Episode 257: Painting Big, Thinking Bigger with Amanda Danae Hilsabeck
This week on The Mike & Tony Show, we welcome Amanda Danae Hilsabeck — muralist, marketing advisor, and creative force behind Mighty Fine Artistry — who somehow also proves (once again) that Mike knows everyone and will randomly run into them in places that make no sense.
Amanda takes us through her journey from jaw-dropping, hyper-realistic pet portraits (seriously… they’re unfairly good) to large-scale murals and what she calls “mural activation” — where art meets branding and businesses actually learn how to use their murals instead of just… having them. From a massive American flag mural in a gym to an emotional family portrait of people who’d never all been together at once, her work is both impressive and meaningful.
She also brought her hetero lifemate Aubrey, who is quietly hilarious and jumps into the mix as we spiral into conversations about perfectionism (Tony feels very seen), why unfinished art and songs haunt your soul, and why Victor, Colorado suddenly sounds like somewhere we all need to move immediately.
Elsewhere in this episode:
Mike ties (and wears) his first-ever bow tie thanks to YouTube
We talk gyms, workouts, and health-tracking devices judging us silently
Sports talk hits all the majors: football, basketball, baseball
Chipotle and Starbucks are both adding protein menus… which raises questions
We debate whether the 1970s might be the greatest music decade ever (yes, Karen Carpenter enters the chat)
And we wrap it all up with our Top Five Christmas Songs, because why not?
Art, marketing, music, murals, muscle, and mild chaos — this one’s got range.
👉 Follow Amanda: @mightyfineartistry
🎨 Mighty Fine Artistry
🎙️ You know the deal — hit play.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 257: Painting Big, Thinking Bigger with Amanda Danae Hilsabeck
This week on The Mike & Tony Show, we welcome Amanda Danae Hilsabeck — muralist, marketing advisor, and creative force behind Mighty Fine Artistry — who somehow also proves (once again) that Mike knows everyone and will randomly run into them in places that make no sense.
Amanda takes us through her journey from jaw-dropping, hyper-realistic pet portraits (seriously… they’re unfairly good) to large-scale murals and what she calls “mural activation” — where art meets branding and businesses actually learn how to use their murals instead of just… having them. From a massive American flag mural in a gym to an emotional family portrait of people who’d never all been together at once, her work is both impressive and meaningful.
She also brought her hetero lifemate Aubrey, who is quietly hilarious and jumps into the mix as we spiral into conversations about perfectionism (Tony feels very seen), why unfinished art and songs haunt your soul, and why Victor, Colorado suddenly sounds like somewhere we all need to move immediately.
Elsewhere in this episode:
Mike ties (and wears) his first-ever bow tie thanks to YouTube
We talk gyms, workouts, and health-tracking devices judging us silently
Sports talk hits all the majors: football, basketball, baseball
Chipotle and Starbucks are both adding protein menus… which raises questions
We debate whether the 1970s might be the greatest music decade ever (yes, Karen Carpenter enters the chat)
And we wrap it all up with our Top Five Christmas Songs, because why not?
Art, marketing, music, murals, muscle, and mild chaos — this one’s got range.
👉 Follow Amanda: @mightyfineartistry
🎨 Mighty Fine Artistry
🎙️ You know the deal — hit play.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 255 – The Day-After-Thanksgiving Hang
Fresh off the turkey hangover, Mike and Tony sit down to unpack all the holiday chaos. Tony boldly declares his wife made the best turkey of all time—a bold claim indeed. In other Turkey Day-related news, Mike has cooked turkey in basically every form known to mankind… except fried. (Seriously, Mike. How??)
Tony also goes on a rant about the fall time change, starts finally sorting the mountain of sports cards he inherited from his dad, and discovers that his OCD has very clear opinions about what belongs in the Bears Pile, the Hall-of-Farmers pile, and the “How is this not worth more than three bucks!” pile.
We talk man caves (yes, the studio counts), Stranger Things returning, Tony’s daughter binging Harry Potter, and that one year Tony didn’t serve turkey at all—still unacceptable, Tony.
From there we spiral into turkey brines (not literally), how COVID feels like it was 50 years ago, and how impossibly fast everything is changing—nanotech, AI, ChatGPT… the whole “what is happening to reality” vibe.
Also covered:
• Rich gamers who just straight-up buy power
• Tony raging at video games that demand too much thumb dexterity
• Couch Guy sightings (rare, but real)
• Being a forty-something trying to lose weight during holiday season
• Mike doing CrossFit occasionally, which is definitely not how CrossFit works
• Nick, the giant hard-dribbling basketball terminator
• Tony’s IT coworker who eats raw ground beef daily and somehow looks like a Marvel character
• A surprisingly deep dive into which meats you can technically eat raw (but… why?)
• And finally: Florida now has Nile Crocs and wild macaques, because Florida refuses to be out-weirded by anyone.
Another classic Merry Chaos episode. Enjoy.
Cheers!
m&t
Fresh off the turkey hangover, Mike and Tony sit down to unpack all the holiday chaos. Tony boldly declares his wife made the best turkey of all time—a bold claim indeed. In other Turkey Day-related news, Mike has cooked turkey in basically every form known to mankind… except fried. (Seriously, Mike. How??)
Tony also goes on a rant about the fall time change, starts finally sorting the mountain of sports cards he inherited from his dad, and discovers that his OCD has very clear opinions about what belongs in the Bears Pile, the Hall-of-Farmers pile, and the “How is this not worth more than three bucks!” pile.
We talk man caves (yes, the studio counts), Stranger Things returning, Tony’s daughter binging Harry Potter, and that one year Tony didn’t serve turkey at all—still unacceptable, Tony.
From there we spiral into turkey brines (not literally), how COVID feels like it was 50 years ago, and how impossibly fast everything is changing—nanotech, AI, ChatGPT… the whole “what is happening to reality” vibe.
Also covered:
• Rich gamers who just straight-up buy power
• Tony raging at video games that demand too much thumb dexterity
• Couch Guy sightings (rare, but real)
• Being a forty-something trying to lose weight during holiday season
• Mike doing CrossFit occasionally, which is definitely not how CrossFit works
• Nick, the giant hard-dribbling basketball terminator
• Tony’s IT coworker who eats raw ground beef daily and somehow looks like a Marvel character
• A surprisingly deep dive into which meats you can technically eat raw (but… why?)
• And finally: Florida now has Nile Crocs and wild macaques, because Florida refuses to be out-weirded by anyone.
Another classic Merry Chaos episode. Enjoy.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 221: Heavy Lifts, Hot Takes, and Frozen Plunges
Mike joins the 1200-pound club, while Tony is out here hooping like he’s about to get drafted. Meanwhile, our TikTok comments are roasting us alive, so let’s just be clear—we are NOT experts (but thanks for the engagement).
We also get into:
• Drake vs. Kendrick and that Super Bowl performance
• Biking to work and arriving fully marinated in sweat
• Trump’s master plan to buy Greenland and rename the Gulf of Mexico
• The cold plunge freezing solid, much like our motivation
• Lakers trading AD for Luka?
• Lifting, tattoos, occasional youthful cigarettes, and why pollution is just… a thing?
It’s another episode of big weights, bold claims, and zero qualifications—stream now!
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 221: Heavy Lifts, Hot Takes, and Frozen Plunges
Mike joins the 1200-pound club, while Tony is out here hooping like he’s about to get drafted. Meanwhile, our TikTok comments are roasting us alive, so let’s just be clear—we are NOT experts (but thanks for the engagement).
We also get into:
• Drake vs. Kendrick and that Super Bowl performance
• Biking to work and arriving fully marinated in sweat
• Trump’s master plan to buy Greenland and rename the Gulf of Mexico
• The cold plunge freezing solid, much like our motivation
• Lakers trading AD for Luka?
• Lifting, tattoos, occasional youthful cigarettes, and why pollution is just… a thing?
It’s another episode of big weights, bold claims, and zero qualifications—stream now!
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 208: Barkless dogs, Trump on JRE, atomic clocks, basketball, Fun Facts
After a long week we sat down in the studio for a good ol’ fashion face to face conversation! We covered barkless dogs, basketball styles, weights, fitness, Trump on JRE, atomic clocks, A Quiet Place, Jo Koy, Fun Facts, and much, much more!
Cheers!
m&t
After a long week we sat down in the studio for a good ol’ fashion face to face conversation! We covered barkless dogs, basketball styles, weights, fitness, Trump on JRE, atomic clocks, A Quiet Place, Jo Koy, Fun Facts, and much, much more!
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 207: Mark the Couch Guy, life, universe, discipline, dreams, Maroon Bells, Diddy, Fun Facts
Episode 207: Mark the Couch Guy, life, universe, discipline, dreams, Maroon Bells, Diddy, Fun Facts
After an unplanned 3-week hiatus, we’re back! We sat down with Mark the Couch Guy to talk about life, the universe, and everything. We caught up on what Mark the Couch Guy has been up to and covered a plethora of topics including working out, discipline, the dream all young men have of slam dunking a basketball, facing your fears, Mike forgetting to take pictures when he was on stage with one of his favorite artists while in Vegas, hiking Maroon Bells, the Diddy ordeal, scary movies, Fun Facts, and much, much more!
Cheers!
m&t
After an unplanned 3-week hiatus, we’re back! We sat down with Mark the Couch Guy to talk about life, the universe, and everything. We caught up on what Mark the Couch Guy has been up to and covered a plethora of topics including working out, discipline, the dream all young men have of slam dunking a basketball, facing your fears, Mike forgetting to take pictures when he was on stage with one of his favorite artists while in Vegas, hiking Maroon Bells, the Diddy ordeal, scary movies, Fun Facts, and much, much more!
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 199 - Sneakers, Olympic Games in Paris 2024, ketchup on tamales, and much more!
We sat down for our last episode before the big 200! We talked sneakers, lifting weights, Mike knowing literally everybody, the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, learning Filipino, vehicles, Nike, ketchup on tamales, Fun Facts, and much, much, more!
Enjoy!
m&t
PS
Come join us live at Prost Brewing Company in Northglenn Colorado this Sunday (8/7/24) from 11am to 1pm as we celebrate and record our 200th episode! Come on out and meet us in person.
We sat down for our last episode before the big 200! We talked sneakers, lifting weights, Mike knowing literally everybody, the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, learning Filipino, vehicles, Nike, ketchup on tamales, Fun Facts, and much, much, more!
Enjoy!
m&t
PS
Come join us live at Prost Brewing Company in Northglenn Colorado this Sunday (8/7/24) from 11am to 1pm as we celebrate and record our 200th episode! Come on out and meet us in person.
Episode 181 - Tyler Stanfield
One of our favorite guests who very quickly became a regular on TMTS, the talented songwriter, Tyler Stanfield, joined us in the studio for a Saturday morning podcast to kick off spring break! We talked about Spotify, Scissors and Scotch, acoustic music, Rob Blackedge, cleaning shoes & hats, rough experiences performing live, and much much more. Tyler also shared his experiences being diagnosed with vocal chord paresis and having to take 6-12 months away from performing. Always a good time when Tyler stops by. Go and check out his most recent release, “She’s Fire” on Spotify and all music platforms.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 174 - Fat Trak
It was a cold and rainy Friday night, but we were comfortable and dry inside the podcast studio. We sat down with top-notch hip hop producer, Fat Trak. We learned there is much more to the man than his incredible music. We discussed math, music production, music engineering, teaching music to the youth, Trak's plan to build a mobile recording studio, his mentors, Jesus, and much, much more!
Enjoy!
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Episode 170 - Lacy McDonald
We had our good friend, Staff Sergeant Lacy McDonald, on 3 days before Christmas to sip on some coffee and shoot the shit. We covered food sovereignty, Chat GPT, Israel/Palestine, working with youth, AI, the American education system, Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards, reconstruction and segregation, Elijah McClain, and much, much more! It’s always a deep and engaging conversation with the wise and mighty Staff Sergeant McDonald!
Wishing you and your families the best during this holiday season! Thank you for your support.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 170 - Lacy McDonald
We had our good friend, Staff Sergeant Lacy McDonald, on 3 days before Christmas to sip on some coffee and shoot the shit. We covered food sovereignty, Chat GPT, Israel/Palestine, working with youth, AI, the American education system, Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards, reconstruction and segregation, Elijah McClain, and much, much more! It’s always a deep and engaging conversation with the wise and mighty Staff Sergeant McDonald!
Wishing you and your families the best during this holiday season! Thank you for your support.
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 163 - Game Day Car Podcast
This week we decided to do a podcast from the car on the way to the CU vs. USC football game. Fran joined us and we covered football, parenting, dreams, work stress, weed at football games, soccer, best experiences at sporting events, house remodeling, and much, much, more!
Cheers!
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Episode 162
This one was an early morning podcast! We talked high school football, kids growing up, Golden Orb non-updates, the definition of life, poisonous frogs, basketball vs. football, work/life balance, lawn care, and a whole lot of old man shit. Just two regular dudes talking about regular stuff. Hope we can entertain ya while your work, drive, or chill!
Cheers!
m&t
Episode 141
Mike and Tony sat down with Mark the Couch Guy, Jadan, and German to shoot the shit. Mike, Tony, and Mark each shared their top 25 movies of all time and the fellas covered numerous topics including football, basketball, bad style choices, and much more. Mark even shared the incredible story of how he didn’t know who is sister was until he was 18 years old! Turns out they lived in the same house, and everyone knew it was his sister except him. #longformconversation
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Episode 140
Mike and Tony welcomed fitness influencer and Nutrishop Sponsored Athlete, Adrianne Dobbs aka - @fitbama We talked Adrianne's Nutrishop Store in Parker Colorado, supplements, cooking, food, go-to healthy meals, meal prep, our first ‘real’ workouts, the medical industry, news, fun facts, and much more!
Enjoy!
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Mike and Tony welcomed fitness influencer and Nutrishop Sponsored Athlete, Adrianne Dobbs aka - @fitbama We talked Adrianne's Nutrishop Store in Parker Colorado, supplements, cooking, food, go-to healthy meals, meal prep, our first ‘real’ workouts, the medical industry, news, fun facts, and much more!
Enjoy!
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Episode 63
Dean Wilson is a native to Denver, Colorado, where he has been actively involved in the local music scene for over 15 years. He studied Classical Music Composition with Guitar Emphasis and Choral Concentration at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Dean has also earned Bachelor of Science in Music Entertainment and Industry Studies with focus in Recording Arts Technology from University of Colorado Denver, where he was awarded "Outstanding Graduate of the Year" in 2014.