Living My FEST Life

“Here you leave today and enter the world of Yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy”... and teenage staff, and yelling kids and ridiculous lines. Welcome to the incredible world of Amusement Parks with Kelly, John, and Joe. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Totally unrelated to Kelly's recent residency in the Bahamas, this week we talk about Mermaids! 2022 is the 40th Annual Mermaid Parade on Coney Island, this June 18. Join Kelly, John, and Joe as they “delicately” discuss the mythos and history of Mermaids and the parade. More information on reservations: https://www.coneyisland.com/programs/mermaidparade - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Welcome the return of Kelly Collette to the podcast! This week, she, John, and Joe discuss Kelly's recent residency at a comedy club in the Bahamas. Scooters, Salt-Water-Shark-Adjacent-Slides, it gets pretty crazy on the Islands. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Get out your Super-Soaker and Pussy Willow branches and celebrate the annual post-Lenten bash, Dyngus Day. Behold the absolute effery that's purported by Kelly, Joe, and Joe to occur at this festival of Spring. There is a http://www.dyngusday.com Check it out! - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/  

This week, Joe and John sit down to take in the beauty of one of Nature's Wonders, The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Once the sun goes down you can join the Star Party - so bring your red-shifted glow sticks! Plan your adventure, get more information at the National Park Service's website: https://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Pile in! This week we are going on a road trip! Join Kelly, Joe, and John as they share stories of the road and the benefits vs negatives of traveling in a recreational vehicle! - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Let out your inner eight-year-old and flail your way down the hill with reckless abandon in Gloucester, England at the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. An annual event celebrated by the devout chasing a wheel of cheese down a big hill. Sign us up. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Play along this week with Kelly, John, and Joe to see which Music Festival is most suited to your desires. Which fest will choose your fate: https://www.amexessentials.com/what-music-festival-should-i-attend/ - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

It's International Women's Day 2022! To help #breakthebias, this week, Kelly, John, and Joe bring up sensitive but necessary topics regarding women and the men who get it. Discover how to support the movement today: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/  

A relaxing, enjoyable break is only a “stone's throw” - or a caber toss - away this week as Kelly returns to discuss the Scottish Highland Games with Joe and John. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week the boys talk about things boys talk about - blowing stuff up. Centered around the Festival of the Exploding Hammers, John and Joe discuss their childhood - and not recommended - fascination with the boom. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Shed your preconceived notions about nudity. This week, Kelly, John, and Joe discuss festivals that it's really hard to cosplay at. Choose your own nekkid fest:  World Naked BIke Ride - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Naked_Bike_Ride Cupid Undie Run -https://cupids.org/cupids-undie-run/ Philwaren Nude Games - https://www.pilwarren.com/ NudeStock - https://www.lagunadelsol.com/events/nudestock-3/ The Running of the Nudes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_of_the_Nudes Nude Fest - https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/nudefest-2022-uks-largest-nudist-6223491 Burning Man - https://burningman.org/ Key West Fantasy Fest - https://www.fantasyfest.com/

Hey, you. Thank you. We mean it. Thank you for coming back to listen to another episode. It really means the world to Kelly, John, and Joe. This year for Valentine's Day, we got you an episode about Valentine's Day. Enjoy! XOXO - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Peer with us into the future as Kelly, John, and Joe discuss the upcoming “When We Were Young” festival and all its amenities and controversies. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Our guests this week are Cincinnati natives and friends of the podcast. They quit their full-time jobs to pursue a dream of flipping homes into quality places to live. Then they were cast in an HGTV reality show. Then they won said reality show. Join Joe and John as they interview Christina and Colin Beck who are, without question, Living their Fest Life. Follow the Beck's adventure's online:   https://www.instagram.com/therenovatedfamily/ - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

We have a sighting - of another great episode! Kelly, John, and Joe discuss their histories and skepticism of the great urban myth: Sasquatch. The WNC BigFoot Festival in Marion, North Carolina is this week's centerpiece. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Follow us this week on a trail to adventure in Kawasaki, Japan. Each year thousands descend on the town just outside of Tokyo and witness the “Festival of the Steel Phallus.” This one earns its “Explicit” tag, so put your earbuds in to hear John, Joe, and a phoning-it-in (literally) Kelly talk about all things phallus. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

A kingdom of ice and snow, located in China's northernmost province? Pack your long johns and get ready for any potential snowball fights. Kelly, John, and Joe discuss a true winter wonderland of ice sculptures and so much more. The “China Highlights” website: https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/harbin-ice-and-snow-festival.htm - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Another trip around the Sun brings us together for a little wrap-up on some of our previous episodes. Then join John, Joe, Kelly, and ex-pat Rachel for a little gift-giving. Capped off in the best way possible, Joe's mom drops by to defend the puppets of the Vent Haven Museum and the people who moved - and are moved by - them. A quick tour of Vent Haven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdJ6yXVKzG8 “The Last Tour” of the Vent Haven Museum John's Mom mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ipk9aCgic - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

As the holidays approach, some of us may be considering jumping ship and moving wholesale to another country. Well, our friend Rachel is here to say it's tough but totally doable. Join John, Joe, and Kelly as they pepper our guest with more ex-pat lifestyle questions than Jules had for Vincent. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week, John and Joe take over and air their grievances about the struggles of finding a present for the ones you love. By the way, did you ever notice “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is kinda weird? - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Kelly shares with the crew stories of her recent visit to Paisley Park, the home and studio of the great Prince. This week, Kelly, John, and Joe welcome Ran Barnaclo to talk about the life, death, and homestead of The Purple One. Reserve your tour tickets early: https://www.paisleypark.com/ - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week the guests reflect after a recent episode about the Astroworld Festival in Houston Texas earlier this month. Want to help? The Associated Press has a great article on how to find the best option for you: https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-media-texas-social-media-fecc2dfe5995400ab2e78c67ff326d52 - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

It's a summer camp, for adults, who make drinks for people. It's called “Camp Runamok”, deep in Bourbon country, Kentucky, and it seems like the hosts are thinking “career-change” after this episode. Bolstered by the testimony of one of the camp's very own newspaper layout and graphic designer, Laura Sanders, she explains the ups and downs of this great escape! Follow Laura online! https://www.instagram.com/yaylaurasanders/ https://www.laurasanders.fun  Check out the camp: https://www.instagram.com/camp_runamok/  https://www.camprunamok.org  Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

IT's the spooky season when the veil between worlds is at its thinnest, and we have an appropriate show for you this week! Join Kelly, John, and Joe as they discuss their individual experiences with the holiday. But wait, there's more! This week we welcome guest Dylan Roahrig from the Irvington Halloween Festival. Irvington Festival Offical Website: https://www.irvingtonhalloween.com/  Find Dylan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wpmoviehouse/  Follow The Walter Paisley Movie House Podcast: https://linktr.ee/walterpaisleymh  - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Are you a “Talker” or a “Wiggler”? This week we explore a time-traveling experience with noted “Washing Well Wench”, and Ren-Fair cast member, "Sweetbiscuit". Join John, Joe, and Kelly on their journey to becoming full-blown “Renni's”. Follow Sweetbiscut: https://www.instagram.com/sweettbiscut/ - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Retreat! Where would you “run away” to check in with yourself? Kelly shares with John and Joe how she recently went to hear Cheryl Strayed (Wild, Dear Sugar) and “enjoy” sunrises and sharing. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Get your hot links and coolers! It's time to talk about the pastime that happens before - and apparently after - the main event: tailgating. This week we dive deep into the history of “outdoor dining” before it was a mandate. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

No, no. It's fine. We are huge fans. Seriously. I mean we aren't OPPOSED to it; like, as an art. Mostly. This week come with us to pull back the curtain on ventriloquists and a particular ventriloquist museum in Kentucky. For more information on the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention in July 2022, visit: https://www.vhconvention.com  - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/ 

It's a bird! A plane! Its gas is hitting off the atmosphere causing reflections! What is it that scared the bejeezus out of an entire town in 1966? This week, Kelly, John, and Joe do some digging to find out. Well, and find out more about *actual* moths than any “moth-men”, but still... - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/ 

Can the crew make our most civic of civic duties entertaining for almost an hour? Yes, your honor. We believe the show will establish this beyond a reasonable doubt.  - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week the storytellers tell stories about the National Storytelling Festival. The annual festival takes place in Jonesborough, Tennessee, and online; from September 30 through October 1. For more information visit www.storytellingcenter.net - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/   

Kelly shares with John and Joe the fun of her recent trip in a camper van through wild America. With the help of convenient apps and not-always-convenient strangers, Kelly makes her way through some of the most beautiful vistas available in the lower 48. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Returning to the show is resident auteur Fred Johnson to talk about an amazing independent music festival having its second year in Raleigh, the Dreamville Festival. Join Fred, Kelly, John and Joe as they trip the night fantastic down the history of Hip-Hop and some surprising first concert stories. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Every four (or five) years the greatest summer sport athletes gather in the hunt for the roar of the crowd (or coaches and TV crew), and to be the one (or one of two) to attain “gold” in the sport they've dedicated they're lives (or the last couple months) to. OK, so it's been a weird couple of years. This week Kelly literally “phones it in” to conference with the boys (John Van Rens & Joe Peters) about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (that took place between July 23, and August 8, 2021). - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week has a celestial flare as the team recounts the journey of two dads (John Van Rens & Joe Peters) up a mountain to watch the Sun rise on America. So, pack up and get moving early and join us on Cadillac Mountain. Acadia, Maine is home to Acadia National Park (www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm) mark your calendar and make your reservations for a spectacular adventure! - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

“Friendship!” That is what the arena announcer proclaims after this crew gets done in the ring. This week Kelly is joined by John Van Rens, Joe Peters, and Fred Johnson as they discuss all things video games and video game conventions. One of the most influential games for the crew, Mortal Kombat, was developed with the moves of Master Daniel Pesina. Enjoy as we sit and bathe in an ice bath of nostalgia after a long day of pressing Forward, Forward, Back, Back, Back. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

America is Back! How do we know? Because the Nappanee Apple Festival will return for the 46th year in Nappanee, Indiana. Join Kelly, John, and Joe as they talk with Maynard Miller - current chairperson and a descendant of the originators for the annual apple-related pageantry. A 7-foot apple pie and *maybe* some hard cider make for an event the hosts can't wait to experience. The Nappanee Apple Festival takes place this year between September 16th and 19 in Nappanee, Indiana, less than an hour southwest of South Bend. For more information, visit https://www.nappaneeapplefestival.org/  - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/ 

A classic book turned into an iconic movie, and now a touchstone of our culture - The Wizard of Oz has persevered through new perspectives to remain relevant since 1939. This week John and Joe rejoin Kelly to discuss the works' parallels in music and pop culture today as well as imagining what it was like to watch your movies go from black and white to an *actual* YELLOW brick road. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/  - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/  - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1  - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/ 

This week the gang gets back together, and it gets messy. Ankle deep in anecdotes about food fights; Kelly, John, and Joe discuss the history and future of the annual tomato throwing extravaganza that takes place (most years) in Bunol Spain. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Who would be your cosplay? This week we peel away the layers of Fandom - like an ogre, if he was body-painted green, with a blow-up donkey under his arm, and thought just calling everyone “lass” was being “in character”. Joe Peters is on hand with more notes, and to mop up Kelly's drool when Louis Fuentes reveals his secret life behind the scenes at “cons” assisting a certain defender of Earthrealm. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/  

This week, Kelly travels the virtual highway with Joe and John all the way to Bali, Indonesia for “Omed-omedan”. Known here as the “Bali Kissing Festival”, this annual tradition welcomes the Saka new year - and thousands of looky-loo tourists.  Follow us down the rabbit hole of public forms of intimacy; including other famous kisses and the hosts' own experiences “lip-to-lip”. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

America is Back! You even have your choice where to celebrate the future coming of our intergalactic overlords - or to just enjoy the desert and people in tinfoil hats. We sit down with the boys from Ridge Radio one more time to talk about RVs, aliens, and algae.  Wrap it all up with a little talk of Tom DeLonge's “UFO” footage, and we are absolutely Living our FEST Life. - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

We are back! After all that, we decided to open up with something pleasant, palatable, and poignant: THE annual Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. Our guests this week are John Van Rens and Joe Peters from Ridge Radio. Billed as “the World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup [that] brings an estimated 25,000 visitors to Sweetwater, infusing around $8.3 million into the local economy”, this festival has teeth.  - Check out the show's Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/  

Greetings from the home bunker. Social Distancing is taking its toll on all of us, so while we are all adjusting here's a quick update and check-in. Be safe, we love you. Coming Soon! Follow my new show "Truth Serum" on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthserumcomedy/ - Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

For our 35th ‘time around’, it seemed appropriate to strut the four kilometers of “the Brickyard”. In episode 35 this week, I sit down in a very noisy greenroom with the comedian - and apparent TikTok celebrity - Ben Polizzi (@BenedictPolizzi) to discuss the also very noisy Indianapolis 500.  If you'd like, please consider subscribing to Ben’s podcast too: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/espresso-radio-podcast/id1339284384   - Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

This week on the podcast, it’s Dirty Dancing Festival! This North Carolina lakefront festival takes Baby out of the corner and into the spotlight. Listen to hear about what the festival offers, and why I totally want to go! Check out the festival’s website for tickets and more information: https://www.dirtydancingfestival.com/ - Check out the show’s Instagram feed:  https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://www.instagram.com/micompodre/

Enjoy my conversation today about the perils and pleasures of Fat Tuesday in the Bayou. - Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://micompodre.com/

Today on the podcast I talk with comedians Ran Barnaclo (@ranbarnaclo), Andrew Rudick (@andrewjrudick), and Lee Kimbrell (@leonkimbrell) about Pamplona’s encierro, The Running of the Bulls. Would you ever run with the bulls? - Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ - Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ - Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 - Editing provided by Phil at https://micompodre.com/

In today’s episode of the podcast, I talk with Mat Alano-Martin (@matalanomartin) about Limestone Comedy Festival in Bloomington, Indiana. What is it like to produce a festival? How has this event grown so big, so quickly? This episode is especially important if you are a comedian listening and want to know more about submitting to the festival! Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 Editing provided by Phil at https://micompodre.com/

This week I’m talking to Louisville native Rebecca Moran @itsrebeccaboo about The Kentucky Derby! This tradition isn’t just about hats and horses, there is a whole culture you need to know about! Check out the show’s Instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/livingmyfestlifepodcast/ Follow Kelly Collette online! https://www.kellycollettecomedy.com/ Original Theme music performed and written by Honey Combs and Combo Slice. Stream their new album today: https://open.spotify.com/album/4VZ775lbPom1lv3Vmi4KIM?si=YKFkPNWFQDC5zJ3AP4r_zQ&nd=1 Editing provided by Phil at https://micompodre.com/