Faces Of Manchester

Jason Bonilla is a current Manchester, NH bilingual school board member, a son of an immigrant and incredibly thoughtful and caring man. He's now running for Ward 5 Alderman in Manchester. Too many local politicans lurk in the shadows and rely on their name recognition as an incumbent to carry them to victory in elections. Jason is out there showing who he is and trying to help the community. Follow his journey on Instagram: @bonilla4mht and learn more about him at www.bonilla4mht.com

Tom is currently a 9-2 pro MMA featherweight and about to embark on a new journey with PFL against Matt Turnbull(9-6) on August 1st, live on ESPN+. We talk about the realities of trying to make it as a pro fighter, the evolution of the sport and I make a bunch of 20-30 year references the whole time.Follow @tompags on instagram and slide into his DMs to get a private lesson and learn how to fight!

The BEST and most BEAUTIFUL guest I've ever and will ever have, Erin LaChance talks about her journey as a beauty professional that led her to being a business owner and the best permanent make-up artist(I'm biased, sue me) in the Granite State. Check her out at www.browsbyerin.com and www.ornatebeautystudio.com.Ornate does permanent make-up(lips and brows), esthetician services such as lash extensions and waxing, permanent jewelry and so much more. They are soon to be located at Queen City Center, 215 Canal St, Manchester, NH. Follow @browsbyerin_ and @ornatebeautystudio on Instagram to see examples of Erin and her team's fantastic work.

On this episode Keith and Alex talk about their love of legendary Manchester, NH hardcore band, Word for Word and the memories associated with the band. The reunion is September 12th 2025 at The Shaskeen in Manchester, NH. Go to @manchesterhardcoreshows on Instagram for more info.

Christian is an ambitious young man making great strides in media, entrepreneurship and even as a touring performer. I hear a lot of people in my parent's generation saying "the kids don't want to work anymore", but DJ REKLSS is doing everything in his power to buck that notion. 

On this episode we learn about a really great charitable giving organization and the ins and outs of the insurance industry.Next Guys Who Give a Sh!t Meeting:Wednesday June 25th 2025 7:00PMPembroke Pines Country Club 45A Whittemore Rd, Pembroke, NH 03275Bring a $100 donationComparion Insurance Agency70 Commercial St. Suite 301 Concord, NH 03301Sean direct: 603 369 5226sean.kelly@comparioninsurance.com

Nick and I cover everything from business ownership to homelessness to the changing landscape of the Manchester, NH economy to nightlife culture to the therapeutic use of fungi with an overarching theme of bringing businesses together as a community to help grow and better their communities. Every city would benefit from a Nick, and we are blessed to have him in the granite state.

Chris and I go deep on regional hardcore, discovering under ground music, the inner workings of the car sales industry and whole lot more.

A little departure from the usual this week. My daughter has big dreams of performing for a living someday, so I figured I'd give her a little taste of being interviewed like she will be some day when she's famous. I played her a few of the songs from my youth and let her react. I shot this one my self with inferior cameras to what I normally use and with out my expert producer who makes sure the sound is good so it's a little rough, but It was a lot of fun!

Lauren Kimball launched Main Street Tourist out of her home in Manchester, NH in 2023 and quickly became one of the leading Disney inspired small shops on the internet. We get into the challenges of starting a small business, the stress and mental health issues that come with it, juggling parenting with business and some fun stuff about Disney World. Check her out on instagram @mainstreettourist and https://themainstreettourist.com/

Tom is a licensed pilot, BJJ blackbelt, cold plunge enthusiast, real estate investor and still sells a TON of real estate.

On this episode we go pretty deep on the topic of working as a real estate agent and opening your own brokerage. Crystal is the owner and managing broker of East Key Realty. She's a lot of things to me: supervisor, mentor and sometimes psychologist, but most of all she is a friend often filling the role of second big sister or mother(even though she's only got a couple of years on me!). I'm not sure I'd even still be in the real estate business had I never met Crystal and I was truly grateful that she took the time to sit down and record an episode with me and I'm grateful to have her in my life every day!

Keith and Alex break down "Dead at Birth" by one of, if not THE greatest band of our era, Connecticuit's own Death Threat.  We talk about how we both discovered Death Threat and how they've been an integral part of our time in hardcore. We discuss the lyrics that reflect how so many of us that found our way to agressive music, truly feel inside. 

It was a pleasure to chat with Zak about his prospects as a D1 football player having been ended by kidney failure, his experience with make-a-wish and his new pursuit as the greatest human to ever slap another human in the face. 

Tiny homes, accesory dwelling units, commerical real estate, family and more on this weeks epsiode with Jessican Stevenson of Kinstruct Tiny Homes. 

Keith and Alex tell stories of their experiences getting into Sick of it All as kids and eventually being their contemparies. 

A 20 year friendship, some laughs, some hijinks, a man getting run over by a truck and living to tell the tale and a whole bunch of car talk. 

Keith and Alex break down a classic early 2000s Boston Hardcore track. Alex tells stories about the DrugxTest diss track about Lockin Out Records. 

Courtney and I talk about the functions of a Title Company, the different roles in the real estate business and her career as a division 1 NCAA volleyball player. 

First of a new format on (La)Chance Encounters. Each week Alex and Keith Freeman from Restraining Order will listen to and analyze one song, talking about what it means to them and any personal sotries related to the bands. We had some technical issues on this first one(actually the first 4, so bare with us), but I'm running it out here anyway because, punk rock. Eventually we will have full video on youtube. I also lost like half of the song, but thats probably better for copyright issues anyway?This week we talk about "Minor Threat" by Minor Threat.