Offbeat Podcast: A 311 Podcast
by Jacob Ruhmann
Welcome to the Offbeat Pod-Cast, A 311 Podcast. Where we're just going to be Creatures (For An Hour). With your hosts bocaJ Ruhmann and Brian Middaugh we're taking a deep dive into all things 311. Come listen as we interview fans, artists, and crew members, spreading the love and positivity.
Episodes
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Episode 49: 311 Day 2026 Recap W/ Courtney Guck
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we are recapping the epic 311 Day 2026 show! We cover everything from the setlists, the museum, the production, the merch, etc. Courtney Guck joins us to help talk about the VIP experience. The biggest 311 Day yet certainly had the spectacle to go along...
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Episode 48: Catch Up & 311 Day 2026 Prep
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! After about 6 months off, we are back with a new episode!! The Offbeat Podcast never dies, just a small hiatus! This is an episode for us to play catch up on the past 6 months, in 311 world and in our personal lives. We also take some time getting ready for…
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Episode 47 : Kenny Feinstein from Water Tower
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After taking a "summer break" we are back with a very special episode! We welcome Kenny Feinstein from Water Tower! Kenny walks us through his history as a punk rock kid who fell in love with bluegrass/Americana music, and now pushes to blend the two genres....
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Episode 46 : Howi Spangler from Ballyhoo!
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Howi Spangler from Ballyhoo! Thank you so much to Howi for joining us, we had a lot of great conversation. Howi breaks down his history with 311, being a fan first, and then getting the opportunity to open for them on…
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Episode 44 : Tom Grasso
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! Today we welcome a very special guest! This is Tom Grasso, the studio manager for 311's Hive Studio. Tom has been working for the band for a few years, and has engineering credit on Full Bloom. Tom walks us through his typical day to day in his role, the...
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Episode 43: T.J. Fleming
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome TJ Fleming! TJ is a long time 311 fan from Des Moines, growing up close to Omaha, he talks about his early days of getting Omaha Sessions on tape, and how he wore it out listening to it. He became a bigger fan after being introduced to the…
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Episode 42: Taylor Dowell
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After a longer than normal break, partly due to the holidays, we are back with another episode. Today we welcome Taylor Dowell, an Atlanta Brodel. Taylor tells us his long history with 311 after 80+ shows, multiple 311 days and cruises, and how he began to…
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Episode 41: Tom Woodrum (Part 2)
Here we are with Tom Woodrum, 311's bitechual and the 2nd half of his episode on the Offbeat Podcast. This episode is mostly questions from fans and friends. We get into his background as a guitar player and how he got into the business.
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Episode 40 : Tom Woodrum (Part 1)
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a very special guest, Tom Woodrum! Tom has been the acting bitechual for the band since the fall of 2022. Bitechual as in, he has worked as a tech for Pnut, Nick, SA, and miT! Both stage left and stage right. We got a lot of great content with...
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Episode 39 : Full Bloom Reaction
Welcome back tot he Offbeat Podcast! Today is finally the day, we finally have 311s 14th studio album, after a long 5 year wait. Today we give our early reactions going song by song. This is not our very first listen but still an early insight. Let us know what you think of the new album!
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Episode 38: Need Somebody First Reactions!
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Back with a very quick turnaround because today is a very special day! This is our very first listen and reaction of the new single for 311's 14th studio album, Full Bloom. We give a full breakdown of the song after a few listens, and talk about the leaks for...
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Episode 37: Chris and Traci Pfeiffer
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Quick turnaround this time, we welcome another couple! Chris and Traci Pfeiffer talk about their original separate history with 311 and how concerts brought them together, and also getting proposed on the cruise. We also talk about some new developing news…
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Episode 36 : Summer & Fall 2024 Recap
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After another little hiatus we have returned, today with a little bit of a stripped back episode. Your 2 co hosts Jacob and Brian catch up on our adventures from this summer. We also talk about all things 311 including the current Unity Tour coming to an end,...
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Episode 35 : 311 Odyssey Podcast
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After taking a rather long break, we are finally back with a much anticipated episode, today we welcome the members of the 311 Odyssey Podcast. 3 legends in the community, J2Tone, B Love, and ArcSensor. We flip the script today as we filmed more than 3 hours…
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Episode 34: Jesse Teel (The Bearded Prophet)
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome The Bearded Prophet, Jesse Teel! Jesse talks to us about his mission for positivity, and how he's brought that into the 311 community. Also, he was recently featured as a "star" in the music video for You're Gonna Get It, playing P-Nuts...
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Episode 33 : Alan Day
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a DC native, Alan Day! Alan joins us in our conversation of the new 311 single and music video, You're Gonna Get It! Alan also takes us through his long history with the band, travelling all of the country seeing them more than 120 times! He...
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Episode 32 : Paul Butler
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast!! Today we welcome another east coast excitable, Paul Butler! Paul talks about his long history with 311 shows, seeing them countless times on the east coast, meeting his wife through 311, and how their famous Countdown Couple countdown to 311 day started. Paul...
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Episode 31 : Jaclyn Nicole
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today after a quick turnaround we welcome another slinky, Jaclyn! Jaclyn lives in Las Vegas and tells us the stories of growing up in New York, seeing shows in Long Beach, and now living near 311 Day! She also talks to us about the 311 Mermaids, and her recent...
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Episode 30: Kelly Riddle
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we're back to our normal type of episodes, welcoming another slinky and another local KC fan, Kelly Riddle! We did a remote shoot for this one, getting to hang out with Kelly while recording. Kelly tells us about her long history with 311, and in this...
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Episode 29 - 311 Day 2024 Special
HAPPY 311 DAY! Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! On this episode Brian and Jacob take to the streets of Vegas to interview 311 Nation on the big 311 Day celebration. Before the interviews, we reminisce on the weekend and something interesting that happened after the big day. We talk all things...
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Episode 28: Erik Walder
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! We are only a week away from 311 Day! Today we welcome Erik Walder, the man behind the 311 All Stars and the famous 311 Jerseys! Erik talks about his history with 311, and how the jerseys came to be. Another East Coaster, Erik has a lot of great stories from…
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Episode 27: Ashley Bratke
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome another slinky, Ashley Bratke from Salt Lake City! Ashley talks about her history with 311, and how she took over the much beloved 311 Calendars for a cause! We also talk about the much anticipated upcoming 311 Day!
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Episode 26: Anthony Soares (Gentle Giant Digital)
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome another member of 311's crew! A newer member, Anthony Soares from Gentle Giant Digital. Anthony has recently started to work with the band as their videographer and photographer. We get into Anthony's history of being a photographer for other...
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Episode 25: Evan Anderson
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! We are honored to welcome 311's Tour Manager, and SA's nephew, Evan Anderson. Evan talks to us about his 17 year tenor with the band, setting up the streamsystem, and touring with the band. We also get into the future of the band, and their current over seas...
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Episode 24: Scott Homebrew
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! After a long break for the holidays, we welcome another east coaster, Mr. Scott Homebrew! Scott talks about the extensive music scene in Baltimore and his career in photography, how he got started, and how it led him to shooting for 311 shows! Not a lot of 311...
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Episode 23: Kevin Joseph
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome Kevin Joseph onto the show, the front man and leader of the Unity All Stars! Kevin talks about the history of his band, playing 311 parties on every cruise since the first one and many 311 Days! We also talk about possible future plans for...
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Episode 22: Jenna K
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a fellow Minnesota native, and finally another Slinky onto the show! After a quick news break about new international shows, we get into how Jenna got into the band at the young age of 6 with the song All Mixed Up. Jenna had a resurgence to…
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Episode 21: Dayne Henry Jr
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome one of the most renounced artists in the gig poster world, Dayne Henry! It was such an honor to have Dayne on the show, with his legendary work for 311 gig posters, pulling inspiration from 90s nostalgia by incorporating TMNT, X-men, Zelda…
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Episode 20: 311 Trivia
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! And welcome to our first episode of 311 trivia! Technical difficulties aside, this was a ton of fun, with some real tricky questions for 311 fans, along with some freebies of course. Thanks to everyone who played, and feel free to play along at home! And of...
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Episode 19: Fall Tour Special
Welcome back to the offbeat podcast! We're on the road for 311's 2023 fall tour, join us on the tour kickoff show in Clive, IA, and in St. Louis, Omaha, and Kansas City. But not before showing off one of our fancy new intros, and talk about the upcoming 311 day announcement!
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The Roast of 311
This comes from the Omaha Press Club Face on the Barroom floor event from 9/28 in Omaha. I was honored to be able to go, so I just knew I had to record it so I could upload it for our podcast listeners. Enjoy!!!
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Episode 18: Steve Ewing from The Urge
Welcome back to the offbeat podcast! We're finally here with our episode with Steve Ewing from The Urge. This was a long time coming, and after a little technical difficulties we finally were able to put it together! We talk with Steve about the early days of the urge, getting linked up with 311,...
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Episode 17: Daniel Schrader
Welcome back to the offbeat podcast! Today we welcome Daniel (Meat Sacks, Spreadsheets) Schrader! Daniel was originally born in Nebraska, and was introduced to 311 in 1992, with his first show being at the Ranch Bowl! Daniel has seen 70+ 311 shows and tells us stories about seeing them a lot in...
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Episode 16: John Garcia
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome another Texas native, John Garcia. John talks to us about his 60+ shows, most of them being in Texas, and how he now travels extensively to see the country and sees the band all over the country as well. John also has a very extensive record...
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Episode 15: Mike Walls
Welcome back to another episode of the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome our 3rd Mike, and 4th New York guest, Mike Walls. Mike takes us through his long history with 311, over 40 shows, multiple 311 days and cruises. He also talks about his experience playing cover shows and getting the band to...
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Episode 14: Brian Stazel
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a fellow Brian, Mr. Brian Stazel, surprisingly, our first Colorado native. Brian talks about his experience seeing 80 shows, travelling all around the country, and meeting new and old friends at shows, the real 311 experience for him is…
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Episode 14: Courtney Guck
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! Today we welcome a fellow Minnesotan, Courtney Guck! Courtney had quite the stories, and we even welcome for a short period, his wife Amy! Courtney tells us all about his extensive amount of shows last year, and his experience on the cruise this year. Even a...
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Episode 13: Colorado Special
We're back from Colorado! What an amazing weekend, in this episode we dive into everything that went down, all 3 epic nights of 311. The second half of the episode is dedicated to interviews with friends before the 311 shows.
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Episode 12: Noel Morris
Today, we sit down with Noel Morris, from Nashville, TN. Noel hasn't been travelling to see the band much before 2017, but the small venue Nashville show is what got him back into the band. He talks a lot about his solo venture on the 2019 cruise, and how that really catapulted him into his…
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Episode 11: Troy Fonseca
Today we sit down with Troy Fonseca, lead singer of ...and the Hero Prevails. He talks to us about getting into 311 at a young age, even though he has a shorter show count he is a huge fan with some great stories. We get into his amazing story about meeting his idol, Nick Hexum, and how Nick even...
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Episode 10: Album Tier List
Welcome back to the Offbeat Podcast! We're doing something a little different today, as we don't have a guest on the show. Instead we both created a tier list for all 13 studio albums from 311 and ranked them. At the end, we combined forces and agreed upon an ultimate tier list, certified by the...
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Episode 9: Dakota and Nate Metcalf
Welcome back to the Offbeat Pod-Cast! After a short break, we're back! On this episode, we talk to our first couple, from the east coast Team Metcalf, Dakota and Nate. We dive into their past with 311, how they met, and how they eventually got married by P-nuts dad, Larry. We also talk about our...
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Episode 8: Mike McGlynn
On today's episode we interview our 3rd New York City resident, and our 2nd Mike! The one and only Mike McGlynn, or Mindspin Magic. Mike talks to us about his 70+ 311 shows, most of which have been in New York. He also talks to us about his inspiration behind some of his fan made creations, and...
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Episode 7: Saralyn Bliss
On today's episode we welcome our first slinky girl onto the show! Saralyn Bliss tells us her stories about being a 311 fan from New York City, and how her whole life changed after diving into being a super fan around 2011. Sara was one of the big contributors to the Unity Project, delivered to…
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Episode 6: Mike Vicious
Welcome back to another episode of the Offbeat Pod-Cast, where we're just going to be Creatures (For an Hour). On today's episode we bring on the one and only Mike Vicious, yes that's really his name. Mike fills us in on his long history with 311, as he is also from Omaha, Nebraska and still...
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Episode 5: Name That Tune
On this episode we play name that tune! With honorary guests Ammi, Breigh, and Brian. 32 songs were played on guitar and our brave contestants guessed with ease which 311 song was being played. We had a great time and can't wait to play again! Also on this episode, we did a surprise call in,...
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Episode 4: Justin Fantasia
On todays episode of the Offbeat Pod-Cast, we sat down with the one and only Justin Fantasia, as he takes us through his long history of 311, specifically the old school days, and the wild experiences of the crowds back in those days. Translating that to now, Justin always tries to keep the…
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Episode 3: 311 Day Special! (With Zach (Znut) Mcconnell)
Welcome to our 311 Day Special! I took the time to get some special quick interviews while in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida waiting in line for the cruise warm up show. Today we have the one and only Znut on the show, as he goes through his experience being a young 311 fan, and being motivated by Pnut…
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Episode 2: Patrick Hodge
Here we are with the 2nd episode of the Offbeat Pod-Cast: a 311 Podcast. Where we're just going to be Creatures (For an Hour). Today we welcome to unofficial king of the unofficial poster game, Patrick Hodge. But first, we talk about the upcoming 311 cruise, and the merch that was released for...
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Episode 1: Ricky Rappa
Welcome to the first episode of the Offbeat Pod-Cast: a 311 Podcast. Where we're just gonna be Creatures (For An Hour). On our first episode we have a very special guest, the waffle king of the 311 Merch Exchange, Mr. Ricky Rappa. On this episode, we got to know some of Ricky's history with the...
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Welcome to the Offbeat Pod-Cast, A 311 Podcast. Where we're just going to be Creatures (For An Hour). With your hosts bocaJ Ruhmann and Brian Middaugh we're taking a deep dive into all things 311. Come listen as we interview fans, artists, and crew members, spreading the love and positivity.
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