HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette

HOW SOME THINGS WE DO HAVE CHANGED OUR LIVES OVER THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS WITH RICK FREDETTE

MY BROTHER RICK FREDETTE JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT BUSINESS AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BEING PART OF OUR EVERDAY LIFE. RICK BROUGHT HIS 30 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE ON HOW EVENTS HAVE CHANGED HOW WE LIVE.
AREAS COVERED
SOME EVENTS THAT HAVE CHANGED OUR DAILY BEHAVIOR
BEING AWARE OF YOUR SORROUNDINGS  AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
EVENT PREPARATION
HAVING A PLAN
SOME OTHER TIDBITS AND INFORMATION
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RECORDED 7/18/2023
 

COMEDIAN /AUTHOR JEREMIAH UKPONREFE FROM TORONTO , CANADA JOINS HODGEPOD

IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD OF JEREMIAH UKPONREFE YOU WILL IN THE FUTURE.
JEREMIAH UKPONREFE JOINED HODGEPOD AS HE TALKED ABOUT BEING A COMEDIAN, HIS FIRST BOOK "HIVE" WHICH IS START OF NINE BOOK SERIES. 
YOU CAN LINK TO HIS WEBSITE @ www.jeremiahu.com
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
-HIS START AS A COMEDIAN AND PERFORMING
-"HIVE" IS THE FIRST OF NINE BOOKS IN HIS SCI- FI SERIES.
-BEING AN AUTHOR WRITING HIS FIRST BOOK AND HOW HE WENT ABOUT IT
-HIS TIME AS A SCREENWRITER
-LIFE IN TORONTO , CANADA 
-CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
-ROB AND JEREMIAH DISCUSSED OTHER ITEMS
YOU CAN PURCHASE ON AMAZON:
Hive: Dystopian Alien Invasion Thriller (The Arcane Volumes Book 1)
RECORDED 7-8-2023

Author Clayton Trutor Discusses his Upcoming Book-BOSTONBALL-Rick Pitino,Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams and The Forgotten Cradle of Basketball Coaches

Author Clayton Trutor joined HODGEPOD to talk about his upcoming book BOSTONBALL RICK PITINO, JIM CALHOUN, GARY WILLIAMS, AND THE FORGOTTEN CRADLE OF BASKETBALL COACHES. In the early 1980's Rick Pitino (Boston University,) Jim Calhoun Northeastern and Gary Williams (Boston College) raised the profile of these 3 schools during the Boston Celtics run of NBA World Championships.
This episode covers:
-The coaches setting the foundation for all three becoming Hall of Famers
-The college basketball scene in the early 80's
-Great players like Reggie Lewis, Jay Murphy, John Bagley, Michael Adams and more.
-How the concept of the book started
-Their coaching styles and extremely successful careers
-Other coaches who started their careers on the college basketball scene.
-Recruiting and more cool facts.
-Must listen and BOSTONBALL is a must read.
You can preorder the book and save 40% by using the PROMO CODE  6FWC23 AT bit.ly/Bostonball
Episode recorded 6-19-2023
 
 

BOSTON BALL WITH AUTHOR CLAYTON TRUTOR UPCOMING EPISODE JUNE 20TH

HERE IS A QUICK HIT FOR AN UPCOMING EPISODE DROPPING TUESDAY JUNE 20TH ON HODGEPOD WITH ROB FREDETTE.
AUTHOR CLAYTON TRUTOR OF BOSTONBALL " RICK PITINO, JIM CALHOUN, GARY WILLIAMS, AND THE FORGOTTEN CRADLE OF BASKETBALL COACHES.
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REMEMBER THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM

REMEMBER THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
AT 2:00 THERE IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE

MORE BEATLES BANTER WITH ROXANNE LEDFORD

Roxanne Ledford joined me again on HODGEPOD to talk more Beatles:
When the Beatles met Elvis Presley.
Talk about The Beatles Top 10 songs all time. Everyone has their favorites.
Here Comes The Sun hitting 1 billion streams on Spotify.
Roxanne's recent visit to England and Abbey Road.
The famous album cover for "Abbey Road"
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BEATLES BANTER-MID 60’S AND CONTROVERSY IN MEMPHIS AUGUST 1966

Roxanne Ledford joined HODGEPOD to talk about The Beatles in the mid 1960's and when they performed in Memphis on August 1966. The Fab Four had a brief 19 hour stay in Memphis August 19,1966.
Roxanne and Rob talk of their earliest recollection of the group.
Ed Sullivan show appearence in 1964.
Massive success in their early 20's.
Their 2 concerts in Memphis, Tenn August 19, 1966 at the Mid South Coliseum amid the controversy that swirled with John Lennon's comments earlier in the year.
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JAY GATES TALKS HIS CAREER AS A MUSICIAN AND ENTERTAINER

JAY GATES AND SHAWN DONOVAN JOINED HODGEPOD TO TALK MUSIC IN DIFFERENT SEGMENTS MOST NOTABLY IMPERSONATES ROD STEWART, BARRY MANILOW AND EDDIE MONEY. THIS WAS A FUN EPISODE FOR ROB, SHAWN AND JAY TALKED:
JAYS START IN MUSIC
HIS CAREER AS A ENTERTAINER AND HOW HE GOT TO IMPERSONATE STEWART, MANILOW AND MONEY.
HIS TIME WITH THE VAN HALEN TRIBUTE BAND" DIVER DOWN".
A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH ON ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
THE BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH ROD STWEART.
WHAT FAMOUS PERSON HE PERFORMED FOR.
WHAT HE DOES TO PREPARE.
JAY WAS AT THE HORRIFIC STATION NIGHTCLUB IN RHODE ISLAND ON FEBRUARY 20, 2003 AND DISCUSSED BRIEFLY THAT NIGHT. 100 PEOPLE DIED THAT NIGHT AND 230 WERE INJURED.
AWESOME TIME!!
JAY GATES RUNS HIS OWN COMPANY ,JAY GATES IMPERSONATES AND CAN BE LINKED ON  www.jaygatesimpersonates.
RECORDED APRIL 16, 2023
 

BOB CRANE-THE YEARS AFTER HOGANS HEROES UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1978. (BOB CRANE:THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY)

In the third of 3 episodes, authors Carol M Ford and Linda Groundwater discussed life after Hogans Heroes for Bob Crane.
Rob, Carol and Linda covered,
Life after Hogans Heroes
A sense of what was going on personally with him.
His murder on June 29, 1978.
Carol discussed reviewing all his personal belongings and documenting everything in his life.
The moment Carol felt Crane's presence when researching for the book. WOW!!
Linda talked of her moment of Bob Crane's presence in Australia.
Murder remains unsolved 45 years later.
RECORDED: MARCH 24, 2023
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BOB CRANE: HOGANS HEROES YEARS AND LIFE OFF THE SMALL SCREEN

CAROL M FORD AND LINDA GROUNDWATER IN THE 2ND OF 3 EPISODES ON HODGEPOD DISCUSSED BOB CRANE IN THE HOGANS HEROES YEARS AND SOME OF HIS LIFE OFF THE SMALL SCREEN.
AREAS FROM BOB CARNE "THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY" DISCUSSED:
-CONTROVERSY OF HOGANS HEROES SITCOM IN A POW CAMP 20 YEARS AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR 2.
-HOW WAS HOGANS HEROES PROMOTED IN 1965?
-BOB CRANE TYPECAST AS HOGAN
-HOW CRANE INTERACTED WITH THE ACTORS ON SET
-LOOK INTO LIFE OFF THE SMALL SCREEN
 
BOB CRANE "THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY" WAS WRITTEN BY CAROL M FORD , LINDA GROUNDWATER AND DEE YOUNG.
RECORDED MARCH 24, 2023