Paltrocast
Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz: Episode #034 featuring FRANK TURNER, SAMI CALLIHAN & THE CULT’s BILLY DUFFY
For this edition of the Paltrocast, host Darren Paltrowitz spoke with three inspiring and successful people on very different career paths, singer/songwriter Frank Turner, current IMPACT Wrestling champion Sami Callihan, and Billy Duffy, founding guitarist of The Cult.
What is a Paltrocast?
– In July 2018, New York-based writer and editor Darren Paltrowitz launched the Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz in partnership with PureGrainAudio. This bi-weekly podcast features exclusive interviews with top entertainers, entrepreneurs and other cultural influencers. More info on Darren and the Paltrocast can be found online at www.puregrainaudio.com/paltrocast and www.paltrowitz.com.
Episode #034:
– For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with three inspiring and successful people on very different career paths, singer/songwriter Frank Turner, current IMPACT Wrestling champion Sami Callihan, and Billy Duffy, founding guitarist of The Cult. Points of discussion include touring, history, podcasting, Iron Maiden, and the great state of Ohio.
Our guests, from top to bottom: Frank Turner, Sami Callihan and The Cult



Who is Your Host?
– Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 15 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. In the years following, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer.
Darren’s writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, PureGrainAudio, and the Jewish Journal.
Darren Paltrowitz is also the author of the new book Pocket Cash: Your Happy Money, as available for sale via Amazon and published by Book Web Publishing. His second book, Good Ideas From Professional Wrestling, was authored with D.X. Ferris and features a foreword by Diamond Dallas Page; it is now out via Amazon.
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