A Talk in the Attic

Alternate title: This is Actually Rocket Science w/ KEVIN RAINBOLT. Kirk welcomes friend and NASA Lead Software Specialist Kevin Rainbolt into the Attic Studio for a virtual interview about #NASA #space #artemis #apollo #mars #jameswebbtelescope #moon #mars #exoplanets #drakeequation and more. Are you aware of all the progress NASA is making in their Moon to Mars mission? You will be after this on...

kirk's new mayan worry dolls lupe & carina help him through a negative thought pattern. but what happens when a worry doll starts to worry? music by the host and his mayan worry dolls. *watch on youtube* #anxiety #worry #psychology #musicproduction #comedy #parody viva la vida imports show links Support the show

when kirk's brother-in-law couldn't make it to breakaway 2021 , a music festival here in grand rapids, we enlisted the help of a 16" tall cardboard cutout called billy flats . today's episode centers on the adventurous and relentlessly hard-partying effigy. a great episode to watch on youtube! song parodies of "ballad of johnny butts" (sublime) and "rocky raccoon...

listen back to a highlight episode from season 1: sept 5th, 1882. weary from a labor-intensive labor day, kirk compares this past holiday weekend with america's first-ever labor day. with an eclectic soundtrack and many an old-timey accent, this episode is sure to offer a reflective lens to anyone who listens with an open mind. check the spotify playlist below for all of today's music, i...

watch on youtube ... after a doubt-laden opening segment, kirk takes to his virtual cb radio and dives into an episode all about trucker talk. #lotlizard #bigrig #tractortrailer #semitruck #trucktalk #cartalk #language episode brought to you by 'lot lizard dental dams'. show links Support the show

*watch on youtube*   in the final installment of a riveting 75-part exposé on the burger chain, kirk travels to the last hot 'n now in the known universe along with his fellow burger boyz - adam & vito. music by the host. huge thanks to chicago public radio's fake ira glass for his impersonated support. hot n now n alone (pt 1) show links Support the show

*watch on youtube*  part 1 of a 75-part series on hot n now hamburgers , today's episode focuses on the impressive rise and precipitous fall of burger chain hot n now . alternate title: stuffed, honored, and sweaty. learn about the history of the chain through kirk's perspective along with support from president joe biden and npr's ira glass. show links Support the show

a great episode to *watch on youtube* !!    after days of effort, Kirk is finally ready to share these commercial parodies from the show's #fakesponsors. #parody #spoof #adjokes   ad graphics from each fake sponsor   atita links Support the show

fake commercials. coming your way. tomorrow. definitely tomorrow.  Support the show

the real episode is coming....we think... but here are the graphics for our fake sponsors to tide you over until then. Support the show

a special bonus episode in place of this week's actual short installment, which will not be ready until tomorrow... all thanks to procrastination . *visualizer on youtube* show links Support the show

  Adam Ortiz is a lot of things, including but not limited to: DJ, business ninja, chef, gamer, and friend. An integral part of the now-infamous pool party from episode 126 , Adam and Kirk have made fast friends and are thus as thick and thieves. Alliteration aside, this hombre has his hands in hella hobbies. An obsessive computer nerd at heart, Adam's unique DNA has led him into high-level m...

watch on youtube.  in today's special episode, kirk stalls for a while before finally performing a medley of rainbow kitten surprise covers for his beautiful wife, babe, and muse jessica. if r.k.s. can't tour, then how else are we supposed to get our fix? today's lesson: don't be afraid to learn things you've always wanted to try. kirk isn't a good musician, but he an...

Kirk's former coach and lifetime mentor Dave Schwartz has just been inducted into the Michigan High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame (MHSCA Class of 2021). Recorded at Garber High School, the fabled player-coach relationship is still obvious in this wonderful discussion that's more about life than it is football. Dave opens up about his hurdles and triumphs over a lifetime committed...

*watch on youtube* host kirk ross and his friend, william, take to the streets of grand rapids, michigan, where they attempt to get a pulse of the city through man-on-street interviews. the fastest growing city in michigan, over a million people call metro grand rapids home, and the fellas head to the corners to soak up some of the energy of this young and energetic population. #bigcity #citylife...

*watch on youtube*   an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse of attic industries ceo kirk ross's powerful speech at their 19th annual corporate retreat, originally recorded in 2007. in this rare footage, the leader motivates his team the only way he knows how: by spewing inane, meaningless business jargon while remaining completely out of touch with his dedicated worker bees. *any similar...

Kirk sits down for a discussion with Christopher Tallon of CREATIVE OPS to discuss the myriad decisions that go into podcasting; they talk about creative ruts and breaking through them; they laugh; they cry; Chris gets his penis stuck in a jelly jar. A.T.I.T.A. LINKS Support the show

"there’s a groove to be found in every single day, no matter you’re feeling." in today's audio-only check-in, kirk shares a lesson in making the most of the ups and downs that we all experience in our day-to-day. a.t. I.t.a. links Support the show

*watch on youtube*   (video will post by 2am et) in today's educational installment, kirk dives into autonomous sensory meridian response (a.s.m.r.), also known as "brain orgasms". through captured audio and a written lesson, you will learn a little about this phenomenon while hearing and seeing some examples. it wouldn't be the attic if there wasn't a life lesson at the e...

*watch on youtube* (video will post before midnight ET) over the past two years, kirk has drawn innumerable inspiration from the multi-talented marc rebillet , so it only makes sense that the law of attraction is doing its thing. in today's fun installment, kirk retells the story of when his phone call into marc's most recent slim zone stream was surprisingly answered by loop daddy himse...

Alternate title: TROPHY HUSBANDS WATCH ON YOUTUBE Christopher Tallon is a writer and podcaster hailing from Grand Rapids. His novel, Switchers , is being shopped around to various publishers as he juggles fatherhood, husbandhood, and his podcast, Creative Ops , which highlights other creative people doing their things, respectively. Today's episode is a fun one, complete with a parody of Kirk...

*watch on youtube* kirk looks back on a fire-spinning good time from a few weeks ago, when an unexpected invitation to a pool party brought a fresh perspective thanks to some new friends. #poolparty #flowart #firespinning #friendship #storytelling #dance #music #house #techno #goodtimes #weirdos music by kirk himself with licensed contributions from ryan klos via sound stripe. special thanks to je...

Take a look at a soon-to-be-recurring segment, The Attic Lab: an organic music production session in which we learn more about the guest while producing a full song. WATCH ON YOUTUBE  (video will post early Saturday AM ET) Our first installment of The Attic Lab features L.A.-based musician HILTON and his borrowed 1971 Fender Stratocaster. See behind-the-scenes footage of what goes into music produ...

*watch on youtube* drive time soup spilled from the attic during today's radio-themed daily drop. #chickfila and #burgerking more like burger (yas) queen! #pridemonth and #chickenwars coincide in today's #funky installment. Support the show

watch on youtube finally back in the saddle after a short hiatus, kirk shakes the rust off by telling the origin story of his friendship with the late, great alex penny, the original "fan-attic", over a wonderfully cheesy 1980s-sitcom-inspired laugh track. music licensed through soundstripe: nu alkemi & sam barsh. photos compliments of naqvi law, rita crabb, and matthew penny. atita...