In Harrisonburg Virginia?
Come join us! We play Bingo is Life - The Game Show every Tuesday night at 7:30 in Ruby's Arcade
100B 165 S Main St Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Contact us at: BrothersHowdyshell@gmail.com
Bingo Is Life: A Post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast
Join Mike and Chris Howdyshell with Jay Zehr, and Britney ”Mumshackles” Mongold each week in a post-Bingo Harrisonburg Podcast. We discuss, music, theater, comedy, the Harrisonburg scene, and course the Bingo Gameshow! Links to our topics will be in the show notes.
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Welcome to this - our opus of absurdity. Each week on a Tuesday night at a basement bar in Harrisonburg VA we host a friendly little gameshow we call, Bingo Is Life!
We spin the Wheel of Fate, we ponder the Skulls of Destiny, we unleash the Swinging String Rings of Justice. And we sing about Bingo Heaven while we play Bingo.
After the show, we get together with our talented friends Jay and Britney to discuss the zeitgeist of the day. Our podcast is hyper local, but universally accessible to anyone with a slight penchant for short, discussions on music, comedy, history, games, and of course- the scene in our little town of Harrisonburg Virginia.
Join us and enjoy the simple pleasure of living in a small town full of the most interesting and the most mundane. Take a break from the politics and any semblance of serious discussion. Laugh about something silly with us. Hearing is believing.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Episode 80! The gang was very excited to have the owners of Harrisonburg’s only cidery, Sage Bird Cider Works join our podcast! We welcome Zach and Amberlee Carlson as they celebrate their 4 year anniversary. We talk about the history, the challenges, and of course, the triumphs of owning a small business in Harrisonburg.
We even manage to geek out on some apple science! Great people. Great conversation. Go give these guys your business! They are a wonderful part of the beautiful tapestry that is our town!
A Few Mentions:
Ruby’s Arcade - The one, the only, the duckpin meets bingo nexus of the universe.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Sage Bird Cider Works
https://www.sagebirdciderworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sagebirdciderworks
Glaize Orchard, Winchester VA
https://glaizeapples.com/
Sunday Yoga
https://www.sagebirdciderworks.com/event-details/sunday-yoga-21
The Deck Show
https://www.facebook.com/events/3429093340749514/?paipv=0&eav=AfZCSgrv4WytTeyqFff7PUudm_jOE6X2qAKBrQ7lBBRKxOkKcdkPBV_twYw1Kr6JhKU&_rdr
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Russell Shank joins us on episode 79! Russell is a local musician who has wandered around a bit, and fortunately for us, landed back in Harrisonburg!
Russell tells us about his piano playing, his shows in the local venues, and of course his experience with his band, Maggie's Last Shift.
With over 10,000 hours in the craft, Russell proves that skill can be directly correlated to practice time. If you are a piano fan of any kind, you've got to check Russell out!
A few Mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Make us a pizza, you're the pizza man. Make us a pizza tonight. Cause I'm in the mood for pepperoni, and you've got us feeling alright.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Restless Moons - Where all the magic happens. From excellent beer to great band names...
https://www.restlessmoons.com/
Maggies Last Shift -
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/maggieslastshift/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KWX6h-jfiY
FB: https://www.facebook.com/MaggiesLastShift
Chicken Delicious -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/nyregion/mimis-manhattan-chicken-delicious.html
https://www.richardking.net/Hunter.htm
My Ragged Company - A Rolling Stones Tribute Show - September 7 at Restless Moons
https://www.facebook.com/events/1027272332070078/
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
Tuesday Aug 13, 2024
We welcome award winning author Sofia Samatar to the podcast! Sofia tells us about her work, how she "found" Harrisonburg and why she loves to call our little town home.
From New Jersey to California to JMU, Sofia has a fascinating story to tell and we are very lucky she is a part of our community of doers.
Also a side note for our beautiful, eclectic fanbase, we do take a Mennonite deep dive!
A few Mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Come in, eat a pizza, read a book. For those who flourish in the cacophony of electronic gaming whirs and crashing bowling pins... and not say- a quiet library.
https://rubysarcade.com/
All things Sofia Samatar -
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/
https://hburgcitizen.com/2024/08/08/dear-neighbor/
https://hburgcitizen.com/2024/07/11/the-smallest-house/
https://hburgcitizen.com/2024/06/27/night-walks/
https://hburgcitizen.com/2024/05/16/a-dead-sweet-perfume/
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/books/the-white-mosque/
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/books/monster-portraits/
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/books/tender/
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/books/a-stranger-in-olondria/
https://www.sofiasamatar.com/books/the-winged-histories/
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
A podcast record! There were a total of 8 folks on this madhouse of a show! Britney was unable to join us this evening, but she invited several folks to represent the multiple facets that are the light, love, and energetic being we know and adore as Mumshackles.
Along with normal crew, we welcome Rachel Austin, Erin Kvande Abbott, Christian Perritt, and Leanne Shepherd. A fun gang!
The best way to describe this episode would be. Theme: Clarinet.
A few Mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - The best Harrisonburg basement for the finest pizza, and a great space for all your clarinet-themed conversations.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Hero and the Muse -
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550063846176
Friendly Fermenter -
https://www.friendlyfermenter.com/
Marching Royal Dukes -
https://www.jmu.edu/mrd/index.shtml