Chuck Shute Podcast

Michael Lombardi is and actor, director and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of the Probationary (Probie) firefighter Mike Silletti in the critically acclaimed hit television show Rescue Me. He has a fun new horror movie out now (in select cities) called The Retaliators that features a lot of really cool cameos. The soundtrack features Motley Crue, Papa Roach, and Five Finger Death Punch. We discuss the true story that inspired this film, working & learning from Denis Leary, future projects and more! 00:00 - Intro00:41 - Retaliators Cameos & References06:17 - Retaliators Plot & True Story 12:41 - Rescue Me & Retaliators Tie In 15:28 - Justice & Morality in Film 17:34 - Production of Film & Script  18:53 - Working & Learning From Denis Leary 23:05 - Retaliators Sequel & Other Projects 25:45 - The Other Michael Lombardi 25:10 - Last Knights with Morgan Freeman 29:50 - Leary Firefighters Foundation 31:43 - Outro The Retaliators Movie website:https://www.retaliatorsmovie.com/Leary Firefighters Foundation website:https://learyfirefighters.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Dave “The Snake” Sabo is a guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band Skid Row. The band was formed in 1986 with bassist/songwriter Rachel Bolan and originally called Darkness. They went on to sell millions of records and tour with Guns ‘N Roses, Motley Crue, Kiss and others. Their new record “The Gang’s All Here” is a return to form and bridges the gap between the first two records. We discuss the new album and working with producer Nick Raskulinecz, plus some of the old stuff, and tons of great band trivia - much of which I don’t think has ever been revealed before! Great episode! 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:36 - Working with Producer Nick Raskulinecz 0:06:15 - Songwriting & Shape of Songs with Nick 0:09:15 - Songwriting Collaborations 0:10:03 - Single "The Gang's All Here" & Inspiration 0:14:43 - Theme of the Album & Underdog Role 0:16:51 - October's Song 0:20:00 - Playing Live & Division in the World 0:24:58 - Gratitude, Humility, Kindness & Success 0:28:31 - Early Days of Skid Row 0:31:02 - Jon Bon Jovi & Dave's Time in Bon Jovi 0:35:35 - Matt Fallon, Tico Torres & Demos 0:36:58 - Drummer Rob Affuso 0:38:17 - Geffen Vs. Atlantic 0:41:35 - Michael Wagner, Max Norman & Producers 0:43:25 - Slave to the Grind & Songwriting 0:46:16 - Get the Fuck Out 0:47:28 - The Threat & Wasted Time0:49:40 - Breakin' Down & Subhuman Race 0:53:57 - Home Videos & Comedy 0:55:55 - Recording with Scotti & Connection 0:57:40 - Atlantic Records Box Set 0:58:20 - Skid Row Trivia 1:00:02 - Skid Row Jackets & Touring 1:01:34 - N.A.M.I. 1:02:47 - Erik Gronwall 1:03:20 - Outro Skid Row website:https://www.skidrow.com/N.A.M.I. website:https://www.nami.org/HomeChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Doug “Cosmo” Clifford is a musician and songwriter who is most well known for being the drummer and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival.  The band was extremely successful and inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.  They have a new documentary on Netflix narrated by Jeff Bridges titled “Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall.”  Cosmo also has a solo album he just released titled “California Gold’ that features Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominoes) and Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the M.G.’s).  We discuss it all in this episode plus the true meaning behind the song “Who’ll Stop The Rain”, the possibility of a CCR biopic and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - California Gold with Bobby Whitlock 03:56 - Donald "Duck" Dunn 05:30 - New Album Reception 06:38 - Netflix Documentary & Live Album 09:41 - Jeff Bridges Narrating the Documentary 10:48 - Royal Albert Hall Show & The Beatles 14:00 - A Future CCR Biopic? 15:50 - Guitar Players on New Project 18:00 - Drugs, CCR's Success & Psychedelic Rock 23:38 - CCR as a Band 27:40 - Who'll Stop The Rain 30:25 - CCR Vs. John Fogerty Solo 31:15 - California Gold & Bobby's Voice 37:48 - Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund 38:22 - Two Track Masters 40:40 - Outro Doug "Cosmo" Clifford website:https://dougcosmoclifford.com/Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund website:https://www.jdrf.org/Chuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

Jim Babjak is the guitarist and founding member of The Smithereens.  The band had several modern rock hits including "Blood & Roses" and "A Girl Like You",  as well as performing on SNL and with Tom Petty.  They have a new album out now called "The Lost Album" that was recorded in 1993 and features all new songs.  We discuss the new album, how Madonna almost recorded with the band, Kurt Cobain being a super fan and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Library & Reading Books 02:38 - The Lost Album 06:11 - Juggling a Day Job 13:35 - Coffee 16:15 - New Single, Songs & Tour 18:45 - Blood & Roses19:49 - Girl Like You & Say Anything 20:45 - Madonna & Guests on Records 21:50 - Kurt Cobain is a Fan 23:30 - Don Dixon the Producer 24:35 - Getting Signed to Capitol 26:56 - Bruce Springsteen 28:18 - Being Recognized & Music 29:45 - Music Business, Money & Touring 32:54 - Fan Mail & Power of Music 33:45 - Monkey Man & Stop Bringing Me Down 35:30 - Betty Babjak Memorial Fund 36:25 - Ordering Physical Copies 37:30 - New Christmas Music 38:15 - Outro Jim Babjak website:https://www.jimbabjak.com/The Smithereens website:https://www.officialsmithereens.com/Betty Babjak Memorial Fund website:https://www.jimbabjak.com/betty-babjak-memorial-fundChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!