santapause, Jason Ager   - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJapwzS_Ydg Support the Pod: - Buy Me A Coffee    - https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

This week, the PIC are joined by special guest, Cara Cartney! We met Cara at Broken Goblet where she performs every First Friday and at the time of this recording was days away from accomplishing a dream of performing Jagged Little Pill with a live band! In this laughter filled episode, we talk about Cara’s various musical gigs, her unique branding, whether Cara works during the day, and Chrissie once again hates on Bucks Co. As usual, we end the show with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn about the “Levittown Barbie” and the episode goes off the rails in the best way possible. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Support the POD by buying us a coffee! Topics Discussed: - First Friday’s at Broken Goblet - The Jagged Little Pill Show     - https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/cara-cartney-and-the-seven-band-perform-jagged-little-pill-2022-12-02-20-30     - https://fb.me/e/2lUTmeSJ0 - Branding is Important - Cara Sometimes Works During the Day - Roaming the Streets of Levittown     - Open Mic at Sparky’s         - https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-7dcb20ae-0bbc-4198-9a2f-3bfb425c7afa     - Open Mic at The Temperance House         - https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-adfae385-7f96-48a6-b936-cc8f939b4dbf - A Game Called Something     - Cara Want’s Peace on Earth     - AGCS: What is something you learned from your parents?     - AGCS: What is your favorite thing to cook?     - AGCS: Travel Goal?

This week, the PIC are on their own with a short grab-bag of awesome mini-topics! Chrissie wants to dance on a murder chair in the Garage while Steve wants to learn to dance, "dancing baby" style. There are two amazing shows coming up at Broken Goblet that will have the PIC in attendance, including Jenkintown's own Camera Thief returning to rock the rafters and drink all the beer this Saturday night! Come December 2, friend of the Garage Cara Cartney will be living her dream of performing the entirety of Jagged Little Pill up on the Tama stage! If that isn't enough for you, on December 3, Jenkintown Town Square will be lit up by the one-and-only Santa right after a sure-to-be excellent Holiday Market. All that and the tale of the Christmas Eve Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Dancing in the Garage?     - Chrissie & Steph are choreographing a dance!      - Steve wants to do the “Dancing Baby Dance” 🤦‍♂️         - https://youtu.be/oHSuyTrKwdg - Upcoming Shows     - Camera Thief Returns to Broken Goblet         - https://fb.me/e/2bvyOKZk3         - https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/camera-thief-live     - Jagged Little Pill With Cara Cartney         - https://fb.me/e/2lUTmeSJ0     - Santa in Jenkintown & Holiday Market         - 11 - 4pm on Dec 3, before Santa!         - https://fb.me/e/1VEjNAJ63         - https://www.centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter - The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident

The PIC are joined this round by musician, TEDxTalk presenter, and all-around swell guy, Avi Wisnia, for a very enjoyable conversation that touches on life, music, human nature, and a lot of autumnal references. Tune in to learn about the differences between being a musician in NYC vs Philly, all about Avi's latest album, "Catching Leaves," what it was like to do a TEDx talk, and find out where you can see the U.S. premiere of a documentary that tells the incredible story of how Avi's "Saba" survived Auschwitz by entertaining his captors with song! We end with an introspective Game Called Something where the true cost of being Jenkintown Famous is revealed. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Welcome Avi Wisnia     - https://aviwisnia.com     - https://www.theroyalglenside.com - History With Jason Ager & Bucks Co. - NYC vs. Philly - Philly Songwriters Circle in Avi’s Living Room - “Catching Leaves” Album - “Catching Leaves” Tour      - https://aviwisnia.com/tour/  - Avi’s TEDxCapeMay Talk     - Nature and Nurture of Bossa Nova: Avi Wisnia at TEDxCapeMay 2013         - https://youtu.be/RP4a4JbMfFE - “How Saba Kept Singing” Documentary Premiere     - Sunday Nov 6, 2022     - Premiere Info          - https://aviwisnia.com/2022/10/how-saba-kept-singing-us-premiere/     - My Polish Wisnia         - https://aviwisnia.com/mypolishwisnia/ - AGCS: What is your dream job? - AGCS: What is a mantra you live by? - AGCS: Do you have an influential teacher in your past? - Avi’s Parting Words Episode Art Photo by Derek Brad.

This week, the PIC are joined by returning friend, musician, and possessor of a very manly beard, Jason Ager, to discuss his new single, "Pity," as well as many other fascinating topics. Truly, Jason is a learned man and in this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss his upcoming show at The Royal with full band, mix in a healthy dose of philosophical musings, gaze in wonderment at the 80s time capsule that is Jason's basement, give an impromptu review of some nachos, and end with a rousing Game Called Something that is not to be missed! All that and Chrissie's real feelings about meatloaf...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Jason Ager & The Golden Eagles at The Royal     - The Royal, Glenside     - Friday, October 21, 2022 at 8PM     - https://www.theroyalglenside.com/event-details/jason-ager-the-golden-eagles - Would Steve & Jason Break Their Legs to Be Taller? - A Philosophical "Pity" Party - Jason’s 80s Basement (The Story Behind “Pity’s” Artwork) - The Origin of Jason's Accent - Pinto Glenside Review     - https://www.pintoglenside.online - Fight & Fright: JDA Fundraiser Supporting Unite For HER     - https://jenkintown-dance-arts.ticketleap.com/fight-fright/ - A Game Called Something     - AGCS: What is your favorite food?     - AGCS: What is your favorite physical activity?     - AGCS: What is one bucket list item? - Kindle vs “Real” Books - WTF is “Be Real?” Original "Pity" Artwork Provided by the Artist. Original Photo By Justin Trawick with editing by Rene Moffatt.

This week, the PIC are joined by a familiar face from the Jenkintown music scene, drummer and self-described "least interesting person," Tony Green! In a twist, Tony is actually very interesting! Besides being an accomplished drummer, he's an IT guy at a magazine that shall not be named, an accomplished student of the culinary arts, and most importantly, a regular listener of the Pod! Learn about Tony's meet cute with his wife via SEPTA, his eclectic education, how he became a Mac guy, his musical influences, cooking tips, and much more! Chrissie and Steve provide a follow-up to their Pizza Wheel review and we end our conversation with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn that Steve apparently just wants to live in horror movie locales. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Introducing Tony Green     - Ham, Eggs, & Green     - Alex and the Green Mood - Name Dropping Alex Bartlett - History With Jenkintown - Day Job & Nerd Jokes  - SEPTA Meet Cute - Chrissie Really Hates Bucks Co. - Steve & Tony: Hermits? - An Eclectic Education - Becoming a Mac Guy     - HyperCard - Musical Influences - Chef Tony - Favorite Restaurants? - Pizza Wheel Follow-Up - Marzano or Marzano’s? - Cooking Tips - A Game Called Something     - Favorite birthday party?     - Something you learned from your parents?     - Where Would Your Second Home Be? - Tony’s Words of Wisdom

This week, the PIC welcome to the pod blues and rock guitarist extraordinaire, Greg Sover, to talk about his musical inspirations, the stories behind our favorite songs, surviving the pandemic as a working musician, and much more! We end the show by bringing back an old favorite, A Game Called Something! Along the way, Greg and Steve bond over shared birthday seasons, their desire to #SaveTheManuals, and the theory that Tom Cruise is a vampire. Meanwhile, Chrissie's Australian Siri has eclectic musical tastes and she dreams of living large on a dirty beach. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Greg’s Musical Inspirations - Haiti, Brooklyn, Philly, Glenside - Potholes - #SaveTheManual - Making a Living With Music  - Thanks Ron DiSilvestro! - The Snow Dance! - The Story Behind "Emotional" - The Story Behind "Heroes" - Greg’s Philosophy of Music - Untitled New Album - Pandemic Stories - A Game Called Something   - Siri’s Musical Taste - Movie Talk     - Top Gun: Maverick is awesome! - Turn the Tables: What prompted this podcast? - Where to Find Greg!       - IG: @greg_sover     - gregsover.com     - facebook.com/gregsover     - youtube.com/gregsover Intro music sample: Sover, G. (2018). Emotional. On Jubilee [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://music.apple.com/us/album/emotional/1329804200?i=1329804218

This week, the PIC are sans guest, but full of pizza after attending the soft launch of Jenkintown's newest awesome eatery, Pizza Wheel! Brought into existence by the great minds behind West Ave Grille, this newest pizza restaurant is a little bit different and a definite step up from much of the competition. Steve may nitpick some stuff, but in the end, both of the PIC came away extremely impressed and very full. Listen in to hear our rambling thoughts on our first dinner (at 4 in the afternoon) at Pizza Wheel...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Pizza Wheel soft launch experience!     - https://ilovepizzawheel.com

This week, the PIC welcome Ben Bergman to the POD to talk about the Jenkintown Night Market, what it is, how it came to be, and what may lie ahead! Along the way, we also discuss the quirkiness of Jenkintown, Chrissie questions Steve's wardrobe choices, and there is a digression into what to the call the 2000s. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Welcome Ben Bergman, manager of the Jenkintown Night Market - History of the Jenkintown Night Market     - The Jenkintown Night Market         - https://jenkintownnightmarket.com     - JCA         - https://jenkintown.net     - Omnivore’s Dilemma Inspiration         - https://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583     - How the Night Market started     - Branding!     - Vendors at the Night Market         - https://www.babayagastravelingbookshop.com     - The Night Market continues through September!         - Apples!     - Scoop: New Vendor: Five Saints Distillery starts Tuesday - https://fivesaintsdistilling.com - Passion - Jenkintown Support - Red v Blue v Purple - Questioning Steve’s Wardrobe Choices  - Nostalgia Tripping - The Spaghetti O’s Decade - Penn’s Treaty Co-Working     - https://www.pennstreaty.co - Glenside Local No Mo’? - The Jenkintown Triangle

We're back! After a brief hiatus, the PIC have returned for episode 100 along with special returning guest, Joe Gunn! We discuss the completion of "Argument Park," Jose Pistola's quinceañera, post-pandemic life, Joe's trip to the greatest place on earth, Dollywood, NFT chickens, and so much more! This is an episode you won't want to miss. It's interesting, it's funny, it's just what you hoped for when you subscribed to the pod...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Rent Joe Gunn’s House - Argument Park - Quizzo Hosting at Human Robot Jenkintown - Jose Pistola’s quinceañera party - Post-Pandemic restaurateur life - Restaurant Staffing Issues - Gunns in Dollywood  - Steve’s Epic DMV Rant - Gaming Headphone Trouble - We’re Famous…In a Google Search - The McSweeney Club - Brewery Acoustics - Beach vs Mountains - LCB BS - The House That Chickens Bought

It's a grab bag of Chrissie Topics this week! But first, just in time for Steve's COVID recovery tour, Gobletstock 8 is happening this Saturday! Find out why it's awesome and listen to the PIC plan their weekend on a podcast! Then, stick around because Chrissie's laptop repair saga continues. The laptop's still broken, but Chrissie learns an iPhone magic trick that may finally let her move this process along. Plus, Steve calculates exactly how much it would cost to Uber to summer camp, Chrissie survives working with her teenage daughter, and a moment of accidental technical literacy makes Chrissie's home life a little bit smoother. All that and some talk about PDAs...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Gobletstock 8 this Saturday!     - https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/gobletstock-8-anniversary-party     - https://upstreamprints.com/ - Chrissie’s laptop repair saga update - Taking the silver sedan to camp     - http://www.burnbraedaycamp.com - Surviving work with your teenage daughter - Accidentally proficient calendar usage

Miss Chrissie didn't just give Steve a Simpsons pint glass from her trip to Disney and Beyond, she gave him COVID, too! This week, the PIC talk about Encampo and flashlights that look like candles before Steve goes into some detail about his first bout with COVID. All that and the weird side effects of Paxlovid...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - JDA Encampo! - Steve Got COVID! - Side Project Saturday at The Haus - Post Show: COVID & Heart Rate

The PIC took a week off because Chrissie decided to go to Disney world WITHOUT STEVE! Learn about Chrissie's solo + 4 adventure in the most magical place on earth, plus be awed by the Mouse's insane merch game, and finally Chrissie provides some excellent tips to keep in mind before you too decide to take multiple planes down to Florida to spend all your money standing in lines, baking in the sun. All that and a little more...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Recital Photography & Video     - JDA YouTube Channel - Chrissie goes to Disney World! - Disney Merch - Random Disney Parades - Chrissie’s Disney Tips

This week was Sixth Grade Graduation in Jenkintown and the PIC were in attendance. Our conversation was recorded *before* the event and Chrissie speaks about why what most may see as a mundane transition is such a big deal here. Meanwhile, Steve struggles to recover from a persistent sinus infection and escape roofers. All that and some strategic censor bleeping...LIVE from the 19046! Topics Discussed: - Jenkintown 6th Grade Graduation - Hibernating Steve - A Busy Week Ahead Including *BLEEP* - What Not to Wear to a Graduation

This week Chrissie is busy with Peter Pan and Sixth Grade Graduation, so Steve has been unleashed in all his nerdiness to record a solo episode exploring some cool stuff announced at WWDC22, Apple's yearly developer conference, or as Steve calls it, "Developer Christmas." Bonus! The artwork for this week's episode was created using some iOS 16 Beta features! Get a glimpse of the future of your Apple-life...LIVE from the 19046! WWDC22 ADA Winner: Slopes! Top 5 WWDC22 Announcements!      1. New MacBook Air!      2. Lock Screen Changes!      3. Photos Shared Library!      4. Continuity Camera!      5. iMessage Changes!