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Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi

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Gianmarco Soresi is here ahead of his Biltmore Cabaret Just for Laughs Vancouver shows on February 17 and 18, and discusses recurring crowd work characters, moving to L.A. just before the recent wildfires, what air travel bits really tell us about capitalism and bureaucracy, America wanting to overtake Canada, perspectives on Broadway and theatre that pops, creating socially conscious, political comedy that actually makes everyone laugh, why politicians cozying up to wealthy comedians and podcasters like Joe Rogan seems not good, why someone like Michelle Wolf should be celebrated, something special he’s taping at The Elysian Theater in L.A. from February 13-16, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #886: Chris Corsano

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Chris Corsano discusses his new album, The Key (Became The Important Thing [& Then Just Faded Away]), his life in New Jersey and what we can learn about it from The Sopranos, dementia, psychedelia, and how a mind can be altered, imagination, illness, and art-making, the now infamous episode of this show that Chris was on with his band Rangda just prior to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, our shared admiration for the double bassist William Parker, a relaxation trick, the projects we each have going with Mike Watt, other future plans, and much more.    

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Ep. #860: Six Organs of Admittance

Ben Chasny discusses the lovely new Six Organs of Admittance album, Time is Glass, his return to northern California after many years living throughout the United States, the politically charged conversation we had when Ranga was on the show and made some incorrect 2016 U.S. presidential election predictions, getting himself a dog and reading about demon familiars, living in the moment and spiritual practices, unreliable narrators, shifting pronouns, and songs that contain multitudes, a Simpsons easter egg, touring again, other future plans, and much more.

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