The Island Lifer: Recent Episodes
The Island Lifer
From the first plucks of his guitar strings host Stronzo brings listeners into the hammock & under the coconut trees đ´ for interesting stories of island adventures, inspiring life lessons learned & intriguing interviews with colorful islander characters all living together on a tiny 11 square mile island in the Caribbean Sea. Listeners Comments: âA truly Gumpian odysseyâ âStronzo may be the last pirate đ´ââ ď¸ in the Caribbean! â âHeâs more then just an islander, heâs a world traveler who just happens to rest his head on a tiny island. His worldly wisdom shines through in every syllableâ
In this weeks episode I have a father to son chat with my boy Elijah who is on island for a week. We talk about his working undercover @ 5 years old, being a tiny good luck charm in Japan, living in Australia milking 4000 cows a day, an unforgettable train trip through the Swiss Alps and the joys of not giving me grandchildren.
Host Stronzo reviews his adventurous & intense 3 week trip off island. He reveals being called out as a childhood bully by a listener. Other topics include Zanaflex, a busted heart, blueberries, a best man that told him âDonât Do Itâ, his cat Chatty getting beaten up, CVS receipts & his girlfriend Jessicaâs exciting announcement sheâs moving to the island!
Host Stronzo gets his first guest Todd Plaia into the hammock to share how he and his wife set on a 11 year plan to make their dreams of living in paradise come true. To sell their home, quit their jobs & to make it happen for themselves! Itâs an interesting episode about living blue water dreams & creating a new life in paradise.. and just a little about how not to end up Cast Away.
Host Stronzo takes us on his incredible journey of being adopted & finding his biological parents after 30 years.
In this episode Host Stronzo shares how island life has given him the freedom & courage to find and embrace his authentic freaky self.
Host Stronzo almost goes overboard in this fishing story & gets into way too much horrific detail about a lost finger, a busted kidney & a fish that got away.
Episode 4: Irma & Maria- Host Stronzo describes being on island for 2 back to back Cat 5 Hurricanes!
Host Stronzo talks about selling shot glasses & ashtrays in an island gift shop to earn his way onto a notoriously belligerent & tight suited, Capt. Walterâs dive boat, as an underwater photographer.
Host Stronzo talks about his hard lessons learned as a new comer to the island, The challenges of island driving, the art of the wave, the joy of being in a small community and blames his high school Spanish teacherâs slideshow of his wife giving birth for his communication issues.
Host Stronzo shares the chain of events that led him to change his life completely and move to a tiny remote island in the Caribbean.