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October 07, 2012 Episode 60: Blair Koenig and STFU, Parents
On this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show, Judy McGuire is joined by guest co-host Maura Johnston while Mike Edison is hunting in Wisconsin. Blair Koenig, author of the blog “STFU, Parents” and the book of the same name, is in the studio to talk about the trend of parental over-sharing on the Internet. What is it about the Internet that has created this culture of parental narcissism? Tune in to hear Blair and her partner, Brian Blessinger, offer their insight about the Internet and privacy. Hear about the contents of Blair’s upcoming book, and the reasons why it doesn’t include any photographs. Other topics include the influence of Reblogging Julia, the fascination with gross-out media, and ridiculous children’s names. This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“I think there is a very competitive culture for children now that did not use to exist that has caused parents to go into overdrive. They do not want their children to fail, and they don’t want to feel like they’re failing the children.” [11:35]
— Blair Koenig on The Mike & Judy Show
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35 min
September 23, 2012 Episode 59: Bye Bye Miss American Pie
This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison & Judy McGuire welcome back author Valerie Frankel, who’s latest project was working on “Mob Wives” realty star Big Ang’s book “Bigger Is Better: Real Life Wisdom from the No-Drama Mama”. Find out what Big Ang is like in real life and hear some wild stories about ghost writing for celebrities. Also hear all about Mike Edison’s latest book “Bye Bye Miss American Pie” and what the crew thinks about porn, e-books and females in politics. This program was sponsored by Roberta’s.
“Big Ang is very sweet, but I wouldn’t say she’s on the road to Mensa.”
–Valerie Frankel on The Mike & Judy Show
“America’s not ready for sexy females in power.”
“The first candidate who figures out how I can write my cat off as a dependent is getting my vote!”
–Mike Edison on The Mike & Judy Show
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33 min
September 16, 2012 Episode 58: Rosh Hashanah with Girl to Gorilla
On this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are celebrating Rosh Hashanah with the band Girl to Gorilla, featuring Judy’s boyfriend, Spyro Poulos! Hear about their first date after meeting on the Internet. Also in the band with Spyro are songwriter John Paul Skocik and Steve Pang, the owner of Otto’s Shrunken Head. Tune in to catch the gang talking about tiki bars and surf rock. Also, hear everyone react to the recent Amanda Palmer scandal. Amanda Palmer claims that she can’t afford to pay musicians, despite recently raising 1.2 million dollars to fun her album and tour! Finally, hear Girl to Gorilla play live in the studio! This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“If you get rid of every creative outlet in your life, you’re just stagnating. You grow by using your brain in that manner.” — Spyro Poulos on The Mike & Judy Show
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33 min
September 09, 2012 Episode 57: Punks vs. Metalheads
It’s the Jersey punks versus the Brooklyn metalheads on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show. Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined by folks from the Brooklyn metal community. Melody Henry is the owner of Lucky 13 Bar in Park Slope, Dean Rispler is the founder of Drug Front Records, and Mike McPadden is the author of “If You Like Metallica Here Are Over 200 Bands, CDs, Movies, and Other Oddities That You Will Love”. Tune in to this episode to hear the crew talk about Metallica’s Some Kind of Monster, the current metal scene at St. Vitus, and why James Hetfield is a big Nick Cave fan. Is punk dead? Will metal prevail? Find out on this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show! This program has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“The great thing about metalheads is that they’re the most loyal fans in the world.” —Dean Rispler on The Mike & Judy Show
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38 min
August 26, 2012 Episode 56: Reconsidering Yoko Ono with Lisa Carver
This week on The Mike & Judy Show – Mike Edison & Judy McGuire are joined by none other than Lisa Crystal Carver, better known as Lisa Suckdog. Lisa is an American writer known for her writing in Rollerderby. Tune in as Lisa tells stories of GG Allin, her new life in New Hampshire and toothless men eating blueberry muffins. Judy tells the story of the most horrifying date ever and Lisa talks about her latest book, “Reaching Out with No Hands: Reconsidering Yoko Ono”. This program was sponsored by Roberta’s.
“Yoko Ono is really perplexing. I lived and breathed her for a year and I still don’t know her. She makes everybody angry and hopeful at the same time. Then they get angry that they’re hopeful and hopeful that they’re angry. She’s the only artist I can think of who never brought it down to a mass production level.”
— Lisa Crystal Carver on The Mike & Judy Show
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34 min
August 19, 2012 Episode 55: What Happened to Williamsburg?
On this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are talking with author Robert Anasi about the gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Robert’s book, The Last Bohemia: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a memoir of a magical time in the neighborhood’s history during the early nineties. Tune in to hear Mike, Judy, and Robert discuss what differentiates hipsters from real artists, and how New York City’s rent costs are prohibiting artistic communities from forming. The crew also discusses how other neighborhoods like the East Village and the Lower East Side have dramatically changed, as well. Hear about the evolution of subculture, and why these evolutions are generally greeted negatively. This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“You asked me if I miss Williamsburg, and I do! But the Williamsburg I miss doesn’t exist anymore.”
“People come to New York City because they want something different… now, people are just getting the sterilized version of that.”
— Robert Anasi on The Mike & Judy Show
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34 min
August 12, 2012 Episode 54: Invade Everything with Kevin Seccia and Ariel Schrag
On this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined by writers Ariel Schrag and Kevin Seccia. Ariel and Kevin are the creators of the webcomic entitled “Ariel and Kevin Invade Everything”. Hear about how Ariel and Kevin met, and how they built a webcomic based on the two of them trying to pick up girls at bars. Tune in to learn about the best way to beat up Steven Seagal, and why no one should fight Mike if he’s armed with a baguette. Hear about Ariel’s days writing for The L Word, and tune in to hear the crew’s opinions on Chris Brown. This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“People assume that things I write are based on them. People will call me up and say, ‘I saw tonight’s episode, and where do you get your ideas?’ I’ll say, ‘Not you.’ It was some other writer’s idea.” — Ariel Schrag on The Mike & Judy Show
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31 min
August 05, 2012 Episode 53: Smarty Party with Mike Albo and Mishka Shubaly
On this week’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined by two authors, Mike Albo and Mishka Shubaly, who write short literature published by Kindle Singles. Tune in to hear discussions about how reading has gone by the wayside, and the studio’s opinions on whether Kindles are inspiring a younger generation to read or not. And what has Kindle done to authors? Shorter attention spans require shorter stories; hear how Kindle Singles has become a platform for writers who work on short-form literature. Are books destined to be the new vinyl records, relegated to collectibles? Also, tune in to hear some songs from Mishka’s drinking days. Other topics include tattoos, reality television, and trying out new jokes.This episode has been sponsored by Roberta’s
“What Kindle has done is that it has given us an outlet to publish something that otherwise would never see the light of day.” — Mishka Shubaly on The Mike & Judy Show
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37 min
July 29, 2012 Episode 52: A
Welcome to A-POT-CALYPSO 2012, better known as Mike’s birthday episode! This week, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined by Heritage Radio Network President Jack Inslee to enjoy some fine organic, locally-grown herbs… The studio gets a call from Howard Kaylan of The Turtles and Flo & Eddie. Hear Howard describe his aging audience, and what Monkee Micky Dolenz is like on tour. It’s getting kinda hazy in here…tune in to hear more about stoner foods, rock ‘n’ roll, and well…marijuana. This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s.
“I think you’re as young as you feel, and if you get the audience to think ‘young’, they feel ‘young’.” — Howard Kaylan on The Mike & Judy Show
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30 min
July 22, 2012 Episode 51: Owen Egerton
This week Mike and Judy rock the studio with a Sunday religious fervor, partly fueled by Mike’s love for drinking beers in the shower. The cause for this new-found piousness? Tune in to find out as they talk with writer and comedian Owen Egerton who is also the author of the new book “The Book of Harold: The Illegitimate Son of God” who shares his stories of finding religions and losing faith across the spectrum. So listen and turn up the volume on the only show that can combine fundamentalism with Micheladas and jay walking for the fastest half-hour on the internet: The Mike and Judy Show. This episode is sponsored by Roberta’s Pizza.
## “I think fundamentalism in all its different incarnations is unhealthy for the person and unhealthy for the culture. But it happens that they are also the loudest speakers and maybe the most interesting to listen to.”
–Owen Egerton on the Mike & Judy Show
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31 min

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Arts & Seizures is Heritage Radio’s rogue child, a rambunctious, unfiltered talk and variety show featuring a wide range of high-minded miscreants and rock’n’roll outlaws. Guests include…