The Circus Life Podcast

Episode #177. Our end of year show, we have a room full of friends to send off 2016 who are all here through different means - Louisa Hall takes off work, Paul Pfau leaves his family, Greg Hindsley takes a detour from errands, and Karl Straub's students are on vacation.  It's a somber show because it's a somber year and we all look to 2017 for a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you all for listening to The Circus Life over the last year - and the three years we've been posting - and we hope to continue providing you great to mediocre content and music for many years to come. As always, our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #176. Justin is more nervous than normal today because today we have a real broadcaster on the show. Debra Alfarone, Weekend Anchor and reporter for CBS WUSA in DC, joins us today along with her dog Murray and boyfriend Josh Silverman. Mike Scoglio comes on to play some songs and read the notes he made about Debra as instructed by Justin. Topics include sneaking dogs into shopping malls, parking your car in NYC, and the art of storytelling.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website www.thecircuslife.com.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios. car

Episode #175. We have a full house of musicians today including Sam Burchfield, Wrenn, and Sugar Dirt and Sand.  Topics of conversation include Mike spending a lot of time in the woods, Wrenn definitely not liking some of Sam's ex girlfriend songs, and Justin's first world Diesel jeans problems. Count the one liners from Sean.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website www.thecircuslife.com.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #174. Today songwriter and former mandolin child heartthrob Scott Slay comes on the show to talk playing with his idols and and taking off his clothes at gigs. Upright bassist Taylor Gerber lives alone.  Lindsey Clark is looking for work. Justin is momentarily banned from Facebook and tells a very lackluster story about it. Everyone on the podcast is getting a cape. Sean laughs at Justin's jokes.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website www.thecircuslife.com.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #173.  Singer and pianist Karla Chisholm joins us today in the Red Room to sing songs and talk about breakups.  Restauranteur and bartender Peyton Sherwood drops by with his dog Andy to let us know about his new bar and beer garden The Midlands and discuss his love for the theatre. Sam Snow and Justin both have seen the new science fiction movie "Arrival" and attempt to discuss it without any spoilers.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #172. Fresh off the bus from NYC, Kyle Lacy comes in the studio today to perform a few songs and talk about bed bugs.  Dr. Jessica Taaffe hurts herself dancing, Cash Jane is left lonely and alone for 24 hours, and Sean has extensive experience in mechanical bull riding.  Justin obtains a "new" bed and is looking for people to sleep on it.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #171. Gabby, Adam, and PJ from the band "Vim & Vigor" are in the studio today playing songs and telling stories of bedroom runways, celebrity stalkings, and fanboy drive-bys. Sean and Justin play another rousing installment of "What The F is Sean Drinking", one day in the future to be sponsored by Starbucks.  During "On This Day in History" it is discovered that PJ knows everything about Canada. Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website www.thecircuslife.com.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #170. Cecily joins us today with guitarist Zach Cutler to play some songs and talk DC music culture. Don't miss "Cecily Salutes DC" at the Atlas Theater on 12/3/16. Justin finds his noisemaker and must be stopped. Topics of conversation include Starbucks and the war on Christmas, the way our parents yelled at us, and another rousing segment "What's Sean Drinking?!"  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website www.thecircuslife.com.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.

Episode #169. Verbose minotaur band Roosevelt Dime joins us today for songs, the singularity, and dramatic recitings of their own lyrics. Lindsey Clark stops by fresh off her epic glacier walk in Iceland to tell us about swimming in a blue naturally heated lagoon and add the always necessary "female voice of reason" to this male dominated podcast episode. Topics of conversation include Donald Trump selling wine by the spoonful for $150 dollars at his new DC hotel. Seriously. Yes, that's not a typo. Yes, it's real. Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios. 

Episode #168. Kingsley Flood's Naseem Khuri drops by today to sing songs from his new record "Another Other" and talks handyman craft. Tori McKinney rolls deep with Patty and Caitlin to talk about rusted out cars and Caitlin's husband Greg's inability to change a toilet and all things plumbing. Justin can change a tire but chooses not to and Sean saves equipment before band members.  Our show is brought to you by our Amazon link, which gives us a piece of your purchase if you click through the sponsor link on our website ‪www.thecircuslife.com‬.  This podcast is also brought to you by, http://acorn-financial.com‪‬, Saucony, RCS Photography, and Cue Recording Studios.