Troubled Men Podcast

After an involuntary hiatus due to some hurricane hysteria, the Troubled Men reoccupy the Ring Room. They are joined by the Zelig of rock 'n' roll, Mr. Dick Deluxe. It becomes obvious why **New Orleans loves Dick!** Topics include a band Airbnb, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Tempest Storm, early trans-racialists Johnny Otis and the Bronze Buckeroo, the Residents/Snakefinger, Clubfoot Orchestra, the shock of Devo, Cali punk memory lane, a cocktail mixup, listener feedback, hair tugging, Decadence Fest, Dick picks, the road to New Orleans, Stalker Roulette, a dramatic recitation, and much more.

After two weeks in the trenches, Manny escapes the front lines of academia to the relative safety of the Ring Room. He is de-briefed over cocktails. Topics include textbook fever, fresh talent, campus fashion trends, a towel, 1970's TV detectives, making a new friend, the Geraniums' triumphant return, a senatorial encounter, stadium justice, the Stalker File, Play Misty For Me, desperate measures, Amy Winehouse, Intervention, blood test results, and much more. Subscribe, review, and rate on Apple Podcasts.

Manny has gone missing and may have fallen into enemy hands. While they wait for proof of life, the Troubled Men call in the reinforcements and forge ahead. Once more unto the breach! René is joined by Troubled alumnus Jeff Treffinger as they make a house call on real estate baron and poet warrior Brendan Gallagher. He's fresh off a brush with death and happy to be back in New Orleans singing with his longtime compatriots the Geraniums. It feels like the Holy Spirit, but it might just be the booze. Topics include firsthand testimony, institutional corruption, a pole dancing teacher, the self-immolating Left, Anthony Weiner wallpaper, Brendan's return to the living, going quantum, the holiness of music, ego sacrifice, podcast therapy, childhood loneliness, the Lastie brothers, Raising Tourette's, the Brain Tuner, a stuttering cure, praise for nurses, and much more.

A short trailer for the Troubled Men Podcast featuring René Coman and the original Troubled Man for Troubled Times, Manny Chevrolet. They sort through the chaos over cocktails and tell tales out of school for their own amusement.

Veteran podcaster Ian Wadley, aka Wadzilla, wades into the cultural swamp of the Ring Room. His successful Rock and Metal Podcast and Wadzilla's World radio show on Craniumradio.com have been making waves on the scene for a coon's age. He shows the Troubled Men no mercy. They discuss a postgame arrest, Manny and Ian bonding over the Raiders, door-to-door vacuum sales, Van Halen, David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar, the Mentors and El Duce, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, a $4,500 nosebleed, the Red Dress Run, podcast convention mayhem, a dubious plea deal, bad drivers as bad people, selling Krugerrands, and much more. Subscribe, review, and rate on Apple Podcasts. The Rock and Metal Podcast [http://wadzilla74.podbean.com]

It's another Thursday, and another 3 rounder in the Ring Room, but now it's bass player, real estate maven, and club owner Dave Clements's turn in the barrel. Things go downhill in a hurry. Topics include the waiting game, an audio haircut, the Scurlock incident, Dave's academic career, sea lice, Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Lounge, moments in N.O. history, the Circle Bar, the Troubled Men's personal physician, dating history, drummer Charlie Occhipinti, the Praline Man's short con, the worst candidate ever, the 1st male Saintsation, the Walmart/Michael Jackson connection, TV judges, a "Psycho" killer, a new nadir, a bartender's apology, and a guest's untimely departure. Subscribe, review and rate on Apple Podcasts

Coming off a string of scintillating guests, the Men meet in the Ring Room for an uncut dose of that Troubled magic. They discuss human resilience, chest hair, a police beating, code militaire, McSalad sickness, a ransomed daughter's return, a deacon's disgrace, the Pulitzer snub, a secret vacation, Central American ingenuity, New Wave Hookers revisited, the Happy Days porn connection, the Dylan porn connection, music biz heartbreak, loose shoes, a doctor visit, Underwear Day, and the boxer incident. Subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts.

Manny's been lit since lunch, but the Troubled Men forge ahead anyway. They're joined by old friend and co-conspirator Jeff Treffinger for a rendezvous in the Ring Room. Topics include Jeff's path to New Orleans, tall girls, St. Louis fashion, nose bleeds, TV binoculars, booty popping at City Hall, Tribe Nunzio, the salad days of the Mermaid Lounge, Keith Keller, the Geraniums, family sing-a-longs, and much more. Outro music:Sensible Shoes by the Geraniums Geraniums-Canada Dry [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=105&v=Y29fbQSwgFo] Subscribe and rate at Apple Podcasts or your favorite app.

Fresh off Bastille Day, the Troubled Men convene a tribunal with New Orleans royalty and lifelong friend, Scott Plauché. Their reign of terror resumes as they discuss the new TMP stickers, the Ben Franklin High School accent, Scott's movie biz career, old N.O. television, Cal-Mex food, Croatian defeat/complicity, the generosity of Keith Carradine, Manny's interview with the Smashing Pumpkins, the Best Life Pharmacy Restaurant, and much more. Subscribe and rate in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

They're deep into July, but the Men attempt to elevate the conversation with a ringer in the Ring Room. World renowned painter Michael Deas joins the set to talk World Cup foolishness, caulking technique, his early work with Harlequin Romance, poppers with Harold Robbins, Fabio, Manny's hair care, art school orthodoxy, flakka, painting the Columbia Pictures logo, busting Annette Bening, postage stamp masterpieces, the Thai escape, temperance related pancreatitis, English public school tradition, Christopher Hitchens, and much more. Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

A day late and several dollars short, the Troubled Men hit the Ring Room for a 5th of July blow out. Topics include Manny's car troubles, a Thursday joke, the 4th of July, 'Nam flashbacks, falling bullets, a black sheep's dying dog, Detroit fireworks threats, a punchline in need of a setup, exhaustion with eating, hospital dining, not giving blood, the ultra-orthodox strangle hold, the NXIVM cult, dictator fashion, romance advice, a mother's conviction, toilet repair, a geodesic dome, lesson in workflow, and a Thai miracle. Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

The Troubled Men get it together with some table service back in the Ring Room. They chat it up about little known New Orleans festivals, the Iguanas' Midwestern tour, terror on the highway, an airport petting zoo, inside vs. outside, a psycho chica strikes again, Manny's work as a color analyst for an imaginary baseball league, gun play on the home front, beach danger, the death of print, World Cup minutia, a sports betting scam, and much more. Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.

While René is out on a Midwestern maneuver with the Iguanas, the Men release a flashback episode to a hungry nation. They cover a music festival in Boquette, Panama, an 8th grade girl's slumber party, booze wasters, New Orleans drivers, Plato's Republic, a machete attack, goat cocaine, broken men, an Uptown ass grabber, the John Sinclair Rule, a jungle mishap, and much more.

The Troubled Men recommit the original sin and wind up at Mick's Irish Bar. It's a cool, crisp 79º in New Orleans this evening. They discuss Manny's expanding domestic duties, the glory days of the Lakers, Russian downloads, game show prizes, Lynn Drury, a fake anniversary, "that's it?", flakka dance videos, Miss America, death of a munchkin, the rise of indy film, bullet-proof backpacks, day camp sleeper holds, plastic straws, marriage survey results, and the seersucker down low. Subscribe and rate in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Follow @TroubledMenPodcast on Instagram @TroubledPodcast on Twitter

The Men escape the Ring Room for the Safe House. Any port in a storm. They have the cultural iconoclast, Glyn Styler as their first guest. He plays it pretty close to the vest, but they manage to drag out of him some comments on his origin story. The Men also discuss murder in New Orleans, funeral home yelp reviews, party invitations, whistle girl, train rides to Florence and Madrid, the crushing solitude of a recording studio in England, copping in Copenhagen, convalescent communion, and a chance encounter with Timothy Leary. Click on the link to Glyn Styler's signature song,"You Killed My Love", with a still from his starring role in Doris Wishman's film, "Satan Was a Lady". It's sublime.

The temperature is topping 100º, but the Troubled Men are keeping it cool. Tonight's topics include bar flies, free labor, Dennis Rodman, support animals, hedgehog recognition, a train ride to Madrid, the Basques of Bakersfield, a 14 year old driver, killer cats, a snake lady, a used car scam, parental eviction, a Mexican standoff, and nominal amnesia. René visits the dentist and makes the newspaper.

It's Scotch Night in the Ring Room, but the Troubled Men are having the usual. Though Manny is running on fumes, they sit down to recap the 2nd week of Jazz Fest, as well as Ed Sullivan's last show, second generation larceny, Susan Cowsill, the Panther Burns, Cinco di Mayo, Randy, coma kindness, a phone carrier challenge, and cutthroat corporatism .

The Troubled Men unearth a gem from a few weeks back. They tell their origin stories and how they met writing and shooting Manny's feature film. Other topics include witnesses, victims, confessions, near misses, and Mardi Gras Indians. Manny gets a Bat Mitzvah invitation.

The Troubled Men reconvene at the Ring Room to recap the first weekend of Jazz fest. They also cover toilet shopping, Apocalypse Now, John Mooney, hell hounds, charity, a letter from the accused, porch parties, our first sponsor, Helen Gillet, triangle sandwiches, union busting, and David Byrne. Flea ruins a picnic.

The Troubled Men turn back the clock a few weeks to return to an earlier, unreleased episode. They're still in the Ring Room, and the joint is jumping. They talk about first experiences at the Willow Inn, faulty shoe laces, fast friends, doorless microwave ovens, a killer musician, and open casket funerals. They also spitball some T-shirt ideas.

The Troubled Men brace themselves for Jazz Fest(Presented by Shell) and get right into it. Topics include crime in the city, Fleet Week, a VFW experiment, Johnny Paycheck, the royal baby, and Barnaby Jones. Along the way Manny and René almost come to blows over the subject of tipping.

The Troubled Men have made it through Mardi Gras alive. They're back in the Ring Room for a recap. They discuss binge watching TV, the Draino challenge, carnival gun play, the Olympics, escaping the Spanish Mafia, and the Stones. Manny tells a Hollywood story about Tony Curtis. You won't see this one coming.

The Troubled Men repair to the Ring Room to gripe about the epic freeze of 2018 and Mardi Gras parades. Other topics include raising children, Saints/Raiders playoff heartbreakers, bikes in the New Orleans, donkey medication, and more.

The Troubled Men for Troubled Times are back in the Ring Room. They discuss New Year's resolutions, family interactions, Miami, tamales, flakka, and Manny partying with Bob Seger back in the 1990s. Manny introduces his use of the word "good!". Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite app.