The Portland Podcast

Comedian Joe DeVito on his successful comedy special 'Dating Over 40 is Like Thrift Store Shopping' from Dry Bar Comedy.  The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day (greg@pdxpodcast.com). Support the show by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under license. Support the show

Simon Buret of the French pop-rock duo AaRON chats with us in English (!) about the band's new album 'Anatomy of Light,' his burgeoning fine art career & work with Jean-Claude Van Damme. The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day (greg@pdxpodcast.com). Support the show by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under li...

Screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski on developing the hit HBO Max series Raised by Wolves with legendary sci-fi director Ridley Scott. The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day (Contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com). Support the show by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under license. Support the show

Brian Kiley's been a staff writer for Conan O'Brien since 1994 and is currently the head monologue writer for Conan's show on TBS & has served in that role since 2010. For Brian's latest dates, visit https://www.briankiley.com/. The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day (Contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com). Support the show by visiting http://pdxpodcast....

From 2018 -- Butch Vig on the Garbage Version 2.0 tour & new project with Portugal. The Man. The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day (greg@pdxpodcast.com). Support the show by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts. Music used under license. Support the show

From 2019 -- Bobcat on "The Show with Two Heads Tour," his truTV series "Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters" & upcoming feature film with Judd Apatow.  Costumer, tailor, stylist & designer Savannah Kay Gordon (nahkay.com) on her work on "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists" & other projects. The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by...

At the age of twenty-six, John Roa founded a tech-consulting and design firm which he sold for a fortune to the largest tech company in San Francisco. His account of his rise from a below-average student, to becoming a poster boy for ambitious, successful young entrepreneurs (and nearly destroying himself in the process) is the subject of his memoir A Practical Way to Get Rich . . . and Die Trying...

New York Times best-selling author Gary John Bishop joins us today to discuss his newest release Ask Gary Fu*king Anything: Unplugged Answers to Life’s Stickiest Dilemmas, now available exclusively in audio format from HarperCollins. Gary's first book Unfu*k Yourself is a refreshing, BS-free self-empowerment guide that offers an honest, no-nonsense, tough-love approach to help readers lead th...

Dublin-based filmmaker Gavin Fitzgerald chats with us about his Conor McGregor documentary feature film NOTORIOUS now available streaming on Netflix -- NOTORIOUS has become the highest grossing Irish documentary of all time.  Gavin's latest release AS IT WAS is a biography of Oasis front-man Liam Gallagher, documenting the rockstar's fall from grace & successful re-emergence. Gavin&a...

Wayne Hussey on remaking the classic Mission anthem ‘Tower Of Strength' -- The ReMission International recording of TOS2020 features 23 of his closest friends including Andy Rourke, Billy Duffy, Budgie, Gary Numan, Jay & Michael Aston of Gene Loves Jezebel, Kevin Haskins, Lol Tolhurst, Martin Gore, Midge Ure, Robin Finck & many others.  For more info, visit http://www.themissionuk.com...

John Oates new album ‘Live In Nashville’ is set for release on Sept 18. The record features The Good Road Band from John's 2018 studio album 'Arkansas' blending an Americana sound of Dixieland, dipped in bluegrass, and salted with the Delta blues. John discusses the new LP & touches on his 2017 memoir, 'Change of Seasons.' (Website:  https://johnoates.com/ ) Former Rol...

Tim Minchin tells us all about his new miniseries 'Upright.'  The exclusive U.S. premiere is on AMC Networks' streaming service Sundance Now on Thursday, August 6 -- you'll get to enjoy the first two episodes, with two new episodes available every following Thursday.  Director Julian Shaw joins us to discuss his next film project & more. The Portland Podcast is produced &am...

Quick preview for our special episode avail this coming Wednesday -- we'll be chatting Tim Minchin who tells us all about his new miniseries 'Upright.'  The exclusive U.S. premiere is on AMC Networks' streaming service Sundance Now on Thursday, August 6 -- you'll get to enjoy the first two episodes, with two new episodes available every following Thursday.  The Portland Po...

Director Taylor Morden on his latest documentary film chronicling the rise & downfall of Blockbuster Video, focusing on the last of the Blockbuster stores still in existence today, located in Bend, Oregon. 'The Last Blockbuster' is narrated by Lauren Lapkus & features Doug Benson, Ione Skye, Adam Brody, Kevin Smith, Jamie Kennedy, Brian Posehn, Paul Scheer, Samm Levine, Ron Funch...

Robert Greene is the celebrated author of The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery & latest best-seller The Laws of Human Nature. Robert recently penned a deal with the streaming site Quibi to adapt The 48 Laws of Power into an episodic series produced by Canadian production company DreamCrew, co-founded by hip hop star Drake. Visit Robert's newly launched YouTube page here: https://www.youtube.com/...

Bluegrass folk singer & funnyman John Craigie on his new album Asterisk the Universe.  Episode features live tracks recorded by Lightening 100, Brave Alice Productions, Jonathan Kirchner & Pickathon.  The Portland Podcast is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day. For inquiries, contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com.  Find us at http://pdxpodcast.com/ .  Support the show (https://www.paypal.me...

James Westby on his offbeat & bittersweet documentary feature film "At The Video Store" starring Bill Hader, John Waters, Lance Bangs, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant & many others. The film explores our affection for tangible cinema and community-driven spaces curated by your local film nerd (AKA local video stores). Pure Bathing Culture join us to discuss their new EP "Carrido&q...

J. Laser is the moniker of multi-talented composer, producer and musician Jordan Lawlor , previously of M83 . Music from today's episode features excerpts of tracks from J. Laser's new self-titled EP.  The Portland Podcast (http://pdxpodcast.com/) is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day. For inquiries, contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod)....

(From 2019) At 19 years old, Christopher Schacht left his home town in Northern Germany with a plan to "not have a plan" in what turned out to be a four-year odyssey travelling to more than 45 countries covering in excess of sixty-thousand miles. Christopher risked life & limb along the way, chronicling his close encounters with drug cartels, packs of Bolivian wild dogs, Pakistani te...

Damian Kulash on the band's new single "All Together Now." For more info, visit https://okgo.net/ & nonprofit https://okgosandbox.org/. The Portland Podcast (http://pdxpodcast.com/) is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day.  Music licensed specifically for this episode. For inquiries, contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod). Support t...

Myq Kaplan on his brand new comedy album 'A.K.A.' released May 8th from Blonde Medicine. The Portland Podcast ( http://pdxpodcast.com/ ) is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day.  Music licensed specifically for this episode. For inquiries, contact: greg@pdxpodcast.com.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/pdxpod). Support the show

Matt Wolf on his documentary film 'Spaceship Earth' based on the true, stranger-than-fiction adventure of eight visionaries who spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem called BIOSPHERE 2, the Earth being Biosphere 1.  Producer Daniela Scrima dishes on her new project, the feature film 'Savage Midlife' shooting in Portland shortly sta...

Dave Rubin is the host of The Rubin Report & author of the New York Times best-seller 'Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason," which is the focus of our conversation today.  Part biography & social commentary, the book defines 10-steps for becoming a free thinker & chronicles Dave's evolution as an independent journalist.  For more info,...

Tom Papa's new book  "You're Doing Great! ... and Other Reasons to Stay Alive" is now available from St. Martins Press & is the focus of our chat today.  Visit http://tompapa.com/ to learn more. The Portland Podcast ( http://pdxpodcast.com/ ) is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day.  Music licensed specifically for this episode. For inquiries, contact: greg@pdxpodcas...

Rose McGowan on her new album 'Planet 9' available on Bandcamp:  https://rosemcgowan.bandcamp.com/releases . For more details, visit https://www.rosemcgowan.com/ .  Eric & Reba of 'The Mystery Box Show' ( https://www.mysteryboxshow.com/ ) preview their upcoming livestreams. The Portland Podcast ( http://pdxpodcast.com/ ) is produced & edited by Gregory Druker Day.  Musi...