Impolite Company's Wind-Down Friday

Analicia returns from New York and settles right into her new role as co-host. Matt Martin of Compass Improv Festival joins in the fun and talks about St. Louis's upcoming celebration of all things improv. A good time is had by all. 

Comedy impresario Christian Lawrence joins Yale in the studio to chat about History Shmistory and other exploits. Sam Lyons, host of the as-yet-unnamed Monday installment of Impolite Company, joins in on the fun. Yale rambles on about fall, or more on point, how much he hates summer. 

Oh, and the show gets (kind of) a new name and (kind of) a new co-host.

Fan favorite Ron Finger joins Yale to talk about theology, octopi (sic), TV Nazis, the universe and marketing opportunities for local roast beef sandwich restaurants. Ron shares details about his new show. Yale speaks coyly of his blossoming modeling career and his colon's upcoming photo session.

We're back after a couple of weeks of professional, personal and criminal obligations.

Analicia recounts yet another run-in with violent crime.

Yale tells of his overseas exploits and the effects of surgical sedatives on one of his kids.

We reveal a proposal to remedy two ailing local institutions.

Shout-outs to friends who are doing great things and a fond farewell to a friend of a friend of the show.

Permanent Occasional Co-Host Analicia Kocher joins Yale in the studio to explain fringe festivals and recount two harrowing tales of armed robbery. The two also discuss their triangulated relationship to studio and podcast host We Are Live and, of course, present the Independent Comedy Rundown for the week.

We take some time to remember the late Aretha Franklin and welcome Permanent Occasional Co-Host Ron Finger to the studio. We chat about who will next be crowned Queen of Soul, talk local comedy and then take a corrective turn as Ron upbraids Yale for his indifference to the Star Trek franchise.

Yale flies solo this week where he once again laments about his lack of a coffee sponsor, the maelstrom of golf-related traffic jams, and the apparent violent treatment of the text-line computer. The second half of the hour is highlighted by the reveal of Yale's latest quixotic quest. 

Ron Finger joins Yale in the Wind-Down studio for a stroll down memory lane, specifically 5700 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, site of the long-demised St. Louis Arena. In other news, Yale discovers he is part English Bulldog and it's a miracle that he's even alive. 

The always pleasant Meredith Hopping joins Yale in the studio to chat about another successful installment of the "Yours, Mine and Ours" showcase she co-hosts, kitchen renovations, Bea Arthur and her desire to make Yale cry in public.

The Wind-Down makes its long-awaited Friday morning debut with new sponsors (courtesy of Impolite Company Radio), a new opening theme song and a new-ish format. We welcome the multi-talented Analicia Kocher to the studio for a delightful chat about sketch comedy, character work, and - most importantly - BREAKFAST. Analicia is joining the Wind-Down team as part of a rotating panel of co-hosts - HOW MUCH FUN IS THAT GONNA BE?!?!?!?!