Flowing With Famous - Fresno Culture Podcast
Downtown
Episodes

Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Hi. We are back to cover Fresno in December. Some of the things we are going to talk about:
Hoodie season in Fresno.
Christmas Tree Lane has walked all the way back.
Fashion Fair did not die.
Exiting off Highway 99 in Fresno.
Band Of The Episode: The Fay Wrays.
The "top" Fresno band on Spotify.
Downtown Fresno myths.
Josh rode the new Fresno Trolly.
This stuff and more!
DOWNLOADABLE VERSION: FlowingWithFamousDec23.mp3
Thank you for listening!! Now check out our other places:Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: New Old Man, It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. -----
Mikey's newsletters: Fresno! Fresno! and Drinking & Thinking.
Mike's blogs The Fresnan, The Tape Player, and Mikey Top Pour
Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Hi. Welcome back to Fresno's first-ever podcast, Flowing With Famous! In this month's episode, we cover some things like:
What was so wild about the Pierce the Viel show at Selland Arena?
The search for a soccer stadium in Fresno continues.
The G sign and Dale Brother can, what is going to happen?
Band of the Episode: Zach Schuh.
Is the Laugh Factory really coming to Fresno?
Where is the Fulton 55 marquee?
Playland needs help to stop it from closing.
This and more Fresno!
Downloadable: FlowingWithFamousNov23.mp3(Heads up: A few cuss words)
Thanks for listening!
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Hi there. Thanks for checking out Fresno's original podcast. Our Fresno culture talk this month includes:
Is there a Fresno style pizza? [Hi, Me&Ed's).
Where would Diners, Drive-ins and Dive's go in Fresno?
Art Hop is different now, is that okay?
Band Of the Episode: New Old Man.
The Palm road diet.
Bullard & West.
Foster Freeze closing because of Starbucks.
These things and more!
Heads up: There will be a cuss word or two.
DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousAug23.mp3
Thanks for listening!
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Hi. So, you know we had to talk about it. The news that Bitwise has suddenly shut down was all over us last week so we needed to talk it out. In fact, we spend a great part of this episode talking about it and even get breaking news on it at the end of this episode.
We still managed to talk about some other Fresno stuff, like how the r/Fresno Subreddit has been killing it recently. And we feature, Great Northern, as the Band of the Episode!
Thanks for joining us. Enjoy the Fresno!
DOWNLOADABLE: flowingwithfamousjune23.mp3
(Possibility of a stray cuss word in this one)
Thank you for listening and thank you Fresno! Check out some links that link to our hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Greetings, fellow Fresno enthusiast. This week, Josh and I have some great Fresno culture things to talk about, some include:
Why do we live in Seattle now?
What is up with Kid's Day this year?
Is it really Rogue Festival time again!?
Fresno's most important intersections.
Band Of The Episode: dontcryformeimalreadydead.
Fresyes Fest lineup for 2023.
A new Clovis bar does not sit well with one of us.
This and more Fresno!
-Mike
Downloadable: FlowingWithFamousMar23.mp3
Thank you for listening and thank you Fresno! Check out some links that link to our hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Happy New Year, Fresno!
For our first episode of 2023 we park it in Downtown Fresno and talk about what we would like to see happen there and what is currently happening with things.
We also say goodbye to longtime Fresno reporter, Corin Hoggard. Plus, we find out why there are still only two Fresno pot dispensaries and much more!
Band Of The Episode is the Eighteen Hundreds.
DOWNLOADABLE FILE: FlowingWithFamous.mp3(Headsup: A few cuss words)
Thank you for listening to our podcast (Fresno's first, by the way). Please check the links for your host's things:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
You two friends that talk about Fresno are back! This time talking about some things like:
The heat.
The Greek Fest.
The Fresno Fair.
The failure of Downtown developments.
The lack of density in Downtown Fresno.
The Band Of The Episode: Sun Umbra.
The Summer Sweat Festival.
All that and more! Thank you for listening!
DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousSep22.mp3
(Maybe one or two cuss words, alert!)
Check some links to support your hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Welcome to your monthly look a Fresno culture. This week we mention some things like:
Fresno On Next Door.
Heat is coming and can you take it?
Fresno is for working not for tourists.
Band Of The Episode: Great Northern.
Bands using Fresno as a home base.
A historic Fresno burger.
Some love for Great Day!
And much more!
DOWNLOADABLE: FlowingWithFamousJune22.mp3
(Occasional cussing alert!)
Thank you for listening!
Check some links to support your hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Welcome back to another exploration of Fresno culture known as Flowing With Famous!
This month we will be talking about such things as:
A full postgame on Porchfest 2022.
Fresno is buying the Tower Theatre, is it as good a thing as it appears?
Band Of The Episode: Sparklejet "Winding Up My Head"
High-Speed Rail is still a thing and might look super awesome one day.
Downtown Fresno is a thing, yes.
Why do we love the mid-range restaurants in Fresno?
Mr. Fresno is leaving Fresno.
There is a size of venue that still evades Fresno's grasp.
These and other Fresno things!
DOWNLOADABLE FILE: FlowingWithFamousMay22.mp3(a few cuss words sprinkled in)
Thank you for listening!
Check some links to support your hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Welcome to April's episode of Flowing With Famous, Fresno's culture podcast. Some of the things we will talk about:
What did we think of Fresyes Fest 2022?
Downtown is the event space of Fresno.
Porchfest is here, it's gonna be cool.
Band Of The Episode: The Sleepover Disaster.
Old Downtown buildings that have been torn down.
Palm Hil.
Is Savemart Ok?
Do we care about Pearl Jam.
This and more!
DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousApril22.mp3(Light cussing)
Thank you for listening!
Check some links for your hosts:
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's local music newsletter: Bandgeeeek.substack.com.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals.
Mikey's new newsletter: Fresno! Fresno! and: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.