The Dork Forest

Diana’s cousins’ needed to learn English so she listened AND LOVED a lot of K-Pop. I learn what that is 😊 AND… Let me say that, first, that it’s DIANA Hong (@wellhongd) not Diane. Hi. And I learn that there’s casting in K-POP. And that yer parents may SEND you to Korea to learn Korean, but your cousins insist they work on their English. K-Pop! Diana Hong! It’s a dorky delight. Donate to The Dork...

More Marvel with comic John Poveromo (@johnpoveromo) – we talk tv, movies and comics and get into some specifics of Cyclops’ powers. Just good clean fun here, folks. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Merch: My current al...

Leah Mansfield (@leahmansfield) is a comic who was in the Air Force and worked with NUKES. And we talk about the dorky world of world annihilation. And I FINALLY realize how rockets work. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky g...

He was a flawed hero and Dawn Brodey (@dawn_brodey) KNOWS IT. We go into some revolutionary war minutia and it was fun. You will love. AD: for 15% off your first order!! Use the code: Dork. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Mer...

It doesn’t SEEM funny, but it is. Learn how much Amanda Cohen (@amandacohen27, comic and rights activist) and I DO NOT know about how women’s bodies work. Also men’s. But that’s less surprising. This was great. Heh. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order you...

SO MANY SHOWS! Keith (@J_Keith and the @gofactyourpod) loves Broadway and we GET INTO IT. I wish I loved actors DOING it as much as Keith. Enjoy and learn. I did. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Merch: My current album “I Am...

Andy and I saw Rise of Skywalker and had to TALK ABOUT IT IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS SO SPOILERY... so only listen if you've SEEN IT. Or DO NOT CARE. Both are acceptable to us. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Merch: My curre...

People don’t just grow their nails real long. Mary Basmadjian (@maryb626 on IG) explains the how and the WHY of it. Then it’s Armenian food which leads to a Korean Youtube thing called Mukbang. Fascinating. It is DECEMBER and in December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you MIGHT have sent to go to  or google your town’s name and the words “food bank.” January. Gimme...

Mariah Carey is a very famous singer/songwriter and Danielle Perez (@divadelux) explains the decade’s worth of music I’ve probably heard. It’s a music ep and it holds MUCH information for me. And you get to hear Danielle explain it to me. Enjoy. I did. It is DECEMBER and in December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you MIGHT have sent to go to  or google your town’s n...

Tig Notaro (@therealfluffNotaro on IG) is Vegan. AND IT’S WORKING OUT!! You should totally try it. If you want. No pressure. I’ve tried it. Between meals. But I loved this conversation. You will too. Get in on it. AD: SimpleHealth.com is birth control delivered TO YOUR DOOR. It's easy. It's a right. Live by a code, Dork. It is DECEMBER and in December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but...

Dueling Pianos actually DUET. Martha Boles (@ms.marthaboles on IG) has MANY interests but she told me that’s her dayjob RIGHT before the show started so it’s DUELING PIANO’S. She is a delight and you will love her. It is DECEMBER and in December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you MIGHT have sent to go to  or google your town’s name and the words “food bank.” January...

Thom Tran (@_thomtran Sex Jokes Rock n Roll Podcast) loves ALL the ways The Flash is repped. I learn about the Flash! I want to now see… The Flash. You will enjoy this episode. Listen at your own pace. AD: for a FREE subscription for Birth Control. DO THIS. What a great idea. Delivered to your door. It is DECEMBER and in December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you M...

Adam Conover (@adamconover of Adam Ruins Everything and the Factually Podcast) loves Nintendo but I got him weeding off on Miyazaki. It is a wonderful wander thru the love of food and popular art. You will love the heck out of this. It is NOVEMBER and in November and December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you MIGHT have sent to go to  or google your town’s name and...

You know when you major in Chinese and then get accounting clients in Singapore and it’s Death Month? Mary Becquet (@becquetSQ & IG @maryb3) LOVES it. Recorded Halloween day made for youtube Chinese Vampire Movie watching later PERFECT. You will love. It is NOVEMBER and in November and December I ask you not to donate to The Dork Forest but to use the cash you MIGHT have sent to go to  or google y...

British Reality Shows-The longboxes of Netflix with Sharon Houston (@sharon_houston and IG @sharonhouston). She’s a comic and, sure she watches The Great British Bakeoff but have you seen of Nightmare Tenants/Slum Landlords? UH ME EITHER. Fascinating. Hilarious. You will love. Then I learn more about EDM. That’s music. She has a youtube show: The Bob and Donna Show: It is NOVEMBER and in November...

UK comic Tiff Stevenson @tiffstevenson and @tiffstevensoncomic is in LA and she loves so much about Buffy. And, interestingly… the college years! We also dork out about comedy, los angeles and a memoir by Eve Babitz that’s a love letter to LA. We are also interrupted a LOT and I don’t take it well. Welcome to real life. You will enjoy. Listen. It is NOVEMBER and in November and December I ask you...

The 80s and 90s had a wealth of Star Wars for them that needed it. And Dan Telfer (@dantelfer of Nerd Poker and DnD Beyond) was that demographic. We get INTO it. There’s so much we don’t get to. More later. Enjoy AD: Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order yo...

Villains of History is Cat Alvarado’s @thecatalvarado podcast (I did Pol Pot on it). She’s come to talk Latin American despots. I am reminded of the 70s and 80s and beyond. But not like a radio station. Fascinating. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or USE THE AMAZON link on the front page w...

Brian Jacobovitz @brianjacobovitz got into the game, then into the stories. HP Lovecraft is weird, you guys. No, really. But he inspires an awesome bunch of games. You will love. AD: Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Merch: My...

Without the benefit of copyright is Kira Soltanovich @kiracomedy talking to me about how she CAN CURE YOU. MAYBE. With Homeopathic Medicine. And she’d love to try. In other news, watch LET’S GET SWEAT! Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky go...

Dave Ross will save Zelda and they will BE FRIENDS. Over and over. We talk about the cooking sitch in Breath of the Wild for a weirdly long time. This is great. You will LOVE! He has a new album called “The Only Man Who Has Had Sex” – GET IT. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the fr...

Books and rocks and learning about what to do NEXT with Rebecca Rush (@rebeccarush639) – she has a book podcast that I did right after THIS ONE 😊 ComicsBookClub Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky goodness.  Merch: My current album “I Am N...

Courtney Joyner (@courtneyjoyner)  is a WELLSPRING of information. There’s not just ONE dorkdom. He has a new Boardgame out/coming out… request it at your Game Store “NEMO RISING.” Andy wanted in. Check out the bonus. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order y...

Prince is from MN and he did that song about a corvette. Christopher Titus (@titusnation) might have the REST of the information about him. I learn stuff and get a list to listen to. NOTE: Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Pussy Control, When Will We Be Paid, Colonized Mind, Pink Cashmere, Erotic City, Shockadelica, Friend Lover Sister Mother/Wife, and the whole of an album called The Truth. Donat...

Andrew Solmssen (@solmssen and @andrewsolmssen) is a hiking monster. He’s turned his, considerable, attention span to walking up and around Los Angeles. There’s tech talk too. Because it’s Andrew. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page when you order your own dorky...