Episodes

In this show we were once again joined by Emmette Bird, and this time he brought his sone Ryan who is an Afghanistan Veteran. We discussed our trip to Iraq in 2003, and how things have gone in the 20 years (as of this week) s...

On this episode we were joined by Amy Worley, Brian Olinger, and Jason London for an awesome talk on their vision for Rocky Mount, and how their business has flourished in recent months. You can find a treasure in some of the...

On this show we had to adapt, but weren't short any material as we talked about the recent bridge disaster in Baltimore, as we got Simons two cents as a maritime professional, We also talked about the recent big time arrests,...

On this episode we were once again joined by Nick Robertson, now Pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, to talk all things baseball, We discussed his call up in 2023, playing for historic franchises, along with talk of other loc...

On this show we jumped back into some important questions regarding local government and their capabilities, and questioned some of the motives behind their decisions. We discussed public schools, board of supervisor decision...

We jumped back in to the thick of it as Billy, Simon, Amos, and Chip were joined again by Stuart Angle to talk about the corruption of the public school system, how we got here, and ideas on how to change it. We also dove int...

On this show we were once again joined by friend Spike Cohen (2020 Libertarian Party VP Candidate, You Are The Power), along with Chip Slate (Being Libertarian) for a fun conversation as we departed the weekends festivities a...

On this special episode we were set up at the Franklin County Board of Supervisors Meeting for reaction to their recent moves that have the entire community in an uproar. We sat up to get feedback from the public, ask questio...

This show we were joined by Director (Battleground Melbourne) and Author (Good People Break Bad Laws) Topher Field, along with Adrian [redacted] for one of the BEST shows we've ever recorded. Topher is an award winning film d...

Jaiden Rodriguez drew national attention in 2023 when he became known as "Based Backpack Kid" after he was removed from class in Colorado over a Gadsden flag patch on his backpack. At the time, and since then, he has become a...

This show was pretty damn cool as we joined Jason "Storm Chaser Nelson, former Army Special Ops and Texas Congressional Candidate, for a conversation about his dive into the beef world with his company Prepper Beef, the curre...

On this show we welcomed bad the Libertarian Party VP Candidate 2020 Spike Cohen (You Are the Power) and Chip Slate from Being Libertarian. This one was a little different, as we took on a radio-feel with questions from liste...

On this show Simon, Billy, and Chip [Being Libertarian Media} welcomed investigative journalist, and media influencer, Ben Swann, whose organization Truth In Media recently did a 10 part series on Jan 6th that featured Lara L...

We're back with our friends Thad and Gayle Montgomery (Melvins Farm to Fork, Sweeland Farms) for another Appalachian Farmer episode. We discussed their upcoming event "God-Given Food as Medicine" and the amazing speakers they...

This show was recorded from Anastasias Speak Easy in Rocky Mount, VA as we sat down with Mayor Holland Perdue, Town Manager Robert Wood, and our friend Chip Slate from Being Libertarian. We discussed the first year in office ...

On this very special show we were back at 5 Points Music Sanctuary, this time with rising musician Colby T Helms, as he was preparing for his show with the incredible Larry Keel. We've had Colby on many times before, and as u...

This was part 2 of our phenomenal night on the mountain, and offered quite a different conversation. We were once again joined by Jake Crawford and Ethan Power, along with drummer TK Wimmer and manager Shaun Greer, plus Floyd...

This was a night for the record books, as we headed back to the Woodshop Studio for the first time in nearly a year, to host a VIP party and record two awesome shows featuring the fast rising band Crawford & Power. This show ...

For the third time we had the privilege of setting up at 5 Points Music Sanctuary and speaking with Tyler Godsey, Director, and Production Whiz Marshall Hicks (VA Electric) for a very powerful show in discussing the tradition...

We welcomed back Stuart Angel for this show, as we dove back into the latest news and the craziest conspiracies over the last few months. We talked about the recent findings from Malaysian Air Flight 370, the Ray Epps saga, v...

On this Episode we have a Thanksgiving Special of a show where we're once again joined by Emmette Bird and Casey Brannon, frequent visitors of the show, and Iraq veterans who served with host Billy Riddle. On this show we tal...

On this show we found ourselves set up at the Franklin County Militia Inc Veterans Day Rally, where we had an opportunity to meet some unique and interesting individuals, as well as listen to some informative speeches. We wer...

On this episode of The Appalachian Podcast we welcomed back Chip Slate from Being Libertarian Media, who we had on for our Spike Cohen special, along with longtime friend of the show Amos Denton. We jumped right in to this on...

**This is our members only private show that we have after most shows. You can listen to them by subscribing at Patreon.com/getontap. We wanted to get this one out before the November 11th Veterans Day rally so you could make...