This week Michael challenges his son Jamie on his controversial views on fig rolls. Jamie's recent trip to Germany supporting Scotland in the Euros. How moving statues of the virgin Mary impacted badly on his career and a new section where he discusses his favourite comedians starting this week with legendary geordie comedian Gavin Webster.…

Chris reviews the Aqara G4 Video Doorbell, Brent frees his Garmin from the cloud, and we discuss getting iMessages on Android. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and supe…

Billboard Magazine's focus on the South Florida Recording scene referred to Lee Levin as "the city's most in demand drummer". Since graduating the University of Miami in 1989, Lee has played on more than 1000 recordings for a variety of artists throughout the world including Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Nelly Fu…

Dennis Holt is one of Nashville's most gifted musicians, whose drumming abilities cross nearly every genre from Americana to Country to Rock, Jazz, Ambient and R & B. He was born in Hawaii and raised in Jacksonville, FL. He has performed with: Taylor Swift, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, K. T. Oslin, Loretta Lynn, Felix Cavalier And The Rascals, Chris…

This week Micheal talks about why is it only stand up comedians that are heckled and not opera singers or Orchestra conductors? he also talks about how cheeky his son's Jamies views are on fig rolls!Bởi Michael Redmond

Cody Ash lives in Nashville, TN and is the drummer for Jelly Roll. He is a Touring / Session drummer and has played the drum kit for about 15 years. He has also been involved in concert band, orchestra, Steel Band, and marched snare drum with the University of Louisville. Things That Came Up: -2:50 The flight home from the CMT Awards in 2023 -3:40 …

Alex's mini-PC surprise, why we're trying Tube Archivist, Alex's Nextcloud update, and how Chris stacks automations with Bitfocus Companion. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgra…

In this weeks episode, Michael talks about Chubby Checker, the concluding part of his interview with Gavin Mitchell and the Origins of Riverdance Looking to hear from you let us know what you think of the episodes so far and if you have any feedback or suggestions get in touch X: @waydimg whatareyoudoinginmygarden@gmail.com…

Frenette's love of music started at the age of 5 while playing the bongos and listening to records with his parents. Artists like Perez Perado, Tito Puente, Herb Albert, Johnny Cash and Tom Jones were constantly spinning on the record player. By the age of 10, Matt was learning his rudiments in a marching and concert band. Some of Matt's early infl…

This week Micheal chats to legendary stage and tv star and iconic barman Boaby also known as Gavin Mitchell who puts Micheal's impression of Humphrey Bogart to shame! and a friendship spanning 25 years. Micheal discusses the second time he met Dame Helen Mirren. And as always finishes up with a nice cocktail this weeks cocktail is a French Martini…

The "you'll own nothing" trend got worse this week, our thoughts about the Raspberry Pi IPO, poor Nextcloud performance, and Alex's new high-fiber obsession. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 ha…

April Samuels (born April 30, 1969) is an American rock drummer, breast cancer survivor, and founder of Breast Cancer Can Stick It! Foundation, Inc. - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Breast Cancer Can Stick It has raised over $600,000 for breast cancer research and assistance for treatments. She is based out of Dallas, Texas. She is best known for her nonpr…

In this weeks episode Michael talks about his epic 4 day trip from Dublin to Torremolinos using any form of transport instead of airplanes. Another encounter with Eamon the butcher and some interesting phobias!Bởi Michael Redmond

The musical path that freelance session and touring drummer Brian Czach (pronounced "Zack") has been on started in New York City, moved west to Las Vegas, and now has settled in Nashville, TN. After a year and a half of touring with country music star Tracy Lawrence in 2021-2022. Brian is currently a member of Mannheim Steamroller which tours annua…

Jake Sommers is a Nashville drummer originally from Long Island. He attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia once deciding to pursue his lifelong passion for music. After moving to Tennessee in 2013 he began performing with a variety of artists including Luke Combs whom he has toured with since 2014. Things That Came Up: -2:00 Audimute’s…

In this episode Micheal talks about his thoughts on his new found fame in Baden-Württemberg, ageing, Okinawans and playing a brilliant prank on Piers Morgan! His first ever stand up comedy gig in London in the 1980's and his ever present cocktail of the week.Bởi Michael Redmond

Alex benchmarks Intel CPUs (and an Arc GPU) to find the ideal balance of age, power, and speed for your home media server. Plus, our thoughts on Immich going full-time. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Foun…

Adam Gust was raised in the cold of Minnesota, studied music in the heat of the University of North Texas, and has enjoyed a diverse freelance musical career of world touring and session work and teaching in just-right Los Angeles since 2000. After a humbling decade of recovery from a career-threatening injury, Adam acquired a unique expertise, emp…

In this weeks episode Michael talks about leaving Dublin to go to London in 1987 to try his luck on London's comedy circuit and how this led to a disastrous audition for the role of Joey the Lips in the 1990's cult movie called the Commitments set in Dublin.Bởi Michael Redmond

In Lee’s own words: I was born and raised in Concord, NC. Just Northeast of Charlottle, it was a town of 25,000 back then. As long as I can remember, music was around. Whether it be the turntables or 8 tracks; where my older brothers played rock and roll of the 60s & 70s, Dad listened to older country artists or Mom’s Pontiac Bonneville, which seem…

How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent's been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more! Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly an…

In this episode Michael talks about his disgust with Starbucks, the recent mange tout famine in Ireland and how Boaby the barman from Still Game (aka Gavin Mitchell) stole a woman from under his feet and all because of a night in Casablanca.Bởi Michael Redmond

Bill Gibson began playing music at the age of seven. He found his passion for music when his father Ed Gibson, an architect by trade but a jazz drummer in his own right, began taking him to see such greats as The Count Basie Orchestra, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and The Buddy Rich Big Band. Inspired by big band jazz and rock & roll styles, Bill …

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Massapequa, New York, Phantom grew up listening to his parents' jazz records and began playing drums by the age of ten. He took lessons with Mousie Alexander, who played with Benny Goodman, studying jazz and working through books by Jim Chapin and Ted Reed. By the late 1970s, he was playing in bands with his childhood…

Special guest Casey Liss from the Accidental Tech Podcast joins the show to discuss his homelab, how he uses HomeBridge, and his delightfully complex garage door sensor system. Then Alex and Casey do their "best" to convince Chris the Apple Vision Pro is an excellent remote admin tool. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a l…

In this episode we talk about How common drink driving was in Ireland in the 1970's and 80's, Soup of the day and the wild rantings of a vegan hating supermarket butcher called Eamon.Bởi Michael Redmond

Are bald men conspiring against those of us who have hair after years of ridicule and also are they attempting to have the term "Slaphead" outlawed in society..... We also be looking at why short chubby men with fat hairy little legs shouldnt be allowed to wear shorts in public...Bởi Michael Redmond

Episode one of Michael Redmond's podcast What are you doing in my garden? A short comedy podcast featuring his comedic musings this week featuring his brief encounter with Joanna Lumley and his short lived relationship with a mad Chiropodist!Bởi Michael Redmond

Episode one of Michael Redmond's podcast What are you doing in my garden? A short comedy podcast featuring his comedic musings this week featuring his brief encounter with Joanna Lumley and his short lived relationship with a mad Chiropodist!Bởi Michael Redmond

Dane Clark is an Indiana native who has been honing his instrumental (drums, bass, guitar and keyboards) and songwriting skills from an early age. His early influences of British Invasion rock and Dylan era folk music still resonate in his musical vision. Clark began making a name for himself as a session drummer in the Indianapolis area in the ear…

Originally from Syracuse NY, Wayne’s career as a recording session drummer began in the mid ‘90s in Nashville TN. Over the years his discography includes playing on Billboard #1 songs and #1 albums and recording 1000’s of songs with artists such as Luke Bryan, Lady Gaga, Blake Shelton, Lady A, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Steve Winwood, Toby Keith…

Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate. Plus we sit down with Adam Morales from Unraid to get the inside scoop on recent changes and exciting upcoming features. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 cou…

Growing up in a house full of musical instruments, Daxx gravitated towards the drums at a very early age. After high school Daxx traveled the US extensively with his original band, Harmony Riley. Upon the band's dissolution Daxx packed up and moved to Los Angeles where he quickly got into the studio and touring world. His first break was drumming f…

Maxwell Schauf is a top call drummer that has called Nashville home since 1989. He has performed with Lonnie Mack, Clay Walker, Shelby Lynn, Ezra Mohawk and many others. He can be seen playing regularly at The famed Robert’s Western World with the band Brazilbilly and many others. Some Things That Came Up: -4:10 Brazilbilly and Robert’s Western Wor…

Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models. Links: ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration fo…