11 year old golfing phenom Olivia Barnes is our guest, including a recap of our 9-hole best-ball match at Palencia Golf Club. Find out who prevails between a rising star ranked as the #2 girl in her age group in the world, and three decrepit old podcast guys!
In our Drink of the Week segment, Ryan busts out some creative concoctions that you have to hear to believe, and Get Your Popcorn Ready explores a recent spate of teen pyrotechnicians in the neighborhood.
Diego D'Araujo joins the podcast to share about Xtreme Paver Sealing (including soft washing home services) AND his guide business for shark fishing expeditions. If you are in need of paver sealing, home washing or exciting adventure, get in touch with Diego!
We focus most of the rest of the episode on recapping HalloCrawl 2025, reflecting on the good, the bad and the ugly of the annual proceeding.
Hosts from 5 HalloCrawl stops join us to share their plans for the largest outdoor neighborhood Halloween party in the nation! Tune in and hear all about:
- A salute to Ozzy Osbourne, the prince of darkness (Haven: Ashley Roccio)
- 80s Slasher Movie Mash-Up (Northlake - Benjie Rhodus)
- Mardi Gras Madness (Settlement - Tara Thomas)
- G'Rave'yard (Arbors - Christian Narvios)
- After-party (Landings - Lindsey Mahoney and Brian Mefford)
It's party time in RiverTown! HalloCrawl 2025 is almost here, and the maven of mayhem Roxanne Duer joins us to share what is in store for residents and their guests this year. In the spirit of Halloween, our popcorn topic considers the recent edict about when decorations can be set up.
Drink of the Week is another one of Dan's made up concoctions - this time it's The Sanitizer. See how the guys like it, or don't.
The return of a long lost segment Beyond RiverTown takes us to Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island and attempts to answer the question of 'what exactly is a hamlet?'.
Ron and Janice Holton, proprietors of Linda Lee's Ice Cream Shop, join us to share about this brand new treat available right around the corner from RiverTown! We also hear from Cooper and Ava about their contributions to the family business. Check out Linda Lee's on Facebook, hit up their website, or best of all stop by the shop where SR 13 meets Shands Pier Road for a delicious concoction.
Get Your Popcorn Ready! focuses on the travails of the participation trophy generation and how that impacts tough life lessons for children.
DOTW continues the ice cream theme with Dan's impromptu creation - the Chocolate Drop. It may look like swamp water, but it tastes better than it looks!
What could be more fun than hanging out in a great man-cave garage complete with a golf simulator? Doing it on a podcast, of course! In this episode, we join Ken Showalter of Ken's Caddy Shack for an entertaining sample of all that his golf simulator can do. If you are in the market for golf lessons for yourself or your children, Ken's Caddy Shack is a convenient and affordable option.
Ken 'Masterfully' guides us through a few holes of a famous course, shares a bit about his background in the golf industry, and treats us like emperors with a sake toast before a club was swung!
DOTW continues the golf theme with a surprisingly well received Spiked Arnold Palmer, and our popcorn segment tackles the misuse of RiverTown amenity cards.
You can book lessons at Ken's Caddy Shack by visiting their Facebook page, calling him at 469.625.6532 or simply dropping by 90 Wambaw Drive in The Settlement.
A Touch of Perfection Auto Spa is our focus in this episode, as we are joined by proprietor Eddie Kruithoff and briefly by his wife Jonna. They describe the genesis of their vehicle detailing business, share a bit about EJ's Notary Service, and let us in on their family background.
Contact Eddie for your detailing needs at atpautospa.com, or 904.268.8900, or simply drop in to the shop located at 12489 San Jose Blvd, suite 3 behind Sonny's BBQ just north of the Julington Creek Bridge.
Get Your Popcorn Ready! (popcorn, we're talking about popcorn, are you kidding me!?) discusses the challenges of ingress/egress at the recently opened Hallowes Cove Academy, and we pay a bit of homage to another fledgling podcast with our Drink of the Week choice.
All that, plus not one but two AI generated songs about WYBMN are included in this week's episode!
August means back to school, and RiverTown is all excited to welcome the brand new Hallowes Cove Academy to the neighborhood! Opening this year, HCA is the culmination of a long held community vision for kids to attend school where they live, and we are pumped to share some information as the dream becomes reality.
PTO co-Presidents Liz Krugliak and Christina Ring-Hillard join the show to tell us about plans for the school year and how the community can support the new school. Head football coach Anthony Darring Jr. and assistant coach Jeff Ellrich share their expectations for the fall season and some insight to the leadership skills and gridiron prowess that the Hurricanes are already exhibiting.
All that, plus another New England craft IPA and an unbelievable Get Your Popcorn Ready topic are included in this episode.
RT Raves, a creative portable venue company, describes their scope of offerings on tonight's show. Take it from WYBMN, these guys really deliver a quality experience! Contact Christian or Seth at rtraves.com, 904.326.3697 (904.32RAVES), or via e-mail (Christian.Narvios@rtraves.com Seth.Behrman@rtraves.com) for all of your party venue needs.
Mead is featured in the Drink of the Week, and an AI pop quiz reveals how precious little we all know about world geography!
Randy Miller of Ancient City Estate Liquidators tells us about the estate sale industry, which can likely be of service to all of us in due time. Find out about upcoming sales or contact Randy if you need to plan a sale for a loved one at ancientcityestateliquidators.com.
Our Drink of the Week gets us out of our comfort zone for the Spiced Bourbon Cream Iced Latte, which meets with mixed results. You may be surprised by who gives it the highest score!
Get Your Popcorn Ready and an AI generated eBay quiz round out this episode.
Artificial Intelligence is the topic of the day in this episode, featuring Nate Robinson of reicloudsolutions.com. Reach out to Nate to get on the list for his upcoming classes about AI, in order to position you or your children for a future that will leverage this burgeoning technology.
Duval Light is our Drink of the Week, which may or may not have been involved in the scenario covered in Get Your Popcorn Ready!
The RiverTown trademark has been a hot topic over the last few months, with plenty of opinions expressed. Victoria Abolafia, holder of the trademark issued by the state of Florida, joins the show to share their perspective, intent, and experience.
Budding entrepreneur Olivia (Liv) Llave is our guest in this episode centered around the championship game of the RiverTown Freeballers Kickball League. Liv shares about her bartending service and her first year as a real estate agent. The hosts attempt to deliver play by play commentary for an exciting game between the Ballbarians (Homestead) and Boozy Bandits (Settlement) that wasn't decided until the last inning.
To contact Liv for a bartending gig or your real estate needs, contact her at 352.474.3623. You can also visit livsellsfl.com for a look at her listings.
When our listeners request guests that can talk about financial planning, we get guests that know financial planning! Anthony Pizzi and Riley Jarrell from Northwestern Mutual join us to kick off our third season, and discuss a broad scope of investment, insurance, and risk mitigation solutions to help you with your financial needs. Both residents of RiverTown, they simply invite you to a conversation to discuss your unique needs.
Along with a couple of familiar segments, the season three opener also contains the debut of a new segment - 'AI Asks'. We welcome your ideas for future topics to include in this fun new segment.
Anthony can be reached at 904.598.3575 and Riley' phone number is 863.608.1011. Reach out to these gentlemen if you are curious about how your financial future can be provided for.
We've asked our sponsors to give us a short sound bite about their business and why they sponsored our party. Make sure you join us this Saturday May 3rd at the Riverhouse!
This episode includes hints interspersed throughout to help you find the hidden microphones, unlocking a BOGO raffle ticket opportunity for the May 3rd party. And speaking of the party, this entire episode is designed to get you all the information you need about what to expect. Don't miss out on the best RiverHouse event of the entire year!
Children's author Becky Cummings joins the podcast as our guest, which is perfect because she is used to dealing with childish behaviors! Becky shares about her background as a teacher, her inspiration to write children's books, and her next big goal of opening a holistic and conscious learning academy for K-8 students this fall.
You can find Becky's books on Amazon or at authorbcummings.com, and find out about the new school at freekidsacademy.com.
Our Drink of the Week comes all the way from Sorrento, Italy and is very well received by the hosts. Get Your Popcorn Ready! takes a bite out of a controversial neighborhood topic, and the hosts recap a great day at the RiverClub for the Rockabilly on the River event.
Todd and Ryan square off on a pop-quiz to demonstrate who paid closer attention to Dan's recent sabbatical trip.
Umm, not really sure what to say about this episode. The Dan Missing Fatigue has set in. Not only did Ryan and Todd not secure a guest for this episode, they didn't make an agenda. On top of that they thought it would be a good idea to do it live, from Dan's driveway! In hopes people would show up they sat in the driveway and waited. Tune in to find out if anyone show up to the debauchery of an episode.
In this episode, Todd and Ryan come armed with an outline — and trust us, they need it. They're joined by a guest host, dive into an enLIGHTening popcorn topic, and even take a call from a "long-time listener, first-time caller" who’s been waiting for this moment their whole life (probably).
With Dan off gallivanting around Europe, who better to join the fun than David McGuffin — a guy with over 20 years of experience planning European tours? David spills the tea (or maybe some espresso) on how he built his travel business and shares tips that’ll make you want to pack your bags immediately.
Spring break plans? Exterior Lighting Debate? European adventures? This episode’s got it all.
We sat down with Scott Setaro who runs Rolling Dough. He tells us about his plans to bring authentic New York Style bagels to NE Florida. We also learn about Pizza Cones, which are also available. Something seams to be missing during this episode and Todd and Ryan try to figure it out. Disorganization and chaos ensue. However they knew they had to do a Popcorn Segment about the controversy over two little letters, TM. There is some discussion about hockey, as well as the upcoming 2nd Annual Inaugural WYBMN Party. Listen in and try to figure out what is missing from this episode!