The Dork Forest

Cameron Esposito (www.cameronesposito.com and @cameronesposito on twitter) KNOWS the history of the portrayal of lesbians on television and the movies. And, can name more actresses than I can name people in my life. She is wonderful. This is great. Enjoy. This month the show is sponsored by the Society of the Spectacle in Eagle Rock - on York - it's a really cool eyeglass store and Katie talked me...

Moshe Kasher (http://www.moshekasher.com/ and @moshekasher on twitter) has a love of Religion. We talk about the BIG issues in a tiny tiny way. He goes into the history of various religions, his own journey with faith and I learn a LOT about Judaism. He's a great stand up comic, he's got a book out and his new album is o.u.t. Go to his website and see him live. For he is wonderful. Enjoy. www.allt...

Fred Armisen (Portlandia, SNL) loves accents, drums and admires the good works of Paul McCartney. We talk music and comedy and he's a really great guy. Wow, do I learn stuff about Paul McCartney. Hilarious, dry, smart and excellent. Enjoy. is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse away! Facebook Fan...

Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) (@Carrie_Rachel on twitter) loves books, music, socio-linguistics, dogs, guitars and I interupt almost every stoy she tells. I talk too much but she's still fascinating, hilarious and really, quite nice. Enjoy. is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse a...

Kurt Braunohler is a smart, silly, hilarious man. His LOVE of Psychogeography gives him more information about Los Angeles than I've had in 15 years of living here. His new album is available for pre-order (with awesome trinkets) at is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse away! Facebook Fan Group i...

Carr D'Angelo isn't from Earth 2 but he's from Earth 2 () … get it? He is the keeper of my pull list and he knows some serious minutia… heh. His comic book store is GREAT. In Sherman Oaks, CA and the staff is super helpful. Which is very important if you’re just starting to read comics. I learn stuff and it’s great. Enjoy. is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great...

Greg Franklin  animates stuff. REALLY WELL. REALLY FUNNY. So I ask him about cartoons. A lot. We weed off into wrestling and standup and it's ALL good. He wrestled for 7 years! He's great. Enjoy.   is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse away! Notes: Incredibly Strange Wrestling Frank Kozik Coop po...

James P. Connolly is a comic and a great guy. He also knows about, wants to talk on, and WILL talk about - Elvis. Presley. Not Costello. Not anything else. The original king. This is so great. Enjoy. is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse away! Notes: is all you need. Katamari Damacy July 29th Irv...

Lee Bennett is one of Andy's best friends and has been my DC Comic "docent" on many an occassion. You asked for more DC Comic dorking out, we bring it. Lee has many dorkdoms... this is just the first. It's great. Enjoy. is the podcast network that TDF is with and there’s a bunch of other great podcasts there if you’re looking for more comedy podcasts… browse away! Notes:Comics Code Authority found...

TiVo sponsored TDF in June. My friend Andrew solmssen @aolmssen on twitter, has had TiVo from the beginning. He gets his TiVo accessories at WeaKnees in Culver City, so Michael Adberg came over. We talk TiVo, tech and then more TiVo and tech. It's pretty sweet. Enjoy. After the show Andrew set UP my TiVo (which I didn't conciously have as an evil plan... but it worked OUT!) and now I'm recording,...

Live from Limstone Comedy fest in Bloomington, IN at the Comedy Attic. Dayna Thompson brings her interest in all things Sasquatch with Al Jackson (remember TDF EP 123) and Graham Elwood (TDF EP 61) I laugh a lot. Enjoy. is the podcast channel that TDF is with and you can go there and see a bunch of other podcasts ... there's something for everyone there. Note: I have LIVE show audio issues again....

It's another great episode at A-Kon 2013. So Fun. I talked with Kyle Hebert who is the voice of Gohan on DragonballZ - so THAT was cool for me. He's also in everything else. We talk anime, voice acting and it's mellow and fun. Enjoy! TDF is sponsored by TiVo this month: and visitors to  can get $25 off a new TiVo premiere, P4, or XL4 DVR if they us the promo code "ATC." All things Comedy, by the w...

Lisle Wilkerson grew up in Japan. I ask a LOT of very BASIC questions about Japan. She does voice work for many kick ass ladies in video games. Tekken, Street Fighter... you know. Kick ass ladies in video games. She also loves boxing. We talk Japanese Lady Boxing at one point and it's AMAZING. Enjoy. TDF is sponsored by TiVo this month: and visitors to can get $25 off a new TiVo premiere, P4, or X...

Greg Proops www.gregproops.com is back! This ep is a LOT about Ancient History. As per usual I could listen to him read old timey papyrus scrolls. That's how the phone books used to come! Weird. His Podcast, called The Smartest Man in the Room (for obvious reasons) is here . TDF is sponsored by TiVo this month! When you GET Tivo, at www.tivo.com you can get $25 off a new TiVo if you use the promo...

Tracey Ashley (www.traceyashley.com) is a great comic and friend of mine from Minneapolis. She loves The Sims and we celebrate the freaking Sims. I blow off a canvasser, hardcore, in the middle of this episode. Enjoy. This month TDF is sponsored by TiVo and you can get $25 off a new TiVo Premier, P4 or XL4 DVR if you go to www.tivo.com and use the promo code "ATC" Which stands for the lovely umbre...

(www.alleewillis.com) loves Detroit, sandwiches and kitsch. She's written songs you know. September made famous by Earth, Wind and Fire... Boogie Wonderland... the theme to Friends (I might be the only dork excited about that last). But look her up on allmusic.com and have your mind blown. We talk about her amazing collection of kitsch, her project to help Detroit (http://alturl.com/xo5cc) and foo...

is from my hometown. He went to high school with my brother and he was in on the ground floor of Trek and other “fancy” bikes. He knows bikes. He loves bikes. We talk about bikes. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find a lot of OTHER great pods.  Another way to support the show is to...

I’m in Atlanta with and Winchester. Sarah has a podcast called : Which is excellently dorky. Her lovely and talented husband, Will, is studying to be a librarian. And he makes music! Here: He insists that studying for it’s as sexy as it sounds. Tune in, for they are adorable. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If yo...

I don’t know why Janeane doesn’t have a twitter or a fb… but she doesn’t… You know who is… she and Bamford talk Beading and Suze Orman. I laugh a lot. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find a lot of OTHER great pods. Another way to support the show is to shop at THROUGH my website. S...

( and @joestarr187 on twitter) is a great, dorky comic and loves Transformers. I asked for his website… he sent me this (an animated Transformer movie from another decade) so he is in the right place. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find a lot of OTHER great pods. Another way to su...

@thatchrisgore on twitter, is a professional dork and has a podcast called . He crashed my podcast… will play a little of this one on his and symbiosis is born! He’s great, you’ll love him cuz he’s KNOWS things. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find a lot of OTHER great pods. Anothe...

, stand up comic from NY who loves a lot. We got a long, questiony email from James before the show and Alex answered his questions here:  Alex also enjoys comedy. His own and others. And . Listen up and WANT to want to read that guy. Like me. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too).  is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find...

is such a great comic. You’ve seen him. I know you have. He’s been on Letterman 42x. And he is a Dork. VERY Specific. Very fun… and, at one point, kinda emo. Tune in; love it and him. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too). is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can find a lot of OTHER great pods. Another way to support the show is to sho...

is hilarious, interesting and smart as a whip! And he loves HORSES. See what I did there? He dorks out about 4H and horses! I love horses. His podcast: about SCIENCE! He also has a new album out THIS WEEK: . Buy that, tune in to this and enjoy yourselves. DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too).  is the umbrella podcast host. If you go there… you can...

is an artist, performance artist and I met him in New York, watching him sing a “bad trip” (mushrooms) Operatically, in Italian, with translation on a screen behind.  @josephkeckler is his twitter handle. He dorks out about some singing exercises and I enjoy it. Tune in and Enjoy it yourselves.   DONATE folks… I’m working over here. or (Show schedule, t-shirts, and standup CDs too).   is the umbre...