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Under The Influencer

Maxwell Blowers

St. Pete Sam and her brother Max Blowers sit down for a drink each week with the influential people of Tampa Bay and unpack childhood memoirs about growing up in the Bay.

comedy comedy interviews

All Episodes

01:28:45

"Sam's Big Move."

Under The Influencer ·

2025/08/06

This week: We decide to wrap up a season of recording on the eve of Sam’s move to New Orleans. Being spoiled as the out of town kid. The 4th street urgent care boom. Car wash me-time. Instagram giveaways. The Rayban scam. Friends with no social media. 90's chain mail. Wake windows. The many homes of Sam’s cat Willy. Dog flights. The moving company racket. Moving our CD collections. Max’s turkey beanie baby. Labubu mania. Everyone else’s opinions on your kid. Max speaks on the new Instagram font

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01:16:48

"Changes Ahead."

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2025/06/18

This week: Catching up after a few weeks away. St. Pete Sam on leaving St. Pete. The future of the podcast. Sleep positions. Rebranding cribs. Rubber baby buggy bumpers. Baby corporate lingo. When did baby become a proper noun. Sleep sacks. The left turn lane. How to use ChatGPT. Back when Geeves had all the answers. The Plains. How to hide an Instagram handle. Learning about New Orleans via TikTok. Selena Gomez Oreos.

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01:03:30

"First Quarter Roundup."

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2025/04/09

This week: Recapping this year’s first quarter. Going through Max’s bathroom garbage. Naturdays. Late night pump wine. The White Lotus tourism effect. Water cooler television. Girl group drama. Selling wares at the community yard sale. What does one do with 3,000 cds? Crafting the perfect mix CD. The Spotify algorithm. The wasteland of Facebook marketplace. Online correspondence with strangers. The hex block hustle. An Oreo update. A dairy panic.

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00:55:44

"Spring Break and Yap."

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2025/03/19

This week: It’s spring break in Florida. Sam brings the baby to studio. Max’s arch-nemesis returns to town. St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The difference between “lactose-free”” and “dairy-free.” Sponge cutting. Dishwasher mysteries. Ladies who lunch. Dogs in restaurants. The rays in limbo. Pickle ball attitude. Pants with snaps. Making broth.

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00:55:00

"Post-Oscar Catch Up."

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2025/03/05

This week: Catching up with new mom Sam from her newly renovated kitchen island. Boba wraps. Choosing kitchen cabinet handles. Max’s tennis-girlie era. Tasting French Oreos. Breakfast at Skyway Jacks. A community yard sale. The lasting millenial trauma of Final Destination 2. Emilia Perez drama. The Substance in real life. The future of the Bond franchise.

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01:02:55

"It's Giving Mother."

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2025/02/19

This week: We welcome Sam’s baby Beau to the world! When you realize today is the day. The hospital waiting game. Barf in your hair. The drama of the name reveal. Learning to swaddle. Finessing the hospital room service menu. Facebook mommy groups. Nipple shields. Doechii giving Tampa its flowers. Recession pop is BACK. Taylor getting booed. Kendrick’s hlaftime show. Circling back on the fair foods. A ferris wheel scam. A big new Oreo drop. Causing a scene at the Publix checkout counter.

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01:02:02

"Fair Season."

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2025/02/05

This week: It's fair season in Florida. Max plays smash-or-pass with the 2025 Florida State Fair lineup of foods. Pageant chickens. Sam's rabbit problem. The Oscar nominations. The meat on meat trend. We need a new eggroll. Making a scene when your water breaks. Blind tasting bizarre soda flavors. Butter soda. Gasparilla corsets.

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00:57:04

"Winter Break."

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2025/01/22

This week: The forecast of possible snow in Florida has us reminiscing on winter fun times past. The tiktok ban. The dawn of Red Note. Profiling tiktok food influencers. When the cats get cold. Sam’s mom-cozy-pregnancy-pillow. Becoming a skiing family. Pizza vs. French fries. Sam’s grand mountain descent. The carpet conveyor belt at Bill Jacksons. Snowboard lessons after dark. Disney Channel’s anti-skiing propaganda. Snowboard fashions at the lodge buffet. Standing on the subway platform in a

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00:53:10

"The one where we air our grievances."

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2025/01/15

This week: A list of things we want to leave behind this year. 2025 brought the Watergate of the font community. Approaching the year with Calibri energy. Avocado packaging. An issue with Publix bogo wines. Firehouse subs needs an employee training refresher course. A plea for all future bathroom construction. When you have to read during a movie. The jumpscare inducing Netflix sound. Changing how we deal with change. We need more bowl-plates. St. Pete’s road work. Choosing an ad experience. Tiptoe

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00:53:12

"The 2024 Bingo Card."

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2025/01/08

This week: We take a listen to predictions made and recorded one year ago by shoppers at St. Pete’s Indie Flea for what 2024 had in store for them as we build a bingo card for the year. How many came true?The Election. The Economy. Aliens. Bill Murray.

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01:07:52

"Year in Review: 2024"

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2025/01/01

This week: It’s a wrap on 2024 as we take a look back on pop culture moments from the past year. Tasting Taco Bell’s viral chicken nuggies. The time when Kate Middleton went missing. JLo’s bodega order. Katy Perry's flop era. Brat Summer. The rise of Chappell Roan. Turning down a 12 million dollar NDA. The Katt Williams prophecies. Watching a 50-part tiktok. Rap battles. A tough summer for Tampa Bay. A baby on the way!

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01:00:02

"The Christmas Special."

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2024/12/18

This week: It's our second annual Christmas special! The stalker tendencies of the TikTok shop. Beware the metal cat litter box trend. A sampling of holiday sweet treats. ASMR sound triggers. Infuriating grocery store layouts. Did grandma really get runover by a reindeer? Who was mommy kissing underneath the mistletoe? Grinch trauma. The most unhinged Christmas song. Mannheim Steamroller's cinnamon hot chocolate. A very Mean Girls Christmas. Hot frosty. Ornament placement politics. Max's tree of

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00:50:13

"Golden Moments Vol. 2: Holiday Edition."

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2024/12/11

This week: A look back at some favorite holiday moments from the past year. Corn Pudding: revisited. Holding space for Defying Gravity in 2004. Christmas morning in St. Pete circa 1898. Going out on the town with grandma. Witnessing a Christmas miracle on US-19. The great stuffing vs. dressing debate. A rum ball incident. Grammy’s never-walk-again egg nog. Mom’s egg muck.

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01:05:37

"Etiquette: Holiday Party Edition."

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2024/12/04

This week: How to act at a holiday party. Max's Christmas balls. The yoohoo house. Secrets of the Publix wine bag. Sam's poodle drama continues. Teresa Giudice comes to town. Building a party guest list. Being a "show-up" person. What and what not to bring as a host gift. The lore of Max's red salad bowl. A call to bring back birds as gifts. Getting trapped in a conversation. Finding a mutual break in talking. Treading lightly with shoe policies. Managing dietary restrictions. Circling back in

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01:00:07

"Let's Talk Turkey."

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2024/11/27

This week: A look at Thanksgiving traditions. Max's homemade ravioli experiment. Riffing on classics. Stop putting turkey in pillowcases. The politics of carving. The late night mystique of Emeril Live. Revisiting the refrigerator handle debate. Sam's vacuum trauma. A poll listener poll of favorite dishes. Stuffing is turkey's PR firm. We will not accept any Velveeta slander. Mac and cheese as a cult. Sam's run-in with a poodle. Turkey joints. Getting out ahead of the dark entity. Holding space for

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01:18:51

"The Restaurant Issue!"

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2024/11/20

This week: We take a look at Tampa Bay Times food critic Helen Freund's list of top 30 restaurants in the area. Our after school snack routines. Home Depot glizzys. Max's grievance with refrigerators and bottled liquids. How do build a top 30 list? Beach Drive’s Renaissance. Max's latest feud with a font. Chili's triple dipper. Fish places known for things other than fish. Josh wine. Is there Port Richey territory beef? Industry Night. The treasure island fun center. A quest for curry puffs. The

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00:57:56

"Expecting The Unexpected When Expecting."

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2024/11/06

This week: Sam is serving MOTHER as we catch up on her pregnancy. Max takes a turn asking the stupid questions. Measuring age in months. What fruit is it? An update the dark entity. Round ligament pain. Weird cravings. Unhinged advice from a dental hygienist. Max's tepid relationship with dairy. Things not to say to a pregnant person. The spectacle of gender reveal parties. Going back to work after the baby. Pregnancy nose. Rubbing the belly. Accepting the "fun uncle" role. Mourning your old

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01:06:29

"The Horrors."

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2024/10/30

This week: We're back after two century storms and the horrors stay persisting. Reclaiming our spooky season time. Return of the 12-foot skeleton. Helene's horrors. Flesh-eating bacteria. The chilling sounds of Milton. Opening a restaurant after a disaster. Unincorporated Pinellas Park. The Oreo spooky castle cookie kit. The dark entity that has been haunting Max all summer.

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01:00:31

"Central Park."

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2024/09/25

This week: We're joined by Rob Castellon, managing partner of Hi Hospitality, the group behind St. Pete's upcoming food hall Central Park. The logistical stress of opening a restaurant. The resurgence of members-only experiences. Checklists! Max's past restaurant traumas. Florida basements. Tampa Bay's close-knit bartending community. Being a B-list wedding guest. "Skunks" in the restaurant. a system for toilet paper. The surprising reputation of The Emerald Bar. The

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01:04:58

"Pumpkin Spice."

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2024/09/18

This week: Whether you like it or not, it's pumpkin spice season. We taste a variety of seasonal treats. The Trader Joes pumpkin drop. Why does every Trader Joes employee want to know our plans? A Boar's Head omen. The wine and cheese karen. Shopping with an ice cream cone in hand. That one black and white photo of a buffalo. A dark Target conspiracy. The barren wasteland of CVS self checkout. Pumpkin flaps return! Teeny tiny pretzels. A pumpkin spice wine tasting. Have we grown out of the

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