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This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian Alyssa Stevenson to chat about everyone's favorite Seattle-based radio therapist. Frasier is one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. But Kyle and Matt are woefully ignorant. We chat the origins of Fraiser, debate if Kelsey Grammar is the most powerful person on earth, and the shocking similarities between Frasier and King of the Hill. Plus, we...

This week the boys had a limited window to record. But hey, at least they picked a topic that could go on for hours. We are joined by meltdown fam Flora Petrosian joins us for an initial descent into the fervor, excitement, and occasional madness that goes with the life of a Swifty. For those still confused about that that means, a Swifty is a Taylor Swift super fan. Now, before you get all judgy,...

This month Kyle and Burnside spice up listener questions by welcoming the one and only Rivers Langley from our sister show The Goods from the Woods. Among many things they chat jam bands, little moments of pleasure, and the power of imagination...   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! You can go to  kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com   and pay what you want for the full unc...

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome Tim Groschel and Jacob Trimmer from the Let Them Fight podcast for a chat about one of our shows favorite topics, Tabletop RPGs. While we have covered this a time or two before Tim and Jacob bring some fun and fresh takes. Their group of friends have made their own original tabletop RPG games and they break down a few of them for us. We talk about what makes a go...

This week the boys are joined by comedian Emily Kirk for a conversation about her love of smut. What is smut? How it it different than porn or something that is "steamy"? We get into it and in the process we discuss a whole lot of sexy, sexy movies. Plus, Emily breaks down what she loves about smutty movies and how they've influenced her life and her comedy. Prepare to be erotically thrilled!   We...

The boys are back in town! The boys are back in town! Burnside is back from Ohio and Kyle is back from out of town comedy shows and the first episode back is IRL baby! If that wasn't enough, they're joined by two of our favorite guests Ed Greer and Klee Wiggins to chat about new Star Trek, old Star Trek and future Star Trek. But first everybody has some catching up to do since the boys haven't rec...

This week the boys welcome comedian and creator Rey Reyes. Like Kyle and Matt, Rey is constantly working on a lot of creative projects. They discuss the highs and lows of making stuff. The ways it affects your life and the things you do for the love of making stuff. Plus, fair amount of video game talk in this one. This episode concludes our run of pre-recorded episodes. Next week the boys return...

For our final installment of Summer of Rad 2022 we find ourselves with just our boys Kyle and Matthew having a little hang. After mulitple guests dropped for a final ep before Burnside left, the boys ended up having an excuse to just bro-down about life, summer, and the pod. Just close your eyes and pretend we're all in Burnside's parents basement trying to avoid the mid-day heat and kicking back....

Summer of Rad rolls along as we are welcomed back by one of our favorite summer duos, Lisa Curry and Kate Gaffney. We wanted to sit at Malibu Seafood restaurant but it got crowded and full of kids and we figured we'd spare them a renegade podcast recording in the corner of the dinning area. So we moved down the road and found a lovely park overlooking the ocean.   By change we end up chatting abou...

It's week two of 2022 Summer of Rad and Keith Carey and Brandie Posey came over to hang out and do a brief and focused episode rich with researched information and facts... Nah, it's three hours of riffs. Grab a bev, pull up a chair and come hang out!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (show) Matthew – The Smile (band and album) Brandie – Methuzala the Bristol Cone...

For the first episode of Summer of Rad 2022 we bring in the one and only River's Langley for another summer food project. This time he's fed us homemade McRibs. What does that mean? Listen and find out. But he didn't come alone. He's joined by the always wonderful Joe Kaye and new to the show guest, comedian and filmmaker Seth Pomeroy. As if that wasn't enough, we're joined by Kasey Clark as well....

This week Kyle and Matthew answer your summer themed questions for June 2022! Topics include several conversations concerning ice cream, inter-dimensional travel, seminal summer video games of our youths, and a space pirate named Ch'od...   For $1 a month you can as us whatever you want at patreon.com/thisisrad ! But you can't in July because there won't be a July Listener Questions so we can brin...

This week our Marvel Cinematic Universe field coorispondant Jeremy Scippio for an update on what's been going on in the last few years. We chat the movies, we chat the TV, and we pontificate how the Fantastic Four and X-Men will affect future phases. It's not all MCU worship but we also give credit where credit is due. The MCU is in, maybe, the most interesting place it's been since the march to A...

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome comedian, trivia host, balloon artist, and sometimes princess India Pearl. India ran a Disney themed trivia night at a drag bar in Hollywood for several years. Between her and a partner they brought a new trivia show to the bar every week with different themes. Kyle shares his experiences both as a player and host of trivia both in his days as a baby comic and fo...

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by Ryan Burke, one half of the guitar youtube channel 60 Cycle Hum. Recently Rad got a little shout out on Ryan's show and after some introductions, he was down to chat with the rad boys. Turns out all three of them have put in some years working at DIY venues, Kyle and Matthew of course were part of NerdMelt and Ryan tells about his own experiences running DI...

Kyle and Matthew answer listener questions for May 2022... yes, we know it's June 1 st but work with us here! The boys chat about this years summer movies, dinosaurs, weird ways to discover new music, and we may or may not foil a listeners evil plan...     Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issu...

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by the always brilliant Anna Valenzuela. Before her life in comedy Anna did Karate. A lot of Karate. A lot of hardcore Karate. She regales us with fight stories, training stories, and introduces us to the concept of "Garage Karate." Whether your novice to martial arts like Burnside or a martial arts fanboy like Kyle, Anna has stories for everybody. Plus, nunch...

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by John Duarte for a chat about Disney's live action output from the early 90s. We only go mainline Disney so there are a few things missing but we go deep as we remember stuff we saw and vaguely remember along with things we've seen hundreds of times over the years. Some real nostalgia porn on this one. We also chat the proper way to eat an uncrushable and Bu...

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome comedian Dana Whissen for a chat about their favorite fast food items. Right up front, this ep is a little short cause Dana had to go, we will 100% be doing a second Fast Food Favorites episode. Okay, with that out of the way, the gang chat about long lost items at Burger King, the purpose of Dunken, and the origins of Hardees. They also go pretty deep on fast fo...

This week Kyle and Matthew chat with Drew Coombs about movie soundtracks. We also warn of the danger of movie soundtracks on vinyl. In the last decade there has been a rise in amazing pressings of classic (and not so classic) movie soundtracks and Drew owns many of them. They compare soundtracks that are the score of the film versus soundtracks made up of pop songs and our relationships with both....

This week Kyle and Matthew answer listener questions for April 2022. Subjects discussed include summer driving jams, flame broiled taste, and you get to hear in realtime as Burnside solves several of Kyle's stand up problems. Fun stuff.   For $1 at Patreon you can ask Kyle and Matthew a question. No question is too dumb. No rambling introduction to the question is too long. No thinly veiled promot...

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome writer and musician Jay Richardson to chat about comic book creator Sam Keith and his signature creation The Maxx. The origins of Keith and The Maxx give them an excuse to chat about the world of indie comics pre and post the creation of Image Comics. But before we get to comics, Kyle and Jay come out of the same music scene and the chat about the strange phenome...

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by one half of the Friends with Food podcast Zoe Friesen for a conversation that runs the gamete. If most podcasts don't have enough talk about clown college than you have come to the right place. Plus, we discuss one of life's great questions: How do you "unhunkify" a total hunk?   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Robert Ahn's Wedding /Fun Weddings (event) Matthew – The A...

This week Kyle and Matthew get pretty as they chat with comedian Jozlyn Sharp about the effect make-up has had on her life. Its a beautiful and earnest story but don't you worry, we also discuss appointment pornography, Juggalo tick tok, erotic sonic...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – The 90s by Chuck Klosterman (book) Weekly Bad: Matthew – "Is it cake" celebrating a guy cheating (boo)  Kyle is coming to Se...

Kyle and Matthew answer your questions and, among other things, chat about the Steam Deck, hot new games of the season, and our pitches for rebooting James Bond...   For just $1 a month YOU too could be asking us questions!  Go to  patreon.com/thisisrad  and start thinking of something that will distract us for an hour's worth of an episode!  Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Cl...