Beginnings
Episodes
Episode 237: Leslye Headland
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to writer and director Leslye Headland. Leslye began her career in showbiz as an assistant to film producer Harvey Weinste...
Episode 236: Ted Rall
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to political cartoonist and writer Ted Rall. Originally from Kettering, Ohio, Ted's cartooning career began at Columbia Uni...
Episode 235: Murray Miller
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to TV writer Murray Miller. Originally from the Bay Area, Murray began his comedy career as a stand-up and moved into TV wr...
Episode 234: Jack Stansbury
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to musician Jack Stansbury. Jack's family dates back to the founding of America, and Jack grew up on the not-so-mean street...
Episode 233: Tommy Blacha
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to TV writer Tommy Blacha. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Tommy came to TV writing through the Chicago comedy scene. B...
Episode 232: Jane Espenson
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I talk to TV writer Jane Espenson. Originally from Ames, Iowa, Jane turned to TV writing after going to school to study computer ...
Episode 231: Live at UCB Sunset with Ron Funches, Andy Kindler, Nick Thorburn, Mike Eagle and John Gemberling
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, taped live at UCB Sunset on August 3rd, 2015, I'm joined by five of my favorite comedians and musicians: stand-up and actors Ron ...
Episode 230: Dash Shaw
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to comic book writer/artist Dash Shaw. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Dash studied at the School of Visual Arts in New Y...
Episode 229: Katie Eastburn
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to musician Katie Eastburn. Katie grew up mostly in Nashville (with stints in Hawaii and Colorado), before migrating to San ...
Episode 228: Jon Fine
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to musician and editor Jon Fine. Currently, Jon is the executive editor of Inc. magazine. But before he turned to journalism,...
Episode 227: Pete Toms
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to cartoonist Pete Toms. Born in New York, Pete works in the comics industry as a colorist and on his own web comics as a writ...
Episode 226: Christian Gibbs
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to musician Christian Gibbs. Originally from San Diego, Christian has had a pretty varied musical career. He's played lead gui...
Episode 225: Michael Rault
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to musician Michael Rault. Michael is a Toronto based singer, guitarist and songwriter who fronts his own eponymously named ba...
Episode 224: Betsy Stover and Ari Voukydis
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to comedians and spouses Betsy Stover and Ari Voukydis. Almost two decades worth of students and performers at UCB owe their...
Episode 223: Samara Lubelski
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, I talk to musician Samara Lubelski. Samara grew up in an artistic community in SoHo, New York in the 1970s. She began her music care...
Episode 222: Angel Deradoorian
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, I talk to musician Angel Deradoorian. Originally from California, Angel was a member of the popular indie rock band Dirty Projectors...
Episode 221: Peptalk
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, I talk to Shayna Dunkelman, Michael Anthony Carter and Angelica Negron who together make up the experimental pop group Peptalk. Ind...
Episode 220: Glockabelle
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to musician Annabelle Cazes AKA Glockabelle. Annabelle grew up in Westchester, NY and studied for many years in Paris with an a...
Episode 219: Adam Pally
11 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to actor Adam Pally. Adam got his start in comedy at UCB performing on the theater's reknowned improv team Death by Roo Roo, an...
Episode 218: Yassir Lester / Heben Nigatu
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to comedian and writer Yassir Lester. Originally from Marietta, GA, Yassir is based in Los Angeles. An accomplished stand-up, Y...
Episode 217: Jack Womack
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to author Jack Womack. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, Jack moved to New York in 1977, and his first novel Ambient was pub...
Episode 216: Joe Randazzo
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show I talk to comedy writer and the man behind many of your favorite things Joe Randazzo. Joe got his start at The Onion, and while ...