Today Kelly reads her newest essay, "Note to Self," talks the nation down from thinking that this weekend is the end of summer, and then takes a few calls from you, the trusty listeners of WFAD. Music by Chris Trapper, John Elliott, and Billy Stewart.

Kelly and her guest Rain Pryor talk about needing to speak their truths, their relationship to standup comedy, that Richard Pryor does NOT live in Rain's vagina, and chin hairs. At the beginning of the show Kelly reads her newest essay, "Avalanche," and at the end of the show they take a call from a lovely listener. Music by Mercedes Sosa, Tin Pan Band and Travis & Shook.

Kelly's guest is Kyle Cease Transformational Comedian. They discuss leaps of faith, reframing one's past, and how it really all is in your mind. Kelly reads her essay, "Finding Voice" and plays some Eric Schwartz, Adil Omar and Katie Goodman.

Kelly reads her newest essay, "You Are Here," and then is joined by Rick Overton, Chris Bonno and Erin Brown in a funny and free-wheeling discussion about maps, traveling, wilderness, unspoken rules of places, the mind...oh, the places they go. Music by John Elliot, Rick Overton and Dan Bern.

John Elliott - "Feet To The Fire"

Rick Overton - "Happy Go Lucky"

Dan Bern - "Time To Live"

Peter Joseph of the Zeitgeist Movement is Kelly's guest. Kelly and Peter discuss what the world might the like if we really did wake up from the American Dream. Kelly reads her poem False Idol too.

Kelly shares her essay Wisdom of Trees about her awakening to self while in the woods. She then takes calls from friends and listeners around the theme of staying grounded in this crazy, greedy, celebrity saturated world. Eric Kufs provides music from his new release.

Sue Costello, comedienne, actress and creator of the solo show, "I Didn't Mean to Be Funny," joins Kelly as they discuss creating solo shows, how to get over one's shit and rape jokes.

Music by Logan Heftel and Cary Cooper.

Kelly gets Messy in her essay. Rick Overton, Amy Englehardt, and Chris Bonno help Kelly find her way through the difficulty of receiving, the joy of giving, and how it all relates to be an artist in the 21st century.

Illeana Douglas and Kelly discuss how films and acting styles have changed over the decades, Illeana's Ikea focused web series Easy to Assemble, and her grandfather Melvyn Douglas. Kelly does an excerpt from A Carlin Home Companion.

Music:

"Time Got Away" by Elliott, Rose, da Costa

"Happy Go Lucky" by Rick Overton

"Wish You Were Here" by Rebecca Zoe Leigh

Kelly reads her essay entitled The Work. She and her guest Dave Rubin, host of the Young Turks newest show The Rubin Report, discuss living in LA with the traffic and earthquakes, the power of Twitter, and how WeHo is better than Chelsea for the gay lifestyle. Music by John Elliott, Adil Omar and Charlie Wolf.