Best Amphitheater Podcasts (2025)

Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I would imagine that most of us have been there: a Phish show where the first set gets off to a typical start, and then something happens-maybe a bustout or a special guest-that makes the show instantly memorable. Or maybe a show where th…

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Jeff Johnson 50:38

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Lace up your sneakers and meet us in the center of the basketball universe as we chat with our friend Jeff Johnson, Associate Director with Pacers Sports & Entertainment and Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Jeff, who is celebrating 27 years with the organization, oversees marketing for events as well as traditional advertising for th…

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Mini Bus 8:20

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A brief overview of the Mini Bus changes and new point to point system.By GRF Media Production

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Goddard Mayor George Liebe 23:59

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Goddard is one of the fastest growing communities in the state. Steve hears about it from Mayor George Liebe.

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Alexa Coyle 42:13

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We’re headed to the Northwest, on the shore of Lake Washington, to chat with Alexa Coyle, Marketing Manager for Seattle Seahawks, Lumen Field, and WAMU Theater + Co-founder of The Female Edge. Alexa oversees event marketing for Lumen Field (concerts, dirt events, WAMU Theater, and conventions), branding and marketing for food and beverage, Seahawks…

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BONUS: Forest Hills 2025 Recap w/JW 1:25:30

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Send us a text Hello everybody and welcome to today's bonus episode of Attendance Bias. Today is a recap episode, so it's going to be a little different from what you may expect from normal episodes. I do have a co-host today that is JW Josh from the Stub Me Down Podcast. He and I tend to do recaps after Phish runs that we've attended either toget…

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Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Laura Rainwater 23:59

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Steve and Election Commissioner Rainwater discuss the local municipal primary election coming up on August 5.

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Strategic Planning 15:25

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A brief overview of the strategic plan for Leisure WorldBy GRF Media Production

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Breaking In: Recruit Roundtable 1:14:46

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BONUS EPISODE – We’re excited to launch our latest, ongoing bonus episode series, Breaking In! ✨ This series, consisting of roundtable discussions about breaking into the live event industry, will highlight different perspectives, talk through challenges, and discuss tips for those beginning their careers in venueland. 🆕 For our first episode, we g…

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Sedgwick County Manager Tom Stolz 23:57

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Steve gets an outline of the county's proposed budget for 2026 from County Manager Tom Stolz

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Speed Humps 11:32

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A brief discussion about speed humps through Leisure World and their purpose.By GRF Media Production

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Chanelle Grimm 41:23

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We’re headed to “The District” for this episode to talk with Chanelle Grimm, Marketing Director for Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Capital One Arena, Eagle Bank Arena, and District E) in Washington D.C. We begin by talking about this year’s EVMC and some of the takeaways from sessions at the conference in Atlanta before diving into an overview …

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Wichita Director of Airports Jesse Romo 23:55

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Issues 2025: 6/29/25 Complete Show - Steve welcomes Wichita Director of Airports Jesse Romo to the studio to discuss the operation of Eisenhower National and Colonel James Jabara Airports.

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Amphitheater Season 2025 30:02

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A brief overview of the upcoming Amphitheater season!By GRF Media Production

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Retired Sedgwick County Sheriff Mike Hill 23:47

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Steve and retired Sedgwick County Sheriff Mike Hill discuss his career in law enforcement and the difficulty task of dealing with public protests.

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2025 Venue Preview: SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY w/ Liz Ratto 36:30

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to the last episode of this Attendance Bias mini-series, in which we previewed each venue Phish will play during their upcoming summer 2025 tour: We just took a look at a new venue to the Phish world: Forest Hills Stadium. Today, we turn our attention to an old favorite; a venue that has been a part of the Ph…

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LIVE at EVMC 2025: J Carter 41:05

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Live from Atlanta – sit in with us as we talk with J Carter, the visionary Founder & Managing Partner behind ONE Musicfest, as we chat in front of a live audience at the 2025 Event & Venue Marketing Conference. We talk with J about what makes Atlanta special as he tells us about ONE Musicfest, the Southeast’s largest multi-day urban progressive mus…

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2025 Venue Preview: Forest Hills Stadium, w/Michela Ratto 58:06

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. Get ready for some venue whiplash; after three nights at the largest indoor venue on the tour in Chicago, Phish leaves the second city to arrive in New York. More specifically, July 22 and 23 at Forest Hills Stadium in Forest Hills, Queens; home to The Ramon…

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Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office Media Coordinator Dan Dillon 23:59

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Steve welcomes fellow Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall-of-Famer Dan Dillon to the show to talk about his years at the DA's office and his 30 years as a leading voice in Wichita radio.

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Elections 17:11

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A brief overview of the election process in Leisure WorldBy GRF Media Production

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2025 Venue Preview: The United Center, Chicago, IL w/Brendan D 42:55

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome back to the Attendance Bias mini series of previewing each venue of the Phish 2025 summer tour. By now, we’ve gotten the scoop on the SNHU Arena in Manchester, The Pete in Pittsburgh, the Moody Center in Austin, Folsom Field in Boulder, the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, the North Charleston Coliseum, and …

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Wichita Parks & Recreation Director Reggie Davidson 23:55

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Summer is underway! Steve and Wichita Parks & Recreation Director Reggie Davidson discuss activities available at the city’s 122 parks.

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Cassie Gause 47:22

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We’re headed out west to the stepping stone to the Central Valley – Escalon, California – to chat with Cassie Gause, Co-founder & Partner at C&K Media Solutions. Cassie tells us all about her company, which offers marketing, sponsorship, and management support for venues, promoters, tours, and artists - from one-off events to entire tours. We learn…

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2025 Venue Preview: The Mann, Philadelphia, PA w/Steph and Tom 38:10

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. We are just past the mid-point of this Attendance Bias mini-series, in which we preview each venue Phish will play during their upcoming summer 2025 tour. We are coming off our visit to the Palmetto State for the North Charleston Coliseum, and today’s episod…

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Digital Scams 13:49

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A brief overview and way to protect your self on the world wide web and on digital platformsBy GRF Media Production

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Wichita Festivals Inc. CEO Breanna Monk and Admiral Windwagon Smith Alan Howarter 23:57

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Riverfest is upon us, and we get a preview from Wichita Festivals' Breanna Monk and this year's Capt. Windwagon Smith Alan Howarter.

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2025 Venue Preview: N. Charleston Coliseum, N. Charleston, SC w/Dave Scozarro 42:48

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. We are at the halfway point of the tour by now, having just visited the Schottenstein Center in Columbus for the first time, it is now time to visit an old favorite: The North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina for a THREE NIGHT weekend run! A…

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Orpheum Theatre Executive Director Stacee Olden 23:58

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The Orpheum is getting its much needed renovations. Steve talks with Director Olden about the project and the historic theater.

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Inside: EVMC 2025 50:29

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BONUS EPISODE – Peace up ✌️ A-Town down 🅰️ – the 2025 Event & Venue Marketing Conference (EVMC) is just around the corner and we have everything you need to know as you pack and prepare for this year’s SOLD OUT conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Hosts Paul and Dave are joined by a trio of guests which help craft this podcast version of a KBYG: Kim All…

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2025 Venue Preview: The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH w/Ryan and Shannon 44:44

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. We are almost at the halfway point of the tour by now, arriving from Phish’s 3-night holiday weekend stand at Folsom Field to one of the larger indoor venues on tour: the Schottenstein Center in Columbus on the campus of THE Ohio State University. This is Ph…

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COMCARE Sedgwick County Executive Director Joan Tammany 23:53

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COMCARE Director Tammany and Steve discuss mental illness, drug addiction, and treatments available.

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Scams 17:28

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A brief overview of scams that are most common for Leisure World residents and how to avoid them!By GRF Media Production

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2025 Venue Preview: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO w/ Bryan from Boulder 43:19

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. After an odd summertime Texas stop in Austin, Phish is keeping us disoriented this year: it’s now time for a holiday weekend run in Colorado…but not the one we expect. Instead of the end-of-summer blowout at Dick’s over Labor Day Weekend this summer, we are …

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2025 Venue Preview: The Moody Center, Austin, TX w/Dianna Hank 38:29

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. After two days off and a very very long drive, we are at the third stop of our tour: The Moody Center in Austin, Texas for June 27 and 28. It’s rare that Phish stops in Texas, rare that they stop in Texas for the summer, and even more rare that they’ll play …

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2025 Venue Preview: The Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Emily Bush 42:38

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. We are fully on tour by now, having visited Manchester, New Hampshire and now on the 9-and-a-half-hour drive to the Pete–that is the Petersen Events Center, on the University of Pittsburgh campus–in Pittsburgh, PA. For whatever reason, the band decided to sk…

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Matt Fouts, Director, Tanganyika Wildlife Park 23:58

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Steve and Director Fouts discuss Tanganyika's 500 animals for public interaction and breeding for other zoos and parks.

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Joyce Leveston 46:25

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We’re back in the city that’s so nice they named it twice, the financial capital of the world – New York City. On this episode we chat with Joyce Leveston, CEO of New York Convention Center Operation Corporation (NYCCOC), which oversees the Javits Center, one of the busiest convention centers in the world. Resting right on the Hudson River, on the …

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2025 Venue Preview: SNHU Arena, Manchester, NH w/ Casey and Jenn 33:49

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to the first episode of this new series of Attendance Bias: over the next few weeks, we are going to take a look at venue Phish is going to play on their upcoming 2025 summer tour; from old favorites like SPAC and The Mann, to first-time visits for Phish, like Folsom Field and Forest Hills Stadium. Today, I a…

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League 42 Founder and Executive Director Bob Lutz 23:57

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Sportswriter, author, radio host, and founder of the non-profit League 42 Bob Lutz joins Steve to talk baseball, sports, radio, and much more.

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Governance 20:02

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A brief overview of the GRF governance structureBy GRF Media Production

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Albany 2000 w/Brad Rosen 1:28:20

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Not many guests have come on the podcast to talk about anything from the year 2000. It’s kind of a lost year when most fans consider the tail end of 1.0. 1999 gets a lot of love, Big Cypress is the unquestioned greatest of all time, but w…

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Dustin Turner 47:46

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Music City welcomes us back as we head to Nashville to chat with Dustin Turner, Music Marketing Executive at Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Dustin walks us through his day to day, and explains how CAA often functions as a bridge between promoters and management teams, working with the artist teams to figure out what the creative is going to look li…

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8/9/24 @ Bethel Woods w/ Jeffrey Rosenberg 1:42:47

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Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to today’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. At Dick’s in 2013, Phish famously used the setlist to spell out the phrase: “Most Shows Spell Something.” It was a good goof at the time, but it also inspired thousands of fans to take the message literally and inspect the band’s song cho…

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Ron McMahon, CEO, Greater Wichita YMCA 23:54

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Steve and Greater Wichita YMCA CEO Ron McMahon discuss the services and programs at 11 YMCA branches, including Newton, El Dorado, and Hutchinson.

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Resident Portal 10:28

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A brief overview of the online portals available to residents.By GRF Media Production

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Keith Lawing, Work Force Alliance of South Central Kansas President/CEO 23:49

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Work Force Alliance of South Central Kansas President/CEO Keith Lawing joins Steve to discuss job training, the tariffs’ impact on the work force, and artificial intelligence.

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Chris Ng-Muk-Yuen 40:18

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We’re headed to Edmonton for this episode, home of the Oilers, to catch up with Chris Ng-Muk-Yuen, Marketing Manager for Rogers Place and ICE District. Chris tells us about the venue and surrounding district, and its place in the city and approach to engaging with fans. Fresh off the Edmonton Oilers’ run to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, learn…

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🚫 $5.3 Million Wasted: Long Beach’s Homeless Motel Plan Was a Complete Failure 10:01

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Long Beach spent $5.3 million on a year-long motel program meant to help the unhoused — but only 9 people ended up in permanent housing. Stuart breaks down the numbers, the failures, and why it’s time for a better strategy. LISTEN ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLAYER: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-in-long-beach/id1791687079 iH…

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COVID Shutdowns: 5 Years Later 19:12

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COVID Lockdowns: A 5-Year Retrospective on Long Beach’s Turning Point In this reflective episode of All in Long Beach, host Stuart Takahara revisits the COVID lockdowns that reshaped our community. Five years later, we explore what went right—and what didn’t—with local responses during those unprecedented days. Hear how businesses, from wine bars t…