Dangerville

Welcome to the pod lounge stand up comedian Peter Sillanpaa. In the first segment we talk about the awkwardness of watching a sex scene with your parents, Donald Trump eating cats and dogs in Ohio memes, RIP to actor James Earl Jones, and drop huge opinions on the Dave Grohl cheating scandal.  In the second segment we talk the Lions chances at the Super Bowl, then dive into a new segment where we...

Joining us in the pod lounge this week is guitarist Jason Mills and vocalist Luke Forton from the metal band Reinventing Yesterday. In the first segment we get a run down of the history of their band, through the breakup and how the reunion came about. We talk about our favorite local venues like The Orbit Room, Club Soda, and The Space in Kalamazoo, and the state of the music scene in general. Th...

**FYI* - The video was corrupted in the second half of the show, but comes back on about half way through the second segment. ** We welcome to the pod lounge stand up comic Nicole Melynk. We talk all things stand up comedy, including the Joe Rogan live event, local shows, and comedy influences. Later we debate the merits of capitalism, and whether pirating music and other content is acceptable in...

This week we welcome stand-up comic Morgan Sterling to the pod lounge. We discuss the dark web and ross tells his MIP story, before we get into our favorite horror movies and how The Matrix still holds up. Then we recap some of the highlights of the 2024 Olympics, and the Snoop and Dre closing ceremony performance. In the second segment, Morgan tells his story of going up on Kill Tony his first ti...

In this episode of the podcast, we are joined by Niles Nowak, aka “The Hottest Young Comedian in the Midwest!” LOL.  We discuss the Olympics, specially sports, and the guy who caught his dong on the high vault.  Plus we get an ultra nerdy deep dive into Teen Titans and the World and Warcraft.  Later we get an epic rendition of News of the World, we hear some new comedy bits from Niles, talk about...

After missing a week to recover from the Wu-Flu, we’re back up in the pod lounge with comedian Carl Sobel. We rip on the new Ghostbusters films, then get into the craziness that is the Olympics - with the Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec, Snoop Dogg being USA’s mascot, Gojira’s amazing performance during the opening ceremonies, and Simone Biles dominant performance. We debate audio books VS paper books...

The dynamic duo of Jake VS Jayk returns to the pod lounge, joined by Ross, Matt, and Lenz, and B-Dub on the desk. We talk about everything under the sun and get a special live performance of the Coheed and Cambria song "Wake Up."

In this banger of an episode, musician and friend of the pod Mike Nolan comes by to mix us up some awesome cocktails… and we get drunk. And Susan Morgan slips in to steal drinks. We start off pouring one up for actor Shelly Duvall, rip on Nic Cage movies, and rip on the movie The Room. We somehow get down a Troy McClure from The Simpsons rabbit hole, and then briefly review the new Eminem record....

*Note: Video starts at 2 minutes* Joining us in the pod lounge is stand up comic Devarron Thomas. We get the low down on Devarron’s favorite comics and time spent in the NYC stand up scene, and talk about the current swing back from PC comedy. Later we get into classic 80’s sci-fi movies like Enemy Mine, Total Recall, and Robocop, and our favorite eras of shows like The Simpsons and SNL.  In the s...

This week we dive into the arrest of Justin Timberlake, talk about controversial pseudo-scientists Terrance Howard and Billy Carson, get a hilarious barrage of fake porn names from Matt, check out a secret service agent robbed at gun point, a crazy bug Ross found, and we hear about B-Dubs vacation to Honduras. Plus RIP to Donald Sutherland.  Plus tons more. Soak it in.

We’re joined in the pod lounge by Trace Deemter and Jared Reamsma from the prog metal band Paradigm Shifter.  We get the low down on the inception of the band, debate singles vs full length albums, and the draw backs of having a singer in your band.  We discuss the CD era of music, and the importance of educating yourself on past eras of music. Then we move onto more crazy topics like the singer S...

This week, comedian Jonny Houser joins us in the pod lounge.  We riff on a ton of different subjects, including the Tyson / Paul fight cancelation, Houser’s run ins with Floyd Mayweather and Hulk Hogan, the George Foreman grill, WWII vets in our families, horseshoe champion uncles, Brat Pack movies from the 80s, the Simpsons, and also get an epic tale of shitting your pants on purpose to get out o...

In this episode, T.j. Miller of Sill Remains and Glassifled joins us in the pod lounge. T.j. runs us through his career in Still Remains with some fun tour stories including playing with Gojira and meeting Justin Timberlake.  We talk about our current tastes in music, our mutual love for Deftones, the new Eminem single “Houdini”, debate the merits of Kendrick Lamar and run down our tastes in moder...

Joining us in the Pod Lounge is comedian Alex Plotkowski to talk trash on all things pop culture and movies. In the first segment we go hard on Ghostbusters sequels, Back to the Future and DeLorean Cars, the Mad Max saga, and BMX Bandits. In the second segments, we talk about Steve Buscemi being punched in NYC, Seinfeld’s Unfrosted movie, the new P Diddy abuse video, the Drake VS Kendrick beef, an...

Joining us in the Pod Lounge is Tony Wright, author of the true crime mystery book Things Aren't Right: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five, which explores the bizarre and tragic 1978 disappearance of Ted Weiher, Jack Madruga, Bill Sterling, Jackie Huett, and Gary Mathias in the Plumas National Forest in Northern California. In the first segment, Tony describes his history as a writer an...

Back up in the pod lounge is rapper Tony Kappo for our new “Cinco De Kappo” tradition. We talk about the history of the real Cinco De Mayo, Mexican food culture, and Tony’s recent trip to Portugal, and then get a walk through on Tony’s social media news platform The Foo Report, which focuses on Chicano culture.  We also hit on the current rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.   Then we try...

This week we’re joined by local legend Benjamin Hunter, best known for his bands Brother Wold and Head. We talk all things Rock and Roll, including our favorite bands, and the local Grand Rapids music scene. We also get into travel and hear Ben’s stories of trips to Europe and India - then go over the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Plus concert stories, the 2024 NFL Draft, missing bodi...

Comedian David Steves came out to hang in the pod lounge. We talk stand up comedy, and hear about David's tours overseas in the US Army. After News of the World, we talk about the infamous Woodstock '99, Slap Fighting championships, and discuss Schwarzeneggers tiny crank. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

Record producer and musician Josha St Moblo stops into the lounge for a chat about all thing recording, studio work, playing in bands and general music shop talk. We reminisce about our times at FHS, and hear about Josh's time recording in Nashville. In the second segment we run some News of the World, then talk about OJ Simpson and his death, discuss Dune pt II, and the epic Curb Your Enthusi...

Comedian Timothy Locke joins us in the pod lounge. We talk the best Mario games, Diddy Watch '24, the Kurt Cobain death anniversary conspiracy, Wu-Tang clan. We discuss our favorite comedians, rip on Matt Rife, speak on the new Dave Attell special. We get some News of the World, then get into the Yuba County 5 conspiracy. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

In this episode, Ross, Matt and Lenz discuss the ongoing legal troubles of P Diddy. We also review the newest Justin Timberlake album, and tons more. Soak it in.

Joining is in the pod lounge is esteemed photographer Tim Motley. We go over Tim’s long career as a commercial and fine art photographer. After that we discuss the recent fire in Tim’s studio a year ago, and Tim and Ross compare fire stories. Then we get into Tim’s travels to Italy and New Orleans.  In the second half, we hear NEWS OF THE WORLD, and get regaled with some crazy stories form Tim’s c...

Ross and Matt get the pod rolling again after a few weeks off. We talk about the Jake Paul VS Mike Tyson fight announcement, review the superbowl halftime show, watch Shane Gillis on SNL. Plus News of the World, including the unfortunate arrest of a man named Deez-Nuts.

Ross, Matt, and Lenz are joined by Grand Rapids legend Jessie Beveridge, best known for his band Rockit King. We hear Jessie’s stories of growing up playing in bands with his Dad, we address analog VS digital gear, discuss the best Grand Rapids venues, and our mutual love of ZZ Top. Then we reach into the Mail Sack to hear letters from our beloved fans. Later, Ross nerds out about the We Are The W...

Stand up comedian Ed DeVoogd joins us in the pod lounge for our first video episode. We talk about the various peril’s of stand up comedy, our favorite comedians, and Ed’s career in comedy. We then speculate on the mystery of the Kansas City Chiefs fans who was found frozen to death in a friend’s backyard which leads into a conversation about the new True Detective and HBO shows. We speak on Jon S...