Bearded, Wholesome, & All Things Baltimore

Tonight’s guests are Baltimore born and raised entrepreneurs Kelly and Zenika- Founders of Sista Flicks Photo Booth LLC. Kelly and I go back quite a few years. She was one of my supervisors in corrections when I was early in my career. She was always good to me and was fair and firm as could be. Tune in as Kelly and Zenika promote their business and what goes into the daily to day process of event planning and its inner workings based around their Photo Booth rental services.

Tonight I had the pleasure of interviewing a local media legend. I have looked forward to this opportunity for a long time. Barry Simms is an investigative reporter in our hometown of Baltimore as well as surrounding communities for WBAL Channel 11. Barry is a fellow Mount Saint Joseph alumni and took some time out of his evening to give incredible insight into his career and behind the scenes inner workings. He details his passion for his work, his most memorable and most difficult stories he’s ever reported and the creative brain trust used to pursue riveting stories. Enjoy!

This one was truly a great experience. This is my first time having a fan/listener segment. Tim and I go way back to our high school days at Mount St Joe in West Baltimore. Tonight’s episode was an All Things Baltimore Orioles special. We are officially 8 days from Opening Day so what better way to start the season than to talk everything 2024 O’s! Tim is an encyclopedia of Orioles knowledge and provided fantastic insight to the coming season. If you want to get hyped for Opening Day at The Yard then this is the show for you!

On today’s episode(My 35th Birthday!) I finally sit down with Baltimore Club music Legend Mighty Mark! Mark and I go way back to 2001. We were classmates at Roland Park Middle School in 2001 and 2002. Mark has been honing his craft and rising to stardom in the entertainment industry for the better part of the last two decades. From making beats on cafeteria table and battle rapping in the hallways of RPMS to being featured on HBOMax, Space Jam, and Netflix, Mark has not only on multiple platforms, he is now giving back in different ways to his community. Tune in!

This episode has been a few years in the making. Cool Ant joins the show to talk about his impact in the running community through Nike. Born and raised in Baltimore, Ant speaks on his struggles growing up, adapting to life in Los Angeles, and the hurdles he’s faced as a result of his Baltimore upbringing. His passion for Baltimore is infectious and it’s clear the love he has for our hometown is unmatched. Enjoy!

It’s always magic and a good time to be had when two Mount Men get together for a stroll down memory lane. Rod White, the current safeties coach and Defensive Pass Game Coordinator for Bowie State University stopped by the show this evening. Rod and I go back 20 years. We were teammates a few years at MSJ in West Baltimore. Rod breaks down coaching and recruiting in todays social media driven football culture and his love for coaching at Marylands first HBCU.

This episode has been a few years in the making. Matthew Cooper is a filmmaker born and raised in West Baltimore. He runs his independent production company Cooper Productions Co. Which specializes in short documentaries. Tune in as we dive deep into the makings of his latest project “Understanding the Misunderstood” which focuses on the foundation and polarizing daily life of “Squeegee Kids” on the streets of Baltimore. Matthew also lets us in on his dealings with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott for the Squeegee Coalition.

Today’s episode features a good friend of mine. Marcus and I work in the same profession but this episode is a lot more positive. In his free time, Marcus is a Twitch streamer under the name “Phixem”. We start off the show by talking about his other passion, Mens Mental Health Advocacy. Tune in as we talk about mental health care, our mutual love for video games, and the pitfalls of streaming in todays more toxic video game culture.

Tonight’s episode is an All Things Baltimore Sports episode. Tonight’s guests are good friend John Anthony of Chairshot Sports and WWE Attitude Era legend Duane “Gillberg” Gill. With WWE’s Elimination Chamber PLE looming this Saturday, Duane and John stopped by to give their predictions for the show, expectations on the Road to WrestleMania, and some throwback stories courtesy of Duane. Enjoy!

Former Towson Quarterback Kurt Beathard joins the show. Interviewing Kurt came highly recommended by Coach Sean Murphy, who had previously been a guest on my show. Kurt comes from a prestigious football family. His father Bobby was a four time Super Bowl champion as an NFL executive, including the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. Kurt, a northern Virginia native, played quarterback at Towson University in the mid 80s and went on to have a well-traveled career as a collegiate coach. Tune in to catch up with Coach Beathard as see what he’s up to present day!