Black & A Half

Improv artist Jason Deleo joins Silas Lindenstein and Samantha Rund as they play with a new format for the show. They discuss the "hot topics" of Joe Biden telling people 'they aren't black", Mask Wearing protesting, and Trump being fact-checked by twitter.  New segment - Post of the Week.  A series and a film recommendation by Silas, and we find out Jason's origin story into improv. Then Jason an...

Actor Kevin Williams joins Silas for a one on one interview. They chat about Kevin's Origin story, his current "lie-streaming" shows and how the entertainment industry will move forward. 

Silas, Samantha, and Joseph Grienauer all get to gether to discuss Silas recently almost getting in a fight, Film & TV recommendations by Silas ,  Video game suggestions for Samantha. 

World Renowned Hypnotist Jim Kellner returns! He comes on to talk to Silas and Samantha about hypnotism and how hypnosis can help people living with anxiety in these C19 times.  They also give Silas some Real Estate advice on dealing with an awkward situation, they discuss how Hollywood will move forward and even a little on cultural appropriation by UK nurses.

Theater Director, good friend of Silas, and former college classmate, Hector Garza joins Silas and Joe Grienauer to discuss  the weirdness of teaching online,  Hector's huge weight loss journey from when we met,  and the importance of theater and art in this time of life more than ever. 

Silas Lindenstein, Nicole Santora, & Samantha Rund celebrate the 100th episode and talk about conspiracies and what they imagine life after COVID will be like. 

This episode of Black & A Half is a round table discussion of the CBS All Access series Star Trek Picard. Silas sat down (still in quarantine) with Seattle based comics and Star Trek Superfans Joshua Chambers and Dylan Cole to do an end of season wrap up of Season 1 of Star Trek Picard. The discuss what they liked, didn't like, and how they felt overall about season 1. 

he quarantined episodes continue as Silas & Nicole welcome theater director, actor, and former college roomate of Richard Robert Bunker. They talk old college moments, what is happening in California where Richard lives.

Cat Alvardo, Comedian and Host of the podcast Villains of History drops in for this quarantined episode of Black & A Half. She and Silas talk about her fascination with exposing villains, her podcast, her journey from theatre to economics to comedy, bidets, and how they are coping with the quarantined life. 

Samantha Rund & Silas Lindenstein how they are handling the coronavirus isolation,  how people are being affected by it,  and how black people are responding to Bernie Sanders based on primary results.  And Silas' son Finn makes his podcast  debut. 

This week's episode was a one on one sit down with Seattle based comedian Ellen Acuario. Silas sat down with Ellen to talk about her journey from South Korea as a child  to becoming the comedian and Mom that she is today. 

On Today's episode, Samantha Rund returns and talks to Silas about the Netlix series YOU and about her obsession with motivational quotes. 

Faye Krupp, the creator behind Fabled Fiberworks, joins Silas to  reminisce about meeting at the AFK Tavern for a a weekly comedy show, and chat about cooking, the new Birds of Prey movie, and about starting up her nerd themed business. 

Joseph Grienauer stops by to talk about the Korean film Parasite that Silas and him went and saw together. This 2020 academy award nominated film had a huge impact on the both of them and they have a thorough discussion of the film. Plenty of Spoilers, so be warned! 

This is part 2 of The Star Wars Episode where Star Wars superfans Mike Pullman & Alan Oursland stopped in to talk about one of my favorite topics. Learn where the plans for Star Wars are heading and why they made many of the choices they did for the latest film. Great episode for Star Wars fans to listen to. 

Star Wars Superfans Comedian Mikey Pullman & Alan Oursland stop by to talk with Silas about the "conclusion" of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga. They talk all things about Star Wars; The films, the books, the games, etc. This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. 

Silas Lindenstein & Nicole Santora discuss the recent Academy Award Nominations, how Netflix is affecting the awards, what shows they are streaming right now, and digital blackface.  This is the first episode of 2020. 

This is the very special Black  & A Half Christmas Episode for 2019. Comedian Matt Eriksen comes over to enjoy an episode with Silas, Samantha and Manny as they talk about what Christmas was like growing up for each of them, and what Christmas will be like this year. 

Seattle Cookie Maker Kara White made her debut appearance on The Food Network this week as a competitor on The Christmas Cookie Challenge. She dropped into Black & A Half to talk to Silas, Samantha, and Manny about her appearance on the show and to show them in person examples of  what her cookies. They also talked about the strangest hot dog Silas ever ate, tostada-gate, and words of abundanc...

oday's episode is a hostful with Silas, Manny, and Samantha as they talk about reboots using POC, black people in Cinema and catch up on the newest movie trailers. 

Special Guest Todd Sellers from The 206 Geek Podcast comes on for a one-on-one with Silas via Skype. They talk the new Star Wars Universe, Thanksgiving possible poisonings, and the new Black Widow Trailer. They also talk about the rise of The 206 Geek Podcast and its future. 

Aaron Hunter, brother of Silas, joins Silas & Manny to talk about The Mandalorian, Aaron's job scouting out the next great Hip Hop Artists, and favorite Thanksgiving foods. 

Artistic Director of Turbo Turkey productions, Adam Hegg, comes by to talk about streaming shows, our dream Klingon sitcoms,  and Adam's Superhero plays. Special Guest Host Joseph Grienauer joins Silas Lindenstein. 

On Today's episode of Black & A Half, Samantha Rund & Silas Lindenstein are joined by actor, director and film producer Ella Anderson. She is producing an upcoming film festival called  the Show Me Consent! Film Festival. They also talk about the awkwardness of public fighting, consent in relationships and in teaching children consent, how the rich will make you feel invisible, and how Sam...

Actor, producer, an burlesque performer Cassandra Moselle drops in and chats with Manny & Silas about movies she never heard about, studying acting in Italy, Black Wall Street, initial thoughts on The Watchman, Mixed-ish, and so much more. About Our Guest Cassandra Moselle grew up in Ballard and decades of experience performing, both locally and internationally. She holds an M.F.A. in Physical...