Spitballing
85 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsSpitbaling is a longform podcast hosted by Kyle Amundson and Matt Taylor. These two self-proclaimed sages discuss music, culture, politics and pretty much anything else that pops in their heads. They have interesting conversations with entertaining guests. They even dole out advise from time to time.
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Episodes
Ep 33 -MN Makerspace
February 10, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThis week Matt sits down, noticeably lacking his better half, with Chris Smith and Trevor Kruse, the two men and minds behind Minnesota Makerspace. This place, think of it as the love child of an Anytime Fitness and a state of the art high school shop classroom, was one of the runners up in the Destination Downtown contest. Matt geeks out with these guys about one of his true passions. Check out their website at mnmakerspace.com Once again music this week by the band Murzik. Matt can't...
Ep 32 - Matt & Kyle Solo
February 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThe Flying Camel and MFT fly solo this week. Music by the band Murzik... Get their newest album that just dropped at https://www.murzikband.com
Ep 32 - Matt & Kyle Sole
February 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThe Flying Camel and MFT fly solo this week. Music by the band Murzik... Get their newest album that just dropped at https://www.murzikband.com
Ep 31 - Dr. Sam Gibbons
January 20, 2020 04:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBThis week the boys welcome back their smart friend Dr. Sam Gibbons. Sam is not actually a doctor, but compared to Kyle and Matt, well, he's a rocket surgeon. As usual, they cover a range of subjects, including Matt and Sam's experimentation with some crazy new experimental drugs, why Trump will most likely win in 2020, and the Iran thing. They also say a sad farewell to one of the Gods or Rock, Neal Peart of RUSH.
Ep 30 - Brock Larson
January 08, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBThis week the boys venture to Cloud City and visit with the man, the legend, the myth, Brock Larson at his MMA school, Start BJJ. Brock tells a pile of crazy stories and even throws Kyle around a little.
Ep 29 - Happy New Year
January 02, 2020 06:00 - 2 hours - 99.4 MBThis week, Matt and Kyle look back at 2019. They revisit some of their favorite moments of the first year of Spitballing.
Ep 28 - PJ Severson
December 23, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBThis week the boys visit The Local 218 and talk with their old friend, restaurateur and master chief PJ Severson. Matt demonstrates his lack of wisdom in giving control of his wardrobe over to his Meta, they talk about Kyle's problem with the road rage, and explore the lessons of Dr. Suess. Music this week by Junior Choir https://www.facebook.com/JuniorChoirBand Check out PJ's restaurants at The Local 218 - https://www.local-218.com or Headwater - https://www.hwtenmile.com/
Ep 27 - We ARE
December 16, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBThis week, Matt and Kyle venture out of the studio and find themselves on location at the Roundhouse Brewery for a fundraiser for the We ARE Clinic. They speak with one of the clinic's founders Sue Hadland and then after competing in a celebrity bar tender challenge, they talk with Holly Rose McKnight about the cool shit that's going on at Roundhouse, all the while enjoying the sweet music of Hans Blix and the Weapon's Inspectors. facebook.com/WeAREbrainerd facebook.com/Roundhousebrewery f...
Ep 26 - Tony Brown & Adrian Washington
December 09, 2019 02:00 - 3 hours - 128 MBMandalorian armor, jewelry thieves, human eating purse dogs and a funny man who hangs out with he likes of Joe Rogan and Dave Chepelle. This week the boys talk with Downtown Tony Brown, jeweler extraordinaire. He tells a crazy story about a wedding ring purchase that almost ended in his disembowelment. Then professional comedian, Adrian Washington makes a guest appearance and talks about his life a a stand up comic and his new podcast adventure. Check out Tony's jewelry website at http:/...
Ep 25 - Anjte Anderson
November 29, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBThis week, after geeking out about The Mandalorian for about twenty minutes (spoiler alert), the boys talk with the dynamic Antje Anderson. They get into the challenges of being a single mother with an autistic child, race and gender, and even touch on the economy. We are releasing this episode early as a special tank you for Thanksgiving. Enjoy your turkey comma... I know we will.
Ep 24 - Matt McCormick
November 25, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 102 MBThis week Matt and Kyle sit down with the gentle giant Matt McCormick, AKA Ogre. Matt works as a health care professional. They touch on the subject of body image, teen bullying and rape culture. Matt also discloses his love for dog porn and his secret, well maybe not so secret, hatred for the coming holiday season. Kyle mostly just sits there and eats the tasty treats provided by Craig Venske of the Chameleon Cafe.
Ep 22 - Chris Dunmire
November 18, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThis week the boys have a couple of interesting guests including the late great Harambe as well as the young Honest Abe. They also bullshit with Chris Dunmire, hunter, snow board enthusiast and local restaurateur.
Ep 22 - Abby Geotz
November 11, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 122 MBSince November is National Adoption Awareness Month, this week Matt and Kyle chat with their old friend Abby Geotz. Abby has a truly wild adoption story that you wont want to miss.
EP 21- Daniel Zwilling
November 04, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBThis week the boys hang out with Danny Zwilling, a self described master of exactly zero trades. That said, Danny does a lot of different things fairly well. He is a brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Brock Larson and does a lot of teaching for Start BJJ. Danny is also a health and wellness coach. But most importantly, he spent a couple of years as a professional wrestler. The music this week is another song by Steve Johnson's band Sight Like December. Damn those guys were good!
Spitballing Episode 21- Daniel Zwilling
November 04, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 123 MBSpitballing Episode 21- Daniel Zwilling
Ep 20 - Matt & Kyle
October 28, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 93 MBWow! Twenty episodes in the can and they're still jabbering away. This week Matt and Kyle talk about how the shows been going so far. They get into some stories from the past and they, as usual, have lots of laughs. Music this week is a cover of Toto's Africa by the very talented Evergreen Grass Band.
Ep 19 - Dr. Sam Gibbons
October 21, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 109 MBThis week the boys sit down again with their old friend Dr. Sam Gibbons. Sam is not an actual doctor, but he is so much smarter than Matt and Kyle, he sure seems like one.
Ep 18 - Jenna Brower Von Siebolds
October 13, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 95.3 MBThis week Matt and Kyle talk with Jenna Brower Von Siebolds. Jenna is the executive chief at Prairie Bay, one of the areas finest restaurants. They talk about how Jenna got started in Matt's restaurant, the Sunshine Kitchen & Moonshine Lounge with no experience cooking, then took the world by storm. Jenna is also a board member at the local area food hub, Sprout MN and they discuss some of the cool shit that place has brewing. Of course, there are some movies, pop culture references and nerd...
Ep 17 - Dave Badeaux
October 06, 2019 06:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week Matt and Kyle shoot the shit with His Royal Highness, Brainerd's North East Ward Alderman, Dave Badeaux. They discuss many of the issues facing the fair city of Brainerd including the gross stupidity of Brainerd's School Board President and why the citizens of Brainerd shouldn't let Kyle and Matt lay siege to the Historic Brainerd Water Tower with trebuchets. Dave destroys his future political aspirations when he makes the claim that Jesus had carnal knowledge of some aquatic spe...
Ep 16 - Gavin Rydell
September 29, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBThis week the boys have a conversation with their old friend and renaissance man, Gavin Rydell. Gavin has his fingers in a wide array of businesses including the vape industry and CBD extraction. They get into how insane it is that many politicians are focusing on banning flavored e-juice while ignoring the facts of this important harm reduction tool. Check out Gavin's website to get more information and get involved. https://infinitevapor.com
Ep 15 - Marc Hummel
September 23, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 119 MBThis week Kyle and Matt get into it with Marc Hummel, AKA the Lumberjack. Marc is an interesting cat with his hands in many pots. He's been an MMA fighter on the local scene for years, but his real passion is bringing festival style bands to the BLA with his production company Cram Chronicles Entertainment. Marc is currently working on promoting Cram Jam III, a two day festival coming up on September 27th and 28th at the beautiful Paradise Shores Resort. The conversation takes a turn tow...
Ep 14 - Craig Venske
September 17, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBThis week the boys have an interesting conversation with restaurateur Craig Venske. They talk about how Craig got his eclectic little joint, the Chameleon Cafe, up and running. Then they dive right into geekdom. Craig challenges Kyle's strongly held belief that Heugh Jackman, as Wolverine, was the worst casting decision of all time... Oh yeah, shit gets real! Check out Craig's shit at https://www.facebook.com/chameleoncafe.com
Ep 13 - Drew Peterson
September 09, 2019 21:00 - 3 hours - 155 MBMatt and Kyle sit down with Drew Peterson, one of Minnesota's most prolific singer/songwriters. Drew has been a professional musician for the last 16 years, heading the bands Forty Watt Bulb and The Dead Pigeons as well as touring extensively as a solo acoustic artist and with a mess of other talented individual musicians. They boys run the gambit of topics today, from westerns to school shootings, to euthanasia to song writing. Drew plays a few tunes and a great time is had by all.
Ep 12- Christine Amundson and Meta Mandich TAKEOVER
September 02, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBThis week on Spitballing episode # 11 - Christine and Meta TAKEOVER Spitballing! The ladies behind the bald and beautiful boys shed a little light into the lives of Kyle and Matt, the REAL stories, how they became instant besties, their version of the Farm to Fork experience, how messages can/will be taken out of context almost every damn time, what a Trebuchets is, because it may just end up being super important! Slick ways to bump into your crush, how our magical love stories began, the...
Ep 11 - Officer Troy Schreifels
August 26, 2019 01:00 - 2 hours - 91.6 MBMatt and Kyle discuss their fun filled Friday night at the Farm to Fork dinner at the Farm on St. Mathias and their shenanigans at the Woods watching Angie Stevens. Then they sit down with Troy Schreifels of the Brainerd Police Department and the Liaison Officer for the Brainerd High School. They discuss a range of topics including the de-escalation of force, police brutality, and Troy's awesome kids.
Ep 10 - Tyler Hamline
August 19, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 91.8 MBKyle and Matt go on location to Red at Night Tattoos and Piercings to talk with their old friend and master piercer Tyler Hamline. They broach some of the usual subjects such as, what movies make them cry and why Matt is afraid of the dark. On 08/11, my 5 year old son Arlo was brought to Regions Medical Center as the result of a fall from an unfinished area, 10 ft above his paternal uncle's home, onto concrete. So far, we know he sustained fractures in his eye socket, broken wrist, and lac...
Ep 9 - Sam Gibbons and Trinity Genoch
August 11, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBThis week Tharg joins the Bald and the Beautiful club. The boys talk to the lovely Trinity Genoch about being a hair stylist and owning a salon, then they chat with their old friend, Sam Gibbons about nerd stuff, like D&D and Star Wars.
Ep 8 - Ron Behrens
August 05, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 118 MBWatch/Listen as Kyle and Matt spitball their way through this weeks podcast. Find out who thinks FB=Caffeine and Spitballing= a Big pile of Cocaine... Learn more about things that our local community has to offer like, a Rock Music Camp for youth in the area (think School of Rock) also some upcoming shows for the Cover band Lolah and The Walk a Mile in her shoes campaign that Kyle is so passionate about. (Matt wishes his rock stance was as cool as anyone who actually has a valid reason to ...
Ep 7 - Seth Doud
July 22, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBSeth Doud is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter from the 218. He sits down with Kyle and Matt, shares a few songs and bares his soul. They do that to people.
Ep 6 - Ace Collie
July 15, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBThis week Kyle and Matt have an entertaining and informative conversation with Ace Collie. They discuss Ace's startup, a fitness apparel line, race, dick costumes come up again (it's becoming a theme on the show), as well as some crazy shit white people say. This weeks music by a crazy hermonica playing band called Vicious Aloyius. https://www.bandmix.com/noahslim/
Ep 5 - PJ Severson
July 08, 2019 02:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBPJ Severson is a restaurateur who owns and operates two restaurants in north-central Minnesota. He sits down with Kyle and Matt and discusses the food industry and some of the challenges of restaurant business. PJ has a cutting wit and a quick tongue, making this interview a fun filled episode with a lot of laughs.
Ep 4 - Brock Larson Part 2
July 01, 2019 23:00 - 3 hours - 149 MBKyle and Matt finish up their conversation with UFC vet, Jiu Jitsu instructor and MMA coach, Brock Larson. In this episode Brock gets deep into the story of how he first got into fighting and the complex relationship and eventual rift between him and his first Jiu Jitsu training partner.
Ep 3 - Brock Larson Part 1
June 25, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBBrock Larson is one of the staples of Minnesota MMA. His career spans more than a decade and he has more than 50 professional fights for some of the biggest organizations in the world. He is a top notch Jiu Jitsu instructor and coaches a pile of athletes fighting at the highest levels. Brock is also Matt's Jiu Jitsu instructor and best friend. Brock sits down with Kyle and Matt and they talk about the up coming UFC in Minneapolis, Brock's legendary driving prowess, racking up a staggerin...
Ep 2 - Thargnar
June 10, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBThargnar Panzerschanz is one of Matt and Kyle's oldest friends. He sit's down with the dynamic duo and discusses a true smorgasbord of random topics. They get into being gun toting liberals, long term fasting, road rage and more.
Ep 1 - Matt and Kyle
June 03, 2019 03:00 - 2 hours - 61.2 MBKyle Amundson and Matt Taylor sit down for the first time in front of the microphones and discuss how they want this podcast to look, what kind of guests they want to have on and a bunch of other random stuff.