SlapperCast
A weekly podcast by Blaggards
About the show
SlapperCast is a weekly podcast by Blaggards, a band based out of Houston, TX. Hosted by Patrick Devlin (lead singer & guitarist) and Chad Richard Smalley (bassist). Past guests include drummer Vinny Appice and comedian Doug Stanhope.
Full video versions of each episode are published on the SlapperCast YouTube channel. All episodes are mixed and edited by Chad.
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Episodes
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Episode 92: Effervescent as Always
November 10th, 2020 | 49 mins 9 secs
The joy of being able to play live again during the pandemic (even if only a limited capacity), and artists we'd like to record/write with.
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Episode 91: Everything's Private Property If You've Got a Gun — Doug Stanhope (Part Two)
November 3rd, 2020 | 47 mins 13 secs
Part Two of our epic conversation with comedian Doug Stanhope
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Episode 90: You've Got a Friend in Bisbee — Doug Stanhope (Part One)
October 27th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
Part one of a long conversation with comedian Doug Stanhope
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Episode 89: Bands we used to dislike & 1980s fashion choices
October 20th, 2020 | 55 mins 33 secs
Bands we once disliked but now have grown to like, Fashion and haircuts we had in the 1980s.
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Episode 88: Double Kick in the Head
October 13th, 2020 | 39 mins 56 secs
A recap of our mini-tour up the Midwest, and remembering Eddie Van Halen
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Episode 87: Least Favorite Boy of Summer
October 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
Best/worst live bands, opening songs and encores.
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Episode 86: Part-time Professionals
September 29th, 2020 | 54 mins 17 secs
A free-form discussion of metal/prog drummers, recent gigs, and how we're learning to navigate this seemingly never-ending pandemic as professional musicians.
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Episode 85: Martinis & Disappointment
September 22nd, 2020 | 1 hr 17 mins
Record store memories, albums that disappointed us, musicians we like but wouldn't want to work with, difficult working relationships in bands
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Episode 84: "Super Invisible Nobody" with Cindy Heywood
September 15th, 2020 | 1 hr 34 mins
September is National Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month, and this week on #SlapperCast, we talk with musician and author Cindy Heywood, a proud survivor of anxiety disorder and suicidal depression.
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Episode 83: Vaseline and Muffins with Slade Ham
September 8th, 2020 | 1 hr 41 mins
This week we're joined by our longtime friend, comedian Slade Ham! We talk about the similarities between comedians and musicians, regarding things like creative process, work ethic, and plagiarism.
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Episode 82: More Than Twenty, Less Than a Million
September 1st, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
Pandemic's effect on retail/office space, pre-show rituals, audience feedback, wedding gigs, pandemic weight loss/maintenance, etc.
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Episode 81: Beast of Blackwater
August 25th, 2020 | 56 mins 29 secs
This week: Chris Steele, owner of O'Bannon's Taphouse in College Station and Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. in Bryan.