The Garret Schuelke Podcast

As the weather gets colder, and the pandemic once again heats up, Garret speaks with Grand Rapids comedian and podcaster Gerrit Elzinga—along with his dank wind chimes—over the phone about his new extended play, SLIGHT RETURN, the ethics of doing comedy show during Covid, his third podcast, SOMETHING SERIAL, and their favorite parts of the classic, influential superhero flick, Batman & Robin....

“Technology is our friend,” claims songwriter, editor, and traveler Louis Rive at the very beginning of this international episode of #GSP--and he is ABSOLUTELY right, as Garret talks with him over Zoom about his career as a writer and musician, the founding of Talking Soup, getting fined in Spain for accidentally breaking the COVID quarantine, and he gives his definitive 'Yay/Nay' opinion...

Another summer has come and gone, so Garret gets on programmer, world traveler, and recent Kalamazoo transplant Jason Brown to talk all about his adventures— including rambling around Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, visiting Ukraine post-revolution, and living and teaching in China. Plus, Zach Elmblad pops in to tell us a delightful tale of the worst end of summer trip ever. Recorded at Elmblad...

SWAPCAST TIME! Garret travels to Toledo to visit poet, activist, and union autoworker Dan Denton to talk about the birth of his podcast, THE BLUE COLLAR GOSPEL HOUR, the publication of his latest book of poems, the founding of Not A Duck in Any Row Studios, and discuss whether police “unions” are legit unions. Recorded at Not A Duck In Any Row Studios, in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday, September 5th,...

It's a very “Free Jazz”, “Postmodern” episode of #GSP this time around, as Garret and Zach Elmblad discuss Garret's failed writing retreat, Kalamazoo cops gassing peaceful protesters, the wonders of nature, and the question that has been on Garret's mind since the beginning of this terrible year: WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON HERE?!? Recorded at Elmblad Media Group studios, based within the Pa...

From the EMG bunker, Garret and Zach discuss their respective experiences with the protests in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo following the murder of George Floyd, how COVID-19 has affected their lives since the last time they spoke, and they attempt to talk about some lighter subjects that make them neither want to punch a wall nor curl up into a ball on the floor. Recorded at Elmblad Media Group stu...

The fun continues as Garret talks with more previous guests—writer Robert Dean, comedian Scott Ryan, and Legion of Nothing author Jim Zoetewey— on how they're enduring the virus that has not only shaped  2020, but will undoubtedly make this decade more awful than it already will be. Recorded throughout April and May 2020 via telephone. Intro Song: "Nukes and Freighters" by Nick DeMott...

As the apocalyptic Coronavirus plague continues to ravage the planet, Garret talks with previous guests—artist John Withee, and comedians Stu McCallister and Gerrit Elzinga—via phone about their lives during this pandemic, including their first realization of its seriousness, how it has affected their lives directly, and how they imagine a “Post-COVID” world will look like, in the first ever #GSP...

Risking it all for the glory that comes with podcasting, Garret visits multimedia artist Zach Elmblad in his bunker to discuss how the world has been changed by COVID-19, how the pandemic has affected their respective day jobs, Garret talks about his trip to Toronto right before the U.S-Canadian border was shut down, and they lighten the mood a bit by digging into their favorite mutual topic, CONS...

Two guys with similar--yet, at the same time, vastly different--first names unite, as Garret sits down with Grand Rapids comedian Gerrit Elzinga to talk about career beginnings, his latest album, BULLET-BITER: THE EMCEE SESSIONS, meeting comedy icons like Chris Rock and Dave Attell in New York, and Garret gives an enthusiastic, rambling review of the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG movie, as well as predicts t...

At the beginning of the new decade, Garret once again meets up with the ever-lovable Zach Elmblad to reflect on 2019, lament on their personal high's and low's during the 2010's, discuss the wildfires in Australia and the threats to the Great Lakes, and Zach endures Garret's angry rants regarding the possibility of the U.S. invading Iran/World War III. Recorded at Elmblad Media Gro...

A true O.G. guest returns to #GSP, as Kjartan Code takes the time to talk to Garret about his work with the Het Hat Club, the influence of Romani people on European culture, and the up's and down's of witnessing the ongoing revolution in Chile. Recorded at Elmblad Media Group studios, based within the Park Trades Center, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, December 8th, 2019. Intro Song: &#...

In this particularly funky episode of #GSP, Garret chats with Kalamazoo DJ Joel Oliver about the joys of dance music, the rise of Dance Music Needs You, and the success story that is the "Yes, there really is a Kalamazoo meme page". Recorded at Elmblad Media Group studios, based within the Park Trades Center, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, November 17th, 2019. Intro Song: "Dirty Pi...

In this non-spooky October episode of #GSP --not at all a missed opportunity--, Garret meets up with Grand Rapids comedian and podcaster Stu McCallister to discuss career beginnings, reminisce over seeing comedians they like and dislike perform, LaughFest, and connect with the one thing that truly bonds them together: their respective 30 day bans from posting on Facebook. Recorded at Harmony Brewi...

Meeting up one day before Autumn officially begins, Garret and Zach  discuss their respective European adventures that took place this  summer, the "death" of Jeffrey Epstein, the Area 51 "raid", and Garret  makes fun of the pastor that is facing off against the incumbent mayor  of Grand Rapids this November.   Recorded at Elmblad Media Group studios, based within the Park Trades  ...

Returning guest Andy Argo takes the time out of his busy schedule to talk with Garret about his campaign for Kalamazoo City Commission--including its beginnings, the platform itself, and local reaction--, protesting with Movimiento Cosecha in Detroit, his views on the June and July Democratic debates, and, in light of Garret's week-long vacation in London, discusses the grand European adventur...

 Before heading off to the wild frontier that is Colorado, comedian Scott  Ryan sits down with Garret to discuss his beginnings in comedy, Bill  Hicks, the moral outlooks of the Right and the Left, the various nutjobs  that inhabit the Ancap vs Ancom Debate group, and his eternal, burning  hatred of Bill Maher.   Recorded at Mulligans Pub, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Sunday,  July 21st,...

On the eve of Printers  Row Fest 2019, Garret sits down with Horror and Bizarro author John  Bruni to discuss his early beginnings writing detective stories and gay  erotica, his experiences in the world of indie horror and Bizzaro  publishing, gore and death videos, comics, and the current state of his  physical health--all while dreading the person doing lawn care next  door. Recorded in Elmhurs...

In celebration of GODAN: QUEEN OF THE THIRD COAST finally being  published on Lulu, Garret and Zach discuss the horrendous process it  took for this to finally happen, then they get into terrible dating and  relationship experiences, bouncer etiquette, and the ramifications of  former Grand Rapids punk/metal bar Local 741 transforming into the  country/ "rock and roll" bar The Iron Well. R...

Chicago fanboy meets  Chicago native as Garret talks with Chicago-born writer, journalist, and  cynic Robert Dean to discuss his experiences and opinions of the Windy  City, including the various neighborhoods he grew up in, comparing  Chicago to New Orleans and Austin, the music scenes he was involved in,  his love of the White Sox and hatred of the Cubs, and encountering  legendary Outsider arti...

In this very special  episode of #PowerfulGSP, Garret gets a chance to talk with one of his  favorite authors--and fellow Superhero Fiction writer--Jim Zoeteway,  about how he got into the genre, serialize web fiction, the Pen and Cape  Society, the current state of the comics industry (comics and movies),  and Jim's longstanding serialized Superhero Fiction series, THE LEGION  OF NOTHING. Rec...

Joyful times ensue as John Withee returns to the podcast to talk  about sailing in Maine, Rick and Morty, our respective views on  #RussiaGate, the vast literary and art project that has consumed him for  the past couple of months, as well as his recently published collected  poems! Recorded at Elmblad Media Group studios, based within the Park Trades Center, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, Mar...

2019, as well as the second season of #PowerfulGSP, starts off with a  spectacular BANG as your humble host is not only joined by friend and  editor Zach Elmbald, but is finally joined--for the first half of the  show, anyway--by KC Horstman, better known as KING CHARLES THE RAPPER,  to discuss the pros and cons of 2018, growing up Catholic, the joys of  nudism, and Zach reacts to a shocking artic...

The Christmas festivities  continues! Local musician Victor Kahn returns to discuss the holiday  season, get political, talk about Alpena's latest music venue, and  performs some songs for Garret's pleasure. Recorded at the Alpena Public Library on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, in Alpena, Michigan. Intro Song: "It's Just Not Christmas" by Phil Awful and the Experiments Outro S...

It's the one year anniversary/ Christmas special of #PowerfulGSP ! Joining Garret on this momentous occasion is Alpena resident and content creator Adam Strohschein,  where they talk about his latest Youtube activities, the removal of Apu  from The Simpsons, and they delve into the life and times of a mutual  friend. Recorded at the Alpena Public Library on Friday, December 21st, 2018, in Alpe...