Cartoon Island - A Surreal Comedy of Survival

Send us Fan Mail Hey everybody, it's Kurt. As part of the new direction being implemented here, I've been given a message to share with you:   "In an effort to fulfill the public-facing mission of the Oceanic Intervention and Observation Initiative, today we have borrowed from the Research Department to provide the entertainment for you, our valued audience. Selected from one of our...

Send us Fan Mail We have not yet relocated the signal transmitting from the island.  While the search continues, Kurt has stepped up to make sure you, our listeners, have a little something special under the palm tree, if you will. 1:18 - Island Night, Holy Night 3:08 - O TannenPalm 5:00 - Breakroom "D" Caroling 6:07 - Little Island Drummer Boy 8:00 - Carol of the Coconuts Happy Holidays...

Send us Fan Mail It's a quiet one. Until it's not. And then it really, really isn't. What starts as a quiet day catching up on some messages in a bottle, suddenly takes a turn. Or a spin. Or a warp? Honestly, I genuinely can't say exactly what happens. But it's a doozy.  And the two end up somewhere new. And also, not at all... You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by...

Send us Fan Mail Remember Balloonfest '86 ?! The ill-conceived fundraising event in Cleveland in 1986 that released over 1.4 million balloons into the sky and was immediately deemed to be a self-inflicted, man-made disaster?  Neither does Bailey, the collective consciousness of approximately 5000 of those original balloons. Apparently, it takes several weeks for a balloon consciousness to for...

Send us Fan Mail Jason and Bradney are visited by a god.  More specifically, the god of stranded hearts. I know, it sounds really sweet. But, honestly, the heart is just a shape.  Hailing from Undoof, the realm of the gods, Good the God apparates onto the island, ostensibly, to offer solace.  Instead, it's mostly just all new sorts of chaos. And a homunculus. Or two.  Oh, and a 2004 Dodge Dur...

Send us Fan Mail Jason and Bradney encounter a powerful force from their ancient past: the exuberance of youth. On this day, it's in the form of a newly-turned 21 yr old Olympic hopeful boogie boarder, Reefus Burger. Reefus Burger is performed by Alan Giles. Alan Giles is a comedian who occasionally walks on stilts. His viral online sketch and character videos have garnered millions of views...

Send us Fan Mail The castaways spend a long lunch break with Carol, a lawyer (and mermaid ) who is concerned about a very serious case. Luckily, delivery guy Tom, a Lothario with a penchant for arson, provides some distraction. And pizza. Of a sort, anyhow. It's really not his fault - it's her regular Tony's Pizza order. Carol is performed by Meaghan Strickland Meaghan is a comedian...

Send us Fan Mail Jason details a bit more of his past working in television. Well, it was early streaming actually, and even then, it never made it "to air". And Bradney takes a trip. No, sorry, that's not exactly right. Bradney trips.  Or maybe...it really happened. "Real" is so dang tricky in this whole situation.  You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at -...

Send us Fan Mail Of all the islands for a stressed out mom to somehow wind up on, this one has got to be the least helpful. That being said, while bellicose (but self-described as "warm") Sue is ultimately looking for her troubled teenage son, she does manage to find some good, drug-free sleep in the end. So there is that. Sue Pelosi is performed by Carly Strait Carly Strait is a Chicago...

Send us Fan Mail Jason and Bradney finally get away for a bit. Well, sorta. And if their road trips are any indication, they're not doing so great... You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.cartoonislandpod.com       &     Instagram, where we visualize everything: @cartoonisla...

Send us Fan Mail The new empty nesters, Jason and Bradney, barely have time to consider their new status before they are confronted with a very particular sort of rescue operation. Enter Dring from Mind Body Soul Rescue. And though Dring claims there's no test, this is it - this is the thing that tests Jason's patience. Finally. Dring is performed by George C. Owens. George C. Owens is a...

Send us Fan Mail Just when Bradney thinks they're gonna have a break from unexpected guests today, Jason gets an adorable reminder of what he's left behind. Or so he claims. You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.cartoonislandpod.com       &     Instagram, where we visua...

Send us Fan Mail Love is complicated. Dating even more so. Jason and Bradney do their best to help a new stranger, who by the way, just woke up there with them on this morning. Spoiler alert - they aren't great at helping Chris from Tampa. Chris from Tampa is performed by Charlie James. Charlie James is a comedian who has made videos for Funny Or Die and written for Slackjaw , Points in Case,...

Send us Fan Mail Before they even have a chance to process waking up to the skeleton of Jason "B", a new guest pulls up to the island on a jet ski! Enter, Westinstorm - an off-course, producer/location scout, a mere 30 years out of time. And he's a real charmer.  It's all just another day in paradise Westinstorm is performed by Tim Lyons.  Tim is an actor and comedian in Chicag...

Send us Fan Mail Two's company, three's adding some guy who is just suddenly on your tiny island and who tries to convince you he's been there the entire two weeks... Jason "B" is performed by Alan Linic      Alan is an Emmy-nominated writer and performer living in LA. You can find him performing improv live all over town, or on instagram @alanlinic  You can contact Subjec...

Send us Fan Mail What's that they say about a house built upon sand and made of manila folders? This and the state of Jason's mind, the other shaky foundation,  are revealed on this 13th day, transmitted to you on the 13th of May... You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.car...

Send us Fan Mail Or, (Y)our house is a very, very, very fine house, with two trees in the yard / life (didn't) use to be so hard    You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.cartoonislandpod.com       &     Instagram, where we visualize everything: @cartoonislandpod   Brought to...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, Barbara here! In this first edition of my new podcast recommendation show, I present to you the first episode of the fantastic, sci-fi dark comedy,  inc: The Podcast , from Wolf Mountain Workshop. In the creator's own words: Bethany and Jonas are two pencil-pushing aliens living and working on a company ship that incorporates whole planets by the dozen, tasked with organi...

Send us Fan Mail Jason has some ideas about the nature of the island. Maybe he's onto someting. But sometimes it's hard to differentiate a good idea from a coping mechanism. Potato potato, perhaps?  And Bradney's just over it.  You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.car...

Send us Fan Mail Following the trauma of encountering the indescribable, incomprehensible horrors of his underwater outing, Bradney seems a little different today.  Maybe he's finally warming up to this place. Maybe he's just completely disassociating. It's hard to say. Jason isn't a qualified...well, anything really. Perhaps Bradney can talk to his catch o' the day...   O...

Send us Fan Mail A funny little hand puppet arrives in one of the boxes. And it doesn't exactly go well. In fact, it goes very, very badly. Also, the two castaways take turns taking a dip with their new snorkel. Their experiences couldn't be more different. Seems like Bradney's mind is really starting to break. Or maybe this is is all really happening.  It's all just sort of a...

Send us Fan Mail The two castaways take a cruise down memory lane, contemplate some construction, and end their day with a bang. Well, with two bangs, actually. You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.cartoonislandpod.com       &     Instagram, where we visualize everything: @carto...

Send us Fan Mail On this first anniversary, Jason and Bradney have a surprise 'visitor.' They fall under her spell, become nervous, suspicious, jealous, and finally, grief stricken - all within the span of minutes. Then they have a drink.   Too much sun can really do a number on you.           You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure...

Send us Fan Mail The best laid (escape) plans of mice and men often go awry. Or turn out to be cake. This cruel joke seems a bit behind trend. But time is also weird on the island. So who knows? Either way, it all goes about as well as your might have guessed it would.  Maybe worse.           You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow...

Send us Fan Mail Jean envy is real. And it strikes fast. But in the end, Jason and Bradney patch it all up during 'un-happy hour.'            You can contact Subjects Jason and Bradney by email at - acartoonisland@gmail.com .   Make sure to follow the show and come visit us at our website:  www.cartoonislandpod.com       &     Instagram, where we visualize everything: @cartoonislandp...