Tales From The Tarheel State
by Chris Smith
Join me for some tales of current events, sports, music, comedy and other interesting things happening in and around North Carolina. I will also talk about my struggles with cPTSD and the various ways that has affected my life. I may talk about some interesting jobs I've had over the years. Who knows where I'll go!
Episodes
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#112 Facebook or whatever, sucks.
I talk about stand-up and being a middle age white guy. Everybody seems to think I look like a cop or something when I go out to do stand-up. People sure do judge books by the cover these days.
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Stand-Up from the Durty Bull
This episode finishes up with me trying to do four minutes of comedy. There is a cat talking through my set that you can hear. I didn't address him directly because our host Ebony had already done so a couple times. He did it the whole night, I think he may have been mentally impaired by more…
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Stand-up comedy Episode #2
This episode has my sixth open mic set on it. I try much more risky material this time. I got few laughs but not as many as I would have liked. That's the way she blows.
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Pete's Diary
I was gonna play part of one of the tracks on here but I didn't want to get in trouble. He is a guitar player and a very inspirational young man.
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My first ever attempt at doing stand up comedy!
Went to the Idiot Box in Greensboro North Carolina and did my first ever stand up. I recorded it and the one I did two days later at The Durty Bull in Durham N.C. The first one is here for your listening pleasure. It's toward the end for those who only care about that.
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# 107 Road House, Tesla, and the Japan Auto Classic
Conor McGregor decided to help me out with a Proper Number 12 Ad for this episode. Who would have thought it!
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# 106 Merry Christmas
Just saying hello before Christmas gets here!
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Car crashes and Rock Roll baby!
Sorry I been gone for a while, had to get all that politics out of my system. Let's party like it's 1999, well, for a fifty year old!
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The Nightly News is Scary
I been gone for a bit, hope y'all still with me.
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#105 New Podcast
I started a new podcast where I try to be serious called Politics - Southern Style.
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#104 New Podcast
Trump got indicted, Hunter Biden is guilty, and I am trying to be serious.
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#103 Ban the Bible!
Utah banned the Bible in Schools, what the hell took so long! The Republicans get some backlash from all the book banning. I thinks it's hilarious, don't you?
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# 102 Napalm in the morning?
Happy Memorial Day everybody! It's been raining all weekend here but we still went on a roadtrip to the Dark Sky Observatory in Virginia! Remember we already live on a rock that is mostly uninhabitable, no need to go to Mars. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙...
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# 101 No More Social Security
Why do we constantly keep re-hashing the same topics over and over? So we don't come together and vote these assholes out of office! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#100 Russell Brand is hocking gold!
Went to Cherokee N.C and got to stay at the big fancy casino. It was full of sad faces and nervous energy. Don't think I will be heading back anytime in the near future unless it's free again, yeah baby! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks:...
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#99 Problems, But a Podcast ain't one
In this episode I try to talk about a few good memories from my childhood and Traveling through time. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#98 New Listeners
My podcast audience is starting to grow and I am so excited about it. Thanks to everyone who listens and supports this podcast. It means so much to me. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks:...
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#97 Biden Vs Trump again, really?
R. Kelly is in North Carolina , Trump and Biden are running again, and Alec Baldwin is back baby! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#96 Coitus Interuptus
Robert F. Kennedy is running for president, and I thought the Q Anon nuts were expecting John F. Kennedy to save us. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#95 Gettin Better
Alright! First video with proper sound quality! Tonya is the best editor ever. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#94 Video Time
This is the first time loading up video to Spotify! Let there be Video! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙…
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#93 Live Jazz Rocks!
We saw some world class Jazz In Durham North Carolina over the weekend, and I saw 60Minutes. One of those was awesome, guess which one. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#92 It's our Anniversary!
Tonya joins me for a few on this episode. Today we have been married for fourteen years! Not bad for someone who thought he would never get married. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#91 Can't Stop, Won't Stop!
Bacot, Love, And R.J Davis are all coming back. No quit in those guys, we could all use some of that attitude in these trying times. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#90 Video Episode?
Nope, turns out the card was almost full when I started recording so once again nothing but audio. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ…
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#89 Mass Psychosis
Is that why we thought the Tarheels would kick ass this year, is that why so many Americans no longer believe in free speech and freedom of the press? I don't know, that's why I'm asking you. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks:...
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#88 Tucker Carlson Sucks!
Well to be honest, finding out what's going on in the world is hard to figure out these days. Also, the Tarheels lose again and we blew up the Nordstream Pipeline. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙…
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#87 Tarheels lose again
Kid at the store can't read cursive, Duke beat us again, and a Public Service Announcement about leaving the keys in your car. RIP Gary Rosington. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#86 Alex Murdaugh is guilty!
Boy that didn't take long. Three hours of deliberation is nothing for a murder conviction. Let's see what happens next. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#85 Cookie's Dude!
Hubert Davis gave Pete Nance some Lemon Oreo's and we beat #6 Virginia. Who knew sugar could be so sweet? The name of this episode is a nod to Bobby Tongs and Dimebag Darrell because of some dude in a video they made. Don't know who he was but he's on camera saying "Cookie's Dude". ➙ Questions or...
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#84 The Institute of Field Physics
The first conference for The Institute of Field Physics was held at UNC Chapel Hill in 1957. I had never heard of this but it is fascinating, funded by some rich North Carolina Industrial tycoon who was interested in anti-gravity technology. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙...
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#83 The Train Derailment
I was a blaster, I worked with High Explosives everyday and had a Haz Mat endorsement on my license . I was also a pesticide applicator so thought I would try to shed a little light on how bad all these chemicals are and can be. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks:...
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#82 Free Speech
Some folks like the idea of censorship, it's all fun and games till somebody get's hurt. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙ Facebook...
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#81 Alex Murdaugh trial
Crazy South Carolina attorney kills family, allegedly, and says it was someone else. He stole tons of money too. Great guy. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#80 My first guest!
I hope this is fun for y'all it was for me. My buddy Nate stopped by today and we shot the shit a little. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS…
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#79 ACC officials suck!
It's Monday morning and the Chinese are spying on us man. I for one am shocked. J/K ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙ Facebook…
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#78 No more Ozzy Tour
Ozzy has stopped touring, so he is retired, I guess. The ACC officials have it out for the Tarheels and your Vienna Weiners have been recalled. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#77 College Degrees are Elitist?
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a democrat, has removed the requirement of a four year degree for nearly 90% of the jobs for the state. I for one think that's great! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙...
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#76 Check this out!
Did y'all know this realm is controlled by Babylonian Sorcerers? Funniest conspiracy I've heard of lately. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS…
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#75 A SuperTrain in the Triangle?
The Tarheels beat N.C State in basketball in a knock down drag out of a game. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙ Facebook Community…
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#74 Made a singing video!
I saw Tenacious D do a version of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak and decided I could do that. So I did and it's on Youtube for all to see on BigChris Cooks. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#73 UNC Housekeepers get $.90 cents raise!
Brings them up to $16.81 an hour. I used to work at UNC and will give my perspective as a representative of the grounds dept. circa 1996. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#72 Be patient with me
Still talking out some childhood trauma shit, gotta get it out. Hopefully it will help somebody else recognize that they are worth loving. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#71 Change of Pace
The podcast hasn't grown in a year. It was time for some changes. Maybe you will like it maybe not, but I figured it's what I needed. Sound Is fixed Damnit! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#70 Sound problems?
So many technicals for a country boy. Good thing I have such a smart lady in my life. Don't know if it's back to where it was but hopefully better than the last couple. Sorry everybody. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks:...
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#69 Politicians are spoiled children
Sorry about the sound. I think I'm gonna have to go back to my old mic and shit because I can't figure out what I've done to the sound . ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#68 Happy New Years 2023!
I don't know what to say about this episode, you have to listen to believe it! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙ Facebook Community…
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#67 Rock N Roll Lost
Who did we lose in the music business this year? There were even more that I didn't talk about, sadly. ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKPOmWKn1tjpckdWPoaaSQ ➙...
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#66 The Christmas Episode
I talk about Christmas and its origins and at the end I sing the Christmas Song all by my lonesome a cappella. One take bitches! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
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#65 The Twitter Files
So while I was recording this episode Elon Musk got the results of the Twitter Poll he took about whether he should step down as CEO of Twitter! ➙ Questions or Comments: [email protected] ➙ BigChris Cooks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSnZjmchAq4r5EreS6nAcMw ➙ TFTTHS:...
About this show
Join me for some tales of current events, sports, music, comedy and other interesting things happening in and around North Carolina. I will also talk about my struggles with cPTSD and the various ways that has affected my life. I may talk about some interesting jobs I've had over the years. Who knows where I'll go!
Hosted by
Chris Smith