Troubled Men Podcast
493 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsRené Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt.
Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it.
René is a New Orleans native who's been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.
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Troubled Men #21 Brendan Gallagher's House Call
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBManny has gone missing and may have fallen into enemy hands. While they wait for proof of life, the Troubled Men call in the reinforcements and forge ahead. Once more unto the breach! René is joined by Troubled alumnus Jeff Treffinger as they make a house call on real estate baron and poet warrior Brendan Gallagher. He's fresh off a brush with death and happy to be back in New Orleans singing with his longtime compatriots the Geraniums. It feels like the Holy Spirit, but it might just be the ...
Troubled Men Trailer
August 29, 2018 07:00 - 34 seconds - 1.37 MBA short trailer for the Troubled Men Podcast featuring René Coman and the original Troubled Man for Troubled Times, Manny Chevrolet. They sort through the chaos over cocktails and tell tales out of school for their own amusement.
Troubled Men Trailer
August 29, 2018 07:00 - 34 seconds - 1.37 MBA short trailer for the Troubled Men Podcast featuring René Coman and the original Troubled Man for Troubled Times, Manny Chevrolet. They sort through the chaos over cocktails and tell tales out of school for their own amusement.
Troubled Men #20 Wadzilla Attacks!
August 23, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBVeteran podcaster Ian Wadley, aka Wadzilla, wades into the cultural swamp of the Ring Room. His successful Rock and Metal Podcast and Wadzilla's World radio show on Craniumradio.com have been making waves on the scene for a coon's age. He shows the Troubled Men no mercy. They discuss a postgame arrest, Manny and Ian bonding over the Raiders, door-to-door vacuum sales, Van Halen, David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar, the Mentors and El Duce, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, a $4,500 nosebleed, th...
Troubled Men #20 Wadzilla Attacks!
August 23, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBVeteran podcaster Ian Wadley, aka Wadzilla, wades into the cultural swamp of the Ring Room. His successful Rock and Metal Podcast and Wadzilla's World radio show on Craniumradio.com have been making waves on the scene for a coon's age. He shows the Troubled Men no mercy. They discuss a postgame arrest, Manny and Ian bonding over the Raiders, door-to-door vacuum sales, Van Halen, David Lee Roth vs. Sammy Hagar, the Mentors and El Duce, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, a $4,...
Troubled Men #19 Dave Clements Goes A.W.O.L.
August 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIt's another Thursday, and another 3 rounder in the Ring Room, but now it's bass player, real estate maven, and club owner Dave Clements's turn in the barrel. Things go downhill in a hurry. Topics include the waiting game, an audio haircut, the Scurlock incident, Dave's academic career, sea lice, Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Lounge, moments in N.O. history, the Circle Bar, the Troubled Men's personal physician, dating history, drummer Charlie Occhipinti, the Praline Man's sh...
Troubled Men #19 Dave Clements Goes A.W.O.L.
August 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIt's another Thursday, and another 3 rounder in the Ring Room, but now it's bass player, real estate maven, and club owner Dave Clements's turn in the barrel. Things go downhill in a hurry. Topics include the waiting game, an audio haircut, the Scurlock incident, Dave's academic career, sea lice, Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Lounge, moments in N.O. history, the Circle Bar, the Troubled Men's personal physician, dating history, drummer Charlie Occhipinti, the Praline Man's short con, the wors...
Troubled Men #18 Lose the Pants
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBComing off a string of scintillating guests, the Men meet in the Ring Room for an uncut dose of that Troubled magic. They discuss human resilience, chest hair, a police beating, code militaire, McSalad sickness, a ransomed daughter's return, a deacon's disgrace, the Pulitzer snub, a secret vacation, Central American ingenuity, New Wave Hookers revisited, the Happy Days porn connection, the Dylan porn connection, music biz heartbreak, loose shoes, a doctor visit, Underwear Day...
Troubled Men #18 Lose the Pants
August 09, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBComing off a string of scintillating guests, the Men meet in the Ring Room for an uncut dose of that Troubled magic. They discuss human resilience, chest hair, a police beating, code militaire, McSalad sickness, a ransomed daughter's return, a deacon's disgrace, the Pulitzer snub, a secret vacation, Central American ingenuity, New Wave Hookers revisited, the Happy Days porn connection, the Dylan porn connection, music biz heartbreak, loose shoes, a doctor visit, Underwear Day, and the boxer i...
Troubled Men #17 A Clean Sample From Jeff Treffinger
August 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBManny's been lit since lunch, but the Troubled Men forge ahead anyway. They're joined by old friend and co-conspirator Jeff Treffinger for a rendezvous in the Ring Room. Topics include Jeff's path to New Orleans, tall girls, St. Louis fashion, nose bleeds, TV binoculars, booty popping at City Hall, Tribe Nunzio, the salad days of the Mermaid Lounge, Keith Keller, the Geraniums, family sing-a-longs, and much more. Outro music:Sensible Shoes by the Geraniums Geraniums-Canada Dry [https://www...
Troubled Men #17 A Clean Sample From Jeff Treffinger
August 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBManny's been lit since lunch, but the Troubled Men forge ahead anyway. They're joined by old friend and co-conspirator Jeff Treffinger for a rendezvous in the Ring Room. Topics include Jeff's path to New Orleans, tall girls, St. Louis fashion, nose bleeds, TV binoculars, booty popping at City Hall, Tribe Nunzio, the salad days of the Mermaid Lounge, Keith Keller, the Geraniums, family sing-a-longs, and much more. Outro music:Sensible Shoes by the Geraniums Geraniums-Canada...
Troubled Men #16 Scott Plauché, Egalité, Fraternité
July 26, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBFresh off Bastille Day, the Troubled Men convene a tribunal with New Orleans royalty and lifelong friend, Scott Plauché. Their reign of terror resumes as they discuss the new TMP stickers, the Ben Franklin High School accent, Scott's movie biz career, old N.O. television, Cal-Mex food, Croatian defeat/complicity, the generosity of Keith Carradine, Manny's interview with the Smashing Pumpkins, the Best Life Pharmacy Restaurant, and much more. Subscribe and rate in Apple Podca...
Troubled Men #16 Scott Plauché, Egalité, Fraternité
July 26, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBFresh off Bastille Day, the Troubled Men convene a tribunal with New Orleans royalty and lifelong friend, Scott Plauché. Their reign of terror resumes as they discuss the new TMP stickers, the Ben Franklin High School accent, Scott's movie biz career, old N.O. television, Cal-Mex food, Croatian defeat/complicity, the generosity of Keith Carradine, Manny's interview with the Smashing Pumpkins, the Best Life Pharmacy Restaurant, and much more. Subscribe and rate in Apple Podcasts or your favor...
Troubled Men #15 The Art of Michael Deas
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBThey're deep into July, but the Men attempt to elevate the conversation with a ringer in the Ring Room. World renowned painter Michael Deas joins the set to talk World Cup foolishness, caulking technique, his early work with Harlequin Romance, poppers with Harold Robbins, Fabio, Manny's hair care, art school orthodoxy, flakka, painting the Columbia Pictures logo, busting Annette Bening, postage stamp masterpieces, the Thai escape, temperance related pancreatitis, English publ...
Troubled Men #15 The Art of Michael Deas
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBThey're deep into July, but the Men attempt to elevate the conversation with a ringer in the Ring Room. World renowned painter Michael Deas joins the set to talk World Cup foolishness, caulking technique, his early work with Harlequin Romance, poppers with Harold Robbins, Fabio, Manny's hair care, art school orthodoxy, flakka, painting the Columbia Pictures logo, busting Annette Bening, postage stamp masterpieces, the Thai escape, temperance related pancreatitis, English public school traditi...
Troubled Men #14 Surfside PTSD
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBA day late and several dollars short, the Troubled Men hit the Ring Room for a 5th of July blow out. Topics include Manny's car troubles, a Thursday joke, the 4th of July, 'Nam flashbacks, falling bullets, a black sheep's dying dog, Detroit fireworks threats, a punchline in need of a setup, exhaustion with eating, hospital dining, not giving blood, the ultra-orthodox strangle hold, the NXIVM cult, dictator fashion, romance advice, a mother's conviction, toilet repair, a geode...
Troubled Men #14 Surfside PTSD
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBA day late and several dollars short, the Troubled Men hit the Ring Room for a 5th of July blow out. Topics include Manny's car troubles, a Thursday joke, the 4th of July, 'Nam flashbacks, falling bullets, a black sheep's dying dog, Detroit fireworks threats, a punchline in need of a setup, exhaustion with eating, hospital dining, not giving blood, the ultra-orthodox strangle hold, the NXIVM cult, dictator fashion, romance advice, a mother's conviction, toilet repair, a geodesic dome, lesson ...
Troubled Men #13 Bird Baseball
July 05, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBThe Troubled Men get it together with some table service back in the Ring Room. They chat it up about little known New Orleans festivals, the Iguanas' Midwestern tour, terror on the highway, an airport petting zoo, inside vs. outside, a psycho chica strikes again, Manny's work as a color analyst for an imaginary baseball league, gun play on the home front, beach danger, the death of print, World Cup minutia, a sports betting scam, and much more. Subscribe and rate the show ...
Troubled Men #13 Bird Baseball
July 05, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBThe Troubled Men get it together with some table service back in the Ring Room. They chat it up about little known New Orleans festivals, the Iguanas' Midwestern tour, terror on the highway, an airport petting zoo, inside vs. outside, a psycho chica strikes again, Manny's work as a color analyst for an imaginary baseball league, gun play on the home front, beach danger, the death of print, World Cup minutia, a sports betting scam, and much more. Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts...
Troubled Men #12 Panama Flashback
June 29, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBWhile René is out on a Midwestern maneuver with the Iguanas, the Men release a flashback episode to a hungry nation. They cover a music festival in Boquette, Panama, an 8th grade girl's slumber party, booze wasters, New Orleans drivers, Plato's Republic, a machete attack, goat cocaine, broken men, an Uptown ass grabber, the John Sinclair Rule, a jungle mishap, and much more.
Troubled Men #12 Panama Flashback
June 29, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBWhile René is out on a Midwestern maneuver with the Iguanas, the Men release a flashback episode to a hungry nation. They cover a music festival in Boquette, Panama, an 8th grade girl's slumber party, booze wasters, New Orleans drivers, Plato's Republic, a machete attack, goat cocaine, broken men, an Uptown ass grabber, the John Sinclair Rule, a jungle mishap, and much more.
Troubled Men #11 The Last Munchkin
June 25, 2018 18:15 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThe Troubled Men recommit the original sin and wind up at Mick's Irish Bar. It's a cool, crisp 79º in New Orleans this evening. They discuss Manny's expanding domestic duties, the glory days of the Lakers, Russian downloads, game show prizes, Lynn Drury, a fake anniversary, "that's it?", flakka dance videos, Miss America, death of a munchkin, the rise of indy film, bullet-proof backpacks, day camp sleeper holds, plastic straws, marriage survey results, and the seersucker down low. Subscribe ...
Troubled Men #11 The Last Munchkin
June 25, 2018 18:15 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThe Troubled Men recommit the original sin and wind up at Mick's Irish Bar. It's a cool, crisp 79º in New Orleans this evening. They discuss Manny's expanding domestic duties, the glory days of the Lakers, Russian downloads, game show prizes, Lynn Drury, a fake anniversary, "that's it?", flakka dance videos, Miss America, death of a munchkin, the rise of indy film, bullet-proof backpacks, day camp sleeper holds, plastic straws, marriage survey results, and the seersucker down...
Troubled Men #10 Glyn Styler's Safe House
June 15, 2018 04:20 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBThe Men escape the Ring Room for the Safe House. Any port in a storm. They have the cultural iconoclast, Glyn Styler as their first guest. He plays it pretty close to the vest, but they manage to drag out of him some comments on his origin story. The Men also discuss murder in New Orleans, funeral home yelp reviews, party invitations, whistle girl, train rides to Florence and Madrid, the crushing solitude of a recording studio in England, copping in Copenhagen, convalescent communion, and a...
Troubled Men #10 Glyn Styler's Safe House
June 15, 2018 04:20 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBThe Men escape the Ring Room for the Safe House. Any port in a storm. They have the cultural iconoclast, Glyn Styler as their first guest. He plays it pretty close to the vest, but they manage to drag out of him some comments on his origin story. The Men also discuss murder in New Orleans, funeral home yelp reviews, party invitations, whistle girl, train rides to Florence and Madrid, the crushing solitude of a recording studio in England, copping in Copenhagen, convalescent ...
Troubled Men #9 Vatos Locos
June 08, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe temperature is topping 100º, but the Troubled Men are keeping it cool. Tonight's topics include bar flies, free labor, Dennis Rodman, support animals, hedgehog recognition, a train ride to Madrid, the Basques of Bakersfield, a 14 year old driver, killer cats, a snake lady, a used car scam, parental eviction, a Mexican standoff, and nominal amnesia. René visits the dentist and makes the newspaper.
Troubled Men #9 Vatos Locos
June 08, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe temperature is topping 100º, but the Troubled Men are keeping it cool. Tonight's topics include bar flies, free labor, Dennis Rodman, support animals, hedgehog recognition, a train ride to Madrid, the Basques of Bakersfield, a 14 year old driver, killer cats, a snake lady, a used car scam, parental eviction, a Mexican standoff, and nominal amnesia. René visits the dentist and makes the newspaper.
Troubled Men #8 Rx ID
June 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIt's Scotch Night in the Ring Room, but the Troubled Men are having the usual. Though Manny is running on fumes, they sit down to recap the 2nd week of Jazz Fest, as well as Ed Sullivan's last show, second generation larceny, Susan Cowsill, the Panther Burns, Cinco di Mayo, Randy, coma kindness, a phone carrier challenge, and cutthroat corporatism .
Troubled Men #8 Rx ID
June 01, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIt's Scotch Night in the Ring Room, but the Troubled Men are having the usual. Though Manny is running on fumes, they sit down to recap the 2nd week of Jazz Fest, as well as Ed Sullivan's last show, second generation larceny, Susan Cowsill, the Panther Burns, Cinco di Mayo, Randy, coma kindness, a phone carrier challenge, and cutthroat corporatism .
Troubled Men #7 Mazel Tov Cocktail
May 25, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBThe Troubled Men unearth a gem from a few weeks back. They tell their origin stories and how they met writing and shooting Manny's feature film. Other topics include witnesses, victims, confessions, near misses, and Mardi Gras Indians. Manny gets a Bat Mitzvah invitation.
Troubled Men #7 Mazel Tov Cocktail
May 25, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBThe Troubled Men unearth a gem from a few weeks back. They tell their origin stories and how they met writing and shooting Manny's feature film. Other topics include witnesses, victims, confessions, near misses, and Mardi Gras Indians. Manny gets a Bat Mitzvah invitation.
Troubled Men #6 Martini Blackout
May 21, 2018 19:34 - 1 hour - 46 MBThe Troubled Men reconvene at the Ring Room to recap the first weekend of Jazz fest. They also cover toilet shopping, Apocalypse Now, John Mooney, hell hounds, charity, a letter from the accused, porch parties, our first sponsor, Helen Gillet, triangle sandwiches, union busting, and David Byrne. Flea ruins a picnic.
Troubled Men #6 Martini Blackout
May 21, 2018 19:34 - 1 hour - 46 MBThe Troubled Men reconvene at the Ring Room to recap the first weekend of Jazz fest. They also cover toilet shopping, Apocalypse Now, John Mooney, hell hounds, charity, a letter from the accused, porch parties, our first sponsor, Helen Gillet, triangle sandwiches, union busting, and David Byrne. Flea ruins a picnic.
Troubled Men #5 Giving Up
May 15, 2018 03:21 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThe Troubled Men turn back the clock a few weeks to return to an earlier, unreleased episode. They're still in the Ring Room, and the joint is jumping. They talk about first experiences at the Willow Inn, faulty shoe laces, fast friends, doorless microwave ovens, a killer musician, and open casket funerals. They also spitball some T-shirt ideas.
Troubled Men #5 Giving Up
May 15, 2018 03:21 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBThe Troubled Men turn back the clock a few weeks to return to an earlier, unreleased episode. They're still in the Ring Room, and the joint is jumping. They talk about first experiences at the Willow Inn, faulty shoe laces, fast friends, doorless microwave ovens, a killer musician, and open casket funerals. They also spitball some T-shirt ideas.
Troubled Men #4 Naked Crime Spree
May 04, 2018 17:50 - 1 hour - 40 MBThe Troubled Men brace themselves for Jazz Fest(Presented by Shell) and get right into it. Topics include crime in the city, Fleet Week, a VFW experiment, Johnny Paycheck, the royal baby, and Barnaby Jones. Along the way Manny and René almost come to blows over the subject of tipping.
Troubled Men #4 Naked Crime Spree
May 04, 2018 17:50 - 1 hour - 40 MBThe Troubled Men brace themselves for Jazz Fest(Presented by Shell) and get right into it. Topics include crime in the city, Fleet Week, a VFW experiment, Johnny Paycheck, the royal baby, and Barnaby Jones. Along the way Manny and René almost come to blows over the subject of tipping.
Troubled Men #3 F You, Pay Me
May 01, 2018 04:37 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe Troubled Men have made it through Mardi Gras alive. They're back in the Ring Room for a recap. They discuss binge watching TV, the Draino challenge, carnival gun play, the Olympics, escaping the Spanish Mafia, and the Stones. Manny tells a Hollywood story about Tony Curtis. You won't see this one coming.
Troubled Men #3 F You, Pay Me
May 01, 2018 04:37 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThe Troubled Men have made it through Mardi Gras alive. They're back in the Ring Room for a recap. They discuss binge watching TV, the Draino challenge, carnival gun play, the Olympics, escaping the Spanish Mafia, and the Stones. Manny tells a Hollywood story about Tony Curtis. You won't see this one coming.
Troubled Men #2 Donkey Valium
April 24, 2018 22:38 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBThe Troubled Men repair to the Ring Room to gripe about the epic freeze of 2018 and Mardi Gras parades. Other topics include raising children, Saints/Raiders playoff heartbreakers, bikes in the New Orleans, donkey medication, and more.
Troubled Men #2 Donkey Valium
April 24, 2018 22:38 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBThe Troubled Men repair to the Ring Room to gripe about the epic freeze of 2018 and Mardi Gras parades. Other topics include raising children, Saints/Raiders playoff heartbreakers, bikes in the New Orleans, donkey medication, and more.
Troubled Men #1 "Good!"
April 19, 2018 22:18 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBThe Troubled Men for Troubled Times are back in the Ring Room. They discuss New Year's resolutions, family interactions, Miami, tamales, flakka, and Manny partying with Bob Seger back in the 1990s. Manny introduces his use of the word "good!". Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite app.
Troubled Men #1 "Good!"
April 19, 2018 22:18 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBThe Troubled Men for Troubled Times are back in the Ring Room. They discuss New Year's resolutions, family interactions, Miami, tamales, flakka, and Manny partying with Bob Seger back in the 1990s. Manny introduces his use of the word "good!". Subscribe and rate the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite app.