Troubled Men Podcast

René and Manny
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René Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt. Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it. René is a New Orleans native who's been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.

  1. TMP343 BRENT ROSE: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

    21m ago

    TMP343 BRENT ROSE: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

    The Grammy Award-winning saxophone player and composer with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Otra, Charlie and the Tropicales, and Muevelo with Margie Perez is also a professor of music at UNO. First stationed in town with the Marine Corps Band, then coming to prominence with the young lions of Quintology, he's played or recorded with Galactic, Nicholas Payton, the Temptations, Charlie Hunter, and Gatemouth Brown. Brent's experience with the formless minds of today's students comes in handy as he attempts to school the Troubled Men. Topics include the Trump Phone, RFK's snake handling, Hawaii, #1 in Serbia, a 91-year-old fan, Claudine Longet RIP, Sonny Rollins RIP, Seattle, practice as therapy, school band, selling cigarettes, a gospel band, Father's Day, Tourette's Syndrome, combat training, Charlie Occhipinti, Charlie Blanq, latin music, Eric Traub, Sam Butera, Lena Prima, the Seahawks, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "The Fat Man" and "Gentilly Groove" from "Atmosphere" by the New Orleans Nightcrawlers Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Brent Rose Instagram New Orleans Nightcrwalers Facebook Chapters (00:00:15) - Troubled Men(00:00:40) - Trump's New Phone(00:03:45) - Jimmy Kimmel on Chick Corea's Snake Eating(00:05:43) - Hawaii tourist runs into sea turtle(00:07:41) - Troublemen(00:09:26) - The Old Pretenders Play At 91(00:12:20) - RIP Peter the Troubleman(00:12:54) - Claudine Lange's(00:15:15) - Sonny Rollins Dead at 95(00:17:47) - Wonders Say, Welcome In(00:18:53) - Brent Rose(00:19:59) - The Education of Our Youth(00:21:34) - In the Elevator With Alex Rosen(00:23:11) - Steve Kim on Starting On The Saxophone in Sixth Grade(00:27:20) - Kurt Cobain's Friends Remembering Him(00:29:05) - Honor Playing in the School Band(00:31:21) - How Much Did Cigarettes Cost in Seattle?(00:33:09) - Gospel Bandmember on Starting a Band at 16(00:36:19) - Does Tourette Syndrome Affect Musicians?(00:40:50) - Tiki Tuesday at Snake and Jake's(00:42:07) - Thank You!(00:44:12) - Life Is Fair(00:45:27) - Marine Corps band member on joining the military(00:48:18) - Marine Band at Tulane(00:49:52) - Marine Drum Lessons in New Orleans(00:52:48) - Quintology(00:55:58) - Guitarist and Latin Music Artist(00:58:30) - Playing With The New Orleans Nightcrawlers(01:01:50) - How The New Orleans Nightcrawlers Won a Grammy(01:05:30) - Accepting a Grammy(01:07:42) - Are We Too Optimistic About Birth Rates?(01:08:36) - Chaz Fest on The New Orleans Night Crawlers(01:10:36) - Sam Butera on Playing With Louis Prima(01:13:35) - milo on the Island(01:15:51) - Charlie and the Tropicals

    1h 22m
  2. TMP342 DAPHNE PARKER POWELL: THE DEATH OF COOL

    May 21

    TMP342 DAPHNE PARKER POWELL: THE DEATH OF COOL

    The award-winning singer, musician, and songwriter celebrates the release of her 7th album, "The Death of Cool," this week. Produced by Squirrel Nut Zippers' mastermind Jimbo Mathus and engineered by studio wiz Mike Napolitano, the record boasts contributions from esteemed collaborators including Eric "Roscoe" Ambel and the Zippers' own Dr. Sick. Having spent years sailing tall ships around the world, Daphne navigates to the choppy waters of Snake and Jake’s where the Troubled Men are well aware they will all wind up in the drink. Topics include "Welcome in," social division, the mailman, a hall pass, a "Halloween" mannequin, slasher films, getting rear-ended, assassins, conspiracy theories, a losing battle, human taxidermy, Ted Turner RIP, Rex Reed RIP, soundmen, Camp Lejeune, a family band, a cancer lawsuit, coal miners, an oxycontin surplus, Lilith Fair, Alanis Morissette, moving to Brooklyn, Pine Woods, Pete Seeger, the Clearwater, the Amistad, Cinque and the SLA, making records, a bad boy, poetic justice, a record label, surviving cancer, finding New Orleans, "The Starter Wife," a divorce, Harry Dean Stanton, smoking, record promo, team building, videos, and much more.        Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "Speak No Evil" and "Scorcher Earth & The Flood" from "The Death Of Cool" by Daphne Parker Powell Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Daphne Parker Powell Facebook Daphne Parker Powell Homepage Daphne Parker Powell YouTube Daphne Parker Powell Bandcamp

    1h 19m
  3. TMP341 ROSIE TRAN STANDS UP

    May 1

    TMP341 ROSIE TRAN STANDS UP

    The stand-up comic, producer, writer, model, and podcast host is a veteran of the L.A. and New Orleans comedy scenes with a new series "Rosie Tran Presents" now available on Amazon Prime. In her comedy special on Peacock, "Saigon Honey," Rosie draws on her background growing up in New Orleans as a first generation Vietnamese-American. Tonight she laughs it up with the Troubled Men. Topics include French Quarter Fest, Jazz Fest prep, mobile toothbrushing, a ruptured sewer line, a Titanic auction, a surprise guest, the Alice Harte-Edna Karr-Ben Franklin pipeline, Algiers, a comic boyfriend, the Howlin' Wolf, open mics, joke writing, Cal State L.A., the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory, women in comedy, gatekeepers, Joan Rivers, T-Ben Boudreaux, USO tours, the Prytania Bar, Mike Strecker, Adam Barnhardt, the Improv, the lottery, TikTok comedians, a feature film, an OnlyFans page, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "Factory for Stars" and "Red Cadillac" from "Hope Is Not For The Weak" by the Geraniums Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Rosie Tran Instgram Rosie Tran Links To Podcasts, Specials, Modeling, and more Rosie Tran Homepage

    1h 10m
  4. TMP340 ERIC BOLIVAR BACK IN ACTION

    Apr 23

    TMP340 ERIC BOLIVAR BACK IN ACTION

    The master drummer and percussionist with Bonerama, Lynn Drury, the Pimps of Joytime, and the Joe Krown Trio has also played with Anders Osborne, Tab Benoit, Karl Denson, and Ellis Marsalis. His recent kidney transplant, after over 10 years on dialysis, has given him a new lease on life and a long-overdue return to normalcy. With an intense festival season schedule looming, Eric finds some free time to catch up over cocktails. That new kidney will be working overtime cleaning out the toxins after his night with the Troubled Men. Topics include street people, Tiki Tuesday, young love, an A.I. savior, Adderall, teen takeovers, midwifery, home births, the moon shot, "Capricorn One," a musical family, a first drum set, drum and bugle corps, band decorum, leadership, the Frostop, Karl Denson, Doug Belote, Kirk Joseph, Jazz Fest dates, mystery cramping, a diagnosis, touring, the transplant list, dietary restrictions, an organ donor, ice preferences, recovery, water intake, a positive attitude, the clarity of parenthood, a naming contest, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Junco Partner" from "Qualified" by the Joe Krown Trio+1 (featuring Papa Mali) Outro Music: "Meters Medley (featuring Omari Neville)" from "So Much Love" by Bonerama Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Eric Bolivar Facebook Eric Bolivar Music Facebook Eric Bolivar Instagram

    1h 26m
  5. TMP339 THE ROB HUDAK GOES FULL TILT

    Episode 340 Trailer

    TMP339 THE ROB HUDAK GOES FULL TILT

    The singer, guitar player, and songwriter with the Hawtsies, the Newborn Naturals, and Boogie Man Smash is also the founder and CEO of Full Tilt Records and a partner in the nightclub Chickie Wah Wah. Having grown up in a mobbed-up Youngstown, Ohio, with a Lou Reed/Velvet Underground obsession during the collapse of the steel industry, he's no stranger to the seedy side of life. Tonight Rob takes a walk on the wild side with the Troubled Men. Topics include Juan's wedding, Bosco from Eddie V., festival season, Frostop demolition plans, our fearless leader, "Welcome in," March Madness, a long buzzer, a Kit Kat heist, an OnlyFans arrest, the rackets, Joey Naples, stealing from the poor box, Beatles cartoons, Elvis's death, a toy guitar, "Transformer," the Who, the Penguin Pub, Ohio bands, Stiv Bators, Thin White Line, Harvey Pekar, Toby Radloff, Shimmy Disc Records, graphic design, moving to New York, the Lakeside Lounge, Jim Marshall, Kelly Keller, 52 Ludlow St., the Strokes, Gram Parsons, the Clash Day shows, Dan Penn, Bobby Marchan, and much more.  Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: "Hell Raisin'" and "Voodoo Doll" from "9 Lives" by The Hawtsies  Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Rob Hudak Facebook The Hawtsies Instagram

    1h 23m
  6. TMP338 RANDY ELLIS CRUISES IN

    Apr 3

    TMP338 RANDY ELLIS CRUISES IN

    The Grammy Award-winning guitarist with Chubby Carrier and Tyron Benoit also played with departed local legends Michael Ward and Dino Kruse. Under the Choupic Sessions umbrella, he releases recordings from his long-running songwriting collective. Once a regular at Snake and Jake's, tonight Randy returns to the scene with the Troubled Men. For him, it's a definite step down. Topics include road construction, water main breaks, a Glyn Styler recording session, a cast party at Francis Ford Coppola's, a St. Patrick's day parade, the Brain Tuner, unfunny comedies, "The Bear," Mel Brooks, smoking, a poll, a gondola crash, the Liberace Museum, John Mooney at Madigan's, Thibodaux, Bayou Lafourche, mourning, 10,000 hours, a coma, G.I.T., Los Angeles, strippers, Tommy Tedesco, Levon Helm, Steve Masakowski, UNO, Russ Broussard, Keith Keller, Jack Snyder, Tabby Thomas, touring, German bikers, a family band, band camaraderie, Taj Mahal, a publishing company, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Lonely Frog" by Randy Ellis Outro Music: "Tippy Toes" by Tyron Benoit and Choupic Sessions Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Randy Ellis Facebook Choupic Sessions Facebook Tyron Benoit Band Facebook Randy Ellis Instagram Chapters (00:00:00) - Troubled Men(00:03:46) - Manny on His Week(00:04:07) - Glenn Styler on His New Music(00:06:14) - St. Patrick's Day Parade(00:07:35) - Eric Clapton on Rehab(00:09:32) - Living Is a War(00:09:59) - Mel Brooks on His 99 Year Old Body(00:12:37) - Which Sound More Racist? Asian vs. Black(00:14:29) - Consensus Reached on Immigration(00:14:38) - Liberace in the Swiss Gondola(00:15:58) - Guitarist Randy Ellis on The Bayou Swamp Band(00:16:31) - John Mooney at Snake and Jake's(00:19:26) - My Ancestry Story: From New Orleans, Louisiana(00:20:17) - Mourning the Dead in New Orleans(00:24:11) - How many years is 10,000 hours?(00:25:37) - Practice for Days, Even Hours(00:27:29) - Guitar Lessons from Thibodeau(00:29:46) - Living With Strippers In Los Angeles(00:32:23) - Tommy Did Asko On The Wrecking Crew(00:33:50) - Playing Rock 'n' Roll With Strippers(00:34:55) - Blues Guitar Lessons With Chubby Carrier(00:37:27) - Get It Together(00:37:35) - Dino Cruz on the Road With Dean Martin(00:39:51) - Troubleman Podcast: Thank You!(00:42:08) - Jimmy Chubbuck on Dino Cruz's Life(00:43:51) - Chubby Carrier(00:47:19) - Doug Baloch on Chubby's Muscles(00:47:49) - Randy on Chubby Carrier's Family(00:52:10) - On Playing With The Drummers(00:53:23) - Chubby Carrier on His Grammy Win(00:57:15) - Louisiana Blues Legends on The Big Easy(00:59:58) - Tyron Benoit: We Started a Songwriting Session With My(01:04:24) - Randy Ellis on Shoe Pick Sessions(01:06:49) - Seniors Get Older(01:07:52) - Trouble Men Stickers

    1h 12m
  7. TMP337 TRIXIE MINX UNVEILED

    Mar 19

    TMP337 TRIXIE MINX UNVEILED

    The award-winning burlesque performer, producer, and founding creative director of Fleur de Tease, Burgundy Burlesque, and Burlesque Ballroom cut her teeth in the ballet world, training with the Miami Ballet and the American Ballet Theater before moving to New Orleans and embracing the resurgent burlesque movement. With Trixie Minx Productions she has assembled a full roster of classic vaudeville acts including dancers, circus performers, magicians, and aerial artists for private and corporate events. Sideshow acts...circus freaks—she'll feel right at home with the Troubled Men. Topics include a first communion, Bosco, a water main break, locker room stories, Miami, a babysitter, Woody's nightclub, modern ballet, "Dancing On My Grave," "Turning Point," the BAFTA Awards, Tourette's Syndrome, dating, good posture, Pilates training, Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble, riding out Katrina, tassels, a geek act, chicken bingo, Bustout Burlesque, live music, "The Nutcracker," the tease, the balloon dance, nostalgia, Gypsy Rose, Joan Rivers, getting handsy, floorshows, Magic Mike, the Magic Castle, "Members Only," and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Slow Walk" by Sil Austin Outro Music: "Take It Off" from "High Preist" by Alex Chilton Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Trixie Minx Facebook Trixie Minx Productions Facebook Trixie Minx Productions Instagram Trixie Minx Homepage

    1h 16m
  8. TMP 336 AARON WILKINSON: UP FROM THE SWAMP

    Mar 6

    TMP 336 AARON WILKINSON: UP FROM THE SWAMP

    The Honey Island Swamp Band singer, guitar and mandolin player, songwriter, and frontman spent years touring and recording with blue-eyed soul man Eric Lindell, appearing on the Conan O'Brien show along the way. His latest project, the RiverBenders with Jake Eckert, Myles Weeks, and Russ Broussard, takes a more acoustic, back-porch approach. Tonight Aaron, a former newspaper reporter, has the tables turned as he gets a good grilling from the Troubled Men. Topics include skateboarding, a water main break, Mardi Gras parades, a snowstorm, a Sonny Landreth and the Iguanas tour, Robert Duvall RIP, Jesse Jackson RIP, Robert Carradine RIP, the Winter Olympics, snow skiing, Washington and Lee University, a Camaro, Pensacola, guitar lessons, poetry, print journalism, moving to New Orleans, teaching English, interviewing Galactic, Theryl DeClouet, Theresa Andersson, playing bass, Robert Maché, Amanda Shaw, Irene Sage, Chris Mulé, a San Francisco exile, the Boom Boom Room, Sam Price, Garland Paul, the Record Plant, Susan Cowsill, the pandemic, and much more. Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman Break Music: "Gone" from "Custom Deluxe" by the Honey Island Swamp Band Outro Music: "Rollercoaster" by the RiverBenders Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here.  Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Honey Island Swamp Band Facebook Honey Island Swamp Band Homepage The RiverBenders Facebook The RiverBenders Homepage Chapters (00:00:16) - Troubled Men Podcast(00:03:00) - Mardi Gras 2017(00:07:09) - Mardi Gras 2014(00:10:12) - Aaron on The Snowstorm(00:11:39) - Robert Duvall In The Elevator(00:13:41) - Robert Duvall in The Story(00:14:07) - Jesse Jackson: Meeting the Great Jesse Jackson(00:16:00) - John Carradine in Revenge of the Nerds(00:18:59) - Ice skating and skiing(00:20:00) - Are You An Athlete?(00:22:18) - Interview with Aaron Wilkinson(00:23:30) - Ronaldo on Being Called A Ron(00:27:15) - Kidnapped in Pensacola, Florida(00:29:31) - Jimmy Kimmel on Starting To Play Music As A Teen(00:32:35) - Florida Panthers player on the culture of Pensacola(00:35:11) - Writing as a way to pay the rent(00:35:40) - Washington and Lee's Poems(00:37:58) - Teaching English in New Orleans(00:41:12) - Tom Cruise on His Haulle(00:44:17) - The Nation(00:46:51) - Aaron Wilkinson(00:50:17) - The Bass Lessons of Robert Mantle(00:53:42) - Robert Mache On His Friendship With The Cramps(00:55:35) - Eric Lindell on Playing With Irene Sage(00:57:10) - Eric Clapton on Working With Drummers(01:00:48) - Are You Doing It Right?(01:01:42) - Eric Lindell on Playing With Conan O'Brien(01:04:22) - Honey Island Swamp Band(01:07:44) - The Honey Island Small Band's Cinderella Story(01:10:46) - Honey Island Swamp Band(01:11:47) - The River Benders(01:14:37) - The build up to the letdown(01:14:45) - Troublemen Podcast: Aaron Gets Real(01:15:19) - Sing It Like They Sweet Ladies

    1h 19m
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René Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt. Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it. René is a New Orleans native who's been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.

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  • Creator
    René and Manny
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    375
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © René Coman/Manny Chevrolet
  • Show Website
    Troubled Men Podcast

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