The "Owners and Operators" series returns, as Virgil and Mark chat with Mindi Jarman, owner of the Cherry Bowl Drive-In in Honor, Michigan, about being new to the Drive-In biz, navigating her first year of ownership, giant chickens, Drive-In speakers, pickle celebrations, and much more.

Recorded 3/9/26

Visit the Cherry Bowl online at:

https://www.cherrybowldrivein.com/

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https://www.instagram.com/the_cherrybowldrivein/

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Virgil and Mark run down the offerings for April 2026, the first month of The Mahoning Drive-In Theater's 77th season.

Recorded 4/1/26

For tickets to any Mahoning events:

https://events.ticketleap.com/events/mahoningdrivein

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Virgil and Mark welcome Megan Petri MacDiarmid, Vice President of Marketing for Ricos Products and 5th generation family member at the company! Ricos is beloved by Mahoning Drive-In Theater customers, and we delve into that quirky connection in this chat, along with tales of product testing and development, Drive-In memories, and details about the upcoming visit by Megan, the Ricos nacho truck, and Rico himself at our April 10-11, 2026 Opening Weekend! Plus probing questions submitted by our Patreon members answered!

Recorded 2/26/26

For tickets to our 2026 Opening Weekend featuring THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971), and Ricos Products IN PERSON:

https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/mahoningdrivein/opening26

Visit Ricos Products online here:

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https://www.pinterest.com/ricosproducts1/

https://www.tiktok.com/@ricosproducts?lang=en

For exclusive additional podcasts, videos, sneak peeks, and on-site discounts, visit the Mahoning Drive-In Patreon page at:

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https://twitter.com/mahoningdit

For Mahoning Drive-In merch online:

https://merchbin.net/collections/mahoning-drive-in-theater

https://www.crackerjackposters.com/s/shop