Desert Talk with Jon Hanford

A big podcast announcement, more personal growth, the return of desert comedy, and the Mariners front office can't seem to ever get it right.

I'm back in the desert after a brief trip up to the Oregon coast. I experienced some big insights and wound up making a big decision that I am proud of myself for making.

This episode begins with a sample from a far-out mandolin jam with a couple old hippie friends last night. I talk about the importance of hanging onto my inner child, my need for a dishwasher, a spontaneous photoshoot, and probably some childhood trauma as well. Thanks for liking and subscribing!

Clancy and I are continuing to bond and I have felt her begin to reshape my worldview. Pretty wild. In the week since her mom was adopted, Clancy has also found a best friend, which has filled the hearts of Joshua Tree tourists and myself alike. We might make merch. Also tried a taco shop that I've somehow been sleeping on for almost two years. This is significant shit. Listen and find out!

I'm at Essig Park in Yucca Valley, CA, with Clancy in hopes that she rolls around in enough dirt and other dogs' dumps to get the smell of an old lady's perfume out of her coat.

It's been a tumultuous week on several fronts and I'm talking about it. Also some good came from it too: I found Miracle a forever home and got to jam with a couple old desert hippies over the weekend.

It's the first episode of 2021! I take a look back on what the last year taught me and express gratitude for those lessons despite how challenging they were to endure.

Liz Glazer is a stand-up comedian whose most recent feat was winning the 2020 Boston Comedy Festival. She joins me to discuss comedy, past lives, and vision boards.  Give her a follow on Instagram @lizglazer and catch her headlining on Flappers' New Years Day Zoom show!

It's been a weird week to be in such a massive brain fog because I've been doing a lot of different things: delivering for Postmates, getting escorted by an armed guard to get a Covid test, and interviewing to be a contestant on a game show. This episode contains a rant about frosting, so if you're an easily triggered frosting fanatic, perhaps you should find something else to listen to.