Any Time with Vin Forte

Josh Gondelman is a stand-up comedian, co-author of the book 'You Blew It: The Awkward Ways in Which You Already Ruined Your Life', writer for 'Last Week Tonight', and recently released his album 'Physical Whisper'. We talked about being the "nice guy" to a fault in a relationship, making friends as an adult, the changing comedy attitudes in NYC, staying positive around cynics, and more!

Todd Glass is a stand-up comic and host of 'The Todd Glass Show' on the Nerdist podcast network who has seen it all in his 30 year career. With that comes strong, refined opinions about the world around us. This episode we discuss PC Culture in Comedy, social awareness through twitter, the misconception of blaming the younger generation, the perception of things being better “back in the day,” racial bias in authority, Nancy Reagan and ‘Just Say No’ to drugs, coming out of the closet and the perception of certain types of homosexuality, Todd’s new ‘Camping with Todd’ TV pilot and much, much more.

Warren Simons is the current Editor-in-Chief of Valiant Comics; having previously worked at Marvel for most of the 2000s on titles like 'Iron Fist,' 'Thor,' and 'Daredevil.' In this episode, we discuss the history of Valiant Comics and bringing it out of bankruptcy, the saturation of superhero media, promoting Valiant and breaking back into the direct market, Valiant’s summer event series ‘4001 ad,' having to buy too many issues at the risk of accessibility, comic book adaptations vs superhero adaptations, and more. 

Bill Oakley was, along with his writing partner Josh Weinstein, the showrunner for 'The Simpsons' for seasons seven & eight as well as a writer from 1992 to 1998. Bill and Josh also created the cult animated show 'Mission Hill,' were consulting producers for 'Futurama,' and have created numerous TV pilots together. Bill has also written for 'Regular Show' and is an Executive Producer and writer on 'Portlandia.' In this episode, we discuss dealing with FOX censors, the legend of Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder, the original answer to "Who shot Mr. Burns?," having your TV pilot misprogrammed on The WB, Bill & Josh's script for the would-be Christmas classic 'Ruprect," and much more.

Will Ellis is a photographer who runs the popular website AbandonedNYC.com. He documents curious NYC landmarks in disrepair and decay throughout the five boroughs with clarity and a unique level of unprecedented detail. We discussed the origins of these excursions, the risks and safety precautions behind them, various locations from the AbandonedNYC archive, running into other people while alone in an abandoned building, and much more.

Clint Basinger runs the popular Youtube channel ‘Lazy Game Reviews’ where for the past six+ years, he has turned his hobby of reviewing PC games and odd hardware into a full-time job. In this episode we discuss his approach to making review videos on Youtube without the all-too-common gimmick approach, how PC gaming has always been the wild west of video games, subjects he has covered recently such as the Texas Instruments calculator monopoly, the recent history of monetizing Youtube videos and how to make a living off your content in a constantly changing market, and much more.

Adam Tilzer is a recording engineer, producer, and musician who has seen a lot in his time and also has a very firm grasp on the history of modern rock and roll music. Only mere days after the passing of David Bowie, he was the first person I thought of to give some context to his life and legacy. We also discuss what makes a good recording, having music before having an image, the influence of black artists on early rock and roll, we talk about Little Richard and Elvis, engineering the music for FX’s ‘Louie,’ freaking out about meeting Amy Poehler, engineering for Keith Richards’ solo album, Adam's own work with Avon Junkies and The Defectives, and more.

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Lil Bub is known the world over for her endearing and playful spirit, which has inspired and brought positivity to millions of fans around the world. This episode I talked with her main dude Mike about Bub's rise to prominence, her new album 'Science & Magic,' their charity work with Lil Bub's Big Fund, getting Michelle Obama to be on Lil Bub's Big Show, as well as questions that you submitted through social media!

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Next episode drops: January 13th

This episode I'm doing something different and handing the show over to popular jug band Wahoo Skiffle Crazies, along with their friends singer Nick Williams and songwriter Matt Wilson, for a musical set of Christmas covers and originals that is sure to be a massive treat. This episode was recorded at Red Room Studio in Staten Island, NY by the amazing Joe Pecora.

Tracklist:

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

There Are Blues

X-Mas at Ground Zero

St. Nick's Infirmary

Hipster Shake

White Christmas

X-Ray Glasses

Alas, I Cannot Swim

Baby It's Cold Outside

The Wahoos are:

Frank Williams, Laura Williams, Brian Mcgowan, Carl Gallagher, Dan Gallagher, Rob Yuzuk, Rachel Somma Devlin, Chris Sorrentino.

Next Episode Drops: December 30th.

My guest this episode has the greatest range of any video game developer in history. Howard Scott Warshaw worked for Atari in the early 80s and created what many consider one of the greatest games of it's era in 'Yar's Revenge' and also one of the worst in 'E.T. The Video Game.' In this episode we discuss how he got his start at Atari, the process of programming games at that time, the economics of making video games, authorship in early games, creating Yar’s Revenge, meeting and pitching a game to Steven Spielberg, the 5 week rush to develop E.T., the video game crash of 1983, the idea of a first product life cycle, the inner workings of and rise & fall of Atari in the 80s, life after Atari and new beginnings as the Silicon Valley Therapist, and more.

More about HSW: http://www.hswarshaw.com

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Next episode drops: December 16th (Holiday Special)