
Chuck Shute Podcast
In depth interviews with musicians, comedians, authors, actors, and more! Guests on the show include David Duchovny, Billy Bob Thornton, Mark Normand, Dee Snider, Ann Wilson, Tony Horton, Don Dokken, Jack Carr and many more.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
Melissa Urban (The Whole 30, The Book of Boundaries)
Melissa Urban is the Co-Founder & CEO of the Whole 30 and a New York Times best-selling author. Her latest book, “The Book of Boundaries” shows you how boundaries are the key to better mental health, increased energy, improved productivity, and more fulfilling relationships. We discuss the book in depth in this episode including signals for setting boundaries, setting boundaries in different settings, food & drink boundaries, being clear and kind and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:54 - New Book "Book of Boundaries" 0:03:45 - How Melissa Became "The Boundary Lady" 0:04:41 - Apologizing & Guilt for Boundaries 0:07:10 - Respecting Boundaries & Expanding Life 0:09:07 - Signals for Needing to Set a Boundary 0:11:40 - Self Boundaries & Understanding Yourself 0:15:03 - Starting with Whole 30 or Boundaries? 0:16:40 - Simplicity of Setting Boundaries 0:18:15 - Communication & "Clear & Kind"0:20:03 - Boundaries & Dating 0:22:55 - Boundaries & Flexibility 0:24:22 - Holding Boundaries 0:26:05 - Threat Levels for Boundaries 0:28:54 - Work Based Boundaries & Quiet Quitting 0:34:06 - Setting Boundaries with Family 0:35:55 - Boundaries with Pets? 0:36:43 - Emotional Vampires & Narcissists 0:38:34 - Soap Opera Star, Controller & Victim0:39:30 - Friend Break-Ups 0:41:40 - You Can Do It Anyway You Want 0:44:16 - Co-Parenting Boundaries 0:46:23 - Food & Drink Boundaries 0:51:23 - Sensitive Subjects 0:52:50 - Setting Boundaries with Yourself 0:54:22 - People Not Liking Boundaries 0:56:45 - Hardest Boundaries 0:58:16 - Extreme Boundaries 1:00:30 - Utah Food Bank 1:01:17 - Outro Melissa Urban website:https://www.melissau.com/Utah Food Bank website:https://www.utahfoodbank.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 13, 2022 • 23min
Ted Poley (Danger Danger, Tokyo Motor Fist)
Ted Poley is a singer, songwriter and drummer, best known for fronting the band Danger Danger. He has since gone on to several successful projects including a solo career, singing in Tokyo Motor Fist (with Trixter’s Steve Brown) and making music for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game. Ted is now starting his final concert tour and we discuss the details in this episode along with the Monsters of Rock Cruise, his career highlights and more! 00:00 - Intro00:46 - Ted's Secret to Staying Young 01:40 - Final Tour Details 06:40 - Danger Danger Reunion? 07:40 - Tokyo Motor Fist 08:04 - Show Locations & MORC12:00 - Career and Personal Highlights 14:02 - Bone Machine 17:08 - Live Set List 17:58 - Sonic the Hedgehog Music 20:03 - Local No Kill Shelter 21:23 - Outro Ted Poley website:https://ted-poley.com/No Kill Animal Shelters website:https://www.nokillnetwork.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 12, 2022 • 42min
David Lowy (The Dead Daisies)
David Lowy is an Australian businessman, aviator and musician. He formed the band The Dead Daisies in 2013 with ex INXS singer Jon Stevens. The band has since featured members of Gun ’N Roses, Motley Crue, and Whitesnake. The current lineup features Glenn Hughes, Doug Aldrich & Brian Tichy. They have a new album called “Radiance” that comes out on September 30th, and there are some tour dates with Enuf Z’Nuff as well. We discuss the new record, playing guitar, business advice, income inequality, saving Ukrainian refugees, and more! 00:00 - Intro00:34 - New Dead Daisies Album, Songwriting03:15 - Producer Switch 05:30 - Stand on the Shoulders of Giants 06:23 - Face Your Fear & David's Philosophy 09:54 - Hypnotize Yourself 11:05 - Music Business Side 14:05 - Playing Guitar & Writing Riffs 18:46 - Early Days of Music 20:43 - Business Success & Playing Music 22:28 - Tour with Enuff Z'Nuff 23:20 - Needing Luck for Success 26:00 - Going All In & Business Success 28:01 - Income Equality & Society 32:10 - Playing in Cuba 34:30 - Headlining Vs Opening 36:18 - The Black Moods & Don Jamieson 37:34 - Flying Planes & Angel Flight Northeast The Dead Daisies website:https://thedeaddaisies.comAngel Flight NE website:http://www.angelflightne.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 8, 2022 • 58min
Liz Miele (comedian, author, podcaster)
Liz Miele is a comedian, author and podcaster. Her new stand up special “The Ghost of Academic Future” is out now for free on YouTube. We talk about the new special plus her time on America’s Got Talent, doing the Adam Carolla Show, going to therapy, the dating apps, her cameo in the new George Carlin documentary and more! 00:00 - Intro00:57 - New Special "Ghost of Academic Future" 02:20 - Not Drinking or Doing Drugs & Fun 05:22 - Socializing at Weddings 06:30 - Breaking Up 07:50 - Therapy & Self Development 13:45 - Customer Service 18:05 - Moms 23:02 - America's Got Talent 25:43 - Comedy Business & TikTok 28:02 - George Carlin 29:15 - Podcasts & Adam Carolla & Audience 32:40 - Frustration Towards Comedy Industry 36:30 - Financial Growth 38:08 - Telling People You're a Comedian 42:21 - The Dating Apps & Meeting People 48:03 - Cats 52:30 - Two Non-Doctors Podcast 53:45 - Lizrd Mail App 55:25 - Dramedy Script56:15 - Charities 57:24 - Outro Liz Miele website:https://lizmiele.comThe Jed Foundation website:https://jedfoundation.orgDyslexia Advantage website:https://www.dyslexicadvantage.orgThe Foundation of Hope website:https://www.foundationofhope.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 7, 2022 • 31min
Tim "Ripper" Owens (ex Judas Priest) & Tom Collier (Held Hostage)
Tim “Ripper” Owens is the former singer for Judas Priest who now sings for KK’s Priest, The Three Tremors and his own solo career. Tom Collier is the guitarist and singer for the band Held Hostage. The band has a new album out now with guest vocals from Tim. In this episode we discuss the new album, Covid boosters, Bolivian cocaine, mental health and more! I haven’t laughed this hard on a podcast in a while! 00:00 - Intro00:56 - Tom's Story 01:20 - Tom Meeting Tim & Shows 03:15 - KK's Priest 04:43 - Held Hostage New Album07:30 - New Songs & Production on the Album 10:35 - New Song "Be a Man" & Manning Up 13:02 - New Song "Rise" and Suicide 15:55 - Raising Money and Songs About Veterans 17:58 - Joe Lynn Turner 18:33 - Tim's Sense of Humor 19:33 - Covid Vaccine Boosters & Testing 22:02 - Bolivian Cocaine 24:10 - Meet & Greets 25:23 - Seattle Cover Band & Chris Cornell 26:50 - Other Projects for Tim & Solo Career 29:24 - Mental Health Charity 29:55 - Outro Held Hostage website:https://www.heldhostageband.com/Tim "Ripper" Owens website:https://timripperowens.comMental Health Charity website:https://www.nami.org/HomeChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 2, 2022 • 42min
Jeremy Hotz (comedian)
Jeremy Hotz is a stand up comedian and actor who has appeared in a number of TV shows, films and comedy specials. He got his start as a writer for the Jon Stewart Show and would later win a Gemini award for his work on the TV show "The Newsroom." In this episode we discuss his stand up persona, working with Jason Priestly, getting out of a potential mugging, his current stand up tour and more! 00:00 - Intro00:45 - New Tour & Poster 02:42 - Comedy Clubs In L.A. 04:22 - Comedy Awards 05:58 - Instagram Models & Only Fans 07:30 - Playboy Mansion & Hefner 09:30 - Comedy Central & Australia 10:36 - Developing the Stand Up Persona 12:50 - Dealing with Anxiety & Medication13:40 - Shackleton The Wonder Dog & Fans 14:55 - Canada Vs. L.A. 17:30 - Writing on The Jon Stewart Show 19:50 - The Newsroom 20:45 - Canadian Culture & Life 25:20 - Crime Shows, Murder & Prison27:10 - Running From the Police 29:15 - Half-Hearted Mugger 30:22 - Writing Checks, Money & Investments 32:55 - Nudity & Junk 34:00 - Call Me Fitz & Jason Priestly 35:46 - Film Work & Radio Show 38:16 - Comedy Gives Back 39:53 - Finding Shows 40:40 - Outro Jeremy Hotz website:https://jeremyhotz.comComedy Gives Back website:https://www.comedygivesback.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Sep 1, 2022 • 57min
Tyler Bryant (Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown)
Tyler Bryant is the lead guitarist and vocalist for his band, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown. They have previously toured with ZZ Top, AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, & Aerosmith. The band has released 4 full length albums with the 5th one “Shake The Roots” coming out on September 9th. We discuss the new album, record labels, Tyler’s inspiring journey to stardom, dealing with anxiety and more! 00:00 - Intro00:37 - New Album "Shake The Roots" 01:35 - Deciding to Record On Their Own 04:25 - Learning From Other Producers 05:23 - Production & Recording Sound 10:40 - Being Driven, Work Ethic & Back Story 18:15 - Picking Who You Work With 19:35 - Republic Records & Wayside Album 21:30 - Relationships & Positive Attitude 25:07 - New Song "Ghostrider" & Insecure Voice27:27 - Anxiety, Panic Disorder & Medication 32:10 - Expressing Emotions Through Music 33:35 - Hard Learned Song & Lyrics 34:58 - Shackles 36:08 - Songs in TV/Film Placement & Song Order 38:30 - Good Thing, Wanting More & Growing 41:00 - Sell Yourself 42:45 - Opening for AC/DC 44:30 - Axl Rose, Guns 'N Roses & Private Jet 49:11 - Headlining Vs Opening & Live Shows 54:15 - Naming the Band 55:40 - St. Jude's Children's Hospital 56:25 - Outro Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown website:http://www.tylerbryantandtheshakedown.comSt. Jude's Children's Hospital website:https://www.stjude.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Aug 30, 2022 • 1h 9min
James Michael (Sixx A.M.)
James Michael is a musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known for being the singer of Sixx AM, and he also has made music as a solo artist. He has a new solo record coming out in September that he performs all the instruments on. We discuss the new record along with the history and future of Sixx A.M., his musical inspirations, songwriting and more! 0:00:00 -Intro0:00:53 - Interviews & People0:01:37 - Early Beginnings 0:03:50 - The Last Americans 0:05:02 - Red Lobster & Early Music Career 0:09:04 - Competitive Business & Luck 0:10:58 - First Record Deal & Meeting Nikki Sixx 0:13:00 - Thoughts of Quitting & Hyper-focused 0:16:20 - Sixx A.M. Formation0:25:50 - Success of Sixx A.M. & Nikki Sixx 0:27:45 - Getting Along as a Band 0:29:33 - Dealing with Fame & Rockstar Perception 0:37:20 - Fan Perception & Personal Privacy 0:40:35 - Deep Conversations with Nikki & D.J. 0:41:30 - Inspiration For Music 0:43:35 - Songwriting & Modern Vintage 0:48:03 - Drummer for Band & Future of Sixx A.M. 0:51:07 - New Solo Record in September 0:53:28 - Record Labels & Business Side0:56:30 - Listening to Music 0:59:40 - Retaliators Soundtrack 1:00:48 - Social Media 1:03:12 - Animal Charity 1:04:00 - Solo Album & Promotion 1:05:00 - Down to Earth Musicians 1:07:48 - Outro James Michael website:https://www.jamesmichaelmedia.comThe Humane Society website:https://www.humanesociety.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Aug 27, 2022 • 1h 6min
Desi Bartlett, Nicole Stuart & Andrea Orbeck (Fitness Trainers & Authors)
Nicole Stuart, Andrea Orbeck & Desi Bartlett are celebrity fitness trainers and authors. Together they wrote a new book “Total Body Beautiful” which is available now for Amazon pre-order. The book includes celebrity endorsements from Ashley Tisdale, Anna Faris and Heidi Klum, along with a foreword by Kate Hudson. In this interview we discuss some of the topics in the book including diet, exercise, hormones, mental health, meditation and more! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:42 - Author Introductions 0:03:42 - Meeting Each Other 0:06:32 - Writing a Book Together 0:08:29 - Celebrity Endorsements 0:11:35 - Reversing Aging & Hormones 0:18:22 - Healthy Diet & Nutritional Profile 0:22:01 - Making the Mental Shift to Healthy 0:24:30 - Changing Habits & Comfort Zones 0:26:35 - Gyms 0:27:22 - Celebrity Diets for Films 0:29:45 - Motivation & Saying Things Out Loud 0:31:12 - Energy Vampires & Choosing Your Tribe 0:35:42 - Kia Kia, Expressing Emotions & Meditation 0:39:25 - Pilates & Emotion 0:40:35 - Why Strength Training Is Important 0:42:55 - Variety of Workouts & Adaptation 0:44:20 - Starting Exercise 0:46:30 - Insiders Tips & Treating It Like a Game 0:49:06 - Workout Names & Having Fun 0:50:22 - Wine Workout 0:51:21 - Video Supplement 0:52:30 - Fat Shaming & Body Positivity 0:59:05 - Short Film 40ish 1:00:30 - Book Release & Party 1:03:30 - PS I Love You Foundation 1:04:55 - Outro Total Body Beautiful Amazon Pre-Order:https://www.amazon.com/Total-Body-Beautiful-Secrets-Looking/dp/1718202857/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SRVDCQFUZD2F&keywords=total+body+beautiful&qid=1661648951&s=books&sprefix=total+body+beautiful%2Cstripbooks%2C170&sr=1-1Total Body Beautiful Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/totalbodybeautiful/?hl=enPS I Love You Foundation website:https://psiloveyoufoundation.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 1min
dUg Pinnick (Kings X)
Dug Pinnick is a singer, songwriter and bass player who’s played with a ton of great musicians. Some of his projects include Tres Mts. (with Jeff Ament), KXM (with George Lynch & Ray Luzier), and The Mob (with Reb Beach & Kip Winger). Of course his main gig is with King’s X and they have a new album coming out called “Three Sides of One.” In this episode we discuss the new album, a scary car accident, his relationship with Chris Cornell, religion, philosophy and the Tommy Lee dick pic. I had an absolute blast talking to dUg! 0:00:00 - Intro0:00:47 - Health & Diet 0:07:13 - Let It Rain & Led Zeppelin 0:09:03 - Flood, Dark Humor, Division & Earth 0:15:42 - Christianity & Faith0:17:22 - Give It Up & Death0:20:40 - Panic Attacks & Car Accident 0:25:30 - Temple of the Dog & Chris Cornell 0:30:50 - Beatles Influence 0:32:30 - All God's Children & Michael Sweet 0:35:00 - Christian Gay Conversion Camps 0:41:50 - Life Philosophy & Understanding Each Other0:45:45 - Gay, Black or Christian? 0:47:45 - Smoking Weed 0:49:45 - Brand of Fear & Transgenders 0:51:07 - Tommy Lee Dick Pic & Mick Mars 0:54:15 - New King's X Record & Tour 0:58:45 - Compassion International King's X website:https://www.kingsxrocks.comCompassion International website:https://www.compassion.comChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!
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