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For the 275th episode, Brendan O'Connor and Jon Busdeker meet up with their friends from Ben Laube Homes at one of Orlando's oldest watering holes, Whiskey Lou's, in The Milk District. This week's episode was sponsored by Ben Laube Homes, the Heroes Hope Network, Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include an update on Mad Cow Theatre, sports ball updates, Brendan's new drag career, and hot SWAT officers. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.
Thanks SO much to Brenden O'Conner from Bungalower for stopping by and straight crushing it on 4th mic. Do you listen to the radio show that he and The Bus do? You should! It's fantastic. And you can check out all of the amazing stuff that he writes about on his website HERE: https://bungalower.com/ ### On this week's show: * Call with Seth who has covid * Tommy wants to play tackle football * Tom left his keys at home, left car running * All time crow low * Seth's dick pic * City permits * Kim K in Marilyn Monroe's dress * Italian restaurant moves to 18+ * 2 little old ladies tear down a 7-11 * Mad Cow Theatre drama * Chapelle attacked on stage * Jabba the Hutt's dick * Rump legs * Correctional officer escaped with inmate ### For all audio versions of this garbage, please go HERE: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan/id308614478 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-show TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy/A-Mediocre-Time-with-Tom-and-Dan-Podcast-p393884/ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1248-a-mediocre-time-with-tom-30696640/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IMs3hgNDuD6qI8ldHMWvH Thanks for watching us and we'll see you again tomorrow on Twitch at 10am-ish. Like - subscribe - and use the alert thingy. d
For the 269th episode, Brendan O'Connor and Jon Busdeker were invited to celebrate Orange Blossom Brewery's 20th Anniversary at Se7enbites in the Milk District, where they were showcasing a special collaborative beer inspired by one of the restaurant's desserts. This week's episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, and the DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include updates on the drama over at Mad Cow Theatre, New York looking for Floridian refugees, a dust-up at the City District downtown, a new plant-based burger shop opening in Mills 50, and the new home for Barbarella now that it moved out of downtown Orlando. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on Real Radio 104.1 FM or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.
For the 255th episode, Jon Busdeker is out of town for a holiday vacation so Brendan O'Connor and Scottie Campbell head to the newly opened Deadwords Brewing for some pizza and a beer and invite along Bungalower's new Director of Strategic Partnerships, Mike Donohue. This week's episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater. Topics include drama at the airport, Mad Cow Theatre pulling a Jedi mind trick on the City of Orlando, the most-read stories of the year on Bungalower.com, and a lot of sassy clap backs. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on 104.1 Real Radio or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.
Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Florida schools' overdue rebellion against Ron DeSantis' COVID fumbling | Editorial (:35) Activists demand complete overhaul of Orlando's Mad Cow Theatre (4:55) Orlando Rep joins growing trend: Theater for babies (really) (9:16)
Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Publix coronavirus vaccination program expands to 3 more counties, but no Orlando yet (:33) Trump’s wild ride puts Disney’s Hall of Presidents in a predicament | Editorial (5:29) Mad Cow Theatre goes online to bring home its herd (9:30) Weather presented by Del Webb (12:55)
Let's Face The Facts - A Facts Of Life Podcast by David Almeida
Sarah (@ithinkyourenice) and I discuss and/or mention in passing: Hi! I Think You’re Nice!, Orlando, Alice, Mel’s Diner, Sadie Hawkins, Li’l Abner, Marc Jefferson, Brian Robbins, Head Of The Class, The Amanda Show, Arli$$, One Tree Hill, Norbit, Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Helen Gurley Brown, Warren Beatty, La La Land, Shampoo, E.T., Baby Booties, Tron, Johnstown Pennsylvania, College Of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Underwear Society, Chicago, Second City, Infinite Sundaes, Disney, Unexpected Productions, Market Theater, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Space Needle, Jet City Improv, Mad Cow Theatre, Happy Zombie Girl, Happy Pink Girl, Elaine Pechacek, AT&T, Toxic Masculinity, Carousel, Bridge, Crazy 8’s, Monopoly, Scrabble, Poker, The Bechdel Test, Snappy’s Convenient Store. Sarah’s podcast: ithinkyourenice.com facethefactspod.com facebook.com/facethefactspod twitter.com/facethefactspod instagram.com/facethefactspod Please SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW!
We live in an a vibrant city full of creativity. Experience at least one, if not more, of these wonderful events happening 'This Week In Art'.- Explore the west with a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers led by one-armed Captain John Wesley Powell as they set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. An all female cast of 'Men On Boats' opens Thursday at Mad Cow Theatre and runs through Feb 9.- Beginning Saturday, ZORA! Festival 2020 celebrates the life of Zora Neal Hurston with public talks, museum exhibitions, theatrical productions, arts education programming, and a 3-day Outdoor Festival of the Arts.- Thursday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park hosts Insights & Sounds: The Greatest Composers You've Never Heard Of. Experience compsoers whose talent has escaped notice in modern times.- This Friday, Garden Theatre opens 'Violet', a folk musical about a woman's cross-country journey to find healing.It's a beautfiul week in Central Florida. Get out and see your city!
Start your week by planning to experience all that Orlando's creative communities have to offer. It's 'This Week In Art'.- This Friday, the 2019 Tree Lighting Celebration takes place at Lake Eola. Enjoy the annual lighting of the tree, The Daily City's Food Truck Bazaar, and a performance from the Orlando Concert Band.- Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens The Spitfire Grill, a musical about a restaurant raffled-off and love that sprouts out of this contest.- Also opening Wednesday, experience the sequel to 'Pride & Prejudice' Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Orlando Shakes.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts their monthly Movie Night featuring 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"- Sunday, kick-off the holiday season as Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras hosts FSYO's Miracle at Mead Garden.Get out and experience your city.
Connect with your Orlando arts communities and live a more creative life. Here's what's happening "This Week In Art".- This Saturday & Sunday, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park presents Haydn's "The Creation", described as the “chaos” of a non-existent world, the bliss of Adam and Eve, and the humor of a creeping lowly worm.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents Beethoven's 5th, Rei Hotoda, leads your Orlando Philharmonic in the most iconic piece in all of classical music.- Friday & Saturday, Central Florida Community Arts performs A Hero’s Journey. Place yourself in the center of the story as we reflect on what it means, how it sounds, and how it feels to be a hero.- Starting Saturday, Orlando Shakes opens Miss Nelson is Missing!, a musical about a classroom in peril after their teacher goes missing, running through November 16.- Starting Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens Boesman and Lena. The human need for kindness, hope, and compassion is on display during a particularly violent era of governmental racism and suppression, running through November 17.Don't forget, IMMERSE's The Worlds Of CORKCICLE & Architects Of Air are open all this week. Get your ticket at creativecityproject.com/corkcicle2019
Cities shouldn’t be defined by theme parks. They should be defined by artists. Get out and enjoy one of the many events happening this week in Orlando's arts communities.- Wednesday, jump into the scary spirit with Orlando Story Club: Spooked! at The Abbey.- Thursday, (talented or not) sing your heart out when Opera del Sol & Central Florida Vocal Arts present Celebrity Lip Sync Battle & Fundraising Event! also at The Abbey.- You have two weeks left to see Mad Cow Theatre's rendition of the literary classic, Pride and Prejudice.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts Movie Night, featuring the psychological horror film 'The Others'.- Friday & Saturday, celebrate Latinx culture at ARTE BAJO La Sombrilla, a music, art, dance, and food festival at Center for Fine and Performing Arts at Seminole State College.- Saturday, celebrate the Woodstock 50th Anniversary with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as they remember legends like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who, and so many more.- Sunday, enjoy four classical orchestras at Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras's 63rd Season Opener.Get out and do something new.
The intimacy of theater when you can see every detail is something you're missing out on if you've only ever seen productions in huge rooms. "This Week In Art" is here to connect you to Orlando's many artistic scenes.- Friday, Ragtime the Musical opens at The Garden (through Sept 15). At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. In New York City, a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant, and a daring young Harlem musician are brought together by the promise of the future.- Thursday & Friday, CFCArts Presents Into the Woods. Classic fairytale characters collide in Sondheim's fairytale masterpiece.- Opening Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre hosts Fade. A true-to-life new comedy, Mexican-American Lucia is hired to write for a Latina TV character in a cutthroat Hollywood TV studio.- Cornell Fine Arts Museum hosts their monthly Saturday Highlights Tour, a free docent-led tour of works currently on view at the museum.
Let's Face The Facts - A Facts Of Life Podcast by David Almeida
Steve & I discuss and/or mention in passing: James Bond, Robert Shaw, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, Gilligan’s Island, TV Guide, Token Jewish Friends, Richard Dean Anderson, MacGyver, Molly Picon, Immigrants, Yiddish, Romani, Armenians, Groucho Marx, You Bet Your Life, French, Miss Piggy, Cole Porter, Le Freak, Voulez Vous Couchet Avec Moi?, Jewish Names, Zsa Zsa Gabor, My Three Sons, Easter eggs, African-American “good old days?,” Molly Picon, Fiddler On The Roof, Pirozhki, Herman Glimscher, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Old Pay Phones, L’eggs Panty Hose, Charlie, James Gandolfini, Pleasure Island, Comedy Warehouse, Unexpected Company, Laughter On The 23rd Floor, Mad Cow Theatre, Robyn Kelly, Glenn Gover, Connor Marsico, Glenn Gover, Tim Williams, Heather Leonardi, Brandon Roberts, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Citizens Of Hollywood, Horror Makeup Show, Robin Williams, Donahue, Pop-Up Video, Cameos.Website:facethefactspod.comSocial Media:facebook.com/facethefactspodtwitter.com/facethefactspodinstagram.com/facethefactspod
It's 'This Week In Art', here to keep you connected to the best in arts & culture in Orlando.- This week is your last chance to catch 'Once' at Mad Cow Theatre. This classic musical tells the story of an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music.- Thursday, a unique show comes to Timucua Arts Foundation. At Jeremy Seghers: Three Stories, watch three different short stories play out, one at a time on each level of the house.- Saturday at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, PechaKucha Night Orlando v26 gives a host of speakers 20 images, 20 seconds each to tell their whatever story they wish.- Also Saturday, it's Liberty Weekend with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, a free concert getting us ready for The Fourth Of July.Get out and do something new and exciting.
Beat the heat. Miss the rain. And enjoy Orlando. It's 'This Week In Art'.- The Third Thursday Gallery Hop is this week! CityArts functions as the hub for the event and they will be opening a new exhibit, Metamorphosis.- A new play 'Outside Mullingar' opens at Mad Cow Theatre and runs through July 14.- There's even more theater at the Florida Festival of New Musicals, happening at Winter Park Playhouse.- This Friday, East End Market hosts Evening Exchange at East End, a monthly event with tons of local makers, food, and fun.Get out and do the thing!!!
Into dance? Theater? Museums? Farmers markets? Food trucks? No matter what you're into, there's something happening in Orlando this week for you. And better yet, a lot of it is free!- This Wednesday, Cornell Fine Arts Museum presents Happy Hour Art Tours at The Alfond Inn, a free tour of the Museum’s Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art.- Also Wednesday, Mad Cow Theatre opens Once, a powerful love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.- Friday & Saturday, Emotions Dance presents Blur at Orlando Shakes, a performance that examines social media, pop culture, and asks the question, "Are we really connected?"- Sunday, The Daily City presents the Indoor Farmers Market, featuring many local creatives selling their goods.- Also Sunday, The One Orlando Alliance hosts Love and Kindness on the Lawn, a free event to enjoy local music, food trucks, share some hugs and create happy memories while remembering those who continue to need our love and support.Get out and do something new and exciting!
Let's Face The Facts - A Facts Of Life Podcast by David Almeida
Paul and I talk about and/or mention in passing: Super Sábado Gigante, Pedro Almodóvar, Roma, Alfonso Cuarón, The Golden Girls, Jeopardy, Clark Brandon, Wonder Woman, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, E.T., Gandhi, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Sissy Spacek, Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro, Ordinary People, person-to-person calls, Mae West, emotional eating, Golden Corral, Twinkies, Sno-Balls, Kmart, Skippy Peanut Butter, Annette Funicello, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Joan Rivers, Romeo & Juliet, Fred Grandy, Caitlin Jenner, Mad Cow Theatre, bathroom attendants, the Navy, GEDs, Match Game.
Are you into classical music? How about rock bands? Dark comedies? Shakespeare? No matter what you like, Orlando has a creative event you need to attend "This Week In Art."- This Friday & Saturday, experience the four season through classical music with Concertos by Candlelight: Four Seasons Around the Globefrom Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.- Saturday, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra performs the classic Beethoven's 7th at Bob Carr Performing Arts Center.- Also Saturday, Vienna Boys Choir perform at Community Presbyterian Church in Celebration.- ALSO Saturday, see tons of local musicians at Rockin' Robinson in The Milk District.- Saturday & Sunday, stuff your face at Lake Eola for the Downtown Food & Wine Fest 2019.- Opening Wednesday, Orlando Shakes hosts Gertrude and Claudius, the prequel to the classic 'Hamlet'.- Opening Thursday, Mad Cow Theatre hosts Gloria, a dark comedy about the opportunistic culture of modern media.- Opening Friday, Central Florida Community Arts presents My Favorite Year, the story of Benjy Stone, and his dream to be TV writer.Get out and experience something new!
2019 is already proving to be an eventful year for Orlando's creative communities. Here's what's happening 'This Week In Art'.- Art and technology combine at Otronicon. Stop by Orlando Science Center and explore the interactive and creative STEM exhibits, Friday through Monday.- Also at the Science Center, adults 21+ can experience Otronicon in a different way at Adults-Only Science Night Live Featuring Otronicon.- Saturday, Orlando Repertory Theatre hosts Pip Squeak: An Anti-Bullying Magic Show.- Opening Friday and running through Feb. 10, Hand to God is an adult comedy about a not-so-nice puppet. Go see it at Mad Cow Theatre.- Finally, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra presents their take on the Argentinian style of music, Tango!, this Saturday at Bob Carr Theater.Get out and experience something new!
Orlando's theater scene is bursting with creativity this week. Be sure to catch at least one of these three spectacular shows!- It's your last week to catch The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Mad Cow Theatre, starring Cole himself. This interactive play allows the crowd to pick the ending.- You have until December 30 to see the timeless holiday classic, A Christmas Carol at Orlando Shakes.- And don't miss this modern classic brought to the stage as Orlando Repertory Theatre hosts Elf The Musical.Get out and support your local arts community!
It's a big week for jazz, theatre, and holiday concerts. Orlando has gone overboard with the events happening "This Week In Art."- Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts is Orlando's hub for some of the best jazz in the country. Here's two happening this week to get you into their world : Wednesday is Jeff Rupert Quartet at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts and Sunday is Central Florida Jazz Society Presents Scott Silbert.- This weekend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood opens at Mad Cow Theatre; Orlando Shakes presents A Christmas Carol, and Central Florida Community Arts hosts On Golden Pond.- Two FREE holiday concerts : Brass Band of Central Florida at the 21st Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras play News 6 Holiday Concert at Lake Eola.There's no excuse to not do something this week!
IMMERSE 2018 has come and gone, but don't fret because Orlando has the best artistic events throughout the year. It's "This Week In Art," where we break down what's happening in Orlando over the next seven days.- This Wednesday at Mad Cow Theatre, see four women from very different walks of life get together in the comedic play, Rapture, Blister, Burn.- IMMERSE 2018 may be over, but two of our large installations are open every Friday & Saturday through November 10. Play in our 3,200 sq ft ball pit and wander around our three-story photo installation "The Worlds of CORKCICLE.- This weekend, the Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra play the works of Micheal Jackson, Led Zepplin, Tchaikovsky and more as a part of Our Greatest Hits at Calvary Assembly in Winter Park.- Lastly, hear an amazing jazz/funk/R&B hybrid this Saturday at The Conglomerate at Blue Bamboo Center For The Arts.There's a ton happening in your backyard. Get out and see it!
Black Panther, an American family drama, and a secret to get FREE admission to the Orlando Museum of Art and the Orlando Science Center. Here's what's happening 'This Week In Art'.Are you putting on an artistic event this week in Central Florida? Drop it in the comments below!- Starting this Wednesday and running through August 26 at Mad Cow Theatre, The Little Foxes is a production tackling clashes over inheritance, business schemes, and domestic abuse set in The South at the turn of the 20th century.- This Friday is Movie Night at Harry P. Leu Gardens. The movie for this month, none other than the superhero blockbuster of the year, 'Black Panther'.- Do you want to go to the Orlando Museum of Art and Orlando Science Center for free this weekend? If you're a Bank Of America cardholder you can do just that - the first weekend of every month.Get out and experience something amazing!
We're back with four Orlando events happening this week. Musicals, big bands, movies, and dance. There's something for everyone.- This Friday, the Tony-winning musical Fun Home opens at Mad Cow Theatre.- Thursday, Vivacity Cd Release Party! at Timucua Arts Foundation. Orlando big band Vivacity Music features musicians on horns, saxophone, and even xylophone.- Friday, Harry P. Leu Gardens hosts it's first Friday movie night featuring 'Jumanji'. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids.- Lastly, this Friday & Saturday Emotions Dance Company present Twist- The Color Wheel at Orlando Shakes. Twist is a fun and funky performance using contemporary, jazz, modern, and ballet dance.Got your own event coming up? Let us know in the comments.Get out and experience something new!
There's tons going on this week in the Greater Orlando Area, and two of our three featured events our F-R-E-E!- Mad Cow Theatre presents A View From the Bridge, continuing this Thursday with performances through April 22.- On Thursday, the UCF New Music Ensemble plays new compositions at UCF. It's FREE!- This Friday, the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens is FREE for Good Friday!Go out and experience something creative!
This week on From the HeART, Joshua Vickery and Mary Thompson Hunt talk to Laura Hodos and Kate Thomas-Denson of Mad Cow Theatre.
Two UCF students receive Congressional Award Gold Medals for their community service. Plus, The Mad Cow Theatre's presentation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf opens in downtown Orlando.
Hear Steve's full interview with the Director of the Mad Cow Theatre's latest production, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? J. Barry Lewis discusses the origins of the play, its meaning, and its relevance to modern day America. Part of this conversation will air on WUCF ArtBeat, Friday January 28th on 89.9 Jazz and more.
The Orlando Philharmonic teams up with the Mad Cow Theatre for Carmen. How a partnership between two major arts organizations is keeping opera on stage in Central Florida. We speak with representatives of both the Philharmonic and Mad Cow about the production and its world-class cast.
“The Lion in Winter” - A medieval chess match of politics, power, betrayal and love. Mad Cow Theatre invites you to spend the holidays with a family that may very well be more dysfunctional than your own.
What happens when a reclusive introvert transforms himself into a man who embraces life? It makes for a quirky romantic comedy with an edge. Mad Cow Theatre's stage production of “Love Song” isn't your typical Boy Meets Girl; find out why Director Michael Marinaccio and Actor Josh Geohagan are so passionate about this project.
Mad Cow Theatre asks me my availability and interest in performing in their cabaret festival. If you are that Fat white woman supporting UCF who honked at me for going slow...I hate you. Jim is available for the Mad Cow gig. St Francis House benefit February 11. One week before my performance at Dirty South improv Festival. Rental car is not recerved. I don't want to be around a bunch of advertising creatives, but I will go to "Florida Creatives" Feb 11 at 4pm after the Enzian Film Slam at 1pm. Chase is playing guitar. Go to wanzie.com for more info on the benefit. Feb 14th: NYC Fringe application is due. United Arts called.