The novelist, filmmaker, and publisher of Dirty Magick Magazine is also a college professor and director of the absurdist band showcase "Escape from the Secret Lab." He spent years living in Beverly Hills with a rock star while hobnobbing with indie film darlings, writing screenplays, and accumulating massive debt. With his fourth novel "Midnight Brew" coming out this month, Charlie joins the Troubled Men to see if he can escape from the Christmas Club Lounge. Tune in and find out.

 

Topics include the World Series, the Maui Jazz and Blues Fest, Geritol, Halloween, a flight mishap, the No Kings protest, Wadzilla, the Unabomber, "Ted," the NBA cheating scandal, an imposter, Biloxi, Old Metairie, Jesuit High School, science fiction, a federal crime, WWOZ DJ training, USC, WTUL, Wavelength magazine, Henry Griffin, Nicky Katt, Adam Duritz, a flaneur, "Boiler Room," Vin Diesel, a nickname, a Rebirth Brass Band documentary, the Tipitina's Foundation, a Keith Keller story, "Looking Back On Sodom," Richard Raynor, Lewis D'Aubin, cowbell practice, and much more.  

 

Intro Music: "Just Keeps Raining" by Styler/Coman