Episodes

  • CHEF TODD GRIFFITH on The Life of a Private Chef - Full Interview
    Feb 24 2026
    Uncle Vinny sits down with Chef Todd Griffith for a great conversation about life as a chef, restaurant owner, and much more. Follow / cheftoddgriffith 0:00 - welcome @cheftoddgriffith 0:40- growing up in Ohio, winding up in AZ 1:00 - moving to AZ from spinning a globe 3:00 - being a chef has been my only job 4:30 - the wild lifestyle of a chef 5:45 - early chef days 6:45 - hitting a wall while running a restaurant in Seattle 7:45 - burnout as a chef 10:00 - leaving being a chef and living on a farm for 3 years 12:40 - stress of running a Seattle restaurant 14:30 - living on 300 acres in Mississippi 16:55 - transitioning to becoming a private chef 24:30 - private chef clientele and lifestyle 29:00 - owning a restaurant in flagstaff 32:00 - the importance of experience 34:00 - Asian influence in your cooking 35:30 - presentation of food 36:30 - drawing your dishes 39:00 - favorite meal to cook currently 40:00 - wooden spoon business; creativity 46:00 - top 3 private chefs in Phoenix 47:00 - advice for a young chef 49:30 - AZ life 51:00 - upcoming plans 53:00 - shoutout Chef Todd Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    53 mins
  • BACONCAT on the Tempe Art Community, Living in China During Covid, Tegan & Sara
    Feb 17 2026
    Shoutout BACONCAT for having Uncle Vinny in his studio for a great conversation. Follow him on Instagram to keep up with new work and events: https://instagram.com/baconcat/ Timestamps: 0:00 - welcome @baconart 3:00 - Art Origins 13:00 - Story of "Noir" Event 18:00 - sketchbook sessions 21:00 - Tempe community 25:00 - living in China 27:00 - Travel talk 28:45 - Adjusting to a new country 30:00 - Attitude and Actions 31:20 - Being a foreigner in China during COVID 34:30 - Getting stuck in Greece for 3 months 36:30 - tough times build character 38:00 - challenges while in Greece 39:40 - getting married and divorced 40:30 - mental toughness; survival 42:00 - being in the moment 43:00 - living in AZ 45:30 - starting over is not so bad 47:00 - Bob Dylan 48:30 - bacons art evolution 53:45 - trailer Park boys and Tegan and Sara 58:15 - sobriety journey 1:01:00 - shout-out @baconcat Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • LIVI DARCONTE x Versatile Vigilante Full Interview - AZ Film, "Mourning Glory", Taking Risks..
    Feb 11 2026
    The Extremely Talented, Livi DarConte, chats with Uncle Vinny about her upbringing in film, directing, writing, acting, scoring, and life in general. Go follow https://.instagram.com/lividarconte/ to keep up with her new work. 0:00 - welcome @Livi-DarConte 0:40 - getting into film industry at a young age 2:40 - Daydream coming to life 3:55 "Mourning Glory" short film 5:50 - When people understand your art 7:00 - Film dedicated to Livi's grandmother;bts 9:00 - Risk taking in film 10:00 - turning dreams into reality through film 12:00 - Working in many different roles 13:00 - writing 14:40 - producing 15:30 - importance of versatility 17:00 - Arizona creative scene 18:45 - Livi's personal style 21:00 - Who cares what someone else thinks 23:30 - Modeling for suicideboy$ 25:25 - Directing music videos 26:45 - music in film 27:45 - working well with people 31:45 - Livi's vision 32:30 - gaining experience in life to help with creativity 35:30 - only 22 years old 37:45 - confidence is everything 40:00 - upcoming plans 41:00 - follow @lividarconte Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    42 mins
  • Exploring the Phoenix Art Scene with David Morgan - Full Interview
    Feb 6 2026
    Uncle Vinny back with the interviews. Shoutout to David Morgan for sharing his experiences as an artist being born and raised in Arizona. Great conversation. Follow https://instagram.com/dmorganart on IG to keep up with David's work Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Year of the Horse
    Jan 25 2026
    Year of the Horse by Uncle Vinny
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    9 mins
  • MAX BIGGAVELI CELEBRATION EPISODE
    Nov 17 2025
    Celebrating the return of the one and only MAX B! The man that Versatile Vigilante is named after. Shoutout to the WAVIEST of all time. Listen to my original Max B episode here: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante/the-max-b-chapter-versatile-vigilante Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    13 mins
  • Turning 30 In The Desert
    Nov 5 2025
    Solo episode in the AZ Desert. Reflecting on turning 30 years old. Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    12 mins
  • STAY SAFE, STAY INDEPENDENT
    Sep 1 2025
    Quick check-in. Stay safe, stay independent. Click the Below Links to Keep Up With New Versatile Vigilante content: Instagram: https://instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VersatileVigilante
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    16 mins