Flowing With Famous - Fresno Culture Podcast

Wild Fresno McDonalds and Eating In A Parking Stall

Welcome to October 2020's episode of Flowing With Famous!
This month we discuss some Fresno things like:
What is the Big Fresno Fair going to do?
Have you eaten at a Fresno restaurant yet?
What is happening with Pismo's?
Is Edward's going to close?
Fresno has more podcasts than ever?
BAND OF THE EPISODE: Sedan Delivery.
Thanks for listening! 
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousOct20.mp3
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Thanks for being here!
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
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.

Are These REALLY Fresno's Favorite Restaurants?

We are back with Fresno's Oldest everything podcast. Here are some things we breakdown.
Is this really the Ten Favorite Restaurants of Fresno? We go over the Fresno Bee's list to see how accurate it is.
Whatcha think of the new building proposed in Downtown Fresno? (CVS spot)
Tower District has some new things coming, are they good?
Why does the Fresno Airport get crapped on?
How is virtual school working out at FUSD?
Is the Fresno Bee really running without an office?
Band Of The Episode is: Squid Ink.
Much love and respect to everyone dealing with the Creek Fire around Shaver right now. Thank you for listening.
DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithFamousSep20.mp3
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Thanks for being here!
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 
Mikey's new newsletter: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour.Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.

Masking Fresno, Pismo's and Nostalgic Fresnans

Welcome back, valley floor, to our podcast. This month we cover some things.
 
Why? Why is it so hard to wear a mask in Fresno? We have some stories.
Does Pismo's David Fansler have a point?
Should kids be back in school?
Can Fresno have patios all over the dang place?
Does the Mural District finally have a market?
Will our music venues survive?
If Visalia can figure out rooftops, why can't Fresno?
All that and more, plus we play some nostalgic Fresno music from the Fay Wrays.
 
Thank you for listening!
 
Check some links for your hosts:
Thanks for being here!
Josh's other podcast Aikido Discussed. Josh at the Fresno Bee.
Josh's bands: It'll Grow Back, Big Balls, and the Strikingly Originals. 
Mikey's new newsletter: Drinking & Thinking.
Check Mike's blogs The Fresnan and Mikey Top Pour. Plus the podcasts Get Off My Podcast, The Perfect Pour.
 
Be safe out there, Central Cal!

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!
DOWNLOAD: FlowingWithJuly2020.mp3
Thanks for listening!
BAND OF THE EPISODE: Omar Rodríguez-López (with Fresno's Audrey Paris Johnson)
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Thanks for being here!
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.

I'll Just Have Mine To-Go, Please

This month we review the No Place Like Home festival, talk about a certain Fresno councilman actin' a fool, explore if we're ready to eat in a Fresno restaurant, have pride for Fresno, and plenty of other Fresno stuff.
Band Of The Episode: Ultra Diamonds.
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: JuneFlowing.mp3
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Thanks for being here!
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 Lockdown Debating: Should Fresno Be 'Open'?

Flowing with another month of Fresno in lockdown mode. We'd love to get away from this and get back to talking about Downtown parking and bike lanes - we miss talking about parking Downtown - but we can't. So here we are.
Do all Fresno businesses have the right to open? Is there a smart way to do it and is it worth it? Is the Mayor doing the right thing? Are we all making the right choices? 
Who the heck knows, but we try to talk about it at least.
Also, don't sleep on Band Of The Episode: Aire Espacial.
Thanks for listening, you can download here: FlowingForMay2020.mp3
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Thanks for being here!
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!
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingApril2020.mp3
Thanks for being here! Thanks for listening!
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!
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD: FlowingFeb2020.mp3
Thanks for being here! Thanks for listening!
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 With Andrew Janz

Hey, look at us. After 15 or so years we decided to go legit. Today with have Fresno Mayor Candidate, Andrew Janz, in the studio.
We ask him the Fresno things, he tells us his Fresno things. Most of the stuff a Flowing listener might want to do we hope you enjoy! 
CLICK: FlowingWithAndrewJanz.mp3
Thank you for listening!
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
Thank you for listening!
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.