Chris Aballo's Podcast Experiment

Chris completes the Murano Trilogy by chatting with his cousin Mike Murano, drummer for The Mighty Pines and beyond.  Mike talks to Chris about how he became a touring musician, what’s great about the St. Louis music scene, how his band had to get creative to promote their new album… Continue reading The post CAPE 166: Mike Murano and The Funky Mummies appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris welcomes sportscaster and host (and cousin) Joe Murano for his podcast debut so they can dig into his broadcasting journey.  The pair discusses how evolving technology has changed the landscape for news and sports, how hosting is harder than people think, gigs that are too good to leave for… Continue reading The post CAPE 165: Better Than Animal Crackers with Joe Murano appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

On April 16, the show returned to A Shared Universe PodcaStudio for the first time in four months and celebrated with a livestream.  Here is the full audio of the episode featuring Chris, Andrew, Christian Cordes AKA Engineer Chris and Ming Chen.  This all-star show takes the conversation all over… Continue reading The post CAPE 164: CHRIS Alive II appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

In the second half of their chat, Chris and Militia Vox explore her album The Villainess and how it evolved into visual and immersive experiences.   They also delve into her newfound love of horror film scoring, how artists are more appreciated in death, why bands’ shirts are fashionable even… Continue reading The post CAPE 163: Militia Vox Part 2 – All The Metal Girls Love Me! appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Musical multi-hyphenate Militia Vox joins Chris for the first episode of this two part interview.  She shares her experiences of growing up in Maryland as a piano prodigy, clashing with administrators at Boston Conservatory, getting out from under the thumb of authority figures, her previous life as a backing vocalist… Continue reading The post CAPE 162: Militia Vox Part 1 – Marked By Redd Foxx appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Jeff Schnitzer sits in on the show so he and Chris can dive into how they will return to the outside world after being spoiled by grocery delivery and in-store pickup.  The duo discusses Coming 2 America, superior and inferior sequels, and how edited-for-TV movies misled them as young viewers. … Continue reading The post CAPE 161: Imagine Jet Li Pulling A Quarter From Behind Your Ear appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

What does the title mean?  Listen to find out!  Chris welcomes back guitarist and cousin Pete Murano from Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue.  The two chat about their extensive family tree along with predictions for the return of live music, how it has felt to be off the road for… Continue reading The post CAPE 160: I Need A Better One with Pete Murano appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris welcomes Andrew, Ryan and Jack back to the show to share their vaccine status along with intense discussions about going back out into the world, ordering seafood at a steak house, the Anti-Ryan Movement, irresistible accents, and what to do when you encounter a drunken Midwestern mother. Continue reading The post CAPE 159: ChrisIsBadForYou.com appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

YouTuber and guitar gearhead Sean Johnson returns to CAPE for his third appearance to catch us all up on his evolution during the last year.  He and Chris discuss how virtual conventions don’t cut it, the ways 2020 re-prioritized Sean’s review videos, why Uncle Buck is the best John Hughes… Continue reading The post CAPE 158: I Can’t Eat Pedals with Sean Johnson appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Since we’re approaching a full year since the pandemic and lockdown began, Chris looks at where we are today compared to last year, including how quarantine kickstarted the return of CAPE.  He gives a brief history of the show for those of you who have come along since 2020, plus… Continue reading The post CAPE 157: 52 Weeks Later appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

At long last, Chris chats one-on-one with Ming Chen, star of AMC’s Comic Book Men and co-owner of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio.  In this lengthy episode, they do a deep dive into how Ming connected to Kevin Smith and became part of the View Askew crew, the events which led… Continue reading The post CAPE 156: Building The Universe with Ming Chen appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris explains how delays and exhaustion caused this episode to be completed late (and offers a little tease for next week’s guest) before he and Jack commiserate about getting their parents to adapt to modern technology. Continue reading The post CAPE 155: Ozzy Osbourne Is The Reason My Parents Have A Smartphone appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

After chasing Andrew off the show with some ill-fated jokes at his expense, Chris follows up on his critter invasion from last summer.  He also finally shares some fan mail with Andrew and Jack, rants about the need for the recently passed stimulus, and the three rightfully tear apart the… Continue reading The post CAPE 154: When Ornithology Goes Wrong appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Despite a massive snow storm pummeling the East Coast, the show must go on!  Aside from pondering the sudden disappearance of Jack, Chris and Andrew introduce the world to yet another “Chris” who’s also an engineer.  Criss Madd joins in on the conversation to talk about his band Serious Matters… Continue reading The post CAPE 153: Snowed In appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris gathers together a few your favorites to talk about the perils of parenthood.  Andrew, Ryan and Dan share their experiences with potty training, avoiding public embarrassment, flatulence etiquette and dealing with the repetitiveness of the same songs and TV shows being played over and over again. Continue reading The post CAPE 152: Fatherhood Forum appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Andrew returns to talk to Chris about how not everyone is New Jersey knows each other, as well as separating someone’s personal life from their art, the appeal of musicians’ signature gear and hating yourself for fattening behavior. Continue reading The post CAPE 151: Traitors, Guitars, Chocolates (In That Order) appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

In what is hopefully the last time anyone talks about 2020 for a while, Chris and Jack break down their favorite movies and TV shows from last year, along with a few to avoid.  Being them, they don’t just rattle off a list, they discuss their picks at length!  Plus,… Continue reading The post CAPE 150: Chris and Jack’s 2020 Picks appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris is joined by Jack and Christian to have a spoiler-filled discussion about Wonder Woman 1984, two weeks after the rest of the internet shared their opinions.  Christian didn’t actually see the movie so enjoy his reactions as the boys share their thoughts.  There really isn’t much else to say… Continue reading The post CAPE 149: WTF84 appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

2021 has finally arrived so Chris puts 2020 in the rear-view mirror with the help of Andrew, Ryan and Jack.  First, Chris announces the launch of the show’s Patreon page and breaks down those details, followed by a variety of topics including how the guys spent their Christmas and New… Continue reading The post CAPE 148: …And A Happy New Year appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

To round out the year that was 2020, Chris has compiled all the segments featuring The Quarantine Questionnaire, a selection of questions meant to give insight into the personalities of this year’s guests (with some rude and inappropriate questions peppered in as well) and to make the ongoing pandemic a… Continue reading The post CAPE: The Quarantine Questionnaire Collection appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.