The Dork Forest

Roller Derby.  Robin Ryan (@robinryan200 and ) has played, loves and made great friends from Roller Derby. So interesting. So great. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can download it here:  or get the DVD on my site. You can also get a dork fo...

SPOILER ALERT ABOUT A BOOK WRITTEN 150 years ago! Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll. A lot. Heather Simmons (@everywherealice and ) knows of that which she loves. I learn stuff. Not as much as Andy would like (see the phone bonus). Enjoy! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” bec...

Cricket. The freaking game of Cricket. I feel like I’ve waited my whole life for this. Wil Anderson (@wil_anderson and , aussie comic and friend of the show tells me HOW IT’S PLAYED. Finally. You will love. His pods: and I’m on a couple of those. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux”...

So this, as with all the premium eps, is in addition to the regular podcasts. What you will hear here is Andy and I talking about the ep. The full episode is at    for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here... this just defrays cost. his is a bonus PREMIUM EP. LIVE in Indianapolis @indypopcon with Ronald Wimberly @RaynardFaux . He is an artist (he has an Eisner nominated graphic nov...

Traveling. Getting OUT there. Getting to SEE stuff. Lahna Turner (@allthingscomedy pod Perfect 10 and @lahnaturner) has been to a BUNCH of places and we hear some hair raising tales. Enjoy! NOTE: September will have LIMEADE   WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is i...

Zombies. I question. I am answered and then it becomes clear I’ve thought about them too much. Ivan Van Norman (@Hydra_Lord) has wallowed in the lore. He then helped publish an RPG tabletop game about Zombies. So we talk about that. Guess who steps in then? Heh. Yer favorite fighting Welshman: Andy Ashcraft. You will love this. NOTE: Outbreak Undead RPG is here: WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium...

Private Eyes. Gumshoes. Sarah Urling (@sarah_the_pi from Gailey Associates in OC) loved the idea so much she became one and still reads/watches and thinks a lot about the private eyeball job. It’s awesome. You will love.  WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it...

Meditating. Laura House (@imlaurahouse and of the podcast laura house at large) is a comic and fascinating. We wander. We concentrate. A perfect storm of a dorkdom because Laura wants to make fun of it. But you can’t. This is so good. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” beca...

Sex and the City. The TV show. Erin Judge (@erinjudge) is a comic and has her first NOVEL is coming out in August – you can pre-order it! The TV show Sex and the City. Not the movies. Not the book. They all have last names you guys. You will love this. NOTE: Erin’s book link: Vow of Celibacy   WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special...

Bravo shows. All of them. Ronnie Karam (of @RonnieKaram and the podcast Watch What Crappens and ) watches all of it and loves it and hates it. And I do not disappoint if you wondered if I still don’t know what’s currently on television. It’s really fun. Enjoy! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This...

Glue guns and Harry Potter. Comic books and Costumes. Gina Devivo (@ginasauruss and Future Girl ) is awesome. You will love. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can download it here: bit.ly/horcruxdo...

Figuring out what comes next and not freaking out about it. Moon Zappa (@moonzappa) and I talk nesting then weed the hell OFF. It’s fascinating. You will like. Enjoy.  WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can download it here:  or get t...

This is an add-on to TDF. It's an "after" show so this opens with the Mike Ruekberg rendition of "Mexican Hat Dance" and continues from there. I read emails from April of 2015. We will eventually catch up. Or not. And then talk about a couple books I’m trying to read. Heh. In any case, thanks for listening. Take care of each other out there.   THE TDF ringtones and wallpaper (free) links are liste...

Superman. Meet Dash Kwiatkowski (@thetrollverine). He likes Superman better than Batman. That comes up. Dash is a comic and loves him some Superman. And Green Lantern. And I learn stuff about more things that I should read and watch. Enjoy! NOTE: Spoilers from the movie BatmanvSuperman. ALSO NOTE: Dash said "Just an addendum that brainfarting Grant Morrison as the writer of All-Star Superman is th...

Potatoes. I mentioned I like em but don’t love em. Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman and www.rileysilverman.com) and I talk a LOT about Trader Joe tater tots. And, also a verbal tour of places in LA to eat potatoes. Enjoy.  WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will...

Pro Wrestling. There is so much love and so many angles to this dorkdom. Mike Lawrence (@theMikeLawrence and www.mikelawrencecomedy.com) is a great comic you guys. He also is knows both the light and dark sides of the world of professional wrestling. Let’s do this. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ I have...

The Beatles. Jamie Flam @jamieflam has two podcasts @longshotpodcast and Gatekeeper Podcast. He grew up here and has Beatles information for me. As per usual, when music is the dorkdom, I panicked. Jamie walked me through it. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcr...

This is an add-on to TDF. It's an "after" show so this opens with the Mike Ruekberg rendition of "Mexican Hat Dance" and continues from there. This one is SPECIAL. OH I read old emails and comments so as to catch up. But I have a friend of the show, @comedyfilmnerds dork luminary @ChrisjMancini who is making a graphic novel and has a kickstarter so you can PRE ORDER IT! Then I read emails… Startin...

Clowning. Robotech. Holy hell. It’s all happening, you guys. Heather Wood (@heather__wood) from @futuregirlshow on youtube talks Clowns, Anime, Neverending Story. It’s a great one. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can downloa...

The Green Bay Packers. Nate Craig (@NateCraigLive on everything) is a comic, from Wisconsin and loves ALL sports. But we never DO get past the football team, The Green Bay Packers (did you know they are community owned? I kid a little. We ALL know that. Even I know that). It’s great. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour c...

Summer Camp! Like a whole summer of camp. Standup comic Kara Klenk (@KaraKlenk) was sent away for weeks on end and she still has those friends. She’s still dorking out. I get it. Fascinating. Enjoy. NOTE: the camp we discussed. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” b...

Knitting! I learn the ins and outs of knitting. GET IT? With standup comic Cathy Ladman (@cathyladman) and, then, at the end, we weed off into movies. Heh. Fun. Enjoy. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul is in it. You can download it here:  or get t...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Finally. Barbara Holm, comic from Portland Oregon (@barbara_holm ) knows a LOT. We delve into some other vampire stuff too. Good times. I know a little. I learn more. This is great. Enjoy!! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my so...

The Spanish invasion of the Americas. And the impetus for this? To write women’s historical fiction research! Also called a “discovering.” Sovereign Syre (@SovereignSyre and )                   It’s great. Enjoy!! WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live and available here: I have an hour comedy special out called “This Will Make An Excellent Horcrux” because my soul...

Chess. The game. Also, awesome mention of the MUSICAL! Comic, writer TJ Chambers (@tjchambersLA) talks Chess and introduces me, slowly, back into the game. It’s a good one. Enjoy. NOTE: My brother Phil wanted to know if I asked about the rule changes through history. I did not. Dork opportunity LOST! And this info site. Wild. WELCOME to year TEN of TDF. Premium eps (they cost $2ea) are taped live...