Showtime Unplugged: Recent Episodes
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For the first time ever Showtime sits down alone in a special edition episode called “Strictly Showtime”. In this half hour special Showtime breaks some incredible news about his life and talks about his podcast career. He mentions the reasoning behind “Showtime Unplugged” and how he plans it continue to grow the show. So tune on in and tell everyone you know about this show and help Showtime continue to break goals and make strides towards helping everyone push themselves to their fullest potential and promote.
Showtime sits down with an old high school class mate who is a phenomenal MMA fighter, Dave Cabrera aka Mike Hancho. Being a Black Belt in Jiujutsu is an extremely difficult task that Dave was able to conquer. Kicking ass and racking up belts seems to be the norm for him but don’t let that fool you on how amazingly nice as a human being he is. The boys talk about some funny High School stories, watching Dave go from fighting in the woods to being in tournaments all over the Island, his idols and favorite fighters, how he trains, his current and future goals, and an incredible combination of eggs, bacon and….curly fries!! So sit back, relax, and enjoy another great episode and become Dave Cabrera’s newest fan in the MMA world.
Showtime sits down with another super talented guest, Thomas Franz. With major plans in his life currently erupting Thomas took the time to sit down with Showtime and promote this upcoming film, “Beyond The City Skyline”. A film that focuses a different perspective of New York. When outsiders think New York, they think big city fast pace life, but not Thomas. He sees New York for its beauty in nature. As an advocate for hunting, his film will take you on a journey most have never experienced in New York. In this episode of Showtime Unplugged you will hear his passion about film and hunting. As an Emmy Nominee Thomas looks to continue to set and break goals. So sit back, relax, and feel the passion Thomas Franz has for his career.
Showtime has his first show via satellite with Justin Chernow while being accompanied in studio by his best friend Joe Catanzaro. The boys start off talking about their experiences on podcasts and radio. Joe and Justin started off with "The Sports Grill" on Binghampton Radio while Showtime was an every show caller. From there they created a sports podcast called "The Change Up" which featured Showtime for 1 Episode (Which quadrupled their views/ratings). They never had him back on again. Showtime became inspired with a chip on his shoulder to create his own show and do it 100x better. And he did with his sports show "Showtime and Breezy"(Which unfortunately no longer airs). After 3 years Joe finally convinced Showtime to get back into the podcast world and he rolled out "Showtime Unplugged". After catching up on all the past these boys have together they play a fun game of "Would you Rather" and also talk about restaurant experiences from being customers to being servers. Also features a ton of great stories on another fantastic episode!
Showtime sits down with a super talented professional wrestler, Michael Mistretta. He is currently the holder of the NYWC Fusion Championship (to which he acquired after defeating Bull James) and a former Ace Fight For Flight Champion. These two met during Showtimes ring announcing debut to which he constantly thanks Mistretta for being so helpful is preparing him to put on an amazing show. Although Mistretta plays a heel (Bad guy) gimmick wise, he is super mature for his young age of 20 years old. Not only mature but one of the most down to earth people in the world. Showtime and Mistretta have only seen each other on 2 separate occasions prior to recording but with how smooth the conversation went, you would think they have been great friends for years. They talk about how Mistretta got into the business, his first gimmick, first championship, WWE, AEW, his life outside pro wrestling, his workout routine, and his future goals in pro wrestling and life. So sit back, relax, enjoy the show and don’t forget.....Nobodys Betta, than Michael Mistretta!!!
Showtime sits down with one of the most talented humans he knows, Alex Piccirillo. He is a phenomenal animator working on a million different projects. As the creator of Inner Warrior Studios, he wears a ton of hats. Currently, Alex is has created a card game with a tracking app called "Shranks" and working on 5 different digital/hard copy comics. Also he is the founder of Space Zambonie! which is a company that does gameplay streams with a soon to be launching website. Alex and his team also are hosts to video game tournaments as they will be hosting one for STATTfest this September (You can learn all about STATTfest on Episode 3 with Matt Ferrara). They will also be hosting another one come this August. So tune on in and learn all about Alexs hard work and projects that are absolutely incredible. Also dont forget to follow their pages on instagram @Shrankgame and @spacezambonie
Showtime sits down with one of his "Children" in an extremely funny episode. Nick Nigro is one of the most down to earth people in the world, is easily loved by every single person he comes in contact with, and one of Showtimes biggest supporters. In this episode, they talk about how flag football brought them to becoming close friends and how both would inspire each other. They also talk about the hilarious pranks he pulls on his mom, their bucket lists, things that they would change in the world, Showtimes favorite topic of sharks and a ton of tangents by Showtime. so Sit back, relax, and enjoy another easy listening show!
Showtime sits down with long time friend, Jacob Houstle, in an awesome episode about the music industry. Quickly out of college he accepted a job offer from Sony Music and the rest was history. In this episode you will learn about his time working for Sony Music with wild stories and awesome people he has met. But Jacob continues to stay hungry which led him to leave Sony, partner up with some friends and start their own record label distribution, Black 17. As a true entrepreneur he continues to stay humble but hungry to break goals, push his label and create phenomenal content to get charted. Black 17 has signed projects with many famous and credible talent such has "The Neon Icon" Riff Raff. Tune in and learn about a whole different side of the music industry that many people have no idea about!
Showtime gets together with long time friend Ralph "the Ref" on another awesome episode. Ralph is the creator and host of extremely popular Referee Rant podcast. In this episode, Ralph passionately talks about his inspiration to officating sports and his passion behind his podcast. Showtime was featured on his podcast on Episode 49 to tell his story and now Ralph wanted to repay the favor and visit Showtime in his recording studio to tell his story. His journey started as a side hustle in rec flag football and has led to umpiring varisty baseball, but he continues to surpass his goals. Unfortunatly being a referee is an under appreciated art and Ralph is on a mission to show a side of sports that no one has truly understood before. With a masters in journalism, Ralph is in process of writing another book but this one specifically on the art of officating. His podcast is quickly climbing up the charts and has not even come close to peaking. So sit back, relax and enjoy the great story of of the Referee Rant podcast. Also go subscribe to all his channels, it is available anywhere you can stream podcasts
Showtime sits down with another restaurant friend, Jordan Wesselhoft, on Special Edition Episode #5 titled "My Fake Problems" Episode contains the things that they both love to complain about. Everything from drive thru windows to cold brew coffee to well...you name it, they probably complain about it. Also has funny stories from Jordans last "Vacation Trip" and of course Showtime being Showtime. So sit back, relax, and listen to a world of complaints which you will no doubt agree with.
Showtime sits down with a phenomenal rap artist, Mikey Gee, and his manager/bestfriend Mark Marchino as they talk about almost everything. Not only does Mikey Gee talk about his upcoming mixtape (thats dropping June 9th) he also speaks about his inspirations to making music, his awesome college baseball career which led to a College World Series, and he even FREESTYLE RAPS!!!!! The boys also get into conversation about Juul pods, legalization of marijuana, sport injuries, and having Mikey Gee create the new intro to Showtime Unplugged. Get ready for an awesome episode and get ready for Mikey Gee's mixtape to drop June 9th on all platforms! Follow Mikey Gee on instagram @Mikey_gee07 , on twitter @thugasourasrex (all beats used on this show are not owned by Johnny Showtime Productions and were used in fairplay)
Showtime meets up with a long time friend to promote a wild event. Matt Ferrara and his gang, Moverz, are a few months away until they host their first ever Music Festival called STATT Fest (Summer Time All The Time). They talk about what bands will be playing, the type of music, Matts instrument of choice and his band. Topics segue into spray painting male genitals onto potholes and a possible appearance of Johnny Showtime himself to open up the music festival. STATTFEST tickets are on sale thru their instagram account, hurry up and get your tickets before they sell out of the early bird special!!! Music Festival will be September 7th in Farmingdale, get ready for a wild ride!
Showtime gets together with two former employees in the restaurant industry. Ryan is now a very experienced computer programmer and joe is still in the industry but has the brain power to build air conitioners. The conversation takes mulitple wild turns with hilarious jokes while covering topics like science, the restaurant industry, masturbation, and a fun game of would you rather. Enjoy a wild ride on Showtime Unplugged!
Showtime gets together with his best friend, John Arpino, as they talk about his incredible life. Formally 500lbs John Arpino decided it was time for a lifestyle change. In this episode they discuss his story and how he became known as "The Goalbreaker". How did John Arpino lose more than half of his body weight and overcome every obstacle thrown his way? Tune in to hear his story, it is truely inspiring.