New Podcast: Running on MT

Matt King, one of my best students of all time, graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1991. After spending several years in K-12 teaching, in 1996 he founded Game Show America. Matt and his crew have educated, elevated, and entertained a variety of corporate, nonprofit, educational, and other audiences. In addition, Matt revisits UW Oshkosh as often as he can to impart real world advice to current students. 

Matt King is the founder and CEO of Game Show America. He brings his gift of being able to elevate, educate, and entertain audiences to the Running on MT podcast

Matt and I reconnected on social media in the late 2000s. Almost every time we conversed, the subject of creating some kind of media product came up. I'm happy to say that this summer we finally followed through and created a podcast, "Running on MT" with Matt King and Tony Palmeri. The podcast features Matt and I ranting on a variety of topics, interviewing guests, and playing/commenting on music. Please subscribe! 

So far we have been able to produce four episodes: 

Episode #1: A general introduction to the show. We also listen to and comment on two versions of "The Sounds of Silence": Simon and Garfunkel's 1965 original and the great recent cover by Disturbed. 

Episode #2: We interview Matt Beringer, concert promoter and venue operator of the Pabst Theatre Group in Milwaukee. Matt talks about what it it like to run concert halls in the middle of a pandemic. We also listen to and comment on Neil Young's "Lookin' For A Leader," his anti-Trump contribution to campaign 2020. 

Episode #3: We comment on the Democratic National Committee virtual convention, as well as President Trump's recent visit to Oshkosh. Matt King talks about the indignities of applying for unemployment insurance in the United States. We also listen to and comment on "Love and Peace," the most recent song from the legendary Seasick Steve. 

 

Episode #4: We interview Pete Pagano, one of Tony's high school buddies. Pete is a 30-year Navy veteran with strong views on politics. Matt, Tony, and Pete demonstrate how to disagree without being too disagreeable. 

We are open to feedback on the program as well as show ideas. Our email address in runningonmt2020@gmail.com  

Please subscribe to Running on MT. --Tony Palmeri