Locals Only

The man behind the curtain at Lupa Zoo located in Ludlow MA! Stan Lupa himself Joins us with animals and stories!! 

Lead guitarist of The Fløød Ian Simpson joins the show for some fucking revelation!!Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/localsonlypodcast?fan_landing=true

Journey to the center of Brians mind as we usher in the new season of Locals Only Podcast. Brians manages to use the rest room 4 times in 30 minutes. 

The Master Himself! Randy Haskins is a man of many worlds. A practicing martial artist for over 45 years, an author, and over 25 years in law enforcement. He's also an author of 2 published books. In 1996 Randy founded the Underground Alliance. He's a 9th degree black belt (Kudan) in Karate, a 3rd degree black belt (Sandan) in Aiki JuJutsu, a 1st degree black belt (Shodan) in Judo, and a blue belt in 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu. Needless to say, Randy brings a substantial wealth of knowledge to the table and he strongly emphasizes the pragmatic use of martial arts in all circumstances.

Ya boy (AKA) The Golden Boy. Be ranting. what the hell is going on!?!

The Jack of all trades himself, Dilli Gang!! It was an absolute honor to get and chat with Dilli. Dilli might be the most involved artist I've ever met. From his humble beginnings as an intern for famous musicians, to becoming the owner and operator of his very own studio. Dilli is also a recording artist himself and has influenced many other amazing local artists. He's truly a pillar to the music and entertainment scene. Business, Music, Entertainment, Clothing, he does it all.

The Great Pat Campagnola! Owner and operator of 10th Planet Jujitsu. Pat was kind enough to swing by and share his 10 years + experience in the industry. A civil engineer by day and a professional martial artist and business owner by night! Pat talks about his experiences training with Eddie Bravo and becoming a part of 10th Planet Jujitsu.

I hope you're offended! Babies, Piss poor education and the CULTURE!!!!

The Powerful Ali Zebian! Ali is a local Professional MMA Fighter in Bellator. Ali was kind enough to share his knowledge and experience as a fighter and has really amazing plans for his future. It was an honor to meet him. Never have a met a fighter so humble with so much heart! Follow him to help his journey!

The Mighty Matthew Bys. Photographer and world traveler joins us with stories of his experiences with shooting wildlife in a variety of different beautiful places. Matt talks about his upcoming adventure plans for Alaska.#photographer #traveler

The Very Powerful Karla Castro Joins us today with some powerful words. Karla is both a very involved podcast Host and Music Manager in the Northeast. You might recognize her from the very popular #Inappropreality Podcast or her very own bran new podcast #Respectfullysaid.

I mean what I said! I hope you take it personal.

The Powerful Oscar Patel! Oscar is an innovative business owner. Being the owner of Country Crossroads Wine Outlet in Belchertown MA. Oscars company also is one of very few that uniquely provide delivery services and is in the process of creating his own beer!

The Great Matty L Murda!! Matty is an amazing musician and producer who's found his passion through the years performing with different bands along the way. This guy has stories!! Its amazing what life brings you when you chase your dreams. THINGS WERE SAID!!! Keep an eye out for his charitable clothing brand to drop.

The very Awesome Ash Hendricks! Ash is a macramé artist and graphic designer. Ash also served in the US military for over 3 years before finding her passion. Now she's managed to take life into her own hands and make a full time career out of her passions. Check out her amazing website to find out more!

The very Powerful Teww Talez!! Hardcore music creative and Battle Rapper joins us talking about his take on the creative process required to achieve. Talez is hands down one of the most energetic and ambitions artists I've yet to meet. It was truly an honor to be accompanied by his presence!

This fuckin guy! Jeremy Beaulieu and I go way back. It was nice to see the circus in town and have a few laughs with the guy along with a the Locals Only Podcast team. Jeremy is currently pursuing a career in fitness all the way out in North Caroline. Find out what the journey entails

Cookshort returns!! Cookshort is an extremely talented Independent Musician with over 20,000 monthly listeners and a passionate Actor. We spoke about how the rest of his 2020 year went and the release of his newest album "IWRS". The depth behind the creation. It was an honor to speak with a friend again.

Nic D! Nic is an accomplished Independent Musician with nearly 150k Monthly listeners on Spotify and owns his own Videography Business. He's also a good husband and father. Nic expresses the importance of balance within his ambitions. His musical carreer has became increasingly more popular within the last 2 years and he's only getting started. The word talented, does not properly express Nic's capabilities. Odds are you've seen his work around! Chatting with him was truly inspiring.

The POWERFUL Mike Torch! Dj, MC, "INAPPROPREALITY" Podcast host and ex-USMC. Mike's got stories, let's just say that. From his journey in Iraq to the studio. He is a true visionary and creator. Mike plays a huge roll in the north eastern music scene. He's the guy you need to know if your serious about becoming an artist.

The Great Tyson Delrosario! Award winning barber and pillar of his Community. Tyson is an extremely passionate and ambitious barber. He lives and breaths his work and through that he provides so much for his community. Get to know him here!

The Legendary Tony Valley! Tony does it all! From being a lead guitarist in several popular rock n roll bands such as Cola, LFO, and Stedfast. Tony now preforms as both a DJ and a guitarist with Amanda Meli. For many years and still do this day he teaches many how to play a variety of different instruments. Him and his family are also the owners and operators of his own small businesses "Tony's Happy Valley Pizza" and " Tony Valley Entertainment". Tony is the bright part of most peoples day. Get to know him!

The Mighty Dame Rev!! Dame wears many hats in the production industry. Not only is he an extremely experienced recording artist, but he's also a comedian and show host of his very own Youtube Network "Lets Talk". He's been on the west coast and he's been on the east coast. I can't tell you how eye opening it was to have the opportunity to talk with him. It was an honor sir!

The Great Forest Quaglia! Forest is a true renaissance man and a very ambitious actor. During the interview, Forest told us about his struggle during his first audition, to his big break staring in a lead role as Captain Charlie Travers in "The Bootlegger". Forest goes beyond the performance itself! He's currently writing, acting and producing in his very own movie "The Investigators". Meet forest and the team!

The Very Powerful Nick Acevedo was here! Nicks came and shared the view with us. Find out what goes through and into the creative mind. Nick has been a local artist for almost 10 years and his skills go beyond just the performance and into the pre/post-production part of the creative process. Nick was heavily influenced by Jimmy Hendrix and is compelled by the progressive nuance of music.

The Legendary Dean Martin returns! Dean comes on the show in a big way with Justin Ploof. The LFVTV team reunites to watch the old prank videos from 2014! Dean recently became a father to his second child and first son. He was kind enough to talk about his journey becoming a father for the second time and at the end he shared some of his new content!

The Great Brian Denning. We got in some serious conspiracy talk. From Birds not being real to 9/11. It's all here folks. This guy can tell a story, Brian shares his work stories of being on the road and traveling around the country!

The Very Powerful Joel Turcotte! A musical instructor for the Berkshire Hills Music Academy and Springfield Controversy of Music. Joel is also an avid performer who goes deep into musical theory and method. Joel is also one hell of a conversationalist and was kind enough to share his stories of the last time he toured in Europe. AND he's going back next year so keep an eye on him!

The King of the jungle himself! Josh Prezbee, a local herbologist and world traveler. Josh was kind enough to come on the show and share how he got stuck in Trinidad, Tobago for 8 months due to the pandemic. And in that time, he suffered a major foot injury and managed to successfully heal it with dried herbs.

The mighty Dr. Jacquelyn Rickson! Jackie is a Professor and, Research Coordinator for the Vascular Function Laboratory in the Exercise Science Department at Smith College. She was kind enough to come on the show to talk about what it was like going though the doctoral program and Springfield College as well as announcing her up and coming podcast! Links in Youtube Video!

The Legendary Edwin Lee joins us for some climbing and adventure talk. Eddy spoke about his climbing experiences out west and what it was like to climb Yosemite and sleep 500 ft up!

The powerful WayLynn Garcia Joins us to talk real estate and investing. WayLynn is an extremely ambitious and proactive real estate agent. Learn the process! Invest in yourself!

The magnificent Jason Deyo. A total battle axe of a man joins us to have a good old silly goose time for the Halloween. Our conversation literally went to space and back.

PLOOF!! The powerful Jeff Ploof! Host of You Can't Handle The Ploof Podcast. Jeff is hands down one of the most genuine podcast hosts I've ever met. Jeff and I got to talk about our experiences starting our podcasts and sharing some laughs along the way.

The Powerful Amber Duby! Amber is local first responder. She works for a local fire department in Western Massachusetts. AND she's also a market partner with Monat.

The very awesome and involved Caleb Ezewuzie! Caleb is an Information Security Consultant at MassMutual. He's also very involved with his community's Youth ministry. We had an amazing conversation about all the places he's been and how important community is for all of us. Get involved!

The great Sean Vanzant, a Springfield MA 8th science teacher joins us to talk about his journey as a teacher and what its like teaching his class during a pandemic.

The mighty Ian Simpson! Ian is a very close friend of mine. He's currently a professional Computer technician and up coming musician. We got very philosophical and shared our views of reality itself!

The great and very talented Noah Lis! Noah is an extremely talented musician and performer. Along with appearing on Season 6 of The Voice he preforms all round with his own musical production team, Noah wears many hats in the industry. He was kind enough to come on the show and talk about his awesome experiences

The mighty Hector Molina a WWLP 22 news reporter joins us to talk about his experiences as a local news multi-media journalist in Western Mass. Laughs were had!

The very power David Mitchell, lead singer and guitarist of Dopeghost joins us to talk about the current state of the entertainment industry and the history of Dopeghost. Dopeghost is an extremely ambitious rock band that managed to come out with their newest album "Fire In The Mind" even through the show-stopping pandemic.

The great Brett Miller joins us with insane story telling about his experiences out West to investment strategies to rebuilding his jeeps transmission. Brett wears many hats and it was an honor getting to talk with him.

The awesome Sam Smalley ! Sam is easily one of the most passionate photographers on the east coast. She was kind enough to share her story and talk about some crazy current events.

The Great Johnathan Preston Davis! He's both a Strength & Conditioning Coach at New England Functional Fitness and a Group Training Coach at Excel Therapy & Conditioning. Preston is hands down one of the most versatile Coaches in the north east. It was an honor sitting with him and talking about the world we live in today and his journey.

The very powerful Cookshort ! An extremely talented musician and long time actor joins us to share his awesome experiences in the industry and conversation about the world we live in today. LISTEN TILL THE END. Cookshort gives us a taste of his raw talent in the studio.

The most honorable Dan Schmaelzle! Dan is a nurse at Hartford Hospital in CT. Dan was kind enough to share his experience fighting Covid-19 during the pandemic.

The mighty Tom Roché ! A very talented comedian and powerful writer joins the podcast sharing his experiences as a comedian and his view on todays controversial topics !

The Great and very talented John Wash. An independent musician and former co-owner of Western Mass Cannabis LLC shares with us his life changing experiences. This guy is a true warrior of love !

The very awesome Dakota DesRochers, a Community Development Professional shared her personal views on politics, aliens & covid-19. Disclaimer: *These views do not represent the views of her employer.*

The powerful Matt Caron! Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Co-owner of New England Functional Fitness LLC, shares his journey to becoming one of the most ambitious trainers in the north-east.

The very talented musician Elijah Boivin joins us to tell his story and give us a sample of his ability. LISTEN TILL THE END. What an absolute honor it was catching up with an old colleague.