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Downtime in Daytona
by Steve Gooch
This podcast will focus on the Central Florida Tourism industry. Your host, Steve Gooch, will navigate the ins and outs of the industry and all of its aspects as they affect the overall economy. Steve will interview residents, executives, owners, tourism and advertising officials, and even his Uber and Lyft passengers in his car on the way to their destinations! Steve and Cassie are the owners of Fun Coast Tours, offering tours in the Daytona area. The goal is to redefine the way we look at life in a tourist town while helping visitors to discover what's available beyond the search engine.
Episodes
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Episode 15; A Light Unto My Path
Christmas is upon us and Covid is fading away as I sit down to talk to the good people at Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum and Discoverymap.com. Honestly, with a map and a good light source you can see your way out of troubling times so let's not waste any of it and listen to Sherry, Zach and…
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Episode 14; Deland Before Time
This episode is dedicated to the gem to the west of Daytona Beach known as Deland, FL. I interview JT Thompson from the Stetson Mansion and I also speak with Larry and Robin French from Great Tasting Tours. Doug Canney joins me to discuss local comedy shows and we learn that his father was, well,...
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Episode 13; Streamlined
This week I am recovered from whatever was ailing me enough to get back on the drop and drop some wisdom on you. I Introduce (Let's Go) Brandon Letourneau who will be my "Man on the Street"; I will now have someone I can put in harm's way for the glory of the show and to add content for...
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Episode 12; The History of Great Food (or Granada, de nada)
Michelle Lamb from Fun Coast Food Tours talks to me about how they plan to teach visitors about the great tastes of the town in Ormond Beach. Later I get a call from Sue at the Casements, the winter home of the late John D. Rockefeller. www.funcoasttours.com www.discovervolusia.com...
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Episode 11; Fear and Loathing in Homosassa
This week, Doug Canney and I go down the rabbit hole with Rauce Padgett, a professional touring comic who co-hosts the Jim Colbert Show on Orlando’s Real Radio 104.1; we discuss Rauce being pulled over by the police and being attacked by a police dog (actually 2 separate occasions, one of which…
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Episode 10; Dig Doug
This episode I introduce and interview a person I will be entering into a joint venture with and will also have sitting in over the next couple of weeks, Doug Canney. Doug is a nationally touring comedian you may have seen on HBO, NBC, and the WB, he plans to launch a podcast of his own that will...
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Episode 9; News Makers
On this weeks’ episode I try to interview the candidates for Daytona Beach City Commissioner Zone 2, Larry McDermott and Ken Strickland. I successfully interview Vanessa Cole from Coffee News and do a mild most-mortem on Biketoberfest 2021....
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Episode 8; Two Drink Minimum
This week we officially welcome Cristy B Comedy and Discovervolusia.com as sponsors and introduce the landing page created for us by the good people at Discover Volusia. Join us in congratulating Brandon Brown on his NASCAR Xfinity Series win, “Let’s Go Brandon!” https://funcoasttours.com/...
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Episode 7; Southern Comfort Food
Is Florida part of the south? Sure it's in the south, but is it part of the south? Let's take a closer look at some of the food and music that comes out of the south, I mean Florida, with two great cooks in Ormond Beach; Lee Buckner with Southern State of Mind Food Truck and Patrick LeFils with...
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Episode 6; Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
Steve is flying solo on this episode and talks to both Lori McMullin at the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce and Les Drinkwater at Highrollers Casino Entertainment. Things are looking up with new tours on the horizon and new horizons for my tours. Lori McMullin, APR Marketing & Business...
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Episode 5; Heroic Opportunities
This week we learn why it’s so hard to buy a $5 coffee after 1pm. Frankie Licklichter and Steve Gooch talk to 2 organizations that step up every time they show up. We learn that you can’t be a hero for yourself, you have to be a hero for someone else, and that the only time you can be brave is in...
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Episode 4; Boats and Brews
In this episode I welcome Business Consultant Frankie Kicklichter as co-host and we interview Kila Wenkart, the General Manager at the newest brewery in Port Orange, FL, the Dunes Brewery opening October 1st, 2021. I also share an interview with Elliot Hassen from Blue Diamond Boat Rentals and we...
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Episode 3; Enough about you, let's talk about Steve
In this episode I attempt to make amends to Daytona by talking about myself. Another rideshare interview, no one calls in to share their elevator pitch, and an interview with Georgia Turner, the Executive Director of the West Volusia Advertising Authority discussing the exciting CoolCraft…
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Episode 2; Fast & Curious
On this episode I introduce 2 new segments, "The Elevator Pitch"; allowing listeners to advertise their local business, and without naming it in the episode, I also introduced "Heavy Lyfting" where I allow recorded conversations with rideshare passengers help tell the stories I will share on the...
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Episode 1; Meet Your Guide
Please visit us at funcoasttours.com, facebook.com/funcoasttours, and instagram.com/funcoast_tours as we guide you (and ourselves) through this real-life journey meets business venture meets social experiment. We will link to promotions and discounts we are able to talk our guests into offering…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast will focus on the Central Florida Tourism industry. Your host, Steve Gooch, will navigate the ins and outs of the industry and all of its aspects as they affect the overall economy. Steve will interview residents, executives, owners, tourism and advertising officials, and even his Uber and Lyft passengers in his car on the way to their destinations! Steve and Cassie are the owners of Fun Coast Tours, offering tours in the Daytona area. The goal is to redefine the way we look at life in a tourist town while helping visitors to discover what's available beyond the search engine.
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Steve Gooch
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This podcast will focus on the Central Florida Tourism industry. Your host, Steve Gooch, will navigate the ins and outs of the industry and all of its aspects as they affect the overall economy. Steve will interview residents, executives, owners, tourism and advertising officials, and even his Uber...
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Downtime in Daytona is created and hosted by Steve Gooch.
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