Austin Sessions

After a two year hiatus, we're back with the fantastic, sweet, funny Jackie Kashian! This episode was recorded almost 2 years ago but life got in the way of art. Now we're stoked ti finally put it out into the ether. In this episode we talk about Jackie's podcast The Dork Forest (and podcasting in general), comedy festivals, things called books, and more!

Author and speech writer John Morton is our guest this week along with special guest Lucas Molandes! We talk about getting old, hanging with Marc Maron, working the Austin podcast circuit, his new book Fire the Pretty Girl, and more! Follow them on twitter @JMoAustinTx and @lucasmolandes. 

We're back this week with New Skye Pictures co-founder Felipe Adams. In this episode we talk about traveling, religion, his web series Meet Mr. Ginger, and more! To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher.

Lauren and Daniel from the folk duo Lowland Hum return to Austin with their new EP Four Sisters! We got to catch up, talk about their appearance on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, touring, their new projects, and more! Follow them on Twitter @lowlandhum and Facebook.

Filmmaker, writer, and animator Lance Myers (A Scanner Darkly, Space Jam, Prince of Egypt) is our guest this week. We talk about developing video games, Mad Magazine, working with Richard Linklater, and more. Check out his blog here and his website here. 

We also talk about: SXSW, The Astronomer, Iron Giant, WALL-E, Brad Bird, Looney Tunes, Arial Abshire, One Page Salon, Owen Egerton, and more!

This week we have artist and musician Chepo Pena as our guest. In this episode we talk about his band Karaoke Apocalypse, his artwork, and there's a good chance we geek out about Star Wars...like...a lot. Check out his band here and his website here. 

We also talk about loteria, Tim Doyle, Comic Con, Britt Daniel, Spoon, JJ Abrams, George Lucas, A Curious Mix of People, Sincola, Gomez, and more!

Maggie Maye is part comedian, part actress, part writer, and ALL guest on this episode of Austin Sessions. Maggie joins us to talk about her comedy career, hosting the Comedy Talent Review, her writing style, and more! Follow her on Twitter @maggiemayehaha and check out her website here!

We also talk about: Meltdown at Highball, Kumain Nanjiani, Jonah Ray, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, Punch!, racism, Erin Foley, Katie Pengra, Funny or Die, All Jane No Dick Festival, Velveeta Room, and more!

Austin Eavesdropper Tolly Moseley and Austin American Statesman tech writer Omar Gallaga join us this week to talk about movies, writing, social media, and their podcast Statesman Shots. Follow them on Twitter @TollyM and @omarg and @StatesmanShots. You can also check out their podcast here. 

We also talked about The One I Love, Pulp Fiction, The Alamo Drafthouse, the fappening, Reddit, The Strain, Bojack Horseman, social media, and more!

Nine year old comedian Saffy Herndon joined us during the Out of Bounds comedy festival. We talked about religious freedoms, dinosaurs, music, and being a kid amongst adults in the comedy world. Follow her on Twitter @SaffronHerndon and check out her website! To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher. 

We also talked about: Nirvana, cussing, Parks and Rec, Aubrey Plaza, Oprah Winfrey, The Big Lebowski, Netflix, Kings of Leon, Fleetwood Mac, and more!

Dani Neff and Zach Humphrey, from the fantastic band Megafauna, are our guests this week as Austin Sessions returns from a brief but necessary hiatus. We talked about Radiohead, 90's rock, choreography, comedy, making videos and talked about their new album Maximalist. Follow them on Twitter @MegafaunaATX and check them out on Bandcamp. To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher.  

We also talk about Cody Hustak, Saffron Herndon, Nirvana, Courtney Love, Thom Yorke, touring, lawyers, and more!