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On today's show we're joined by comedian Costaki Economopoulos and a SURPRISE visit from Drew Hastings! Plus we've got To Kill A Mockingbird: The Musical, Donnie Baker was the King of Merch, and Josh gets put on probation... again! Enjoy every segment of today's BOB & TOM Show. Join Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Kristi Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, and Willie Griswold for a blend of comedy, talk, news, and sports. Avoid the commercials and get the full show without ads through B&T VIP. Subscribe now at BobandTom.com/VIP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Vick Mikunas interviews comedian, former mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio and author Drew Hastings about his book "Chasing Drew Hastings."
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When Drew Hastings lived in Los Angeles he used to see a therapist. But when he moved to the farm he wasn't depressed anymore. For Drew, all he needed was chores
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On this Bob & Tom Extra: We have comedian and mayor Drew Hastings, book titles, truck stops, and Donnie Baker! Support the show.
On today's Extra, we have Drew Hastings, the Playboy Club, and the Bonanza reunion. Support the show.
On today's Extra, Drew Hastings stops by, we hear from Billy Mazing, and a windbag update. Support the show.
Drew Hastings joins us and announces he is going to be a dad! Support the show.
Comedian, Farmer, and Mayor Drew Hastings took a break from calving to call in to the Successful Farming Podcast, we talk comedy, farming and politics. After spending years in Hollywood, Drew decided to return to the midwest to try his hand at farming. Unhappy with the conditions of his hometown, Hillsboro, Ohio, Drew ran for, and was elected mayor. In 2015 he was re-elected to a second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We are joined by Greg Hahn, Al Jackson, Alli Breen, Pat Godwin, and Drew Hastings at the NAB #RadioShow2018. Support the show.
Brandon is a Navy SEAL, which means he's immune to fear. Not literally, but close enough. You should get as immune as possible. Fear is bad. Drew is also immune to fear, but he's not a SEAL, he's a comedian, farmer, and mayor. Not necessarily in that order.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this Bob & Tom Extra, we have comedian (and mayor) Drew Hastings and Donnie Baker calling in about his funeral. Support the show.
6:00 The Man Song 6:02 Frank Caliendo is in studio 6:03 The huscow 6:04 Josh's brother in jail 6:06 Frank's daughter 6:08 Neison talk 6:10 Vanity plates 6:12 B&T Store 6:20 Frank's schedule 6:21 Jokes with no punchlines (WIR) 6:23 Tom's selective memory 6:23 Movie talk 6:24 Josh slips 6:25 People who's mannerisms rub off on others 6:26 Altuna Jokes 6:27 Norm McDonald's comedy 6:26 NBA update 6:30 Baker Mayfield and a fortune teller 6:33 Mel Kiper 6:36 Gronk is on TB12 6:37 Belichick is a control freak 6:38 Talking Fortnite 6:48 Trying to figure out Frank's schedule 6:51 Is fishing a sport? 6:52 Tim Tebow back in football? 6:53 Heywood - The Tuna of Opportunity 7:05 Back to Frank's dates 7:06 The city of Davenport 7:08 The most well known impression 7:11 Middle finger bone discovered 7:22 Spiro Agnew 7:24 Man hospitalized after eating a Reaper Pepper 7:27 Donnie calls in about hot sauce 7:28 Band puns 7:29 Urine in soap dispenser 7:30 Phone cord up the peehole 7:33 Photo-realistic tattoos 7:36 Frank's wife has a tattoo 7:37 Tom doing the show alone 7:47 Sperm in space 7:52 George Bush joins us in studio 7:53 Spermy Pigs in Space 8:00 Jess Alsman joins us in stdio 8:03 Intro sound effects 8:06 Ted Knight impression 8:07 Chuck McCann talk 8:09 Macaque Monkeys need spa days 8:20 On Air Tom 8:21 Drew Hastings calls into the studio 8:22 Drew reads an excerpt of his book 8:27 Drew Hastings' show that never was 8:30 Good looking people's mental state 8:32 The book Tom couldn't find 8:34 City Dank vs City Bank 8:36 Frank's earliest accents 8:38 Frank Caliendo breaks down an impression 8:47 Kristi's shirt 8:50 Frank teaches Josh an impression 8:54 Jeff Goldblum is back 9:03 If Frank had ever called in as someone else 9:06 A list of common impressions 9:08 Frank works through a Nicolas Cage impression 9:10 More secrets of impressions 9:24 Yoko Rock 9:26 Fleetwood split up 9:28 Michael Bolton and Detroit 9:29 Being totally honest on air 9:31 Jessica talks about Walker Stalker Con 9:32 Metallica's former garage has been salvaged into a guitar 9:35 Does Josh have memorabilia? 9:37 Norm McDonald talking about the Candy Man 9:47 More Walker Stalker 9:49 911 for a spider 9:50 Norm talking about the woman who swallowed the fly 9:51 Grainger Things we Learned 10:00 Ping Pong Talk Support the show.
Drew Hastings’ road to politics was gravel and a bit bumpy. After spending 13 years in Hollywood he yearned for a less hectic life. He returned to Ohio were he had spent his formative years. But instead of a big city like Cincinnati or Cleveland he decided to buy a small farm in rural Hillsboro. Determined to make his town more vibrant he ran for mayor. And to the surprise of many was actually elected. This tall, well dressed man with the rock n roll hair proved to be quite a competent leader. During his tenure his sleepy little town has been spruced up and made financial more sound. However, after finishing his second term he will not seek a third. We find out why and how the last years in office have changed him. In this hodgepodge of a podcast we jump around from his start in comedy to women’s rights and from polo to paintball. (You HAVE to listen it will make sense.) Drew also gets a bit serious while discussing his marriage of almost 4 years and coming to terms with his own death. Sprinkled amongst his stories of the shredding business that got out of hand and the polo mallet earring he used to wear we meander into technology. What is it like raising a child in this ever changing fast paced world? We even hear from my social media director/promotions person Katy who’s approach to technology and social media is a complete 180 from mine or Drew’s. Other tidbits: discover what career Drew really wanted, the name of his national silver medal paintball team, and what’s next for this smart talented mayor. Like many artists he is anxious to get back at being creative 24 - 7 with many projects in the works. Including, a book, storytelling tour and more. More info: drewhastings.com
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Heywood Banks debuts a new song titled the 'Ballad of Drew Hastings.' Support the show.
Drew Hastings, the mayor of comedy. Fake News in lieu of a Dumb Bit, and the Song of the Week is from Little Mix. LINKS: Read Bob Gray’s Attack of the Melonheads. PF, Fangirl, and Nearly Lizzie on the Travel Channel. Nearly Lizzie YouTube channel. Head to our SoundCloud page for a selection of dumb bits including the “Uptown Funk/Jungle Love/Living in America” mash-up from Episode 182, as well as Olly Murs vs. Meghan Trainor from Episode 194. You can also find the OMD vs. Depeche Mode in Marc Maron’s comedy bit. Visit HomeShirts.com for great vintage apparel. Check out our new collection of shirts of defunct teams. Use code “PFTR” and save 10%. The code can be used on all associated site, but buying from Cleveland is the best way to support the show. Check out some funny stuff over at Ross Rants. Think of it as a print version of PF’s Tape Recorder. Be sure to click over to Fangirl’s blog, CheckCheckHey! and her photo blog. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook. PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. The PF’s Tape Recorder Episode Guide is up. Email our show here. PF's Tape Recorder has over 4,000 weekly listeners from all sources including iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, and more.
I have known and respected Drew Hastings for over 20 years. His jokes have always possessed an intelligent cynicism that hit me right in the heart of what I find funny. This conversation was recorded two years ago. While performing in Cincinnati I heard that Drew was now the mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio and when I finished my shows I stopped off to see him on my way to Chicago. He still performs stand up comedy, in fact his career took off once he left Los Angeles and moved back to his native Ohio. He is the kind of friend I cherish the most, the kind with differing opinions who can make you see things another way without it exploding into an argument. He is also what I would consider the most dangerous kind of politician, the kind who is sincere and genuinely cares about the people he represents. His story is fascinating and one that will probably one day be made into a movie. He is a prime example of the great and powerful things that can happen if you follow your heart and do what you believe in. It is my pleasure to present to you the one and only Mr. Drew Hastings.
Drew Hastings: comedian and mayor. He takes both very seriously. Fangirl goes to Walt Disney World and something really cool happens. Also, Fake News.DATES:Drew Hastings is at Go Bananas in Cincinnati December 12-15. LINKS:The SoundCloud page has been mostly updated for all of your Dumb Bit needs.Visit HomeShirts.com for great vintage apparel. Head there before Midnight December 2 and save big.Check out some funny stuff over at Ross Rants. Be sure to click over to Fangirl’s blog, CheckCheckHey! and her photo blog.Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook.PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. Dan and Logan’s new podcast Magic Potion is also available now in iTunes.Email our show here. PF Wilson
Get your stinking paws off of Dana Gould you damned dirty ape! We talk about other stuff too with the veteran stand-up and comedy writer. Plus, Fake News and a brand new song from Andy Hawk & the Trainwreck Endings DATES: Dana Gould is at The Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis November 8-10 and at Comedy Mix in Vancouver, B.C. December 6-8 Geoff Tate, Josh Sneed, and Drew Hastings show to benefit Trumpet Behavioral Health, November 5th at MVP Sports Bar & Grille in Silverton, OH Tim Slagle is at The Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis on November 6 with NewsTalk 1130 to comment on the election returns. LINKS: The Dana Gould Hour podcast. If you’re hankering for a “Dumb Bit,” check out our SoundCloud page. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook. PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. Email the show here. PLEASE HELP CALEB MEDLEY! Caleb, as you may know, is a stand-up comic, who was severely injured in the movie theater shootings back in July. You can donate to help pay his medical expenses here. Hey, be a pal and write a review on iTunes or here, or both. It really helps with rankings and such. Thanks for listening, and be sure to tell your friends, neighbors, your neighbor’s friends, and friends of people who used to be your neighbors, about us.
Tim Slagle joins us to discuss comedy’s liberal bias. Also, Fake News. DATES: Tim Slagle is at The Acme Comedy Club in Minneapolis Tuesday October 30 through Saturday November 3. He’s back at Acme on November 6 with NewsTalk 1130 to comment on the election returns. Geoff Tate, Josh Sneed, and Drew Hastings show to benefit Trumpet Behavioral Health, November 5th at MVP Sports Bar & Grille in Silverton, OH LINKS: If you’re hankering for a “Dumb Bit,” check out our SoundCloud page. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook. PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. Email the show here. PLEASE HELP CALEB MEDLEY! Caleb, as you may know, is a stand-up comic, who was severely injured in the movie theater shootings back in July. You can donate to help pay his medical expenses here. Hey, be a pal and write a review on iTunes or here, or both. It really helps with rankings and such. Thanks for listening, and be sure to tell your friends, neighbors, your neighbor’s friends, and friends of people who used to be your neighbors, about us.
Lights returns to the show! Also, you get a bad impression and a song parody all in one. The song parody is well-written though. John Bunyan, former writer for The Gary Burbank Show, penned it. John also does stand-up in Cincinnati and is a past winner of “The Funniest Person in Cincinnati” contest. There’s also Fake News of course. LINKS: Lights tour dates. Geoff Tate, Josh Sneed, and Drew Hastings show to benefit Trumpet Behavioral Health, November 5th at MVP Sports Bar & Grille in Silverton, OH Underbelly farewell show, Tuesday October 23 at the “New” Southgate House in Newport, KY. This American Life episode featuring an interview with Lights’s favorite music artist. Recommended. Follow P.F. on Twitter @PF66 and like this podcast on Facebook. PF’s Tape Recorder logo designed by Dan Koabel. Email the show here. PLEASE HELP CALEB MEDLEY! Caleb, as you may know, is a stand-up comic, who was severely injured in the movie theater shootings back in July. You can donate to help pay his medical expenses here. Hey, be a pal and write a review on iTunes or here, or both. It really helps with rankings and such. Thanks for listening, and be sure to tell your friends, neighbors, your neighbor’s friends, and friends of people who used to be your neighbors, about us.
A standup comedian for more than twenty-five years, Drew Hastings has inhabited the American comedy scene with a distinct perspective. His commanding stage presence has always delivered intelligent material with an edge, be it his observations of the human condition or the declining state of American society. What has always made Hastings' standup and storytelling unique though is his ability to incorporate his wildly varied careers into his act , whether it's a disastrous foray into a records shredding business, diving into farming at the age of fifty—truly farmageddon—or his unlikely time as a small city mayor.Drew's comedy specials, late-night tv appearances, and his status as an all-time favorite on the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom radio show have given him a wide following, particularly in the Midwest. He is one of the few people ever to appear on The Tonight show two separate times for two different careers.Born in Casablanca, Morocco to a British mother and American father, Drew has spent most of his life in Southwestern Ohio except for a twelve year stretch in Hollywood. In 2004, he fled California saying, At the end of the day the sun doesn't set in L.A.—it just gives up and drops into the ocean with a bitter hiss. Drew settled in Hillsboro, Ohio to try his hand as a cattle producer in between a busy comedy tour schedule. His farming misadventures went into his standup and Drew gained an entirely new audience, the agricultural community, further expanding his popularity in the Midwest. In 2011, Hastings ran for mayor of Hillsboro on a populist campaign. “I think this Country is going to Hell in a hand basket. I can't do anything about the whole U.S. but I can do something about the one place I live.” Outspoken and blunt, he won in a landslide and got to work turning around the city's financial woes and make critical infrastructure improvements. Incensed when Hastings won a second term in 2016, he was targeted by a small faction of elected officials in what most observers called a political witch hunt. Drew was indicted on four felonies, the most serious charge being the dumping of his trash into a city dumpster. He was found not guilty, acquitted of all charges and served out his second term.About “Chasing Drew Hastings”:When Drew Hastings was seven years old, his father, also named Drew Hastings, left the family, remarried, and had another son, named Drew Hastings. “Suddenly there were three Drew Hastings,” Hastings writes, “me, the one who left me, and the one who replaced me.” And so begins a life-long pursuit of a name, and one long, slow skid toward the realization that we're all just making it up as we go along. The son of a single mother, Hastings picks his way through suburban and urban Ohio, obsessed with proving himself against the backdrop of the counterculture of the Sixties and Seventies. He opens a paper shredding business, tries his hand as a rug salesman, even dabbles in muskrat trapping. Most enterprises end in disaster and nothing lasts long. Finally someone suggests standup comedy—friends always said he was funny, plus the idea of ‘Drew Hastings' on marquees all over the country is too much to pass up. He moves to Hollywood where he flirts with fame but can't quite bring himself to grovel long enough. And just as a dark depression takes hold, he finally bolts, buys a farm in rural Appalachian Ohio, and at the age of fifty, starts over, breeding cattle, developing real estate, and yes, becoming the mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio.Refreshingly honest and darkly funny, Chasing Drew Hastings is a wide-ranging memoir of a life ruled by misadventure and coincidence, growing up a confused kid and striving to find out what it means to be a man. Drawing on everything from small town politics to the ambition and malaise of show biz, Drew Hastings reckons with American masculinity, fatherhood, and inheritance head on. Unlikely, irreverent, and wholly original, the result is endlessly entertaining, and perhaps even inadvertently revelatory.Check out Drew's website here:https://www.drewhastings.com/Get “Chasing Drew Hastings” here;https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Drew-Hastings-memoir/dp/1735806625/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HET857NRN5Z9&keywords=drew+hastings&qid=1641078941&sprefix=drew+hastings%2Caps%2C894&sr=8-1If you'd like to support the show and get some cool perks, check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/btbpcLook for new stuff for Patrons soon!Head over to the Behind the Bits website for extra content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/Get on our mailing list for news about future guests and more great content:https://www.thebtbpc.com/p/mailing-list/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy