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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Episode 80: The Slums of Killiney

    August 18th, 2020  |  58 mins 37 secs

    Patrick's brother Andrew joins us to talk about his company PitchHub, and how online video has taken on greater importance during the pandemic.

  • Episode 79: Can't Get Rid of the Tramp Stamp

    August 11th, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins

    Former drummer and Forever Blaggard Mike McAloon rejoins us for a whole episode!

  • Episode 78: Rabbit Hole Central

    August 4th, 2020  |  1 hr 6 mins

    The inevitability of drive-in concerts, Blaggards face masks, Eric getting "cut off" at Applebee's, ideal and realistic interview subjects, the importance of interviewing family members as a historical document

  • Episode 77: Longtime Listener, First-time Caller

    July 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

    This week we welcome our longtime fiddler, Jeff Duncan!

  • Episode 76: Spaghetti Western

    July 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

    Sleeping habits on and off the road, and a long conversation about the far-reaching effects of the classic film "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".

  • Episode 75: All the Couches That We've Desecrated

    July 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins

    Blaggards are SIXTEEN years old, the possibility of another shelter-in-place shutdown, the effect the pandemic is having on bars and music venues, house bands from late-night TV shows, what we think about mandatory mask-wearing

  • Episode 74: Masks are Fun

    July 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins

    The new mask order in Texas, singing difficulties, bands that played with symphonies, bands that never changed their formula, favorite live albums, children of famous musicians, favorite musicals

  • Episode 73: Donuts with Devlin

    June 30th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins

    Bars in Texas are shut down again, what we've been up to in the recording studio, Eric's creepy gig story, musicians who influenced other musicians and didn't get the recognition they deserved