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The Rock 108 Morning Show with Brian Marshall · Fri Jan 12, 2024
from falling in reverse on Rock 108, night after night on this snowy Friday, bad air Friday today.
I want you to know that not only a winter storm warning, but today is also a kiss a ginger day.
And I figured that I would welcome in two individuals that we could have on the show from the Deck Diaries podcast, Tabitha and Meg welcome aboard.
Hello.
So both of you guys are based in Easter night, well then.
Yeah, Cedar Rapids.
And what made you get in on the podcast game?
That would be Ms.
Tabby here.
Everybody always goes to her for advice.
And she just kind of wanted an outlet for people to feel like they weren't alone and for us to share our stories, for other people to share their stories.
And yeah, she roped me into it.
She was
actually just my first guest.
Really?
Yes.
Interesting.
So
Meg was just my first guest.
And then after episode one, I'm like, hey, do you want to come back for two and three?
Because it was kind of a trifecta of episodes.
And then I just asked her to be my trusty co-host.
So you guys have how many episodes out available now?
49.
Yeah.
And that's not an easy game.
Now the thing is, is as somebody who's done podcasting, I actually did a podcast much like you guys with my friend and it got me back into radio again.
But then doing a podcast, there's a lot that goes into it.
I mean, talk to me a little bit about what your week looks like for deck diaries.
Um, it's a lot of writing.
So for me, um, I do a lot of writing, a lot of journaling, going back through my old diaries, um, vetting guests.
So
I vet all of the guests, interview them, whether that be, you know, meeting for coffee or lunch.
usually turns into like a four hour session with these people.
Megan is left in the dark, so.
I come in
naked and afraid,
and
that's the way I
like
it.
Okay, I'm sure your studio engineer loves that, doesn't he?
Yes, yes.
So she knows who the guest is, what the topic is, and that's it.
And
do you like it that way?
I
love it that way because I like it to feel organic I like it to feel like I'm hearing your story for the first time like you know when you watch celebrities on interviews or whatnot
you've heard them say the same stuff on different shows
I don't like that.
I want it to feel natural.
I want it to feel like we're actually having a conversation as human beings.
So Tabitha and Meg from the Deck Diaries podcast, the thing is, is I've taken a listen to a couple of the episodes.
First episode, you open up right away, right away.
And it is an episode that if you're taking a listen to the first episode, it's one of those that you open up and it's kind of like as a guy sitting down and going, Oh,
Is that what they talk about?
They being women.
What else?
I mean, for guys that want to listen, for girls that want to listen to the deck diaries podcast, what else?
What else is going on right now through these 49 episodes?
Yeah, I mean, I would say we are a good mix of comedy therapy.
So
we talk about everything from the deep stuff that you don't talk to anybody about to.
pubicare and dating at our age and fetishes and kinks and you name it.
Love,
divorce, depression.
Dating it online
when
you're in your 40s, you know, things like that,
which is something that I feel like we should probably get into as the show goes on today.
We'll keep things rolling and you'll take on Russ and Marshall's marketplace here in just a few.
It's metallic on rock one.
Oh, higher power on the Rock 108 morning show at 924.
Good morning to you, Russ.
Morning.
Morning to the ladies.
I was gonna say, I brought
friends.
Yeah.
Deck Diaries podcast with Tabitha and Meg.
Welcome to again to the show.
Thank you.
Is it deck DCK?
Yes, it's deck.
I'll let Tabitha, you speak on that?
Yeah, it's deck.
Yeah.
And the whole concept behind it, why don't you give Russ kind of the elevator pitch real quick on this?
Yeah, so it actually started on my deck at home.
We would get together.
Oh, hence
the name.
Okay.
We would get together on my deck at home on Wednesdays for WWW, which is Weed and Wine
Wednesdays.
Oh, nice.
And it just kind of evolved to more and more people coming over, friends of friends, friends of co-workers as a safe place to come.
and talk a little smack, talk a little deep, whatever it may be.
So it just formed that way and we decided to turn it into a podcast.
So is it generally two of you or are there more and do you have enough microphones?
It's me and Meg and then we have a host or a guest or sometimes a couple of guests.
And what's your setup like?
Let's get a little technical.
So we record at the sound box here in town.
Oh, yeah.
We record at a studio.
We do.
We do.
Shout out to the sound box.
They are amazing guys over there.
And we have what's called the Sound Lounge, which is a room in the studio that's specifically for podcasters.
And we run the board.
We do it.
How did we not know this existed?
I didn't know it existed until until.
Tom Garland had them on his documentary The Arcade Gator.
That's one of the reasons I was like, wait a second, where is this?
Wait a minute, I watched that documentary.
Yeah, that's in town.
They're the girls in
it.
Oh, my God.
We snuggle up on the couch and
play football.
Tom Brakes over
Marvel Head.
OK.
I
get it.
I got it.
Oh, that's amazing.
So with this and Meg because of you coming into this as a guest at first and then to become a co-host What was that transition like for you?
Um, it was a fairly easy transition because Tabby and I You know speak so easily together.
Yeah, I Actually, I think she I found out that I was the co-host on
Because she said I was her co-host and I was like, huh?
Can I
ask a question?
Do women share deep sexual thoughts with each other?
Is this just on the podcast?
Absolutely.
We do, at least.
I do talk to some women that are like, whoa.
It depends on the woman.
Our group is very raw and uncensored.
I always wanted, like, when girlfriend does out with the girls,
you know,
what are they talking about?
I would say that most women lock a room talk as much as men.
Sometimes worse, because sometimes guys will hear us talk and they're like, holy
cow.
Wow, okay.
Yeah.
That was one of the things because when we got into the episode six or when I got into episode six and they start talking about their grooming habits, I went All right I'm learning stuff today and this is where we find it now you're talking lawn maintenance, right?
Yes, and my son literally just texted me and he's listening and he said
Does this mean we can listen to the podcast now?
Because I've told my kids it's awful.
And I'm like,
depends on the episode.
I feel a little
uncomfortable.
Sorry,
kid.
You had to learn this way.
And
we do label the episodes that are pretty raunch.
We let the world know, hey, this episode's raunch.
What
are the mildest episodes?
are there any?
I mean.
Mild, I mean we talk about like our past marriages, we've talked about suicide, I mean there's some like heavy, deep stuff
as well.
Do you talk about lighter stuff like movies or the book club like Oprah?
We haven't
gotten into that.
No, we're not, we're average book club kind of Tupperware ladies.
In this, we have you guys in for Marshall's Marketplace.
We have the game.
Russ, this will be the first time you've taken on two contestants.
This is
unfair, two on one, but I have a feeling they like it that way, so.
I feel like you like it that way.
We'll
find out.
I like it
better if you like it that way.
Now I'm uncomfortable.
We'll do
it next.
So
since we have guests that are in studio today We actually have printouts for everybody so they can see the items today, so it's gonna be a little bit different than we're used to but in this Nothing will exceed ladies gentlemen 92 dollars and 50 cents today Wow, it's a cheap day today.
We start off with our first item.
This is a deck
Furniture set for our deck diaries friends such as suck up in Marion.
It's in fair condition two chairs and a table Russ go ahead.
So
these are the fabric chairs that are stretched Usually wear out from rot because people just leave them on the deck out throughout the winter And the wire table
It looks like you could build a fire under it.
You could grill on it.
Um, so it's a three piece deck set.
Uh, I'm going to say they're looking for $42, $42
and 50 cents, 40 to 50.
So I turned to Tabithan mega, the deck diaries podcast.
All you have to do to pick together, figure out higher or lower.
You let me know.
If they're asking higher.
If they're asking higher or they're asking lower.
Which one do you guys think?
That's my $42.
I'm
gonna say they're asking lower.
Lower.
Yeah.
And they sound very confident.
Lower.
It's our final answer.
It's
correct!
Suck it!
Deck Diaries won, Russ.
Nothing.
God damn it.
What was the price?
30 bucks?
20.
All right
number
two is an unusual coffee table in Anamosa very unusual coffee tables 44 inches long 21 inches wide 30 inches tall rust to you.
I'm not saying my grandmother was gaudy
But this looks like it came right out of her house Sorry, Nana, but this is you
It's a glass top with probably coppers around that is all engraved and cut out with leaves.
I don't know if they're olive leaves, but sure, that would work.
Brass legs.
I mean, it's it's
antique.
It's intricate.
It's antique.
That's a great word.
It almost looks like because look in the middle, there's like a circle where it looks like maybe there was a
Pull in there before and then they just put that.
No, that was a candle.
That was a candle to cook your mouth.
It's
from Anna.
It is from Anamosa.
Oh my
gosh.
That's not the glass top that came with it.
Oh yeah, look
at that.
The edges don't...
Yeah,
the
kids had a party and they broke grandma's table.
They just threw a piece of glass on top that doesn't even fit.
Well,
that's what do you think for the price on this
one?
I'm gonna say I'm gonna stick around my last price forty eight dollars and fifty cents.
No, 48 dollars.
Put
the pressure on the girls.
Fifty
cents.
They
definitely think
this
is a gem.
They think this is antiques roadshow.
Yep.
We're going
higher.
Definitely higher.
Final answer?
Yeah, for sure.
Locking it
in.
Sorry ladies, incorrect.
No!
Russ was within fifty cents.
I do
this all the time.
I'll give it to 50 cents and still lose.
$48 for this item.
So we go to the final item, which is a creepy painted doll in Milan, Illinois, 38 inches tall.
She plays well with others.
Is that really what they put?
That's what they put.
Wow, she looks like she wants to speak with my manager.
She does.
Her name is Karen.
She's got her hands on her hips.
It
looks like.
She does.
And that choker.
And she's got like
a little smirk like, I've got a coupon for that.
Very Annabelle-looking.
Look, she's all weathered as antique dolls are.
I think all antique dolls look evil because the skin kind of cracks just like an old lady's.
But the eyes are very lifelike.
The eyes are very lifelike brown eyes.
I'm going to say that the high is $95.92.
I'm going to say that they are looking forward to put the pressure on the girls.
This is the rubber game.
I'm going to say they're looking for $78.
for this doll.
78 dollars to the Deck Diaries podcast, Tabithan Meg, hire or lower the
match.
was thinking like in the 80s.
Are you thinking lower?
This is tough.
They're discussing.
Mm-hmm.
I put the pressure on them.
You
sure did.
And they're feeling it.
Yeah.
Good money.
I do.
Yeah.
Let's go higher.
They're
going higher.
We're going for it.
Final answer.
Hire is
incorrect 75
dollars three dollars But we
will
talk more with the deck diaries podcast with Tabitha and Meg here in just a few it's puddle of mud
It's a perfect song for them.
Control.
Elamad with control on Rockwood, O.A.
Snow continues through today.
It's the warmest it's gonna be for the next, what, five, six days?
29 right now.
Windy, blowing, drifting snow.
Tomorrow, chance of snow.
Windy, blowing snow, falling temperatures.
The Blizzard warning tomorrow.
And then Sunday, partly cloudy skies topping out at four degrees below zero.
We have to thank our guests here today, Tabitha and Meg from the Deck Diaries podcast for making it on in here today to take on Russ and Marshall's Marketplace.
They do have a Facebook page, a Deck Diaries
Facebook page,
and
one of the first posts I come across, take care of your body, mind, and soul.
Give yourself six months to get into the habit of practicing radical self-care and self-love.
Absolutely.
Isn't that nice?
Does that make you
feel warm and fuzzy?
Yes, it sounds like you're a nice new A.G.
podcast.
Are you
psych?
With
crystals.
Psych.
But what's your next episode going to include?
So our next episode, we interviewed a local woman who is in a polyamorous...
relationship.
For those of us who need a dictionary, please let me know.
So as Russell politely said off air, he immediately went with Swinger,
which is what
most people would think.
But there is a difference.
They're in full fledged relationships.
So it is her, her husband and their girlfriend.
Do they both have her as a girlfriend?
Absolutely.
Yes.
I want to talk about the confidence needed in a woman to allow another woman into a relationship.
We did talk about that on the show.
And she is very confident.
I'm not sure that there's a jealous bone in her body.
Right.
She likes to see her husband happy because she loves him.
And she knows that men are typically physical beings.
So he's getting the physical side of it.
and she's getting the emotional side of it.
She
just connects more with women.
So she's not physically interested
in the other woman.
Oh, she's very physically interested in her.
She's more interested in women than she is.
So the only man she's interested in is her husband.
As a woman, ladies, when you're looking at this particular conversation, are you making judgment at that point?
Or how do you get through this particular podcast since it's not a norm?
for the rest of us.
I say don't.
Yuck people's yum.
They're not
hurting anybody.
It's with anything when you talk about sex or people's sexuality or whatever maybe, is it hurting you?
No, it's not.
So mind you, Biz.
And I think it's fascinating and it's interesting.
She's in a very happy, loving, healthy relationship and whatever works for them.
She likes chicks, good for her.
When's the next episode drop again?
Next
Wednesday.
Awesome.
We'll talk more about that here in just a few.
We have Asking Alexandria's latest Psycho up next on Rock 108.
It's Asking Alexandria with Psycho on Rock 108 at 9.49.
Just a real quick piece of business.
A lot of concert tickets going on sale here very soon.
Go to the concert calendar at rock108.com to start clicking on them.
And I know the Deck Diaries podcast, we're really excited for cake that's coming
up.
So excited.
And
it shocks me.
It is not.
They are not a one hit wonder.
Russ, let's go drive around and do donuts after this and we'll listen to cake.
I'll sing for you.
Is that a cake reference?
The
Tabitha and Meg joining us.
So the question was asked, you guys asked off the air.
What do radio guys think of podcasting?
And.
I think it's fun to have you in here to give you a, not only an opportunity to get your brand out there to those that are listening to us, but the fact of the matter is, is it's that whole thing of like good content is good content, right?
And you were just talking about something that's very interesting that a lot, a lot of people were like, I want to know about that, but didn't know how to find it.
Some of the other episodes that you guys have that are in your 49 episode archive right now, what else can we look for?
We had a great episode.
We've had a few men guests come on the show.
We did an episode a few months back.
If you could be a woman for a day.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That was a good
one.
And
we expected it to be raunchy, which it got a little bit raunchy, but it actually got surprisingly deep.
I don't know.
I more think spa day.
You didn't immediately go to what you would look at or touch,
Russ.
No, I went right to scrub me down.
You want a pedicure?
Give me a pedicure.
You know you
can do that as a man, Russ.
Yeah, I know.
It's OK.
Yeah, so we've tapped in on that.
Most recently, next Wednesday at 5 a.m.
drops a new episode and we actually interviewed a woman who is in a polyamorous relationship.
And with that, after that episode, how do you follow that up?
I mean, it depends.
It's just whatever we're feeling.
Again, I have a list of guests to be vetted that want to come on the show.
So it really kind of depends.
Sometimes it's a surprise to us.
I'm
kind of curious.
What's the ones you throw out and and don't put on the show?
Yeah, so I have vetted guests where I kind of feel maybe they just want to come on the show to come on the show.
and we're not really about that.
So we want you to come on the show because you have a story or reason, a message for the audience, whatever that may be, education, like you said, on Polly.
A lot of people don't know about it, and I think it's okay to talk about those things.
So yeah, I vet the guests first, and if I get a good vibe, I get a good vibe.
If they've got a good story to tell, we're gonna tell that story.
Give you a platform to tell that story.
So let's go through it right now.
Social media, how can they find you?
Deck Diaries on Facebook and Instagram, and we are on all streaming platforms.
Apple Music, Spotify, you name it, we're there.
If there is a gateway episode, is it episode one or what's the gateway episode?
Yeah, I would say episode one paints the story for you.
It tells you why we're doing the show, where it all started.
I read from my own personal diary, something very, very personal.
On episode one, you go right to your person.
I go right to it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It, uh, I took a listen to it and it put a tear in your
eye
after what you went through.
So take
those episodes where, uh, you know, over Christmas, we had Tabitha's childhood friends.
That was a full studio and a lot of chaos, but.
Man, we laughed our butts off.
Yeah, we had Girls Christmas live in the studio.
So we had seven of us women.
Yes.
We bought each other gifts.
It had to come from a gas station.
Gas station gift.
Interesting.
I got
a little balls on a key chain.
Nice.
I would go to Bucky's because you can get anything there.
Please tell me somebody stopped by coming go.
I did.
So my gift that I bought for the crew, I went to come and go and I got a come and go trucker hat and a 40 ounce of old E, which I would like to note that 40 ounces of OE are no longer 40 ounces.
They're 42 and they're in plastic bottles.
I came to the conclusion that the extra two ounces is so you can pour some out for the homies.
Yeah.
That got Russ.
That got him.
That's the only conclusion I could
go through.
Oh my god.
Yeah, sure.
See?
The Deck Diaries podcast, Tabitha and Meg joining us.
We'll have to have you back sometime.
Yes, absolutely.
Anytime.
Thank you so much.
Absolutely.
And stay safe out there today, please.
Yes.
How
about every Friday through next November?
Does that work for
you?
Yeah, absolutely.
Get
my radio voice on.
Rock one away.
Somebody just had a tingle.
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