1000 w/ Ron Placone

Caroline O’Riordan is a writer, filmmaker, and healthcare activist. She founded the group Hollywood4CalCare, an organization dedicated to making health care a human right in California. That’s how I met her, and she was at the Termination Fee preview. We get to know her origin story, and of course we go off on some policy talk.

Brian Kiley is a comedic force. He’s a stand-up and writer. He wrote for Conan for nearly 30 years, he’s won Emmys, and he’s among the most respected comedy writers in the game. He’s the type of comic where when you’re on a bill with him, you never want to miss his set. I was stoked when he agreed to do the show.

Joslyn Sky is a singer, musician, and speaker. She has Retinitis Pigmentosa, or RP for short. This is a disease that causes progressive damage to the retina and often leads to limited vision or blindness. I saw Joslyn perform, and wanted to know her story. She uses her condition to educate others, and to create. We get into everything from religion to philosophy to politics, we have different poin...

Gary Arndt is a podcaster, blogger, photographer, and world traveler. Gary was, among other things, an entrepreneur in Minnesota. Then one day he decided he was going to trade it all in and go travel the world. He sold his house and he was off. He started doing photography, he started a blog, and he started a podcast. He quickly built his own universe. His podcast, Everything Everywhere Daily, has...

Nate Golon is a filmmaker, producer, educator, and world traveler. I saw him speak on a panel at WonderCon and he mentioned that he sold a series to Hulu and then decided to walk away from all of it and go live in Japan. Ok, I got to get this guy’s story! Creativity, passion, life’s journey, this is what 1000 is all about!

Comics! The print kind! Barbra Dillon is a comic book publisher and creator. She’s the co-founder of Fanbase Press, a comic book publisher and “geek culture” website. I saw her speak at a panel at WonderCon and wanted to know more about the publishing niche that she and her husband built. Upon meeting her, I found out we both grew up in Pittsburgh around the same time.

Jeremy Fury is a musician, producer, and he lives it. He’s based in Brooklyn via Detroit area, Toledo to be exact. I first became aware of him when I discovered his band, Jeremy and the Harlequins. I became an instant fan. Jeremy’s been recording and touring for over 20 years, Jeremy and the Harlequins are just one of his many accomplishments. From Pasadena to Marina Del Ray, from Brooklyn all the...

Esteban Gast is a comedian, content creator, and educator. He’s the comedian in residence at Generation 180 where he created the Climate Comedy Cohort. I saw him recently at an event hosted by Adam McKay’s company. This is my first time talking to him and it’s almost eerie how much we have in common. This is a chatty episode, couldn’t help it.

Calling All Writers! Mike Royce is a writer and producer. His list of credits is not short. One Day at a Time, Men of a Certain Age, Everybody Loves Raymond,  and that’s just scratching the surface. Additionally, during the recent writer and actor strikes, Mike was very vocal advocating for creatives and Unions.

Alonzo Bodden is a comedian and actor. He won Last Comic Standing (Season 3), he’s a regular on the NPR show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” and that’s barely touching his resume. I’ve known Alonzo for a long time and always loved crossing paths with him. I get to know a bit more about the man behind the content in this episode, though we definitely dive into the weeds of the current state of affairs...

Lee Camp is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and show host. He hosted the teeth-as-sharp-nails political comedy show, Redacted Tonight, which tragically got axed as the result of years of misdirected nationwide hysteria. I’ve known Lee for a long time, given the theme of the show, I’d originally planned for him to be a December episode, but he’s got a new show out, so the time is now!

Eddy MacKenzie is an actor, musician, and comedian. I first met Eddy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023. The fest was in its last week, many performers were understandably tired. Eddy was a constant force of positive energy. The way he speaks, it’s hard to describe, but it’s almost like constant laughter. He’s the type of guy where when you’re around him, you can’t help but be in a good mood...

Eleanor Goldfield is a journalist, filmmaker, and, more than anything, she’s a creative radical. She co-hosts Common Censored and Project Censored. Also, I hope she doesn’t mind my saying so, she put out some killer music a few years back. I’ve been following her for years now, and figured now was a perfect time for us to dive into the world.

A few years before Colin Kaepernick, there was Chris Kluwe. Chris Kluwe is a former NFL punter, writer, musician, and activist. During his time with the Minnesota Vikings, he got in trouble for his decision to be outspoken in support of marriage equality. I became aware of him around that time and have followed him ever since. He published a piece recently about how he was essentially blacklisted...

Jess Pettitt is a speaker, author, and researcher. Recently, she did a deep dive into Project 2025. Somebody had to. I first met Jess on the NACA circuit, basically the college performance circuit, many years ago. I’ve always enjoyed hearing her take on things, and was curious, especially after her 2025 project, to know her assessment right about now.

Sam Richard is a writer, editor, and publisher. He is the orginal editor and current operator of Weirdpunk Books, a publisher in Minneapolis, MN. I found out about him online. Wait, a punk rock horror publisher that’s unapologetically leftist, queer, and DIY? In the Twin Cities no less? Yes, I’m in. Sam runs a great publishing house and he’s got quite the story. Please welcome to the show, Sam Ric...

Bryant Odega is an educator and activist. His first memory is of ICE coming to deport his father. He recently graduated from Harvard. I first became aware of Bryant when he ran for City Council in my district in Los Angeles. In the times we’re living in, many people are wondering what they can do, and how they can fight back. I think this episode helps answer, or at least partially answer, that qu...

Havilah Malone is an author, actress, producer, and speaker. She’s written some best selling books, and you’d probably recognize her from a national commercial or two. Havilah was helping out with a gameshow pilot Graham Elwood and I produced called Anything Can Happen. Her productive and positive energy was infectious. It was awesome to have her be part of it. She’s the type of person you like be...

Sally Mullins is an actress, comedian, animal rescuer, and porn star. Also, she’s in my movie, Left At Wall. She’s hilarious. I met her in the LA comedy scene, and wanted to know more about her origin story. Among other things, we talk about sexuality, different kinks people have, and her experience as a dominatrix.

Curious about Off-Grid Living? Earthships? Chad Riden is a comedian and producer. A few years ago, Chad packed up his life in Nashville, got a plot of land in New Mexico, and built an Earthship for himself. If ya don’t know what that is, don’t worry, we get into it. Pre-Order Left At Wall on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/left-at-wall/umc.cmc.5mh7nkndorqopu53n5ckf2lcn

Krish Mohan is a comedian, graphic designer, and mental health advocate. Also, he’s a close friend. He’s in my movie, Left At Wall, and we’ve collaborated on a ton of stuff over the years. This episode hits the themes of creative fulfillment and happiness. Perfect episode to end a year. Please welcome to the show, Krish Mohan. Pre-Order LEFT AT WALL on Apple TV : https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/left...

Graham Elwood is a comedian, filmmaker, and podcaster. Also, he’s my good friend. We’ve toured multiple countries together, heck, we even toured a different continent. We vent some frustrations about the YouTube space, we go down memory lane, some good ones, some not so good ones. An appropriate December episode.

Jordan Chariton is a Journalist. He’s also one of the reasons I’m still as active as I am in the YouTube space. Jordan is the co-founder and Head Journalist for Status Coup News, an indie outlet dedicated to on-the-ground journalism. Status Coup has covered 100s of protests all over the country, they covered the East Palestine chemical spill, and they were the only outlet in the world to cover the...

Courtney Cronin is a comedy writer, stand-up, and producer. She’s written for shows on MTV, TBS, MohrSports, The Chelsea Handler Show, and that’s barely scratching the surface of her resume. Also, she’s pretty much the first working comedian I ever befriended.

Tina-Desiree Berg is a Journalist. Dare I say, one of the most bad-ass ones I know. She goes toe-to-toe with right-wing extremists groups, she puts herself in danger for on-the-ground coverage, and she researches stuff that most people just wouldn’t have the stomach for. As some of you may already know, she’s a friend and colleague of mine. We’ve collaborated in many different contexts, but this i...