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Judah Friedlander is the world champion! He is also an old friend of mine and he has a brand new book called If The Raindrops United. He is also an intelligent conversationalist and the stuff we pack into this chat will bust your brains out. That is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Judah Friedlander!  This conversation was recorded in Los Angeles End Song: Eye Of The Ti...

Tom travels to the remote outlaw hideaway of Bisbee, Arizona for a late night-booze fueled talk with his old friend Doug Stanhope in the premiere episode of Tom Rhodes Radio.

Tamer Kattan is the answer to world peace. His mother is Jewish and his father is a Muslim Egyptian. We talk about everything what is happening in the world right now. 

I am in Florida moving my stuff I kept in my mom's attic. I found my first notebook full of jokes when I was 17 years old. After packing 20  packages for the post office I am having dinner with my mom, Richard, David, my nephew Jake and Ashna while sharing some of my first jokes. Hey, it's open mic night!  Sponsored by Audible.com! Get the 30 day trial membership on audible.com/tomrhodesradio Davi...

I consider this my best interview yet. Find out what it feels like to be a Belgian muslim at this moment and what exactly is going on in Belgium right now. Arbi el Ayachi is a Belgian, Moroccan, Muslim and a great comedian. Do I need to say more? Find out what it's like when people who fit your exact description have just committed one of the worst atrocities in human history and you have to go on...

"Every religion needs to control their chumps. It's a war on happiness'. In this episode I talk everything Paris. Paris is in my heart. Je suis Paris. Opening: excerpt from La Marseillaise' by The National Anthem of the French Republic End song: Jacques Brel - Quand on n'a que l'amour

Henry Phillips is a one man comedy hit making factory. He established himself many years ago as a purveyor of original hilarious songs and tours regularly crushing skulls with his laugh inducing music. Aside from his music he has harnessed his abilities lately with the making of his underground classic comedy clips on youtube.   Henry's Kitchen is his humorous take on the many cooking videos that...

  While doing the Kuala Lumpur International Comedy Festival Matt Davis and I sat down to talk about doing comedy all over the world. Matt was inspired by my years of living the nomadic life of a comedian with no home and now he has thrown caution to the wind and he is on his own epic adventure. It is Matt's plan to tour all over the world for a year if he can set the gigs up to cover the time spa...

My Vinyl record collection has been in storage for 10 years and now I am unleashing savory slices for you of the strangest and most wonderful obscure selections for your sonic gravy consumption. The servings in their running order include: Laughter and gunshots The Hindenburg Disaster Etta James Tell Mama Billie Holiday One for my baby and one more for the road Will Rogers Bad Will Tour BBC End Of...

In this episode I reflect on my many years coming to Chicago and how much this city has meant to me personally. From my years of partying in late night blues joints to the healthy living of briskly walking along Lake Michigan every morning of today. I talk about Chicago Fun facts, John Fox, Bernie Mac, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Zanies and my magnificent love story with Ashna that b...

After doing a weekend at the Omaha Funnybone I slipped down to Lincoln to do a gig at the historic Zoo bar. A few hours before my last show in Nebraska I sat down and recorded this rant of interesting knowledge nuggets about Nebraska, what I've experienced here and how I feel about a lot of the big issues of the day at this moment in time. After having having traveled the world Nebraska is a very...

I first met Jeffrey Gurian at the HBO Aspen comedy festival in 1995. Back then I was chasing the devil's flame in New York with Mitch Helberg 1998-1999, Jeffrey was there many times hanging out with us after shows and keeping notes on the exotic wild life he was observing.   His history in comedy is remarkable considering that he started out as a dentist who wrote jokes for Milton Berle, Joan Rive...

Bas Rutten is a living legend in the fight world. He is in the UFC Hall Of Fame and is the perennial host of Inside MMA. He is one of the most intensely exciting pugilists ever to step into any ring and his charm as well as his skill led to the rising popularity of the sport when it was in its infancy. He is funny, intelligent and most importantly he is from Holland and that is why it is my pleasu...

Friendship is one of the masterpieces of nature and I have never had two truer friends than Lou Angelwolf and Kevin Rogers. We all met as young comedians in Clearwater, Florida in 1986 at Ron Bennington's comedy scene and we were so earnest about influencing the world in a positive way through our comedy that we can ourselves The Sheperds. They have been there for me through thick and thin. We hav...

Ian Edwards is one of my favorite comedians because of the supreme intelligence he brings to his well thought out ideas. He inspires  me every time I see him perform and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Ian Edwards!   End Song: Bob Marley Acoustic Medley This episode was recorded in Los Angeles  

I first met Mishka Shubaly at Doug Stanhope's desert party ten years ago. Since then he has gone on to become one of the best selling authors on Amazon and kindle for the heart felt outpouring of honest words that he has produced about his love life, ship wrecked survival, drinking and giving up drinking. He and I recently did a show together in Los Angeles and before the show we sat down to recor...

One of the bright new young stars of the comedy world is the nephew of Bill Hicks. I could not have enjoyed more watching him perform and talking extensively as a friend and that is why it is a pleasure to present you now the one and only Ryan Hicks! NY State Of Mind by NAS    

Stefan Pop is one of the bright new stars of the Dutch comedy scene. He also books the international acts for Toomler, the best comedy club in the Netherlands. In this conversation we talk about the Malaysian airliner full of Dutch people that was shot down over the Ukraine and how soon is too soon to make jokes after a tragedy. Recorded in the back garden of an Amsterdam South home on a perfectly...

Hooray for humanity! From the legendary Kids In The Halls comedy sketch group it is my pleasure to present to you the one and only comedic genius of Kevin McDonald!   End Song:  The Cure  Love Cats Recorded in Winnipeg, Canada

Pulitzer prize winning author Gilbert King is a library of congress of civil rights knowledge and in this episode he brings an avalanche of powerful knowledge nuggets. I have been friends with him since I did my first open mic night on February 4, 1984 and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Gilbert King!   End Song: Big Black Cadillac Blues - Lightnin' Hopkins    ...

Ron White is one of my favorite comedians and it is for very personal reasons that I am his fan. I started out on the Southern circuits of the United States just as Ron White did and I knew about him years before the rest of the world did because we were doing the same gigs.    I think what I like the most about Ron is I know how hard he worked to get where he is today and it gives me hope that it...

In celebration of America's birthday I have talked to people I consider to be great Americans talking about the rapid changes happening in the United States today. It is my pleasure to present to you now comedian Scott Capurro, Pulitzer price winner Gilbert King and my big brother John Rhodes!     YouTube clip 1: Watch Obama's phone call to same-sex marriage plaintiff   YouTube clip 2 & 3: Preside...

Sam Coleman is currently the editor of Esquire magazine for Malaysia. I met him when I lived in Amsterdam where he was at that time the editor of ExPatriots magazine and he did a cover story on me when I had the late night talk show there. He is filled with valuable knowledge, he is a man of style, he has a kind golden heart and he is one of the truest friends I have ever had in this life. We have...

This episode was recorded in Beijing.  Tony Chou is a Beijing based comedian who does comedy in both Mandarin Chinese and English. If that alone was not enough to qualify him as a Beijing badass he is also an on air financial advisor/commentator for thew state run China news channel CCTV. He has become a good friend I respect that strong developments he has made as a comedian and a performer. In t...

This episode was recorded on the road   Driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco with the one and only legendary Dr. John Cooper Clarke.   Audio cameo: Some Cunt Used The N Word - John Cooper Clarke   Song: Cocksucker Blues - Rolling Stones   Song: The Spaniard Who Blighted My Life - Al Jolson and Bing Crosby Endsong: Pirate Love - Johnny Thunders