Word: Fantasy
Guest: Lev Grossman
Bio: Lev Grossman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians
Discussed: The Shire, The Shi’ar, signing body parts, and the first edition Monster Manual’s Rakshasa.
Word: Unusual
Guest: Ben Stadler
Bio: Mr. Ben Stadler is a right funny chap. He has been a writer on a variety of UCB Maude Teams, such as 27 Kidneys, High Treason and Arbuckle. Along with previous guests Matt Moskovciak and Lucas Klauss, he’s also a member of the sketch group The Bilderbergers. If you want more from him, he would be happy to provide it to you, via Twitter, as @thebenstadler.
Discussed: Microphone placement, questions guests ask when they’re on podcasts, morning radio and an awful lot (perhaps too much) about our new partner Stitcher Radio.
Word: Stars
Guest: Mamrie Hart
Bio: Mamrie! Here’s a lady with her hands in many pies. She is on the UCB Maude Team “Fambly.” She hosts the always entertaining stage show “Celebrity Funeral.” Not enough Mamrie for you? Okay! Check out her web series “You Deserve a Drink” or follow her on Twitter @mamriehart!
Discussed: Dole, ALF, weird botany professors, and drunk magazine purchasing.
Word: Apocalypse
Guest: Lucas Klauss
Bio: Lucas is the author of the brand-new book Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse
Discussed: Robots, X-Men, catchphrases, and high school sports.
Word: Danger
Guest: Myq Kaplan
Bio: Myq is a professional stand-up comedian who has appeared on Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, Last Comic Standing and his own Comedy Central Presents. More importantly, he’s super funny. If you would like to see that for yourself, you can follow him on Twitter and check his website to see when he comes to your town. (And listen to this episode of the podcast.)
Discussed: Jackie Robinson, brain injuries, John Byrne, and the Cranberries.
Word: Cheer
Guest: Cirocco Dunlap
Bio: Cirocco is a writer, performer, improviser and actor living in good ole Brooklyn, and she’s darn good at all of those things I’ve mentioned. She’s recently had a few articles posted on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency (which are wonderful), in January she will be seen in a weekly show at the UCB Theatre directed by Shannon O’Neill, and according to her resume, she speaks conversational French and Spanish!
Discussed: Siri, carolers, Cheers, and collecting TV Guides.
Word: Letter
Guest: N/A
Info: Take a trip back in time and hear the test episode recorded by Adam and Ramsey without a guest, before the podcast existed! Hear us figure this thing out and hit the ground running in a super rare bonus episode!
Word: Evil
Guest: Erik Tanouye
Bio: Erik is another funny man to come out of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He has been on Harold Teams, Maude Teams and all kinds of things since 2002. He currently writes for the sketch team Neighbor Boy and has been contributing writer for the Onion’s ONN video network, directed all kinds of things as well. He’s even been known to do some standing-up comedy from time to time.
Discussed: Terminators, cartoon devils, Criterion DVDs, and lots and lots of genocide! It’s a Halloween episode!
Word: Games
Guest: Frank Hejl
Bio: Do you enjoy comedy? Well then Frank Hejl is your man for comedy of all types. This guy writes (for the sketch team Onassis), this guy improvises (for the improv teams Dance Break, Iron Ruckus, and Kraken) and he acts (also for the sketch team Onassis, and other things). And, as proven by this episode, he’s really good at being a guest on podcasts!
Discussed: Football in Texas, Dennis Miller, the long career of The Baha Men, and a game!
Word: Adventure
Guest: Michael Kupperman
Bio: If you like things that are funny/well drawn/cool then you probably already know about Michael Kupperman. The man is absolutely killing it on Twitter, he currently makes the fantastic comic Tales Designed to Thrizzle, he has previously made the thoroughly hilarious Snake and Bacon’s Cartoon Cabaret and he has just released the great Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010. If that’s not enough, check out his live comed show he does with Kate Beaton the fourth Tuesday of each month at Luca Bar! Patronize one or all of these things!
Discussed: Twenty-ten versus two thousand ten, new Doctor Who, schooling.
