The Dork Forest

My guests were my traveling companions for the last couple weeks in Africa and the Middle East. was the author of this tour and then got hurt and had to fly home before the end of the tour. So we're debriefing him a bit... and, not on this episode, our other traveling companion,  kept on. Because, in the military, it's "no one left behind." In comedy, it's "sure. We’ll go on." and then, belatedly,...

It’s another Dork Expedition out and about. We meet dorks in their natural habitat! works at and her mom (Janet Winter) owns . We wander.   I didn’t edit this AT ALL before going to the Middle East. My use of language in this episode is randomly inaccurate. Fantastic. I just let Pat sound fix this so it’s more meander-y than I might have let it be if I edited. I hope you enjoy it. I had a blast. A...

I’m in the dining room of Convention dork and his lovely wife , who used to write a LOT of Fan Fiction… based on characters that Russell Crowe played. I love it when I pretend to know things. There was so much we didn’t get to… got to have them back!   Notes: – Henry Winkler Toronto Dome: Rogers Centre Fan Fiction – the link from Rosie is just a R.C. FF site – movie – the Russell Crowe fanfic boar...

My guest today is Stand Up Comic, Musician and Writer… check out the links… It turns out she is great imaginary friends with Sandy Bullock. She’s hilarious and fascinating. I try to out talk her. She held her own, so it’s a good one.   Notes: – I love the “hot” friend who has to act dumb but is smart. – Uh… The Hills. Okay. Headshots – what I MEANT was hard copies of headshots. I have , of course....

Today I talk with and about autographs, bands, religion and serendipity. It’s a good one. I know I say that every time. This even ran long!   Notes: – VH1 – – weirdly Eric Johnson who played Flash, was on Smallville! – PS3 or Wii will also work with Netflix. – not enough scientific information in this… Scientology – I’d link it but I feel like there’d be a knock on my door. I bring up again and Jo...

My guests today are, voice actor and cartoon dork , and local guy and VH1 talking head show dork, .  We bonded on film, the joy of diners and then… we talk about comedy. Again. And I enjoyed it.   Notes: – Bradley Whitford I said “percentage of the watchers” fantastic. English is my first Language. - where is she now? Tony Dimond’s FIRST great invention? I forgot to ask during the show and the rea...

My guests are (who plays Jeff Barnes on Chuck) and my friend , standup comic and fan of mini-donkeys from Wisconsin. This is a morning edition of The Dork Forest; we’re all punchy because we’re comics, we weed off a LOT. Good times.   Notes: – I wasn’t certain this was real. My PARENTS told me about them. - found a recipe, your call. – who knows if we get back to this. – I can’t find information a...

Back in my living room with my guests, (Warhammer gaming dork… got to have him back to talk it up some more) and , who loves her a “nutritional mineral.”   Notes: – I knew Joss Whedon was a musician, that’s who knew. – according to THIS website. – this book is coming up again next episode. Sigh. – again I bring this book up. – Julia Child’s – wiki link… so take it with a grain. – this link is how...

This is a walking dork expedition to in Seattle with Craig Holt. knew I would be fascinated. And so it came to pass. It might be loud, but it’s awesome.   Because of the guerilla nature of the taping, there is background noise and I would love your feedback. Do you like the dork expedition idea… it should be able to be done better with other equipment (Patrick had suggestions).   Notes: (Oh… if it...

This is the second LIVE Dork Forest taped in Seattle, before a live audience. I talked with and .  Peter’s a comic book author and we find out 40 minutes in that Peter still goes to Myspace. I don’t take advantage of the topic. This episode was a learn-to-do-live-TDF.   Notes: – given to me in 1986, framed in my bathroom J Can You Imagine?– to hear clips and buy on . fan group. Rachel & Michelle,...

  This is the first LIVE Dork Forest. In Seattle, before a live audience, I talked with and . Ed is a multi-Eisner Award winning writer of many of the comic books I read. I dork out about HIM a bit and we talked movies and comics and politics and television. It was awesome. Kermet is a great comic (winner of the Great American Comedy Festival) and you should go watch him do it a lot.   Notes: Will...

  My guests are (loves deep breathing and all that that implies from her San Francisco upbringing) and (language and travel dork!). I talk a lot and VERY fast on this show. We bonded nicely though and it’s a fun one.   Notes: Swath - Definition and a tiny history. It seems to be agriculture related to clearing a space. – Pismo Beach – (there used to be a lot of clams, then they were “harvested” to...

  writes for and I wasn’t too dorky about that. But I wanted to be. Instead I let him dork out about his freaking love of 3D and the Viewmaster and how it’s all come together for a live show that he does (here in LA March 16, 2011 downtown, details on the website). You can also just get a viewmaster and the “reels” on that website to enjoy in your own home. I learned stuff about cameras and the hi...

  My guests are Gariana Abeyta, projectionist at the ArcLight Cinema and the Silent Movie Theatre, (@garianaabeyta on twitter) and twitter monster Alison Agosti (@Just_Alison on twitter). This show is a little GRAPHIC. It is not Gariana’s fault. It’s Alison’s fault. And… my own. This is an admittedly weird ep. I kinda love it. Not even kinda.   BTW: THE DOORBELL RANG… at 5:35ish… you hear the door...

and are my guests. They are really funny comics and have their own podcast .  This is, if I may say, another great episode MOSTLY about stand up. We all, really, say TOO much. Also, this was taped March 3rd… perhaps I am the only person who didn’t know who Snooki was or is and what #winning meant… but I feel somehow stronger because of it. I was reminded how to grow brussel sprouts this week. Woul...

    and are my guests and they are in a BAND! A dorky dorky band called . The rest of the band will be on another day – but they are all comics and sketch actors. We covered a LOT of ground. Lots o' notes.   – New D&D approved adventure RISK-, , – boardgames – website and podcast – D&D monster – Rankin/Bass' "Return of the King" – – Grr Who! – he kept saying Mel… but this is Musical DirectorFortre...

  My guests this episode are (stand up comic and host of ) and (writer, stand up comic and regular on the Chelsea Handler show). Get this – they both love ghosts and UFO’s and Tarot cards and Karen does a real Tarot card reading. This is a great episode.   Note: For those of you who believed Mazes & Monsters, Tarot card reading is also non-threatening. Remember, everything on TDF is about choice a...

  My guest this episode is , host and creator of the fantastic podcast . He's such a fascinating comic that it took most of the show for me to get to the fact that he’s a Fantasy Baseball dork. Fantasy Baseball seems to be that you get a list of players and you WATCH their stats for the season. Fascinating! You will note how much I like Jimmy because I won’t let him talk. I beginning to see it as...

  My guests this episode are , (follow on twitter @jamesurbaniak) actor and the voice of Dr. Venture on and comedian and comedy writer (follow on twitter @murrayv). We talked the heck out of old Hollywood and acting. Animation and children’s music were lightly touched upon but the works of Charles Laughton were full on dorked out upon to the point that I’ve added some movies to my Netflix Queue.  ...

  New York comics Rob Stern (twitter @actionstern) and stop in to talk about their obsessions with Action Figures, Video Games, Dinosaurs and Yoga. And Abigoliah’s Mom let her change her name when she was about 13. How many of us can say THAT? They have a podcast called that I am going to be on at some point and, on that, they talk about stand up comedy – a LOT.   Credits: Audio leveling by Patric...

Two stand-up comics stop by and we talk it out. Dinosaurs, Pro-Wrestling, Zombies, and comics… and are very nice and super dorky.   s - iPhone game demonstration – SNES (at about 3:11) – awesome comic – dirty comic Michael May – - their friend’s web comic J is the dork thing… the other thing is … you can look that up. Also, if you know – DON’T tell me. Thank you. Those books again Alt Wrestling Sn...

Andrew Deutsch and David Nett are this week's guests. They've made a dorky dorky show for the internet called GOLD - an RPG web series. . We talked Dungeons and Dragons and Board Games and, in the end... found that another episode of TDF is going to be needed to talk about comic books and FONTS... the exciting world of Kerning MUST be examined! Reccomended reading from David, George RR Martin -  a...

My guest is – Emmy award winning writer, comic, actor and fellow Wisconsinite. He is a Midwestern History fan and Band/Orchestra dork.  I’m a Jeff Cesario dork. It was great.   Novel Recommended by Jeff: Series again recommended by me: Brave New Dad –  (Waylon's not in this but he's working that puppet)     Jeff Cesario’s Funny or Die show: DVD   Credits: Audio leveling by Patrick Brady and the So...

  My guests are ladies... so they talk soft like ladies... not a lot even Patrick Brady could do about it without making it all sound weird. So, it soft -and ladylike. That’s what’s up. They are both on facebook and twitter find them and follow: @WendyLiebman and @JudeTheUnsure. It's a girly episode... I hope you enjoy a lovely hour with two funny, smart lady-friend dorks. Also, I lose my card whe...

  It’s one on one dork dialog this episode.   (follow him on twitter @danajgould ) is a great , and one of the first comics I knew who committed to what I call, at this writing, dorkiness, in his act. His material is always personal and family related but it also has always gone to his favorite films and games. His love of Science Fiction and Horror has a nice sense of depth in his act, and when y...