Tag: manhattan

Ep. #1101: Gina Gershon

Post author By vish
Post date June 6, 2026

Gina Gershon is here to discuss her new memoir, AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs, creating the perfect breakfast cereal, how this new book came to fruition, similarities shared between cats and men, why some younger artists see a toughness in her they feel they can’t harness themselves, writing a reflective book about being an independent, somewhat unparented child while caring for and then grieving for her mother, boxing with Bob Dylan and their enduring friendship, the gratitude she receives from fans inspired by her strong characters in Bound and Showgirls and rekindling her conflicted relationship with the latter in its thirtieth anniversary year, what’s next for her, and much more.

EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!

Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

Ep. #1066: Michael Longfellow
Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny Temple
Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’
Ep. #901: John Early
Ep. #826: Steve Albini and Fred Armisen
Ep. #799: Allison Russell
Ep. #616: tune-yards

News Podcast

Ep. #1066: Michael Longfellow

Post author By vish
Post date February 10, 2026

Michael Longfellow is here to discuss life as a lazy student and his creative writing academic pursuits, how and why he got into comedy and music as a kid, growing up with different step-parents and step-siblings and what his kinfolk think about him making jokes about them specifically, why he’s uncomfortable being compared to Norm Macdonald but why he reminded me of Norm when he was on Saturday Night Live, insights about how SNL works and why Lorne Michaels knows what he’s doing, how he actually got on the show in the first place and his background as a sketch writer and performer, what we both got out of reading a recent Lorne Michaels biography, his perspectives on not being asked back to SNL this year after three seasons and personal highlights from his time on the show, what fans can expect from his Just for Laughs Vancouver show on February 13, a new stand-up special and other writing and performance plans, and much more.

EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!

Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

On Loving Norm Macdonald: A Remembrance
Steve Martin and Martin Short (March 2019)
Ep. #1058: Paul Myers on ‘John Candy: A Life in Comedy’
Ep. #1016: Abby Govindan
Ep. #950: Gianmarco Soresi
Ep. #855: Mikey Day
Ep. #829: Robert Smigel
Ep. #826: Steve Albini and Fred Armisen
Ep. #789: please don’t destroy
Ep. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie Boys
Ep. #556: Sam Jay
Ep. #472: Kevin Nealon
Ep. #439: Bruce McCulloch and Paul Myers
Ep. #434: Simon Rich
Ep. #322: John Mulaney

Tags adamsandler, ardenmyrin, arizona, arizonastate, attention, barrescue, beatlesanthology, beetlejuice, blackmothsuperrainbow, cameo, Canada, chappellesshow, comedy, conanobrien, creativewriting, crocs, danecook, demitrimartin, devonwalker, dialogue, Drugs, egonwodim, emilwakim, english, family, fosterthepeople, franksinatra, freddiemercury, future, ghosts, heidigardner, hiphop, jasonmomoa, jflvancouver, jgwentworth, johncandy, justforlaughs, karaoke, korn, ladygaga, laziness, linkinpark, lorne, lornemichaels, louisck, manhattan, michaellongfellow, mikemyers, music, natebargatze, newyorkcity, normmacdonald, oneliners, pleasedontdestroy, Queen, roryscovel, ruston, saturdaynightlive, sketch, slipknot, SNL, standupscottsdale, stepfamilies, stevenwright, susanmorrison, systemofadown, sza, thebeatles, therollingstones, tonyhawk, ucb, waterpark, westedmontonmall

News Podcast

Ep. #1036: Overnight

Post author By vish
Post date November 6, 2025

Carla and Lynette Gillis from Overnight are here to discuss their new album, Put Me In Your Light, being so close, they’ve followed each other around North America, being into fashion and heavy metal, whether or not the androgyny of hair metal was more subversive than we tend to think, escapism and separation anxiety, loss, grief, and therapy, the surprising resonance of their old band Plumtree’s song “Scott Pilgrim” well after it inspired a graphic novel and major film, working with the great producer Charles Austin, the comprehensive Gillis Music Archive on Bandcamp, a hometown release show in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, other future plans, and more.

Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

Ep. #906: Joel Plaskett
Ep. #895: Al Tuck
Ep. #889: Rick White and The Sadies
Ep. #725: Sloan
Ep. #172: Long Night with Scott Thompson, Damian Rogers, Don Pyle, and Overnight
Ep. #117: Charles Austin of the Super Friendz
Ep. #100: Andrew Nathan Hood Interviews Me about Jim Guthrie