Episode 117: Ryan Cownie a.k.a. Thad Newman MC

election day!
hello folks! i hope you're well and you're happy with who you voted for. just think, tomorrow we'll wake up and not have to hear about an election for a while... thank god!
my guest for episode 117 is comedian, ryan cownie. i've seen ryan do stand-up around three times an every time he's made me laugh until i cried. i went to charlie hodge's monkeyshine mondays last week and ryan got up and improvised a bit about the first time he was at the show and it just killed! anyway, i was glad ryan came by. we talked about his start in lincoln, nebraska when he was 17 putting on his own shows, working at the funny bone in omaha and moving to austin and becoming part of the up and coming comedy scene here. i hope you enjoy our converstion. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 101: Bob Schneider

keep that stiffy rollin'
hello my friends! i hope you're all happy and healthy. i just got in from a show in houston. the show & the drive home were good. when i travel with skyrocket!, i ride with paul and cory (who wrote and sings our theme song, "needle hits the groove"). we had a talk this  morning about our first time hearing kiss and van halen. it was a very nostalgic conversation and it made me happy. also, i recorded it. we call ourselves, "the sharks", so i thought it would be cool to have a short segment on the show called, "the shark chronicles". it would just a couple of minutes of one of our conversations during our travels. look for that soon!
my guest for episode 101 is austin music juggernaut, bob schneider. i've known bob for almost 20 years and although we're not close, i consider him a friend. he is the most prolific artist i've ever met. he is constantly making music, art, poetry and always playing shows. he has a huge following in austin and around the united states. he's created a career for himself based on great songs and live shows, and he's managed to keep his audience growing and growing. the guy is really amazing.  i hope you enjoy our conversation in his green room before soundcheck as much as i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 100: Highlights

hey everyone!!! welcome to episode 100! thank you so much to everyone who has helped, supported, come by and talked to me and listened! thank you so much for listening. i'm looking forward to the next 100!
this episode features highlights from the first 100 episodes and a quick talk with todd v. wolfson about my experience doing this. this show includes excerpts of my conversations with suzanna choffel, dony wynn, ian moore, fastball, dale dudley, kathy valentine, tim palmer, alpha rev, will sexton, alejandro escovedo, bodeans, billy harvey and david grissom. i hope you enjoy these these highlights as much as i do. thank you again.
ciao! -jg

Episode 79: Charlie Hodge - comic/podcaster

hey friends! i hope you're well. i went to a fantastic comedy show last night at the beauty ballroom here in austin. chris cubas, this girl named maggie, my friend, jake flores and a few others performed. i highly recommend jake and chris. they are really fucking funny. they have their thing down. naturals. check these guys out, they're really funny! right now i'm getting my shit together to fly out to san diego this afternoon to spend the weekend with my girlfriend, jessi and to go to her art opening. i am really excited to spend some time with jessi and to run around san diego with her. i'll fill you in on it next week.
my guest for episode 79 is funny man and fellow podcaster, charlie hodge! charlie is the prolific host of the popular, "hodgecast" podcast. charlie was on the dudley and bob morning show here in austin for a few years, then was the host of "the halftime show". both were on KLBJ. i've know charlie for like 10 years. i've always liked him and been a fan of his sense of humor and point of view. his intelligence mixed with fantastic wiener jokes has always made me laugh out loud. on this podcast we talk about his voice, how he got into the biz, his experience at KLBJ, the future of radio, prometheus and much more. all the while making me laugh out loud. go find out about charlie, where he'll be and the hodgecast at www.charliehodgeshow.com i hope you enjoy our conversation. i sure did. always a good time with charlie hodge!
ciao! -jg

Episode 56: Billy Harvey

hello everyone! i have had a very interesting week. the last album i put out, "el payaso", has been lost in some legal issues with the label that put it out. the legal issues were internal because of a soured partnership. anyway, the legal issues were worked out and i got the masters back and 600 copies. i am so excited!!!! i loved that album and felt like the timing, label-wise, was terrible. now i have it back. i can sell it at shows. i don't really know what all i will do with it. but the possibilities are very exciting to me. also, i will be playing a solo this sunday at hotel vegas in austin. come and buy one there!!! if you're in austin, here's the info...
johnny goudie solo show - 7pm sunday, april 1st - hotel vegas- 1500 East 6th Street - opening for danny malone
my guest for episode 56 is one of my favorite musicians/funny people, billy harvey. billy moved to l.a. a few years ago and so it was nice to get together and catch-up! i found out he was in town from someone on facebook saying they were going to his show. i got in touch with him and he came by the apartment before his show. i'm glad we got to sit down and catch-up. we talked about being socially awkward, moving around a lot, his first bands, the l.a. hard rock scene, playing guitar and producing several acts including, bob schneider, charlie mars and many more, making a documentary film with the camera on his laptop, working hard as an actor and making two full-length films. you can find billy on facebook and you can see his very entertaining website www.billyharveymusic.com. i'm glad billy got to stop by. i really enjoyed our conversation. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg

Episode 41: Kevin Connor - Radio DJ

the academy award nominees were announced yesterday morning. this reminded me how many pictures (which is how i will say "movies" now) i haven't seen this year. my cousin eric and i are planning to "live tweet" during the oscars again this year. i hope you tune in (by following us on twitter @johnnygoudie & @ericrudolphy . last year i had seen one picture. this year, i decided to see the pictures. all of them if possible. so far, of the nominated, i've seen, "moneyball", "the help", "midnight in paris" and "bridesmaids" i have a lot more to see and i will see them. speaking of pictures we have a new movie segment called, "shit just got reel", which features my cousin eric rudolphy. in this episode he talks about the 2012 oscar nominees... enjoy!
my guest for episode 41 is KUT dj, Kevin Connor. Kevin has been in radio for the better part of 30 years. from his start at the historic boston station WBCN, to following his heart to austin, tx and having many jobs in the music business, from morning radio for 16 years at KGSR to his work with SXSW and everything in between. kevin is a great and entertaining guy. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg

Episode 36: Jake Flores (comedian)

today, comedy is medicine.
our guest for episode 36 is stand-up comic, jake flores. jake is really funny. i didn't know him. i just tweeted him and asked if he wanted to be on the show. he said yes. so, i went to his apartment and we sat down and talked about his experiences in comedy, why and how he got started, he lives in an apartment building where 12 other comics live and again, he is really funny, thoughtful, smart and once again, very funny! you can find out more about him at: www.jakeflorescomedy.com
i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg