The Dork Forest

Robert Hack @robert_Hack is an artist and and knows a GREAT DEAL about Doctor Who. This MIGHT be the episode you've been waiting for. If you've been waiting for me to know nothing about Doctor Who. It's Madness. Dorky dorky Madness. It's great. This month's sponsor is a Ranger of TDF. It's Jeff Fulmer and he's written an e-book that you can read on MANY different devices. It's available here: . I...

Who loves the good works of the Coen Brothers? Josh Gondelman does! He's a great comic, www.joshgondelman.com and @joshgondelman on twitter, and we talk politics and characters. I didn't think I had seen as many of their movies but it seems I HAVE. NOTE: There are SPOILERS for THESE MOVIES. DID YOU HEAR THAT? I'm Yelling. It's great and fascinating. This month's sponsor of The Dork Forest is range...

Kevin Seccia (@kevinseccia and www.kevinseccia.com) is a writer that loves to watch some Boxing, MMA and has spent some time thinking about who could beat up who. His blog www.howtobeatupanything.com is currently a great book - Punching Tom Hanks  - check that out It's good stuff. Enjoy.  Audible is sponsoring this episode of TDF. You know how you can get that deal - a free month and one free book...

The World Champ Judah Friedlander (@JudahWorldChamp) www.judahfriedlander.com is a great comic, wonderful actor, decent human and loves him some Ping Pong. We talk it out. I learn things and then forget them almost immediately. The phone bonus reflects that. But it's so great. And it was LIVE at the Fontanas for the @NYCPodFest. So great It's January, so now' the time to start thinking about donat...

Brian Thompson (@Amsci) of the podcast QUIT IT http://amateurscientist.org/ is a comedy writer (Feb 19 UCB-LA) and a self-admitted, literary nerd. We are gathered to speak fo Kurt Vonnegut, and we do, we dork out hardcore on books for the hour. I do weed off and sypathize with the witch in Tangled.  Brian goes with it and makes it all so fascinating. It's a good one. Enjoy. Feel free to DONATE aga...

Corey Olsen (@TolkienProf) teaches in the English Department at Washington College (in Maryland). He has a podcast as The Tolkien Professor and we talk about The Hobbit movies v the books. You'll want it to go longer. Me too. We'll do it again.  Happy NEW YEAR! Feel free to donate to The Dork Forest at www.jackiekashian.com or www.dorkforest.com. Order merch from my standup website, check my stand...

Greg Asdourian () is a San Francisco comic and loves suits and cigars and other trappings of Rodney Dangerfield's heyday. We talk it out and it's great. Enjoy. December sponsor is and she's got some pretty dorky, geeky, nerdy shirts, scarves and sweatshirts. You're going to like it. Use code "Ranger" and get 20% off! She also has her own podcast. Listen Up. Order Up! This month DO NOT DONATE to th...

Ben Aller (@zoofab) is a Zoo Guy! He makes prefab vines and rocks for the animals to climb on! He knows things. We walk around the San Francisco Zoo and talk it out. Dork Expedition at the ZOO! It's WINDY... Patrick has done as much as he could do. I hope it's not too windy for you all, cuz it's great. Enjoy. December's sponsor is www.geekiana.com. Leann Olsen was on TDFEP206 talking Doctor Who an...

Matt Mira (@MattMira) loves James Bond. I learn a lot. Like what he likes to do in hotel rooms after kicking some ass. Matt is on the Nerdist and another pod called James Bonding. Cuz he's a bit of a James Bond dork. Enjoy. I did. There's also another "find Jackie a thing and win something" contest. Good luck. December's sponsor is last episode's guest - www.geekiana.com  - She has a world of geek...

Leann Olsen () won the Laffster () contest wherein you get to be ON TDF. We talk crafting and Dr. Who. She's been listening to the show so long I think she KNOWS that, schedule permitting, you don't have to "win" to be on TDF... you just have to get me in the same room in the same town with some time. As it is... this episode is only about 40 minutes and it could have gone on much longer. But the...

Brandi Brown (twitter @ItsTheBrandi) is, like most of us, a nesting doll of dorkdoms. We, eventually, get to her fascination with the current Supreme Court of the United States and local Canadian news. But we go through Justin Beiber, to SCOTUS, to Sesame Street. She really wants there to be a dramady where we watch 9 old people argue. It's Fun! Enjoy. This month DO NOT DONATE to TDF... INSTEAD, f...

Rhiannon Archer (twitter @RhiannonArcher) is a Toronto comic, hilarious lady and loves taxidermy. BUT... she doesn't love the idea of stuffing dead animals. So she makes trophy heads of stuffed animals. I'm not even kidding. IT'S the greatest thing EVER. She sent me pictures. I'm gonna try to post some! So great! Enjoy. I did. November and December is DO NOT DONATE to TDF months... Happy Thanksgiv...

Ryan Stout (@StoutRyan) is a great comic www.ryanstout.com adn a guy that is willing to "fight the man." We hash out the traffic justice system in this country, the Constitution and NONE of this is legal advice. Know that in your heart. It's funny, insightful and great. I'll stand by that forever. Enjoy. This month DO NOT DONATE to the show. INSTEAD, find your LOCAL food bank and donate to THEM. h...

This episode was LIVE Streamed through www. Laffster.com. Dana Gould (@DanJGould), Matt Weinhold (@MattWeinhold) and Shawn Sheridan talked with me about scary movies that might be palatable to me. I was inspired to see Evil Dead 2 for the first time, RIGHT after this... and, they were right. They're hilarious, but - as with some live shows... I make audio choices that are hard for Patrick to fix....

Jane Edith Wilson (twitter @JaneEdithWilson) is a great actress and a good person. She's in and we talk crafts. Cuz she loves a glue gun and to knit and she will BRING the adorable into your lives. This is great. Enjoy. This month DO NOT DONATE TO THE SHOW. Intead, DONATE to Your LOCAL Food Bank. Find them at and hook THEM up with some money. Good for them, good for you. If you want to Order prese...

Mike Schmidt (twitter @the40yearoldboy) and Andy Peters (twitter @Andy_Peters) LOVE wrestling. To the tune of almost 2 hours and they want to come back. Immediately. I learned SO much that, at one point, I had to take a LAP around my house. Oh... I will have them back. This one was hilarious. Mostly because it was a great example of a dorkdom that would not stop. So great. Enjoy. November and Dece...

Michelle McNamara returns to creep me out about True Crime! (@truecrimediary & www.truecrimediary.com) and it's great. This is her third time back... we discuss home security and cops and criminals and crime and creeps. Her previous eps (TDF#50, #129) are where I first learn about the undiscovered killers of the world. This ep we catch up on bad guys and Michelle's life. She's hilarious. Enjoy. Th...

Live at the LA Podcast Festival to a full crowd! It's Dork Panel with Maria Bamford, Karen Kilgariff, Murray Valeriano and Dave Anthony (stepping in for Kilgariff when she goes off to do another LIVE Pod). We talk reality shows and salad and Karen sings. So fun. This month's shows are sponsored by my comic book shop www.earth2comics.com in Sherman Oaks and Northridge! Go into the store, mention Th...

It's Keith and the Girl www.keithandthegirl.com week at TDF... last ep was with "the girl" (ie Chemda) and this episode is with Keith Malley, who BRINGS the dorkdom with some Hair Metal talk. I learn so much that I didn't appreciate the hilariousness until I did the notes. Enjoy this... I did. This month's shows are sponsored by www.earth2comics.com (Sherman Oaks, CA and Northridge, CA - stop in t...

Chemda is a food dork. Not a "foodie" but probably a foodie. She is a lady that loves food. Um.. me too. So we dork it up hard core about food. She is half of a great NYC podcast called Keith and the Girl. She is the girl. This month's shows are spondored by MY comic book store: (stores in Sherman Oaks, CA and Northridge, CA). Go into one of those stores... MENTION that you listen to TDF adn get 1...

Robert Hurt (www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission/profile/50-robert-hurt) is the visualization scientist(he translates color) for the Spitzer Telescope. He works for Cal Tech, JPL and NASA... in that order... I think. He's done a series of truly accessible space/science videos and they're great. As is he.  This Month's shows are sponsored by EARTH 2 Comics (comic shop in Sherman Oaks and Northridge )....

James Adomian (@JADOMIAN on twitter) is one of my favorite comics working today and knows that there are True and Valid conspiracies that are happening. It's not reptiles and the moon landing. He is interested in what has been called "Deep Politics." He's always funny, always smart and he has a great album that you should get from iTunes called Low Hanging Fruit. This month's episode is sponsored...

Brandie Posey (@brandazzle on twitter) is a comic, podcaster (LADY TO LADY on iTunes) and REALLY wants to talk about Ska music. I, as usual with a music episode, know... NOTHING. She knows so much... I try to keep up and now I want to hear more Ska. She's gonna make me a mix. Very fun. Enjoy. Donate folks... I'm working over here. www.dorkforest.com or www.jackiekashian.com You can donate directly...

Kelly Anneken (@thefatling on twitter) is a San Francisco stand up comic, the comedy curator over at Pandora Radio and enjoys a nice biography. A lot. She picked her current three favorite biographies (Hallie Flanagan, Madame de Stael and Cleopatra) and we go THROUGH them. In the midst we weed off talking about The Babysitter Club books and American Girl Doll books. It's great. Disclaimer: This ep...

Totally True. Fielding Edlow (@fieldingedlow on twitter) is a storytelling, acting, standup comic-ing lady that buys and uses stickers ALL THE TIME. www.imdb.com/name/nm3421144 A lot of people LIKE stickers... Fielding wants to bring a little joy to friends, family and bill collectors by decorating envelopes. We talk it out. Stickers. I never thought much about them. But there you are. Dork Forest...