The Dork Forest

Harold. Maude. Veronica Mars. Nashville. Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) watches some television I’ve (mostly) not seen. Listen to me learn why I ought. Enjoy. DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOODBANK THIS MONTH INSTEAD OF DONATING TO THE DORK FOREST. Google “your town” and “food bank.” DO IT> New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. P...

An appropriate band for Autumn. The Smashing Pumpkins. Ryan Conner (@rcconner www.ryanconnercomedy.com ) is IN THE KNOW about the “pumpkins.” It’s a music episode so get your drinking game on. It’s great. Enjoy. NOTE: if you like Oasis, no harm was meant. I still don’t know who they are either. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on th...

Tentacles. Unknown monsters summoned. DREAD. I’m NOT talking about summoning Wyatt Gray (@wyattsgray www.wyattgraycomedy.com ) who is a perfectly nice man who loves him some HP Lovecraft. I try to keep my san points up. Let us all hear the CALL OF CTHULHU. Enjoy. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped...

  It’s Halloween Month. It’s always Halloween for Larry and James  - half the podcast @MonsterPartyHQ. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/monster-party/id793623934?mt=2 The knowledge is deep. The love is real. We talk decorations, candy, costumes, and James tells us the worst thing he did as a child. I pictured something MUCH worse. You will love this ep. Enjoy! New Album available on Amazon and ...

Sneakerhead. Johnny Beehner Standup comic @johnnycomic loves him an Air Jordan. Or two dozen of them. We talk about sneakers (which I only call tennis shoes ONCE) and we both realize we know nothing about actual basketball or Michael Jordan’s career. It’s really fun. You will love. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Pr...

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   https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/   for $2. No obligation, hundreds of free eps are also here… this defrays cost and is, essentially, a bonus ep. Live The Dork Forest at LA PODFEST w Laraine Newman, Kelly Carlin and Moon Zappa. We hash...

Planners. We (Jenny Jaffe @jennyjaffe and I) talk about paper calendars for almost the whole hour. It’s fascinating and then you KNOW what you’re doing. Jenny Jaffe is on IFC on “Nuerotica” and is a comic writer for Devastator Press and you will love her for she is a delight.   WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. Full eps are on iTunes, dorkforest.com and whatever app you’re using. NOW – also on YouTub...

SMOKED MEATS. The cooking of foods. Then we end up on how we don’t want to eat sharks cuz they’re great. Jamel Dotson is a comic (@hogsheadcheese and www.whitebreadglobal.com ) and knows things about meat. Some of it is a SECRET. I learn things. We laugh a great deal. Enjoy! WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. Full eps are on iTunes, dorkforest.com and whatever app you’re using. NOW – also on YouTube!...

Haunted Halloween Theme Parks. Kyle Clark (@kyleclarkisrad and a host of his dork forest-like pod THIS IS RAD) loves a haunted house and IT IS BEGUN. I become tempted. But still scared. He has a great comedy album, “I’m a Person.” Enjoy this. Get that. You know. WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. Full eps are on iTunes, dorkforest.com and whatever app you’re using. NOW – also on YouTube! Playlist upda...

Sitcoms. Solomon Georgio (@solomongeorgio) and I talk about Black Sitcoms in particular and we barely scratch the surface of a genre I know NOTHING about. He’s a great comic and I learn that value of appreciating the shark jump. Enjoy! WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. Full eps are on iTunes, dorkforest.com and whatever app you’re using. NOW – also on YouTube! Playlist updating from old ones… slowly....

Quilt the Quilt you’re Quilting. Lisa Allard loves it and I, FINALLY, learned how the heck it is done. It’s crazy detailed and sooooo cosy. You will love. WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. Full eps are on iTunes, dorkforest.com and whatever app you’re using. NOW – also on YouTube! Playlist updating from old ones… slowly. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxShvvK9Qe5cqyJAl961vzOzIFK...

It’s thousands of tiny x’s. Cross Stitch. You have to want it. Sara Schaefer (@SaraSchaefer1) is a comic and aspiring perfectionist. We talk Embroidery!! It’s a very very specific dorkdom and this is a great one. You will love. WELCOME to year TWELVE of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live...

It’s probably not a conspiracy but it IS fascinating. Dan Cummins ( www.timesuckpodcast.com ) is a great comic and loves a rabbit hole of conspiracy and the history of LSD. Trip the light fantastic Rangers.  WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live and available here:...

Buckle up, it’s music. And cool (but NOT cool bc punk) music. Scott Marvel Cassidy (fine artist http://scottmarvelcassidy.com/ ) starts with a band that’s been around forever that he knows and we wander around from there. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped liv...

Moth Man. Not child or Moth People… this is one wandering last minute dork out with one of my favorite people: Karen Rontowski (@rontowski) on all things. Paranormal Karen on YouTube and IG. We go there. You will love. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live a...

Weird Science. John Hughes. 16 Candles. Breakfast Club. Ferris Bueller. Steve Agee (@steveagee) loves these movies a lot. Know also that Steve has two podcasts! Steve Agee Uhhh… and We’re No Doctors. On THIS podcast… we talk about the horny teen movies of John Hughes. And I still like them. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the...

Pokémon Go! Wizard Camp! Nordic LARPing? Harry Potter. Andy Erikson (@AndyErikson “Secret Unicorn”) is a multifaceted dork. So dipped. So great. Enjoy. I insist. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Merch! CD...

Credit Cards can get you free travel and hotel for free. Chip Chinery (@chipsmoneytips www.chipsmoneytips.com ) cares. I have Money ISSUES and yet we celebrate his dorkdom. Let’s do this. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkfore...

Drag. As in Ru Paul’s Drag Race and the Queens and Kings of dressing up RIGHT. Kyle Shire (@kyleshire and "Host of Machinima's Body Count Fighting") is a comic and writer and we get INTO it. You will love. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live and available here: h...

Pinball. Kevin Kleinhans (kevwritescomedy@gmail.com) loves pinball. We could have talked ALL pinball but we go specific LOTR pinball. And within that, game strategy of “Road to Valinor.” Oh… this is deep. This rules. You will love. Enjoy. NOTE: of the many… enjoy this one: Find a Pinball Machine in the United States at: http://www.pinballmap.com/ WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available...

Speed Racer. For real. Nat Towsen (@nattowsen) is a great comic and has a podcast called “Rate and Subscribe.” He knows and loves and KNOWs about Racer X. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Merch! CD, DVD,...

Virtual Reality. Mike Drucker (@mikedrucker @mikedruckerisdead) is a great comic and writer and CLEARLY loves a video game. He has all the headsets. He’s ready. And there’s escape rooms you can do virtually… there’s movies to watch. And Star Trek. Now I’m interested. Enjoy.  NOTE: Star Trek Bridge Crew was released May 30, 2017 and crosses platforms: Playstation VR, HTC VIVE, Oculus Rift. https://...

Bewitched to The Walking Dead. Supernatural shows that address the big issues. @debiontheweb www.debiontheweb.com is a great comic and watches a great deal of television and we learn that I do not. It’s a great one. Enjoy!   WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes now and later. “I Am Not the Hero of This Story.” Real CD on the website. Premium eps are taped live an...

Texas Holdem. Or is it Hold Em. Costaki Economopolis (@funnycostaki) knows more than many of us will every know about poker. He loves it. And, more importantly, it LOVES HIM. He has a new album “Live at Acme” and he’s a great comic so get on that. He has a podcast called “Quick Snaps” about the NFL… during the foot-ball season. We don’t talk about football. Check www.costaki.com for all of it all....

Jimi Hendrix. Oh yeah. A musical episode. Buckle up. Sal Calanni (@SalCalanni) is a SF comic and loves him some Jimi Hendrix. I learn MORE STUFF. He also has a new album out (called “Little Dago” his call you guys… check it out so that you will not be offended. Or be offended without examination). Jimi Hendrix you guys. Enjoy. WELCOME to year ELEVEN of TDF. New Album available on Amazon and iTunes...