The Slade Ham Experiment

I spent the week with friends of mine who are all more talented than me. I hung out with Lou, Brad, & Kevin, and it made me revisit the country music of my past. Hint, there isn't much.   Please consider telling a friend if you dig the show.

Somehow birds keep finding me. I rescued a dove on my way to the store, which makes me remember the macaw that I kept for a while. Plus, being alone, being on Alone, and people who are afraid of being alone. Please consider telling a friend if you dig the show.

My neighborhood features a Combat Kroger where there's never any real food and everyone thinks everyone is stealing. More posh grocery stores are an entirely different experience. I used to work in a grocery store myself way back in the 90s. I also bring up some television shows that toy with tension to make us avid watchers, namely Alone and Suits.  The latter is particularly good at preying on o...

I picked up some surprise sets this weekend alongside Cristela Alonzo at the Houston Improv. Great crowds, and a nice opportunity to finally run some jokes from the special without any pressure. I also caught Oppenheimer, finally! Christopher Nolan is a fantastic storyteller. I try to stay there, and keep most if what I talk about spoiler free. And like most things do, this sends me down a rabbit...

I lose it fighting a cockroach, who sent red wasp and fire ant minions before it.  Burn the world down, I say. I also revisit a previous line of thinking in order to answer a question, which leads me down a road of vintage video games and what I have learned from them. Please consider telling a friend if you dig the show.

I taped a comedy special this past weekend which, along with a crazy tour schedule this summer, has derailed my weekly schedule. This is a rambly recount of the taping as I get used to flying the Midnight Spaceship on a regular basis again. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of all sorts of useful stuff: http://www.sladeham.com Please c...

I try to recall my worst travel experiences from the last two decades. Believe it or not, it's hard. I don't hang on to a lot of the bad ones, and even the ones I do get overwritten with the good from the trip. Nevertheless, it doesn't always go to plan.  Security in Yemen,  heartbreak in Australia, Afghanistan floods, dead cats in Canada, and a head wound in Romania... let's revisit my past, shal...

I just got back from touring the new show for two weeks in Canada. I talk about what went wrong at one of the shows, then get sidetracked by my Uber ride home. Momin, my driver, was from Afghanistan. He might have convinced me to permanently add the shemagh (a scarf that is everywhere in the Arab world) to my wardrobe. Also, I walk myself through my strategies around the special, and how important...

Strikes are interesting. The writers and actors are all off the clock and I am looking for opportunities. Also, Houston heat sucks and I try out the AeroPress but am not completely convinced. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of all sorts of useful stuff: http://www.sladeham.com Please consider telling a friend if you dig the show.

I explain my strategy for choosing a special over TikTok, plus why I won't get on Threads. And if you're trying to figure out the best way to see the world, might I suggest the right pair of glasses? You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of all sorts of useful stuff: http://www.sladeham.com Please consider telling a friend if you dig the s...

The SCOTUS weighs in on websites, I count down the jobs whose purposes I don't understand, and I discuss how we reduce most things in life to key words or ideas, and then never revisit them. Am I rambling? Maybe, maybe not. Come find out. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of all sorts of useful stuff: http://www.sladeham.com Please con...

I just got back from Colorado, which included a road trip through Texas and a stop at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, where I got to help a guy light a fire. Also, Russia has an afternoon coup that ended with all the excitement of a baby shower (read: none). Also also, people seem to be making a lot of submarine jokes lately. I bet I have an opinion. Come hang! You can get a free digital version of m...

I don't mean to vent, but where else would I do it? Let me get that out of my system and then follow me to my Top 5 Favorite Properties that I would like to see done properly. Some are video games, some are 80s cartoons, some are none of the above.  That's a lot of somes.  Just get in here already. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of...

People are all worked up over Matt Rife (mainly bad comedians, tbh). Who is he and why am I completely on his side? Also, I dip into my Top 5 movie soundtracks. I bet yours doesn't make the list. What did I skip? What's your fave? Let's spend a half hour together. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of all sorts of useful stuff: http://w...

I cover the final details of my now-succesful Kickstarter campaign, including why I am making a special this way in the first place. I also get too worked up over what I'm supposed to be focused on vs what other people care about. And then a fact about movie reviews sends me off on another spiral. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-month newsletter full of a...

It's a jumbled grab bag of an episode as I go through a number of things that caught my attention this week. I tell you what I learned after discovering a new tea. I talk about the Japanese approach to customer service and hospitality. I talk about why I did not like the new movie, Sisu. Then, a few stories that make me wonder about human accountability, one on  a cruise ship and one involving a M...

I spent my Saturday morning the perfect way: watching cartoons and eating cereal. I get into the specifics of what I watched, but also spin down a road of nostalgia, not just for the shows themselves, but for HOW we used to watch TV and why we're bored by it all now. Also, my Kickstarter is live through the end of the month here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sladeham/the-slade-ham-comedy-s...

If you're launching a Kickstarter, I cover quite a few of the basics in this episode. There are also tips on how to front load your campaign, what to expect, and how to get started if you've never launched one before. I'm 70% funded on my current campaign right now. It's my third one. Hopefully what I've picked up helps you get yours off the ground. You can get a free digital version of my book by...

I had an absurd conversation with a man who was visibly upset about something a beer company did. I tried to explain my current philosophy to him to no avail.  I also explain some of the pitfalls to launching a Kickstarter campaign for a comedy special. I also fight against a marauding brigade of aerialist fruit flies. You can get a free digital version of my book by signing up for my twice-a-mont...

I just returned from another tour for the military, this time in Qatar, Djibouti, Kenya, Egypt, and Niger. Many of these were return trips, and they brought plenty of adventure with them. I'll have a full Slade Runner episode up featuring footage from the trip, but for now, here's a verbal description of what three weeks out in the thick of it consists of. Special thanks to all the support staff a...

My guest is Tod Waters, musician, visual artist, and rock n roll clothing designer whose work you can find under Junker Designs. His style is distressed and repurposed, reminding you of the steel and metal, and the grit of the streets here in Houston.  Performers such as Motley Crüe, Poison, Johnny Depp, Robert Rodriguez, Britney Spears, Pink, Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Steven Tyler, and...

I return from Japan to the most American welcome imaginable. It's my version of Alexander's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (a fantastic children's book if my kid brain remembers anything at all).  At best I might say something useful in the middle of it all, and at worst perhaps you'll recognize a bit of your own recent days. In a nutshell, I'm petty sometimes, and nothing frustrates me...

My guest today is comedian and actor Jason Salmon. He's been the face of NAPA auto parts, and nabbed roles in Orange is the New Black, 30 Rock, as well as the hit game Red Dead Redemption 2 and Comedy Centrals "A Cowboy Explains" As for comedy, his Dry Bar Special has raked in half a million views, and his new special should be out right about now is available soon. Dig in while I talk to Jason Sa...

I've avoided the prodding to buy a new phone for the last two years, but sometimes there's no avoiding it. My phone drew its last breath just as I get ready to depart for a series of overseas trips. T-mobile never ceases to frustrate me, but Marc at the store in 5th Ward made a diving catch to save my day. Join me on a Sunday full of misadventures. You can get a free digital version of my book by...

I'm going to Japan for most of March. It will be my fifth time visiting the country, but my first as just a tourist. I revisit my previous trips in this episode, recounting some of my favorite experiences both on and off stage, but then I get to what I really came for - why the people of Okinawa live so long. The island falls into one of five internationally recognized Blue Zones, where people ten...