From deep in the quarantimes comes a brand new Bit Of A Chat with a guest whose arrival has been long in coming - Media Darling Travis McElroy.
It was a joy to sit within our respective bubbles and gab about magical journeys, unlucky charms, before-times, uncertainty, radio ears, amorphous days, ...
2020-05-11 02:31:30 +0000 UTC View PostA quick heads-up if you want to watch me chat with some nifty folks and do goofy puppet karaoke - Check out my Instagram Live stories before 11pm tonight (Thursday 5/7) before they disappear! I’ll probably be doing more of this sort of fun, particularly if people enjoy it - So let me know!
Not only is Matt Fraction a brilliant writer, but he's also a lovely chap who answered my phone call not once, but TWICE.
So, please enjoy my second BIT OF A CHAT with Matt, as we talk quarantimes, Orson couching, Lou's drawings, Paul's Pony, Ringo's pogo, Elton's rocket, Dead reckoning, Blazing Olsen, Zdarsky Knights, Criminal ends, Disney Superego, and cheeseburger well...
2020-04-16 01:10:42 +0000 UTC View Post
It's always good to have friends return to the show, if only because it's like conversational comfort food.
I recorded this chat with the always-wonderful Steve Agee early in these weird days we find ourselves in, so you'll get to hear us try and figure out exactly what it all means before we settle ...
2020-04-14 06:15:13 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy, friends!
So, I wanted to get your thoughts on something I wanted to do as an exclusive for you all.
I’ve been digging through my archives, and there are a clutch of interviews I did years ago that have never seen the light of day, with folks like Seth McFarlane, Rene Auborjonois, John DiMaggio, Patrick Warburton, and more. The audio quality is not great, though I can clean ...
2020-03-31 20:55:31 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm going to keep this short (which is ironic, considering this episode's length), but I hope regular listeners have, by now, gotten the idea that I love to talk to people, and I especially love to talk to friends.
Last month, I recorded my 10th BIT OF A CHAT with my pal (and brilliant musician), Molly Lewis 2020-03-22 02:10:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy hoy!
As a thank you for being a Patron, here's another EXCLUSIVE for you, recorded LIVE at this year's PensaCon.
Every year, I host a few panel shows, affectionately (and accurately) titled Gonzo Quiz Shows. They're a mix of various quiz games lovingly foisted upon a panel of delightful guests.
For this show, those guests include Hal Lublin, Susan Eisenberg,Travis McElroy...
2020-03-18 02:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a quite lengthy stretch since the last time Doc Hammer and I had a Chat. Oh, we've talked, but not for public consumption. But now, the dam has burst, and you're about to be swept away by a torrent of conversation.
LISTEN as we talk VENTURE BROS., Warburton knives, ENTERPRISE, senior pap...
2020-02-25 07:16:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Chip Zdarsky is a legend. Or a myth. At the very least, he's something. Swell? Sure. Elegant? Certainly. Swellegant? That's not even a word, but he's probably that, as well.
He's also one half of the dynamic duo, alongside Matt Fraction, behind SEX CRIMINALS, which has recently entered into its home stret...
2020-02-23 08:01:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As discussed in my new Bit Of A Chat with Phill Jupitus(https://www.patreon.com/posts/34182915) - From Robin Ince's 2013 Christmas Compendium show, here's Phill & Neil Innes performing a cover of Aimee Mann's "Wise Up...
2020-02-21 01:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been absolutely ages since I last had a Chat with my pal - artist/writer/ actor/musician/comedian/presenter/badge enthusiast Phill Jupitus - and it was a true delight to catch up on a great many things.
Sit back, relax, wrap yourself in your favorite snood, and listen to Phill and I...
2020-02-20 05:44:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Terry Jones was a writer, an actor, a director, and a member of the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python. Sadly, Terry passed away on January 22, 2020.
I had the profound (and deeply surreal) pleasure of speaking with him numerous times over the years, and always found him to be witty, insightful, and wonderfully engaging.
I've added both of my interviews wit...
2020-01-23 06:59:14 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been digging around some hard drives and found some archival footage I want to share with you all.
First up is this gem, recorded at the Gonzoroo concert, DragonCon 2011, featuring Jonathan Coulton & Molly Lewis singing the PORTAL songs "Want You Gone" and "Still Alive". The performances are stellar, and I hope you dig 'em.
More fun from the archives to come...
2020-01-20 06:54:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't know if I can truly explain just how much of a joy the late, great Neil Innes was as an entertainer, as a person, and as a friend.
I dug around on some hard drives and found something I want to share, in hopes that it gives you a sense of just how much fun it was to lark about with him.
Here's select footage of the Gonzo Quiz Show from DragonCon 2009, hosted by me &...
2020-01-13 09:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post
For more years than I can count, my pal Paul Dini has been promising to do a reading of one of his favorite holiday tales, Damon Runyon's "Dancing Dan's Christmas".
And now he's done it.
And now you can hear it, in its proper season...
(And download your own audio copy of it via the attachmen...
2019-12-18 01:21:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Tis the season, so here's the legendary Stan Lee reading "Twas The Night Before Christmas", in true Stan Lee fashion.
When I asked him if he would record this, over a decade ago now, he was excited to preserve his rendition of the Christmas classic. It's now a poignant perennial.
Enjoy, and Excelsior!
2019-12-13 23:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post
When so many other formerly-bedrock institutions seem to be crumbling around us, it's no small comfort that my mostly-annual conversation with my friend John Hodgman remains intact, with a brand new edition that goes to many a weird and wonderful place.
For this conversation, we touched on a whole mess of topics, including lingering, beloving, unasked questions, AfterThis, Blues Brothers ...
2019-12-13 08:41:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A brand new Chat? A brand new Chat!
Joining me on this episode is an old pal who's been absent as a guest for far too long - The co-host of the enormously popular podcast NO SUCH THING AS A FISH, Dan Schreiber.
It was a delight that we managed to not only spend time togethe...
2019-12-12 09:00:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there! Guess what? There are surprises aplenty this holiday season!
FIRST: I recorded a 2.5 hour-long conversation with Doc Hammer in which we talked about the creation of every single one of the Venture Bros. holiday songs - from the very first to the very latest, in-depth - as well as just having a fun, rollicking chat. This very special Holiday Bit...
2019-12-11 08:04:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I love having guests back on the show, and I was especially delighted to bring writer Kelly Thompson back - Mainly because I'm such a huge fan of her work.
Speaking of that work, not only is she the writer of CAPTAIN MARVEL, but she recently wrapped a great run on SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and just debuted as the new writer on DEADPOOL.
Do we talk about all of that? We sure do! Do w...
2019-11-20 08:55:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there! I promised you a new episode, and by gum it, here is a brand spankin' new episode.
Even better, it features a guest I've been meaning to chat with for ages, and finally all of the stars - and schedules - aligned to make it so.
Now you can kick back, relax, and listen to me converse with writer Matt Fraction about dark humor, cold comfort, sponsors, great courses, shingles...
2019-11-06 08:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Whether it's starring in shows like THE LEGEND OF KORRA or STAN AGAINST EVIL, hosting THE J.V. CLUB, masterminding SF SketchFest, or so much more, the amount of talent wrapped up in a single Janet Varney is positively immeasurable. So, instead of even attempting to fathom its depths, I simply asked her to guest on A BIT OF A CHAT. And she did. And so here we are.
HEAR as we talk about sou...
2019-10-25 02:40:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the the full, unedited, 2+ hour Patron-exclusive Bit Of A Chat featuring guest Disney Dan Becker. Enjoy!
If you know me, you know I love talking about Disney. If you don't know me, now you know I love talking about Disney. Even better, I love talking about it with someone else equally enthusiastic about talking about Disney, and that's why it was great ...
2019-10-21 04:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post
If you know me, you know I love talking about Disney. If you don't know me, now you know I love talking about Disney. Even better, I love talking about it with someone else equally enthusiastic about talking about Disney, and that's why it was great to talk to this episode's guest, vlogger Disney Dan Becker.
And boy howdy, do we talk Disney. And goof around. A lot. In fact, we goofed arou...
2019-10-21 04:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Another new episode!
In this one, I am joined by musician and presenter Tony Thaxton, host of the podcast BIZARRE ALBUMS and fellow Christmas music enthusiast.
Kick back and listen as we talk about Dirty Baker's Dozen, Bizarre Albums, rocking wrestlers, crooning Terry Bradshaw, Lenny & The Sq...
2019-10-13 06:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember a podcast I used to do with Dana Snyder called THE KEN P.D. SNYDECAST?
Well, that's probably never coming back.
But, if you want to hear me talking about all things Disney and goofing around with the host of DRUNK ON DISNEY, Guy Hutchinson, here's the Patron exclusive for you.
W...
2019-10-11 07:11:54 +0000 UTC View Post
While it took us nearly 3 years and hundreds of miles to finally pull it off, I recently had the pleasure to sit down and record a Bit Of A Chat with comedian Glen Tickle.
And we had a great lunch while we were doing it, too.
So, go grab some chips & salsa, sit back, and listen to us talk about steel skeletons...
2019-10-06 04:43:32 +0000 UTC View PostAhoy hoy!
As a thank you for being a Patron, here's another EXCLUSIVE for you, recorded LIVE at this year's DragonCon.
Every year, I host a few panel shows, affectionately (and accurately) titled Gonzo Quiz Shows. Aided and abetted by my able co-host Aaron Fever, they're a mix of various quiz games lovingly foisted upon a panel of delightful guests.
For this show, those guests...
2019-10-03 06:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
SUPERNATURAL! JESSICA JONES! CLOAK & DAGGER! THE TICK! THE WITCHER! All these shows, plus new ones I can't even talk about, share one common element - Who just happens to be my guest for this episode.
Listen as Writer/Producer Jenny Klein and I talk vacations, eye twitches, Daisy Jones, genres, ...
2019-10-03 04:05:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Ahoy hoy!
As a thank you for being a Patron, here's another EXCLUSIVE for you, recorded LIVE at this year's DragonCon.
Every year, I host a few panel shows, affectionately (and accurately) titled Gonzo Quiz Shows. Aided and abetted by my able co-host Aaron Fever, they're a mix of various quiz games lovingly foisted upon a panel of delightful guests.
For this show, those guests...
2019-09-22 07:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post