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Jessica Burbank is more than just a rising social media personality in that she actually cares about the topics she covers. It's not just about going viral, but getting a message out in an effort to connect with people and make real change in a world and system that reveals itself to be broken and rigged for the powerful as each day passes. From the Regional Field Director for Bernie Sanders' Pres...

A new variant is on the rise and we decided to check in with our favorite, resident public health expert, Heather! We also do a deep dive into the country’s current mental health crisis. Enjoy!   Heather Butts is the founder of L.E.A.R.N for Life Consulting, L.L.C. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Public Health and St. John’s University School of Law. Prio...

Having Steven Page on Dystopia Tonight was a genuine highlight of my year. Been a huge fan for a long time and getting to talk with him about his new album, his experiences in the music industry, creative process, his time with Barenaked Ladies, how covid his writing process before and after the pandemic, pop-culture, movies and creating art in general was a blast. Hope you enjoy this one guys!  ...

For those of us that know SPOOKY season never ends this episode is for you. LVCRFT was one of my favorite episodes and guests and we had a blast talking everything from their expansive careers doing what they love, to our favorite horror films, weird NJ expeditions, personal hauntings, music and of course - the inevitable end of all things. Enjoy guys!

Dr. Elizabeth Delery and I became friends online over the pandemic over shared science articles, anxieties, ADHD tendencies, general silliness, music, and me nagging her 24/7 about her expertise as a neuro-immunologist. So basically that’s what we discuss here, bouncing back and forth between a wide range of topics including what drew her to her field in the first place. Enjoy!

I truly love guests like Kris Perry. Not that I’m picking favorites here but when you get the chance to speak with someone who’s as wildly intelligent and as passionate about a subject as Kris is you jump at the opportunity to have them on your show. I mean…first get a show. Then jump. You get it.   Kris Perry is the former advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom of California and Deputy Secretary of the...

Dr Katz joins us on Dystopia Tonight for one of my favorite eps of the year as he truly makes himself at home in the world of Dystopia. Answering questions that were never asked, getting us to admit to things we shouldn’t, contemplating the uncomtemplateable, while every so often giving a straight but hilarious answer to something I’m not sure I ever said and always regardless of context being ins...

As if it would come as as some sort of surprise, we had an absolute blast with Rita Rudner on Dystopia Tonight! Hilarious, charming, and chock full of amazing stories which she shares from her new book that can be found here https://www.ritarudner.com/   We discuss her beginnings on Broadway, her road to comedy, family life, meeting her husband, how Rodney Dangerfield helped her career and became...

Maurice LaMarche joins us on Dystopia tonight to discuss his beginning as a stand-up comic, opening for Rodney Dangerfield on the road, his early influences, The Comedy Store, YukYuks, his thoughts on the ever changing comedy scene, how he dealt with the lockdowns creatively, his incredible career as a voice actor, and his most notable roles on Animaniacs as Brain of Pinky and the Brain, and the m...

Mel Draisey joins us on Dystopia Tonight from across the pond to talk about her incredible career in music, her unique style of improvisational performing, entertaining folks in the hospital who are going through a wide range of afflictions, her time with The Clientele, playing different Instruments, finding the confidence in her voice as a vocalist, how she spent her time creatively during the pa...

Christian Finnegan is one of my favorite comics and always a blast to talk to. He’s got an incredible comedy special out on Amazon Prime called “Show Your Work.” We cover everything here from his humble beginnings in comedy, crafting new material, the trials and tribulations of social media, deconstructing the world around you, his VH1 appearances, navigating show business, QED, the state of the w...

Natalya Kay joins us on Dystopia tonight for her very first podcast! She’s an extremely talented musician and vocalist who is currently touring with the Irish rock band Gaelic Storm as their resident Fiddler. We discuss her influences in music, what brought her to the fiddle, her time spent in the corporate world, how she became part of Gaelic Storm and her experiences on the road as a full time t...

Dan Pasternack, wildly successful producer, comedy writer, stand-up, comedy historian, documentarian and interviewer, joins us on Dystopia Tonight and comes fully loaded with stories of opening for George Carlin, befriending and working with Mel Blanc, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Jonathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, going to school with the children of Carol Burnett, Don Rickles and good god more, so mu...

Frank Turner Returns to Dystopia Tonight to talk his 50 state tour, the struggles of coming out of covid, we have some fun with Skymall, Frank gives us his thoughts on the Star Wars Franchise, IHOP, Waffle House and Stranger Things. We also talk about his writing process, touring with The Counting Crows and how they were one of his early inspirations, his fans and the community they’ve developed o...

Had a truly amazing conversation with Tal Bachman. We got to dig into his musical past and upbringing with his father, Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, his trepidation towards entering into the music business, touring, being a solo act, loving his band mates, collaborating with his dad on a new album, and we got to dive deep into the trappings of the Mormon religion, ho...

Alec Chambers joins us for a great conversation about his rising TikTok stardom, playing Family Feud live with his fans, and of course his rising new single “Ed Sheeran’s a Dick” which we get into in full detail as well as some deep talks about anxiety, depression, dealing with self doubt, rising above it and laughing through it all. Enjoy guys it’s a fun one!

Jonathan Russell, lead singer of The Head And The Heart joins me on Dystopia Tonight to talk about the ups and downs of the music industry, how not being able to tour during the pandemic fundamentally changed his perspective, sacrificing family for drive, centering himself and becoming better at managing personal and family time between his career and creativity, getting older, our diets, skinny j...

Had an absolute blast talking to Michael Bonfiglio on this episode of Dystopia Tonight! We talked about his creative beginnings, what drove him into film making, his passion for storytelling and how he chooses to look at his subjects to make an honest story about their lives, working with Judd Apatow on May It Last: a Portrait of the Avett Brothers which one awards at SXSW, his turn as producer on...

The man the myth the legend, Graham Parker joins us on Dystopia Tonight to talk about Humans Are The Mutant Virus, the re-release of Another Grey Area, the current but unfortunate relevance of his controversial women’s rights song “Coat Hangers” the current state of the world, his humble beginnings touring with his band The Rumor, reuniting with them and landing top billing on the Judd Apatow Film...

Melvin George is one of the nicest, funniest, most professional comedians I ever had the pleasure of working with as a young comic. As he says on Dystopia Tonight he’s all about energy. He’ll click with you if you’re energy is good. And we clicked! But I have to say it’s almost impossible to not have good energy around Melvin.   We talk about how he got started, getting pulled over going to gigs,...

Devo’s Jerry Casale joins us on Dystopia Tonight and we break down the principles of the universe, the devolution of mankind, what David Bowie stole and made better, an homage vs a ripoff, advertising, the state of the music industry today, church of the sub-genius, Carl Yung, cellphones social media, politics, Devo’s best album, working with producers and having a point of view when you write plu...

It’s not everyday you get to talk to Spider-Man’s dad, who is an accomplished writer with 6 books under his belt (His new one Made in England can be found here https://tinyurl.com/Buy-This-Book-ok ) and a renowned stand-up comic for over 3 decades in the UK! What I'm saying is - this episode of Dystopia Tonight with Dominic Holland was an absolute blast to do! We talk about evening from his humble...

Nikita Crump and Billie Webb are best friends, content creators, TikTok stars and soon to be reality stars who just so happen to live in their cars. Dare I say more successfully than most people might live in a house or an apartment. Aside from a myriad of stories about Van/car life, their trajectory through TikTok fame, dealing with trolls online and in person and creating enough content to susta...

Absolutely loved having Mark Schiff on Dystopia Tonight! He’s got an amazing podcast called - @You Don't Know Schiff so getting him to take the time to chat with us about his amazing career was great. His book “I killed” which he penned with another guest from the show and legendary comic, Ritch Shydner is a must for any comedy fan or someone looking to get into comedy.   We talk about his beginni...

Angel and I both started our comedy careers at the same time which probably makes her one of my oldest friends in comedy. I love getting to chat with her because no matter how much time has gone by since we've seen each other we pick right up from wherever we left off. She's one of the most creatively funny people I know, an incredible writer and improvisor and one of the best people I know to sha...