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Billy and Willie"s Workshop

Bill Blank & Willie Farrell

Bill Blank and Willie Farrell are comedians who have toured and done shows across the country. Subscribe and listen as the guys workshop their comedy bits and get a behind the scenes look on how comedians try material and work through their routines. No topic is off limits as they discuss whatever is the hot topic of the week. Every week an episode drops. Produced by 3 Beards Media.

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01:10:04

False Starts Ep 2.13: Inside Out 2 Movie Review

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/07/17

Bill & Chris go LIVE at Polk City Pub in Polk City Ia, to review and talk about the impact of the movie Inside Out 2. The anxiety character in the movie really hit home for Bill. Chris and Bill discuss how spot-on the movie is while eating some amazing food and drink from Polk City Pub. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company and LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios.

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01:17:45

False Starts Ep 2.12 Matt Fulchiron

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/07/03

Matt Fulchiron, from the Full Charge podcast and Tosh 2.0 joins Bill & Chris on False Starts. The twists and turns of the road of comedy can come with alot of challenges. Matt and Bill takes us down that road in this episode. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios.

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01:31:21

False Starts Ep 2.11 Guest Army Veteran Ethan Beck

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/06/19

Guest Ethan Beck, a friend of Chris comes on the pod to talk about his journey as a young man in the military, his struggles afterward and the organization Irreverent Warriors, whose goal is to use humor and camaraderie to help veterans who are contemplating taking their own life. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios.

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01:12:40

False Starts: EP 2.10 Ian Bagg

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/06/05

Ian Bagg is a world-touring comedian whose comedy was recently described as "dangerously flawless" on the JRE. But he is not just a comedian he is also the cohost of the weekly hockey podcast, "Enjoying Orange Slices with Jeff and Ian." Ian joins False Starts and talks about the challenges of mental health and the life of a comic. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios

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01:42:45

False Starts Ep 2.9: Travis Justice

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/05/22

Travis Justice from KXNO Morning Rush & WHO Soundoff join Bill & Chris. Travis is completely open and honest about his home life growing up, and what affect that had on him. He talks about being a father and husband and how that has evolved. We hit topics ranging from Nebraska Football, Samari swords & dolphin sex. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE From the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios.

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01:39:31

False Starts Ep 2.8: Tony Rock

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/05/09

Tony Rock is an American actor and stand-up comedian, the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock. He is best known for playing Uncle Ryan on Everybody Hates Chris, and television producer Dirk Black on the UPN/The CW series All of Us. Rock also appeared in many films including What Goes Around Comes Around and Redemption of a Dog. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

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01:52:14

False Starts Ep 2.7: Comedian Heather Jones

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/04/10

Comedian Heather Jones comes on the pod. Heather is a mom of 6 kids and we talk to her about juggling those kids, working, and more. This episode is a replica of what we want this pod to be. We talk about some serious things in this pod, but the comedy to help cope is prevalent throughout this whole episode. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling.

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01:31:04

False Starts Ep 2.6: Aaron Textor

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/03/27

BIll's old friend Aaron comes on the pod. Aaron is a minister and we sit down and have a great discussion about the difference between faith and religion. Is there a correlation between having strong faith and your mental health? Can your mood be better because you are connected to a religion? Is there a difference between faith and religion? Bill and Chris talk about it. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:41:06

False Starts: Episode 2.5: Ross Peterson Coping With...

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/03/06

Bill & Chris sit down with Bill's great friend Ross Peterson for a frank discussion on how divorce can affect men. Ross comes on the pod and talks about what does being a single father mean in today's world, raising kids, and coping with the loss of a marriage? Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:38:03

False Starts: Episode 2.4: Guest Willie Farrell

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/02/21

World renown and Des Moines Legendary comic Willie Farrell steps into the pod with Bill and Chris. It would be easier to write what we didn't talk about on this amazing episode. We discuss the concept of grief and how we handle those, how his comedy helps, Chris, Willie and Bill dive deep into faith questions surrounding heaven and the after life and go deep in the weeds. All this while laughing their asses off. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the Gravitate Coworking

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01:30:21

False Starts: Episode 2.3: Andrew Downs

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/02/07

Former Station Director of KXNO Andrew Downs, joins Chris and Bill to sit down and discuss his new gig and how jobs and careers can control the narrative of who you are, and when doing so, can affect your mental health. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the Gravitate Coworking Studio

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01:22:52

Episode 2.2 Sgt. Paul Parizek DMPD Police Information...

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/01/24

Sgt Parizek joins Chris and Bill to sit down and talk about how their organization handles crisis and crisis intervention. Services that are not only available to their officers but also to the community. We pick Paul's brain about the latest gambling information released in the last few days and dive deep into the DMPD's efforts to change and adapt as society does. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & Live from the Gravitate coworking studios.

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01:27:18

Episode 2.1: Greg Suckow AKA Hawkeye Elvis

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2024/01/10

We kick off season 2 with renowned Hawkeye super fan Greg Suckow AKA Hawkeye Elvis. Greg gives us the story of how is idea of wearing a costume to a Hawkeye game developed into a fun alter ego and how this not only helps manage his Mental Health but how it has helped others as well. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & Live from the Gravitate Coworking Studios.

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01:13:48

Episode 20: Comedian Steve Hofstetter

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/12/13

Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins Bill and Chris to talk about how despite his anxiety, he built a YouTube presence with over 700K subscribers on YouTube and goes on tours, and specials. We dive into how he got his start in comedy, some of his mentors and how he gives back to young comics now. Live from the Gravitate Coworking Studios and sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:30:20

Episode 19: Guest Sean Roberts KXNO The Drive

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/11/22

Sean Roberts from KXNO joins Bill and Chris live from the NEW Gravitate Coworking Studios. We talk about his career and the beginnings of KXNO, but dive deep into his choice to begin to work on his mental health and get a handle on things that he recognized he needed help with. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:15:47

Episode 18: Guest Actor & Comedian John Bush

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/11/08

John Bush joins Bill and Chris live in Bill's new bar where we break in the drinks and disucss life, dealing with therapy and have fun talking about it. John recently appeared on HULU's Triumph's Election Special, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and FOX NEWS Channel's Red Eye with Tom Shillue. As an actor he has been seen on TV's Spin City, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and in the film The Thomas Crown Affair. John has performed stand-up comedy on HBO, Comedy Central, as

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01:16:49

Episode 17: Accomplishments - The true definition

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/10/25

No guest, just straight honest open talk about Chris and Bill's ideas of where they are in life, have they accomplished enough and those expectations being a thief of joy. Bill also talks about his thoughts on the highway robbery that was the Minnesota win over Iowa. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:47:21

Episode 16: Guest Michael Malone - You Are Not Your...

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/10/11

Comedian and producer Michael Malone, host of Punched Up series, comes on and we talk about his journey from comedian to producer and how his life has changed, we talk about how his mental health was affected by his job, how he grew up. We dive into his family history and how some of that traumatic history has guided his comedy. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.Check out Michael at https://www.malonecomedy.com/ and check out Bill Blank's storytellers series as well.

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01:32:17

Episode 15: Workplace & Mental Health

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/09/27

Bill and Chris dive into the topic of the workplace, good work life balance, and how it affects your mental health. Such a good discussion on this one. Produced by 3 Beards Media and sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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01:28:54

Episode 14: Frank Meeink: Leaving Hatred Behind

Billy and Willie"s Workshop ·

2023/09/13

Frank Meeink is a former white supremacist skinhead gang member in the United States. After a three-year stint in prison, he left the racist skinhead movement and now lectures against it. Frank comes on to talk about the struggles of the movement and results on his mental health and much more about his story. Produced by 3 Beards Media and sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

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