{"podcast":{"title":"Troubled Men Podcast","slug":"troubled-men-podcast-799372","podcast_index_feed_id":799372,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/27d58","website_url":"https://troubledmenpodcast.castos.com","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/60d5656cb8fad2-85317444/8515ju25WDijPKnlLr4F87VBwDse01DAo1CHKRqM.jpg","author":"René Coman and Manny Chevrolet","episode_count":378,"summary":"René Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt. Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it. René is a New Orleans native who's been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:21:09.842497+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372"},"episode":{"title":"TMP332 RICKY SEBASTIAN ON THE BLOCK","slug":"tmp332-ricky-sebastian-on-the-block","published_at":"2025-12-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372/tmp332-ricky-sebastian-on-the-block","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372","url":"https://troubledmenpodcast.castos.com/episodes/tmp332-ricky-sebastian","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/60d5656cb8fad2-85317444/2290979/c1e-jj1rpa5dp7jsn1k8x-xxg20n3gc63r-2c2rvo.m4a","summary":"The world-renowned drummer, composer, and music instructor's resume includes stints playing with Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Gil Evans, Tania Maria, Herbie Mann, Bobby McFerrin, and David \"Fathead\" Newman. Teaching at New York's Drummers Collective, the University of New Orleans, and the Heritage School of Music, he has been a sought-after mentor for generations of the country's top drummers. While Ricky's days traveling with the circus are far behind him, his session with the Troubled Men proves he still fits in with the sideshow freaks. Topics include a Raiders' controversy, a birthday lunch, Iran-Contra, a mysterious package, ICE agents, Little Freddie King, podcast awards, Gonzales, Carl DeLeo, Carl Schexnayder, playing on chairs, a hateful teacher, a first drumset, a gas station gig, the Emmett Kelly Circus band, Holiday With Horses, Clement Toca, touring Mexico, young love, high school riots, Berklee College of Music, Lou & Charlie's, Henry Butler, George Porter, Exuma, Leigh Harris, Ron Cuccia and Jazz Poetry, Tyler's Beer Garden, Gatemouth Brown, NYC, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, method books, Rick's Licks on YouTube, Cayenne, and much more. Intro Music: \"Just Keeps Raining\" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: \"Caravan\" and \"Like A Prince\" from \"The Spirit Within\" by Ricky Sebastian Support the podcast: Paypal or Venmo Join the Patreon page here. Shop for Troubled Men’s T-shirts & tanks here. Subscribe, review, and rate (5 stars) on Apple Podcasts or any podcast source. Follow on social media, share with friends, and spread the Troubled Word. Troubled Men Podcast Facebook Troubled Men Podcast Instagram Iguanas Tour Dates René Coman Facebook Ricky Sebastian Facebook Order \"Independence On The Drumset\" Method Book Order \"Mastering Rhythm and Phrasing in Music\" Bo…","meta_description":"The world-renowned drummer, composer, and music instructor's resume includes stints playing with Jaco Pastorius, John Scofield, Gil Evans, Tania Maria, He…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/troubled-men-podcast-799372/episodes/tmp332-ricky-sebastian-on-the-block/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372/tmp332-ricky-sebastian-on-the-block.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}