Obscure Reference with Doug Driesel Jr.

Episode One Hundred and Three – Don’t Spit in it In this very special episode, Doug is joined in returning guest Matt Dolpin, guy who won’t stop talking about Burning Man. Together, they discuss Burning Man, shedding one’s skin, the difference between Mitch, Mark and Matt, pentagrams, small intestines, ordering food like a difficult person, being Read more

Episode One Hundred and Two – Egyptian Greek Queen Prick In this very special episode, Doug is joined in studio for the holiday special by comedian Tess Barker. Together, they discuss dancing in one’s seat, marathons, working from home, blogging, sex tips, pancakes, Amish friendship bread, Merry Melodies, spiders, comic books, standing on mic, retail therapy, Read more

Episode One Hundred and One – Statue of Libitations In this very special episode, Doug is joined by returning guest comedian Adam Allgood and first timer, record store owner Azish Ménage á Trois. Together they discuss the Gold Line, Rocky IV, Cleveland, seasons, keeping your chin up, painting, expressing one’s self, the price of kids, Read more

Episode One Hundred – I’m So Sober In this very special episode, Doug is joined in the studio by returning guests, Comedian Alex Mesrobian, Franklin Soux Falls South Dakota and new guest Janice Montgomery, neighborhood watch lady. Together they discuss pain and pleasure, mysterious laughs, paying attention, Janice Montgomery’s books, rice, cat deaths, heroin progression, FOX’s Read more

Episode Ninety-Nine – Just a Man With a Ripped Shirt In this very special episode, Doug is joined by comedian Andy Peters (whose new album “Question Mark, Exclamation Point” is available now from AST Records) and Tony Atlas, a personal trainer. Together, they discuss the internal earthquake, upper-body strength, ankles, The Expendables 3, Rhinestone, glutes Read more

Episode Ninety-Eight – That is Not My Theory In this very special episode, Doug is joined in the studio by comedian Danielle Radford and Big Moishe, presidential candidate. Together, they discuss sleeping arrangements, running platforms, Screech and/or Dustin Diamond, government-free mail delivery services, mini-ponies, Sasha and Malia, objectivism, drinks of choice, speeches, that song “When Read more

Episode Ninety-Seven – Batman Smells In this very special episode, Doug is joined by returning guests, comedian Alan Lebetkin and Billy Tillory, the travelling troubadour of Piglatucky. Together, they discuss such vast topics as ultra Japanese transforming robots, confounding Alan with references not so obscure, the weird hole in Doug and Billy’s memory, racoon birthdays, Read more

Episode Ninety-Six – It Made Me Nervous In this very special episode, Doug is joined by comedians Heather Thomson and Wanjiko. Together, they discuss, whether the theme song is famous, connections, parking in Highland Park, how life has been in reference to comedy and their day jobs, big fish at open mics, fanning tampons, everybody’s Read more

Episode Ninety-Five – On the Record In this very special episode, Doug is joined by comedian Erik Wargo and alien Galgamesh of the Whosians. Together, they discuss power walking, how many times Erik has been on the show, what Esquire means, The Great Gazoo, the fly the buzzes around, communicating with lower life forms, The Read more

Episode Ninety-Four – Trap ‘im In a Trapezoid In this very special episode, Doug is joined by comedian Tushar Singh and baker Thomas Brownard of the Coopersville Bakery. Together they discuss how they found the place, the opening theme song, baking things into architecture, happy birthbread, math vs. arts, skipping ahead to the end of Read more