Leonard has 9 candidates running for city council in 2025. We put out an open offer to all candiates to come on the podcast for an interview to introduce themselves, explain their platform and give their constituency a chance to hear from them. Election day is Saturday May 3, 2025. Here is a full list of candidates. Austin Brown - X Zachary Elrod - Accepted Podcast Interview Raychel Green - Accepted Podcast Interview Darrell Grintz - X (Current P&Z Chair) Billy Wayne Martin - X (Current City...
Mar 08, 2025•48 min•Season 5Ep. 76
Leonard has 9 candidates running for city council in 2025. We put out an open offer to all candiates to come on the podcast for an interview to introduce themselves, explain their platform and give their constituency a chance to hear from them. Election day is Saturday May 3, 2025. Here is a full list of candidates. Austin Brown - X Zachary Elrod - Accepted Podcast Interview Raychel Green - Accepted Podcast Interview Darrell Grintz - X (Current P&Z Chair) Billy Wayne Martin - X (Current City...
Mar 08, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 75
Leonard has 9 candidates running for city council in 2025. We put out an open offer to all candiates to come on the podcast for an interview to introduce themselves, explain their platform and give their constituency a chance to hear from them. Election day is Saturday May 3, 2025. Here is a full list of candidates. Austin Brown - X Zachary Elrod - Accepted Podcast Interview Raychel Green - Accepted Podcast Interview Darrell Grintz - X (Current P&Z Chair) Billy Wayne Martin - X (Current City...
Mar 08, 2025•38 min•Season 5Ep. 74
Matthew and James come our guns a blazin with nazis, pedos, politics in general, kill tony, comedian top 5, the great tiktok outage of 2025, James first class experience, Californias downfall, cioppino, DFW Michilin rated restaurants, death row meal, indian food, mckinney square, The Dealys, Tiktok is confusing. Enjoy.
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 73
James and Matthew talk about the absolutely chaotic and unprecedented 2024 Presidential Election. "My revenge will be success." - DJT Enjoy.
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 72
Lots of topics. Olympics, tomato soup, marxism, Paris, ossuary, our favorite rivers, Sealand, Leonard Picnic, Alaska, jokes, Kill tony. Enjoy!
Aug 08, 2024•55 min•Season 4Ep. 73
Andy McAngus, owner of Noble Resources Pest Control, sits down with Matthew and James. NR Pest was the GRAND SLAM Sponsor for this years 145th Annual Leonard Picnic. We thank Andy and NR Pest for their decidcation and support of the community. If you are in search of residential or commercial pest control visit, www.nrpest.com Enjoy!
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 4Ep. 71
Tyrus made it to Leonard, TX! Matthew, James and Denise Harvey (Tyrus' number one fan..) sit down for a chat just two days after the assassination attempt on former President Trump's life. Tyrus joined us for BBQ from Smokers Only, about an hour discusstion and a meet and greet book signing on July 16, 2024. We had a blast hanging with Tyrus! Enjoy!
Aug 01, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Matthew has introduced James "Fill in the Blank" Hartley many different ways over the years. Here is seven minutes worth of good and bad attempts to be funny. Which one was your favorite?? Enjoy!
Apr 05, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 71
We talk Texas beer joints and red dirt music with living legend Claude "Spider" Webb, one of the owners and operator of The Gar Hole in Anna, TX, formerly Westminster, TX. "If Adair's and Luchenbach had a baby in a bank," is how one might describe this little North Texas gem. Check out more from The Gar Hole at https://garhole.net Enjoy!
Apr 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 70
Sam Sawyers - Sam the Magic Man, joins Matthew and James in the 360 Broadband Studios to talk magic. Sam has been doing magic for 26+ years. Sam performed a Magic and Dinner Show at Benediction on the Square back in December, so we wanted to get him on the podcast and learn a little more about him. Book Sam for birthday parties, visit him at Texas Steakhouse or check out the "Misdirections" live show. Disclaimer: Contains Adult content and language Enjoy!
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 69
We look back on 2023. 360 Broadband is our new local Internet provider Wifi gurus! 2023 Episode recap 2023 Pop Culture Stories Celebrity Deaths Enjoy!
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 68
Can I get a Two Tons??! Two Tons of Steel frontman, Kevin Geil, chats with us before taking the stage at The Gar Hole in Anna, TX. Two Tons was your 2023 Friday Night headliner at the Leonard Picnic. Hailing from San Antonio they're infamous for "Two Ton Tuesdays" at Gruene Hall. If you enjoy a rockin good live show, we strongly urge your to catch Two Tons on the road! Enjoy!
Nov 14, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 67
Matthew and James sit down with Tom Gillespie, long time Leonard resident. Tom has lead an incredible life, from growing up in an orphanage to serving in Vietnam and on to being a Police Officer, Judge, and now Author. His two books "Silent Tears" and "Vietnam A Week in December 1969" explain what made Tom the way he is and the decisions he had to make. Press Release: One Week in December 1969, is a compelling read that appreciates a group of soldiers who served in the Vietnam War 1969. This boo...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 67
Matthew and James are back at Hanks Texas Grill in Mckinney, TX to kick it with the Chad Cooke Band. 2022 Band of the Year and nominee for 2023 Band of the Year (amongst more Guitarist and Bassist) We really enjoyed their set at The Leonard Picnic. A classic country sound, entertainers through and through and the best live medley in the business. Catch them on the road, find them on your streaming service and buy their stuff! https://www.chadcookeband.com Enjoy!...
Sep 30, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 66
Matthew and James catch up with the 144th Annual Leonard Picnic Headliner, Josh Ward. On location at Hanks's Texas Grill in Mckinney, Josh took some time to touch base after a record setting Leonard Picnic. Enjoy!
Aug 11, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 65
Matthew and guest co-host, Kevin Moore, phone up Bryant McDowell of the Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Program. Bryant is an expert in arthropods. Being chigger and tick season, we figured we would give him a call and learn about these annoying pests. Enjoy!
Jun 20, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 65
Cassidy Jagger and "Wallaby Joey" of Roos2U and The Outback Roo Ranch of Texas join Matthew and James for a Down Under discussion. We chat about all kinds of Australian animals and various marsupials. From conservation, outreach, upkeep to legislation. Cassidy brought in a brand new Wallaby Joey with no name. Well we offered our FB followers the oppotunity to name him, and they did not disappoint! A huge thank you to Roos2U and The Outback Roo Ranch of Texas, please go pay them a visit, meet the...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 63
Ed "with and er" of the ExVandals, joins Matthew and James via phone. Eder is a co-founder of the Fabrication Yard in Dallas, TX. A place where artists can create legally and freely. Imagine a couple square blocks of paint covered warehouses, that is the Fabrication Yard. Eder fought tooth and nail to dedicate this nook of Trinity Groves to the Artists. He tells us about his connction with Hip-Hop and art back in NYC and how he helped bring these influences to the Big D. Enjoy!...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 62
Johnny Mckinney sits down with Matthew and James to discuss some Leonard Athletics. Johnny is a walking encyclopedia of Leonard Sports knowledge. Enjoy!
Feb 03, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Happy 2023! A little hour or so reminiscing on 2022. We recap our episodes from the past year, share personal anecdotes, relive pop culture moments and remember those we lost. Enjoy!
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 61
Lou Gigliotti hosts Matthew and James and his brand new, freshly paved, world class race track, in Anna, TX. Lou has an acomplished racing career both on the track and in the racing parts market. We find out all we can about his newest venture that will blow your socks off. World class racing facilities right here in NE Texas. We had the privilege to do a hot lap with Lou himself. (Full Podcast on youtube with lap video, turn by turn) Enjoy!
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Kevin Moore joins Matthew and James to teach us about cornhole. TBG Cornhole makes standard regulation Cornhole boards, trainer boards, airmail boards, score towers and "Snipe Pipes!" Want custom graphics, no problem! Get in touch with TBG Cornhole ASAP to get the best! Enjoy!
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Tony and Jamey make an impromptu visit to the Siren. We get into too much to caption here. Reality TV, comedians, scamming, impractical jokers, Siren EXLUSIVES, olives, six flags. Good times with the boys. Catch them on a stage near you! www.whiskeymyers.com Enjoy!
Sep 22, 2022•3 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Kelsie McGilvray joins Matthew and James to talk about her business, Vivant Ideas. Kelsie offices out of Minneola, TX where she creates custom branding, rebranding and digital marketing content for new and existing businesses. Kelsie is a recipient of the ETX View 40 under 40 nomination as well! Voting begins October 3, 2022. Vote for Kelsie at: https://www.etxview.com/4040/4040_2022/#gallery/?group=406582 Enjoy!...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Disclaimer: This episode is a little outside our normal scope of work. It may include graphic language, adult situations and smoking. Mature audiences suggested. This episode is 21 years in the making. On approximately Sept. 6, 2001. Jimbo met Matt Larsen, then, a roadie for metal band - American Head Charge. Jimbo and Matt hit it off immediately. An incredible string of events ensue within the live music scene, giving Matthew James and Jimbo a super cool behind the scenes experience. We reconne...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Adam Wakefield and Casey James of Texas Hill (minus Craig Boyd who could not make it) join Matthew and James on Day Three of the 143rd Annual Leonard Picnic. Texas Hill are the Picnics headlining act. Tune it for some great stories, bluesy pickin and some good laughs. Enjoy!
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Alan McDonald and Tammie Summers from First United Bank sit down with Matthew and discuss their involvement with the 142nd Annual Leonard Picnic. First United focus on community involvement and building a solid foundation both financially and personally. Thank you for sponsoring the Leonard Picnic! Enjoy!
Jul 15, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 54
JDK joins us from Nashville, TN to hear what he has been up to, new music, upcoming shows and music stuff. Check out his new song, "Small town USA" from his latest album, Patina. Stay tuned for another epistode with the Vibe King! Enjoy!
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Matthew talks to Jeff Rodgers of LittleBig.Supply. Jeff and his business partner are industry leaders in, of all things, SmartCar Off-roading accessories. Little Big Supply has some outragious builds and super cool parts for the most unique offroader. Tune in for some insider NEWS about whats next for Little Big Supply. Enjoy!
May 05, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 52
