Come to the Beach.

Graham Elwood - comic, filmmaker, writer, producer and podcaster, meets up on a sunny day in Santa Monica, California.

Relax and enjoy the sounds of the ocean breeze, planes flying over, people passing by and the snap of a skate board, or two.

We talk about his work with partner Chris Mancini on Comedy Film Nerds, Ear Buds: The Podcasting Documentary, and making independent films.

If you are a fan of the LA Podcast Festival, aka LAPodFest, listen up. Graham opens up about the highs and lows of producing the festival, the drive to be true to the fans and the guests, and what the future may hold.

We talk about the documentary Laffghanistan and Graham's seven comedy tours in the middle east performing for active duty military stationed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait; and, the legacy of comic Scott Kennedy.

We wrap up with the Political Vigilante podcast and YouTube Channel. Graham's art shows up in the expression of his visceral feelings about US policy decisions at home and around the world.

"The deeper the darkness the higher the freedom you get when you deal with it and let it go."

www.GrahamElwood.com

Laffghanistan and Ear Buds distributed by Comedy Dynamics www.comedydynamics.com

Additional References:

Chris Mancini Hello Junkie Kimberly Browning

Cram - gameshow Mike Burton Scott Kennedy

Dave Anthony The Dollop Todd Glass

C.J. Johnson Tina Imahara Wil Anderson

Sklar Brothers Aisha Tyler Tabitha Bohannan

Andy Wood Tim Bennett Sara Abdullah

Carla Ortiz Matt Belknap Never Not Funny

The Jimmy Dore Show The Sane Progressive

Music for the Introduction to The Art Podcast is by the artist Mickey Caputo

MickeyCaputo.com