In this episode we discuss the Charlie Hebdo tragedy and what it really means for free speech in the Western World.

With: Dan Mogol, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, Pat Susmilch, and Kait Varkados

With: Earl Elliot, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, and Will Spottedbear

It's the final show of 2014! We are joined by some new faces and some familiar ones.

Alex Stein joins the show all the way from California!

We discuss North Korea, Christmas, and prepare to ring in the New Year.

With: Earl Elliot, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, Will Spottedbear, Alex Stein, and Andrew Wegleitner.

Chris Klavetter joins the show this week, he is an active duty St. Paul firefighter. Pat Susmilch is in New York City so his only appearance on this show is in this description.

And the Minneapolis comedy community has suffered another tragic loss with the sudden passing of the great Bill Young.

With: Earl Elliot, Chris Klavetter, Sidney Oxborough, and Mike Rasmussen.

Aaron Colantti joins the podcast and talks about his website 5idea.org and his travels in Mongolia.

With: Aaron Colantti, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, and the devil himself Pat Susmilch.

We have a relatively somber podcast for you all this week. We discuss the outcome of the Ferguson Missouri case some more and cover other topics that only comedians should be able to talk about, since everyone else gets so pissed.

Cap it all off with an emotional sendoff, as we mourn the passing of a Minneapolis comedy great, Gus Lynch. He will be sorely missed.

With: Earl Elliot, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, Ali Sultan, and good old fashioned Pat Susmilch.

The nation is about to fall apart, and thankfully the upstairs podcast is here to make sense of it all.

Tommy Ryman and Ben Katzner join the show as special guests on this the eve of destruction. Hunker down and listen as we talk about more light hearted subjects and debut yet another installment of Dear Mother.

Earl Elliot returns to the studio after a very brief, but very hyped time in New York City. Listen as he recounts his pizza consumption and marginally successful time with women! Hopefully we don't get sued for the thumbnail!

With: Earl Elliot, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, and the real deal Pat Susmilch

The Upstairs Podcast returns to its regularly scheduled night of recording, and Pat Susmilch is in studio! While Pat may be back from California, Earl is in New York. WILL THE GANG EVER GET BACK TOGETHER!?

In this episode we discuss the Adult Swim masterpiece Too Many Cooks and Earl's fear of failure and rejection. And of course another edition of Dear Mother.

In this episode of the upstairs podcast we discuss that age old medium of art and entertainment, video games. This episode was originally recorded back on April 28th, 2014.

Featuring: Earl Elliot, Dan Mogol, Sidney Oxborough, Mike Rasmussen, and Pat Susmilch.