Everything is Awesome

Kev takes a moment to reflect on what he's thankful for this year. THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our THIRD annual one-day festival to celebrate the anniversary of  Everything is Awesome , celebrate the awesome creators located in Philadelphia, and—most importantly—raise money for The H EADstrong Foundation , an...

Kev takes a moment to reflect on Stan Lee—the modern-day Mark Twain that has touched nearly  everyone's  life. ABOUT STAN LEE Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher who was active from the 1940s to the 2010s. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small divi...

A simple work of art, of two Captain Marvels hanging out, brought us the Nite Owl himself, Joe Sheldahl! After forcing Joe to chat Philadelphia Eagles, Kev and Joe discuss Joe's art, MCU vs. DCEU, the problems with the DCEU, and more! ABOUT NITE OWL Just a rad dude. Likes movies where sunglasses, muscles, and explosions are prominently featured. Also likes other things. Sometimes. THE 2019 EVE...

A very special guest takes over this weeks  Everything is Awesome to share a special Halloween bedtime story... THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our THIRD annual one-day festival to celebrate the anniversary of  Everything is Awesome , celebrate the awesome creators located in Philadelphia, and—most importantly—raise...

Lee Purchase, the host of  Slim Turkey , joins us to chat about his new podcast! We get into the origins of his podcast interest which leads to some talk about late-night television. The first season of  Slim Turkey  is about the unsolved homicide of Richard Aderson, a man who was shot over 20 years ago in a road rage incident. ABOUT SLIM TURKEY Slim Turkey is a podcast about the mysteriously unso...

Off the heels of our conversation on  After Party of One , Jeff Stormer returns to  Everything is Awesome ! Before getting into his freshly funded Kickstarter game,  Mission: Accomplished! , we chat about  Jeff's first appearance  ( part 2 is here , his appearance on our second LATE NIGHT show is here , and when we played Mission: Accomplished! on Episode 100 is here ) on the show; as well as...

[powerpress] In the year and a half since James D'Amato has been on the show, he has become a full time content creator, his network is transitioning one of its flagship shows from a beloved franchise to a built from the ground up universe, and wrote a book! We talk about what it takes to run the  One Shot Network and what the future of  Campaign  is. James also discusses his new book,  The Ul...

Ben Wallis returns to talk about a Kickstarter he's helping run for Tekumel , his other tabletop role-playing game podcasts, live podcasting, and more! Catch PART 1 of our conversation here ! ABOUT BEN WALLIS Ben Wallis, an episcopal priest, podcaster, and tabletop role-playing game enthusiast. ABOUT PRIEST PULSE Priest Pulse takes a playful and prayerful look at ministry, news, culture, and p...

Joining Kev this week is Ben Wallis, an episcopal priest, podcaster, and tabletop role-playing game enthusiast. The chat about Philadelphia / Bucks County, the Eagles, weight watchers, and more! Ben chats about how he got into podcasting nearly a decade ago and what he's currently working on. Be sure to listen to PART 2 (Episode 142 - Tékumel) to hear more about Ben's life with podcasting,...

Mike DeAngelo, creator of Tellest , joins Kev once again to chat about the last day of ReedPOP 's inaugural  Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia. At the convention, Kev had the opportunity to speak with Sandy King-Carptener, an award-winning producer, writer, editor, and CEO of John Carpenter's in-house comic line, Storm King Comics . They chat about horror, past and present; for adults and...

ReedPOP , which also runs  New York Comic Con , has come to Philadelphia with the inaugural  Keystone Comic Con . While Kev wasn't able to perform at this convention, he was able to cover it as part of the press. Mike DeAngelo, creator of Tellest , joins Kev at the start to chat about the first day of the convention. At the convention, Kev had the opportunity to speak with Mega Ran, a nerdcore...

Roshni is an India-based fitness instructor that has a plant based diet. After briefly talking about travel and her time in America, we focus on the unique fitness she teaches in India, her plant based diet (and how that is different than being vegan), and diets vs. life style changes. ABOUT ROSHNI SANGHVI Roshni's success story is a journey of an unlikely transformation. Fitness did not come...

Kenzie Bond, author of  The 90 Day House ,  joins Kev to talk about real estate, travel, Texas, Philly, amusement parks, and more! ABOUT KENZIE BOND A passionate reader, writer, traveler and rescuer of dogs, Kenzie can most often be found hiking in the wilderness with her German Shepherd Layla, or in between the pages of a book. As a native Texan, Kenzie has seen the real estate market fluctuate,...

Danniel Slade, founder of  Temple of Geek , joins me on this week's episode! Aside from having the coolest last name ever, Danniel chats about how he started  Temple of Geek  and how he got into podcasting. We also discuss technology of yesteryear, James Gunn, Chris Hardwick, and more! ABOUT DANNIEL SLADE Slade started Temple of Geek in 2012 with his friend as a podcast. Since then, it has bec...

This week, I sat down with Liz Anderson, a Chicago based comedian and writer. You've heard me rant and rave about the  Campaign  podcast, part of the ONE SHOT Network, as well as their main show,  One Shot Podcast . Liz has been a guest on both programs and will be a featured cast member on the new  Campaign story. Liz will also be part of  Autonomic , a new project from Kat Kuhl. We chat abou...

We continue our journey of crossing over with Earth 2's podcast, Everything is Awesome w/ Jeff and KC ! On this part of the episode, I derailed their normal structured show while they structure our derailment! ABOUT EVERYTHING IS AWESOME W/ JEFF AND KC In which two talented writers and raconteurs, Jeff Richardson and KC KAOS, get together once a week to talk about life, art, music and other st...

It's taken over 130 episodes, but  East Coast Awesome  mixes with  West Coast Awesome when Jeff and KC Kaos from the OTHER Everything is Awesome  podcast crossover with Philly's  Everything is Awesome ! How did two shows, from two coasts, that are eerily similar, come to be? Listen and find out! ABOUT EVERYTHING IS AWESOME W/ JEFF AND KC In which two talented writers and raconteurs, Jeff R...

Xennial meets Gen Z on the newest episode of  Everything is Awedome . Up and coming singer, songwriter, model, and actress—Jenelle Nucum—sits down with Kev to talk about her new hit single,  Pages  (now available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and most music services). Kev also tries to figure out what the kids consider hip in 2018. ABOUT JENELLE NUCUM Fifteen-year old Singer, Songwriter, Musici...

It's never been more important to have your voice be heard and the website/app, 5calls.org, makes it incredibly easy. Co-founder Nick O'Neill joins me to talk about how 5calls came about and the importance of calling your representatives. Yes, there is talk about Wawa, the Eagles, and all the tangents you expect to come from this show. ABOUT 5CALLS.ORG Why Calling Works Calling members of...

In the first of  State of the Pod  address, Kev sits down and chats about the future of  Everything is Awesome , talks  Core Temp Arts ,  That's Entertainment Podcast Network ,  Patreon, and more. ABOUT CORE TEMP ARTS CORE TEMP ARTS is the creation of Karly Beaumont, an emerging podcaster, photographer, and filmmaker. A one-stop shop where all our creative endeavors live. Whether through photo...

At the FIRST ever  NecronomiCON , Kev is joined by Mike DeAngelo and Bill Arrowood to discuss the cult classic  Army of Darkness. ABOUT NECRONOMICON Necronomicon  is a celebration of all things horror with an emphasis on the  Evil Dead franchise. In the first year, a small event was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of  Army of Darkness . The Zombcast opened up the event with a LIVE actual pl...

Note: This episode was recorded and originally published PRIOR to the allegations against Mike Quackenbush and Chikara. We will soon be modifying this episode to tackle the subject of harassment, but Everything is Awesome (and more importantly I, Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr) believe the victims. Joining Kev today is the co-founder and owner of  Chikara Pro Wrestling , Mike Quackenbush! The two briefly...

And now comes the official end to our  2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival celebration. We end with out LIVE episode of  Everything is Awesome: Late Night where Kev brings Mike DeAngelo on as his co-host. In this version of the live show, we take our stab at the late night television format. The game  Food Fright   is debuted—a series of food challenges that audience members and the hosts partake i...

Our  2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival celebration is nearing it's end, in fact; all we have left is the festival itself! We pause to talk 10 Years of Marvel  (again)! This time  Wizard World Philly had us run the panel on Friday, May 18th, 2018. Kev hosted the panel with Ariell Johnson (owner of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse ), Kate Sheridan ( katesheridanart.com ), and Mike DeAngelo ( Te...

We've reached the end! It's our final episode of the  2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival celebration! Today, we chat with the ladies from  The Ghouls Next Door  and discover their inspiration, talk the horror genre, and more! Be sure to come out to  Tattooed Mom on July 1st, 2018 at 1:00pm for  Everything is Awesome: LATE NIGHT at The Philadelphia Podcast Festival . We'll be playing  F...