The Circus Life Podcast

On today's show we have Eric Scott in studio with us. Eric talks about discovering bass, growing up in DC, and traveling soon to the island of Saint John to enjoy the weather and play music. Jenny Langer Poppen stops by and helps Justin tell his story about recently putting on a suit and going to DC court to try to get out of a parking ticket. 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 #137.  Live show August 27th at the 9:30 Club in DC!  From Barcelona, today's musical guest is Raul Del Moral otherwise known as Whitebeard. Tori McKinney drops by and gets directed by Raul on where to go in Barcelona. Tori is taken aback by the 12am start time of most Spanish partiers.  Discussion includes the painful yet lucrative career of writing songs about your exes, rooting out Trump fans on your Facebook page, and waterboarding your significant others.  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 #136. Tony Lucca, closeted political pundit, is on the show today talking about his experience in The Mickey Mouse Club, The Voice, and now his solo music career.  Paul Pfau, also from The Voice, drops by as well as Jenny Poppen, aka "Black Betty", who discusses her upcoming show with "Tower of Power/Excitement".  Topics of discussion include touring with NSYNC, Nag Champa, and Cuba. 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 #135.  Today we have a car full of musicians stop in including Alex Wong, Megan Slankard, and Korby Lenker.  The trio sing songs and discuss dogs, Willie Nelson, and being a contestant on TLC’s “What Not To Wear”.  DC producer of “The Moth” Mojdeh Rezaeipour stops by to talk about The Moth Story Slam that happens at the Howard Theatre every month in DC.  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 #134. Today Bradley James Rhodes of the band Melodime makes it into Studio D to play acoustic and regale the room with touring stories including Gavin Degraw biting it on the Rock Boat. Pat Hester explores his longtime interest in professional wrestling and Lauren Hunt likes soccer. Justin relieves Sean's duties over at Science Corner while Sean expertly cuts out many things that Justin says that can't be said on the show due to legal reasons.  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 #133. We had a normal show scheduled for today and then we got an unplanned blizzard.  So instead we are taking the opportunity to rebroadcast our special live show from the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.  Sean opens the podcast today from his snowed in apartment and intros the December 12th Frank Sinatra 100th Birthday Show at the Kennedy Center featuring LATO, Stephen Dawson and Karl Straub, Black Betty and Joe Poppen, and Alex Vans and the Hideaway.  Please enjoy this special show and see you next week!

Episode #132. For the upcoming Valentine's Day weekend, Marisol Slater from The Chocolate House in DC comes on the show with chocolate for us to taste. Taste testers include Cash and Earle as well as today's musical guest Rorie. Topics of conversation include 3rd degree black belt chocolatiers, Quentin Tarantino's destruction of a Martin guitar from the 1870's, and the science behind resting bitch face. 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 #131. Steve Poltz and Grant Lee Phillips are on the show today singing and telling stories. It should be noted that Steve acquires at least three degrees during the taping of this show while Grant Lee clearly is in need of a mythical El Chapo action figure. The gentlemen discuss writing songs with Jewel, being a recurring character on "Gilmore Girls", and their favorite places to eat on the road. Dr. Jessica Taaffee drops by and has a great conversation with Steve and Grant Lee at the very end of the show about the Zika Virus. 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 #130. On today's show Fredericksburg VA based band Wylder comes on to sing songs, tell us their drinking habits, and surprise Justin with the news that he and the lead singer went to the same high school (a decade apart). Professional booze slinger Carlie Steiner sits in to talk about her 9 month retreat from society and discusses her new private bartending business Stir Bartending Company. Raf's brother Santiago Suanes drops by to talk about being the lead tailor at the San Francisco Opera.  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.