Crazy Talk with Craig Mahoney

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes comedian Sean Morton to the show for a chat about comedy, music, culture, the loss of both loved ones and weight, and much more! Give Sean a follow on Instagram and TikTok and check out his new album “Salty” on YouTube and Apple Music.

Transition music: “Cool Struttin’” by Sonny Clark (listen to the full playlist of Craig’s specially curated jazz transition music here).

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, merch from his TeePublic shop, or send a tip via Venmo. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

After a longer than usual opening discussing the recent hiatus and future of the podcast and Substack, Craig sits down for a chat with author, essayist, and culture commentator Kat Rosenfield for a talk about writing, creativity, pop culture, the culture wars, and so much more. For more Kat, please check out her Substack, read her at The Free Press, and check out her novels here.

Transition music: “Anatomy Of A Murder” by Duke Ellington

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, merch from his TeePublic shop, or send a tip via Venmo. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

Craig sits down for a chat with comedians Angelo Gingerelli and Joseph Borzotta for a talk about their comedy collective Ugly Pancake, the comedy business, trying to build a comedy scene in the Asbury Park/Central Jersey area between NYC and Philly, and so much more. For more info about future Ugly Pancake shows, follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Transition music: “The Chess Players” by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

Craig sits down for a chat with The Podfather, former WFAN, SNY, and NY Post contributor and current host of Mets Daily and SI.com writer Jake Brown for a conversation about podcasting, the hustle and grind of the business, how he went from growing up a Yankee fan to becoming a Mets superfan, the New York City sports scene, why ABBA and Mamma Mia! are great, and so much more.

Transition music: “The Sidewinder” by Lee Morgan

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

Craig sits down for a chat with the author, essayist, and podcaster Meghan Daum for a lively conversation about writing, creativity, the cultural shift, her experience nearly losing everything in the L.A. fires, and so much more.

Bid on Craig’s Shohei Ohtani painting here, and be sure to subscribe to Meghan’s Substack and podcast, “The Unspeakable”. Learn more about and join The Unspeaky, “a place where free-range discussion happens among free-thinking women.” For everything else Meghan Daum, visit her website, and keep an eye out for The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays releasing on April 15th.

Transition music: “Someday My Prince Will Come” by Miles Davis

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes writer and movie critic Bill Ryan (The Bulwark, Decider, RogerEbert.com) to the show for a talk about movies, writing, detective fiction, his new Substack, “A Rip In The Picture”, his contributions to Arrow’s new 4K blu-ray re-release of Inglorious Basterds, and more! Follow Bill on twitter and Letterboxd, and subscribe to his substack here.

Transition music: “So What” by Miles Davis

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes Alan Levinovitz to the show for a discussion about the nature of belief, the politicization of science, academia, media, and the death of trust and faith in our institutions, MAHA, the natural fallacy, and more. Alan is a professor of philosophy and religion at James Madison University. He is also an author and essayist who has written for Wired, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and more. His latest book is Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science. He writes the Substack newsletter Book Glory. Follow him on twitter at @AlanLevinovitz.

Transition music: “The Turnaround” by Hank Mobley

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes comedian KP Burke to the show. They catch up on old times, talk about the struggles of stand-up life, the state of comedy today, and American history. KP is the co-host of the American Loser podcast and the new book, “History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was: Mind Blowing Stories from American History in 90 Seconds or Less”. His latest special, “The Last Recital” is available on YouTube and other streaming services. For show dates and more of KP’s comedy, visit kpburkecomedy.com.

Transition music: “Ornithology” by Charlie Parker

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes Angel Eduardo for a conversation about the importance of free speech, the concept of “starmanning”, atheism, living a meaningful life, and Superman. Angel is a senior writer and editor for FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and board president for FAIR (the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism).

Find out more about Angel and his work here.

Transition music: “Better Git It In Your Soul” by Charles Mingus

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or singing, hosting, or live-painting gigs, email [email protected]

The latest all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann to the show for a conversation about her new book “Forty Bucks and a Dream: Stories From Los Angeles”, as well as musings on life, art, the creative impulse, our rapidly shifting and realigning politics and culture, the state of journalism, and why you can always make more pie.

Order “Forty Bucks and a Dream: Stories From Los Angeles” here, and be sure to subscribe to Nancy’s Substack, “Make More Pie”, and listen to her podcast with Sarah Hepola, “Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em”.

Transition music: “Giant Steps” by John Coltrane

To support the show, become a paid subscriber to Craig’s Substack, purchase original art through his online gallery, or merch from his TeePublic shop. You can also follow Craig on Twitter and Instagram, and check out his music on YouTube.

To book Craig for art commissions, voiceover work, or live-painting or singing gigs, email [email protected]