The Dork Forest 396 - Alycia Cooper
President Psycho’s twitter account. Alycia Cooper @alyciacooper is a great standup comic with a new podcast @hot10withAlycia / http://www.alyciacooper.com/ and is obsessed with the trainwreck that is our federal government. We talk about the crazy; the details and the implications. Warning… real actual current affairs talk here. Let’s take it in and help each other out here. WELCOME to year ELE...
1hr 5m Feb 21, 2017
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The Dork Forest 395 - Chris Mancini
Boardgames. More freaking boardgames. But Chris Mancini (www.comedyfilmnerds.com @chrisjmancini) loves the KICKSTARTER boardgame experience. We know that we WANT the fancy minifigs, but do we NEED them for the game. NOTE: Ear Buds, the Documentarty about podcasting is his and it’s OUT!! http://store.comedyfilmnerds.com/Ear-Buds-The-Podcasting-Documentary/ This is a really interesting, and a mil...
1hr 4m Feb 14, 2017
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The Dork Forest 394 - John Opdycke
Antique Watches. John Opdycke (@jdopdycke and www.openprimaries.org) collects antique watches and he’s wearing one and I got to see a 1961 Rolex and we talked about WW1 watches and Soviet watches. Then we got into his work with grassroots politics. Both fascinating. You will love. Get on it. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.band...
1hr 6m Feb 07, 2017
1hr 6m
The Dork Forest 393 - Greg Fideler
Motorcycles. Greg Fideler (comedy writer and producer) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2345328/ loves him a motorcycle and I get to hear ALL about it. It was GREAT and you will like. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. ...
1hr 6m Jan 31, 2017
1hr 6m
The Dork Forest 392 - Tim Harmston
Prince. Tim Harmston (@timharmston) is a comic from Minneapolis and he LOVES that Prince stayed in Minneapolis and created music non stop for his hard core fans. Tim is such a fan. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul ...
1hr 3m Jan 24, 2017
1hr 3m
The Dork Forest 391 - John Kovalic
More boardgames you guys. It’s John Kovalic (@muskrat_john and www.dorktower.com), artist to the stars of game design (Apples to Apples and Muchkin) … has a love of Warhammer, DnD, boardgames and all nerdy dorky things. He’s a local Wisconsin dork luminary and he is great. Read his comic, Dork Tower. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkfo...
1hr 4m Jan 17, 2017
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TDF 390 - Phil Kashian
It has begun. Here’s the most classically dorky of my siblings. Phil Kashian introduced me to Hobbit and LOTR. My brother Phil is a diamond of dorkdoms… so many facets…but we talk here, first, about Tolkien. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcr...
1hr 5m Jan 10, 2017
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TDF EP 389 Brandi Brown
The Minnesota State Fair. Brandi Brown (@itsthebrandi) is a great comic and has an eclectic pile of dorkdoms. We picked a couple. The state fair and her diving into the caucus system here in MN during the caucuses. It's fascinating. Enjoy!! Welcome to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: www.thedorkforest.com.bandcamp.com (download the bandcamp app for EASIEST way ...
1hr 19m Jan 02, 2017
1hr 19m
TDF 387 Caitlin Gill
Roald Dahl. Caitlin Gill (@robotCaitlin on twitter @Caitlinistall on Instagram) loves the works. Knows the flaws of the man. Teaches me how prolific the guy WAS. She’s a great comic and this is a great ep. Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in the US. OR… google the name of your town and the words “food b...
1hr 3m Dec 20, 2016
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TDF 386 Bucky Sinister
Lotta Werner Herzog. Buckowski. ART. Poems. Bucky Sinister (@bucky_sinister on twitter @buckysinister on Instagram). He’s dipped in the works and I learn a LOT. We go deep, psychologically. It’s a great ep. Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in the US. OR… google the name of your town and the words “food ...
1hr 2m Dec 13, 2016
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TDF 388 Nia De-Bose
Food and Family. Nia DeBose (Houston comic @LOLNiaDeBose) and I talk recipes and go down a rabbit hole of foods we love. (no rabbit recipes were mentioned) Then we weed off in the end about wandering neighborhoods looking at real estate. It’s a great one. See her comedy. Listen to this. For it is fun. Last chance so IN DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. Feeding...
1hr 10m Dec 06, 2016
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TDF 385 Jenny Zigrino
Who has dressed AUTHENTICALLY in Colonial gear? Jenny Zigrino (@JennyZigrino). She did it for fun and money at Ren Faire’s, the Freedom Trail in Boston and, I assume, sitting around the house. I’m wearing my moccasins right now. Great ep. Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in the US. OR… google the name o...
1hr 6m Dec 06, 2016
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TDF 384 Steve Young
Flavored water! Real Housewives! LA and the Thomas Guide. Oh yes… Steve Young (@mrsteveyoung www.steveyoungcomedy.com) and I dork out in stereotypic LA fashion about LA. We are ridiculous. Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in the US. OR… google the name of your town and the words “food bank.” You got thi...
1hr 1m Nov 29, 2016
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TDF 383 Jenny Chalikian
Xena the Warrior Princess! @jennychalikian knows and loves this show. With guest appearances, occasionally, with sex in the city dork, @erinjudge. They are both comics and you should find more of their comedy. We talk powerful lady series and how that is STILL fictional. Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re...
1hr 1m Nov 22, 2016
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TDF 382 David Germain
It’s back to some DC! We talk DC comics and it’s a classic dork forest. David Germain is a comic from Denver and has a podccast called The Disjointed Podcast (@disjointedfilms) and I did his and it was fun! Find it! Enjoy. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in the US. OR… google the name of your town and the wor...
55m Nov 15, 2016
55m
TDF 381 Eric Lampaert
Artificial Intelligence. Eric Lampaert (@ericlampaert) is a great comic and loves him some, what I guess I believe, to be spooky tech. We talk about sentient robots. And find that there is very little sci fi overlap between us. WE talk the big issues and it’s fascinating. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF. DONATE to your LOCAL foodbank. FeedingAmerica.org is good if you’re in th...
1hr 3m Nov 08, 2016
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TDF 380 Beverly D’Angelo
UM… you guys. Beverly D’Angelo (@imbeverlydangelo) is on the show. She is hilarious, fascinating and was just a good person! We talk about what music and places changed her life and a lot about LIFE. It’s great. You will love. NOTE: her upcoming podcast with @moonzappa is Moon Zappa Beverly D’Angelo The Thinking and Laughing Show. Look for it). NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER PLEASE do NOT donate to TDF....
1hr 12m Nov 01, 2016
1hr 12m
TDF 379 LIVE at DC Drafthouse with Michelle Thaller
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here… this just defrays cost and is, essentially, a bonus ep. LIVE in Washington, DC at the DC Drafthouse with Michelle Thaller (@mlthaller and O...
6m Oct 29, 2016
6m
TDF 378 LIVE in Portland at All Jane Fest with ROCKET MEAN
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here… this just defrays cost and is, essentially, a bonus ep. LIVE in Portland, OR at the All Jane Comedy Festival with Rocket Mean (aka Kim Steg...
7m Oct 29, 2016
7m
TDF 377 Jackie Fabulous
Coffee Mugs! HGTV, Beverly Hills Cop, Poker! All of these things come up! Jackie Fabulous (@jackiefabulous) is a great comic and loves SO MANY THINGS. I mostly dork out about how Jackie and I never get to hang out. So we talk a LOT. Secrets are revealed making them not-secrets. You will love her and this. Go for it.  WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: ...
1hr 7m Oct 25, 2016
1hr 7m
TDF 376 Ahmed Bharoocha
Cooking! Ahmed Bharoocha (@ahmedbharoocha) is on the show and we wander around toys and hats and harry potter, then settle IN!! There’s peppers consumed and talked about and recipes revealed. ALMOST. Ahmed has a new album out – GET IT!! “Almond Badoody” on iTunes et al. Enjoy! WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I hav...
1hr Oct 18, 2016
1hr
TDF 375 Brittnee Braun
Barbie. The dolls. But really, the clothes. Brittnee Braun (http://www.brittneebraun.com/ @brittneebraun) makes clothes for cosplay (for you if you want!!) and Barbie was a big part of her learning that that was what she wanted to do. So this is FASCINATING. I know nothing. I learn stuff. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest....
1hr 3m Oct 11, 2016
1hr 3m
TDF 374 LIVE in Toronto at JFL42
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here… this just defrays cost and is, essentially, a bonus ep. Photo Credit:  http://krissymyers.com/  LIVE in Toronto at the Just For Laughs 42 C...
11m Oct 07, 2016
11m
TDF 373 Stu Goldsmith
TDF 373 Stu Goldsmith Boardgames with stories. That’s Stuart Goldsmith’s jam. @comcompod and www.comedianscomedian.com. British comic and podcaster and game lover. We talked for an hour then Andy came home and we played boardgames for 2 hours. He is great. You will love.    WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have a...
1hr 18m Oct 04, 2016
1hr 18m
TDF 372 Geoffrey Golden
Disneyland! Geoffrey Golden (@geoffreygolden from devastatorpress.com and his podcast, Two Packs a Week on iTunes) loves the popular rides of Disney land and world but, also, the ones that didn’t work. Mostly he loves the story on the way TO the rides. His book Dream it! Screw it! is a book of “rejected Disney attractions.” HEH. He’s great. It’s a great ep. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF....
1hr 6m Sep 27, 2016
1hr 6m
TDF 371 Graham Elwood
Samurai Surfer Graham Elwood (@grahamelwood) collects swords, studies martial arts and surfs. I become jealous at several points. He co-founded the @lapodfest and has a great podcast called @comedyfilmnerds. He’s hilarious and you will love this. Enjoy. NOTE: Flashing Steel https://www.amazon.com/Flashing-Steel-Second-Eishin-Ryu-Swordsmanship/dp/1583941975 WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium...
1hr 7m Sep 20, 2016
1hr 7m
TDF 370 Carlos Alazraqui
The Exorcist. SPOILER ALERT (from 1973)  Carlos Alazraqui (@carlosalazraqui and http://www.carlosalazraqui.com/) likes The Exorcist. And it’s fascinating. Wanna guess if I’ve ever seen it? Such a great episode. Find him out in the world.  He is wonderful. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comed...
1hr 3m Sep 13, 2016
1hr 3m
TDF 369 LIVE Premium ep at Oddblock Comedy Fest
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here... this just defrays cost. LIVE in Winnepeg at the Oddblock Comedy Festival with Dan Telfer and John B Duff. Dan Telfer (@dantelfer) and Joh...
9m Sep 07, 2016
9m
TDF 368 Martha Kelly
Law and Order SVU and Criminal Intent. Just those two. Martha Kelly (@marthakelly3 and marthakelly.net/) likes a DARK procedural. Cuz there’s backstory. Because there’s character development. Because her sister turned her onto it. But damn if she’s isn’t on board. She is wonderful. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcam...
1hr 9m Sep 06, 2016
1hr 9m
TDF 367 Phil Johnson
Pirates! ARG. Phil Johnson (@roadsidephil and philjohnsoncomedy.com) has a pirate podcast! UnderTheCrossbones.com and he is all over every part of pirates that you’re willing to talk about. Old time pirates? Disney Pirates? Cosplay? Pirate Bands. All of the Pirates. Heh. Very fun. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.co...
1hr 6m Aug 30, 2016
1hr 6m
TDF 366 Karen Rontowski
Your parents love you because you have compassion for your parents. Tarot Cards. There is a LOT of paranormal stuff talked about, around, at… Karen Rontowski (karenrontowski.com and @rontowski) knows things. She reads MY Tarot cards right on the show! Easy. Non satanic. Warning: hippie alert. So fun. You will like. Unless you won’t. Which is also fine. I loved it. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Pr...
1hr 2m Aug 23, 2016
1hr 2m
TDF 365 Ashley Esqueda
Ashley Esqueda (@ashleyesqueda and ashleyesqueda.com) has a talkshow about future tech and we never DO address the video game that she mentions in the beginning of this show J. (No Man’s Sky if you’re playing at home). We DO talk a LOT about talk shows, so we get into that – then some Harry Potter – then BACK the biz of showbiz. It’s a good one. You will like. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premiu...
1hr 10m Aug 16, 2016
1hr 10m
TDF 364 Maria Bamford LIVE at Just For Laughs Montreal
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here... this just defrays cost. LIVE in Montreal at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival with Maria Bamford (@mariabamford and Lady Dynamite on Ne...
9m Aug 12, 2016
9m
TDF 363 Amy Dallan
Amy Dallan (@enthusiamy and Future Girl (@futuregirlshow)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fkcd_0ulos) is awesome. SO MANY DORKDOMS. We scratched the surface with the video game Loom (which I must now find), we talk a little tabletop RPG and comedy dorky music, THEN it’s a LOT of Hamilton. She knows things. You will love. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and availa...
1hr 5m Aug 09, 2016
1hr 5m
TDF 362 Rory Scovel
Golf. For a full hour, Rory Scovel (@RoryScovel and RoryScovel.com) explains the minutia that is the sport of GOLF! It’s soothing and fascinating all at once. I forget to be enraged about sexism. Classic. It’s pretty great. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Mak...
1hr 7m Aug 02, 2016
1hr 7m
TDF 361 Joe Derosa
HORROR movies! Joe Derosa (of @joederosacomedy and Fangoria podcast: We’ll See You in Hell) Again I larn more about scary stuff. Then we weed off into the joy that are the works of Paul Giamatti (I’m pretty sure). Heh. Enjoy WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An E...
1hr 6m Jul 26, 2016
1hr 6m
TDF 360 Robin Ryan
Roller Derby.  Robin Ryan (@robinryan200 and www.robinryan200.com) has played, loves and made great friends from Roller Derby. So interesting. So great. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can download it h...
1hr 2m Jul 19, 2016
1hr 2m
TDF 359 Heather Simmons
SPOILER ALERT ABOUT A BOOK WRITTEN 150 years ago! Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Caroll. A lot. Heather Simmons (@everywherealice and http://aliceiseverywhere.com/) knows of that which she loves. I learn stuff. Not as much as Andy would like (see the phone bonus). Enjoy! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour ...
1hr 6m Jul 12, 2016
1hr 6m
TDF 358 Wil Anderson
Cricket. The freaking game of Cricket. I feel like I’ve waited my whole life for this. Wil Anderson (@wil_anderson and , aussie comic and friend of the show tells me HOW IT’S PLAYED. Finally. You will love. His pods: http://www.tofop.com/ and http://www.tofop.com/fofop/ I’m on a couple of those. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.ban...
1hr 6m Jul 05, 2016
1hr 6m
TDF 357 LIVE EP with Ronald Wimberly
So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at  https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/  for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here... this just defrays cost. his is a bonus PREMIUM EP. LIVE in Indianapolis @indypopcon with Ronald Wimberly @RaynardFaux . He is an artist (...
9m Jul 01, 2016
9m
TDF 356 Lahna Turner
Traveling. Getting OUT there. Getting to SEE stuff. Lahna Turner (@allthingscomedy pod Perfect 10 and @lahnaturner) has been to a BUNCH of places and we hear some hair raising tales. Enjoy! NOTE: September www.lahnaturner.com will have LIMEADE   WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called...
1hr 5m Jul 01, 2016
1hr 5m
TDF 355 Ivan Van Norman / Andy Ashcraft
Zombies. I question. I am answered and then it becomes clear I’ve thought about them too much. Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) has wallowed in the lore. He then helped publish an RPG tabletop game about Zombies. So we talk about that. Guess who steps in then? Heh. Yer favorite fighting Welshman: Andy Ashcraft. You will love this. NOTE: Outbreak Undead RPG is here: http://huntersbooks.com/ WELCOME...
1hr 17m Jun 28, 2016
1hr 17m
TDF 354 Sarah Urling
Private Eyes. Gumshoes. Sarah Urling (@sarahthepi from Gailey Associates in OC) loved the idea so much she became one and still reads/watches and thinks a lot about the private eyeball job. It’s awesome. You will love.  WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excell...
1hr 2m Jun 21, 2016
1hr 2m
TDF 353 Laura House
Meditating. Laura House (@imlaurahouse and of the podcast laura house at large) is a comic and fascinating. We wander. We concentrate. A perfect storm of a dorkdom because Laura wants to make fun of it. But you can’t. This is so good. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “Th...
1hr 1m Jun 14, 2016
1hr 1m
TDF 352 Erin Judge
Sex and the City. The TV show. Erin Judge (@erinjudge) is a comic and has her first NOVEL is coming out in August – you can pre-order it! The TV show Sex and the City. Not the movies. Not the book. They all have last names you guys. You will love this. NOTE: Erin’s book link: Vow of Celibacy  http://amzn.com/1942600720 WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: h...
1hr 3m Jun 07, 2016
1hr 3m
TDF 351 Ronnie Karam
Bravo shows. All of them. Ronnie Karam (of @RonnieKaram and the podcast Watch What Crappens and www.trashtalktv.com) watches all of it and loves it and hates it. And I do not disappoint if you wondered if I still don’t know what’s currently on television. It’s really fun. Enjoy! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.ban...
1hr 2m May 31, 2016
1hr 2m
TDF 350 Gina Devivo
Glue guns and Harry Potter. Comic books and Costumes. Gina Devivo (@ginasauruss and Future Girl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fkcd_0ulos ) is awesome. You will love. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in...
59m May 24, 2016
59m
TDF 349 Moon Zappa
Figuring out what comes next and not freaking out about it. Moon Zappa (@moonzappa) and I talk nesting then weed the hell OFF. It’s fascinating. You will like. Enjoy.  WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in ...
1hr 3m May 17, 2016
1hr 3m
DORK Addendum SIXTEEN
This is an add-on to TDF. It's an "after" show so this opens with the Mike Ruekberg rendition of "Mexican Hat Dance" and continues from there. I read emails from April of 2015. We will eventually catch up. Or not. And then talk about a couple books I’m trying to read. Heh. In any case, thanks for listening. Take care of each other out there.   THE TDF ringtones and wallpaper (free) links are li...
17m May 13, 2016
17m
TDF 348 Dash Kwiatkowski
Superman. Meet Dash Kwiatkowski (@thetrollverine). He likes Superman better than Batman. That comes up. Dash is a comic and loves him some Superman. And Green Lantern. And I learn stuff about more things that I should read and watch. Enjoy! NOTE: Spoilers from the movie BatmanvSuperman. ALSO NOTE: Dash said "Just an addendum that brainfarting Grant Morrison as the writer of All-Star Superman is...
1hr 1m May 10, 2016
1hr 1m