Heat Stroke

#21: "Artists and cooks are the two worst spellurs on the planet." - Interview with Mike Swaine


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  • Mike Swaine designer and saver of trollies
  • Lost wallet found in Antarctica
  • "A recording of our tedious conversations."
  • Crawdads, everywhere
  • Water-skying the canals
  • Canals are off limits except for dead bodies
  • Drainage ditch or canal?
  • Arizona Falls
  • Canal coffee
  • SuperBall Ad
  • 1947 - suspicious barn fire takes out trolley service
  • 1887 - trolleys start
  • "Chlorophyl hadn't even been invented yet."
  • Mule driven trolleys
  • "If James is wrong, Christopher owes James $100."
  • First trolley line - 7th street to 7th Ave along Washington, then Up 7th street to fairgrounds
  • Trolley museum booted out of Hance Park to make way for a skate park and moved to Grand Ave
  • Disney horse-drawn trolley
  • Trolleys converted to tiny homes - Millennials didn't invent tiny homes
  • Two old trolleys found in trailer park
  • PHXTrolley.org
  • Rosson house
  • Costco Pizza
  • Pizza cheese
  • "It might even be legal."
  • The best Mexican food is in... Italy
  • Artists are good at cooking?
  • "You're not lying, your just wrong. Again."
  • "Artists and cooks are the two worst spellurs on the planet."
  • Is presentation (on the plate) important?
  • One of NINE sibling?
  • Mike's self portrait
  • "You can edit your face."
  • Genrad (General Radio)
  • Mike had a type setting company but sold it all when he saw the Macintosh
  • Press Type guitar
  • James gets off on code
  • 1980 Linus Screen Composer ($40,000?)
  • Trolleys of Venice Beach
  • Moses Hazeltine Sherman
  • Venice Beach paved over their canals
  • The rolling blackout didn't really role...
  • Dark or Milk chocolate? Milk chocolate. This conversation is over.
  • "You can say 'ding-dong', but not 'boob'?"
  • ...more
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    Heat StrokeBy James Fryer & Christopher Ferman

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