The Chillbillies Podcast
"I Never Met A Kentuckian Who Wasn't Either Thinking About Going Home Or Actually Going Home" – A. B. "Happy" Chandler. Join this Eastern Kentuckian living in California staying in touch with their roots in the Bluegrass State. Todd Porter from Paintsville, interviews a host of guests, some with Kentucky ties and some not, on a wide range of topics. The show is produced by Jake Schmidt. Email us questions and comments: TheChillbilliesPod@gmail.com. The show is produced by Jake Schmidt.
Episodes
35 episodes
Season 5, Episode 3 - Kristy Orem (part 1)
This week, we are joined by the highly decorated Pikeville High School Athletic Director and Girls Basketball coach Kristy Orem. In part 1, Kristy tell us how she built what is now the premier team in the 15th region. We also talk about t...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:07:02
Season 5, Episode 2 - Alimi Ballard (part 2)
The finish of the episode with Alimi Ballard. Concluding everything with a thrilling double Lightning Round.... Alimi is known for his work in Hollywood, starring as Marcel Dumas on Netflix's 'Queen of the South' and Agent David Sinclair ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:15:43
SEASON 5 PREMIER - Alimi Ballard (part 1)
The Chillbillies kick off season 5 with a bang!! George Passantino joins us for a captivating adventure into the mind of Alimi Ballard in this 2 part episode. Alimi is known for his work in Hollywood, starring as Marcel Dumas on Netflix's 'Quee...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:24:21
Manley Feinberg (part 2)
Manley Feinberg is the author of 'Reaching Your Next Summit!: 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with Impact'Manley is recognized as an award winning international keynote speaker, business leader, and author whose work has bee...
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1:12:31
Manley Feinberg (part 1)
The Chillbillies are BACK from summer vacation. What better way to start off season 5 than with the influential life coach, business leader, and world renowned keynote speaker Manley Feinberg.Manley is also the author of 'Reaching Y...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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2:29:55
The Getting Better Series - Episode 3: with Harry Engel(part 2)
Part 2 of our interview with Harry Engel. Enjoy the conclusion of this exciting 2 part episode!Follow us on Twitter: @TheChillbilliesPod
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1:00:38
The Getting Better Series - Episode 3: with Harry Engel (part 1)
In this somewhat focused episode of The Chillbillies Podcast, we talk to my good buddy Harry Engel. Harry is an entrepreneur and a true free spirit. Along with cohost Bill Silva, we talk about raising emotional strong boys and the concept...
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1:01:05
The Getting Better Series - Episode 2: Jeremy Herider - Optimal Self
This week’s guest in our Getting Better Series is Jeremy Herider. Jeremy is a two-sport professional athlete, productivity coach to several Fortune 500 companies, and High-Performance Coach (among many other titles). He’s also the pioneer...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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2:05:38
The Getting Better Series - Episode 1: with my friend Lee (part 2)
This episode features the second half of our conversation with Lee featuring Bill Silva. Lee walks us through how to make better business decisions, the importance of the 'unfair advantage,' and we discuss the proper way to bake a pineapple ups...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:09:14
The Getting Better Series - Episode 1: with my friend Lee (part 1)
On this week’s episode, we sit down with my close friend Lee. Lee is a tech entrepreneur and one of the more interesting people I’ve ever known. Lee is our first guest in a themed series of episodes that centrally focus on the idea ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:03:50
Tim Evans
This episode, we are joined by special guest host Bill Silva as we hang out with Tim Evans, the founder of the Unforgettable's Foundation. The foundation financially assists families who have lost a child by fundraising and taking care of funer...
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1:48:31
David Ruprecht
The newest guest on the Chillbillies Podcast is David Ruprecht. David is known for hosting the popular game show, Supermarket Sweep in the 90's and early 2000's. Additionally, David litters the International Movie Database with appearances in y...
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1:16:38
Nicolas Thomas
We recently sat down with newly hired Transylvania University eSports coach, Nicolas Thomas. After serving a tour in the United States Air Force, the Phoenix native Coach Thomas decided to follow his love of professional gaming to Lexington, Ke...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:18:15
Larry Ward
Larry is the owner of High Performance Golf Academy. A four-time winner of the Kentucky Section PGA Teacher of the Year Award (2011, 2012, 2015 & 2016) and 2017 Horton Smith Award winner, Larry has been teaching golf for more than 20 years....
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:16:29
Kyle Sutton
The Chillbillies bring on another Transy guest to the show...Kyle Sutton, one of the Pioneer's Athletic Trainer. Kyle tells us about how he came to be in Lexington. He also tells us about some of the more interesting incidents he's had to deal ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:10:34
Kelly Wells
The Chillbillies sit down with University of Pikeville athletic director, Kelly Wells!Call Pelycon Technologies! You can find them at www.pelycon.com or call them today for al your cybersecurity needs at 833-PELYCON (833-735-9366)...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:06:38
Shooting the Breeze
Todd and Jake kick off season 3 by discussing the art of cutting the grass, along with a wishlist and preview of our upcoming guests. Get ready for a wild fall here on the Chillbillies Podcast.Call Pelycon Technologies! You can fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:20:37
Dr. Jeff Hopper
We kick back with Tranylvania Business Professor Jeff Hopper. We talk Finance, Bourbon, and Hopper tells us about his and Todd's days together attending Transy.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:48:23
Andy Dunn
In this episode we hang out with Andy Dunn, President of the Vancouver Canadians Minor League Baseball Team. Andy has spent over 25 years in Major and Minor League baseball. As Vice President with the Marlins, Expos and Nationals, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:10:38
Brandon Tosti Pt. 2
What’s shakin people, the wait is up. This weeks episode is the second half of our interview with Brandon Tosti. Brandon talked to us about the keys of networking and Todd gets pretty heated over basketball. As always, we finish the episode wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:09:49
Brandon Tosti Pt. 1
I part 1 of a 2 part episode of the Chillbillies Podcast, we sit down with Paintsville native, author and all around great guy Brandon Tosti. We talk about Brandon's new book "Who We Meet Along the Way", tell some great stories about grow...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:19:02
Rich Thomas
In this episode of the Chillbillies Podcast, we sit down with Rich Thomas.Rich, a Los Angeles native, was formerly the editor of Ray Gun Magazine and Insomniac Events online. Rich is now the Director of Content at Emergent M...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:23:45
Emily (McGuire) Skaggs, PsyD
In this episode of the Chillbillies Podcast, we sit down with Emily Skaggs. Emily is the owner of Skaggs Psychological Services in Lexington, KY. She has operated her clinical psychology practice since 2004. We talk a...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:40:16