Welcome to "My Guest Tonight," where we dive into the latest and greatest in the world of podcasting! I'm your host, Jeff Revilla, and on today’s episode, we’re lighting the fuse on six big stories shaking up the podcasting community as of Monday, August 11, 2025. Whether you’re a seasoned podcaster, just thinking about launching your first episode, or a fan who loves the behind-the-scenes world of audio storytelling, there’s something in this episode for you.
This week, we’re celebrating community as local creators gather at our thriving Poduty Podcast Theater just outside of Pittsburgh—the heart of grassroots podcasting in town. Find out why more than 20 creators filled the room for the latest Pittsburgh Podcast Meetup, swapping stories, sharing advice, and yes, enjoying plenty of pizza!
Then, hit the road with us as we tune into the adrenaline-fueled Drivers Project Podcast, recorded live at the famous Knoxville Nationals—a must-listen event for racing fans. We’ll also burn some rubber in Texas where the Smoking Tire Podcast revved up a live Dallas crowd with car culture, comedy, and candid conversations.
But that’s not all—award-winning podcast Ear Hustle stops in Pittsburgh for a deeply moving live show, bringing powerful stories of incarceration and hope to the city’s historic Roxian Theatre. And if music’s your passion, you won’t want to miss how podcaster Philip Reese is turning Music Fest into a can’t-miss livestream event, connecting fans and artists from around the globe.
Finally, Jeff unveils details about the much-anticipated Poduty Live’s Podcast Showdown—the two-day celebration where podcasters will compete, connect, and spark creativity both in person and online, with tons of opportunities to win awards and grow your show.
If you’re curious about the future of podcasting, want inspiration from creators pushing boundaries, or just want the inside scoop on events happening in and around Pittsburgh, this is the episode for you. So grab your headphones, settle in, and join us as we ignite the world of podcasting—together!
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Our Stories Tonight:
“Slice, Sip, and Sync: Pittsburgh Podcasters Unite!”
Source: Poduty.com
https://poduty.com
“Slideways and Soundwaves”
Source: Speed Sport
https://speedsport.com/sprints-midgets/other-sprint-cars/nationals-special-events-at-hall-of-fame/
“Burnouts and Broadcasts: The Smoking Tire Hits Dallas”
Source: The Smoking Tire Podcast on You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-YjdEa8OtY
“From the Yard to the Roxian: Ear Hustle Goes Live in Pittsburgh”
Source: WESA FM Pittsburgh
https://www.wesa.fm/courts-justice/2025-08-06/ear-hustle-live-tour
“Musikfest Messenger: Phillip Reese Brings the Beat to Your Ears”
Source: WFMZ Allentown PA
https://www.wfmz.com/entertainment/festival/musikfest/podcast-brings-personal-touch-to-musikfest-with-interviews-artist-spotlights/article_375d25d4-a596-4fdd-bc0c-1572b049d084.html
“Battle for the Mic: Poduty’s Live Podcast Showdown”
Source: Poduty
https://events.poduty.com/
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Episode Transcript
Hey, everybody. Welcome to Poduty and the News for Monday, August 11,
2025. I'm Jeff, your host. We've got podcast meetups,
awards shows, burnouts, music fest. From Pittsburgh
nights to Knoxville days Pod detectors meet up in their
own cool ways Drivers projects racing at the hall of
fame While the smoking tires bring in Texas game
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Hear hustle stories hit the bird real deep Hope
and dreams that kind they'll always keep Music fest is
jamming with Reese on the street. And Poduty lands bringing
the big pot dream Jeff Revilla
and the mic bringing you the news Poduty and the News
yeah, we like the fuse Jeff Revilla at the mic bringing
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you the news Poduty and the News yeah, we like the
Fuse, huh? We like the Fuse,
huh? We like the Fuse. All
right. Welcome to today's episode of Poduty and the News. It is Monday,
August 11th. I've got six great stories.
Two of them are coming from our Pittsburgh podcast theater. About
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20 minutes outside of Pittsburgh, we opened a small podcast theater to support
local DIY creators. We've got two great
events coming up. I'm going to slip them into the news this week. That's why
we started this podcast was to showcase stories from around the world where
people are live podcasting and also to show you what we're doing here outside of
Pittsburgh. So head over to Poduty.com p o d u
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t y .com and check out our upcoming events. Our first story
tonight, slice, sip and sink Pittsburgh podcasters
unite. Live from the Poduty podcast theater. Over 20
creators came out for the Pittsburgh Podcast meetup. And yes,
there was pizza. It was a night of networking, sharing
strategies and swapping stories about Mike's mistakes and monetization.
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Whether you're a veteran podcaster or just planning your pilot,
these monthly meetups are fueling Pittsburgh's podcasting scene.
And this one had the buzz of a live green room before
showtime. Big thanks to everyone who came out. The community is
growing. We are just getting started. This was our biggest meetup yet. We are
doing these monthly. Chances are there might be a meetup in your
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hometown. Check your local listings, check
eventbrite, check those sites, maybe like Facebook events and see if you
have a podcast meetup. And if you don't come out to Pittsburgh,
next one is September 6th. We'd love to have you pizza, drinks,
networking. It's a great event, a great night out and there's no charge.
We're just trying to grow the community in the Pittsburgh area. So come out,
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get fed and have some fun. Our second story Tonight,
Slideways and Sound Waves comes to us from
speedsport.com live from
Knoxville, Iowa at the heart of Dirt Track racing,
the Drivers Project podcast revved up for a special live recording
during the 64th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville
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Nationals on Aug. 6 at
1:30pm Fans packed the second floor of the National Sprint Car
hall of Fame and Museum to hear the co hosts of the Drivers
Project Podcast, Daryl and Todd dive deep into the
sprint car scene with racing stars Sam Heffertop
Jr. JJ Hickle, Carson McCarl.
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Surrounded by legends and vintage sprint cars and the roar of
Nationals week, this episode captured the grit, glory and gear
grinding culture of one of racing's most beloved corners.
Whether you're a die hard fan or just along for the ride, this high
octane podcast was at its finest. And this is one of
the things that I'm talking about. Your podcast has a community. There's
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people like you out there. In this case, these people
are doing a racing podcast. Where do they go to do a live show?
A race track. That's where your audience is going to be. Try
doing your show live in front of similar people.
Our third story tonight, Burnouts and broadcasts Another
car back to back car stories the Smoking Tire Hits Dallas
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this comes to us from the Smoking tire podcast on YouTube.
Get ready to downshift into podcast overdrive. The
Smoking Tire Podcast hit the road and pulled into Dallas, Texas
for a special live taping of episode
1035. Host Matt Farah
and Zach Clapman revved up the energy in front of a live
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audience, blending horsepower with humor, hot takes and just enough
exhaust fumes to keep the gear heads happy. It's car
culture, comedy and candid conversation
Texas style. Again. Another way to take your podcast into the
community and have these real in person events
make connections with people in real life. Our fourth story, Another Pittsburgh
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story coming to us from the Yard to the Roxy
and Ear Hustle Goes live in Pittsburgh. The story comes to us
from WESAFM in Pittsburgh and the podcast
from San Quentin to the Steel City. The award winning Ear
Hustle Podcast is bringing real stories of life during
and after incarceration to the stage live at the
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roxian Theater on August 8th. Co host Nigel Poor and
Earlone woods are hitting the road for their second live tour
and this stop in Pittsburgh promises powerful stories full
of humor, humanity and hope. It's a rare look into prison life
that skips cliches and dives deep into the dreams and imagination
of those too often overlooked. And here's an
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example of taking your podcast on the road. And this is
what we're trying to build at the Poduty Podcast Theater is this middle ground
between recording in your home studio and getting to a
stage. You know, our theater holds 40 people. We can live stream to
thousands. But we're, we need places where people can go
practice their podcast in front of a live audience and, and then
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take it on the road and, and that's what we're trying to build. And you're
seeing that here with Ear Hustle, they are already ahead of everybody. They are
taking their podcast on the road, touring the country and
making stops right here in Pittsburgh. So I'm a little partial to it because I
love supporting Pittsburgh podcasting. Our
fifth story tonight, the Music Fest messenger Philip Reese
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brings the beat to our ears. Comes to us from
WFMZ in Allentown, Pennsylvania. That's a
good 60% of tonight's stories are in Pennsylvania. What are you doing
about podcasting in your town? At Music Fest
2025, Philip Reese isn't just attending. He's
orchestrating a daily livestream podcast from inside the Godfrey
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Daniels. Capturing the festival's heartbeat. From
deep dives with international acts like Italy based Irish band
Gadon to spotlighting local talent, Reese
serves as the messenger of Music Fest, breaking down the
sprawling lineup into personal roadmap for fans. Now in his
fourth year of covering the event, he's proving that a podcast can be just as
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much part over the festival as the music itself. And I was
learning a little bit more about Philip. He takes a week off of vacation
every year to do this podcast. This is a passion project for
him, but he loves music, he loves this event. So he takes his
podcast and live streams. He's meeting musicians.
He's an integral part of this event. Now because he loves
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podcasting, people love this event. Those people also
love music and he loves music and it's all tied together. Figure out how to
get your podcast in front of audiences outside of the digital world. You
can do this in real life. Which means. Which
brings me to our sixth story, another padootie story.
We just announced the battle for the mic at Poduty
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Live's Podcast Showdown. As you know, we've been doing Poduty Fest for
a few years now. We piggyback on the back of International Podcast day, which is
September 30th. This is the weekend before September
27th and 28th. We will transform into the
ultimate arena for podcast and glory. Local and virtual
podcasters will face off in a high energy competition,
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performing live before judges and a cheering audience who
will help decide the winners. With a free entry, global live
streaming, and awards for everything from best Live Podcaster
to quirky surprise categories, this event is more than a
showcase. It's a celebration of creativity, connection
and the Pittsburgh podcasting community. And I'm so excited
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to bring this event back to you again. It's about 45 days away.
We will have two days of live stream podcasts from
the Poduty Podcast Theater. Some will be on the stage, some will be
virtual and and the ones who enter to be judged
will be eligible for awards like Best New Podcast, Best
up and Coming, Most Potential, Biggest Heart. And we're gonna
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have fun with this. We're gonna make sure that, you know, people come in, they
have a good time, there'll be judges and the people watching will be
a judge. So go over to Poduty.com get your free tickets
to come to the event. We will see you on September
27th and 28th. Poduty.com P O-D-U-T-Y
do let's hear that theme song. From
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Pittsburgh nights to Knoxville days Bartexters meet
up in their own cool ways Drivers projects racing at
the hall of fame While the smoking tires bring in Texas
game Hear hustle stories hit the bird real deep
Hope and dreams the kind they'll always keep Music
fest is jamming with Reese on the stream and POD
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lands bringing the big pie. Dream
Jeff Revilla the mic bringin you the news Poduty
and the News yeah we like the future bringing
you the news yeah we like
the future we like the future
we like the news.
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