|
|
||||||
 |
||||||
|
Daniel Handler, The Sklar Brothers, Nico Muhly, Mark Frauenfelder Updated: 2012-02-14 11:00:00 Description: Daniel Handler delves into his memories of young love to pen the novel “Why We Broke Up” -- the twist? He writes the girl's side of the story. The Sklar Brothers talk about their new comedy album – from performing as identical twins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michael Rapaport, Werner Herzog, AV Club Recommendations, Kasper Hauser News Updated: 2012-02-06 19:58:54 Description: Actor Michael Rapaport profiles his favorite hip-hop group, A Tribe Called Quest, and ends up documenting their deep-rooted friendships and conflicts. Filmmaker Werner Herzog looks into the Chauvet Caves of France, where the oldest known cave paintin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tim and Eric, Roz Chast, Noz on Rap and God's Favorite Things Updated: 2012-01-31 11:00:00 Description: Tim and Eric are known for the surreal and uncomfortable comedy in their sketch show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. They also promoted Shrek 3 without permission from the movie studio. Now, they've made a billion dollar movie of their own. Ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jenna Fischer, Jack Handey, Video Game Picks and Kasper Hauser Updated: 2012-01-24 10:00:00 Description: Jenna Fischer talks about her totally-made-up-sounding first acting gig in LA, auditioning for The Office, and what all the actors are doing on their computers when they're in the background of a shot. The very real Jack Handey talks about his days a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aisha Tyler, David Hornsby, Jordan Ranks America, The AV Club Updated: 2012-01-17 11:00:00 Description: Aisha Tyler funnels her childhood outsider-y experiences toward comedy and performance. She's on the animated FX show Archer. David Hornsby talks about building comedic stories from his real life relationships. His new animated FX show is called Unsu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Gethard, Lawrence Weschler, Andrew Noz and More Updated: 2012-01-10 11:00:00 Description: Jesse interviews comedian Chris Gethard about booking P. Diddy at a tiny theater in New York. Lawrence Weschler talks about why CGI faces will never look quite right, and why humans are addicted to narrative. Plus rap picks from Andrew Noz and pop cu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mini Episode! Lawrence Weschler on The Museum of Jurassic Technolog Updated: 2012-01-10 00:55:55 Description: In a supplement to this week's interview, Lawrence Weschler talks with Jesse about The Museum of Jurassic Technology. Don't miss this!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Downton Abbey, Chris Lilley, Dan Deacon, AV Club Picks Updated: 2012-01-03 14:00:00 Description: The first episode of Bullseye! Jesse interviews the cast of Downton Abbey, a costume drama on PBS Masterpiece that is NOT BORING AT ALL. He'll also talk to Chris Lilley, the Australian comedian behind Summer Heights High and the new HBO show Angry Bo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2011 Comedy Special Updated: 2011-12-22 20:57:00 Description: Once a year the small staff here at The Sound of Young America compiles the best comedy we've heard from the past year. Our selections may not be poignant, they may not contribute to a broader understanding of our world, but hey, at least they'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ed Levine from Serious Eats Updated: 2011-12-16 11:00:00 Description: Ed Levine is the founder and editor of the blog Serious Eats, a forum for sharing "food enthusiasm." He's written regularly about NY food and the iconic American foods and their place in our society. The blog has spawned a new book, called Serious Ea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Rob Baedeker's CSA Box Updated: 2011-12-14 12:30:00 Description: Our contributor Rob Baedeker's new kick is his organic farm, and he shares the letter from his CSA box with us. Rob is a member of the comedy sketch group Kasper Hauser and a freelance writer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Food Writer Jonathan Gold Updated: 2011-12-12 03:49:00 Description: Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer Jonathan Gold talks to us about how he manages the day to day eating, the best pastrami sandwich, overcoming food fears and more. He writes for the LA Weekly and is the author of the highly regarded food guide to Lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carrie Fisher Updated: 2011-12-05 04:00:00 Description: Carrie Fisher is perhaps best known as Princess Leia from the seminal Star Wars films, but she began her celebrity life as a baby -- the daughter of America's sweethearts, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. Carrie battled addiction, mental illne...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AV Club Picks: December 2011 Updated: 2011-12-01 03:30:00 Description: AV Club Editor Keith Phipps and Associate Editor Tasha Robinson join us to give their culture picks for December 2011....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nile Rodgers Updated: 2011-11-28 04:00:00 Description: Nile Rodgers launched a string of hits with the group Chic, including "Le Freak" and "Good Times", and went on to become a songwriting and producing superstar. He was behind Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out", David Bowie's "Let's Dance", Madonna's "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, November 2011 Updated: 2011-11-21 03:00:00 Description: Our correspondent Jordan Morris pores over what's happening in America to let you know what's best in the US right now....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patrick Warburton Updated: 2011-11-09 09:00:00 Description: Patrick Warburton is a live and voice actor known for his roles on Seinfeld, NewsRadio and The Venture Brothers among others. He's currently starring in the popular CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement and is the voice behind the talk show host in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patrick Warburton Updated: 2011-11-09 09:00:00 Description: Patrick Warburton is a live and voice actor known for his roles on Seinfeld, NewsRadio and The Venture Brothers among others. He's currently starring in the popular CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement and is the voice behind the talk show host in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Rob Baedeker's Chemistry Lecture Updated: 2011-11-03 18:30:00 Description: Rod Baedeker from Kasper Hauser drops by The Sound of Young America to share with us his ground-breaking lecture he gave at Cal Tech. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kate Beaton, Author of Hark! a Vagrant Updated: 2011-10-31 02:30:00 Description: Kate Beaton authors the webcomic Hark! a Vagrant. The comic strips mine history and literature for figures to be reimagined and skewered as petulant children, jaded superheroes and Victorian dude-watchers, accented by a very expressive drawing style....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeanne Darst, author of Fiction Ruined My Family Updated: 2011-10-28 08:00:00 Description: Jeanne Darst is a writer and performer whose work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine and This American Life. She recently published her first book, Fiction Ruined My Family, about her literary family who spent more time drinking than w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, October 2011 Updated: 2011-10-26 11:00:00 Description: Don't know where to turn, or who to believe? Try our correspondent Jordan Morris, who brings you the best of America every month....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marc Maron Updated: 2011-10-24 00:01:00 Description: Comedian and comedy-inquisitor Marc Maron talks about turning it all around, doing standup and hosting his smash podcast (turned public radio show) WTF. His new comedy album is "This Has to Be Funny"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rin Tin Tin with Susan Orlean Updated: 2011-10-17 03:30:00 Description: Bestselling nonfiction author and The New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean talks to us about the fascinating life of the dog and the character Rin Tin Tin, plus much more. Her new book is Rin Tin Tin: The Life and The Legend....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AV Club Picks: Fall TV Updated: 2011-10-13 14:30:00 Description: Today's guests from the AV Club are TV Editor Todd VanDerWerff and Assistant Editor Erik Adams. They drop by to discuss their TV picks for the Fall season from Showtimes 'Homeland' to NBCs 'Up All Night' running through the hits and misses with Host ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bootsy Collins Updated: 2011-10-10 03:30:00 Description: The legendary funk bassist joins us to talk about creating the persona of Bootsy, playing music with two very different band leaders, James Brown and George Clinton, and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bootsy Collins Updated: 2011-10-10 03:30:00 Description: The legendary funk bassist joins us to talk about creating the persona of Bootsy, playing music with two very different band leaders, James Brown and George Clinton, and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Roderick: The Song That Changed My Life Updated: 2011-10-05 17:06:00 Description: The Long Winters' frontman, John Roderick, talks to us about the song that changed his life: ZZ Top's Gimme All Your Lovin'....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathan Coulton & John Flansburgh Updated: 2011-10-03 01:32:00 Description: For Jonathan Coulton, success as a musician has come with recording music himself, releasing individual songs online one-at-a-time, and even selling his catalog on a USB drive. So in a way, his new album Artificial Heart is a terrifying turn to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neil deGrasse Tyson Updated: 2011-09-22 11:30:00 Description: John Hodgman guest hosts this interview with astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Dr. Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium, but the layperson likely knows him as the host of Star Talk Radio and the PBS program Nova ScienceNOW. His upc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD George R.R. Martin Updated: 2011-09-19 02:30:00 Description: John Hodgman guest hosts an interview with the fantasy, science fiction and horror author George R. R. Martin. Martin is the author of the very popular series known as "A Song of Ice and Fire", which has recently been adapted for the HBO show "...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Retromania with Simon Reynolds Updated: 2011-09-15 09:30:00 Description: Is cultural innovation at risk when we indulge in retromania? Music critic Simon Reynolds joins us to talk about why songs today are more unimaginative when we have unprecedented access to decades' worth of past music, the loop of re-creating old sou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nicolas Winding Refn, Director of "Drive" Updated: 2011-09-12 06:09:43 Description: Nicolas Winding Refn is the Danish director of the new film "Drive", starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. Refn had a very specific vision for the film, which included trance-like music and throwbacks to the aesthetics of films of his childhood. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robert Popper Updated: 2011-08-31 12:30:00 Description: Robert Popper is a British comedy writer behind projects like the BBC mock educational series "Look Around You" with Peter Serafinowicz and the new BBC America series "Friday Night Dinner". He's also an accomplished prankster. We'll talk ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul Scheer Updated: 2011-08-26 09:00:00 Description: Paul Scheer, an actor and comedian behind shows like Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV:: and MTV's Human Giant, talks to us about low budgets, when parody comes from a place of love, and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD OK Go's Damian Kulash: The Song That Changed My Life Updated: 2011-08-24 12:00:00 Description: Damian Kulash talks to us about the moment he heard Herbie Hancock's Rockit, and how it it informed his life today as the lead singer of OK GO. The band's live album, 180/365, is out now....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bruce Campbell Updated: 2011-08-22 07:00:00 Description: Bruce Campbell is a writer, producer, and cult movie actor who starred in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series and can currently be seen on the USA show Burn Notice. We talked to him about the DIY aesthetic and feeling of his projects, obsessive fans, and ho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Danny Pudi Updated: 2011-08-19 11:00:00 Description: Danny Pudi is an actor and comedian, best known for his role as the pop culture-obsessed Abed Nadir on the NBC show Community. He talks to us about working on a show that's as much fun to shoot as it is to watch and working improv comedy into a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bruce McCulloch Updated: 2011-08-15 02:00:00 Description: Bruce McCulloch, best known as one of the members of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, is a writer, actor and director of movies like Superstar and Stealing Harvard. He talks to us about tracing his musical comedy roots, the dynamics of The Kid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noz's Rap Picks August 2011 Updated: 2011-08-08 22:21:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tig Notaro Updated: 2011-08-08 22:20:00 Description: Tig Notaro is a veteran stand-up comedian who you might recognize from her Comedy Central special or perhaps her stint as "Officer Tig" on The Sarah Silverman Program. She's just released her debut comedy album, Good One, on Secretly Canadian Records...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bob Mould Updated: 2011-08-08 01:30:00 Description: This week, guest host Dave Holmes talks to singer songwriter Bob Mould. Mould is one of the original members of seminal 1980s punk band Hüsker Dü, who's since struck out on his own with alternative rock band Sugar and his own solo pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MaxFunCon Special Updated: 2011-08-03 09:30:00 Description: A talk from On the Media's Brooke Gladstone, a conversation between John Hodgman and Toy Story 3's director Lee Unkrich, and comedy from Graham Clark, Maria Bamford, Greg Behrendt, Josie Long, and Jerry O'Hearn. It's all here from our third annual Ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul Provenza Updated: 2011-07-28 07:30:00 Description: Paul Provenza is a veteran stand up comic, but he's also ventured into documenting the world of comedy at large. He's collected interviews with comedians in his book Satiristas and explored the variations of a very dirty joke when directing the film ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeff Garlin Updated: 2011-07-25 00:00:00 Description: Jeff Garlin is an actor, director and comic -- and perhaps best known as Larry David's best friend and manager Jeff Greene on the acclaimed HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show recently kicked off its eighth season....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jordan Ranks America July 2011 Updated: 2011-07-21 08:30:00 Description: It's that time again - Jordan Morris spells it all out for us. From the bottom to the top, it's Jordan Ranks America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Errol Morris Updated: 2011-07-17 23:03:00 Description: Errol Morris is an Academy Award-winning director who has documented a wide range of subjects, from warfare in The Fog of War to your everyday eccentrics in Vernon, Florida. His talks about his new film Tabloid, and the power of his non-confrontation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AV Club Picks July 2011 Updated: 2011-07-15 10:00:00 Description: AV Club editors Kyle Ryan and Tasha Robinson join us to talk about their top picks in July's music, movies, and books....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jackie Kashian Updated: 2011-07-13 17:30:00 Description: Jackie Kashian is an LA-based stand up who hosts her own podcast, The Dork Forest. Here's her set from MaxFunCon 2011, a gathering of people who wish to be more awesome....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Simon Pegg Updated: 2011-07-11 00:00:00 Description: Filmmaker and actor Simon Pegg talks about nerds' epic climb up the social ladder -- from schoolyard runts to mainstream successes. His new memoir is called Nerd Do Well....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michael Rapaport Updated: 2011-07-05 06:30:00 Description: Michael Rapaport has an extensive list of credits as an actor, but he visits us to talk about his directorial debut. He took on the task of following the travails of his favorite hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest. His new documentary, Beats, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Prescott Tolk Updated: 2011-06-27 15:00:00 Description: Stand up comedy from Prescott Tolk, from our live show in Chicago earlier this year....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weird Al Returns Updated: 2011-06-25 21:29:00 Description: When we last spoke to Weird Al, he was working on his top-secret new album. Now he's returned to talk about "Alpocalypse" and the process of parodying other artists....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Glenn O'Brien - The Style Guy Updated: 2011-06-16 22:50:00 Description: Glenn O'Brien is the author of How To Be A Man, and the Style Guy columnist for GQ. He also created and hosted TV Party, the seminal new wave television show, and edited Interview magazine....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rudolph Herzog Updated: 2011-06-10 10:00:00 Description: Writer and filmmaker Rudolph Herzog explores the jokes employed by the oppressed and the oppressors of Germany's Third Reich in his new book, Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler's Germany....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jon Ronson Updated: 2011-06-06 05:00:00 Description: Jon Ronson is a journalist, filmmaker and humorist who has written Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and has just published his newest book, The Psychopath Test....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scot Armstrong Updated: 2011-06-02 12:00:00 Description: Scot Armstrong is a screenwriter and comedian who has co-written Old School, Road Trip, and Starsky and Hutch among others. His newest writing project was tackling The Hangover Part II with Todd Phillips....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Demetri Martin Updated: 2011-05-27 01:46:00 Description: Demetri Martin is a standup comedian, writer and actor. His new book is called This Is A Book....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AV Club Picks - May 2011 Updated: 2011-05-26 17:20:33 Description: Our friends Nathan Rabin and Josh Modell from The AV Club drop by to expound upon their pop culture picks for right now, including The Lonely Island and Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Season 5 on DVD....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Men of a Certain Age: Mike Royce and Ray Romano Updated: 2011-05-23 12:00:00 Description: Mike Royce and Ray Romano are the co-creators of the TNT comedic drama "Men of a Certain Age", which follows three friends through the struggles of middle age. They've previously worked together on the hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noz's Rap Picks, May 2011 Updated: 2011-05-20 16:49:00 Description: Hip hop blogger Noz is back to talk about his favorite songs this month -- listen up to hear about DJ Quik, Fat Trel, E-40 and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Prodigy of Mobb Deep Updated: 2011-05-16 00:00:00 Description: Prodigy is a Grammy Award-winning rapper and member of the seminal hip-hop group Mobb Deep. His new autobiography is "My Infamous Life."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sarah Vowell Updated: 2011-05-10 10:00:00 Description: Sarah Vowell is an author and humorist whose newest book, Unfriendly Fishes, is about the annexation of Hawaii....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Werner Herzog Updated: 2011-05-06 04:00:00 Description: Werner Herzog is an acclaimed (and prolific) film writer and director, known for narrative films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God as well as documentaries like Grizzly Man. His newest release is a 3D film about the oldest known cave paintings, ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jordan Ranks America, May 2011 Updated: 2011-05-04 17:00:10 Description: Want to know what's good in the US of A this month? Jordan Morris has the scoop....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phil Rosenthal Updated: 2011-05-02 03:50:00 Description: Phil Rosenthal is the creator of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran for nine seasons on US television. He's also the subject of a new documentary about the challenges of translating the show for a Russian audience....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in Chicago with Peter Sagal Updated: 2011-04-25 02:33:03 Description: Peter Sagal of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, wrestler-comedian Colt Cabana, singer Robbie Fulks and standup comic Cameron Esposito join Jesse in this live show recorded at Chicago's Second City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD AV Club Picks: April 2011 Updated: 2011-04-15 17:42:12 Description: We're joined by Keith Phipps, the AV Club's editor and Scott Tobias, the AV Club's film editor to discuss their pop culture picks for April 2011....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Das Racist Updated: 2011-04-13 17:48:00 Description: Das Racist is a Brooklyn hip hop trio known for tracks like "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" and "hahahaha jk?" They've referred to their particular approach to hip hop as "deconstructualist," combining humor, nonsequiturs, and culture the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: The Remington County Folk Festival and Electronics Expo with SuperEgo Updated: 2011-04-10 14:30:00 Description: SuperEgo presents a few words from our current sponsor: The Remington County Folk Festival (and Electronics Expo...?)....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Darnielle Updated: 2011-04-07 04:30:00 Description: John Darnielle began making music as the frontman of folk rock band The Mountain Goats in 1991. The band subsequently has gained a cult following and Darnielle has been hailed as one of rock's best lyricists. The Mountain Goats' newest re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Carl Newman Updated: 2011-04-04 23:34:56 Description: Carl Newman is the main songwriter and vocalist of indie rock band The New Pornographers, and also performs as a solo act under the moniker A.C. Newman. The New Pornographers' most recent release is the album "Together"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dan Charnas Updated: 2011-03-25 04:00:00 Description: Dan Charnas, a former record company executive, radio host and journalist has authored a history of the business side of hip-hop called The Big Payback....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noz's Rap Picks Updated: 2011-03-22 05:30:00 Description: Noz, of the hip-hop blog Cocaine Blunts, shares some of his favorite new tracks....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Craig Rowin Updated: 2011-03-20 04:00:00 Description: Craig Rowin has a proposition for all you millionaires out there....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greg Mottola Updated: 2011-03-10 20:13:28 Description: Greg Mottola is the director behind Superbad and Adventureland, and has also directed episodes of Arrested Development and Undeclared. His new film Paul is out March 18th, and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill Hader Updated: 2011-03-08 18:02:28 Description: Bill Hader is an actor and cast member on Saturday Night Live, where he's been known for his great impressions as well as beloved recurring characters like Stefon and Vinny Vedecci. He's also been in several of the most successful comedies of the pas...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Phil Collins: The Song That Changed My Life Updated: 2011-03-06 15:43:00 Description: Phil Collins chose She Loves You by The Beatles as the song that changed his life for our ongoing series....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scott Thompson Updated: 2011-03-03 16:07:53 Description: An actor and comedian best known for his work in the Canadian sketch group The Kids in the Hall, Scott Thompson recently released his first graphic novel based on one of his characters, Danny Husk....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Weird Al Yankovic Updated: 2011-02-28 04:26:00 Description: Weird Al Yankovic is the undisputed king of parody music and the all-time bestselling accordionist. His new children's book is When I Grow Up. His new album is due this summer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live from SF Sketchfest Updated: 2011-02-16 18:25:00 Description: Comedy from Baron Vaughn and Kasper Hauser plus interviews with Bobcat Goldthwait and Steve Dildarian and music from John Vanderslice from our live show at the San Francisco Sketchfest comedy festival....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Thousand Clowns Updated: 2011-02-13 21:46:00 Description: Jesse's live conversation at the Cinefamily in Los Angeles with Barry Gordon, the then-15-year-old star of the film A Thousand Clowns. Released in 1965 and now out-of-print, A Thousand Clowns co-stars Jason Robards as Murray, a comedy writer who str...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dick Cavett Updated: 2011-02-10 17:03:00 Description: Dick Cavett is best known as a talk show host who spoke with (and listened to) some of America's most celebrated entertainers. With a playful yet sophisticated wit, he hosted The Dick Cavett Show, which aired on ABC and on PBS from the late 60s to th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill Carter: The War for Late Night Updated: 2011-02-07 18:28:08 Description: Bill Carter is the author of two books about the politics and people of late night television, and a media reporter for the New York Times. His most recent book is The War for Late Night, a thoughtful and exciting behind-the-scenes look at the Sturm ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Daryl Hall Updated: 2011-02-04 17:50:00 Description: Daryl Hall is a singer, songwriter and producer. He's best known as the lead singer and co-founder of Hall & Oates, who have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. His current project is a monthly web video series of hi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Song That Changed My Life: Chuck Brown Updated: 2011-02-02 20:00:12 Description: Chuck Brown is known as "The Godfather of Go-Go", a genre of very danceable funk music that he helped originate in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s. His newest release is a 3-disc set called "We Got This". He spoke to us about a song that chan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mavis Staples Updated: 2011-01-31 03:44:00 Description: Mavis Staples is a legendary R&B and gospel singer. She began singing as part of a family gospel group formed by her father called The Staple Singers. Her newest album, produced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco, is called You Are Not Alone....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Cream and Jordan Ranks America Updated: 2011-01-28 17:59:23 Description: First, "Ragtag", a sketch from LA-based comedy group Cream; then a monthly wrap-up of what's up and what's down with Jordan Morris for "Jordan Ranks America"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adam Reed Updated: 2011-01-26 18:25:00 Description: Adam Reed is a writer, director, producer and voice actor. He was the co-creator of the Adult Swim animated series Sealab 2021 and Frisky Dingo. He's also the mind behind the FX show Archer, which is entering its second season....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein of "Portlandia" Updated: 2011-01-23 03:52:00 Description: Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein are the stars of a new TV show on IFC called "Portlandia", an affectionate skewering of the young people's bohemian paradise that is Portland, Oregon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Superego Updated: 2011-01-18 19:32:00 Description: Heartlines, the late night call-in request show -- "turn on your heartlight and send out a heartline."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David Rakoff Updated: 2011-01-10 18:19:19 Description: David Rakoff is an essayist, journalist, and a regular contributor to This American Life. His latest book is a collection of essays called Half Empty, on taking down optimism and championing pessimism....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Maria Bamford at Laugh Night Updated: 2011-01-05 20:20:08 Description: A standup set from one of our comedy heroes, Maria Bamford. Recorded at our last Laugh Night, a benefit for Art Share in Los Angeles....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lynda Barry Updated: 2011-01-03 16:30:57 Description: Lynda Barry is a legend of alternative comics. Her strip Ernie Pook's Comeek earner her a reputation as sweet, funny and fearless. Her two most recent books are about how to create art and writing....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Best Comedy of 2010 Updated: 2010-12-27 18:44:46 Description: Our special highlighting the best comedy of the year, including Kyle Kinane, Paul F. Tompkins, Karen Kilgariff, Kasper Hauser, Hannibal Burress, The State, Nick Thune, Aziz Ansari, Mike Phirman and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Special 2010 Updated: 2010-12-15 19:34:06 Description: A holiday extravaganza! In addition to some of our favorite holiday songs, interviews from Ronnie Spector of legendary 60s girl group The Ronettes, Fred Schneider of The B-52s and The Superions, and The AV Club Holiday Gift Guide with Tasha Robinson ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greg Fitzsimmons Updated: 2010-12-03 18:00:00 Description: Greg Fitzsimmons is a standup comedian. His memoir is Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alex Blagg Jacks Your Strat Updated: 2010-12-02 07:00:00 Description: Web guru Alex Blagg of ABajillionHits.biz jacks your strat with a powerblast of social media marketing know-how and online insight....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jordan Ranks America: November 2010 Updated: 2010-12-01 06:10:03 Description: Jordan Morris ranks America from the bottom to the top....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Brandon Updated: 2010-11-29 18:48:00 Description: John Brandon is a novelist who was raised on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Citrus County is set in his home state and is his second novel, focusing on a teacher and two middle-schoolers who have their loneliness and status as outsiders in common.&...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club - December 2010 Updated: 2010-11-26 18:38:00 Description: Keith Phipps and Nathan Rabin of The AV Club stop by to sift through pop culture and present their picks, which include a box set from Apple Records, a new cut of the classic film Metropolis, a book from The Onion columnist Jean Teasdale, and the doc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dr. Dog Updated: 2010-11-24 17:11:11 Description: Zach Miller and Scott McMicken are members of the Philadelphia band Dr. Dog. Their music synthesizes the sounds of the 1960s and 70s with contemporary influeces, and they've built a major following over the past ten years. Their latest al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The National Updated: 2010-11-22 00:11:00 Description: Matt Berninger is the frontman of the Brooklyn indie rock band The National. The band's latest album is High Violet....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Judd Apatow Updated: 2010-11-15 23:13:30 Description: Judd Apatow is a comedy writer, director and producer. He has become one of the largest comedic forces in Hollywood with films like Knocked Up and the 40 Year Old Virgin. Apatow's new book, I Found this Funny, is a compilation of work by some o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live at WNYC: Les Savy Fav Updated: 2010-11-11 16:35:19 Description: A special set of songs from Brooklyn art-rock band Les Savy Fav, featuring Tim Harrington and Seth Jabour. Les Savy Fav's newest album is "Root for Ruin"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live at WNYC: Amy Sedaris Updated: 2010-11-09 01:21:00 Description: Amy Sedaris is an actress, comedian and author. She's known for her role in the creation of the bizarre TV comedy Strangers With Candy and its main character, Jerri Blank, as well as her bestselling book on entertaining, I Like You: Hospitality...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live at WNYC: A Reading from John Hodgman Updated: 2010-11-09 01:19:00 Description: Friend of the show John Hodgman reads a piece written specially for our live show in New York City, entitled "16 Things to Do in Connecticut Before the Coming Total Collapse of Civilization". One of his newest ventures is the Judge John Hodgman...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live at WNYC: Judah Friedlander Updated: 2010-11-06 02:12:00 Description: Judah Friedlander is a regular on NBC's 30 Rock and the author of How To Beat Up Anybody. He is the World Champion....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lee Unkrich Updated: 2010-11-04 15:32:59 Description: Lee Unkrich is the director of Toy Story 3. He's worked at Pixar for more than 15 years, and co-directed Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and Toy Story 2. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Morris Updated: 2010-11-01 15:01:38 Description: Chris Morris is a comedy writer, director and performer. He was voted one of the all-time top 12 "comedians' comedians" in a BBC poll, and his past work includes the news satires Brass Eye and The Day Today. His new film is a farce about ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD William Gibson Updated: 2010-10-24 18:02:42 Description: William Gibson is a science fiction writer whose works, increasingly, take place in a realistic present. His latest book, Zero History, is about fashion, authenticity and identity....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy - Jordan Ranks America 10/10 Updated: 2010-10-20 21:07:03 Description: Jordan Ranks America for October of 2010....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vocoder Updated: 2010-10-18 16:12:00 Description: Dave Tompkins is an acclaimed music journalist. His new book, How To Wreck A Nice Beach, is a history of the vocoder from its military applications to its musical ones....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: God's Pottery on Drugs & Alcohol Updated: 2010-10-17 03:17:09 Description: Duo God's Pottery offer very, very serious advice on battling some common vices. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club: Toronto International Film Festival Updated: 2010-10-13 15:39:42 Description: The AV Club join us from North America's largest film festival with some tips on upcoming films worth watching out for (and avoiding)....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kristen Schaal Updated: 2010-10-08 18:03:29 Description: Kristen Schaal is a comedian, actress, and author. She's best known for her role as Mel, the devoted, stalkerish fan of the band on HBO's "The Flight of the Conchords". She's recently co-authored a book, "The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex", with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Greg Behrendt Updated: 2010-10-06 17:45:22 Description: Greg Behrendt talks about meeting one of his heroes, David Lee Roth. Recorded live at The Sound of Young America's "Laugh Night" at ArtShare in Los Angeles....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill Burr Updated: 2010-10-04 17:37:04 Description: Bill Burr is a standup comic. His ferocious style is leavened by the fact that he often trains the ferociousness on himself. His latest special, now on DVD, is called Let It Go....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bilal Updated: 2010-09-30 14:52:41 Description: Bilal is a jazz and soul singer based in New York. His second album, Airtight's Revenge, was just released. He's worked with artists from Jay-Z and Dr. Dre to Common and DJ Premier....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flying Lotus Updated: 2010-09-27 16:20:07 Description: Flying Lotus is a Los Angeles-based musician. His critically-acclaimed music blends electronica with progressive hip-hop....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Waters Updated: 2010-09-23 16:40:27 Description: John Waters has a new book out called Role Models that packs a few surprises -- chief among them the influence of Johnny Mathis. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathan Ames Updated: 2010-09-20 15:51:12 Description: Jonathan Ames is a novelist, non-fiction and television writer. He created and writes the HBO series Bored to Death, which returns with its second season this month....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Simon Rich: Brain Teasers with Rob Huebel Updated: 2010-09-17 18:51:27 Description: Are you capable of looking past your own prejudices? Simon Rich has prepared a set of brain teasers to answer that question. Featuring Rob Huebel. Simon Rich's new novel is Elliot Allagash....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Henry Winkler Updated: 2010-09-15 17:54:25 Description: He's best known for his role as "The Fonz" on Happy Days, but Henry Winkler's added a number of other acting, producing, and directing credits to his name over the years. He's also co-written a series of children's books. You can catch him right now ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Donal Logue Updated: 2010-09-13 06:00:00 Description: Actor Donal Logue stars in the new FX series Terriers. He won best actor at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in The Tao of Steve, and he created the iconic MTV character Jimmy the Cab Driver....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Updated: 2010-09-10 01:47:00 Description: Rob McElhenney is the creator of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as well as a writer, director and star of the show ("Mac"). Glenn Howerton plays Dennis on the show, and is also involved in writing, directing and production....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club September 2010 Updated: 2010-09-08 20:07:41 Description: Tasha Robinson and Genevieve Koski join Jesse for September's pop culture picks. Tasha chooses the Australian modern noir The Square and the upcoming season of the TV show Glee. Genevieve's picks are Mavis Staples' new album You Are Not A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elijah Wood Updated: 2010-09-05 01:47:39 Description: Elijah Wood has worked as a professional actor since he was seven years old. His credits include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the upcoming release The Romantics....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mary Roach Updated: 2010-08-27 14:45:16 Description: Mary Roach is the author of several best-selling books of science journalism, the most recent of which is Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: God and Moses Updated: 2010-08-25 17:01:34 Description: Simon Rich imagines the conversation at Mount Sinai. Featuring Seth Morris and Paul Scheer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jon Glaser Updated: 2010-08-23 15:41:00 Description: Jon Glaser is a comedy writer and performer. His show on Cartoon Network's [adult swim], Delocated, is entering its second season....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Chelsea Peretti Updated: 2010-08-18 02:06:11 Description: Standup comic Chelsea Peretti recorded this set at our live show in Washington, DC. She was recently selected one of Variety Magazine's Ten Comics to Watch for 2010....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD St. Vincent Updated: 2010-08-09 21:54:00 Description: Annie Clark, the singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, performs under the moniker St. Vincent. She got her start playing guitar for The Polyphonic Spree and in Sufjan Stevens' touring band, then struck out on her own, playing almost every in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Song That Changed My Life: Roberta Flack Updated: 2010-08-05 20:48:00 Description: Roberta Flack is a singer, songwriter and pianist. She won back-to-back Grammy Awards for Record of the Year for her songs "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song." We spoke to her for a new feature, "The Song That ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Corb Lund Updated: 2010-08-02 18:44:00 Description: Corb Lund is a musician and third-generation rancher from Alberta, Canada. He played for over ten years as part of punk band The Smalls, and now brings some of that irreverence to writing roots-country music about his own experiences and those of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Andrew Noz Updated: 2010-07-29 01:20:56 Description: Andrew Noz is the blogger behind Cocaine Blunts & Hip-Hop Tapes, one of the internet's most successful hip-hop blogs. He's also a contributor to NPR, Complex and The Washington City Paper, among other outlets....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club July 2010 Updated: 2010-07-23 15:54:25 Description: Nathan Rabin and Josh Modell join Jesse to recommend the best of popular culture. Nathan chooses Louis CK's Louie and the new film The Kids Are All Right. Josh Modell chooses Inception and Children's Hospital....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Nick Adams Updated: 2010-07-21 19:59:39 Description: Stadup comic Nick Adams is the author of How To Make Friends With Black People and a writer for the upcoming NBC series Perfect Couples. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Samantha Bee Updated: 2010-07-19 16:52:00 Description: Samantha Bee is The Daily Show's longest-tenured correspondent, with seven years on the air. She's just released a memoir, entitled I Know I Am, But What Are You?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jordan Ranks America: July 2010 Updated: 2010-07-19 16:45:18 Description: Jordan Morris tells us what's hot and what's not....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colson Whitehead Updated: 2010-07-14 15:42:50 Description: Colson Whitehead is one of America's most acclaimed novelists. He was the recepient of a MacArthur "genius" grant for his fiction, which includes Apex Hides the Hurt and John Henry Days. His latest novel is Sag Harbor, about the African A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jose James Updated: 2010-07-12 06:34:02 Description: Jose James is an acclaimed jazz and soul singer. He has two new albums - a forward-looking, genre-hopping record called Blackmagic and a collection of piano-and-vocals standards called For All We Know...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: My Baby Dreamer Updated: 2010-07-08 15:21:05 Description: Los Angeles comedy group Superego contribute this sponsorship message from My Baby Dreamer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dan Clowes Updated: 2010-07-01 21:41:08 Description: Dan Clowes is the creator of numerous comics and graphic novels, including Ghost World and Art School Confidential. His latest is Wilson.​...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mark Frauenfelder Updated: 2010-06-29 15:32:07 Description: Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of BoingBoing, the editor of Make Magazine, and the author of the new book Made By Hand, about the pleasure of making things yourself.​...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Matt Braunger Updated: 2010-06-26 21:09:40 Description: Comedian Matt Braunger has been seen on Comedy Central, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He was also a cast member of Mad TV.​...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club June 2010 Updated: 2010-06-22 22:06:29 Description: Kyle Ryan and Genevieve Koski of The AV Club join Jesse to recommend the best in popular culture. Kyle recommends the latest Roots album, How I Got Over and the documentary film, Winnebago Man. Genevieve recommends the new Robyn release, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Devo Updated: 2010-06-17 15:15:40 Description: Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh are founding members of the art-rock band Devo. They had remarkable chart success in the early 1980s, including the hit Whip It. Their philosophy of devolution, compelling videos and bold aesthetic pres...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hanson Updated: 2010-06-14 16:26:51 Description: The band Hanson hit it big as teenagers in the late 1990s with the megahit ​MmBop. More than a decade later, they're still making acclaimed R&B-infused pop rock. Their latest album is Shout It Out....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD W. Kamau Bell Updated: 2010-06-11 22:36:34 Description: W. Kamau Bell is a San Francisco-based comedian who soaks up politics and pop culture and filters it through a racial lens, using his irreverent thoughts and critiques as fodder for his comedy. He recently ended a run of his critically-acclaimed one-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kyle Kinane Updated: 2010-06-09 16:29:33 Description: Kyle Kinane is an emerging stand up comedian who mixes a honest, self-deprecating delivery with his natural story-telling ability. He's recently toured with Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn. Kyle has also been a guest on several comedy podcasts, includ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nick Thune Updated: 2010-06-07 10:02:56 Description: Nick Thune is a stand up comedian, actor, guitarist and writer. His observational humor often interlaces storytelling with music. He's made the late night rounds doing stand up on The Tonight Show and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and as a corresponde...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Holly Mills Updated: 2010-05-28 15:58:50 Description: Standup comic Holly Mills is a regular in clubs in the Los Angeles area. Her set was recorded at The Sound of Young America Presents: Laugh Night, a benefit for Art Share Los Angeles.​...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Karen Kilgariff's I Want To Win Updated: 2010-05-27 16:10:49 Description: In this touching and hilarious song, Karen Kilgariff (Mr. Show, Ellen, Girls Guitar Club) gives us a behind the scenes look at the life of a successful comedy writer and standup comic.​...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adam Carolla Updated: 2010-05-24 04:57:55 Description: Adam Carolla is a radio and television personality, writer and actor. He hosted or co-hosted The Man Show, The Adam Carolla Show, Too Late with Adam Carolla, and Loveline. He now hosts The Adam Carolla Podcast, one of the internet's most ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: The Batman Updated: 2010-05-22 12:00:00 Description: Batman takes on The Riddler, who takes on himself in this sketch from ImprovOlympic regular Sarah Gee....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Walter Mosley Updated: 2010-05-20 05:27:13 Description: Walter Mosley is the author of more than 30 books. He's best known for his acclaimed mysteries, including the Easy Rawlins series, which began with Mosley's first novel, Devil in a Blue Dress. His latest is Known to Evil. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jim Lehrer Updated: 2010-05-17 02:38:09 Description: Jim Lehrer is the anchor and executive editor of The PBS Newshour. He's also the author of 20 novels, the most recent of which is the train mystery The Super. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Donald Glover Updated: 2010-05-13 16:17:13 Description: Donald Glover is a standup comic, writer and actor. He is one of the stars of NBC's Community and a member of Derrick Comedy, whose first film, Mystery Team, is available on DVD May 25th. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MaxFunDrive 2010: May 13-28 Updated: 2010-05-10 17:03:20 Description: From May 13th through 28th, you can give to support Maximum Fun.Whether your gift is $2 per month or $200, it is vital to our operations. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Julie Klausner Updated: 2010-05-06 14:00:00 Description: Julie Klausner has written for Saturday Night Live and Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins. Her new book is a dating memoir called I Don't Care About Your Band....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wisenheimer Updated: 2010-05-04 15:36:00 Description: Mark Oppenheimer is the author of Wisenheimer, a memoir about growing up verball precocious and finding himself in organized debate. He's also religion columnist for the New York Times and professor of English and Political Science at Yale....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jordan Ranks America: May Updated: 2010-05-02 20:29:00 Description: Jordan Morris tells us what's up, down and all around in these United States....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club Updated: 2010-04-26 23:05:00 Description: Editor in Chief Josh Modell and Film Editor Scott Tobias of The AV Club join Jesse to proffer some gems in the world of arts and entertainment....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The XX Updated: 2010-04-22 14:52:00 Description: The XX are a three-member band from London, England. Their self-titled debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of 2009....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doctor Who Updated: 2010-04-19 21:45:00 Description: Stephen Moffat is the head writer of the lastest series of Doctor Who. Matt Smith plays The Doctor, and Karen Gillan plays his companion. The new version of the beloved sci-fi adventure series is entering its fifth season on the BBC in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: God's Pottery - Abstinence Updated: 2010-04-16 22:17:00 Description: The Christian folk music duo God's Pottery teach an important lesson about keeping your stuff in your pants....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Andy Richter Updated: 2010-04-11 23:06:00 Description: Andy Richter is best known as sidekick to Conan O'Brien, on both Late Night and The Tonight Show. He's also a succesful comic writer and actor....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SxSW: Lemmy Updated: 2010-03-31 16:22:00 Description: Lemmy is the legendary frontman of the band Motorhead. We talk with him, and with Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski, the directors of a documentary called Lemmy which premiered at South by Southwest in Austin....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SxSW: The Bill Hicks Story Updated: 2010-03-29 04:11:00 Description: Matt Harlock is one of the directors of American: The Bill Hicks Story, about the legendary rebel comic. We talk with Harlock and Bill's brother Steve....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SxSW: David Gordon Green Updated: 2010-03-24 17:28:00 Description: David Gordon Green is a director. His films have ranged from the touching indie drama George Washington (his debut) to his most recent, the stoner action-comedy Pineapple Express. He's also worked with college friends Jody Hill, Danny McB...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD SxSW: Bear Nation Updated: 2010-03-22 17:44:00 Description: Malcolm Ingram is the director of Bear Nation, a documentary about gay bear culture that premiered at South by Southwest in Austin. He previously directed Small Town Gay Bar....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Karen Kilgariff Updated: 2010-03-22 03:50:00 Description: Standup comedy from Karen Kilgariff. Kilgariff was head writer of Ellen, and a castmember on Mr. Show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: God's Pottery - Adoption Updated: 2010-03-19 15:32:00 Description: Christian folk music duo God's Pottery teach us an important lesson about adoption through the medium of song....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh Updated: 2010-03-15 22:43:00 Description: Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh are two of the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade. They also have a new semi-improvised sitcom on Spike TV called "Players."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club Updated: 2010-03-12 07:24:00 Description: Keith Phipps and Tasha Robinson from The AV Club join us again to recommend some of the best in overlooked pop culture....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Luis Guzman Updated: 2010-03-08 07:40:00 Description: Luis Guzman is one of America's most succesful character actors. He's appeared in dozens of films and television series, from Short Eyes in the 1970s to Miami Vice in the 1980s to Carlito's Way, Boogie Nights and The Limey in the 1990s. N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jordan Ranks America: February Updated: 2010-03-02 21:29:00 Description: Jordan Morris tells you what's what once again....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch Updated: 2010-02-25 06:52:00 Description: Jeffrey Blitz and Sean Welch were nominated for an Oscar for their first documentary feature, Spellbound. Blitz went on to direct the fictional feature Rocket Science, as well as episodes of The Office. Now, Blitz and Welch have a new doc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Trevor Groth Updated: 2010-02-23 16:03:00 Description: Trevor Groth is the director of programming at the Sundance Film Festival. He started at the festival as a teenaged volunteer, and has been charged with reinvigorating its rebellious spirit....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Drunk History Updated: 2010-02-20 00:44:00 Description: Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner are the creator and director of Drunk History, a series of shorts in which comedians get very, very drunk, then re-tell their favorite stories from history. The stories are re-enacted, with drunken narration and d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Biker Fox and Jeremy Lamberton Updated: 2010-02-17 17:07:00 Description: Biker Fox is a cycling enthusiast and local legend in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jeremy Lamberton is the director of a documentary feature about Biker and his eccentric lifestyle. The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Drake Doremus, Director of Douchebag Updated: 2010-02-15 17:08:00 Description: Drake Doremus' second feature, Douchebag, premiered at Sundance 2010. It's about two brothers who hit the road before one's wedding. It was inspired by Doremus relationship with the editor of his first feature, who makes his acting debut ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Boy's Taika Waititi and James Rolleston Updated: 2010-02-11 16:24:00 Description: Taika Waititi is the writer, director and star of "Boy," which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival. James Rolleston is his pre-teen co-star. The film, based on Waititi's Oscar-nominated short, is a funny and affecting coming-o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sundance: Kevin Kline Updated: 2010-02-08 07:29:00 Description: Kevin Kline is one of America's greatest actors. He's one of the few to have won an Oscar for a comic role (his amazing turn in "A Fish Called Wanda"), and he's been acclaimed for his work in everything from contemporary drama to Shakespeare to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sal Santana Updated: 2010-02-05 16:32:00 Description: Salvador Santana is a keyboard player and singer-songwriter. His father is guitar legend Carlos Santana. He's just released a new LP, Keyboard City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Loudon Wainwright III Updated: 2010-02-02 16:38:00 Description: Loudon Wainwright III is an accomplished singer-songwriter, an occaisional actor, and the scion of a musical family. Three of his children - Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche are professional musicians....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The AV Club Updated: 2010-01-27 04:08:00 Description: Tasha Robinson and Nathan Rabin of The AV Club join Jesse to recommend a few great films which are new to DVD....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gahan Wilson Updated: 2010-01-20 18:12:00 Description: Gahan Wilson is perhaps America's most legendary cartoonist. For more than 50 years, his distinctively twisted single-panel cartoons have appeared in magazines like Playboy and The New Yorker. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jane Espenson Updated: 2010-01-19 01:43:00 Description: TV writer Jane Espenson is executive producer of Caprica, a new series based in the Battlestar Galactica universe. She's also written for Ellen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Gilmore Girls and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elna Baker Updated: 2010-01-15 04:23:00 Description: Elna Baker is a comedian and writer. Her memoir is "The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aziz Ansari Updated: 2010-01-11 16:22:00 Description: Aziz Ansari is an actor and comedian. He's a regular on Parks and Recreation, and a member of the comedy group Human Giant. He's also been in films like Observe & Report and Funny People....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hugh Moore Updated: 2010-01-08 00:01:00 Description: Standup comedy from Hugh Moore, recorded live at the Bentzen Ball in Washington, D.C....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Best Comedy of 2009 Updated: 2009-12-28 17:45:00 Description: An hour-long TSOYA special featuring our favorite comedy of 2009, including Maria Bamford, Dana Gould, Patton Oswalt, Tig Notaro and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brutal Metal Holiday Special Updated: 2009-12-22 16:00:00 Description: Rob Halford of Judas Priest and the directors of Until the Light Takes Us, about Norweigan black metal, join us for a brutal metal holiday special....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Donald Glover Updated: 2009-12-11 01:18:00 Description: Donald Glover is a writer, comedian and actor. He was a writer for NBC's 30 Rock, and now acts on NBC's Community. His sketch group, Derrick Comedy, has a new feature film called Mystery Team....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mark Duplass Updated: 2009-12-08 19:45:00 Description: Mark Duplass is an actor and filmmaker. He stars in the new FX comedy The League, and with his brother Jay has written, directed and starred in several acclaimed films, including The Puffy Chair and Baghead....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jordan Ranks America Updated: 2009-12-03 23:00:00 Description: Jordan Morris ranks America in his own inimitable way....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alex Patsavas Updated: 2009-11-30 18:26:00 Description: Alex Patsavas has been been filling up your portable music device with the non-mainstream/indie rock music you love without you even knowing it.She's mostly known for being the music supervisor for notable television series like The O.C, Grey's Anato...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ian MacKaye Updated: 2009-11-24 23:57:00 Description: Ian MacKaye is a punk rock legend. His bands have included Minor Threat, Fugazi and most recently The Evens. He joined us live on stage in Washington DC....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sartorialist Updated: 2009-11-13 03:13:00 Description: Scott Schuman is the proprietor of the street photography blog The Sartorialist. His new book is a collection of the best of his photos....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nick Hornby Updated: 2009-11-10 16:46:00 Description: Nick Hornby is the author of numerous novels; his most recent is called Juliet, Naked. He also wrote the film An Education....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Andrew WK, Nellie McKay & The Spinto Band Updated: 2009-11-06 21:29:00 Description: Music from our recent East Coast trip from Andrew WK, Nellie McKay and The Spinto Band....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The MaxFunStore is Open! Updated: 2009-11-06 00:05:00 Description: MaxFunStore.com is the place to go for all your stuff-related needs. Go for it!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Kumail Nanjiani and Kent Haines Updated: 2009-11-04 17:15:00 Description: Live comedy from our shows in Philadelphia and New York City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Charles Burns Updated: 2009-11-03 22:17:00 Description: Charles Burns is a cartoonist and illustrator whose best-known work is the graphic novel Black Hole. We spoke with him at the Philly Improv Theater in Philadelphia....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Mutter Museum Updated: 2009-10-29 17:01:00 Description: Dr. Robert Hicks is the director of the Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia. It's a museum of medical history - and oddities of the human body....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rik Cordero: Live at WNYC Updated: 2009-10-23 19:48:00 Description: Rik Cordero helped revolutionize hip-hop videos with clips for artists like Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, The Roots and Nas. He's also the director of the feature film Inside A Change....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scott Adsit: Live From WNYC Updated: 2009-10-20 22:04:00 Description: Scott Adsit is a veteran of Chicago's Second City and plays Pete on NBC's 30 Rock. We'll also talk about how Scott's involvement in the series Moral Orel almost caused a rift in his family. This episode taped live at WNYC's Jerome L. Green Performanc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Trailer Park Boys Updated: 2009-10-15 18:32:00 Description: Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are the stars of the Canadian documentary-style sitcom The Trailer Park Boys. For years, the show has tracked their charming inability to make anything of themselves....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Langhorne Slim Updated: 2009-10-11 22:12:00 Description: Langhorne Slim plays songs from his new album Be Set Free. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bucky Sinister Updated: 2009-10-06 21:52:00 Description: Bucky Sinister is the author of Get Up: A 12-Step Guide to Recovery for Misfits, Freaks, and Weirdos...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marc Maron: RRL Updated: 2009-10-05 23:13:00 Description: In a commentary, Marc Maron says he's not so sure that someone in India should be pre-distressing his belts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nathan Rabin Updated: 2009-09-28 10:00:00 Description: Nathan Rabin is head writer for The AV Club and author of The Big Rewind: A Memoir Brought To You By Pop Culture. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Hour with Kasper Hauser Updated: 2009-09-14 23:16:00 Description: A full, hilarious hour with the San Francisco comedy group Kasper Hauser, plus a bonus sketch for podcast listeners. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gary Hustwit Updated: 2009-09-10 16:32:00 Description: The filmmaker behind the typeface documentary Helvetica talks about his new film Objectified, which explores our interactions with everyday stuff. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mike Sacks, author of And Here's The Kicker Updated: 2009-09-07 14:00:00 Description: <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman&...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brent Weinbach Updated: 2009-09-03 16:00:00 Description: There's odd standup comedy, and then there's standup comedy so odd it gets you banned from a network late night show... after you've already taped your appearance. Comedian Brent Weinbach is my guest....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Al Madrigal Updated: 2009-08-31 18:08:00 Description: Al Madrigal talks about his new comedy record Half Breed and the career he held before becoming a comedian: firing hundreds of people from their jobs. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Rejection Show's Jon Friedman Updated: 2009-08-24 16:00:00 Description: Jon Friedman is a comedian, writer, and host of the The Rejection Show, New York City's live showcase of rejected work. His new book is Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped and Cancelled. We'll hear about Friedman's early days screening unsoli...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rob Siegel Updated: 2009-08-18 16:55:00 Description: Rob Siegel is a former editor for The Onion and penned last year's Mickey Rourke vehicle The Wrestler. He's just written and directed Big Fan, a dark film starring Patton Oswalt as man beaten up by his favorite player on the New York Giants. Siegel's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Anderson Updated: 2009-08-13 10:00:00 Description: Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of WIRED and is also the author of Free: The Future of a Radical Price which explores how the price for delivering content is trending towards zero. We'll talk about the repercussions that's having on the creative in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Greg Kot Updated: 2009-08-10 17:37:00 Description: Greg Kot is the music critic at the Chicago Tribune, host of the public radio program Sound Opinions, and has written for the likes of Rolling Stone, Details, Blender, and Encyclopaedia Britannica among others. His new book is Ripped: How the Wired G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul Rust Updated: 2009-08-07 17:00:00 Description: Paul Rust has just made his big break starring in the teen romp I Love You Beth Cooper, but he's been a long time friend of the show and was named one of Variety's 10 Comics To Watch in 2008. Rust will talk about how the silliness of Pee-wee Herman r...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Charlyne Yi Updated: 2009-08-04 16:12:00 Description: Charlyne Yi made her first on screen appearance playing the stoned girlfriend of Martin Starr's character in the Judd Apatow flick Knocked Up. Now, she's written Paper Heart a documentary and narrative film in which she also stars opposite Michael Se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The State Updated: 2009-07-29 19:15:00 Description: Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon and Ken Marino talk about the history of the sketch comedy group The State....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black Updated: 2009-07-27 15:52:00 Description: Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black are the stars of the new Comedy Central series Michael & Michael Have Issues. They're also founding members of The State....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Armando Iannucci Updated: 2009-07-17 18:54:00 Description: Armando Iannucci is one of the UK's most prominent comedy writers, producers and performers, having helped create shows like The Day Today and I'm Alan Partridge. His new film, In the Loop, is headed to theaters here in the US....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marc Maron Updated: 2009-07-14 19:07:00 Description: Marc Maron is a veteran standup comic whose new CD is entitled Final Engagement. He hosts the Air America web show Break Room Live....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill Withers Updated: 2009-07-06 21:26:00 Description: Bill Withers is the singer-songwriter behind soul classics like Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me, Use Me, Just the Two of Us, Lovely Day and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul and Storm: Nunfight Updated: 2009-07-06 02:08:00 Description: Paul and Storm offer a cultural commentary in song....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Au Revoir Simone Updated: 2009-07-02 16:13:00 Description: Au Revoir Simone are an all-female, all-keyboard indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Their new CD is Still Night, Still Light....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Language of Things Updated: 2009-06-29 18:43:00 Description: Deyan Sudjic is the director of the Design Museum in London, and the author of The Language of Things. He talks about the history and significance of design....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Remembering Michael Jackson Updated: 2009-06-27 00:13:00 Description: Oliver Wang and Jay Smooth join Jesse to consider the life and music of Michael Jackson....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MaxFunCon: Friday Comedy Updated: 2009-06-24 17:26:00 Description: Comedy from Chris Hardwick, Kasper Hauser and Jordan Morris, recorded live at MaxFunCon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MaxFunCon: Merlin Mann on Creative Work Updated: 2009-06-19 15:18:00 Description: Merlin Mann talks about the process of doing creative work....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD MaxFunCon: John Hodgman Keynote Updated: 2009-06-17 17:05:00 Description: John Hodgman welcomes attendees to MaxFunCon 2009 with remarks on Malort &etc....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Pharoahe Monch Updated: 2009-06-11 20:42:00 Description: Pharoahe Monch is a legend of underground hip-hop. His most recent album is "Desire."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brother Ali Updated: 2009-06-08 19:54:00 Description: Brother Ali is a Minneapolis-based MC with a reputation for raw, soul-searching lyrics and passionate delivery....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathan Coulton Updated: 2009-06-04 20:09:00 Description: Jonathan Coulton is a singer-songwriter known for his heartfelt, hilarious songs. He talks with us and performs a number of tunes from his catalog....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Never Not Funny Updated: 2009-06-02 16:31:00 Description: Jimmy Pardo and Matt Belknap are the hosts of the popular comedy podcast Never Not Funny....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brian Michael Bendis Updated: 2009-05-28 21:51:00 Description: Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis joins us from the stage of the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reggie Watts (video) Updated: 2009-05-26 19:02:00 Description: Comedian/singer/artist Reggie Watts performs on The Sound of Young America Live! at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mirah (Video) Updated: 2009-05-24 17:03:00 Description: Mirah performs live on the Sound of Young America at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Blitzen Trapper (Video) Updated: 2009-05-20 19:24:00 Description: Blitzen Trapper perform live in Portland on The Sound of Young America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nick Kroll Updated: 2009-05-19 19:06:00 Description: Nick Kroll has been featured in the television shows Cavemen, Sit Down & Shut Up, The Human Giant and The Life & Times of Tim. He's also the author of Bar Mitzvah Disco....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rian Johnson Updated: 2009-05-14 21:00:00 Description: Rian Johnson is a film director best known for his 2006 film Brick. His new film is The Brothers Bloom....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Right Questions (video) Updated: 2009-05-14 15:09:00 Description: A short video directed by Adam Lisagor for maximumfun.org....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Trailer Park Boys Updated: 2009-05-12 18:30:00 Description: Mike Clattenburg is the creator of The Trailer Park Boys, a Canadian sitcom that has become an international phenomenon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD TV Pilot Updated: 2009-05-09 01:07:00 Description: Last year we made a TV pilot, which was ultimately derailed by a network format change. As a special pledge drive treat, I've uploaded it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bad Cop Updated: 2009-05-07 16:48:00 Description: Paul Bacon is the author of Bad Cop, a memoir about his brief stint in the NYPD, a career for which he was monumentally ill-suited....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bun B Updated: 2009-05-04 21:42:00 Description: Bun B is half of the legendary hip-hop group UGK. His partner, Pimp C, died in 2007. Their new album is UGK For Life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shoe Store DJ Updated: 2009-05-03 16:35:00 Description: In a commentary, Scott Simpson says he'll never go into the family business....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lloyd Kaufman Updated: 2009-05-01 03:39:00 Description: Lloyd Kaufman is co-founder of Troma Entertainment, one of the oldest continuously operating independent film companies in the country. Troma are best known for their often bizarre cult films, like the iconic Toxic Avenger series....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eleni Mandell Updated: 2009-04-28 16:55:00 Description: Eleni Mandell is a Los Angeles singer-songwriter. She talks with us and performs some songs from her new album, Artificial Fire....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jane Lynch Updated: 2009-04-21 17:26:00 Description: Actress Jane Lynch has been seen in films like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Role Models and Best in Show. She's featured on the new show Party Down, and stars on the upcoming FOX show Glee....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Age of Persuasion Updated: 2009-04-16 18:18:00 Description: Terry O'Reilly is the host of the CBC's Age of Persuasion, a radio program about the history and practice of advertising....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On the Media Updated: 2009-04-13 16:56:00 Description: Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield are the hosts of On the Media, a weekly NPR show about the media industry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adam Scott Updated: 2009-04-09 16:00:00 Description: Adam Scott is an actor who's been seen in films like Stepbrothers, and is now the star of the new Starz comedy series Party Down....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Martin Starr Updated: 2009-04-06 19:53:00 Description: Martin Starr first rose to prominence as Bill Haverchuck on the cult series Freaks and Geeks. He's now featured in both the Starz series Party Down and the new film Adventureland....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dana Gould Updated: 2009-04-02 18:18:00 Description: Dana Gould is a comedian and writer whose credits include six years as a writer and producer on The Simpsons....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Mulaney Updated: 2009-03-31 00:12:00 Description: John Mulaney is a standup comic and writer for Saturday Night Live. His first comedy CD is The Top Part....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Integrated Media with Merlin Mann, Bros. Chaps & Jeff Olsen Updated: 2009-03-26 23:07:00 Description: Merlin Mann, The Bros. Chaps (Homestar Runner) and Jeff Olsen (adultswim.com) talk with Jesse about building a brand online at the 2009 Integrated Media Association conference....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steven Johnson Updated: 2009-03-19 17:30:00 Description: Steven Johnson is a writer on the history of ideas whose books include The Ghost Map and Everything Bad Is Good For You. His latest is The Invention of Air....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Free Darko Updated: 2009-03-16 17:50:00 Description: We talk with three of the writers behind the strange and irreverent basketball blog Free Darko. Their new book is The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Whitest Kids U Know Updated: 2009-03-12 17:46:00 Description: The Whitest Kids U Know are a sketch comedy group based in New York. Their eponymous television series is in its third season on IFC....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeffrey Tambor Updated: 2009-03-09 17:41:00 Description: Jeffrey Tambor is a veteran actor best known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show and the patriarch of the Bluth family on Arrested Development....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Miss Piggy Updated: 2009-03-05 19:31:00 Description: Miss Piggy is a model, actress and now author. Her new book is The Diva Code....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jenna Fischer Updated: 2009-03-02 18:06:00 Description: Jenna Fischer is an actress, best known for her portrayal of the secretary Pam on NBC's The Office....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasper Hauser: Wedding Announcements Updated: 2009-03-02 17:35:00 Description: Wedding Announcements from Kasper Hauser's upcoming book Weddings of the Times....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sean Cullen & Zion I in San Francisco Updated: 2009-03-01 05:53:00 Description: Sean Cullen is a Canadian comic, seen on Last Comic Standing and on his own Comedy Central Presents special. Zion I are a Bay Area hip-hop group whose new album is The Takeover. They performed at our live recording in San Francisco....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tom Ammiano Live in San Francisco Updated: 2009-02-26 21:38:00 Description: California State Assemblymember Tom Ammiano is a fixture of the San Francisco political scene. He was the first openly gay man elected to a school board in California, and went on to become president of the City's board of supervisors. He...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jello Biafra Live in SF Updated: 2009-02-24 01:44:00 Description: Jello Biafra is a legendary free speech advocate and punk rock vocalist. We talked with him at our live show in San Francisco....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeffrey Tambor on the Arrested Development Movie Updated: 2009-02-24 01:39:00 Description: Jeffrey Tambor updates us on the state of the Arrested Development film....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How's Your News Updated: 2009-02-19 16:46:00 Description: How's Your News is a new series on MTV which follows a group of reporters with disabilities across the country. Arthur Bradford created How's Your News many ten years ago at a summer camp for the disabled, and Jeremy Vest is a member of the rep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Larry Wilmore Updated: 2009-02-16 02:24:00 Description: Larry Wilmore is a comedy writer and performer. He's the author of "I'd Rather We Got Casinos," and is The Daily Show's Senior Black Correspondent. He also wrote for In Living Color and created the sitcoms The Bernie Mac Show an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alien Vs. Predator Updated: 2009-02-11 23:44:00 Description: Poet Michael Robbins reads his poem "Alien Vs. Predator."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Spike Feresten Updated: 2009-02-05 23:10:00 Description: Spike Feresten wrote for David Letterman, The Simpsons, Seinfeld and Saturday Night Live before going in front of the camera. Now he's hosting an hour-long late-night talkshow on FOX called, appropriately, "Talk Show with Spike Feresten.&q...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick on Coraline Updated: 2009-02-02 17:38:00 Description: Neil Gaiman is the author of the dark children's fantasy novel "Coraline." Henry Selick is the director of the new stop motion animated film based on Gaiman's book....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Meshell Ndegeocello Updated: 2009-01-26 22:49:00 Description: Meshell Nedgeocello is a soul singer and bass guitarist. Her most recent album is "The World Has Made Me The Man of My Dreams."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Letterman's Writers Updated: 2009-01-20 19:14:00 Description: Eric and Justin Stangel are the co-Head Writers of The Late Show with David Letterman, and Bill Scheft is a long-time monologue writer on the show. The Letterman writers have just published a new book compilation of one of the show's recurring ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scott McCloud Updated: 2009-01-16 17:38:00 Description: Scott McCloud is the comics artist behind the seminal "Understanding Comics," among many others. His newest is a collection of his 1980s series "Zot!"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mike Birbiglia Updated: 2009-01-13 18:21:00 Description: Comedian Mike Birbiglia's one-man show, Sleepwalk with Me, was just extended at the Bleeker Street Theater in New York....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David Malki ! Updated: 2009-01-09 00:35:00 Description: David Malki ! is the creator of the webcomic Wondermark. It's a surreal gag strip, with pictures lifted from 19th century magazine illustrations....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Onstad Updated: 2009-01-05 21:48:00 Description: Chris Onstad is the artist behind the web comic Achewood. There's a new collection of the strip, called "The Great Outdoor Fight."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Broke-Ass Stuart Updated: 2009-01-02 19:16:00 Description: Stuart Schuffman is the author of "Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York," a follow-up to his "Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Donuts Updated: 2008-12-31 03:03:00 Description: Dr. Paul Mullins is a cultural anthropologist and the author of Glazed America: A History of the Donut....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rob Corddry Updated: 2008-12-22 10:15:00 Description: Rob Corddry is an actor and comedian. For four years, he was a correspondent on The Daily Show. His most recent project is a web series for thewb.com called Children's Hospital....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Last Christmas Updated: 2008-12-18 22:40:00 Description: Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan talk about their post-apocalyptic Santa Claus story The Last Christmas, plus a holiday sketch from Elephant Larry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holy Headshot (Enhanced for iPod) Updated: 2008-12-15 19:51:00 Description: Patrick Borelli and Douglas Gorenstein are the authors of Holy Headshot, a book of bizarre and amazing head shots from actors and performers across the country. Note that this podcast is in .m4a (enhanced podcast) format, and should play in iTu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ben Folds Updated: 2008-12-11 18:14:00 Description: Singer-songwriter Ben Folds' new album is called Way to Normal....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Kids in the Hall Updated: 2008-12-08 19:21:00 Description: Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald are founding members of The Kids in the Hall. The group has reformed for a national tour of the US and an upcoming miniseries on Canadian television....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Alan Zweibel Updated: 2008-12-04 21:17:00 Description: Alan Zweibel was an original writer on Saturday Night Live, a co-creator of the groundbreaking sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show, and is a producer on and contributor to Curb Your Enthusiasm. His new book is Clothing Optional....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Hodgman Updated: 2008-11-26 09:55:00 Description: John Hodgman is a contributor to the Daily Show and the author of two books, the more recent of which is More Information Than You Require....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gideon Yago Updated: 2008-11-24 05:55:00 Description: Gideon Yago is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, best known for his work on MTV News. He's the host of The IFC Media Project....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Dirtbombs Updated: 2008-11-21 08:19:00 Description: The Dirtbombs are a Detroit-based rock and roll band. Their newest album is We Have You Surrounded....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Raphael Saadiq Updated: 2008-11-18 18:06:00 Description: Raphael Saadiq is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was a founding member of the groups Tony! Toni! Tone! and Lucy Pearl....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Found Magazine Updated: 2008-11-13 00:33:00 Description: Pete Rothbart is an editor at Found Magazine, a magazine composed exclusively of things people have found -- from shopping lists to personal notes to (once) a dead frog....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dan Savage Updated: 2008-11-06 20:10:00 Description: Dan Savage is the writer of the sex and relationship advice column Savage Love, which runs in alternative newspapers around the country. He also edits the Seattle newspaper The Stranger. This interview was recorded live on stage at Seattl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Graham Linehan Updated: 2008-11-03 19:17:00 Description: Graham Linehan is an Irish comedy writer, who co-created the sitcom Father Ted, and created the series The IT Crowd. He also worked on shows like Big Train, Brasseye, and The Day Today. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy Spooktacular Updated: 2008-10-31 17:22:00 Description: Election comedy from Jordan Morris, an essay from Simon Rich and a SPOOKTACULAR sketch from Elephant Larry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mikita Brottman Updated: 2008-10-30 17:01:00 Description: Mikita Brottman is the author of The Solitary Vice: Against Reading....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sarah Vowell Updated: 2008-10-28 18:14:00 Description: Sarah Vowell is the bestselling author of numerous books of memoir and popular history. Her most recent is The Wordy Shipmates....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Calexico Updated: 2008-10-23 18:05:00 Description: Calexico are a Tucson, Arizona based band known for their unique blend of traditional Mexican music and Southwestern sound. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marianna Palka Updated: 2008-10-20 19:24:00 Description: Marianna Palka is the writer, director and star of the independent film Good Dick, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is currently in theaters....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathan Coulton, PWRFL Power and Rhett Miller at Bumbershoot Updated: 2008-10-14 17:26:00 Description: Music from Bumbershoot, with Jonathan Coulton, PWRFL Power and Rhett Miller of the Old 97s....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tig Notaro & Greg Behrendt at Bumbershoot Updated: 2008-10-08 21:22:00 Description: Comedy from Greg Behrendt and Tig Notaro, plus a bonus interview with Behrendt....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Janeane Garofalo at Bumbershoot Updated: 2008-10-06 19:24:00 Description: Janeane Garofalo is an actress and standup comic. She's currently a co-star on the FOX series 24, and is working the road as a standup as part of the "Satiristas."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sandra Tsing Loh Updated: 2008-10-02 17:53:00 Description: Sandra Tsing Loh is a performer, commentator and writer based in Los Angeles. Her most recent book, about sending her daughter to school, is Mother On Fire: A True Mother*#$(ing Story About Parenting....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Louis CK Updated: 2008-09-29 17:44:00 Description: Louis CK is a comedian, writer and director. His new Showtime comedy special is Louis CK: Chewed Up. He created and starred in the HBO series Lucky Louie and wrote and directed the cult film Pootie Tang....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Andy Daly Updated: 2008-09-26 05:46:00 Description: Andy Daly is an actor and comedian. He's probably best known as a former cast member on Mad TV, or as a mad announcer in last summer's Semi-Pro. He's just released his first CD, Nine Sweaters....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ratatat Updated: 2008-09-24 18:14:00 Description: Ratatat are an instrumental music duo whose their album, LP3, was recently released. Their sound combines elements of rock, hip-hop and dance music....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chip Kidd at Bumbershoot Updated: 2008-09-22 18:38:00 Description: Chip Kidd is one of the world's best-known designers; he's designed book covers for innumerable authors. He's also a comic novelist. His most recent novel is The Learners....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Human Giant at Bumbershoot Updated: 2008-09-17 20:17:00 Description: The Human Giant are a sketch group whose eponymous series airs on MTV. We talked with them live on stage at Bumbershoot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Adrian Tomine Updated: 2008-09-13 19:46:00 Description: Comics artist Adrian Tomine is the creator of the series Optic Nerve. His most recent book is "Shortcomings."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Submarines Updated: 2008-09-04 21:24:00 Description: Chris Bowman interviews the Los Angeles indie pop group The Submarines. Their most recent album is Honeysuckle Weeks....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Robert Popper Updated: 2008-08-29 00:06:00 Description: Robert Popper was co-creator of the British comedy series "Look Around You." He's also the author, as "Robin Cooper" of "The Timewaster Letters," which are smash bestsellers in the UK, and have just been released i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seun Kuti Updated: 2008-08-25 19:57:00 Description: Seun Kuti is the leader of the band Egypt 80, which was founded by his father, the legendary creator of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bob Powers Updated: 2008-08-22 23:57:00 Description: Bob Powers is the author of the new choose-your-own-adventure-style book "You Are a Miserable Excuse for a Hero."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Hold Steady Updated: 2008-08-19 17:17:00 Description: The Hold Steady are a Brooklyn-based, Minneapolis-bred rock and roll band. They're known for grand songs about teenagers and tough times....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Parnell Updated: 2008-07-31 01:08:00 Description: Chris Parnell is an actor best known for his long stint on Saturday Night Live. He's also appeared in films like Anchorman and recently, Kabluey....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Camp Camp Updated: 2008-07-24 21:48:00 Description: Roger Bennett is co-author of "Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies." It's a collection of reminiscences and ephemera related to summer camp....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Explorers Club Updated: 2008-07-21 22:37:00 Description: The Explorers Club are a South Carolina-based rock band, whose music recalls the Southern California rock of the 1960s and the melodramatic pop of Phil Spector....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ze Frank Updated: 2008-07-17 16:39:00 Description: Ze Frank is an internet super-celebrity, and the principal of zefrank.com. His year-long daily video blog project, The Show, was one of the first great successes of the video blog world....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jay Smooth Updated: 2008-07-15 21:44:00 Description: Jay Smooth is a hip-hop radio host, blogger and vlogger. This interview was recorded live at Sketchfest NYC at the UCB Theater in New York....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in NYC: Music & Comedy Updated: 2008-07-12 04:55:00 Description: Comedy from Michael Showalter and Pangea 3000, music from Dawn Landes. Recorded live in New York....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kabluey Updated: 2008-07-07 21:58:00 Description: Scott Prendergast is the writer, director and star of the indie comedy Kabluey. The film, which also stars Lisa Kudrow, concerns a young man helping tend to his brother's children while his brother is serving in Iraq....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Blu of Blu & Exile Updated: 2008-07-03 18:55:00 Description: Blu is the MC half of the hip-hop duo Blu & Exile. They released their critically-acclaimed first album, "Below the Heavens," last year....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bomb It Updated: 2008-06-30 21:10:00 Description: John Reiss is the director of the documentary film "Bomb It". The film focuses on the world wide phenomenon of graffiti. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Pixar Touch Updated: 2008-06-26 22:22:00 Description: David A. Price is the author of The Pixar Touch: The Making Of A Company. The book traces the history of Pixar from technology company to entertainment behemoth. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD American Nerd Updated: 2008-06-23 17:05:00 Description: Benjamin Nugent is the author of "American Nerd: The Story of My People," a combination of memoir, sociology and reportage on the nerd in American life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ariel Schrag Updated: 2008-06-20 17:08:00 Description: Ariel Schrag wrote the autobiographical comics Definition, Awkward and Potential while still in high school in the late 90s. The books were just re-published....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Eels Updated: 2008-06-17 15:34:00 Description: Mark Oliver Everett, sometimes known as E, joins us. He's the frontman of the rotating cast that makes up the rock band The Eels....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy At The Edge Updated: 2008-06-12 17:29:00 Description: Richard Zoglin is the author of "Comedy at the Edge: How stand-up comedy in the 1970's changed America"....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Chris Farley Show Updated: 2008-06-09 23:52:00 Description: Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby talk about their book "The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD TSOYA is Live in NY June 14th! Updated: 2008-06-09 00:10:00 Description: TSOYA is live at Sketchfest NYC at the UCB Theater in New York on June 14th, with guests Ze Frank, Jay Smooth, Pangea 3000 and Dawn Landes....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Grouch Updated: 2008-06-03 18:21:00 Description: The Grouch is a fixture in the West Coast independent hip-hop scene, as a solo artist and as a member of The Living Legends. The group help blaze the trail for independent, underground hip-hop in the early to mid 1990s....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jack Handey Updated: 2008-05-30 22:56:00 Description: Jack Handey is the creator of "Deep Thoughts," and now the author of "What I'd Say To The Martians (and Other Veiled Threats)." ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kenny Mayne Updated: 2008-05-27 23:31:00 Description: Kenny Mayne is a long-time ESPN personality. He's now also an author, with "An Incomplete & Innacurate History of Sport."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reno 911 Creators Updated: 2008-05-23 03:11:00 Description: Guests Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney-Silver are the co-creators and stars of Reno 911. The Comedy Central series, which spoofs COPS-style reality shows, is entering the second half of its fifth season. The trio also co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nellie McKay Updated: 2008-05-20 18:48:00 Description: Nellie McKay is a singer-songwriter who's garnered broad acclaim for her spectacular singing voice and her wry, funny songs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mike Birbiglia Updated: 2008-05-16 18:38:00 Description: Mike Birbiglia is a standup comedian. His new special "What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: My Secret Public Journal Live" adapts stories from his popular online diary....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kirby: King of Comics Updated: 2008-05-08 21:23:00 Description: Mark Evanier is that author of Kirby: King of Comics, a lavishly illustrated biography of comic book legend Jack Kirby. He also worked with Kirby in the 1960s and 70s....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Ten-Cent Plague Updated: 2008-05-02 13:20:00 Description: David Hajdu is an award-winning cultural historian. His book The Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America, about the censorship of comics in the mid-1950s....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bill James Updated: 2008-04-29 17:56:00 Description: Bill James is the father of sabermetrics, that objective analysis and study of baseball. His bright, funny writing brought baseball analysis to the masses in the 1980s, and helped revolutionize the management of baseball teams in the 21st centu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sloane Crosley Updated: 2008-04-24 00:26:00 Description: Sloane Crosley is author of the humorous essay collection "I Was Told There'd Be Cake." It recently debuted on the New York Times bestseller list....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ego Trip Updated: 2008-04-21 21:14:00 Description: Gaberiel Alvarez and Brent Rollins are members of the hip-hop media collective Ego Trip. The group produced the acclaimed magazine Ego Trip in the 1990s, and has since written two books and created several series and specials for VH1, the most ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Conservatize Me Updated: 2008-04-18 17:25:00 Description: John Moe is the author of Conservatize Me: How I Tried to Become a Righty With The Help of Richard Nixon, Sean Hannity, Toby Keith and Beef Jerky. He's also a contributor to American Public Media's Weekend America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD David Mitchell of Mitchell & Webb Updated: 2008-04-09 21:58:00 Description: David Mitchell is half of the British comedy team Mitchell & Webb. They're the stars of the acclaimed UK TV series "Peep Show" and "That Mitchell & Webb Look," the latter of which is running in the US on BBC America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dan Kennedy Updated: 2008-04-03 21:22:00 Description: Dan Kennedy is the author of "Rock On: An Office Power Ballad." It's a comic memoir about his time in the music industry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy by the Numbers Updated: 2008-03-30 22:45:00 Description: Prof. Eric Hoffman and Dr. Gary Rudoren are comedy researchers who've created Comedy by the Numbers: 169 Secrets of Humor and Popularity....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD T-Shirt Contest! Updated: 2008-03-25 03:56:00 Description: We're having a t-shirt contest, looking for a design for a special, super-limited-edition T for our upcoming Maximum Fun Drive. Anyone can enter and anyone can vote on the entries. Visit pixish.com and search for TSOYA....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ben Karlin Updated: 2008-03-13 19:34:00 Description: Ben Karlin was editor of The Onion, Executive Producer and Head Writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a writer on America: The Book and co-creator of The Colbert Report. He's just edited a book called Things I've Learned From Women Who've ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Andy Kindler & Morgan Murphy Updated: 2008-03-11 00:00:00 Description: One of the LA alt-comedy scenes newest faces and one of its veterans perform standup....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ask for it by name! Updated: 2008-03-09 02:30:00 Description: A special video request from Jesse: ask your local public radio stations to carry The Sound of Young America. The stakes are huge for the future of the show, and a quick phone call or email can make a huge difference....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tony Millionaire Updated: 2008-03-05 21:24:00 Description: Tony Millionaire is the creator of the cartoon strip Maakies, which runs in alternative newspapers around the country. The strip has recently been picked up as a television series on adult swim called The Drinky Crow Show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joel Hodgson and Cinematic Titanic Updated: 2008-02-28 00:25:00 Description: Joel Hodgson was the original host of Mystery Science Theater 3000. He and his cohorts J. Elvis Weinstein and Frank Conniff discuss their new venture, Cinematic Titanic, which is, format-wise, a followup to MST3K....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD RadioLab - Complete Updated: 2008-02-15 18:42:00 Description: Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich are the hosts of the public radio program RadioLab. It's a boldly artful show about big ideas, seen largely through the lens of science. The program's aesthetic combines Krulwich's extensive reportorial bac...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Seven Second Delay Updated: 2008-02-12 17:41:00 Description: Ken Freedman and Andy Brechkman are the hosts of the cult comedy-talk radio program Seven Second Delay on Jersey City freeform radio giant WFMU. Their show might be the highest concept talk show in the world. Ken also manages WFMU; Andy i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Zach Rogue Live in SF Updated: 2008-02-08 16:20:00 Description: Zach Rogue is frontman of the San Francisco indie rock band Rogue Wave. High-quality downloads of his songs can be found online at our site, maximumfun.org....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Danny Hoch Live in SF Updated: 2008-02-05 06:04:00 Description: Danny Hoch is an Obie award-winning actor and writer, and the founder of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival. His newest show, Takin Over, concerns the gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bucky Sinister Live in SF Updated: 2008-02-04 17:36:00 Description: Bucky Sinister performs a poem from his collection All Blacked Out and Nowhere to Go....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Merlin Mann Live in SF Updated: 2008-02-01 01:03:00 Description: Merlin Mann is the founder of 43folders.com and a leader in the field of "lifehacking."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeffrey Blitz Updated: 2008-01-29 19:27:00 Description: Jeffrey Blitz is the director of the film "Rocket Science." He also directed the documentary "Spellbound."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Help Me Help Me Updated: 2008-01-29 01:05:00 Description: Comedy from Stephen Bropy as self-help guru Bill Weatherall....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Swamp Dogg Updated: 2008-01-22 22:35:00 Description: Swamp Dogg is a soul legend, both as a performer and as a songwriter and producer. His eccentric and funny albums are beloved by soul afficianados....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Les Savy Fav Updated: 2008-01-18 16:54:00 Description: We are joined by Tim Harrington and Syd Butler of the band Les Savy Fav. Their new album is called Let's Stay Friends....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Eric Lax on Woody Allen Updated: 2008-01-16 19:40:00 Description: Eric Lax is the author of Conversations with Woody Allen as well as Woody Allen: A Biography....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Wire's Wendell Pierce and Andre Royo Updated: 2008-01-07 21:33:00 Description: Wendell Pierce and Andre Royo play Bunk and Bubbles, respectively, on HBO's The Wire....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD TSOYA Live in San Francisco Jan 14th! Updated: 2007-12-30 22:34:00 Description: The Sound of Young America is LIVE in SF on January 14th. Buy your tickets now for just ten dollars!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2007s Best Music and Movies Updated: 2007-12-20 01:13:00 Description: The AV Club's editors join us to tell us about the best music and movies of 2007....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Hardwick Updated: 2007-12-13 18:05:00 Description: Chris Hardwick is the host of PBS TV's Wired Science, and half of the comedy music duo Hard N Phirm....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Chris Elliott Updated: 2007-12-11 20:44:00 Description: Chris Elliott is a legendary comic writer and actor. Now he's also a novelist....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Wyatt Cenac Updated: 2007-12-10 20:04:00 Description: Comedy from Wyatt Cenac....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steve Albini Updated: 2007-12-06 17:44:00 Description: Steve Albini is one of the world's most accomplished rock producers. He's recorded over 1000 albums for more than 1000 bands, including Nirvana, The Stooges and Joanna Newsom. Recorded live in Chicago at the Second City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in Chicago: Comedy Updated: 2007-12-03 18:40:00 Description: Comedy from Hannibal Burress, Schadenfreude, Team Submarine and The Second City. Recorded live in Chicago....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Nick Hornby Updated: 2007-11-29 19:03:00 Description: Nick Hornby is the author of High Fidelity, About a Boy and most recently Slam....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Simon Rich Updated: 2007-11-26 16:49:00 Description: Simon Rich is the author of the humor book Ant Farm and Other Desperate Situations. He's also a former editor of the Harvard Lampoon and a writer for Saturday Night Live....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sarah Lamm Updated: 2007-11-22 22:09:00 Description: Sarah Lamm is director of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox, a new documentary about the legendary Dr. Bronner and his peppermint soap, which has become a counter-cultural icon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tim and Eric Updated: 2007-11-19 03:55:00 Description: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim are the creators of two Cartoon Network [adult swim] shows -- Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric, Awesome Show, Great Job!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bryan Coffee: Shrimp Updated: 2007-11-16 18:57:00 Description: Comedy from Bryan Coffee's stage show The Weekly Armenian....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ira Glass Updated: 2007-11-12 05:05:00 Description: Ira Glass is the host of This American Life. He recently edited the book The New Kings of Nonfiction....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Upright Citizens Brigade Updated: 2007-11-06 16:36:00 Description: An interview with Matt Besser of the Upright Citizens Brigade, and improvisation from the UCB Theater....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Colin Hay Updated: 2007-10-30 21:28:00 Description: Colin Hay is a Scotland-born, Australia-raised, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter. He was also the frontman of the 1980s rock group Men at Work....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dan Deacon Updated: 2007-10-25 08:50:00 Description: Dan Deacon is an electronic pop musician with a background in electronic art music. His latest album of frenzied ecstatic tunes is Spiderman of the Rings....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kenna Updated: 2007-10-22 20:25:00 Description: Rocker Kenna was born in Ethiopia and raised in Cincinatti and Virginia. His dramatic, new-wavey records are co-produced by Chad Hugo of the super-producing duo The Neptunes....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Sklar Brothers Updated: 2007-10-18 20:11:00 Description: The Sklar Brothers, standup comics and television and radio hosts, return to The Sound of Young America. They have a new standup comedy CD called Sklar Maps, as well as a new series on Superdeluxe.com....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brian Posehn and Steve Agee Updated: 2007-10-15 22:12:00 Description: Brian Posehn and Steve Agee are co-stars of The Sarah Silverman Program. They play Brian and Steve, Sarah's gay, nerdy neighbords....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ask the Optimist Updated: 2007-10-11 15:17:00 Description: An audio adaptation of a piece from George Saunders' most recent book, The Braindead Megaphone. Features Dan Klein of Kasper Hauser, Andy Daly (The Office, Mad TV), John Hodgman, Xeni Jardin, Jonathan Katz and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD George Saunders Updated: 2007-10-04 23:31:00 Description: George Saunders is a MacArthur grant-winning satirist. His newest book is The Brain-Dead Megaphone....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ten West - Jimmy and Jeb Updated: 2007-09-18 21:31:00 Description: Comedy from Los Angeles sketch group Ten West....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Austin Grossman Updated: 2007-09-11 20:26:00 Description: Austin Grossman's new novel is called Soon I Will Be Invincible. Before he started writing superhero literature, he was a writer for video games....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cynthia Hopkins Updated: 2007-09-04 19:34:00 Description: When she's not fronting the band Gloria Deluxe, Cynthia Hopkins creates acclaimed multi-media theater performances....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Jarrett Grode Updated: 2007-08-31 23:18:00 Description: Standup comedy from Jarrett Grode....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Paul F. Tompkins Updated: 2007-08-28 16:43:00 Description: Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is a regular on VH1 talking head series, was a castmember of HBO's Mr. Show and Real Time with Bill Maher, and is really really funny....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Sellers Updated: 2007-08-25 18:31:00 Description: John Sellers is the author of Perfect From Now On How Indie Rock Saved My Life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Check the Technique Updated: 2007-08-20 17:40:00 Description: Brian Coleman is the author of the book Check the Technique Liner Notes for Hip Hop Junkies. The book is an oral history of the hip hop canon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Oh, You and Your Bone Spurs: Cineastes Updated: 2007-08-17 18:30:00 Description: Comedy sketch from LA's Oh You and Your Bone Spurs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mick Brown on Phil Spector Updated: 2007-08-13 07:09:00 Description: Mick Brown was the last journalist to speak with Phil Spector before the legendary music producer murdered a young woman. He is the author of Tearing Down the Wall of Sound....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lifesavas Bonus Audio Updated: 2007-08-06 05:00:00 Description: The Lifesavas talk about their Portland roots, their introduction to the Native Tongues, and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lifesavas Updated: 2007-08-06 05:00:00 Description: The Lifesavas are the leading light in the Portland, Oregon hip-hop scene. Their new record is conceived as the soundtrack to a lost blacksploitation film....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Dan Mintz Updated: 2007-08-01 10:32:00 Description: Live performance from standup comic Dan Mintz...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Miranda July Updated: 2007-07-27 14:21:00 Description: Miranda July is an artist, author and filmmaker. Her latest book is No One Belongs Here More Than You....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in Los Angeles Updated: 2007-07-23 17:11:00 Description: Guests Brent Weinbach, Rob Thomas and Eleni Mandell. Recorded live at the Westside Eclectic in Santa Monica, California....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD They Might Be Giants Updated: 2007-07-18 22:10:00 Description: Rock band They Might Be Giants are in their 25th year. Their newest record is "The Else."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Patton Oswalt Updated: 2007-07-11 19:32:00 Description: Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt stops by. He has a new comedy CD on Sub Pop, and he's also the star of the new Pixar film Ratatouille....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Want to Intern at TSOYA? Updated: 2007-07-09 20:40:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elmore Leonard Updated: 2007-07-03 17:53:00 Description: Elmore Leonard is the author of 41 novels, including "Get Shorty," among many other best-sellers. He's perhaps the most critically-acclaimed popular fiction writer in the country. His most recent is "Up in Honey's Room.&quo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dave Hill Updated: 2007-06-27 23:19:00 Description: Comedian Dave Hill is the host of the popular New York stage show The Dave Hill Explosion, as well as the star of the television program King of Miami....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Betty Davis Updated: 2007-06-21 16:29:00 Description: Betty Davis is a funk and soul legend. This is her first radio interview since the 1970s....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Soul Sides with Oliver Wang Updated: 2007-06-19 22:19:00 Description: Oliver Wang is a popular blogger and DJ, and a professor at CSU Long Beach. His new CD compilation of classic soul music is Soul Sides Volume Two: The Covers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Michael Cera Updated: 2007-06-14 03:28:00 Description: Michael Cera starred as George Michael on Arrested Development. He currently stars in the web series Clark and Michael, and will soon star in the film Superbad....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy-Copia Updated: 2007-06-05 18:08:00 Description: Comedy from Greg Proops, Jen Kirkman, Jonathan Coulton, Kasper Hauser, Coyle and Sharpe, The 3rd Floor, The Farce Side, Two Girls for Five Bucks and Drop Six....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Deerhoof's Greg Saunier Updated: 2007-06-01 18:04:00 Description: Greg Saunier is a drummer and multi-instrumentalist in the rock band Deerhoof. The band is one of the most critically acclaimed in rock, and has toured with Radiohead, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth and The Roots, among others....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sa-Ra Creative Partners Updated: 2007-05-30 00:39:00 Description: Sa-Ra are a group of three hip-hop producer/performers whose first album The Hollywood Recordings is now available. They've worked with artists ranging from Dr. Dre and Ice T to Bilal and Pharoahe Monch....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Marty Krofft Updated: 2007-05-23 03:10:00 Description: With his brother Sid Krofft, Marty Krofft produced many of the 1970s best remembered childrens shows, including HR Puffnstuff and Land of the Lost, as well as a number of variety shows. The latter included Donnie and Marie Osmond, the Brady Kid...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bob Odenkirk Updated: 2007-05-16 19:52:00 Description: Bob Odenkirk is the co-creator of Mr. Show with Bob and David, and a feature film director. His newest project is the web series Derek and Simon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Celebrity Snark Updated: 2007-05-11 16:40:00 Description: Guests Amelie Gillette of The AV Club and Alex Blagg of BestWeekEver.TV discuss the proliferation of celebrity snark....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Lobotomist Updated: 2007-05-09 00:18:00 Description: Jack El-Hai is the author of The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and his Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sarah Thyre Updated: 2007-05-03 22:24:00 Description: Sarah Thyre is the author of the memoir Dark at the Roots. As an actress, she's been seen on Strangers with Candy and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, among other venues....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Anne Beatts Updated: 2007-05-01 21:50:00 Description: Anne Beatts was an original writer on Saturday Night Live as well as the first female editor of the National Lampoon. She also created the cult sitcom Square Pegs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Louis Theroux Updated: 2007-04-27 00:09:00 Description: Louis Theroux is the author of The Call of The Weird: Travels in American Subcultures. He has been the host of several television series, including Weird Weekends, which aired in the US on Bravo....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Aqua Teen Hunger Force Updated: 2007-04-24 19:18:00 Description: Dave Willis is the co-creator of The Aqua Teen Hunger Force, a cult comedy series on Cartoon Network. He and his partner Matt Maiellaro also made the new film adaptation Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Moviefilm for Theatres....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Steven Wright Updated: 2007-04-19 19:56:00 Description: Steven Wright is a legendary standup comedian. He's also an Academy Award winner, and has been featured in films including Reservoir Dogs and Half Baked....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ted Leo Updated: 2007-04-17 21:11:00 Description: Ted Leo is the lead singer and songwriter of the rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Their newest album is Living with the Living....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ted Leo - Bottle of Buckie Updated: 2007-04-17 20:59:00 Description: Live on The Sound of Young America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ted Leo - La Costa Brava Updated: 2007-04-17 20:58:00 Description: Live on The Sound of Young America...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ted Leo - Bleeding Powers Updated: 2007-04-17 20:58:00 Description: Live on The Sound of Young America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brian P. Stack Updated: 2007-04-12 20:24:00 Description: Brian P. Stack is a writer and performer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Among his beloved characters are Frankenstein and The Ghost Crooner, and he created Peirre Bernard's Recliner of Rage....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jack McBrayer Updated: 2007-04-10 22:47:00 Description: Jack McBrayer portrays the lovable NBC page Kenneth on the sitcom 30 Rock. He's also a veteran of the New York and Chicago improv scenes....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Faking It Updated: 2007-04-05 23:48:00 Description: Yuval Taylor is the author of Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Human Giant Updated: 2007-04-03 16:05:00 Description: The Human Giant are a comedy group formed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Their eponymous series premiers this week on MTV....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cornucopia! Updated: 2007-03-31 21:07:00 Description: Comedy from Clifford and Kidd and from Jonathan Katz. Also a sample of the new maximumfun.org podcast, Coyle and Sharpe: The Imposters....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scott Dikkers of The Onion Updated: 2007-03-27 00:34:00 Description: Scott Dikkers is editor-in-chief of The Onion, and is overseeing their new ventures in video....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Simon Lovell Updated: 2007-03-20 23:03:00 Description: Former con-man Simon Lovell is the author of How to Cheat at Everything....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Acceptable TV Updated: 2007-03-13 16:32:00 Description: Guest Dan Harmon is the Executive Producer of Acceptable TV, and was the co-creator of Channel 101 and the cult TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Zach Galifianakis Updated: 2007-03-06 17:15:00 Description: Zach Galifianakis is a standup comedian who has been seen on Comedy Central's The Comedians of Comedy, and in his own VH1 series, "Late World with Zach."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rhymefest Updated: 2007-03-02 11:13:00 Description: Chicago rapper Rhymefest won a Grammy award before releasing his first LP. His debut record was "Blue Collar," and he's preparing his follow-up, called "El Che."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rhymefest bonus audio Updated: 2007-03-02 11:05:00 Description: Guest Rhymefest talks about tour with legends like A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan, and about his upcoming album....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Maria Bamford Updated: 2007-02-27 17:28:00 Description: Comedian Maria Bamford talks about impersonating Star Trek characters, collective living and how much comedians actually make....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Neal Pollack Updated: 2007-02-23 05:43:00 Description: Neal Pollack is the author of "Alternadad."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Venture Brothers Updated: 2007-02-21 06:05:00 Description: Jackson Publick is the co-creator of The Venture Brothers, a series on Cartoon Network's [adult swim]....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Peedi Peedi aka Peedi Crakk Updated: 2007-02-16 10:53:00 Description: Philadelphia rapper Peedi Crakk is a member of the group State Property. His solo album, "Prince of the Roc" is due later this year....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Vendela Vida Updated: 2007-02-14 01:11:00 Description: Vendela Vida is the author of "Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name" and the co-editor of The Believer magazine....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD This American Comedy Updated: 2007-02-09 23:47:00 Description: Comedy from Jonathan Coulton, Maria Bamford and Clifford & Kidd....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD This American Life Updated: 2007-02-06 20:36:00 Description: Julie Snyder is senior producer of the public radio program This American Life....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Andrew W.K. Updated: 2007-02-02 01:53:00 Description: Rock star Andrew W.K.'s most recent album is "Close Calls with Brick Walls."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brandon Bird Updated: 2007-01-31 05:03:00 Description: Brandon Bird's paintings place minor celebrities into bizarre situations, which often combine ridiculousness with banality....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Japanese Robots Updated: 2007-01-26 20:25:00 Description: Guest Tim Hornyak is the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Japanese Toy Culture Updated: 2007-01-25 00:41:00 Description: Guest Woodrow Phoenix discusses his book "Plastic Culture: How Japanese Toys Conquered the World."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Comedy: Clifford & Kidd "Models" Updated: 2007-01-22 18:14:00 Description: Sketch comedy from Los Angeles' "Clifford & Kidd"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jeff Chang on Jay-Z Updated: 2007-01-18 22:35:00 Description: Jeff Chang won the American Book Award for his book, "Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation." We talk about Jay-Z....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Audio: Jeff Chang on Crack Rap Updated: 2007-01-18 22:34:00 Description: Jeff Chang talks about the "crack rap" phenomenon....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Omar Updated: 2007-01-18 01:53:00 Description: Soul singer Omar started the new classic soul movement in the late 1980s in the UK. It's taken fifteen years and the professed admiration of US stars like Erykah Badu and D'Angelo to bring him to US audiences....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Updated: 2007-01-12 20:46:00 Description: David Koechner (Anchorman, SNL) and Dave (Gruber) Allen (Freaks & Geeks) talk about their new Comedy Central series, "The Naked Trucker & T-Bones Show."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jamie Hewlett Updated: 2007-01-10 02:17:00 Description: Jamie Hewlett is co-creator of The Gorillaz, as well as an award-winning designer and the creator of Tank Girl....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Brendan Canty Updated: 2007-01-05 20:36:00 Description: Brendan Canty is the creator of the film series Burn to Shine, and a member of the band Fugazi....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Knights of Prosperity Updated: 2007-01-01 18:43:00 Description: Guests Rob Beckerman and Rob Burnett. Beckerman and Burnett are the creators of the new series "The Knights of Prosperity," as well as the cult favorite dramedy "Ed." ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Special 2004 Updated: 2006-12-22 11:48:00 Description: Guests John Waters, Christopher Moore, Davy Rothbart & Moustaches for Kids....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Special 2006 Updated: 2006-12-15 23:20:00 Description: Guests Paul Feig, Mike Birbiglia & Kasper Hauser. Paul Feig is the director of the new film Unnacompanied Minors, as well as the creator of Freaks & Geeks....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in New York Two 12-8-06 Updated: 2006-12-08 19:08:00 Description: Guests Kurt Andersen, Andres du Bouchet, Elephant Larry and Jonathan Coulton. Kurt Andersen is the host of PRI's "Studio 360" and was the co-founder of Spy Magazine. Andrew du Bouchet is a New York comedian. Elephant Larry...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Live in New York One 12-1-06 Updated: 2006-12-01 19:15:00 Description: Guests David Wain, Heather Lawless, Mike Daisey and Tanya Morgan. Our first live-on-stage program, recorded at The People's Improv Theater in New York City....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tanya Morgan - Stay Tuned Updated: 2006-12-01 19:14:00 Description: Recorded live on The Sound of Young America....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tanya Morgan - We Be Updated: 2006-12-01 19:13:00 Description: Recorded Live on The Sound of Young America...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Special: Radio Open Source on Borat Updated: 2006-11-22 16:31:00 Description: Mal Sharpe and I guest on Public Radio International's Radio Open Source, talking about Borat....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Zines 11-17-06 Updated: 2006-11-17 23:21:00 Description: Guests V. Vale and Josh Karp. V. Vale is the legendary underground publisher behind Re/Search Publications, a series of zine-like books on the counter-culture. Josh Karp's new book examines the history of the National Lampoon, and how it ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Entertaining 11-10-06 Updated: 2006-11-10 11:26:00 Description: Guests Amy Sedaris and Jimmy Carr. Amy Sedaris is an entertainer and now, a home economics maven. Jimmy Carr is a British comic and the author of a new book on jokes and comedy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video Bonus: Kasper Hauser's Glinder & Glinder Updated: 2006-11-08 06:08:00 Description: From the Kasper Hauser Comedy Podcast. I'm producing a podcast for our friends in Kasper Hauser, and I thought I'd share this hilarious video with you. Their book "SkyMaul" is in stores, and it's hilarious. I personally re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD New York Stories 11-3-06 Updated: 2006-11-03 22:47:00 Description: Guests Roz Chast and Bill Hader. Roz Chast is a long-time New Yorker cartoonist. Bill Hader is a castmember of Saturday Night Live....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD World of Wonder Updated: 2006-10-27 22:30:00 Description: Guests Chris Elliott and Terry Gilliam. Chris Elliott is an actor and author, best known for his work on "Get A Life" and "Late Night with David Letterman. Terry Gilliam is a filmmaker and member of Monty Python's Flying Ci...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your Brain on Music 10-20-06 Updated: 2006-10-20 23:13:00 Description: Guests Matmos and Dan Levitin. Matmos are avante-garde electronic music artists, who create music from non-musical sound. Dan Levitin is a neuroscientist, and the author of "This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsessi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Audio: Todd Barry Updated: 2006-10-20 23:12:00 Description: The Sound of Young America presents Todd Barry live in San Francisco Saturday, October 8th at the Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk St. Shows are at 9 and 11:30 PM....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Best Friends 10-13-06 Updated: 2006-10-13 23:59:00 Description: Guests John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton. Our guests were college classmates, and remain close friends today. Hodgman is an author and is regularly seen on The Daily Show. Coulton is a comic singer-songwriter....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hodgman vs. Coulton Updated: 2006-10-12 17:40:00 Description: Bonus material for 10/13 show. John Hodgman and Jonathan Coulton fight over cat care....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD John Hodgman on Dungeons and Dragons Updated: 2006-10-12 17:37:00 Description: Bonus Material for 10/14 show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Grind Time 10-6-06 Updated: 2006-10-07 03:19:00 Description: Guest Killer Mike. Killer Mike is an Atlanta-based rapper, best known for his affiliation with Outkast and Big Boi's Purple Ribbon Records....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Let's Put On A Show Updated: 2006-09-29 01:48:00 Description: Guests Joe Flaherty & Allison Silverman. Joe Flaherty was a cast member on the seminal sketch comedy program SCTV. Allison Silverman is the Emmy-winning co-head writer and supervising producer of The Colbert Report....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Science Fiction 9-22-06 Updated: 2006-09-22 22:32:00 Description: Guests Michael J. Nelson, Ron Moore and Steve Eley. Mike Nelson was the host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, now he makes commentaries for Rifftrax. Ron Moore is co-creator of the SciFi Network series Battlestar Galactica. Steve El...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Interview: Stephen Eley of The Escape Pod Updated: 2006-09-22 22:05:00 Description: Guest Steve Eley. Stephen Eley is the editor of Escape Pod, one of the world's most popular science fiction podcasts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Observations 9-15-06 Updated: 2006-09-15 23:33:00 Description: Guests Merrill Markoe and Caleb Crain. Merrill Markoe is the author of the novel "Walking in Circles Before Lying Down," and was co-creator of "Late Night with David Letterman." Caleb Crain writes for the New Yorker; w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sticking it to the Man 9-9-06 Updated: 2006-09-08 21:58:00 Description: Guests Maz Jobrani, Lisa Jervis & Andi Zeisler. Maz Jobrani is an actor and standup comedian who's the star of the upcoming sitcom The Knights of Prosperity. Lisa Jervis & Andi Zeisler are the founding editors of Bitch Magazine, &...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Impostors 8-26-06 Updated: 2006-08-27 00:52:00 Description: Guest Mal Sharpe. Mal Sharpe was half of Coyle & Sharpe, a ground-breaking team of put-on artists who terrorized 1960s San Francisco....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Symphony 8-19-06 Updated: 2006-08-18 23:00:00 Description: Guests Patton Oswalt and Masta Ace. Patton Oswalt is a standup-comic, the creator of "The Comedians of Comedy," and the co-star of CBS' The King of Queens; he is also star of the upcoming Pixar film "Ratatouille." Mast...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Formed a Band 8-12-06 Updated: 2006-08-12 23:18:00 Description: Guests Eddie Argos of Art Brut and Paul Malmont. Paul Malmont is the author of "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril." Eddie Argos is the frontman of the acclaimed rock band Art Brut....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Wonder 8-5-06 Updated: 2006-08-05 20:22:00 Description: Guests The Flaming Lips' Michael Ivins and Lawrence Weschler. Michael Ivins is a bassist and idea man with The Flaming Lips. Lawrence Weschler is a long-time New Yorker writer, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and author of "Everything That ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Two Sides of a Coin Updated: 2006-07-22 20:01:00 Description: Guests Dave Attell and Michael Showalter. Dave Attell is a celebrated standup comedian, and the former host of Comedy Central's Insomniac. Michael Showalter is best know for his work on MTV's The State and Comedy Central's Stella; he also...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD ComedyCopia Updated: 2006-07-15 04:24:00 Description: Comedy from Jonathan Coulton, Hard n Phirm, The Hazzards, Todd Barry, Mike Birbiglia, Marc Maron, and Brent Weinbach....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Kasper Hauser Preview Updated: 2006-07-08 22:25:00 Description: A special preview of the Kasper Hauser Podcast, due in late summer....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Klosterman & Foley Updated: 2006-07-02 04:52:00 Description: Guests Chuck Klosterman and Dave Foley. Klosterman is the author of "Killing Yourself to Live" and other pop-culture commentary. Foley is a member of The Kids in the Hall, and was the star of the sitcom Newsradio and the Pixar f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Found-stravaganza 6-24-06 Updated: 2006-06-24 21:47:00 Description: Guests Davy Rothbart and Jason Bitner. Davy Rothbart is editor of Found Magazine, a compendium of lossed and tossed documents and items. Jason Bitner is co-editor, and the editor of the book LaPorte, Indiana....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Indies 6-17-06 Updated: 2006-06-18 04:33:00 Description: Guests Doug Martsch of Built to Spill and Bill Plympton. Bill Plympton is the Oscar-nominated animator of numerous short films. Doug Martsch is the frontman of Built to Spill, one of the indie rock world's most influential bands....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What's Wrong With This Country 6-10-06 Updated: 2006-06-11 02:54:00 Description: Guests Henry Owings and George Saunders. Henry Owings is the editor of Chunklet Magazine; we talk about their new publication, "The Overrated Book: The Only Book You'll Ever Need." George Saunders is an acclaimed satirist, we ta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Put-Ons 6-3-06 Updated: 2006-06-03 15:11:00 Description: Guests Matt Walsh and Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere. Matt Walsh the star of the Comedy Central series Dog Bites Man, and a former correspondent on the Daily Show and co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Charlie Todd is the crea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Goof-around Gang Updated: 2006-05-27 16:56:00 Description: Guests Paul F. Tompkins, Tim & Eric and Will Franken. Tim & Eric are the creators of the Cartoon Network [adult swim] series Tom Goes to the Mayor. Paul F. Tompkins is a standup, and has been a regular on series including The Dail...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Analog and Digital 5-20-06 Updated: 2006-05-21 00:55:00 Description: Guests John Vanderslice, Xeni Jardin and Mark Frauenfelder. Mark Frauenfelder and Xeni Jardin are among the co-authors of Boing-Boing.net, the weblog visited by 1.75 million people every day. John Vanderslice is a recording artist, produc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Interview: The Future of Books Updated: 2006-05-21 00:54:00 Description: Guest Kevin Kelly. Kevin Kelly of Wired Magazine tells us about the digital future of the old-fashioned book, and the copyright issues that complicate it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Killers - 5-13-06 Updated: 2006-05-14 01:51:00 Description: Guests Dan Clowes and Annabelle Hurwitch. Dan Clowes is the screenwriter of the film "Art School Confidential," which is based on a short comic story from his anthology series Eightball. Eightball was also the birthplace of &quo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joketacular 5-6-06 Updated: 2006-05-07 02:45:00 Description: Guest Brian Posehn. We're joined by comedian, writer and actor Brian Posehn (Mr. Show, Just Shoot Me, Seinfeld, Newsradio, Comedians of Comedy). We talk about his long career in comedy. Plus comedy from Todd Barry, Meat, Hard n Phir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Hollywood Outsiders Updated: 2006-04-30 03:44:00 Description: Guests Philip Lopate, Sharon Waxman and Sean Uyehara. Philip Lopate is the editor of the Library of America's Anthology of American Film Criticism. Sharon Waxman is Hollywood reporter for the New York Times and author of "Rebels on t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Jonathans 4-22-06 Updated: 2006-04-23 07:01:00 Description: Guests Jonathan Katz and Jonathan Goldstein. Jonathan Katz is a comedian, and the co-creator and star of "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist." Jonathan Goldstein is an acclaimed radio producer (This American Life, Wiretap) and the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Bonus Interview: Jimmy "The Shooter" Pardo Updated: 2006-04-18 16:37:00 Description: Guest Jimmy Pardo. Jimmy Pardo is a nationally headlining comedian and the former host of "National Lampoon's Funny Money" and AMC's "Movies At Our House." His long-running stage talk show "Running Your Trap"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Santa Cruz, You're Not That Far Updated: 2006-04-16 03:09:00 Description: Guest Andrew WK. This week is our last broadcast from our long-time home base, KZSC in Santa Cruz. We bid an affectionate farewell to the station with two of our favorite segments from our six years in Santa Cruz. The first is a cha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Rip It Up and Start Again Updated: 2006-04-09 01:18:00 Description: Guest Simon Reynolds. This week our theme is "Rip It Up & Start Again," and we investigate the history of Post-Punk music.Our guest is Simon Reynolds, a British pop music critic, and the author of the book which gives our show its...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD (Un)Clean 4-1-06 Updated: 2006-04-01 17:32:00 Description: Guests Jim Gaffigan and the creators of Wonder Showzen. Jim Gaffigan is an actor and comedian who's been seen in films like "Super Troopers," and is one of the most popular touring comics in America. John Lee and Vernon Chatman ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elements of Style 3-25-06 Updated: 2006-03-26 01:18:00 Description: Guests Maira Kalman and George Pelecanos. This week, two looks at style. Maira Kalman created lyrical illustrations of the classic writing handbook The Elements of Style. George Pelecanos is a noted crime author, and a writer/producer for HBO's Th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Joke Warfare 3-18-06 Updated: 2006-03-19 00:40:00 Description: Guests Terry Jones and Dino Stamatopoulos. Terry Jones is a founding member of Monty Python, as well as an author, historian, actor and director. We talk about Python and all that other stuff. Dino Stamatopolous is the creator of Moral Orel on Car...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making Friends with Black People Updated: 2006-03-11 23:54:00 Description: Guests Nick Adams and Calvin Levels. Nick Adams is a comedian and the author of the new book "Making Friends with Black People." Calvin Levels is a Tony-nominated actor and the star of the one-man show "James Baldwin: Go Tell It On the Mountain."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Great Communicators Updated: 2006-03-02 17:24:00 Description: Guests Chris Hardwick and Patton Oswalt. A classic from the vaults of The Sound of Young America featuring two of our best comedian pals... Chris Hardwick is half of Hard N Phirm, and the former host of Singled Out on MTV. Patton Oswalt is a co-st...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Monty Python Footage Updated: 2006-03-02 06:23:00 Description: This Monty Python footage hasn't been seen in over 30 years. Originally broadcast on Dallas' PBS affiliate KERA the day after Holy Grail was released, and discovered only recently. The nice folks at KERA and the Python organization were nice enough...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Moustaches, Etc. 2-25-06 Updated: 2006-02-26 01:21:00 Description: Guests Andy Daly and Richard Montoya. Andy Daly is a former castmember of MadTV, and a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Showbiz Show with David Spade." He's also invented a "hip party game that's sweeping the nation," called "Mustache TV." R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The American Dream 2-18-06 Updated: 2006-02-18 05:54:00 Description: Guests Louis CK, Florian Keller, and Neil Hamburger. Louis CK is one of America's best standup comics -- we talk with him about his new kind of old-fashioned sitcom. Florian Keller writes in his book "Andy Kaufman: Wrestling with the American Dream"...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Future 2-11-06 Updated: 2006-02-11 23:48:00 Description: Guests Chad Trujillo, Paul Moller, and Dippin Dots. A look deep into the future. We talk with the inventor of the Skycar, with the discoverer of a new planet, and with a representative of the Ice Cream of the Future, Dippin' Dots. Plus the future ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | D | ||||
