Chris Aballo's Podcast Experiment

2020 has been mostly awful but at least CAPE has been here to give your week a bit of levity.  This collection gathers the year’s best stuff, from Chris’ one-on-one chats on surviving the pandemic to the many reunions of the crew from The Only Podcast That Matters to the… Continue reading The post CAPE: The Best Of 2020 appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Pour a drink of your favorite holiday spirit!  Chris, Andrew and Ryan are joined by engineer Christian Cordes and special guests Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic, owners of A Shared Universe PodcaStudio and stars of AMC’s Comic Book Men.  As the drinks begin to flow, so do the stories of… Continue reading The post CAPE 147: The 2020 Half-In-The-Bag Holiday Spectacular! appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris is back with Andrew and Ryan to continue the holiday lunacy.  Ryan has his house invaded by raccoons, struggles with hanging his Christmas lights and rallies for his own palm trees.  Andrew resists sugary drinks while Chris shares his concerns with setting up his parents’ new tablet, and they… Continue reading The post CAPE 146: Service Trees appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

After the bliss of eating leftovers and shopping deep discounts has worn off, Chris, Ryan and Andrew return to talk about their families’ Thanksgiving traditions. Then they’ll take your mind off this past weekend by diving into the rise of ASMR, what we can learn from a dominatrix, and George… Continue reading The post CAPE 145: Fisting Turkeys appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Whether you’re up early to go shopping for deals or still in a food stupor after over-stuffing yourself yesterday, Chris and Jack are giving you this bonus show to help make this awkward Black Friday a bit better.  The guys share tales of their perilous years in retail along with… Continue reading The post CAPE 144: The Black Friday Bonus Episode! appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris is joined by Ryan Taggart to share their experiences of working in the gig economy.  They discuss the advantages of being an independent contractor vs an employee, the best food delivery app for drivers, cheapskates who don’t tip and unexpected surprises when showing up to drop off an order. … Continue reading The post CAPE 143: Baby You Can Drive My Food appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Now that a winner has been declared in the 2020 Presidential Election, Chris, Jack, Andrew and Ryan return to talk politics.  They discuss the events and feelings that led to the ways they voted earlier this month, as well as looking back at the last four years, social media, partisan… Continue reading The post CAPE 142: So It’s Come To This… An Election Episode appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

The third round of The Only Podcast That Matters’ re-teaming is cut short when Andrew is unable to make it to the studio.  Thankfully, Engineer Chris is there to be the fourth voice as Chris, Jack and Ryan take the conversation in all sorts of directions.  After speculating the real… Continue reading The post CAPE 141: Enter Soundman appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

The celebration of The Only Podcast That Matters continues as Chris, Jack, Andrew and Ryan gather for another hour of obnoxiousness.  The guys ponder how long they’d last in a zombie apocalypse, what they’d be willing to do for money if they were younger and fitter, negotiate the price of… Continue reading The post CAPE 140: Sex and Booze appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

The show’s run at A Shared Universe Podcastudio continues, and begins the celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Only Podcast That Matters!  That means Chris is joined by Jack as well as Andrew Rizzitello and Ryan Taggart in person(!) and it’s business as usual.  Weight gain, circumcision, beer, social… Continue reading The post CAPE 139: The Ten Year Itch appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

This week, Chris and Jack come at you live from A Shared Universe PodcaSTudio, which seems like the most appropriate place to discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers movies in particular.  Studio engineer Christian Cordes joins in on the chat about the MCU movies, the rise of online… Continue reading The post CAPE 138: The Avengers, Not The Pre-Vengers appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris is joined by Jack, Ryan and Metal Jimmy (in his CAPE debut!) to talk all things Van Halen: from discovering the band to debating their best singer to the ending they’d hoped to see for this legendary and hugely influential band.  Continue reading The post CAPE 137: Remembering Eddie Van Halen appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

To wrap up the Aballo Birthday Season, Chris’ sister Carol returns to the show for the first time in years.  The siblings discuss finding new shows to recommend to their parents, navigating their Fire Sicks, and the return of Quarantine Questionnaire! Continue reading The post CAPE 136: Return Of The Sibling appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

It’s birthday season for the Aballo family so Chris kicks off a two-week celebration by tricking his parents into making their CAPE debut!  Chris’ Mom and Dad talk to him about Springsteen, Sopranos, commercials and more during this short and sweet phone call. Continue reading The post CAPE 135: At Last, Chris’ Parents appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Some believe September 1 is the start of Halloween season and while others believe it doesn’t start until October, Chris and Jack sort of split the difference by talking Halloween in late September.  The two consider the Halloween that could have been in 2020 and what it actually will be… Continue reading The post CAPE 134: Halloween-ish appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris and Jack take some time to reflect on 9/11, from their experiences on the day itself to how it has affected them in the years since.  The boys also spend the end of the show discussing movie theaters reopening in New Jersey and if they can manage to stay… Continue reading The post CAPE 133: Remembering 9/11 appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Things are gonna get topical!  Andrew Rizzitello returns to debate Chris about the press coverage of the president’s remarks about the military, and where their biases and beliefs land on the issue.  Thankfully, after a semi-serious discussion, the guys talk about fun stuff like OnlyFans, sex work, getting paid and… Continue reading The post CAPE 132: Gimme Some Truth appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris and Jack reconvene to recap the high and low of their Friday hangout.  First, they review Bill and Ted Face The Music and talk about what the franchise has meant to them.  The guys then celebrate the career and impact of Chadwick Boseman, from his portrayals of real life… Continue reading The post CAPE 131: Bill and Ted and Chadwick Forever appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris returns with another solo show to rant while being unencumbered by guests or a co-host.  He shares the relief of a week long break from social media, takes a closer look at the reopening of movie theaters, and adds more observations (and frustrations) about the ongoing pandemic and the… Continue reading The post CAPE 130: I Don’t Wanna Go Where The People Go appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.

Chris is joined by Andrew and Sherrie to chat about all sorts of musical subjects.  Chris shares his unpopular opinion about Jimi Hendrix, Sherrie and Andrew talk musician biopics, and everyone debates superior cover versions of songs as well as the best covers of all time. Continue reading The post CAPE 129: Music Nerds Unite appeared first on ChrisAballo.com.