S16 Ep640: Pearl Jam is Branden Palomo’s Jam
Someone had to say it. Branden Palomo takes a slow, steady, deep dive into the band Pearl Jam. I learn stuff. Enjoy.
1hr 8m Sep 21, 2021
1hr 8m
S16 Ep639: Comics, video games, cartoons, ohmy. Victor Varnado
Victor Varnado wants to make everything Comic, Actor, Director, game designer, podcaster (@sixunseemly twitter @varnadov on IG victorvarnado.net) Victor Varnado and I dork out about video games, programing, robots, comics, and showbiz itself.
1hr 10m Sep 14, 2021
1hr 10m
Nelsie Spencer and R&B. RnB? R and B… – EP 638
Nelsie Spencer (@losingitpod and nelsiespencer.com) talks R&B and, yes.. it’s another Music Episode. I know some of this one tho!! But Nelsie has some AMAZING stories of seeing the greats back in the day. You will love. The show is sponsored this week by awesome wireless earbuds company Raycon. Go to buyraycon.com/dork and get 15% off your order. They're great. For real. Donate to The Dork Fore...
1hr 4m Sep 08, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep637: Bond. James Bond. With Aug Stone – EP 637
Aug Stone (@AugStone) has comedy and songs and we dork out about James Bond. YoungSouthPaw.com is his website and now I want to read the books.
1hr 3m Aug 31, 2021
1hr 3m
S14 Ep636: Demond Thompson does Wrestling
Demond Thompson has the unigue dorkout on wrestling bc HE WRESTLED. I find that out about min 30. Heh. It’s fascinating and awesome. You will love.
1hr 6m Aug 24, 2021
1hr 6m
S14 Ep635: Stevie Wonder is Great. I learn this.
Katie Gaffney (@thekategaffney all the things-Podcast “Service from Hell”) has had an artistic crush on Stevie Wonder since she was six. Get your bingo cards out bc it’s a MUSICAL DORK FOREST!! Fun!
1hr 4m Aug 17, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep634: Grey Gardens and Tragic Romance Dorkout w Heather Thomson
Heather Thomson told me about that Jackie bouvier kennedy cousin story Grey Gardens. For a long time. It is AMAZING. You will love.
58m Aug 10, 2021
58m
S14 Ep633: No reason to Gloomhaven with Chris Mancini
Chris Mancini is old school comedy film nerd. We talk Gloomhaven and other EXPANSIONY board games. Board Games. Enjoy.
1hr 1m Aug 03, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep632: Shelagh Ratner and Lubricating the GAME
Shelagh Ratner (@shelaghratner IG) is a comic w a new album “Comic Footprint” and is COMMITTED to this tile rummy game called Rummikub. Pronounced CUBE. I find things to ask about it. It sounds fun. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero o...
1hr 4m Jul 27, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep631: Damon Sumner remembers Remember the Titans
Damon Sumner @damonjr has a favorite movie that I have NEVER SEEN!! It’s Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans. Yes. I’m surprised I’ve never seen it either.
1hr 7m Jul 20, 2021
1hr 7m
S14 Ep630: Adam Bozarth watching a LOT of Star Trek this Pandmeic
Mooooore Star Trek!! It’s quarantine goodness with Adam Bozarth (lefthandedradio.com and @lefthandedradio) talking TNG, Deep Space Nine and Voyager. We also weed off. Enjoy.
1hr 5m Jul 13, 2021
1hr 5m
S14 Ep629: Sand Castles with Shlomo Sher - 629
Uh. Sand Castle dork out. It’s epic. With Shlomo Sher (ethicsandvideogames.com and @videogamesethics twitter/IG). You must enjoy.
1hr 3m Jul 06, 2021
1hr 3m
S14 Ep628: More Marvel w Justin Mohareb - 628
We dive too deep!! Secrets are spilled. Theories are speculated. The hour goes by almost immediately. Justin Mohareb (@thebitterguy) and I talk over each other about Marvel. A lot. It’s great. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story”...
1hr 14m Jun 29, 2021
1hr 14m
S14 Ep627: Gone with the Wind with Joyelle Johnson - 627
Joyelle Johnson has seen Gone with the Wind a LOT. And I have NOT. So she takes me through the plot, the people, the outfits and the drama onscreen and off for one whole hour. It is a DELIGHT. You will love.
1hr 2m Jun 22, 2021
1hr 2m
S14 Ep626: Korean Food DEEP DIVE w Aisha Alfa - 626
She LIVED in Korea you guys. So Korean food is discussed in depth. Yay. Aisha Alfa (@aishaalfa everywhere) has a new album out – ALL THE PARTS and a podcast called THE SHOUTOUT SHOW. She played international University Soccer and we now have a club to form that needs to go get Korean food. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email add...
58m Jun 15, 2021
58m
S14 Ep625: Musician (not politician) Scott Walker w Jeanne Hospod - 625
Jeanne Hospod -artist, animater and writer – her dorkdom-Singer/Songwriter Scott Walker -who SOUNDS LIKE … DEAN MARTIN? Like CROONY. Wild. Lyrics DEFINITELY The 60s and 70s. Man outta time. This is fascinating. Made more so if you go check him out (via her blog which is THOROUGH!!).
1hr 12m Jun 08, 2021
1hr 12m
S14 Ep624: Effects Pedals. It's music ISH. Dork out w David Rees
David Rees (Hulu’s DickTown animated series creator has SO MUCH info about a sound thing called Effects Pedals and I LEARN THINGS.
1hr 4m Jun 01, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep623: Palindrome Dork Out!
Mark Saltveit (@taoish and palindromist.org loves him a frontways/backways pile of letters that say the same thing and WE GO BACK to the LATIN. This is amazing. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Ama...
1hr 1m May 25, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep622: San Francisco WAS the old west Dork Out!
Bob Calhoun (@bob_calhoun) is BACK! He’s got a new book out called “The Murders that Made Us” and we talk about San Francisco MURDERS mostly in the 1800s. It’s nuts. It’s great. You will love.
1hr 7m May 18, 2021
1hr 7m
S14 Ep621: Frasier Sitcom DORKOUT!! (spoiler: he was a snob)
The TV show Frasier. With Kelsey Grammar. Spoiler. Not. Holly Brown (@itshollybrown & @hollybrowncomedy on IG) LOVES it. Has Memorabilia because her dad worked on the show and what was dumb when she was a kid is now the thing she LOVES a LOT. This is great.
1hr 3m May 11, 2021
1hr 3m
S14 Ep620: Finally! A M*A*S*H Dorkout
We all deal with Q-tine differently. Brian Swartz (@brianswartz, trumpet player w a new jazz album “To Be With You on distrokid.com) LOVES him some M.A.S.H. Does it hold up? SOME of it 😊 YES. You will love this one. Ha@! Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am...
1hr 13m May 04, 2021
1hr 13m
S14 Ep619: Dorkout THE WIRE-Spoilery
Ramon Rivas II @blazerramon has comedy chops all over the internet and IRL. He leads me through the epic Shakespearean drama that IS The Wire. It’s amazing. You will love. FULL OF SPOILERS.  
1hr 10m Apr 27, 2021
1hr 10m
S14 Ep618: Qtine Snack Dorkout w Alison Leiby
Alison Leiby - comic and cohost of @RuinedPodcast - is my guest. We do a deep dive into what COULD, ambitiously, be called a charcuterie situation but is really “SNACK dinner.” You will love.
1hr 4m Apr 20, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep617: STARDEW VALLEY DorkOut. HA! Awesome.
STARDEW VALLEY. Ha@! It’s a more dramatic Animal Crossing. I love IT. And Katie McMillian is DIPPED. We get into it and I love it. I LOVE it. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you w...
57m Apr 13, 2021
57m
S14 Ep616: Horror’s purpose for Halle Kiefer
Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer) loves horror tv, movie and will support anyone who does NOT love such things (she has a podcast called “RUINED” and makes it better for her friend Alison who can’t take it. Like Me. She’s great. Listen Up.
1hr 1m Apr 06, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep615: Arthur Gaus history and SF dorkout!
Arthur Gaus (@maniac_bowl twitter and IG) is a comic with a new album “Nice Jokes for Smart People” and we dork out hard on history and San Francisco history specifically. Enjoy
1hr 7m Mar 30, 2021
1hr 7m
S14 Ep614: Making Pasta w Brian Parise
Briane Parise (@parisecomedy twitter and IG) is a comic with a new album “Last Wishes” and we dork out hard on his love of making pasta. This is fun. You will love.
1hr 4m Mar 23, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep613: Puppets & Horror Dorkout w Chris Fleming
Chris Fleming (@chrisfluming twitter and @chrisflemingfleming IG) is a comic that loves puppets and horror and they ALL help his anxiety. (Follow for zoom shows!). He is delightful. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available ...
1hr 1m Mar 16, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep612: Kyle Ayers dorks out about Annie Clark
Kyle Ayers @kyleayers (comic w great album called “HAPPINESS” and podcast “Never Seen It”) loves a band. Which seems to be a woman named Annie Clark. And I learn about a BAND!! Yay music. St. Vincent the band. Not the thrift store. You will love.
1hr 8m Mar 09, 2021
1hr 8m
S14 Ep611: More baseball w Greg Proops: The Negro Leagues
More baseball w Greg Proops: The Negro Leagues - 611 Greg Proops @gregproops is a great comic and we did the history of baseball TDF seasons ago. This ep is a deep dive (w pictures YOUTUBE) into the Negro Leagues. It’s fascinating and inspiring and eye opening. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is ...
1hr 20m Mar 02, 2021
1hr 20m
S14 Ep610: A LOT of BATMAN w Scott Rogers
Scott Rogers and BATMAN - 610 We get to the 1980s with Batman. I know. But with Scott Rogers @mightybedbug you get comics AND TV AND toys AND writers and artists and then ALMOST the movies. He’ll be back. This is great.
1hr 7m Feb 23, 2021
1hr 7m
S14 Ep609: Ollie Barder and Mech Anime
Holding Ollie Barder to 5 of his fave Anime and getting to see some sick action figures makes this a must watch TDF. There are SPOILERS for shows FROM THE 1980s. FYI. Ollie is a game designer and toy reviewer for Forbes/Hobbylink and Mechadamashii.com. He’s @cacophanus on twitter and youtube and this ep is on fire. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal li...
1hr 1m Feb 16, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep608: Scary Video Games Dork OUT w Mike Drucker
You scared of video games? @mikedrucker, head writer of Full Frontal, author of new book "Silent Hill 2," is not. He will play a scary video game. In VR. I will HEAR about such things. But not play. Too Scary!! But Fascinating. Enjoy.
1hr 4m Feb 09, 2021
1hr 4m
S14 Ep607: Orca Dorkout w Andie Main
Free Willy and that Orca that killed SEVERAL jailers… Andie Main you guys… (@AndieMain, album MAGPIE, and her podcast People Enjoying Terrible Accidents-PETA) and I talk NOT fish. It’s awesome. You will love.
1hr 6m Feb 02, 2021
1hr 6m
S14 Ep606: Fixer Upper your life w Orlando Leyba – EP 606
Orlando Leyba (@heylando, (special on HBO Max “Adorable”) is a comic and loves the positive energy of some HGTV. Notably… The Fixer Upper. We also get some Orlando Grandmother stories and it’s great. You will love.
1hr 8m Jan 26, 2021
1hr 8m
S14 Ep4: Wonder Woman 1984 - NO Shoulderpads. SPOILER
Andy, his good friend and DC long box Lee Bennet all saw Wonder Woman and we TALK ABOUT IT IN DETAIL. THIS IS SO SPOILERY... so only listen if you've SEEN IT. Or DO NOT CARE. Both are acceptable to us. Enjoy.
1hr 13m Jan 19, 2021
1hr 13m
S14 Ep605: Tom Papa makes bread
Tom Papa (@tompapa and tompapa.com has all the books and shows) makes bread… simple bread.. exciting and, weirdly, for me, complicated. It’s a good one. You will love.
1hr 1m Jan 12, 2021
1hr 1m
S14 Ep604: Sly Cooper. A DEEP dork dive with Xander Kwiecien
PS2 Platform Games. Specifically Sly Cooper. A DEEP dork dive with Xander Kwiecien @thewhatsupdate. This is so great. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it si...
1hr Jan 05, 2021
1hr
S14 Ep603: The FASHION of Sweatpants with Suwon Weaver
The FASHION of Sweatpants with Suwon Weaver
1hr 5m Dec 29, 2020
1hr 5m
S14 Ep602: Tom Waits does not have an apostrophe
Kevin James Doyle (@kevinjamesdoyle) is a comic (with a new album 30 Year Old Virgin and a podcast called The Bradshaw Boys) and loves the scratchy lyricism of Tom Waits. I learn who Tom Waits is. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder b...
1hr 6m Dec 21, 2020
1hr 6m
S14 Ep601: Animal Crossing LOVE w Jenn Welch
Jenn Welch (@jennwelchnow) is a New York comic and has a podcast (@LadyHDpod) and is one of the legion of people that told me Animal Crossing is THE BEST. She brings it. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feeding...
1hr 12m Dec 15, 2020
1hr 12m
S14 Ep600: Year TWO of the Revolutionary War w Gary Petersen
Two years ago, Gary Petersen (@garyjpetersen) (ep 492) talked about LEADING UP to the Revolutionary War. We have him back to talk about the NEXT YEAR. Oh… it’s 7 more eps with him. He has a new album!! “Yellow Belt Confidence!” It’s great. He’s great. You will love.
1hr 7m Dec 08, 2020
1hr 7m
S14 Ep599: ANOTHER ANGLE on Hallmark Christmas Movies. Jen Kirkman
FINALLY! Jen Kirkman (@jenkirkman on twitter/IG) will break her NON EXISTENT silence about her love of Hallmark Christmas Movies. Because of their simple SIMPLE formula. This is so good. You will love. PROMISE.
1hr 5m Dec 01, 2020
1hr 5m
S14 Ep598: Hallmark Christmas Movies, the breakdown with my Brother.
My brother RUSS KASHIAN loves many things. Great films. But not HERE. Here it is the love of a mediocre movie and that constant; a love of data. The video. You’re going to want to WATCH the video bc there’s a tour of his spreadsheet. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxShvvK9Qe5cqyJAl961vzOzIFKbI2IEh OMG.
1hr 6m Nov 24, 2020
1hr 6m
S14 Ep597: Sophia Zolan knows what they did that one Summer
@SophiaZolan on IG with SoZo’s Variety Show on IG – loves a scary movie. But she’s been going at it since 1997 so I mention scary movies I’ve HEARD of and we talk about how she would probably love those. This is hilarious. You will love.
1hr 2m Nov 18, 2020
1hr 2m
S14 Ep596: ZINES!!
Ron Babcock @ronbabcock and Ryan McKee @TheRyanMcKee make a ‘zine (Modest Proposal) and love zines and their zine is now an anthology you can get!! https://www.amazon.com/Modest-Proposal-Anthology-Interviews-Comedians-ebook/dp/B08F41JVWT - welcome to ZINE TALK!! Enjoy.
1hr 7m Nov 10, 2020
1hr 7m
Kristin Key is a MAD LIB  – EP 595
Kristin Key (@thekristinkey on twitter/IG) makes Mad Libs. Since sheltering in place she’s got a podcast where she does it for people (Mad Mondays). We talk about the history (fascinating), the joys and the ongoing reason to keep going. She’s a great comic and I tell my own tale of mad libs. Heh. Fun!! Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email addre...
1hr 5m Nov 03, 2020
1hr 5m
Bil Dwyer is PUZZLED. WHAT? I know. Sudoku  – EP 594
Bil Dwyer (@bildwyer on IG) is PUZZLED. WHAT? I know. Sudoku, Crosswords. I just like Bil. He’s a great comic and who knew he liked word and number puzzles so much. It’s great. You will enjoy. Promise. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of Th...
1hr 4m Oct 27, 2020
1hr 4m
S14 Ep493: The works of Kevin Smith and Adult Swim w Jeremy Wein
Jeremy Wein and adult cartoons. For adults. Hilarious Adults – EP 593 Jeremy Wein (@thisismyshow & https://www.play-perview.com/) loves theater, SURE… but we talk cartoons. We start with Kevin Smith and go through the Simpsons, Space Ghost and SO many I’ve never seen. And we celebrate Kevin Smith too!! FUN!! You will enjoy.
1hr 13m Oct 20, 2020
1hr 13m
S14 Ep592: 3D Printing Dork Out w Nick Betancourt
A man and his 3D Printer – there's video cast too w awesome pictures!! Nick Betancourt (@nickhbet & https://www.thingiverse.com/txengineer14/designs) to see the cool stuff). Holy smokes do I learn stuff and it’s great. You will love. I swear.
1hr 6m Oct 13, 2020
1hr 6m