• “Just” Joe & John Edition - June 2025
    Jun 22 2025

    It’s another edition of the longtime buddies flying solo (or is that duo?) covering a ridiculous range of topics such as; the raging speed bump debate, fast food drive-thru hassles, the “YMCA” song, what it’s like to pilot a Lear jet at 45,000 feet, John’s romantic getaway that ends up with a rash, Don Shula’s death stare, that time Bryant Gumbel gave Joe the big blow off, why men flying in flip flops is just dead wrong, wild animals on the loose in Middle Tennessee, and offering free T-shirts. Be part of a future shows by emailing secondcupofjoeandjohn@gmail.com with your comments, likes, dislikes and stories. They would love to hear from you. They are lonely. Enjoy!

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    37 mins
  • Amy Don Billings – Owner/Operator Nashville Jam Session
    Jun 8 2025

    This Hendersonville High School “Golden Girl” has a colorful, winding life journey, making her mark as a Nashville area talent
    buyer and business owner. There aren’t many challenges she hasn’t answered. Booking a jazz series in Lebanon,
    Tennessee? Check. Making a last-minute pitch to launch a shop at Nashville International Airport? Check. Playing with
    Charlie Daniels? Check. Launching The Nashvegas Entertainment Group? Check. A must listen is why the “like” button
    led her to her husband John Billings (bassist for The Monkeys). AMONG THE TOPICS: HOW A NASVHILLE JAM SESSION
    CONCEPT MORPHED INTO REALITY, MAINTAINING THE NASHVILLE WAY, HER HUBBIE’S TEARJERKING COMPLIMENT,
    AND WHY SHE WOULD HAVE RUN FAR AWAY WHEN SHE WAS 18.

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    40 mins
  • The ”Just” Joe and John Edition
    May 25 2025

    Care to join a couple of guys shooting the breeze? They take the podcast to the next level, asking, begging, imploring
    you to email them at secondcupofjoeandjohn@gmail.com or engage on the show’s social media to add to future
    conversations. Joe reveals what it was like to be a big-time DJ (John’s words, not Joe’s), favorite concerts, cars, throwing
    away Emmy’s, favorite sandwiches, Cam Ward, Garanimals (you remember them), and Dads. Add your two cents.
    Guest ideas? Send your thought on all and everything you heard, and they promise to read your response. No response
    is too short or too small. Get ready to hear your name on the next “Just” edition!

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    41 mins
  • Terry Bulger – WSMV-TV Feature Reporter (1990-2025)
    May 11 2025

    When “Bulger’s Beat” came on TV, you stopped what you were doing to check it out. The Chicago native brought his
    folksy storytelling to Nashville’s NBC affiliate in 1990. For nearly 36 years Terry profiled ordinary people with
    extraordinary life lessons. After a road trip to Amarillo and a cup of coffee in Des Moines, Terry explains why Nashville
    became home, with TV viewers adding one more smile to their day. His 2005 Taylor Swift interview has become an
    internet sensation, but he reveals why he’s most proud of just getting in the car with no story and often created water
    cooler conversation the next morning. AMONG THE TOPICS: THE SCENE AT A FORMULA ONE RACE, WHY HE MAY
    HAVE SOLD A HOTDOG TO THE POPE (THIS WAS RECORD JUST HOURS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT), BREAKFAST
    WITH A BASEBALL GREAT, TV’S WORST ENEMY, AND A NEW FAVORITE EAST NASHVILLE RESTAURANT.

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    41 mins
  • Lisa Oliver-Gray - Singer & Business Co-Owner
    Apr 27 2025

    A self-proclaimed “vocal enhancer” Lisa wasn’t cynical enough to launch a career in journalism, her major at Western
    Kentucky University (She was on the 5-year plan). The Elizabethton, Kentucky native landed in Nashville with several
    singing opportunities including the heavy metal band Warning, only to depart in a dramatic business divorce. She is now
    the long time co-owner of Suzie’s Café while her husband runs a non-profit helping people find furniture to restart their
    lives. One music critic described her as a “Southern lady who sings with passion, conviction and severe skill.”
    AMONG THE TOPICS: GOLFING IN CABO, NEVER DRINKS COFFEE BUT RUNS A COFFEE SHOP, CORVAIR LOVER, AND
    WHY HER FAVOTIRE PLACE ON EARTH ISN’T VERY FAR.

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    38 mins
  • Mary Barnes – Marathon Runner with an Amazing Streak
    Apr 13 2025

    An international hand therapist by trade, this Brentwood resident is among only 10 people to have competed in the
    Rock “n” Roll Marathon (either running the full or half) every year since 2000. Admittedly a late bloomer, the 66-year-
    old explains her goal is to be the “last man standing,” Mary also reveals why her husband is her inspiration. Her streak
    includes fighting adversity, at 7,000 feet, a heartful thank you to a police officer and which competitors should be
    tasered (not really). AMONG THE TOPICS: KICKING THE HABIT, WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE YOUR PARENTS
    WISELY, WHY RUNNING ISN’T WHAT TAKES HER TO KENYA, AND HOW RUNNING CLEARS HER MIND.

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    36 mins
  • Chase Akers – Media Producer & Public Speaker
    Mar 31 2025

    Don’t throw a pity party for Chase, because he’ll just stand you up, even though he has a “dead leg” (Deadleg Media is the name of his company). Born with cerebral palsy, this Nashville native is leaning into his disability with humor and strength, explaining why misery is beautiful. (Yep, he actually makes a case). Breaking the social media code with recent YouTube videos going viral, this son of a musician chronicles his motorcycle life on the road with relatable tales. You can almost feel the wind in your face, while absorbing a life lesson or two from this likeable young man. Also, I bet he can bench more than you. AMONG THE TOPICS: RIDING TO SCHOOL LISTENING TO JOE ELVIS, WHAT IS JAZZ FUNK? NASHVILLE SHORES CELEBRITY SIGHTING, CLOSE CALLS ON A HARLEY, AND THE LONGEST TWO MINUTES OF A STAND-UP OF A WOULD BE COMEDIAN.

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    32 mins
  • Lisa Maki – Avison Young Commercial Real Estate Company Market Leader
    Mar 16 2025

    Few people can claim two elite professional careers in one lifetime. Moving from California to Covington, Tennessee at
    an early age, Lisa toured the world as a flight attendant eventually assigned to professional sports teams’ charters. Gold
    medal winners, college basketball champions and NBA world champions, are on her aviation resume and yes, the
    Tennessee Titans. Pivoting to real estate, Lisa earned her way up through the ranks and now leads one of the top
    commercial estate companies with a global footprint. AMONG THE TOPICS: OSAKA, JAPAN HERE I COME. I DO
    KARAOKE BUT DON’T REALLY SING. I CAN GET YOU TO THE SUPER BOWL BUT CAN’T WIN IT FOR YOU, AND WY BEING
    A WOMAN LEADER IS LIKE A COACH-PLAYER RELATIONSHIP.

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    36 mins