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Episode #45 is up- This week Matt sits down with John Rust, local broadcaster & author.

As  Sports Director for KYCA he has cultivated a deep understanding & appreciation of sports that led to his two books on baseball “The Best Phillies Team Ever” & “Arizona’s All Time Baseball Team” .

A life-long fan of sci-fi & adventure steered him to his latest novel “Sea Raptor: A Deep Sea Thriller”

This week’s episode was recorded at Gabby’s Grill in Prescott Valley, AZ. Our intro music is “Centerfield” by John Fogerty, our outro is “Dark Chest of Wonders” by Finnish Metal Band (yes, that’s a thing) Nightwish.

Episode #44 is up- This week Matt sits down with Prescott based comedian Adam Hardin at Brick & Bones Moonshine Bar.

Adam talks about growing up in SoCal, always being the new kid in school, getting arrested as a pre-teen, and starting standup comedy thi
s past winter.

Both our intro & outro music is “Tears of a Clown”, on the front by Enuff Znuff , The English Beat close out the episode.

Episode #43 is up- This week Matt sits down with Bill Monroe, local journalist & broadcaster.

Bill is an Arizona native & talks about growing up in a small mining town, stories he’s covered both big and small, and some of the characters he’s come across while serving as the Senior News Correspondent for the Arizona Hometown Radio Group that includes KPPV, KQNA, & KDDL stations in Prescott.

This week’s episode was recorded at Cuppers Bistro in Prescott, AZ. Our intro music is “Around the Dial” by The Kinks, and our outro is “Radio Radio” by Elvis Costello.

Episode #42 is up- This week Matt sits down with Steve Simeone, Comedy Store staple, internationally touring comic, & host of “The Good Times Show” podcast available on iTunes, Stitcher, and through his web sitewww.awesomesteve.com, where you can also get his CD “Remember This”.

This episode was recorded at Rick Bronson’s House of Comedy. Our intro today features the great Chris Farley & Van Halen’s “Panama”. Our outro is a clip from “Remember This” available through iTunes & www.awesomesteve.com .

Episode #41 is up- This week Matt records another solo podcast recapping a weekend with friends from out of town.

After a night of food & music in & around Prescott’s Whiskey Row, Matt reflects on decades of missed time & broken knees.

Intro music is by The Cheek Tones, “Opposites” from their CD “Second Chance At A First Impression”, outro music is “Life By The Drop”, a Stevie Ray Vaughan cover by Road One South off of their CD “Lightnin’ In A Bottle”

Episode #40 is up- This week Matt records a solo podcast that probably should have stayed inside his own head- he rambles about childhood, mistakes, old friends, and bitterness about being blocked from The Comedy Spot Twitter feed.

Also, anyone with a connection to Steve Simeone, put in a good word for our host.

One subject of this week’s podcast will be visiting from CA this week, so be on the lookout for our host, his microphones, & a high school friend who looks half his age.

Our surprise sponsor this week is Dr. Nathan R. Thompson D.D.S. of Prescott Dentistry, who will either enjoy this sponsorship or send The Mile High Show a cease and desist.

Episode #39 is up- This week Matt sits down with Little Larry Healey, a staple in the Prescott, AZ music scene & house musician at Jersey Lilly Saloon on Whiskey Row.

Check out Larry’s YouTube Channel at HAVUCNIT, along with the Little Larry & The Drive page www.littlelarryandthedrive.com

Intro music is from Larry’s latest CD, Diverse Cuts, which you can get at any of his live shows or through iTunes, the outro music is from one of Larry’s favorite performers Johnny Taylor.

Episode #38 is up- This week Matt sits down with Satish “Catfish” Athelli & Gary Spiker, both of the Prescott Valley Event Center.

They talk the past, present, and future of the arena, upcoming events, the recent bankruptcy- re-org, and what it means for the community, and this Saturdays Prescott  911 Memorial Stair Climb– an event to honor the firefighters who lost their lives both in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and, closer to home, the Yarnell Hill Fire.

Check out www.prescottvalleyeventcenter.com for info on this and all upcoming events.

Episode #37 is up- This week Matt sits down with Chino Valley, AZ  mayor Chris Marley & newly appointed council member Corey Mendoza.

Listen in as the trio talk politics, challenges of small town living, the process to fill not 1,not 2, but SEVEN  council openings in a small town of only 10,000.

This episode was recorded at Arturo’s Mexican Restaurant in Chino Valley, AZ and sponsored by the Gabby’s Kitchen family of restaurants, including Gabby’s Grill in Prescott Valley.

Episode #36 is up- This week Matt sits down with Chris Presson, President of the AFL’s Arizona Rattlers. They sat down to record just before the Rattlers took the field against the Spokane Shock.

Before taking the reins of the Rattlers, Presson held a similar position with the Arizona Sundogs, of the CHL where our host served as team photographer for several years.

The two talk football, Prescott area economy, hockey, publicity stunts, and the seemingly bad mojo Matt appears to bring to professional sports arenas.

Sit back, enjoy the conversation and listen to a few fans tell why they love the Snake Pit.


One of this week’s game promos was The Chandler Bears, a Valley youth football program at the arena raising money for their upcoming season.