SunDried Tomatoes Podcast

Anthony Iozzo

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An eclectic journalist talking with guests about a variety of topics ranging from sports to music to homebrewing and beer to movies and TV shows.

04/11/2022

Memorable shows and random freestylin'

My stepbrother Marc Lopez joins me again on an episode that completes a full year of podcasts. We discuss some of our most memorable shows/music festivals that we've gone to and what shows/venues we would go if we had a time machine and could go anywhere at anytime. Plus, I play a few of my beats, and Marc does some freestyling.

1h 28m
03/07/2022

The Big Dance and the Big Dunce (aka Rob Manfred)

My cousin Austin Monaco-Genschaw joins me on late notice after a previously scheduled guest had some things come up. We go in depth about the upcoming NCAA mens basketball tournament, including going over our favorites, dark horses and who might be cinderella this season. Plus, we also go off on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and the team owners severe mishandling of the CBA negotiations and how angry we are at the MLB lockout.

1h 38m
01/31/2022

Plants, cats and video games

In this month's podcast, my fiancé Alexandria Yoder-Fox joins me to discuss many random topics, including why she decided to take up horticulture, why it is important to keep cat colonies in check and why video games offer the perfect distraction to the every day challenges of real life.

1h 21m
12/27/2021

Cosmic horror & interdimensional portals

Another festive episode with this one relating to the winter solstice. My friend Jake August and I discuss our favorite cosmic horror stories and tropes, why we love the genre and how it has influenced some of our own writing and dreams. We also try a few beers throughout the conversation. In the 47th minute, we also discover a portal that I may or may not have fallen through. Or perhaps, the madness was beginning to set in.

1h 52m
11/29/2021

Holiday movies and family memories

My brother Michael joins me to talk about some of our favorite Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year's holiday movies. I go over my top 10 holiday movies, and my brother, who is a movie connoisseur, gives his thoughts on my list and talks about movies he would add. Plus, the movies bring out some family memories for both of us, and a few random ones which may or may not include Captain Ron marathons.

1h 26m
10/25/2021

For the love of town baseball

Champlin Logators catcher/manager Matt Marek joins me to talk about his time on the field, the greatness of town baseball and why more people should know and support local teams. The Logators, which took third overall at state this past season, are a Class B amateur baseball team in the Twin Cities' northern suburbs, and they play out of the Metro Minny League in the Minnesota Baseball Association. https://www.logatorbaseball.com/teams/?u=logatorbaseball&s=baseball https://www.metrominny.com/teams/?u=metrominny&s=baseball http://www.mnbaseball.org

1h 27m
09/27/2021

Collegiate ways and sports days

My cousin Austin Monaco-Genschaw joins me to talk about his time at Flagler College (St. Augustine, Fla.) as he starts his junior year, and we get back to the days when we talked a lot about sports. We touch on college football, NFL and MLB topics, including talk about the Wisconsin Badgers, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox and many other teams.

1h 52m
08/30/2021

Spreading the Premier League fever

Liverpool FC and just overall football (or soccer) fan Javier Hurtado joins me again as we discuss the start of the 2021-22 Premier League, Italy's Euro 2020 win, the importance of fans and more. This was also the first time I was blessed to do a face-to-face chat on this podcast, which already makes this one my favorite one.

1h 31m
07/26/2021

Hip-hop dreams and poetry slams

My stepbrother Marc Lopez (aka Mal-One) joins me to discuss his hip-hop beginnings, performing at battles and poetry slams, doing music collaborations and just what music means to us. Plus, we also talk about Marc's recreational sports hobby in Chicago with Simply Social Sports (S3). Note: Marc's voice is possessed by a Dalek from 69:58-76:10. Check out music by Mal-One at https://soundcloud.com/mal-one Check out SGvFO (Anthony Iozzo) and Mal-One (Marc Lopez): March of the Damned) at https://soundcloud.com/mal-one/march-of-the-damned Check out Doct'Aglio (Anthony Iozzo and Jerry Brady) music at https://doctaglio1.bandcamp.com/releases Check out other SGvFO (Anthony Iozzo) music at https://supergarlicvsfunkyonion1.bandcamp.com

1h 21m
06/28/2021

Sports journalism: Living the dream?

Guest and friend Josh Smith - who now works as an editor for Ground Support Worldwide and is a board member for the Fort Atkinson Generals (a baseball team in the Home Talent League in Wisconsin) - joins me to talk about our early days breaking into the sports writing/editing world, including when we started a short-lived blog and podcast together that we believe got us full-time gigs at newspapers. We also talk amateur baseball and Major League Baseball.

1h 44m
05/31/2021

John Puchalski: The man, the myth, the legend

In the second episode of the SunDried Tomatoes Podcast, I talk with my friend John Puchalski (aka Pooch), who is a two-time fantasy football champion in our league and the brewmaster at Union Corners Brewery in Madison, Wis. Topics include his journey to become a brewmaster, news about Union Corners Brewery and some fantasy football talk from the former league champion.

1h 4m
04/25/2021

European Super League: An emotional roller coaster

Guest and friend Javier Hurtado joins host Anthony Iozzo for a talk about how he became a fan of Liverpool FC and how he was affected by the wild week following the announcement and quick demise of the European Super League. We also discuss about going to live sports again and what we think about our favorite MLB team, the Chicago White Sox and their chances in the AL Central and beyond.

1h 37m

12 Episodes

An eclectic journalist talking with guests about a variety of topics ranging from sports to music to homebrewing and beer to movies and TV shows.

Creator

Anthony Iozzo
Years Active

2021 - 2022
Episodes

12
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Anthony Iozzo/Sun Dried Tomatoes 2021
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