Merkel Media CEO and The Confessionals podcast host Tony Merkel was recently featured in Tennessee Highlighter - check out some of his interview below as he discusses risk-taking, Tennessee, and more!

Tony Merkel, CEO of Merkel Media and host of The Confessionals Podcast, was recently featured in an interview with Bold Journey online magazine! Check out the article as Tony discusses his entrepreneurial journey, advice to stay driven, and and connecting with Merkel Media.

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The Confessionals host and Merkel Media CEO Tony Merkel was featured this month in the online publication CanvasRebel. Check out the full interview directly on CanvasRebel or read here for more!

KnoxvilleVoyager recently shared a Local Stories feature about a brand new local: Tony Merkel, host of The Confessionals podcast and Merkel Media CEO! Check out the story here or visit KnoxvilleVoyager to read their full interview with Tony as he discusses his journey into podcasting, launching Merkel Media, his networking advice, and more.

Merry (late) Christmas! If you were not able to catch our live Christmas Eve Special last week, a replay of the full show is available for viewing! For over four hours, we welcomed some excellent guests, gave away lots of prizes to say thanks to our TC members, and held a fundraiser for disaster relief for Kentucky. A huge THANK YOU goes out to all the podcasters who joined us in conversation, everyone who tuned in live to watch, and all those who were able to donate during the show!

On February 29, 2020 Tony had the opportunity to join host Daniel Ott, the Cosmic Cowboy, on a live episode of The Edge Broadcast! Tony and Daniel dive into a lengthy conversation about fallen angels, TC episodes, doppelgangers, Biblical theories, personal stories, and so much more! Check out the episode here, or visit The Edge Broadcast website for an audio-only version.

While you’re gearing up for Tony’s new podcast Hammer Lane Legends to drop this year, take a listen to Tony’s interview on another trucking podcast, the educational and entertaining Big Rig Banter! Tony joined Big Rig Banter co-host Troy Diffenderfer on Episode #47: The Best Side Hustles for Truck Drivers to share his ongoing journey from truck driver to podcaster. Check it out here!

Happy October, Philly! From now through Halloween, commuters, travelers, and fans of The Confessionals can gaze at the amazing TC billboard located on Route 422 Eastbound! Designed by the incredibly talented Nate Hallinan, one of TC’s Graphic Design Artists, the digital billboard is on display just past the Oaks exit heading toward Philadelphia. Check out some of the nighttime images we took recently to showcase this cool temporary addition to the show!

Plug in those headphones, International Podcast Day is here again! Observed every September 30 since 2014, International Podcast Day is a global celebration of the power of the podcast medium. Earlier this month we polled our listeners across all of our social media platforms to come up with a list of their very favorite podcasts. (Besides The Confessionals, of course.) In honor of International Podcast Day, check out these top 10 favorite podcasts listened to by The Confessionals Podcast fans - along with a few other honorable mentions as a bonus - and start building yourself the ultimate listening queue!

On May 11, 2019, The Confessionals joined Sasquatch Chronicles, Hillbilly Horror Stories, and Twisted Philly, along with special guest Bob Gimlin, for a night of live podcasting in Houston, Texas!

Queue up your favorite podcatcher and prepare to audio binge this weekend - September 30 is International Podcast Day! As podcasts continue to grow in prevalence throughout the world, it’s becoming clearer that they have fundamentally changed the way audio is consumed! In honor of this important and captivating medium, here are 7 ways that podcast fans can celebrate International Podcast Day.