Best Five Eleven Media Group Podcasts (2025)

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EPISODE 13: The Floor-One-One 1:00:10

2M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

In this episode we sit down with Arnie and Allison Lee, owners of Old Floor 2 New, and we discuss the 411 regarding flooring and how to choose the best flooring and products for your home. From hardwood to tile to linoleum to laminate to luxury vinyl planking - how to choose the best material for your home and what to know about the quality of the …

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EPISODE 12: BRINGING YOUR BRAND TO LIFE THROUGH PRINT MEDIA 45:07

3M ago45:07

45:07

In this episode we sit down with Kevin Goers, the owner of Service Printing Corporation and the "purveyor of fine quality printed materials." In short, Kevin is a commercial printer and his company has been outfitted with the latest print technology to provide their clients the best possible products on the market. Kevin takes us through his journe…

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EPISODE 11: CREATING CUSTOM OUTDOOR SPACES WITH TL DECKS 48:38

4M ago48:38

48:38

In this episode we sit down with Alex Larson, owner of TL Decks, who specializes in creating custom outdoor spaces where their clients' can have comfortable conversations on the daily. Learn more about Alex and his wife, Danielle, and their expanding family and how they started the business and have rapidly grown into a premier provider of custom d…

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EPISODE 10: YOUR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES DONE RIGHT 53:24

4M ago53:24

53:24

In this episode Anan Bruton, the owner and chief designer at JWB Home Solutions, joins us to discuss creating indoor and outdoor spaces in their clients' homes. Find out how they specialize in these indoor and outdoor spaces, especially water mitigation and drainage in landscaping spaces.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE NINE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING A HOME LOAN (AND MORE) 58:33

6M ago58:33

58:33

In this episode we dive into the world of home loans with mortgage expert Bryan Reed (Neighborhood Loans). If you're a first time home buyer - what to expect throughout the process. Need help with your credit? Bryan gives us some suggestions on how to improve that score so you can get approved. Already have a home but need to access your home's equ…

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EPISODE 56: THE NEW LINKIN PARK - GOOD OR JUST A GIMMICK? 1:03:48

6M ago1:03:48

1:03:48

Rich and Ryan break down the history of Linkin Park, Chester's untimely death, the addition of Emily Armstrong, her unfortunate support of a convicted rapist and will this new lineup last?By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 55: Does Your Concert Experience Suck? Why Aren't Meet & Greets Better? 1:22:58

7M ago1:22:58

1:22:58

Rich and Ryan dive into making the concert experience better and why do so many meet and greets suck. Are they becoming money grabs and cattle calls? How can we make the concert experience and the meet and greet events better? We both discuss and rant.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 54: CONCERT REVIEW - ALL MY FRIENDS TOUR (Asking Alexandria/ Memphis May Fire/ The Word Alive/ Archers) 32:11

7M ago32:11

32:11

Rich and Brie discuss the ALL MY FRIENDS TOUR that came through Chicago at the infamous House of Blues. We had meet and greet tickets, stood on the rail and we discuss the highs and lows of the evening. Are the AA meet and greet tickets worth it? Should we have purchase MMF meet and greet tickets? What delicious treat did we enjoy after the show?…

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EPISODE 53: FESTIVAL REVIEW - RIFF FEST (Detroit, MI) - Godsmack/ Seether/ Asking Alexandria/ Wage War/ Sleep Theory/ Flat Black/ Fame in Fire/ Royale Lynn 47:11

7M ago47:11

47:11

Rich and Brie discuss their travels to RIFF Fest at the infamous Pine Knob Amphitheater near Detroit, MI. With a stellar lineup of Godsmack, Seether, Asking Alexandria, Wage War, Sleep Theory, Flat Black, Fame on Fire and Royale Lynn - this was one festival we simply couldn't pass up.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 48: CONCERT REVIEW - Staind/ Breaking Benjamin/ Daughtry/ Lakeview 28:56

7M ago28:56

28:56

We breakdown and review our trip to the Staind/ Breaking Benjamin/ Daughtry/ Lakeview show in Tinley Park, IL. What went right, what went wrong and is Brie back on good terms with BB?By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE EIGHT: What you need to know about the changes when buying and selling a home (2024 NAR Settlement Ruling) 46:55

8M ago46:55

46:55

In this episode, Vince Romano (Realtor at Keller Williams Success Realty) walks us through, in specific detail, how the 2024 NAR (National Association of Realtors) Settlement will effect the buying and selling of homes going forward.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE SEVEN: What You Need to Know About Mortgages in Today's Economy and the Tax Implications 54:26

9M ago54:26

54:26

In this episode, Bryan Reed (NeighborhoodLoans), Brian Klingenberg (Cornerstone National Bank & Trust) and Tony Quagliano (Eric J. Fernandez & Co.) discuss the current state of the economy, how it's currently effecting the mortgage industry and the process and tax implications of residential, commercial and investment mortgage loans.…

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EPISODE 51: CONCERT REVIEW - 30 SECONDS TO MARS/ AFI/ POPPY 36:05

10M ago36:05

36:05

Rich and Ryan discuss Ryan's trip to the 30 Seconds to Mars show in Chicago on the Lakefront and whether the show was the best effort from 30 Seconds to Mars.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 52: CONCERT REVIEW - METALLICA/ FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH/ ICE NINE KILLS (CHICAGO) 50:18

10M ago50:18

50:18

Rich, Ryan and Brie discuss the second of two Chicago shows headlined by Metallica with support from Ivan Moody and the boys from Five FInger Death Punch and Spencer Charnas and Ice Nine Kills. We discuss each performance and whether Soldier Field in Chicago is the right venue for concerts.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 50: CONCERT REVIEW - BEST OF BOTH WORLDS TOUR/ Sammy Hagar/ Loverboy 35:38

10M ago35:38

35:38

Rich and Ryan entertain a special guest and discuss the highly anticipated "Van Halen" Best of Both Worlds Tour with Sammy Hagar and Loverboy. We discuss the bands, drunk perverts, a comical wasp sting and rushing the stage.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 49: CONCERT REVIEW - HOGFEST (Staind/ I Prevail/ Asking Alexandria/ Dayseeker) 24:28

10M ago24:28

24:28

Rich and Ryan discuss this year's annual Hogfest concert at the Fiserve Arena in Milwaukee, WI. Staind headlined the event with support from I Prevail, Asking Alexandria and Dayseeker.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE SIX: How Technology and AI are Changing The Photo, Video and Social Media Landscape 1:00:32

10M ago1:00:32

1:00:32

In this episode, Erin Reed with Erin Reed Photography, Dylan Ludgwig with Digital Origin Productions and Brendan Tomis with Comcast Business discuss the current landscape of their respective industries and how changes in technology and the growing influence of AI affects their business, as well as, social media.…

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EPISODE FIVE: ARE YOU HIRING A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR PRICE OR QUALITY? 44:52

11M ago44:52

44:52

In this episode, we are joined by Allison Lee from Old Floor 2 New, Jemma Cabral from E-Z Clean Group and Kyle Barth from Denali Clean Cleaning and Restoration. We explore the value of hiring a quality service provider and how to avoid hiring the wrong company. These three business owners bring their experience to the table as we discuss what it ta…

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EPISODE FOUR: THE 411 ON INSURANCE, ROOFS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT SOLAR 48:25

1y ago48:25

48:25

In this episode we explore the current insurance landscape and what is driving the higher costs of insurance, what to expect when replacing or repairing a roof and the truth about installing solar panels on your roof. Don't miss this information packed episode feature Joanna Syzmanski with Smith & Associates Insurance Services, Joe Mac with Expert …

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EPISODE THREE: SYNERGY, MARKETING & PROMOTING YOUR BRAND 46:45

1y ago46:45

46:45

In this episode, we sit down with Kevin Goers, owner of Service Printing Corporation, Sara White, owner of Hyperstitch and Sin VanV, partner at Stellar Edge Marketing. We discuss the synergy between a printing company, an apparel company and a marketing company. Kevin, Sara and Sin walk us through their history, the process at each of their compani…

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EPISODE 47: Interview with Jake Segura from Citizen Soldier ahead of their 2024 Group Therapy Tour 40:47

1y ago40:47

40:47

Rich goes solo for an interview with Jake Segura from Citizen Soldier ahead of their upcoming headlining 2024 Group Therapy Tour. We discuss the 2023 Smash Into Pieces Tour and their 2023 acoustic tour, how Jake has grown as a song writer, Dad life in 2024, staying true to their independent status and how the band is preparing form the upcoming tou…

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Episode 46: ROCK POLL: Best and worst rock male vocalist (post 2000) - who made the list? 1:07:14

1y ago1:07:14

1:07:14

In this episode Rich and Ryan discuss the new song from Wage Ware and Citizen Soldier, Ryan's trip to the great Northwest and our poll of over 500 PARTICIPANTS to see who they feel is the best rock male vocalist (post 2000) and, the worst. The results will surprise you.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE TWO: BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR 1:01:27

1y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

In this episode, Anon Bruton with JWB Home Solutions, Dave Hathway with Upstream Home and Alex Larson with TL Decks discuss the a variety of topics such as how to choose the right contractor, what to look for in the vetting process, what to expect when you hire a quality contractor, what is important from both the contractor and client side when ex…

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Episode 45: CONCERT REVIEW - BEARTOOTH/ The Plot In You/ Invent Animate/ SLEEP THEORY 1:04:22

1y ago1:04:22

1:04:22

Rich and Brie brave the rain and cold while waiting for the BEARTOOTH meet and greet and their 2024 North American Tour with SLEEP THEORY, Invent Animate and The Plot In You. Catch their experience at the Riviera Theater in Chicago and the clusterf*ckery that ensued before, during and after the meet and greet.…

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Episode 44: CONCERT REVIEW - Black Stone Cherry/ Saint Asonia/ Any Given Sin 51:32

1y ago51:32

51:32

Rich and Brie review their meet and greet experience with the guys from Saint Asonia and review the Blackstone Cherry/ Saint Asonia/ Any Given Sin concert as part of their 2024 North American Tour.By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 43: CONCERT REVIEW - Take Back Your Life Tour Part 2 (Disturbed/ Falling in Reverse/ Plush) 46:50

1y ago46:50

46:50

Rich and Brie traveled to Peoria, IL to catch the second leg of the "Take Back Your Life" Tour with Disturbed, Falling in Reverse and Plush. They review every detail of their trip and take you through each performance.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 42: Country crossover into rock & changing the way we attend concerts - the new rules 55:21

1+ y ago55:21

55:21

In our second episode of Season 2, Rich and Ryan discuss the country crossover into rock and they offer their new rules for all concerts going forward.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE ONE: THE TRANSFORMATION 51:37

1+ y ago51:37

51:37

In this inaugural episode, we discuss the importance of networking and our role as a resource in the community. Bryan Reed (American Portfolio Mortgage), Vince Romano (Vince Romano Realty/ Keller Williams) and Tony Quagliano (Eric J. Fernandez & Co.) discuss how Referral Partners 365 started almost 15 years ago and how this group has transformed fr…

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EPISODE 41: Bands that changed members and are they better or worse with the new member? 1:15:33

1+ y ago1:15:33

1:15:33

Rich and Ryan start off Season 2 of the Play It Loud podcast with the question "When a band changes a member - are they better or worse after the change?" You decide.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 40: 2023 Rock Year in Review 1:32:03

1+ y ago1:32:03

1:32:03

Rich and Ryan look back to a very busy concert season and our 2023 Play It Loud year-in-review.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 39: Which bands did you play the most in 2023? Here's our lists... 58:04

1+ y ago58:04

58:04

Rich and Ryan reveal their most played bands of 2023. How many of their bands are on your year-end lists?By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 38: Hands Like Houses - New Singer - Why all the hate? 1:19:39

1+ y ago1:19:39

1:19:39

Rich and Ryan discuss the lead singer change in Hands Like Houses and why the internet hates the change so much?By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 37: What band or bands influenced your taste in music? 1:25:23

1+ y ago1:25:23

1:25:23

Rich and Ryan discuss which bands influenced their tastes in music and what bands may have changed the way they listen to music from their early years to today.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 36: CONCERT REVIEW - NICKELBACK'S "GET ROLLIN'" TOUR 1:20:49

1+ y ago1:20:49

1:20:49

Rich, Ryan and Brie review their trip to Nickelback's "Get Rollin'" Tour in Chicago.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 35: CONCERT REVIEW - BAD OMENS/ ERRA/ I See Stars 30:43

1+ y ago30:43

30:43

Rich and Brie review the Bad Omens/ ERRA/ I See Stars Tour at the fabulous Salt Shed venue in Chicago.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 34: CONCERT REVIEW - DAYSEEKER 32:11

1+ y ago32:11

32:11

Rich and Brie review their trip to Davenport, IA to see Dayseeker headline their 2023 Tour with Silent Planet and Moxy the Band.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 33: CONCERT REVIEW - Disturbed/ Breaking Benjamin 51:24

1+ y ago51:24

51:24

Rich and Brie review the Disturbed/ Breaking Benjamin concert during the first leg of the Take Back Your Life Tour in Chicago. Get ready for some frank opinions about the current Breaking Benjamin lineup and performance.By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 32: Bands that changed lead singers 27:47

1+ y ago27:47

27:47

Rich and Ryan explore the rock landscape of bands who changed lead singer and how successful was the band after the change?By Five Eleven Media Group

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EPISODE 31: Concert Etiquette - Has it gotten out of control? 48:51

1+ y ago48:51

48:51

Rich and Ryan discuss current concert etiquette. What is happening at concerts and has etiquette left the building?By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 30: SLEEP THEORY INTERVIEW 39:27

2y ago39:27

39:27

Rich and Brie interview Cullen Moore from the band SLEEP THEORY.By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 29: How we get our music - old vs. new and what effect it's had on the bands and their fans 1:19:34

2y ago1:19:34

1:19:34

Rich and Ryan discuss the changes in how we access our music versus how we used to access our music and what these major changes have led to in the industry.By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 28: CONCERT REVIEW: Volbet & Halestorm North American Tour 2023 56:01

2y ago56:01

56:01

Rich and Brie review their trip to the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, IN to see the Volbeat/ Halestorm North American Tour 2023.By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 27: CONCERT REVIEW: Shinedown/ Zero 9:36/ Sleep Theory - Revolutions Tour - Madison, WI 1:39:17

2y ago1:39:17

1:39:17

Rich, Ryan and Brie (and special guest Lexi) attend the Revolutions Tour at the Sylvee in Madison, WI featuring Shinedown, Zero 9:36 (instead of Saint Asonia - and, yeah, we're still salty about that last minute substitution) and the band taking Octane and the rock world by storm - Sleep Theory. As always, we take you throught the entire experience…

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Episode 26: CONCERT REVIEW: Falling In Reverse/ Ice Nine Kills/ Underoath/ Catch Your Breath 1:16:45

2y ago1:16:45

1:16:45

Brie and Summer from Lights Out podcast join Rich in the studio to review the Falling In Reverse/ Ice Nine Kills/ Underoath/ Catch Your Breath concert in Peoria, IL. The girls take us through their unique AIRBNB, each performance, who they would listen to forever (FIR or INK) and they sketchy walk home when no UBERs were available.…

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Episode 25: What happen to Breaking Benjamin that changed the band forever? 1:08:02

2y ago1:08:02

1:08:02

Ryan is back in the studio after a summer season of travel and weddings and joins Rich to discuss . In the middle of the pod we experience a tornado warning and have to stop recording. When we pick back up, we discuss why Breaking Benjamin took a break in 2010 and how that changed the makeup of the band forever. We close out the podcast discussing …

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Episode 24: Why are so many bands canceling concert dates? What is to blame? Can we do anything about it? - PART TWO 1:15:31

2y ago1:15:31

1:15:31

PART TWO: Ryan is back in the studio after a 6 week hiatus! Back to the basics with "First Three" and "Happy Hour" and our main topic in a TWO PART episode. During our "First Three" we bring back Shinedown's "Lost in the Crowd" and the conversation spirals into an almost full episode on how f#cking awesome Shinedown is. We get into the meat of our …

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Episode 23: Why are so many bands canceling concert dates? What is to blame? Can we do anything about it? - PART ONE 1:02:57

2y ago1:02:57

1:02:57

Ryan is back in the studio after a 6 week hiatus! Back to the basics with "First Three" and "Happy Hour" and our main topic in a TWO PART episode. During our "First Three" we bring back Shinedown's "Lost in the Crowd" and the conversation spirals into an almost full episode on how f#cking awesome Shinedown is. We get into the meat of our main topic…

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Episode 22: RockNewz - The latest rock news for the week ending June 23, 2023 6:16

2y ago6:16

6:16

We have a new feature for you! Each week we will bring you the latest rock news from across the globe. We call it "RockNewz" and it's brought to you by Bad Ass Stacks - go to BadAssStacks.com for details and pricing. RockNewz for the week ending June 23, 2023 including news about Bad Wolves, Papa Roach, SpiritBox, Pantera, NEVERTEL, Candlebox, Blac…

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Episode 20: CONCERT REVIEW: 3 DOORS DOWN & CANDLEBOX "AWAY FROM THE SUN ANNIVERSARY TOUR" 40:01

2y ago40:01

40:01

Rich and Brie review their experience at the 3 Doors Down/ Candlebox "Away From the Sun Aniversary Tour" in Chicago (Tinley Park).By Five Eleven Media Group

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Episode 21: RockNewz - The latest rock news for the week ending June 16, 2023 10:05

2y ago10:05

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