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 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.

  • 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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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

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    Episode 77: Longtime Listener, First-time Caller

    July 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

    This week we welcome our longtime fiddler, Jeff Duncan!

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    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".