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, Dan Easley, 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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The Brothers Howdyshell
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, Dan, 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 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
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
Tuesday Jul 30, 2024
This week we welcome, all the way from Staunton, Mallory McKendry! Mallory tells us tales of her early music roots from Keezletown to New Orleans and eventually landing in Staunton. She also shares the latest about her band, The Hot Mamas!
Like a lot of our guests, Mallory is a fascinating musician and artist with an amazing drive to create and share. We are fortunate to have her as a guest and grateful she chooses to be so creative in our area!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Did I mention they have some banging wings!
https://rubysarcade.com/
The Hot Mamas:
https://www.thehotmamas.com/
The Hot Mamas Collective - Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheHotMamasCollective
The Hot Mamas - Insta
https://www.instagram.com/hotmamasband/
Live at Clementine Cafe - The Hot Mamas
https://open.spotify.com/album/6mMg31PiHBNRTJjdgAXJ5A
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Dawn Womack, a Harrisonburg comedy pioneer and advocate, joins us on episode 75! (And that's the biggest number there is... in bingo.)
Dawn shares how she found her comedy and became a top promoter for all things Harrisonburg. From her new comedy venture, FWAF (Funny Womacks and Friends) to her weekly podcast, "Virginia is for Laughers" Dawn is not afraid to do, and do well!
So glad she could join us and be a part of our fun!
A few mentions:
Ruby's Arcade - Fwaf Pizza? (Feta, Wagu, Arugula, and Falafel) Quite possibly the new hit pizza everyone will be talking about? Manifest as you see fit, dear universe.
https://rubysarcade.com/
Hot Dog Days of Summer - A Harrisonburg Summer Events
https://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/event/hot-dog-days-of-summer/
Friendly City Fables - Harrisonburg's only D+D inspired Improv!
https://courtsquaretheater.org/event/friendly-city-fables/2024-07-24/
The Funny Womacks
https://www.thefunnywomacks.com/
Virginia is for Laughers - The Podcast
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/3w7m7-1f0150/Virginia-Is-For-Laughers-Podcast
Melrose Cavern - Cave Comedy Fest
https://www.melrosecaverns.com/comedy
Lachlan Patterson - Feature Comedian for Cave Comedy Fest
https://www.lachlanpatterson.com/
Friendly City Fortune Mega Raffle!
https://downtownharrisonburg.org/friendlycityfortune/