Best Megan Cassidy Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 89 Megan Jasper (CEO Sub Pop Records) 1:07:57

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Megan Jasper grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts an industrial town, just an hour outside of Boston. Megan remembers it as a tough place to grow up. As a young girl, her family would travel to Boston and she and her sister would hit Newbury Comics when there was only one store. As a teen, she traveled to Boston for punk rock shows. Attending UMass,…

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2.14 - Dr Stephen Proud 1:19:57

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TW: Suicide Stephen Proud is a psychiatrist in private practice in regional WA with 45 years’ experience in medicine and 25 years as a psychiatrist. He has worked as a GP in rural WA, Perth and rural Zululand South Africa. He has taught GPs and psychiatric registrars for many years in Perth. He has built and run two psychiatric hospitals, one in Pe…

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Ep. 88 Renee Tyler (Sales Audit & Record Division) 1:02:27

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“He [George Scarlett] said that someone had suggested me for the position [Administrative Assistant] because I looked so intense when I worked. I don’t know what that really means. I guess it’s a good thing” And thus, another Tower career was born. Renee Tyler spent 12 years working as George Scarlett’s Administrative Assistant in Record Division. …

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Megan Eckert 1:03:34

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Megan ran in her first Backyard Ultra in January at Saguaro Showdown and proved herself to be a natural at the format. Not only did she finish as the Last One Standing, but she also earned a Silver Ticket on to team USA to run at Satellite World Championships in October. Her 65 yard performance at Seguaro Showdown is the fourth highest total by a w…

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Tim Walsh - Dead Cow Gully 2024 1:11:15

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In June last year Dead Cow Gully found itself the talk of the Backyard Ultra World when Phil Gore ran a world record 102 yards. It's exciting to see the return of Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra on the 4th May and race director Tim Walsh came on to talk all about it.By Patto

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2.13 - Megan Smoak 1:33:09

22d ago1:33:09

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TW: Suicide Megan Smoak is a Clinical Psychologist, Board endorsed clinical supervisor and lecturer in Clinical Psychology. Megan works with clients at any stage across the lifespan including young children and adolescents. Megan has experience working with a wide variety of clinical challenges including management of ADHD in children & adults, anx…

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Ep. 87 Steve Nikkel (Tower Advertising) 1:01:31

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While Chris Hopson was putting together Tower Records’ in-house advertising agency, in a parallel universe, or at least somewhere else in California, Steve Nikkel was doing the same for a small independent chain of record stores called Eucalyptus Records, based out of Fairfield, California. When an opening became available, due to Mike Farrace star…

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Ep. 86 Joy Slusarek Proft (VP Sales Universal, Mid Day Host WEQX Radio) 1:02:32

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Joy Slusarek Proft spent 15 years working for Universal Music Distribution. Like many before her, she started as an FMR (Field Marketing Rep), and like few, she ended up as the Vice President of Sales located in Los Angeles. While calling on stores in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska, Joy found herself with a new band called Weezer in her ca…

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2.12 - Andrew Robb 1:34:36

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Until his recent retirement from politics, Andrew Robb was Australia’s Minister for Trade, Investment and Tourism. In this role Mr Robb negotiated Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Japan and China, as well as the 12 country Transpacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. Mr Robb is currently Executive Chairman of The Robb Group (A corpor…

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Aaron Young - Does Ultra 1:24:35

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Aaron is going from strength to strength as an endurance athlete and BYU runner. Last year he came 18th in the World at the Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs when he ran for 75 yards. Aaron has a big 2024 planned and started recently with a win in the Delirious West 200 miler.By Patto

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Ep. 85 Matt LaVelle (Tower Nanuet, Jazz Guru at Tower Lincoln Center) 1:42:51

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Matt Lavelle used to listen to music with his grandfather. No talking. No commentary. At a very young age, Matt simply observed how the music moved his grandfather and it had quite an impression on him. As he got older, after making regular visits to the Jazz Department at Tower 4th & Broadway, Matt took a job in Nanuet under Store Manager Bill Duf…

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Johan Botha 1:14:18

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Johan ran his first Backyard ultra at Hysterical Carnage in 2021. He has run in five backyards since and was the assist in his last two. Johan's most recent race was at Herdys where he ran a PB of 52 yards which earned him a place on the Australian At-Large list.By Patto

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Ep. 84 Fuzzy Swing (RCA Records, CEMA/EMD Distribution Regional Manager) 58:12

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Fuzzy Swing never worked for Tower Records, but he worked at Tower Records in San Francisco as an inventory rep and sales associate on behalf of RCA. In addition to Tower, he had several mom & pop independent stores in the Bay Area. In later years Fuzzy was promoted to sales covering the Sacramento area stores Tower Broadway, Tower Citrus Heights, …

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Tim Kacprzak 1:09:18

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Tim has had an amazing 12 months of running in Backyard Ultras. Last year he ran 51 yards at Herdys, 55 yards at The Masters at Dead Cow Gully and then rounded things off by running 60 yards at Bigs. Last week Tim earned himself a silver ticket into the Australian BYU team by finishing as the Last One Standing at Mirrim Wurnit in some of the toughe…

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2.11 - Dr Ted Cassidy 1:13:38

2M ago1:13:38

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Dr Ted Cassidy is a psychiatrist and co-founder of Monarch Mental Health Group which provides innovative next step treatments for people suffering from Depression, PTSD and anxiety. Monarch Mental Health is Australia's first outpatient clinic offering psychedelic-assisted therapy and Australia's largest provider of outpatient magnetic stimulation t…

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2.10 - Annette Baulch & Graeme Sudholz 1:17:47

2M ago1:17:47

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Trigger Warning: Suicide & SA Annette Baulch & Graeme Sudholz have been relationship counsellors, sex therapists and retreat facilitators with a tantric flavour since 2006. Their inclusive approach is known for changing lives through changing relationships, as couples learn to open their hearts and come home to love. Dr Deb Roberts, PhD is the Mind…

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Adam Keen 1:32:09

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Adam Keen ran in New Zealands first ever Backyard Ultra back in 2019 where he finished as the assist. He has run in six backyard ultras since, including finishing as the New Zealand Champion in 2020. Last year Adam was present from beginning to end at The Masters at Dead Cow Gully as well as Bigs, both world record breaking races. Adam is a running…

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Eric - Rasselbock BYU 46:10

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Eric Keeler is the man behind 'Rasselbock Running' and organise's a whole range of running events in the UK. This weekend is the second year of the Rasselbock Backyard Ultra, the first silver ticket event of the year in the UK. Eric came on to talk Backyard Ultra's and the race going down this weekend.…

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Ep. 83 Remembering Kevin Cassidy 1:19:36

2M ago1:19:36

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On Friday February 16th, Kevin Cassidy passed away. We are rerunning our episode from September of 2022 featuring Kevin, along with a short introduction. Once we receive information about a Memorial Service for Kevin, we will post it on the "2500 DelMonte Street" Instagram and Facebook pages.By Bob Zimmerman

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Joel Sexton 1:08:26

3M ago1:08:26

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Joel is a familiar face to many around the Backyard Ultra scene as a member Tim Kacprzak's crew. Joel is proving himself to be more than a handy runner himself, running 25 yards at No Time To Die last year and just recently he was the Last One Standing at MVP Backyard Ultra in a dominant performance.…

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2.9 - Kerry Soorley 1:16:46

3M ago1:16:46

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Kerry is a nurse of 44 years, mother of four and grandmother to nine, specialising in palliative care. She had suffered depression, addictions and suicidal ideation all her life. “Trauma by omission” Gabor Mate calls it. Every antidepressant, therapy, book, course and seminar failed and just left her feeling hopeless and wanting to die even though …

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Rhys Williams - The Rolling Pin 57:55

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Rhys ran in three Backyard Ultra's in 2023, running over 30 yards twice. He ran 37 yards at Dead Cow Gully and in October he finished as the joint Last One Standing with Adam Fox when he ran 34 yards. Rhys also sports one of the best beards going around in the running game.By Patto

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Ep. 82 Ann Powers (Insurgent Clerk at Columbus & Bay, NPR Music, Los Angeles Times, Author "Traveling: On The Path of Joni Mitchell) 1:11:58

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Long before she became the face and voice of NPR Music, Ann Powers was just a Catholic school girl and new wave music fan who in 1979 was guided on a musical journey by Chris, an influential Tower Mercer Street clerk. Chris regularly assisted and turned Ann on to some great groups and albums at Tower Seattle's landmark location. On today’s episode …

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Rowan Cassidy - We've Gotcha BYU 59:14

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Rowan loves running and has raced in QLD, NSW, VIC and New Zealand. He has run in three Backyard Ultra's, most recently at The Masters where he completed 32 yards. At the moment he is busy organising 'We've Gotcha Backyard Ultra', which is being run on the 10th March.By Patto

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2.8 - Tony Mantz 1:29:21

3M ago1:29:21

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TW: Suicide Tony Mantz aka “Jack the Bear” has been in the music industry since 1981 working in all facets of it , including being a radio announcer on MMM FM Melbourne for the duration of the 90’s. He has had an interest in psychedelics since first hearing about them on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast back in 2009. In Jan 2020 he had the most tra…

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Ep. 81 Carl Johnson (Loss Prevention Sacramento, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest) 1:08:21

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“I remember thinking, if the light turns red, I’m turning in the parking lot and I’m going to do a bagcheck. If it’s green I’m going to sail on through and I’m going home. And sure as heck, it was red and I turned in [to the lot] and I’m going to do the bag check” It’s in moments like these that you make your mark. Only five days earlier, Carl was …

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Ep. 80 Michael Solomon 1:17:19

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MTS Not the company, the man. Michael T Solomon sits down with “2500 DelMonte Street” to discuss it all; his time with Russ & Doris, Tower Records, Bud Martin, Sunday school with Stan Goman, chauffeuring The Rolling Stones around town before their show in Sacramento, starting out at the Tower Drug Store, working at Watt Ave, Columbus & Bay and Berk…

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2.7 - John Lee 1:19:31

4M ago1:19:31

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TW: Suicide Rising into the public eye as esteemed Founder of Cutting Edge Post, one of Australia’s largest and most awarded post production companies and working on over 50 US and Australian movies and over 700 episodes of scripted drama television as well as many thousands of television commercials, John Lee is renowned as a skilled Technical Dir…

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Ep. 79 Darrin Roberts (Editor "All Things Must Pass" Tower Documentary & "Thriller 40") 1:53:45

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Darrin Roberts grew up in Southern California with a “Kevin Arnold-Wonder Years” type upbringing. After a neighbor suggested his mother take her 3 year old to a recently released “war movie”, he became obsessed with all things cinema. After getting his degree at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts he began working on a series of music film projects as b…

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Jon Noll 1:03:06

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Jon has been running ultra's since 2008. His last five races have all been Backyard Ultra's and his results are outstanding, finishing as the LOS at The Big Hill Bonk two years running and most recently running an amazing 98 yards at The World Championships at Bigs to finish seventh in the world.By Patto

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Gemma Gore 1:32:15

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Gemma Gore has more experience crewing at backyard ultra's than pretty much anyone. She has crewed for Phil at all 10 of his backyard ultra's, including when he broke the world record at The Masters and when he ran 100 yards at The World Champs at Bigs.By Patto

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Ep. 78 Marty Bender Sobolewski (Tower Sunset, Cashbox Magazine, KROQ, WWWM, WFBQ, Radio Consultant) 1:16:58

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“I knew quite a bit about [Tower]. I knew Sunset was the mecca. So I just popped in one day and that’s how it all started” says this week’s guest Marty Bender Sobolweski. From his earliest memory of his grandmother pulling out a record player to his mother coming home from her temp job at Capitol Records in Cleveland with a box of free records, Mar…

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Ep. 77 Cathi Ronnenburg (Cherry Hill NJ, Burlington MA, Nanuet, Carle Place, Paramus NJ) 1:14:40

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Our guest this week, Cathi Ronnenburg, remembers being on the phone with the Manager of a neighboring location when men in black suits swarmed her store. No, it wasn’t a Tower Records she was running at the time, but being busted by the FBI for the bootleg albums she and her company were selling is a pretty exciting start to record retail and Cathi…

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Charles Bosveld 1:06:31

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Charles is an experienced backyard ultra runner, having completed six events since his debut at Birdys in 2020. At his most recent race, Hysterical Carnage, Charles finished after successfully completing 38 yards. It was great having Charles on to hear about his running journey.By Patto

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Thorleifur Thorleifsson - Thor 1:08:04

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Thor currently holds the Iceland backyard ultra record with 50 yards which he ran at the The Race of Champions in Germany last year. Thor also ran at the Individual world championships at Bigs in 2023 where he ran for 27 hours.By Patto

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2023 BYU year in review 1:39:02

4M ago1:39:02

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After an eventful year of Backyard Ultra running, Ben Nicholls, Tim Kacprzak & Mat Dube came on the podcast to talk about the 2023 BYU year.By Patto

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2.6 - Simone Dowding 1:15:35

4M ago1:15:35

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TW: Suicide A passionate Mental Health Advocate, mentor, leader and speaker. Simone was voted (Inside Small Business Magazine) as one of the top 50 Business Leaders for 2020. She is a successful entrepreneur and CEO. She was Head of social enterprise for World Vision Australia, responsible for the start up and international scaling of Change Coffee…

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Rob & Jac Parsons 1:12:32

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Rob Parsons is one of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world, proven by his top 12 performance at Bigs in October when he completed 84 yards to place him eleventh overall. Jac has crewed for Rob at all his BYU's and is a huge factor in his success.By Patto

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2.5 - Brian Walker 1:22:02

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TW: Suicide Brian Follett Walker (born 5 September 1954) is an Australian politician and medical practitioner. At the 2021 Western Australian state election, Walker was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Legalise Cannabis WA member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term commenced on 24 May 2021. Walker was born in Malays…

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Ep. 76 Jason Sumney (4th & Broadway, Regional Office, Lincoln Center) 1:06:53

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Not many people are “One Degree of Separation” from Kevin Bacon, but this week’s guest, Jason Sumney is. Growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of a rabid record collector, Jason started his retail music career while in HIgh School at National Record Mart, a locally based, national chain that at its peak had 175 stores in 30 states. Knowing all of t…

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Gaby Villa - intenseatfit 1:11:17

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Gaby is a dietitian and sports nutritionist who specialises in endurance sports. In fact, Gaby had four of her athletes run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs just recently. In this podcast Gaby discusses a whole range of BYU nutrition topics and it was awesome.By Patto

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Frank Gielen - Frank the Tank 1:09:27

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Frank qualified to run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs when he ran 67 yards for team Belgium last year. Frank ran an incredible race at Bigs completing 97 yards which positioned him 8th in the world.By Patto

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Ep. 75 Rob Chapman (Navarre, MCA, Sanctuary, Author) 1:28:50

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Rob Chapman likes The Rolling Stones. Wait…check that. Rob Chapman loooooves The Rolling Stones. Not only that, but he regularly corresponds with a couple of the guys in the band. Several years ago Rob wrote a book about a very interesting period in the band’s history, Ron Wood and Keith Richards’ side project The New Barbarians. Rob went deep on t…

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2.4 - Marjane Beaugeois 1:10:47

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TW: Suicide Marjane is a trauma-informed addictions and mental health counsellor with over 7 year’s experience in spiritual healing practices and ancestral plant medicines. Marjane grew up in France, completing a degree in Biology there, and then her Masters in Australia. Marjane undertook training as a trauma informed counsellor and has a strong u…

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2.3 - Van Humphries 1:35:01

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Van is first and foremost a heart-led man who lives through an intention of self-responsibility. He was gifted the opportunity to live a childhood dream as a professional Rugby Union player in Australia and abroad over 13 years, and as a professional coach over 7 years nationally. Van worked in a theatre support role for Orthopaedics and devices fo…

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Ep. 74 Bob Zimmerman (DC, Seattle, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, NYC) 2:37:52

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Bob worked for Tower Records 18.5 years. Washington DC, Seattle, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia and Lincoln Center NYC. He loved working for Tower so much, he made a podcast about it. After multiple requests, he’s being interviewed for his story today. Our guest host/interviewer needs no introduction; that’s why we’re not going to tell you who it is…

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Ep. 73 Betsy Altomare (Night Manager Tower Records Sunset) 55:27

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“The goal was to work at a record store and then everybody eventually wanted to work for a label. I envied the label guys and then I went and married one.” If the name Betsy Altomare sounds a bit familiar, there’s a reason for that. Back on episode number 33 we interviewed her husband Keith Altomare, who told us how he and Betsy met while she was t…

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James Blanton Post Bigs 1:14:59

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James Blanton ran 60 yards at Clint Eastwood which qualified him to run at the World Championships at Bigs two months later. James went on to run for 72 hours at Bigs, placing 23rd in the world and becoming only the fifth Australian to break the 72 hour mark in a Backyard Ultra.By Patto

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Ep. 72 Mike Pompei (Tower Records, Posters & Advertising) 1:07:41

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Mike Pompei grew up in a big Italian family just outside of Buffalo NY. His family was very musical and it seemed to rub off on Mike, who currently plays wineries and breweries throughout Sacramento. At the age of 12, just as his generation of pop music was becoming a priority, the Pompei family moved to the sunny enviorns of Sacramento, California…

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Phil Gore - Post Bigs 1:13:20

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Phil recently ran at the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs Backyard in Tennessee where he ran an incredible 100 yards. In doing so he became the only person to have run 100 yards or more in a Backyard Ultra twice in a calendar year.By Patto

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