LIVE FROM THE LOUNGE with Keythe Farley

This month’s theme is Start Smart. Matt Almos shares the story of starting his first job and how it took him Back to the Future. Double Batch Daddy perform a new tune. Keythe talks with The Pink Lady about the Art of Reinvention. We share our favorite films of 2021 and pair them with a recipe designed to upgrade your home theatre experience in a fundamental way. And we take a metaphorical trip to...

Feel free to pour yourself a hot chocolate with a liberal splash of peppermint liqueur if you’re so inclined, curl up with a warm blanket and lounge with us for an hour or so. The Lounge Players present another installment in their series of Modern Fables. In this episode, the Unloved Man discovers an unexpected connection at the local Farmers’ Market. Double Batch Daddy shares a new original tune...

It's the final episode of Season One! We're thankful for you! In this episode, we’ll share a unique Friendsgiving Feast with The Lounge Players. John Ballinger and Ruby Farley sing about finding home in the arms of your loved ones. Keythe talks with the host of Combat Radio, Ethan Dettenmaier, about how his life was changed by an impossible request from his daughter. Double Batch Daddy share a son...

A collection of stories, songs and conversations intuitively designed to help you: To Learn. To Love. To Lounge.

Welcome to October! In this episode we dare to face the darkness within and without. John Ballinger shares a song or two inspired by skeletons and ghosts. Keythe and Rose Portillo talk about the transformational power of art, and how that connects to her epic parties that celebrate the Day of the Dead. Matt Almos shares a story that’ll make you believe the devil is real. Keythe and Ann talk about...

Whether your final summer fling includes a trip to the ocean, the mountains or just to the kitchen for a plate of snacks, we hope you’ll take time to Lounge with us. We’ve got stories, songs and conversations all intuitively designed to help you groove with the rhythms of the season. This month’s theme is Back to Work, and Keythe chats with UCLA Labor Historian Tobias Higbie about the origins of L...

This month, we’re behaving like civilized adults and we’re taking a vacation. Welcome to the Unabashed and Unapologetic Best of the Lounge Episode! We’ve dug through the archives and pulled up the pieces that best represent what we’ve been trying to encourage in you for the last nine months. We’ll hear The Burglars of Hamm perform their Modern February Fable, The Unloved Man. We’ll go all the way...

It’s time to get outside and play! Happy Independence Day! This month’s lounge explores the unique right-of-passage that is Summer Camp. We’ll attempt to recreate a virtual campfire with stories and songs both familiar and new. John Ballinger leads us in a rousing sing-along, and we hope you'll do exactly that. Ann Closs-Farley and I introduce you to-- or remind you of-- the greatest summer camp m...

Welcome to The Lounge! It's June. We’ve gone halfway around the wheel of the year together! In this episode, Keythe shares some thoughts about Growing Up-- after all, June is the season of Graduations, Commencements and Weddings. John Ballinger has arranged three summer-y tunes. One’s hot. One’s cool. All of ‘em are sunny. In honor of Father's Day, Keythe invites both his kids to the Lounge this m...

This month we’re exploring May Flowers-- the explosion of growth and color that comes this time of year. It’s a veritable Technicolor Dreamland out there. Can a children's’ game unlock the meaning of May for you? John Ballinger and Double Batch Daddy are gonna help you groove with the flowers, the fire and the peace that comes in May. You’ll hear from a pair of teachers who identified what student...

This month’s show is about April Showers. The unexpected weather events that appear to threaten our garden just as it’s starting to take root, but are really setting the stage for future growth if we’re willing to roll with the challenges of change. In this episode we explore the concept of Dancing With the Trickster-- how do we learn to accept and cooperate with unexpected obstacles in our path,...

As the world wakes from its winter slumber, as the ice begins to melt away from the streets and our brains alike, a period of growth begins. We hope you'll Lounge with us for an hour or so. The Lounge Players present a new modern fable: The Unloved Man, Michael Cramer chats with Keythe about his adventures as both a citizen of modern Brooklyn and his parallel life as a Jarl Valgard Stonecleaver, E...

This year, the celebration inspired by Saint Valentine, who was executed for performing marriages to keep men from going to war, is almost immediately followed by the tradition wherein many commence a 40-day period of sacrifice and reflection that begins with a remembrance of our mortality: “Ashes to ashes and dust to dust,” they say. The Dead of Winter, indeed. This episode features a "scoop" abo...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Did you make any resolutions? In this episode, Keythe talks about The How, Why… and When of making changes in your life. Keythe also chats with Patti Cumby about how she chose to quit smoking and how she did it without stress. The Lounge Radio Players present a rousing adventure about a genie who really knows how to make your wishes come true. In the Dinner and a Movie Segment, Key...

Designed to tide you over between rounds, this Bar Snacks minisode features Keythe's thoughts on baking and flaming a Figgy Pudding (Ep.1), a special offer to stream A Christmas Carol presented by the Geffen Theatre (40% Off Code: CAROL30), and he reads a poem called The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper. Happy Solstice!

As we approach the Darkest Night of the Year, Keythe Farley ruminates on how our holiday traditions encourage us to defy the darkness by lighting up-- our homes, public squares, menorahs, Christmas trees and kinaras. Ray Chase and Julia McIlvaine play two sweet slackers who dream up new holiday traditions while they watch Charlie Brown on TV. Matt Almos takes us on a trip to The Worst Mall in the...