{"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":"TMP333 DAVE JAMES UNWRAPPED","slug":"tmp333-dave-james-unwrapped","published_at":"2025-12-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372/tmp333-dave-james-unwrapped","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/troubled-men-podcast-799372","url":"https://troubledmenpodcast.castos.com/episodes/tmp333-dave-james","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/60d5656cb8fad2-85317444/2303384/c1e-89z5dhojwj8c1d80n-9j37j7k6br5q-ffpb1s.m4a","summary":"The guitarist and singer with the Susan Cowsill band has also logged time with Amanda Shaw, Gal Holiday's Honky Tonk Revue, and Dirty Mouth, all while holding down a steady gig on Bourbon St. for the past decade. It's the final episode of the year, so Dave and the Troubled Men convene at the Christmas Club Lounge to contemplate the sacred and the profane. The Struggle Continues. Topics include Chanukah, a gift box recap, more bar mail, Rob Reiner's murder, other celebrity deaths, a speed camera hearing, a local terrorist arrest, dementia tests, a White House ceremony, Latoya Cantrell's pettiness, razor blades, going electric, gift ideas, radio jingles, Chicago, \"Lucas,\" an immigrant father, a record collection, piano lessons, a first guitar, the Bears, Walter Payton, hockey, first gigs, Tallahassee, W. C. Fields, day jobs, Dave Stover, Chris Pylant, Trevor Brooks, moving to New Orleans, Tim Robertson, Dave Ferrato, Galatoire’s, Steve Spitz, Cranston Clements, 78s, and much more. Intro Music: \"Just Keeps Raining\" by Styler/Coman Break and Outro Music: \"Everybody Has A Tattoo\" and \"Texas Is For Assholes\" from \"Dave James Used Records\" by Dave James 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 William S Burroughs \"The Junky's Christmas\" Dr John \"T'wuz the Night Before Xmas\"","meta_description":"The guitarist and singer with the Susan Cowsill band has also logged time with Amanda Shaw, Gal Holiday's Honky Tonk Revue, and Dirty Mouth, all while hol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/troubled-men-podcast-799372/episodes/tmp333-dave-james-unwrapped/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/tmp333-dave-james-unwrapped.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}