Send us a text Was Swaggy P scared? Maybe. Did Swaggy P try to run? I think you should watch the fight and listen to this episode to find out. Thanks to TRND MEDIA @trndmusicdfw , we have Malcolm "The Menace" Minikon @iminikon in the studio fresh off a fight against Nick "Swaggy P" Young @swaggyp1 . He gives us the real facts about what actually happened in one of the most talked about fights that recently went down. In this episode, we learn how versatile Minikon really is! A videographer, hila...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 109
Send us a text In this episode we are joined by no one, absolutely no one in the studio. We are left to our creativity to come up with a great show and I have to say, this was another great show. In this episode we answer the hard hitting questions, solve all the worlds problems, and find out Javier fired his cleaning lady. Do you happen to know a great cleaning lady? Be sure to give us a call or DM us. She has to be ok with cleaning up after Javier and she probably should have all her shots up ...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 108
Send us a text You know what time it is. Nothing but illustrious guests on The Funky Panther as Javier likes to say. In this episode, we are joined by @_jaeboy_ who is headlining a free show on 9/11/22 at our favorite venue @tulipsftw In this episode, we get a chance to talk with JaeBoy about his new album, upcoming show. The history of Elvis? No, that can't be right. He cues us in on a D&D podcast we should be listening to called Dungeons & Daddies @dndads_podcast Check out JaeBoy's mus...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 107
Send us a text It's another episode where it's just the boys kicking it like we use to. A little off the cuff, a little unscripted, and a whole lot of fun. Sometimes you need time with your boys to get back in the groove and that's exactly what we are doing. Don't worry, we will have more guest soon enough. Until then, you're stuck with us! In this episode. The boys decide they're getting pinky rings. Javier and Chad decide to change their names, and Tim aka Travis brings in some random topics f...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 106
Send us a text Chad is back, we are going for our 3rd Fort Worth Weekly Best Of, and the episode is pretty off the cuff. We don't know what else you need to know, pretty sure that covers it all. In all honesty, we are glad he is back from Egypt. In this episode we recap our weekend which was insane, Chad tells us all about his trip to Egypt, and we finish things off with some wonderful treats from Egypt. Be sure to vote for your favorite places and podcast at Best Of Ballot 2022 Voting ends Sep ...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 105
Send us a text Episode 2 without Chad and we have a crossover with Lance from @emootakupodcast We dive into the randomness that is Javier and Tim. Eventually getting to our topic which goes off the deep end. We also announce one of the letters for the @fortworthroots 100th episode party scavenger hunt. Be sure to join us September 10th at Pouring Glory (1001 Bryan Ave, Fort Worth, TX76104) for their 100th episode party. The event starts at 1pm and there will be grab bags, $3 draft beer, special ...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 104
Send us a text We are coming at you with a live recording from our favorite venue in fort worth, @tulipsftw . This is a little different than our normal show. We will be sitting down with 3 Amplify817 artists, getting to know them a bit better, and promote the upcoming 817 Day concert which is taking place at Will Rogers Auditorium on 8/17. In this episode, you will get to here interviews with Bencjones ( @bencjonesmusic ), Gr4nt ( @gr4ntofficial ), and Averi Burk ( @averiburk ). You may also no...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 103
Send us a text This past week has been a blur. Chad prepping for his trip to Egypt, Javier working and going to The Shins concert, Tim and Chad going to the @hearfortworth mixer @uninonstationfw and crashing the @jerryjonestownmassacre 9th anniversary show. Needless to say, we have been busy but, not to busy to have a new guest on the show! We are joined in studio with the one and only Court Hoang ( @courhoang ). Amazing and talented musician based here in Fort Worth. In this episode, we get to ...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 102
Send us a text Coming off our high from our 100th episode and party, you know we had to do it big. So, what did we do for episode 101? We get Funky Town's very own Rap Godfather, @smoothvega to pull through and hangout in the studio. In this episode, we deep dive into the music promoter world, talk about @xbvalentine getting signed by @rocnation Tim jumps in with some news about @rollingloud and @kidcudi and we get a special surprise from Smoothvega. This episode is sponsored by @printedthreads ...
Jul 28, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 101
Send us a text From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank you. Thank you for sticking around and listening to our nonsense for the past 100 episodes. Thank you for the love and support, we wouldn't be where we are without you all. It truly means so much to us and we love each and every one of you! Special thanks to our friend Joe Morón @joesbeerd for hooking us up for this episode. In this episode, we record live from @pantherislandbrewing recording our 100th episode! In this episode we are...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 100
Send us a text What happens when a Washed Up Rookie meets a guy named Milky Beatz? The most amazing music from two musical geniuses, that's what! Joining us in the studio is Washed Up Rookie and Milky Beatz. In this episode we talk music and inspirations with @washeduprookie and @milkybeatz . Tim lets us know how he really feels about Bud Kennedy, Radio Shack is wildin' on Twitter, and apparently there's an app that gets you high. Be sure to check out Washed Up Rookie on all streaming platforms....
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 99
Send us a text For the first time ever The Funky Panther has a tattoo artist in the studio. Tattoo Extraordinaire Joseph Ayala ( @ayala_tattoo ), owner of @panthercitytattoos . In this episode Chad gets a party tattoo on air, the bois get the details of the tattoo industry and, we find out how excited Chad is for Glizzy Fest at @martinhousebrewing . So sit back, relax, enjoy and Stay Good! CALL OR TEXT OUR HOTLINE AND LEAVE US A MESSAGE! 817-677-0408 Fort Worth Magazine Best of 2022 - Radio Pers...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 98
Send us a text The one, the only, BenCJones ( @bencjonesmusic ) joins us in the studio for a chance to get to know the man behind Just One Gun and to talk about his new album "High Beams, Back Roads and Hi-Fi" which you can currently find on Bandcamp. He also brought us a game to help us in our quest to find out who is The Funkiest Panther. Tim and Javier are pretty sure Chad cheated somehow and the verdict is still out on who The Funkiest Panther is. Be sure to check out bencjonesmusic.com for ...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 97
Send us a text Sometimes you gotta do "10 shots" and crank up Ernie Mode to get yourself in the right mood when you're going out. Sometimes you gotta do "10 shots" in the studio with the man himself @itsernie__ If you haven't caught on yet, we did "10 shots" with Itsernie in the studio.... In this episode: We had the opportunity to hang out with Itsernie and really get to know what he's all about. Chad came up with a last-minute game to make us do "10 shots". Javier brought the sidebar questions...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 96
Send us a text Look, not every episode is a hit.... We get it. Let me take a minute to be honest with you. This episode SLAPS!(do people still say that?) We won Readers Choice Fort Worth Magazine's Best of 2022 for the 2nd year in a row! Thanks to all of you that made this happen. We are incredibly grateful and Chad said he will take every single one of you on a trip! Ok, I lied about that last part but, how cool would that be? In this episode, we honestly had little prepared. Chad and Javier re...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 95
Send us a text Look, this episode is not like our normal guest episodes. We typically interview the guest and get to know them. This episode was less of a podcast or interview and more of a hangout with one of our favorite musicians, Lou CharLe$( @loucharlestx ) In this episode, we talk about whatever is on our minds. We revisit the last time Lou was on and finally know why Kendrick Lamar was in Fort Worth. Lou fills us in on some Walmart news, and Javier has some explaining to do with a bit of ...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 94
Send us a text Thanks to all the hard work by our friend Robyn( @ramblin.roam ) of @corksincowtown . We had the opportunity to sit down with 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis ( @coopertdav ) during the @PBR World Finals at @dickiesarena . Be on the look out for a special promo video featuring Chad and Javier. In this episode we catch you up on all the fun things that have been happening. Chad becomes a fan of PBR, Javier took his shirt off, and the intern took the night off. So sit back, rela...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 93
Send us a text Who needs The Avengers? This is the cross-over you all have been waiting for! Seriously, someone told us that and we are running with it. We are joined in the studio by our favorite Champagne Aunt, Robyn ( @ramblin.roam ) of @corksincowtown . This is by far, the longest episode we have ever dropped and probably the funniest, most candid conversation to date. In this episode. Robyn walks into all the jokes and The Funky Panther Boy's are here for it. The intern leaves us in the mid...
May 12, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 92
Send us a text What's happening? Why are we dropping an episode on Saturday? Are we going to start dropping 2 episodes a week? To answer your questions. We recorded twice this week. We had a chance to grab 3 amazing guests this past week and no, we are not dropping 2 episodes a week. We are barely holding it together with once a week as it is..... Okay, the last part is not entirely accurate. In this episode we are without our intern and thanks to our good friend @missleslienava . We had the opp...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 91
Send us a text Like Javier says "nothing but illustrious guests" on The Funky Panther and this show is bringing the heat. We are joined in the studio by Alec Jhangiani of Fortress Presents. We get all the details on WIld Acre Live and Fortress Presents. We also have an amazing concert ticket giveaway happening. Make sure you follow our instagram for all the details! In this episode Tim is profiling our guest and our intern surprised us with a new haircut. Be sure to follow @wildacrelive , @fortr...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 90
Send us a text The Funky Panther had to take off a week for a production meeting. This episode is a direct result of said meeting. It's honestly our best episode yet. Do you wanna know who we would "smash or Pass" in regards to 90's hunks and Ed Bass? What about Javier's opinions on dueling art shows in Fort Worth? Hope you like offensive language. In this episode. We get right back to it with some updates, news, and sports right before we kick off our main topic of "smash or Pass". Javier gets ...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 89
Send us a text Do you know what a Squeezebox is? What about a Bandit/s? What happens if you put those words together? I'll tell you what happens. You end up with an awesome Tex-Mex country band that hails from the best city in Texas! Joining us in the studio is Abel Casillas( @squeezeboxabel ), front man of @squeezeboxbandits . In this episode, the guys recount their past week adventures, Stark is going to be a coach? and Javier has some basketball updates before we get into Squeezebox Bandits! ...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 88
Send us a text Just like I said last episode. We love having purveyors of wonderful food and this week is no different. We had the honor of having Jonny White of @goldeesbbq in the studio. Have I mention they're ranked number 1 by Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ? Do you know what a "Jirby" is? What about "who's Goldee"? We ask all these hard hitting questions and much more. In this episode we have our weekly recap, Javier gets into sports before we get into the "meat" of our content... Check out Jonny'...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 87
Send us a text It's no surprise that we love food. It's also no surprise that we like to have purveyors of excellent food on our show. I think you can see where I'm going with this. If not, I'm gonna spell it out for you. We have the amazing chef and owner of @righteousfoods as well as @fantasmakitchens , Lanny Lancarte! In this episode, the bois get the chance to pick the brain of an award winning chef and Fort Worth native. Javier says something inappropriate early on in the episode, Chad reca...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 86
Send us a text As much as we loved being on the road and doing live, on location shows. It's nice to be back home and in our own studio. You know what I'm talking about, right? It's kinda like when you get to sleep in your own bed after being gone for a week.... Speaking of being at home in your own bed. Have y'all heard of "goblin mode"? No? Neither did most of us until Chad brought it up. In this episode. We catch up on all the things that have been going on the past 2 weeks and catch up with ...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 85
Send us a text We had such an amazing time this past weekend. If you didn't know, the bois were in Austin for SXSW! This would not have happened if it wasn't for our friends @visitfortworth , @hearfortworth , and @filmfortworth . They did such an amazing job taking over @containerbar_atx and bringing a little bit of Fort.......Who am I kidding, They brought all of Fort Worth to Austin! In this episode, the bois give a brief update before diving into Fort Worth vs Austin. Midway through the show,...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 84
Send us a text Wow, what a wild ride this has been! Thanks to our friends @amplify817 . We, The Funky Panther had the opportunity to do a live show at one of our favorite venues in Fort Worth, @tulipsftw ! Again, thank you Amplify817 and Tulips for allowing us to hijack a stage and interview some amazing artists. In this episode we had the chance to get to know a few of the artists featured on Amplify817 and help promote their upcoming concert series that's happening at Tulips. Did I mention it'...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 83
Send us a text We, The Funky Panther, have some amazing things that are coming up in the next few weeks. A live show at @tulipsftw on 3/9/22 interviewing some amazing artists with @amplify817 , SXSW with the @visitfortworth crew and multiple Fort Worth musicians on 3/11-3/14, and an adult spelling b....... AN ADULT SPELLING BEE?!?!?!?!?! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME! WHO THE HELL APPROVED THIS???????? Well I guess the crew is making Tim live his nightmare of having to participate in an adult spelling...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 82
Send us a text If you listened/watched this episode live, then you know we recorded this on palindrome day. Hence the title of this episode. If you are catching this later ... We appreciate you. However, we would recommend catching us live on YouTube. In this episode, we fill you in on some of the things we have coming up. Javier comes up with his own palindromes. Spoiler: he doesn't actually know what a palindrome is. The guys catch up with each other after not seeing each other over the weeken...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 81
Send us a text Fort Worth is an amazing city and to be honest. DFW in general is pretty damn awesome when it comes to food. So, you better believe The Funky Panther boy's jumped at the opportunity to go on a food adventure all over Denton and Fort Worth with one of our favorite foodies. Nostalgic pizza from our childhood, awesome beers from @armadilloaleworks , fantastic Mexican food, and so much more! Joining us in the studio is Angie Martinez of @perolike_letseat . She runs an amazing food blo...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 80
