The People Behind the Mic
Meet the Hosts
A tavern founder and his neighbor. The conversations started around the firepit — now they're in your earbuds.
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Mark Giacomin
Founder & Creator
Mark Giacomin
Founder & Creator
Mark is the man behind the Stag's Head Tavern — a backyard institution he built with his own hands starting in 2015. What began as a place to gather with neighbors and friends around the firepit slowly grew into something special: a real tavern, built over weeks and months into what it is today. The podcast is a natural extension of that — the same honest, unfiltered conversations that have always happened at the Stag's Head, just with a mic in the room.
At the Stag's Head
"Built the Stag's Head Tavern from the ground up. The bar was open before the walls were finished."
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Dave Nelson
Co-Host & Neighbor
Dave Nelson
Co-Host & Neighbor
Dave is Mark's neighbor, a longtime patron of the Stag's Head, and one of the main reasons the podcast exists at all. The kind of conversations Dave and Mark have been having for years — around the firepit, at the bar, with whoever showed up that night — turned out to be exactly what people wanted to listen to. He brings the neighbor's perspective: honest, familiar, and never afraid to say what everyone else is thinking.
At the Stag's Head
"Has probably logged more hours at the Stag's Head than anyone who doesn't own it."
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How It Started
Born Around the Firepit
The Stag's Head Tavern has been a gathering place since 2015 — built by Mark, filled by neighbors, and fueled by good conversation. SHT Talk is just what happens when you put a mic in the room.
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