Checked Out In Jersey

 Comic. Actor. Icon. Opportunist. Francesco Paladino is all those things wrapped up in a bearded bag and he joins us for an in-depth interview covering his career spanning over a decade. From is Mother Tour to a stint on "The Wendy Williams Show", "Orange Is The New Black", Francesco has done a lot and continues to do as much as he can, even our show! Things get particularly fun when he rips on Pete for going to see Kevin James perform.  We also learn that going downtown on your lovers can give you throat cancer and the Down the Hall Podcast boys discuss "Lion" and recommend "The Imitation Game" for this week's movie   On a Checked Out In Jersey note, last week's episode has almost surpassed the total downloads for THE ENTIRE MONTH KF MAY. While we don't know exactly what the cause of that is, we are thrilled by it and thank all of you listened and have returned for this episode. As always, please tell your friends about the show, like us on Facebook and Twitter (@checkedoutnj on both) and leave a five star r

LIVE! from the Big Box of Magic Studios!! Good Lord this is a full show complete with two guests. Well, three but from two entities.  We begin with Katie and Brad from Decomposition Podcast, a fun show that decomposes the bad songs we love. Matt and Brad discover they get douche chills from John Mayer for the same reasons. Together, we all analyze the Pina Colada Song, by Rupert Holmes, no relation to John Holmes   Then, Kyle Kappmeier of The Patriot Militia stops by to present a gift made with his own two hands for his favorite podcasters (that would be Matt and Pete in case you were confused).  Don't forget to get dad a magical Father's Day gift and save yourself 10% by entering promo code BOX4DAD at check out at www.bigboxofmagic.com Get yourself some awesome patches and Valorwood flags at www.thepatriotmilitia.com Enter promo code CHECKEDOUT to receive 20% off your purchase     COIJ is produced by The New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

LIVE! From the Big Box of Magic Studios! Craig Thiessen is an up and coming filmmaker from right here in our own backyard, Sussex County, NJ. For his senior thesis he had to make a short film. It should have run about 10 minutes long but Craig was so inspired that he made it a tad longer and it is good! Check it out: www.syncthemovie.com Plus, Rodney flies solo to talk about last week's film, "Don't Think Twice", Matt dressed as a fat nun in the Jim Morrison role of his feature-length parody of Oliver Stone's "The Doors", and Pete thinks Jesus said "and the raped shall inherit the earth."  And more! Make this the first magical Father's Day in your dad's/husband's life by giving him the Big Box of Magic, the newest release from Breaking Games. Use promo code BOX4DAD when you purchase your Big Box of Magic at www.bigboxofmagic.com and receive 10% off. It just might save your life! COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

  Trust us, this episode is not as depressing as it may seem and we're #sorrynotsorry for the super-long show. Think of it as a "very special" Checked Out In Jersey   Recorded live at the Big Box of Magic Studios in Hackettstown, NJ  The suicide of Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman, Chris Cornell, has sparked a very emotional reaction in fans and non-fans alike many people say that his death is affecting them in unexpected ways. This then leads to Matt opening up and sharing some of his dark secrets with Pete and the audience.   PLUS! Chet and Rodney are back with a new movie recommendation, Aurora Snow's dad is proud of her prolapsed rectum and Trump and the Saudis summon the power of a glowing orb     Read this: https://thefirsttenwords.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/its-not-what-you-think/    SPONSOR: Use promo code "BOX4DAD" after clicking the "check out" button when you by the dad in your life a Big Box of Magic at www.bigboxofmagic.com

"He is perhaps the most fascinating guest that they've ever had on Checked Out in Jersey." -Podcaster Magazine   "The Chemistry between Matt Josephs and Daddio Sugar is second only to Carson and Don Rickles." Entertainment Weekly   "In my humble opinion, The Big Box of Magic should be called 'The Bigly Box of Magic' because it's gonna be huge." President Donald J Trump   "None of these people or entities ever said these things. I don't even know if 'Podcaster Magazine' exists." Matt Josephs   Daddio Sugar, from the Big Box of Magic, is with us once again to announce that the Big Box of Magic is purchasing studio naming rights! We'd like to thank the BBoM and Jeff Burnett for being the first entity to name the studio!   In this episode we delve deeper into Daddio's past. Well, we try to. He's very hard to pin down.    Also, Chet and Rodney are back together to discuss last week's movie recommendation, "Fruitvale Station" and share this week's, "Kings of Summer".   COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guy

This show is full of controversy! First, Pete departs from his usual enthusiasm for Chet and Rodney's (Down the Hall Podcast) movie recommendation of the week, "Chef". Matt loved the film and John Leguizamo liked his tweet about it. So, there, Pete! Then we get into the news of the day including Fyre Festival lawsuits filed by famed attorney Mark Geragos, plus a controversial new product to help pedophiles not offend: realistic, child sex-dolls. Yeah, it's as disgusting as it sounds.   Jason Patrick sits in with us once again and we announce an additional prize for the upcoming joint-contest with The Down The Hall Podcast. Enjoy!   COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

Chet from Down the Hall Podcast  flies solo and again and, this time, sticks around for the whole show. We cover topics ranging from how female comedians are 99.998% unfunny, the movie "Chef", the wonderfully comedic debacle known as Fyre Festival and everybody's favorite trans-racial moron, Rachel Dolezal, on her historic "Use Your Delusion" tour to South Africa.    We are also joined by former stand up comedian, Jenna Brown, who some of you might know from Matt Defede's "The Digital Marketing Pro Show".    COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

As you sit in your middle-aged funk and wish you had done something differently so your life wouldn't be so boring, here's a kid who is knee-high to a grasshopper but playing on stage with Jim Breuer in front of 15,000 people. Guitar Gabe, who originally appeared with us on our old show, The OMC Show (still available on iTunes and Stitcher), comes back, this time with guitar in hand, to update us on his career (which Matt is jealous of) and to take the Heavy Metal Riff Challenge. Gabe knows over 100 heavy metal songs and Matt tries to stop him up by randomly calling out song titles.  Before Gabe comes on, Chet and Rodney from Down The Hall Podcast discuss last week's pic, "Sing Street", and reveal this week's pic. They also talk about how they won't flog each others' dolphins in a parking like behind Chilis. Wendy's? Well, that's another story. (DISCLAIMER: They really don't do that in any parking lot, room, or other environment).   COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com    SOME

Matt has yet another heart attack. Or maybe this time it was a stroke. Or nicotine poisoning. Or who knows what? All he knows is that he couldn't lift his arms and he didn't like what his doctor told him. Just listen. Chet had sand in his va-jay-jay, so Rodney, from Down The Hall Podcast (www.downthehallpodcast.com), was flying solo during his segment, in which he gives Matt health advise and forms a "co-hosts union" of sorts with Pete. This week's recommendation is "Sing Street". Just listen! And, finally, the Main Event: Audible Soul is a refreshing, soulful trio out of Westfield, New Jersey and they stop by the studio to deliver our first live in-studio performance since Marquis Allen in 2015. (We really are a class act when it comes to bringing you fine entertainment.) You really gotta listen!! Oh, and CJ owns Butcher Burgers on Elm St in Westfield. Matt and Pete ate their a few weeks ago and, boy, oh boy, does that CJ make some good burgers. No joke.  Albulena Berisha, CJ Reycraft & Jose Valencia mak

We begin with remembering the king of politically incorrect, irreverent, insult comedy, Donald J Rickles. May that brand of humor not die with him. Amen.  The Down The Hall Podcast fellas, Chet and Rodney, call in to discuss last week's movie pick and share their recommendation for this week, which is "Get Out". Then The Lady In Red drops by the studio to talk about the film she is working on and how she became a celebrity publicist thanks to a chance encounter with Jon Bon Jovi And finally, Matt and Pete unveil a new segment that will eventually spin-off to a second show call "Fat, Bald and Miserable"   COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys (www.njpodcastguys.com) Opening theme "Tilt-a-Whirl" by Jimmie Vaughn & the Tilt-a-Whirl Band  

First, we'd like to thank our listeners who have broken our monthly download record in March. We don't know what exactly we did that brought in the larger numbers, but we're grateful to you for joining us. Judging from the emails we're getting, the new format is really going over well. Please tell your friends!   JERSEY GIRLS NAVIGATE LIFE’S HIGHWAY IN “WHAT EXIT?” A NEW WEB SERIES   Morristown, NJ:  What Exit? a new web series about life in New Jersey, is an independently produced comedy created by New Jersey native Sophia Eptamenitis.  Inspired by incidents in her own life mixed with that of her friends, What Exit? is a “down to earth” take on the life of twentysomethings still living at home in the suburbs.  The series which began production in 2011 and continued off and on through 2016, can now be viewed on Amazon Prime.   What Exit? introduces two Jersey Girls and longtime friends Tina and Lexi.  Tina is a true Italian Jersey Girl with big dreams of a fantasy wedding.  Unfortunately Tina’s fiancée breaks

This episode begins with a little controversy from last week's show plus a healthy mocking of people who publicly mourn the death of famous people they've never met. Our guest tonight is the incomparable Ash Patino. Ash stops by the studio to talk about her latest business venture, ViddyFly ( www.viddyfly.com ), which is an awesome new tool for you to affordably produce high quality videos for your business or organization. Ash is a pretty impressive lady with many successes under her belt. Probaly the most famous among them are her "Scare David" videos. After a hiatus from posting them, she gives us an exclusive by debuting her latest one after her husband, David, calls in and gives her permission.  Also, be sure to subscribe to Down the Hall Podcast so you can hear our movie guys do their thing AND give us a glowing review! www.downthehallpodcast.com Check Out Ash's Jersey-based businesses: www.genericbrandhuman.com www.gbhevents.com www.viddyfly.com COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpod

Justin Benson is a man who wears many hats. Marketing guy for Pearl River Pastries, musician who builds crazy looking synthesizers that somehow all work together and former Disney employee who knows everything about the company.    In the banter segment we talk about the pee-pee-farty death of rock and/or roll legend Chuck Berry, Amy Schumer's God-awful Netflix special which has set female comedians back 50 years and we introduce Chet and Rodney from "Down The Hall Podcast" who will call in each week to recommend a movie for you to watch so you don't have to waste 115 hours a year searching for one.    Then we get to Justin Benson who has kindly brought us Abe's Muffins. They're vegan muffins. Now, don't let that fool you. They're not bland and disgusting. They're freaking DELICIOUS and they're available at Whole Foods. After feeding our faces, Justin shows us how he puts his synthesizers together to make music. We don't get how it works, but it's pretty cool. And, finally, we pick and probe Justin's brain fo

The media has you scared. Scared of this strange new phenomenon known as "snow in winter". So, naturally, you rushed to the store for your bread and milk in a panic an warned all your friends on Facebook to avoid this supermarket or that supermarket. You hunkered down for the night expecting to spend the next several days living as if you're in an episode of "Alaska, The Last Frontier". Then you woke up and realized that you've lived through these things before and shook your head saying, "why do I let them trick me every year into thinking I may not survive this?" And now, you've got nothing exciting to do except nurse your sore back after shoveling through the mid-day. Or maybe you're heading back to work after spending your snow day building forts and sleigh riding with your kids (if you have kids who actually sleigh ride and don't just do it on their iPads). It's time to get back to the things that really matter in your life: escaping it by listening to Checked Out In Jersey. Your loyal hosts Matt and Pet

Republican State Committeewoman, Tia-Lyn Fritze, sits in with us to talk how big a nerd she is, opiate addiction, horrific car crashes that result in traumatic brain injury and much more. She's an interesting gal with a crazy title that no one has ever heard of. Check it out!   COIJ is produced by The New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

It's fitting and totally accidental that we do a show about a film right on the heels of Warren Beatty's gaffe at The Oscars and Bill Paxton's death. In this episode, writer/director Anthony Germinario talks filmmaking and his directorial debut "Bad Frank". This is a great interview for aspiring filmmakers.    And, on a sad note, we bid a fond farewell to our resident Millennial, Mario. Yes, between being offered a promotion at work, school, the distance to the studio and having turned 21, he just has no time for the show anymore. So this is his last episode. Good-bye, little bird. Fly far, far away and spread your seed and urine wherever you can! We will never forget you   COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys. www.njpodcastguys.com

Straight off a slow boat FROM  China and Fashion Week in NYC, designer Katherine Mahony swings by the studio with her friend, Darry, to talk about her adventures in life, working with Matt on a film for free, the British version of "The Office" vs the American version and if fat women have hijacked the word "curvy" to ease their guilt.    COIJ is produced by the New Jersey Podcast Guys www.njpodcastguys.com

During the Super Bowl last week, Lady Gaga gave a well-praised performance during halftime. While her music is awful, the woman knows how to put on a show. Almost immediately, beer-bellied men and catty women across the fruited plains began pointing out a slight "belly" that barely hung over Gaga's waistline. Matt's cousin was so moved by the Lady's bit o' flab that she took to Instagram with pictures of her own belly much to the horror of her family. Matt invited her on to talk about the issue of body-shaming/fat-shaming and how, yes, we should be ashamed of our flabby bodies.    Did you see the debate between Bernard Sanders and Ted Cruz? Matt and Pete happened to be driving when it came on the radio and they learned a very interesting fact about Ted Cruz's dad's piggy bank.    Joy Villa, a name we've never heard before, shot to stardom because of a simple blue dress. No, not the same blue dress that made Monica Lewinksy a household name, but a blue dress with what some would consider an equally prurient st

There's a shaky start thanks to bad internet which causes them to call out Comcast for sucking knowing they're the only show in town and charging awfully high rates for very little service.  Daddio Sugar is the spokes-model for the upcoming hit magic kit, The Big Box of Magic. He stops by for his first EVER exclusive interview with Matt, Pete and Mario. He is quite a site to behold and can be seen on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/checkedoutnj  Daddio tells us the tale that is his life. After being left by his parents at a Reno casino and then taken in by its owner, Daddio lived a life off the grid, until, one day, Big Box of Magic creator, Jeff Burnett, saw him bomb at stand up. Fifteen years later, when Jeff created the Big Box, he needed a face to represent the company. He never forgot Daddio and contacted him. Now, Daddio, who has his first job "on the books" with Jeff, will never for get Jeff.    Jeff Burnett also sits down with us to discuss the Super Bowl, songs that mean something other than we t

The last part of our Finale in which we reminisce about our career at Checked Out   Don't forget to sign up at www.theomcshow.com   Music Credits All music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Relevant Things Amazon Wishlist- http://amzn.com/w/2NTFVYPK7KROV Website- www.checked-out.com Email- CheckedOutRadio@gmail.com Twitter- @CheckedOutRadio, @RealMattJosephs, @ThePeterCornell, @JimmyTheItalian, @Czigmeister Facebook- www.facebook.com/checkedoutradio   Sponsors Czig Meister Brewery- www.czigmeister.comTwitter, Instagram- @czigmeister   Promotional Consideration The Lodges at Gettysburg www.thelodgesatgettysburg.com (717) 642-2500