The Something Something Experience

Our guest this week is Michael’s dad, former President of the Center for Research Libraries, and world traveler, Don Simpson. They chatted about Don’s life, growing up in upstate New York, his academic and military careers, his work in library sciences, his love of film and music, and world travel.

Michael chatted with host of the Repeat All podcast, Patrick Foss, about music, Goth, Oingo Boingo, Alternative music, Danny Elfman, podcasts, Trip Hop, Gorillaz, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Blur, The Cure, LA Podfest, Classic Rock, They Might Be Giants Flood, Death, Immortal, Metal genres, Talking Heads, Metalocalypse, Mastodon, The Darkness, Joanna Newsom, the music of 2013, David Bowie, The Band, Levon Helm, SCTV, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Marvel vs. DC movies, 50 shades of Batman, Superman, Supergirl, Jane the Virgin, comic book TV shows, and Green Lantern.

Michael and Kitty talked about Wasteland Weekend, LA Podfest, Lost Angels, Dr. Ken, The Muppets, Crimson Peak, male vs. female nudity, Doctor Who, horror movies, and books.

Michael chatted with Los Angeles stand-up comedian Shannon Corder about standup comedy, day jobs, To Be Takei, growing up with ADD, internet rabbit holes, and her upcoming show at The Comedy Store on October 24.

Michael attended the Los Angeles Podcast Festival and chatted with stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian about dorkdom, growing up, stand-up comedy, podcasting, books, health, and comedians going bad.

Michael attended the Los Angeles Podcast Festival and chatted with actor and comedian Greg Proops about Consolidated, his part in Thanksgiving Day, his wife, Jennifer, male vs. female gig promoters, Bill Nighy, the pursuit of passions, and Dick Cheney.

Michael attended the Los Angeles Podcast Festival and sat down to chat with actor and comedian Wayne Federman about Six Flags, podcasts, James Bond, Wayne’s career, and his upcoming comedy retrospective called, The Chronicles of Federman coming out October 16.

Michael attended the Los Angeles Podcast Festival while Kitty Brown was preparing for Wasteland Weekend. Michael podcasted with several independent podcasters at the festival: Patrick Foss of Repeat All, Aaron Brodkin of What the Pod F Bang Bang, Will Runion of, Scrambled Brains and the upcoming Lake Kinnikinnick, David Spencer of Thank You Internet, Emil Gracian and Morgan Pratt, Shawn Marek and Jen Stansfield of Worst Collection Ever, and Marc Hershon of Succotash.

Michael and Kitty chat with comedian Ron Swallow about Martial Arts, Star Trek, Marvel and DC Comics, stand-up comedy, acting, goth culture, kink and consent, treating people with respect, on-line dating, Doctor Who, Panda Express, racial comedy, wealth disparity, office jobs, roller derby, racism, small dicks, David Bowie, big dicks, The Elfstones of Shannara, Dear White People, Parks and Recreation, lazy comedy, Star Wars, the Krampus, horror movies, Twitter, nerdy shirts, Sith vs. Jedi, Disney, and archery.

Michael and Kitty chatted with photographer, and art show curator, Heidi Calvert about creative careers, building a business, art shows, The Hive Gallery, podcasting, boudoir and glamour photography, Tess Holliday, photo touching, Creative Live, Kitty’s first art show, Lost Angels, Steve Diet Goedde, body image, beauty standards, the art and fantasy of fashion, the spectrum of attraction, body dysmorphia, personal fitness, and healthy recipes.