Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz: #051 ft. Robert Francis, Taya Valkyrie & Tokyo Motor Fist’s Steve Brown

What is a Paltrocast?
– In July 2018, New York-based writer and editor Darren Paltrowitz launched the Paltrocast in partnership with PureGrainAudio (now V13 Media). 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 https://v13.net/paltrocast and paltrowitz.com.

Episode #051:
– On this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren speaks with singer/songwriter Robert Francis, IMPACT Wrestling favorite (and Loca designer) Taya Valkyrie, and prolific guitarist Steve Brown (Trixter, Tokyo Motor Fist, Def Leppard, Danger Danger).

Additional topics of discussion included John Fruscinate, fashion, work ethic, COVID-19, and Van Halen. All interviews recorded in June 2020. Theme song by Steve Schiltz. Audio mix by Mark Piro.

Our guests, from top to bottom: Robert Francis, IMPACT Wrestling’s Taya Valkyrie & Tokyo Motor Fist’s Steve Brown

Robert Francis by Cori Elliott

Taya Valkyrie courtesy of IMPACT Wrestling

Tokyo Motor Fist

About Your Host:
– Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 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.