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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 78 – Edgar Allan Poor
Author and poet Edgar Allan Poe is the topic of this episode. But there are a lot of twists in the discussion, including Sylvester Stallone’s connection to the author. This is a really entertaining episode of Trampled Underfoot Podcast. Famous and historical figures like Poe, Van Gogh, and many more who didn’t make a penny from their works when living. Then, for some unknown reason, the subject changed to the price of television sets. “Back in the day,” a TV was a major investment. Now they’re dirt cheap. In some instances, you can’t give them away. What’s behind that? The conversation gets going and never slows down. Check it out!…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 77 – Working On Mysteries Without Any Clues
This week we put on our exploration hats, and strike out for adventure! We get into the romanticized image of the Old American West, and look at our perception of the time versus reality. We take apart the sanitized version of the Old West that was fed to us by movies, radio, and TV, then get into the iconic movie that blew that entire pop culture genre apart. We then wade into potentially dangerous waters by discussing the culture and ethnicities that populated the New World. There are people that trace their origins back to various countries in the old world, so what were their stories? Why were they ignored…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 76 – Shining Like a National Guitar
Shining Like a National Guitar – Episode 76 The imagery that lyrics invoke in songs can be very powerful. They can take us back in time to the place we first heard them. They’re like an anchor or placeholder in a way, if you think about it. Lyrics set to music can also launch us into new worlds altogether. The mind is a powerful instrument and certain themes and stories told through music are mysterious to us still. Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo talk about this topic using the song Graceland by Paul Simon as an example. The hosts then get into the conversation of famous guitars. We’ve all heard…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 75 – Those Dutchmen Had Hardly Any Imagination
Strange titles for songs, poetry, and our podcast. Why? Well… we don’t know, but we spend a little time talking about the topic. We talk about the lifetimes of our grandparents and all of the events that happened around them, and the inventions that came along as the world shaped itself into the modern era. We also compare them to the advances that have shaped both Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo during their lifetime. Have they finally realized that it’s actually the year 2020? It’s a fun discussion and an entertaining episode. Check it out! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 74 – Tramplin’ in the Years
New Year’s fireworks and celebrations are a little different in Miami, Florida, and Medford, Oregon. In Miami, the sounds of congas in the distance can be heard all around. Meanwhile, in Oregon, they start shooting off illegal fireworks early in the day, and continue all the way up to midnight. Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo get into the New Year’s celebration mood and talk about how things are done in their areas. Mark then poses the question of the day! The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame nominees are in, and the question is, which of the nominees is deserving of induction into this prestigious museum? Well the conversation gets…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 73 – The Night They Drove Old Lindsay Down
“If you listen to the music, it will go through certain cycles…” – Lindsay “It was a town surrounded by fields, farmlands…” – Escagedo “You have to really plan ahead if you’re going to do something on the shady side…” – Lindsay “And some were waterworn, rotted…” – Escagedo What are they talking about? Well, in probably the most unconventional New Year’s episode of a podcast, Eloy & Mark talk about Christmas Muzak, family histories, Christmas 2019, small town vs big city, and a couple of other interesting things. No noisemakers, no shouting, no loud celebrations. Just two guys from different decades, backgrounds, and opposite sides of the continent, discussing…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 72 – That Christmas Episode
What was the most memorable Christmas you had growing up? In this episode, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo talk about their Christmas memories. They then go off on a few tangents, and get into more fun conversations on too many different subjects. Spend some time with them as they continue the Trampled Underfoot tradition of heading down one road, while finding one new conversation after the other. Merry Christmas from us to you! Relax and enjoy Episode 72 – That Christmas Episode! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our YouTube channel, click that notification bell, then come join us!
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 71 – The Wonderful World of OUCH!
In this episode, everyone in this world has had stubbed a toe, taken a fall, and banged their head. Humans tend to be accident-prone. These incidents started when we were kids and we remember them well. Thank goodness these types of mishaps are the exception and not the rule! In this episode of The Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo talk about the craziest of their injuries and embarrassments. It’s a fun episode and we have to laugh at those moments at least a little. So pull up a crutch and enjoy Episode 71 – The Wonderful World of OUCH! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 70 – The Rock Music That Made Us
In this episode, what are the songs that you grew up with? The ones you consider classics and have stuck with you ever since? In this episode Mark Lindsay poses the question to Eloy Escagedo; If you were trying to describe the music you grew up with to someone unfamiliar with rock music, what songs or albums would you share with them? The Trampled duo drop some heavy musician names and a great time being had. Unlike Episode 69, this one is a lot more laid back, so relax and check it out! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our…
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Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 69 – Things That Go Drunk in the Night
In this episode, Mark Lindsay tells a very strange and surprising story – a story about an uninvited “guest” who crashed where he shouldn’t have been in the first place! What would you do in such a situation? We’ll hear how Mark and his wife handled it, then get Eloy Escagedo’s thoughts on the whole situation. Eloy then quizzes Mark on some great quotations by intellectuals from the past. Do you agree with them? Do you know who said it? Lots of surprises, questions, and OMG moments in Episode 69 of The Trampled Underfoot Podcast, so don’t miss this one! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern,…