What's Next? The Podcast with Dave and Blair: Recent Episodes
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Dave and Blair explore their focus on a healthy work-life balance.How do you sustain meaningful friendships for decades? How do you stretch yourself to explore new things? What is the definition of success and how does that affect how you work?Find out how these two business-owners, fathers and husbands approach these life questions.
Dave gets a small taste of the pain of moving when he big leagues everyone and gets hardwood floors made of a rare wood only found in the furthest reaches of New Guinea.
Jeremy Denson from Bison Coolers comes in to celebrate his 4th time on the show and share how he is leading his company into a new era.
Blair discusses his tradition of making lasagna on Christmas Eve and how the lasagna has changed over the years.
Dave and Blair talk about the ultimate sign of culthood - a golden ring. This ring just happens to be the Aggie Ring.
Dave and Blair tell their personal stories of heroism trying to save Jimmy Buffett's life.
Dave and Blair break down the #3 and #2 albums of all-time. No one can argue with their selections. "Brilliant" says Rolling Stones Magazine!
Dave and Blair break down the top 5 albums of all time. Here they annound #5 and #4, so get your Big Chief and Pencil out...
Dave and Blair discus the differneces between moving a kiddo into a dorm vs. off campus living.
Blair regails Dave with his tales from Maine rubbingh shoulder's with America's elite and hauling in fish.
Rollingstone Magazine is full of it. Dave and Blair explore the true criteria for a great album and apply it to narrow it down to their top 5 albums of all time.
Morons, Dave and Blair predict what they believe Rolling Stone magazine listed as their Top 10 albums of all time.
Dave, fresh upon his return from Montana's big summer concert, Under the Big Sky, regales the audience with tales and tips to take your marriage on a sexual journey that only the Hollywood elite can appreciate.
Dave and Blair discuss the magic of summer camp. Whether as a kid or an adult, summer camp delights the soul.
Dave and Blair break down their 4th of July experiences and then, of course, end up talking about a million other ridiculous things.
It only took 18 months, but Dave flew in to St. Louis, caught a Cardinals game and dang near every brewery and pizza joint The Lou has to offfer.
Dave and Blair, fresh off a multi-family boil, break down why a crawfish boil damn near cures all. Oh, and tamales in a boil are certified awesome.
Dave and Blair break down their Easter celebration, the annoyance of people who think they need bbq sauce on anything smoked.
Dave and Blair break down the tasty bets of Super Bowl and delve deep into country music's soul.
Jeremy Denson comes in and amazes the group with his stories of grandeur and bet payoffs the likes of which we've never seen.
Your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock n' roll, but if they live in Texas, they can damn sure skate to their neighbors house.
Lee Lewis, the father of our NFL correspondent, Cord, comes on the show to set the record straight. He breaks down the naked boot leg, how Cord is getting old and how you can get into heaven with short pants.
Cord Lewis calls in to describe the scene as the Jacksonville Jaguars come back from 27-0 to beat the Los Angeles Chiefs. Dave and Blair also get him to talk about the Jags chances this weekend versus the Chiefs.
Dave and Blair are back after a 2 month layoff. They tribute the late, great Mike Leach, catch everyone up on Blair's pizza party and Dave's Arkansas duck hunting trip.
Dave and Blair explore the reality that exists in a world where a 42 pound goose need to be carried in your mouth.
Dave rigales the listeners with tales from the road to North Dakota where he skins a bear with the heel of his boot.
Dave and Blair break down the art of cooking a steak...and of course, delve a bit into Chicago pizza...mainly because they are fulll blown idiots.
Cord Lewis calls in from Jacksonville after his bold prediction of "putting the NFL on notice" and following it up with 24 point slaughter of the Colts.
Dave and Blair breakdown the college football landscape in ways that have Vegas quaking in their overly gaudy boots.
Back by popular demand, Blair welcomes back both co-host, Dave Brindley & Angel Sigala to delve further into running a new business in his early 20's, Prolific Butcher Shop, and being open to innovation in order to continue to raise his game.
Can Dave and Blair accurately tell the difference between: Bud Light, Miller Light, Busch and Coors Light? And, more importantly, will this change their opinions on what is their favorite light beers?
Dave and Blair take a call from Super Doc and Braden Wallis fresh on the heels of fighting a wild fire in Texas like damn heros.
Blair, fresh back from Maine, shares his experience from being at Camp Kotok and fishing with some of the world's foremost economists, portfolio managers and stock market analysts.
Dave, fresh back from his Montana vacation, takes it on the chin from Blair, who, with inside information from Taylor busts his balls on his version of the vacation.
Then, without warning, Dave pivots into an update on his New Year's resolutions.
Blair welcomes in a new co-host, Dave Brindley. Angel Sigala stops by the Car Bar to discuss becoming an entreprenuer at the age of 23 when he opened Prolific Butcher Shop in Watauga, TX.
Dave and Blair breakdown their vacations to both California and Dominican Republic. Then talk turns darkly to your mom.
Dave and Blair discuss the greatness of baseball and delve quickly into talk about vacations, muscle-bound giraffes and specially designed skateboards for skydiving.
Dave and Blair break down what its like to graduate in the modern day and is really just unwinds into horrible life lessons from there.
Cord breaks down the Saban vs. Jimbo feud and just why the girls are feeling pent up in Jacksonville.
DFW legend, single man on the streets, Quick Trip Loving Cameron Hanes comes on the set to let you know what is going down in 2022 car sales,.
Dave and Blair each attend Opening Day for the 2022 baseball season. Dave in Arlington and Blair in St. Louis...which had a better experience?
Lori and Joseph Turner of Turner Fortune come into the Car Bar to talk about the crazy housing market and how to secure a home even today.
Dave and Blair breakdown the reason men buy hats and how Dave's life story will be told once he passes. Oh, and he has feelings.
Bison Coolers, CEO of Bison Coolers stops by the What's Next studio to dig down into why the world is struggling with supply chain issues.
Dave takes the Rams and Blair works hard for his LSU loving wife and pulls for Joey Franchise and the Bayou Bengals.
Braden Walis walks the walk and talks the talk of bringing fiscal nonsense and clean drinking water to BBQ Capital of Texas, Rockdale.
Cord Lewis, hot on the heels of helping land the #1 recruiting class in college football, has joined the Jacksonville Jaguars and wills the team to knock the Colts out of the playoffs before focusing on building the team for 2022.
Dave brings 10 questions to Blair that he needed answered in the worst way.
Get to know BL, bitches.
Dave and Blair revisit their 2021 New Year's Resolutions and determine if the year was a success, or a failure to achieve their goals.
Dave and Blair discuss their ability to get better from resting. Lots of talk that this episode wins the Pulitzer Prize for dribble.
Dave and Blair dive into Christmas past and find themselves down about 1,000 rabbit holes.
Dave and Blair, the night after the Rolling Stones played the Cotton Bowl, discuss the greatness of attending concerts with your kids - in this case, with daughters.
Dave and Blair sit down to discuss the greatness of the Aggies beating Bama on the same day that the longhorns blow a big lead to OU, LSU loses and Dave gets Snow BBQ. Damn fine day.
Dave and Blair discuss how a simple house purchase has Blair stepping into two family's feud.
Dave and Blair sit down with the Great Kadimah Duncan fresh off of winning his pro card and learn that he has the Bodybuilder Fever.
Dave and Blair bring renown chef, Mike Coleman, into the Car Bar to discuss the greatness of the Big Green Egg.
Dave and Blair sit down with an airline pilot and get a glimpse into the lifestyle of the modern day major airline pilot.
Dave and Blair break down week #1 in college football and whether or not Blair and Dawn are moving to The Hill in St. Louis
Noted author, Caleb Pirtle, discusses his book, "No Experience Required" written with Jackie Sherrill, former Head Coach of Texas A&M football from 1982-1988. During his time as coach, Jackie created an all walk-on, kick-off coverage team that defied the odds in being successful and creating a tradition unlike any other in college football.
Dave and Blair lovingly rip off The Ticket as they bring in DFW-based musician, Ryan Stroup as he goes through the music questionnaire.
Check out S.T.R.O.U.P., "Maraschino Cherries" on all the streaming services to check out Ryan's new album.
Dave and Blair talk about the road trip Blair had with his daughter Morgan to Memphis and dropping her off at college.
Dave and Blair got their butts kicked in the BBQ showdown and to make matters worse, an old enemy arrives at the gate.
Dave comes up with the idea of redoing the music quiz that launched our podcast in the summer of 2020...did he make any changes worth noting? You be the judge.
Dave and Blair sit down with Kadimah Duncan, co-owner of DT School of Fitness in Colleyville, TX to find out what lies behind his transformation of self.
Dave and Blair descend slowly into madness as they bravely venture into the podcast with no topic.
Dave and Blair crash the Thorn Hill Music Series and burst in to interview up and coming Texas musician, Mason Lively about his upcoming marriage, touring with legends and releasing his self-titled album.
Dave brings the much anticipated, Hunting Dog of the Year 2022 into the studio for a test run. Deets has strong Pro-Trump opinions and demands universal healthcare for all. Very confusing dog.
Blair gets the What's Next Podcast shut down on Instagram with a post suggesting that women and men were equal.
The "Can't Make This Up" podcast has challenged us to a cook off in Rockdale, TX during the month of June. 3 meats, live bands, Brett's Backyard BBQ, Snows BBQ...what's not to love?
Dave and Blair talk about Dave's up and down week reminding them of the great Judge Roy Scream rollercoaster at Six Flags.
Dave with the help of friends and fans of the podcast, peppers BL with questions on the eve of his birthday.
Dave and Blair discuss the greatness of the back porch. From their childhood to their current setups - who has the right set up? What is needed to make a back porch great. Tune in and find out, weirdo.
Dave and Blair discuss the greatness of summer vacations, where to go, the rising cost and how your mom is always super distracting because post-sex she snores like an MF'r.
Dave and Blair welcome Jeremy Denson, who in turn, welcomed Texas Governor Abbot into Bison Coolers for a discussion on how Texas and the Federal Government want to help small businesses.
Dave and Blair discuss the brilliance of The Masters. History, Gambling, Drinking and more.
The butcher shop is a dying entity in America's modern economy. As the world moves to mass production and mass butchering for mega grocery stores, one man in Keller, TX is having success going against this trend.
Small cattle production, hand carved meats and a neighborhood butcher shop with lot of happy customers.
Dave and Blair sit down with this Renaissance Man, Stephen Kirkland, owner of the Z Bar Cattle Company to discover why this throwback model is having such an impact.
Dave and Blair invite Dallas legend, Rick Ladue into the Car Bar for Peticolas beer and conversation about adventure, finding fulfillment in the family business and how success doesn't guarantee long life or happiness.
Dave and Blair reminisce on Spring Breaks past. From Padre to Vegas they show the world that $300 is capable of delivering a lifetime worth of memories.
Dave and Blair, thanks to Brad Henry's generosity, get to sit down with Dallas's best brewer, Michael Peticolas.
Michael talks about the creative process and his long, winding journey to the top.
Dave bravely splashes into the back half of life by taking some time to reflect on his first 50 years.
Dave and Blair also announce their new sponsor, Bison Coolers and welcome in the host of, "You Can't Make This Up" Podcast, Doc Walis for a special birthday guest appearance.
Dave and Blair are back in the garage studio with special guest, Jeremy Denson, the Founder and CEO of Bison Coolers.
Dave, Blair and Jeremy talk about entrepreneurship, fatherhood, hobbies, bourbon, how to differentiate yourself in a crowded marketplace and much, much more.
2020 continues to exert it's crappy influence over our lives as we get into 2021.
Dave, Blair and returning guest, Kevin sit down, delayed 2 days by weather to talk about the experience of Texas plunging into the third world for a week due to blizzard like conditions.
Dave and Blair have on special guest, Kevin Cox to explore whether it is the brand and label that makes their favorite bourbons their favorite.
Double Blind Taste Test: Ancient Age vs. Blanton's vs. Colonel Taylor
Two very hard to find bourbons pitted against a $20 per handle plastic bottle.
Dave and Blair break down their picks for Super Bowl 55 and conjure up memories of Super Bowl's past.
Find out their predictions and which Super Bowl memories stick out in their minds and feel their pain of having left over squares on the big betting board.
Where was Blair on November 22, 1963?
Where was Dave on January 6, 2021?
Not in Cliff's kitchen.
Dave and Blair sit with 2nd generation pit master, Trey Sanchez of Vaqueros Texas BBQ to find out why Texas Monthly, amongst others, are singing their praises and why Blair believes he offers some of the very best BBQ in DFW.
Dave and Blair hit the road to speak with Hatter, Jimmy Pierce of Jimmy Pierce Designs in Hutto, TX.
Jimmy breaks down the history of hat making, his process and love of beaver felt that has him making hats for country musicians like Tracy Adkins and Hollywood stars like Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Now he can add Dave and Blair to the top of his prestigous list.
Dave and Blair break down some holiday gift giving ideas for the audience. Time killing, money saving gift giving ideas.
Dave and Blair talk about Dave's love of duck hunting and why, given the cost, it brings him such joy.
Blair is a full blown idiot who knows nothing about hunting, so his questions will probably change your life for the better: more money, more drugs, more booze and more sex. Definitely more sex.
Dave and Blair discuss the greatness that is Thanksgiving. This is not a time to experiment people! Bring you A game and bring the traditional recipe, not some new age BS.
Dave and Blair sit down with Brad Doan of 1775 BBQ in College Station, TX to discuss the discipline and passion necessary to create Texas BBQ at its highest level.
Next, Aaron and Christina Rejino discuss the unlikeliness of their success coming from the small Texas panhandle town of Olton. From starting with a lemonade stand type set-up in their front yard to getting their own permanent place, this story of success is also a love story.
Dave and Blair remember two Texas Country Legends and get some insight from a fellow musician, Tennessee Jet. Jerry Jeff Walker and Billy Joe Shaver passed away two days apart last week. If those names don't mean anything, then definitely listen. Lots of colorful stories of two musical geniuses who rode shotgun alongside Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings.
Dave and Blair sit down with Andrew Soto, Owner and Head Pitmaster of Butter's BBQ in Mathis, TX smack down between San Antonio and Corpus Christi, TX.
Andrew shares his early struggles to master brisket and how getting his reps in while business was slow led him to perfecting his craft and being noticed by Texas Monthly Magazine as one of the best new bbq joints in Texas!
https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/butters-bbq-2019/
Dave and Blair go down to Rockdale, TX to celebrate Brett Boren's 2nd Anniversary. Brett has risen from obscurity to notoriety in the Texas barbecue world in only two years producing quality food worthy of day trips.
In this episode, Dave and Blair sit down with Brian Wallis who is launching a company, Doc's Boudin, set to become a beacon of boudin quality west of Louisiana. Also, Kyle Stallings, owner of Austin's Rollin' Smoke BBQ sits down to discuss getting into the bbq game late, but adding hustle, late nights and high quality meats to the Sixth Street scene.
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On the eve of their trip to Rockdale, TX to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Brett's Backyard BBQ, Dave and Blair discuss their personal history with barbecue, from their youth in Abilene to the present day.
Stephen Mackey, Founder of 2 Words Character Development, https://www.2words.tv/, joins Blair and Dave to discuss the life events that shaped his future career and the lives of thousands of athletes throughout Texas.
2 Words is a company that is on a mission to impact one million coaches and athletes with the 2Words Character Development Curriculum every week. They began this March to a Million because they believe that having big goals and big dreams is essential to finding success in sports and in life. This is a big goal, but with the help of coaches, they will achieve their dream of making a positive impact on the lives of one million coaches and athletes through the 2Words Character Development Curriculum.
In episode one, Dave and Blair explore Mackey's upbringing, schooling and early career moments that led him to for 2 Words and why the fire within him burns so bright to help shape young athletes throughout Texas secondary schools.
In part 2, Stephen Mackey continues the conversation with Dave and Blair about the decision to make www.2words.tv a non-faith-based, for profit organization to increase the reach of who they can reach.
2 Words Character Development works with coaches and athletes in the secondary school system to provide life skills necessary for sound decision making.
A good example from the 2 Words Facebook page:
Do you compromise your integrity in little ways?
Integrity is an ALL OR NOTHING thing.
When you compromise in the little ways, you'll compromise in the big ways.
"Integrity doesn't come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don't." Tony Dungy
Dave and Blair sit down to eulogize some old dude name Edward Van Halen. That is sort of what it felt like when reading how much older Eddie was than the boys, but hey, 1955. Damn.
In truth Eddie played a unique roll in Dave and Blair's life. He hit when they were 12 and 12. Imagine that. What did you feel like at that age? Someone who looked as crazy as Eddie and acted as weird as he did being the cool kid? That was a fun break from the cool kid always getting the girl.
Oh, and Eddie could shred too. You listen to guitar now and it has not progressed from a rock perspective. That is a bummer because a lot of art has gotten better and better. Rock from the 1950's? Please. We like it because it was unique. Pat it on its head and send it along.
Dave and Blair welcome the great and talented, Ryan Stroup into the studio to delve into the creative process behind the new What's Next with Dave and Blair theme music.
Ryan Stroup, an 18 year old from Bedford, Texas and Founder of Screaming Squirrel Studios, breaks down his creative process, discusses how a move to Boston jump-started his musical career and answers the Six Questions as only an 18 year old can.
Dave and Blair discuss the greatness that is the bicycle.
From your first taste of freedom as a kid, to competitive racing, mountain biking or just going for a ride, the bicycle has stood the test of time. Join Dave and Blair as they discuss going on their first ride together last week and the role that bicycles have played in each of their lives.
Dave and Blair take you through the history of tailgating in America and their own experiences creating the party outside of the big ballgame. Dave waxes nostalgic going all the way back to the Civil War to show just how woven tailgating is into the fabric of American culture.
Blair shares his experiences tailgating in Tampa, where blacking out seemed to be a sport within the sport of football and clothing was optional.
Marvin LeBlanc, Cajun extraordinarie, and New Orleans-based State Farm Agent, describes how he rebuilt his agency after Hurricane Katrina.
His team had scattered after the storm, three of the local agents had decided to retire and Marvin was left to pick up the pieces. Often sleeping in his own car and having to leave the area for restroom and fresh water access, Marvin slowly began picking up the pieces of his business and striving hard to meet the needs of 70,000 clients who were also pulling their lives out of the wreckage.
Learn how Marvin put together a system that not only had him recover his business, but also begin the reach levels of success previously unreached. Marvin gives the tools he used then and uses now so that others can benefit from the hard lessons he learned from Hurricane Katrina.
Dave brings on his good friend, Marvin LeBlanc, of New Orleans to discuss how Hurricane Katrina brought them together with the help of two broken wrists.
Sharing a love of food, drink, friendship, family, football, and their insurance insurance agencies, Dave and Blair invite Marvin in to tell his story of not jus recovering, but excelling after a hurricane wiped out almost 70% of Marvin's business.
Blair, being married to a Cajun, gets into Marvin's heritage and determines if he can claim being a Cajun when he is from New Orleans. It gets chippy.
In week 2 of our celebration of music, Dave and Blair explore the music that continues to influence Dave’s life.
Follow Dave’s transition from rock n’ roll to country and learn, not surprisingly, that move was influenced by the opposite sex.
From Elvis to Billy Joe Shaver, Dave’s list is eclectic and an insightful look at the person he is today.
In a tribute to 1310 The Ticket in Dallas-Fort Worth, Dave and Blair tackle the music questionnaire that gets everyone fired up.
Spanning almost 5 decades of music Blair shares the bands he loves, hates, can't listen to enough, is embarrassed to admit he likes and other categories that allow him to flex his musical chops a bit.
Ron joins Dave and Blair to bust chops, talk about the old days as roommates at Texas A&M and discuss the fitness-focused charity he founded, Functional Life Performance Foundation. Ron talks about the difficulty in setting up a non-profit, the hurdles he continues to try and clear on the way to providing fitness with accountability to those in need.
FLPF focus: Active and past military, first responders, the LGBTQ+ community, and those interested in functional fitness that are below the poverty line.
Ron works with organizations like CrossFit boxes, martial arts, Camp Gladiator and others that promote accountability and discipline to provide a supportive, community-based fitness experience for those that would otherwise not be able to participate due to financial hardships.
For more information, check out FLPF's Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalLifePerformance/
Dave calls in from Missoula, Montana.
After fishing for Rainbow Trout in 70 degree weather, Dave and Blair reminisce on their days in the restaurant biz and the life lessons they learned along the way.
Topics discussed:
Drinking at work
Micro-management
Positive attitude & timeliness
Employee theft
Profit vs. Cost, and
Fishing off the company pier
Blair has a Covid-19 scare which forces Dave into a protective bunker to preserve his Montana trip.
Scrambling to learn how to record a podcast remotely, Blair spends the day buying equipment while Dave researches the videos to put said equipment into action.
What you learn from this is how to approach problems (after you are done kicking them down the road, of course).
Blair receives a tip about the SEC 2020 football schedule which leads to a bonus podcast to pontificate on likely scenarios.
Dave and Blair discuss listener feedback.
Dave teases up a deep hatred for Bruce Springsteen's music and male Peloton instructors. Blair tests the limits of beginning sentences with the word "so".
Learn how Dave and Blair struggled to return to normalcy in the face of the global pandemic as the calendar turns to June.
Dave and Blair explore work and personal life changes made from March thru May 2020 as their businesses and families went into and slowly out of quarantine.
Dave and Blair discuss what has kept their friendship going for 30 years and has them always thirsting for the next thing.
Dave and Blair hit some highlights along their 30+ year friendship and how, after all this time, they are starting a podcast.
Along their journey they highlight some pivotal moments they shared that shaped who and where they are today.