A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Our first episode with your friend and mine, Bob Schriner, as an official member of Team Shakeytown, is named after the late Marco Holt. The first half is very funny as we wonder- outside music festivals: why? The second half is more reflective as we discuss the good folks we've lost the last month or so. Finally, we wrap up with a preview of our upcoming guests, and music from Marco's most recent project before his passing, The Tremulants.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Our first episode with your friend and mine, Bob Schriner, as an official member of Team Shakeytown, is named after the late Marco Holt. The first half is very funny as we wonder- outside music festivals: why? The second half is more reflective as we discuss the good folks we've lost the last month or so. Finally, we wrap up with a preview of our upcoming guests, and music from Marco's most recent project before his passing, The Tremulants.

Jane Espenson (@janeespenson) is a television screenwriter whose work includes “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood,” and “Game of Thrones.” Her legendary blog, a resource for aspiring writers, is archived at janeespenson.com. She is currently a producer on ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” and a web series she co-created with Brad Bell called “Husbands,” which is raising funds on Kickstarter for its second season. Brodie, Gene, and Libby talk with Jane about linguistics, science, archaeology, serialized television, and moving up the ranks of the writing world.

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: We welcome Libby Ward (@sneakyvarmint) into the family.

Gene George is back from paternity leave! Libby Ward is new to the Shakeytown Radio team! Ron Babcock, who was our third-ever guest, returns for a second appearance! Ryan McKee visits from New York for his first Shakeytown Radio interview!

Before their success on the East and West Coasts, Ryan and Ron founded Modest Proposal, a comedy partnership with a magazine and live show, several years ago in Phoenix, Arizona. On this inebriated episode, Ryan talks about his forest service past and MTV.com present. Ron and Ryan recall their semester at sea, joining comedic forces and becoming zinesters, Brodie's involvement with ModProp, and breaking up the band. Also, embarrassing personal stories about Ron, Ryan, Brodie, and all the romantic partners they fought with, or fought for, or fought over with each other.

Featuring the music of Pissed. (RIP Joel) [photo: Profane Existence] Info about making donations to Joel's family can be found at RememberingJoelOlson on Facebook.

On this Shakeytown Radio Minute, Brodie visits the independent publishing event Shelf Life 2 and chats with Julie and Stan from gulahlah comics. Listen to the report here, check out the pictures and links at http://shakeytownradio.com.

On this Shakeytown Radio Minute, Brodie visits the independent publishing event Shelf Life 2 and chats with Julie and Stan from gulahlah comics. Listen to the report here, check out the pictures and links at http://shakeytownradio.com.

Ewa Wojciak (No Magazine, Beatnik Bookster) has organized the second incarnation of the historic independent publishing event Shelf Life. Her and fellow organizers, artists Yuri Ogita and Meagan Chin, join Brodie to discuss early Los Angeles punk, DIY and zine culture, street art, the constant struggle between underground integrity and commercialization to expand audiences, NOMAG and the work of Wojciak’s late partner Bruce Kalberg (a.k.a. Bruce Caen, author of Sub-Hollywood), and the participants, workshops, and speakers at Shelf Life 2, happening this Saturday, March 24, on the USC campus. This episode also features the music of Redd Kross.

Sam Varela sits in for Gene George and joins BFH to talk to Aparna Nancherla, Anthony DeVries, and Tony Sam about the new live comedy show Towne Hall Meetin'. Also, the music of Tully.

Sam Varela sits in for Gene George and joins BFH to talk to Aparna Nancherla, Anthony DeVries, and Tony Sam about the new live comedy show Towne Hall Meetin'. Also, the music of Tully.