Dystopia Now

They say all politics are local and that's especially true in the Columbus improv scene, where Joel Savage (who allegedly meets the age requirement) has entered the presidential race. We've got two members of his campaign on to discuss this sudden re-entry into the heated race (Jaye Jeter, Gabriel Santohir).

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Music: God is Gay/Poisson

This week, I sit with Rob Moore (Slumberjacks) and L.T. Thornton (The Nest Theater) to talk about how these guys have adapted to virtual performances during the pandemic. 

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Music: God is Gay/Poisson

This might be the best episode yet. Kerouac reads Richard Brautigan's "In Watermelon Sugar" to The Slumberjacks, then they do improv scenes inspired by it. 

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Music: God is Gay/Poisson

Welcome to the relaunch of Kerouac to the Future as Dystopia Now. This is a short solo episode to explain the delay since the last one, to introduce the concept to new listeners (we see you!) and to just to shake off the rust. We've got some exciting stuff in the works, so thanks for listening.

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Music: God is Gay/Poisson; Rabbit's First Snow/ZapSplat.com

We're into a new month, but the dystopia continues unabated. Thankfully, we get some distraction from Danica Vehemence, a Swede looking to return home to become the May Queen, and a truly strange bird named Groucho. And as always, we have tips for getting by in quarantine.

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Music: God is Gay/Poisson

Dystopia is kicking my butt this week, so I wanted to instead introduce a new show that some of my past guests have put together on their own. Listen to the full first episode of Complex People here and subscribe to the show on Anchor to follow along on their journey.

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So, this is probably the best place to jump in. The world is a disaster, but at least I've established a format for the show. Thanks to the great Jensen Buttucks (https://twitter.com/thejdlowe), we might just have a memorable network stinger. And Eric Dennison of Newfangled Kitchen calls in to discuss their imminent re-opening (for pickup) and about the future of restaurants.

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Music: Octopus/After-Death Plan https://www.afterdeathplan.com/music

God is Gay/Poisson

In Monday's Coronavirus briefing, the president claimed to have total authority and argued with reporters over his lies. We touch on that before moving on to happier subjects with Pam from Corporate and my friend Nicole Roumeliote, who hosts Word at The Nest Theatre. 

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Music Credits: Various/ZapSplat.com; God is Gay/Poisson

So let's see, I actually defined a format for the show, tracked down Bilford in a secret underground bunker paid for with magic elf cash and discovered my favorite new podcast. Don't worry, I'm still jaded but you can't really tell. 

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Music Credits: Ghosts Walk Here/ZapSplat.com; God is Gay/Poisson

So we all got quarantined at the same time and that means we've all watched Tiger King on Netflix. Well, I got the guy who wrote the book on Joe Exotic for an exclusive interview. And I also managed to get the rights to a song called "Dystopia Now" that couldn't have been more apropos.  Guest:  JD Lowe (don't you dare ask what the J stands for) https://twitter.com/thejdlowe

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Music Credits: Mental Minority/Dystopia Now