Talk Is Jericho

It’s true crime, mystery, and the paranormal all rolled up into one historic location – Alcatraz! Alcatraz Island is a small island a little over one mile off the coast of San Francisco. It’s home to the infamous Alcatraz federal prison which housed the worst of the worst criminals for 29 years before it was shut down in 1963. Al Capone, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and Robert Stroud, The Bird Man of Alcatraz, were among its famous inmates. It’s the also the inspiration for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie, “Escape From Alcatraz” which was based on the true story about 3 inmates who allegedly successfully escaped from the prison. San Francisco native, researcher, psychic and paranormal investigator Jeff Dwyer, and ABC News 7 Bay Area journalist and producer, Casey Pratt share the history of the prison and some of its inmates, recount the real-life details of the famous escape story, and more importantly, delve into the paranormal experiences and ghostly sightings that have plagued the island almost since its disc

Rudy Sarzo (of Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, & Dio fame), Raven’s John and Mark Gallagher, and bassist PJ Farley (of Trixter & Fozzy fame) bring the sex, drugs and rock & roll to the Evolution of 80s Heavy Metal! The stories from the studio and the stage are almost unbelievable and include the immensely talented Randy Rhoads, a very young Metallica, the mythical KISS, and the behemoth 1983 US Festival! There are tales about the origin of Quiet Riot and the writing of the “Metal Health” album, what caused Raven to be dropped from the massive Judas Priest Turbo Tour, the truth about Randy Rhoads planning to quit Ozzy’s band, and why three "heys" from Paul Stanley was more than enough acknowledgement for PJ Harvey and Trixter. The guys talk gold records, bad record deals, the MTV influence, Winnebago tours, and the grunge cloud that all but killed heavy metal as soon as it burst onto the scene.   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up

MLW Underground debuted on Reelz, and CEO, founder and promoter, Court Bauer, returns to talk about his promotion’s new TV deal and how it all came together. He’s also shedding light on the antitrust lawsuit he filed against his former employer, WWE, and why this David vs Goliath battle is so important for the wrestling industry as a whole. And Court shares more stories from his time on the creative team at WWE. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at the big Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio feud that involved Rey Mysterio’s then 8-year-old son Dominik, and some of the ideas that Eddie brought to the table. He explains why this particular storyline featured a lot more Eddie on the mic than Eddie in the ring. Court talks Taboo Tuesday, Cyber Monday, and discusses what he learned working alongside Dusty Rhodes, Bruce Prichard, Paul Heyman, and Vince McMahon. Plus, he talks about MLW’s luck in signing generational talent like Hammerstone and Jacob Fatu, and why he’s so excited for everyone to see the up and coming Micr

There’s a secret society called the Bohemian Club that holds a two-week exclusive event every year at Bohemian Grove in the Redwoods just north of San Francisco. Tim Chizmar (of The Game fame) returns to discuss this invitation-only, elite club that offers membership exclusively to rich and powerful men (most of whom are white). Famous actors, musicians, artists, business men and politicians are among the members who dress like druids and worship a 40-foot giant Owl god voiced by Walter Cronkite. Alex Jones infiltrated Bohemian Grove in 2000 and filmed one of their rituals, the Creation of Care. Journalist Phillip Weiss from Spy Magazine also snuck into Bohemian Grove in 1989, and wrote an in-depth piece on their activities and location. And Tim Chizmar has three first-hand accounts about Bohemian Grove from former employees. But the real question to ask is, is Bohemian Grove just a summer camp for powerful, rich men or is there something else more sinister and nefarious going on among the trees and in the el

Dan Lambert is an avid pro wrestling title belt collector, and brought a handful from his collection on the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clover, and shared the amazing stories behind each belt. He and Eddie Kingston also provided great historical notes about some of the promotions, championships, and wrestlers including Hulk Hogan, Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk, Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Ocho Chris Jericho. Dan explains why the Mid Atlantic United States Heavyweight Championship belt is his favorite while Eddie Kingston reveals why the NWA World Title that Shane Douglas threw in the trash can on ECW television means the most to him. Plus, stick around to the end to hear a little history in the making!   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. eBay Motors: get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.co

Poker journalist and player Chad Holloway has one bracelet to his name, and he promises that one win was life changing! Chad tells his poker story and offers lots of tips and advice along the way. He talks a bit about the history of poker, the many game variants, some of the strategy for each type of play, and also discusses the rise and fall of the online poker industry. He’s been covering the game for years for PokerNews.com, and shares great stories about some of the game’s greats like the Godfather of Poker Doyle Brunson, The Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu.   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. Urban Stems: Go to https://urbanstems.com/ and use promo code JERICHO for 15% off. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.net/ Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota! Cynch: download the Cy

Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, and IRS Mike Rotunda walked onto a cruise ship… No, they really did! They were all onboard the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clover, and participated in a live TIJ episode on the ship all about the WWF in the 80s! If you were there, you got the whole thing, and if you weren’t, you get this special exclusive listen. Chris also shares some of the funnier moments, stories, and matches on this year’s cruise including the Jericho-Hausen tag match, the crowning of the inaugural Jericho Cruise Oceanic Champion (aka Matt Cardona), rap concerts from Swerve Strickland and Max Castor, and Ryan Nemeth standup!  Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. Urban Stems: Go to https://urbanstems.com/ and use promo code JERICHO for 15% off. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.ne

Sudden Impact made their tag team debut in Japan in October of 1991. It was Lance Storm and Chris Jericho at Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling aka FMW. The duo were barely a year into their wrestling careers when this tour opportunity arose, and they recount their nearly three-week trip overseas. They remember how they got the chance to travel to Japan, what it was like boarding the plane with no visa or actual contact information for anyone at FMW. They share stories about FMW promoter Onita, his right-hand man, Goto, and their fellow Gaijin wrestlers on the show including Mark Starr, Horace Boulder (Hulk Hogan’s nephew), and Mike Awesome. They share some of the ribs pulled on this trip, the story about their $600 drinking bar adventure, and they break down each one of their Japanese matches.   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. Urban Stems: Go to https://urbanstems.com/ and use promo code JERI

Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel and Merlin Alderslade from Metal Hammer return to rank Iron Maiden opening songs!  They’ve got their Top 10 selected and count them down in a spirited debate that’s filled with great trivia about songwriting, recording, and concerts. Do any songs from the Blaze Bayley era make the cut? And how did the return of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith affect their respective lists? Where do you think songs like “Invade,” “Aces High,” “The Number Of The Beast,” “Piece of Mind,” and “Powerslave” rank? They guys also discuss Maiden live shows and set lists, and make some predictions about what might be included in Maiden’s upcoming “The Future Past Tour.”   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. Urban Stems: Go to https://urbanstems.com/ and use promo code JERICHO for 15% off. PajamaGram: Go to https://www.pajamagram.com/ and use promo code NUDE for 25% off and FREE g

Former Playboy Playmate of the Month (January 1996) Victoria Fuller has tons of great stories about Hugh Hefner and her time at the Playboy mansion. She shares what inspired her Playboy dream, how and when she finally met Hef, and some of the memorable experiences she had as a Playmate, including guest stints on Married With Children and Friends! She recounts the time she starred in Weezer’s music video for “Beverly Hills” which was filmed at the mansion, how Hef helped her pursue her other dream of becoming an artist, and her final days hanging out at the mansion. She also reveals how she feels about Holly Madison’s post-Playboy public tell-all. And she explains how she got into NFTs and web3 and launched Rogue Bunnies and their NFT trading card collection featuring 100 former Playmates. Order the Rogue Bunnies NFT trading cards & join their metaverse: https://roguebunnies.com/ Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” u

The Jericho Appreciation Society invaded PWG’s Battle Of Los Angeles in a surprise appearance that saw them get the best of their opponents in a 10-man tag. Michael Oku was one of those said opponents, and he recounts the how, where, and when he found out about his participation in this historic match! Michael also details his own start in the British wrestling scene, how he started working for RevPro, what he learned working with Konosuke Takeshita, and his goals for 2023. He also does a deep dive into his 5-star match with Will Ospreay at RevPro High Stakes 2022 at the York Theater in London.   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up a “No Sweat First Bet” up to $1,000 dollars. Urban Stems: Go to https://urbanstems.com/ and use promo code JERICHO for 15% off. PajamaGram: Go to https://www.pajamagram.com/ and use promo code NUDE for 25% off and FREE gift wrapping Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop onl

Jeff Waldridge is the caretaker of the haunted Anderson Hotel in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and he, Jericho, and AEW’s Dr. Luther recorded this episode live in the dark in the old hotel. Jeff shares the history of the hotel and the 13 verified deaths that took place within its walls. He details the paranormal activity that he’s personally witnessed over years including hearing footsteps and tapping to seeing apparitions, and he chronicles the more invasive occurrences that others have experienced like bite marks and scratches, and what some of the EVP (electronic voice phenomena) recordings have captured inside various room. He also talks about the 3-day TV shoot that Paranormal Lockdown staged at the hotel, and incident that resulted in one of the camera crew abruptly walking out. But what happens during the hour or so that Jericho, Jeff and Dr. Luther are holed up in the hotel?? Hmmmm   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up to $3,000 dollars

Reach For The Sky, Boy! A Tribute to Jay Briscoe The wrestling world lost an incredible wrestler and even better man when Jamin Pugh (aka Jay Briscoe of the Briscoe Brothers) was tragically killed in a car accident just a few minutes from his home in Laurel, Delaware. The accident also seriously injured his two young daughters. The 13x and current ROH World Tag Team Champion is remembered in this emotional tribute episode by some of his close friends including The Young Bucks, Hangman Adam Page, Adam Cole, Samoa Joe, Sonjay Dutt, Christopher Daniels, and Jay Lethal. They share favorite stories, matches, and memories of the great family man and friend who never had a bad word to say about anybody. RIP Jamin Pugh. Please support the Pugh family: https://www.givesendgo.com/pughlove   Thank you for supporting our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get up to $3,000 dollars back in Bonus Bets if your first bet doesn’t win! PajamaGram: Go to https://www.pajamagram.com/ and use pr

Jesse Wilkins, Dave Wilkins, and Rob Coakley from the Hometown Ghost Stories podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnk8lQr-uMiMGEghVQ5LyQ) return to share the terrifying tale of the Villisca Axe Murder House! 8 murders were committed in that house on June 12, 1912, and while the police at the time had many suspects, they actually failed to convict anyone of the heinous crime and the case remains unsolved to this day. The guys detail the story, evidence, theories, and suspects, and explain why researchers and experts believe Villisca was the work of a serial killer. They also talk about paranormal elements surrounding the Villisca House and the weird links to both the Sallie House and the Lizzie Borden case.    Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get $150 in FREE bets when you place your first $5 bet. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.net/ Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily

17-year-old Nick Wayne already has an AEW contract, and is eagerly awaiting his 18th birthday in July so he can officially get in an AEW ring! The son of Pacific Northwest wrestling legend, the late, great Buddy Wayne, has been unofficially training since childhood. Nick talks about crashing classes at his dad’s wrestling school, working out with the students, learning from his dad, and having his first official match at the age of 12. Nick explains how and when he started working with Defy Wrestling in Seattle, how he’s been able to travel the world to wrestle (including Japan and the UK) while still in high school, and when and where he caught the eye of Tony Khan. Plus, Buddy Wayne was also a mentor and very close friend to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Bryan Alvarez, and Bryan joins to share stories and memories of Buddy, and describe what’s it been like to see the naturally-talented Nick grow up and follow in his father’s footsteps.   Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app &

Jamie Dew and Thomas Sena from the SNL Hall of Fame podcast join to do Top 10 picks for an SNL castmembers Hall of Fame! Everybody brings their own Top 10 picks from the show’s 50-year history, and explain their respective rankings. They talk about Will Ferrall, Adam Sandler, John Belushi & Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Chris Farley, Dana Carvey, Kate McKinnon, and so many more! They share their favorite sketches, bits, impersonations and catchphrases along with plenty of awesome SNL trivia! Hear about the many collaborations between WWE and SNL, and the time Jericho almost served as the celebrity guest host.   Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get $150 in FREE bets when you place your first $5 bet. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.net/ Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.mintmobile.com/jericho Toyo

Championship belt maker Dave Millican is the man behind the Chris Jericho Rock & Wrestling Rager at Sea Four Leaf Clove limited-edition championship belt!  He’s also the Ace of Belts maker behind title belts for AEW, WWE, Jerry Lawler, UFC, The Rock, and Steve Austin. He’s got plenty of stories about each of the belts he’s made along with some interesting details about belts he’s done for Madonna and Mack Trucks! Dave talks about his start in the business including the first belt he ever made for himself and the first belt he constructed for someone else. He talks about meeting the man who became his mentor, legendary belt maker Reggie Parks, and the best advice Reggie gave him. Dave explains belt design and construction, how to spot a fake from the real thing, and even shares a couple of his all-time favorite title belts.   Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get $150 in FREE bets when you place your first $5 bet. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your l

James Janisse from the popular YouTube channel Dead Meat joins to talk all things Canadian horror! He’s doing a deep dive into all kinds of great films made by Canadians and filmed in Canada including Black Christmas which pretty much directly inspired John Carpenter to make Halloween, and David Cronenberg films like Shivers, The Fly starring Jeff Goldblum, and Videodrome. Jericho & James break down The Changeling, My Blood Valentine, Gingersnaps, Cube and the Canadian TV series, Slasher. They share tons of cool trivia about the movies, the kill scenes, the casts, and the resurgence of the horror genre in general.   Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get $150 in FREE bets when you place your first $5 bet. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.net/ Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.mintmobile.com/jericho Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find yo

Jamie and John from the True Crimecast podcast return, and this time they’ve got details on crimes committed by professional wrestlers! They detail the case of Juana Barraza, the luchadora serial killer who prayed on the elderly in the Mexico City area. They’re talking about WCW’s Hardbody Harrison who’s currently serving a life sentence for his part in a sex trafficking ring! There’s Douglas Whitton, an indie wrestler who murdered four people, and Rockin’ Rebel Charles Williams, a protégé of the Rock & Roll Express, who was involved in a murder suicide. They also discuss less serious crimes that involve Ric Flair, Billie Joe Travis and Jerry Lawler, and Hurricane Helms and Chris Jericho! Please support our sponsors! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get $150 in FREE bets when you place your first $5 bet. Pandora: Find a gift as unique as your love! Visit a store near you or shop online at https://us.pandora.net/ Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.m

Jeff Jarrett has joined forces with Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh at AEW, but that’s not all he’s doing! Jeff talks about his office role for AEW and what he hopes it means for the company’s growth in 2023. He also shares stories about his WWE days and working for Vince both as in-ring talent, and in the office on the creative team. He discusses his territory days with Jerry Lawler in Memphis, learning from his father, and starting and building TNA from the ground-up. He recalls tagging with Owen Hart and their great friendship, and explains why being the heel in Ric Flair’s last match was such a great honor.   Please support our sponsors! Skylight Frames: go to https://www.skylightframe.com and use promo code JERICHO to get $15 off your purchase. Mint Mobile: cut your wireless bill to $15 per month at https://www.mintmobile.com/jericho Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota! FanDuel: download the FanDuel app & use promo code JERICHO to get a “No Sweat First Bet” up t