Fireworks, Fairs and Fresno [Flowing With Famous July 2020]

Hope you made it through the battlefield that was Fourth of July in Fresno. It was pretty crazy. But crazy enough to warrant fireworks being banned in the future?

We are all still battling with living life in Fresno with COVID-19, is everything as bad as it seems? Probably.

Plus, the Fresno Fair is planning to go on in October. Should they be? When are we going to be able to do things again?

We'll take on this and more in this month's Flowing With Famous!

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BAND OF THE EPISODE: Omar Rodríguez-López (with Fresno's Audrey Paris Johnson)

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Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Flowing In A Bizarre New Fresno

We have returned to a different world. We discussed what it is like living in the new normal of a locked-down Fresno. And we catch up with last month's election of a new Fresno Mayor and talk about a new Fresno creative project that has ties to the podcast, called Fresno Famoso.

Plus, new music from Macondo!

Thanks for listening. Please be safe out there!

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Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Failure In Fresno

We don't like doing it, but do it we must; this month we talk about some recent failures in the city of Fresno, why it happened and maybe what we can do to prevent more.

Also, we have an interview with a local photographer, Steven Sanchez, about his new book, Rock & Roll For Everybody.
[INTERVIEW START: 28:00 ENDS 44:30]

Play some music from locals, The Dying Suns.

Finish off with our favorite topic: new restaurants!

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Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Fresno Christmas Wishes and Swedefest

We love our yearly get together with Bryan and Roque to talk about their annual (and unique to Fresno) film festival at Tower Theatre called, Swede Fest.

Roque and Bryan also talk some classic Flowing Fresno stuff with us. The big question Josh likes to ask Fresno this time of year is "what would you like Santa to bring for Fresno this year?" The answers may surprise.

Also, where is a good place to shoot some video or film in the Fresno area? Is Cross Streets coming back? Have you been to the new spot cool spot in the Tower District? All this a much more this month on Flowing.

Don't forget Band Of The Episode: Scoundrel.

*Sorry for the sometimes lame sound quality of this episode, it is totally Mikey's fault.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithDecember2019.mp3

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Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

What Is Your Fresno Street?: Flowing With Famous November 2019

Some of the Fresno things we talk about:

• What Fresno street speaks to you?
• Have we really lost professional soccer in Fresno?
• Has the Downtown Stadium delivered on its promise to Downtown Fresno?
• Why the one spot in Downtown keeps failing.
• BAND OF THE EPISODE: Ultra Diamonds.
• Plugs.

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingNovember2019.mp3

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Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

The Taco Flows Of Fresno: Flowing With Famous Podcast August 2019

Taco Season is here for Fresno! Wait... it's always Taco Season in Fresno. But this month especially, as the annual Taco Truck Throwdown is happening. We talk a little about this, what should be ON a taco, Fresno celebs, Bullard area school trouble, Pliny The Elder is coming to town, and all kinds of other Fresno junk.

Have a listen: FlowingAugust2019.mp3

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Check out Josh on his other podcast Aikido Discussed, at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Chicken BY Shop and Fresyes Fest Recap - Flowing With Famous - April 2019

Welcome back to Fresno's longest running podcast. Some of the Fresno stuff we talk about this episode:

• It seems that Fresyes Fest no longer needs us "old" people to show it - they good.
• So the Chicken Pot Pie Shop is closed. What is going to happen to that building and is the Tower District in good shape?
• Finally, Fresno stops a Councilman from doing something stupid.
• Band Of The Episode: Patrick Contreras.

CLICK TO LISTEN: FlowingWithApril.mp3

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Check out Josh on his other podcast Aikido Discussed, at the Fresno Bee and his bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls and the Strikingly Originals. 

Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour and Dorktown.

Four Guys Talkin’ Fresno | Flowing With Famous Feb 2019

Something different for Flowing listeners this month. We went on another local podcast, Two Guys Talkin' Fresno, hosted by Craig Scharton and Paul Swearigin. We decided to post it as a Flowing episode because it's so Fresno, ya know?

Just four dudes showing off their Fresno knowledge. We pull Craig and Paul into our Fresno talk vortex of pizza, Fulton Mall, Highway 99, podcasting, Fresno music and a whole other buncha stuff.

CLICK: FlowingWith2dudes.mp3

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Fresno Triggered: Flowing With Famous - December 2018

Gettings fellow Fresno Lover (or Hater if you choose). It's time for your monthly installment of Fresno culture talk. This month we touch on some of these things...

• Fresno bookstores.
• Congrats to Fresno State Football.
• Blowback from the Measure P debacle (watch out for the F-bombs!).
• The closing of more Downtown Fresno businesses.
• Tower District's guts is (probably back) in the form of Livingstones.
• Band Of The Episode: Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries.
• The biggest craft beer day in Fresno history happens this month.
• Plus much more Fresno-ing!

Click to listen: December18Flowing.mp3

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Check out Mike's blog at thefresnan.com.
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Fresno Museums. Swede Fest. Downtown Parking. Measure P - November Famous

It's our annual meetup with Roque & Bryan from Swede Fest and they help us talk all things Fresno.

• The Fresno Museum at the Fair; it's cool and let's discuss it.
• Go make a Sweded film and then go see it at Swedefest.
• Totally pushing for a "Yes on P"!
• Band Of The Episode: The Sunnydales.
• Is there really a problem with Downtown Parking?
• Retail: Openings and closings.
• Fresno DMV temp closing.
• Old blogger talk.

Much more Fresno, give it a listen!

CLICK: FlowingWithFamousNov18.mp3

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Check out Mike's blog at thefresnan.com.
Check out Josh at the Bee.