• Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 106 – Dos Pistoleros

    It was National Fajita Day and Mark had pizza! Eloy didn’t know about the holiday, but this lead to a discussion about food. The Trampled Underfoot Podcast duo get into the various food options that America has to offer. In fact, what would you define as authentic American food? Is there really such a thing as American food? It’s like we have a little bit of this and that from region to region. The shear number of cultures that have added their delicacies to the national menu is staggering. How do you decide what type of food you’re going to choose, let alone which meal within that type? We’re sure…

  • Inspiration,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 105 – Tale of Two Cities

    Episode 105 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast is a trip back to the podcast’s roots. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay have always been fans of music. But how was it that these rock stars started out as seemingly ordinary people, then became so amazing at their craft? And what was up with the 60s trend of the music industry releasing singles that weren’t on the newly released album they were promoting at the time? The discussion winds its way around to the injection of Hip-Hop into Rock and Roll. How does this trend compare to to the infusion of Disco and Rock back in the 70s? Is the blurring of…

  • Current Events,  History,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 104 – Fashionably Late With Nowhere To Go

    Episode 104 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast is a bit different. Eloy Escagedo and Mark Lindsay begin the episode by touching on the explosion in Lebanon. Their initial thoughts were discussed, but remember that the episode was recorded only a few hours after the explosion occurred. As the conversation gets deeper, as they often do, the subject of conspiracies comes up. Mark then says that Eloy is a bit more speculative by nature, while Mark tends to be more observational. Well, that just starts a back and forth because Eloy was not having it! The Trampled Team then gets into some old favorite discussions such as the moon landing and…

  • Current Events,  Fashion,  History,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 103 – Head First

    Episode 103 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast is a bit of an odyssey. Mark Lindsay starts off by talking about the work he’s done on a project at home. Then he and Eloy Escagedo discuss a very cool project just finished by Mark’s wife Linda. This brings up the topic of how people dressed back in the 1700s, which ultimately leads to a discussion of an extreme fighting sport – sort of a medieval styled cage fight. The duo then jump around to the story of a man who bought the world’s cheapest electric car online and had it shipped to the US. Finally, they dive head first into the…

  • Fashion,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 102 – As We Were Saying

    This week, on Episode 102 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: What do you do when the technology you use everyday suddenly kicks the bucket? Do you remember how you functioned before having computers, instant videos, movies, music, and online business tools at your disposal? Well, you rush out to get a replacement. But its not always as easy as that. In this episode Eloy Escagedo deals with a PC crash of epic proportions, sharing his experience over the past week. This spurs on a conversation about technology in our lifetime. Then, for some reason, we end up talking about the tanning fad of the 80s and 90s. You’ll have to…

  • Current Events,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 98 – You Can’t Fix Stupid

    In Episode 98 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, we tackle various topics. Those 1960s music videos were crazy! They would pan, zoom, and wiggle the camera like mad! Why? Well, Mark Lindsay has some thoughts on that. Next, Eloy Escagedo can’t get over the manner in which so many out there are willing to resort to violence. We are talking about the riots and attitudes that have been on display here in America and around the world. Finally the duo go through a list of English sayings we take for granted. Do we really know the meaning behind these phrases? All in all, it’s a great episode, and one that’s…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 97 – I Like Mine Mild, With Tabasco

    In Episode 97 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo discuss a very important topic here in the US – Hot Sauce! How do you like it? Hot and sweaty, or sweet and spicy? In the interim, we also give mustard and fry sauce an honorable mention, but all in all, it’s the spicier side of the condiment aisle we’re working on here. Then the conversational duo slam it into overdrive and open a discussion suggested by one of our loyal viewers/listeners – Women in Rock. We all have our favorites. We may like some more than others. We do think that women have to work harder…

  • Current Events,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 96 – Peace Frog

    In Episode 96 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo go through a list of little known facts about America. How many do/did you know? Then, in an oddity for this podcast, the two get very serious and open a discussion about the current state of events in the US, such as the riots occurring across the country. It’s a very passionate discussion, with some very stark, up-front, unequivocal opinions. It’s a very lively change of pace for this pair, so you may want to check it out! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel,…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 95 – A Little Richard Story

    In Episode 95 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Although it was before his generation, Eloy Escagedo use to sit and listen to the old-time Rock n Roll records. He was a student of music back then, and learning guitar. When learning an instrument like guitar, one tends to gravitate to the icons of prior decades for inspiration or just to pick up tunes. With the recent passing of Little Richard, Eloy shares his personal Little Richard story with Mark Lindsay. Little Richard was one of the original rock and rollers, and a huge inspiration for many of the big names we know and love today. The Trampled Underfoot Podcast crew…

  • Current Events,  History,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 94 – The Ugly Ignoramus and Pepe the Dancing Turtle

    In Episode 94 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, now that we’re about 60 days out from the start of the Corona virus lockdowns, have your thoughts on all this changed? Do you still have the same opinions on the subject that you had when this all hit the fan? What insights have you gained, and would you have done anything different? Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo share their thoughts! Then the podcast turns to some Viking burial discoveries Eloy ran across surfing the web. The topics then come at a fast and furious pace. Eloy’s ancestor, the famous chronicler of Spanish history, the Transcontinental Railroad, how Mark ran over his…