The host of Frequency 13, Jason Plett joins Billy via Zoom to talk about radio personalities of yesteryear, The Simpsons, film and its impact on our thought patterns and yes, a little bit about beans. This is episode is sponsored by Someone You Have Never Heard of but Who Has Heard a Lot About You Inc.  ..read more

Listen up as Peter Aaron from the Chrome Cranks drops by to talk to Billy over Zoom about life in the band and beyond. The Chrome Cranks were a New York blues-punk band by way of Cincinnati, OH. They recorded seven albums, appeared on several movie soundtracks and were on rotation on MTV with their song Hot Blonde Cocktail. Peter has since gone on to become a music journalist and now edits the Hudson Valley art and culture  magazine Chronogram. Reminiscences of: CBGB's, Bad Brains, The Cramps, The Dead Kennedys, GG Allin , touring Ukraine and much more are packed into this hour. Enjoy! Th ..read more

Kalonica McQuesten is a writer, graphic designer, artist and a Jill of all trades. She is a third-generation San Francisco Bay Area resident and she joins Billy via Zoom to talk about her fabled family history, her great-grandfather came to the Yukon territory to sell supplies to minors during the gold rush. Kalonica discusses the changes to the lifestyle of San Francisco residents during the city's various booms and busts and they also delve a little into the movie Tombstone, the work of David Graeber and the worst parts of their previous jobs.    ..read more

Carrington Smith is an author and an attorney. Her new book Blooming  is a candid account of surviving sexual assault, two divorces, disfiguring surgery and a slew of other curveballs that life has thrown at her. She addresses her past with a sense of humor as well as with a newfound compassion for herself. She joins Billy via Zoom to talk about her relationship with a narcissistic father, the destructive force that the love of money conducts, reconciling with her past and reasons for putting it all on paper at this juncture in her life. You can check out her website here and pick up a co ..read more

Jim is the co-founder and CCO of Cornbread Hemp. He is a native of Lebanon Kentucky. He holds degrees from Centre College, Brown University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He worked briefly for The New York Times, before retiring home to write his first book The Cornbread Mafia. Published in 2012 the book tells the story of the biggest domestic marijuana syndicate in American history. Jim has also worked for The Washington Post and Politico. Jim joins Billy via Zoom to talk about how he captured the story of The Cornbread Mafia, Catholicism and its relationship with ..read more

Frank King is "The Mental Health Comedian." He is a former writer for The Tonight Show as well as a renowned stand-up comedian. He currently specializes in suicide prevention and gives talks to that end. He isn't shy about saying he knows what the barrel of his gun tastes like. Frank joins Billy to talk about his depression, how COVID-19 has effected his speaking career, how the market crash of 2008 had prepared him for the slump of 2020, Christopher Columbus's mental illness and a few other choice topics. You can check out his website here and check out his TEDx talk Born to be Funny her ..read more

Heather V. works in the oil industry. She joins Billy via Zoom to talk about her role in the compliance division of her company as well as her personal ambivalence about oil and its role in contemporary life. We get environmental here but not too granola if you know what I mean. There is a great story about Heather's grandmother, some reminiscing about The Beverly Hillbillies, some political talk in which Billy complains even more about the current administration than he has on previous podcasts. Billy goes off a little on Pete Buttigieg. Could it be a jealousy thing and if so, over what? His ..read more

Regina Hanson is the author of the books Sexual Intellectual Female and Racism: The Real Reason I Left the South. She has a B.A, in American history with a minor in women's studies, she has an M.A. in American studies. Originally from Lawrenceville, Georgia she currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, from where she speaks to Billy via Zoom about her experiences growing up in the south, her discovery that she has autism relatively late in life and how it has effected her life and work. They talk about the driving factors behind her writing her first two books and the major conclusions that she ..read more

David Richards is a business professional, life coach, yoga instructor, and speaker on self development. He was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Marines where he served 15 years on active duty in a variety of locales. He is also an internationally best selling author of the books The Lighthouse Keeper and Whiskey & Yoga. David joins Billy via Zoom to talk about KISS and his connections between their music and David's time in Mogadishu in the early 90's. They also discuss growing up in a military family, how his travels around the world at a young age have helped inform who he is today ..read more

Immigration lawyer and activist Tahmina Watson joins Billy via Zoom to talk about immigration law and the many hurdles to making it more fair and comprehensive. Billy remains cynical while Tahmina brings the hope that a Biden administration may clear up some of those obstacles. They discuss the anti-immigrant sentiments within the American culture and the little things that individuals can do to make the conversations about immigration a little easier to have.  Tahmina is from England, where she started practicing law, who spent part of her childhood in Bangladesh. She lives in Washingto ..read more