The Dork Forest

This is a bonus PREMIUM EP.. Recorded Live in Atlanta at the Highland Ballroom. The track playing here is the, normally, free bonus track of Andy and I discussing the show. So give me $2 for the whole thing on And, as always here is a clip of the show: Live in Atlanta at the Highland Ballroom with local dork luminary Hollis Gillespie Author, Comedian, Teacher (  ). A woman CONVINCED she must be pr...

Baking! Happy Holidays you guys. Lesley Tsina (@lesleytsina and ) has a book Restart Me Up: The Unauthorized, Un-Accurate Oral History of Windows 95 is now available in print and ebook on  and . So, we talk Windows 95, learning Mandarin and then BAKING! I learn stuff. You might as well. Enjoy! It’s DECEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for donations to the dork forest aga...

Hamilton. Without enough information (neither of us has seen it) Pat Susmilch (@psusmilch and ) talk and talk. Then we go through his reading list, which is culled from the American Library Association’s most Challenged titles. Heh. NOTE: ALA LIST: It’s DECEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for donations to the dork forest again. My hour comedy special out and you can dow...

This is a bonus PREMIUM EP.. Recorded Live in San Francisco at DocsLab. The track here is the, normally, bonus track of Andy and I discussing the show. So give me $2 for the whole thing on  Here is the teaser clip of the show: and, most of the shows. Live at DocsLab in San Francisco with Anglophile. Steampunk author. Victorian Era foodstuffs and Tea dork. Gail Carriger (  )   We all know I have an...

Ghosts. Suzy Soro (@hotcomestodie on twitter and here’s her books!!! ) and I talk a LOT about Ghosts. We weed off about France (we recorded this before the Paris attack but after Charlie Hebdo) Celebs and Standup. But then we get BACK to Ghosts. I’m a skeptic but it’s a safe space so we dork the heck out!! Her stories (now in the books) about celebrities are pretty great. Get on that. Enjoy! It’s...

The X Files. I don’t know anything about this show. I’ve seen four. Amanda (@chez_Amanda and ) does. A lot. I learn stuff. It’s a good one. And. Finally! Enjoy. It’s NOVEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for donations to the dork forest again. My hour comedy special out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcr...

Minutia about Minutia. Trivia. Steve Young (@steveyoungrocks and ) does trivia. He writes trivia. He knows things. He loves weird facts and extrapolating offa that. I can’t stop laughing and knowing VERY LITTLE. It’s a fun one. Enjoy. It’s NOVEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for donations to the dork forest again. My hour comedy special out and you can download it here:...

Comedy can mean different things to different people. And when you see a comic you don’t like; leave. It has nothing to do with you. You should have youtube googled him. Ryan Stout (@stoutryan) goes down a rabbithole you MAY or MAY NOT want to come down. Why am I SO MAD? He’s not. I like him. I know him. He’s great. Enjoy. It’s NOVEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for do...

Beer and boardgames. Wil Wheaton (@wilw) makes beer. He’s also WIL WHEATON. I learn about how to make beer (being from Wisconsin doesn’t preclude this learning) and we talk about games. It’s really fun. Enjoy!! It’s NOVEMBER… Donate to your LOCAL FoodBank In January I’ll bug you for donations to the dork forest again. My hour comedy special out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my si...

This is a PREMIUM EP.. recorded live. The track here is, what is normally, the free bonus track of Andy and I discussing the show. So give me $2 for the whole thing on Here is a clip of the show:  Live at Convolution 2015 Landry Walker (@landryQwalker) has written comics for tiny children and NOT FOR TINY CHILDREN. Danger Club is a grown up story of teen superheroes trying to figure out where the...

Old timey photo booths. Breanna Conley (@saturnbooth ) has begun collecting 1950’s photo booths. To her fella’s eternal patience and, one day, income-filled joy. I learn a lot about Breanna, really. The photo info was just awesome extras. Enjoy. We all know I have an hour comedy special out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” b...

Jay Z is very important to Dwayne Perkins (a great comic and podcaster @funnydp and @movienightcast). I learn the who and whyfor and I weed off and he gets us back to dork out on Jay Z. heh. You will love this one. Enjoy. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because comedy is all about...

The housewife love is REAL. I don’t know nuffin about no reality shows… but Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) does and he reveals it all. He’s also got a new special out called Happy. And A Lot. Get on it. Live it up reality tv dorks!! I learned about people. Again. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Hor...

"Bad" Movies don't know their bad. Danielle Radford (@DanielleRadford) loves a lot of things. We could have talked comic books or TV but we talked “movies” … of a certain kind. A bad movies must have TRIED TO BE SINCERE. Oh yes… it’s a good one. You will enjoy. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excell...

The 70’s is a great decade for FILM! And movies. And Greg Proops (@gregproops) has more information and stories and the great great tales of a LOT of them. Live @lapodfest in front of an amazing crowd. SO FUN. I’ve already watched Point Break because of this. NOTES: The Smartest Man in the World is his Podcast Greg Proops Film Club is his other audio show The Smartest Book in the World is his BOOK...

Juggler, Banjo Player & Cartoonist for the New Yorker; multifaceted dork diamond Matthew Diffee (@MatthewDiffee) will dork out about banjos and jugglin! His book is good. His comics are smart and fun and check out his website. Cuz he’s great. Enjoy. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here: or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux”...

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 do the audio on this so it doesn't sound as good as when Patrick Brady does it. Don't blame him. E me I read old emails and comments, and we will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about what I’m dorking out on currently. In any case, thanks for listen...

David Koechner (@davidkoechner) is a great comic and actor and is loves him a non fiction history book. In paper, on audio, probably as a kindle. He also has five kids. We talk all over the place. It’s a great episode. AD: THERE’S AN AD!! is a great place to get bedding. And with that link, you get $25 off your first order. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:...

Rain Harvesting and Sand Hydroponics you guys. Marc Price cares and wants us all to care about water! I care now!! Marc is on twitter @MarcPriceNow and and he’s doing MONTHS of roadwork this fall. Get on it. NOTES: It looks really cool -    We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:   or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” becaus...

A childhood SAVED BY THE BELL! See what I did there? Sumukh Torgalkar (@sumukhcomedy ) just really likes that show. Still. And still watches it … a lot. I’ve barely seen it so I get a blow by blow of episodes. Heh. Fun! Enjoy! NOTES: His New CD … The Mispronunciation of Sumukh Torgalkar Get it!! We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:   or get the DVD on my site....

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 old emails and comments, and we will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about what I’m dorking out on currently. In any case, thanks for listening. I’ll get better at these as we go. LEARNING CURVE, FOLKS. THE TDF ringtones and wallpaper (free) li...

Redemption of a supervillain. That’s Stephen Brophy (@StephenBrophy ) dorkdom. He loves the idea, he loves to read about them… he loves to write about them. Tis superhero PROSE you guys. We dork out pretty hard. Plenty of suggestions of stuff to read. Enjoy. NOTES: The Villain’s Sidekick and The Eternity Conundrum Get em! We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:  ...

Using Dorkdoms to deal with Depression. Paul Gilmartin (@mentalpod  and ) is a multifaceted dork woodworking, guitar, hockey and the video game Civilization are dorked out upon. I’m a sloppy talker in this one but he’s great! You will love.    We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:   or get the DVD on my site. It’s called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” bec...

Surfing! Murray Valeriano (@MurrayV) and Monty Franklin (@MontyFranklin) are comics who, happen, to surf. They put up shows (with other comics who surf ) and came and talked about surfing a lot. I learned stuff. You will like. I did. NOTES: Murray’s new comedy album is called Rusty Cow – Get it: Shark Attack July 19, 2015   We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:...

Puzzles, words and language… Zach Sherwin (@zachsherwin) is a comic and rapper and genuinely wants to do all things that involve that figuring out how to communicate. He loves puzzles, we DO a couple hints on a Cryptic Crossword. Then it’s hip hop and other talking words and it’s great. I promise. We all know I have an hour comedy video out and you can download it here:   or get the DVD on my site...