The Dork Forest

TDF 278 – Dan St. Germain

17 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Dan St. Germain (@DSGermain and ) is a comic and we get DEPRESSED!! He likes “depressing literature” and Murder. Yes. Murder. I like him. I decide...

TDF 277 – Mike Olson

10 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Olson (@devlin1) is a game designer and so we talk a fair amount about gaming. Andy Ashcraft  sits in (as per usual when gaming comes up…heh...

TDF 276 – Beth Littleford

03 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Beth Littleford (@bethlittleford) is a comedic actress (adults will remember her as a segment "reporter" on The Daily Show) that is on DOG WITH A BLOG...

TDF 275 – Leann Olsen

24 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Leann Olsen (@geekiana) is back! She did a SHORT ep about Doctor Who and is now back to let loose her love of Musical Theater. Heh. I love it too… b...

TDF 274 – Page Branson

17 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Page Branson (@page_branson, @level7accesspod and her art is at ) is an artist. I finally get someone to tell me what Sailor Moon is without me having...

Dork Addendum EIGHT

13 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's the add-on to TDF. It's an "after" show so this opens with the Mike Ruekberg rendition of "Mexican Hat Dance" so I talk as it closes www.thedorkf...

TDF 273 – Sean Crespo

10 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Crespo (@seancrespo on twitter) is comic, actor and writer. For the purpose of our setting… he freaking loves Dune. And he holds the heck FORTH...

TDF 272 – Will Miles

03 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Will Miles (@MrWillMiles) is a great NY comic and we talk about Romantic Comedies (it’s one of my own dorkdoms so I talk over him a bit…grr, learn...

TDF 271 – Bridget Everett

28 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE at NYCPodfest! Bridget Everett (@bridgeteverett) is great. Singer, comic, actress…  has a show at The Public Theater called Rock Bottom. Her d...

TDF 270 – Lunch Dork Expedition with Andy Levitt

20 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Levitt… from Live Nation, loves ALL SPORTS… Let’s just say that I know nothing about all of these sports and I think I even wreck the Harle...

TDF 269 – LARP talk!

13 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Brown, Roselle Hurley and Andy Ashcraft finally tell us what LARPing is and it ends too soon. Because they all needed to go play a game. Yes...

TDF 268 – Tammy Pescatelli

06 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Tammy Pescatelli (@ is a great comic and loves a thrift store. Then I run out of questions, because the air in Aspen CO is shy of needed oxygen… so ...

Dork Addendum SEVEN

04 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

It's the add-on to TDF. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this week, so, who kn...

TDF EP 267 - Beth Schumann

31 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Beth Schumann (@BethSchumann) is a comic and LOVES a mushroom. A fungus. Latin names and everything!! This is a great episode. And neither of us eat o...

TDF 266 – Ngaio Bealum

23 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ngaio Bealum (@Ngaio420) is comic and proud dork sex and weed. Weirdly, his new CD is called “Weed and Sex” … we discuss both of those things. I...

TDF 265 – Kelly Carlin

16 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Carlin (@Kelly_Carlin) is a great storyteller and has a solo show/new book coming out soon and all that info is on her twitter and We all kno...

TDF 264 – Joseph Scrimshaw

09 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Scrimshaw (@josephscrimshaw) is a great comic and writer and has come to TDF to FINALLY defend the Star Wars prequels. It’s not a BAD defense...

Dork Addendum SIX

08 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's the add-on to TDF. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this week, so, who kn...

TDF 263 – Ron Funches

03 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Funches (@ronfunches) is a great comic and actor from Portland, OR and he brings the twin dorkdoms of wrestling and video games to my living room....

TDF 262 – Suli McCullough

28 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Suli McCullough (@SuliMcCullough) is comic, writer, actor and SNEAKERHEAD. So much info. So much sneaker talk. For real. You’re welcome. This mont...

TDF 261 – Tony Sam

25 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Sam (@toekneesam). He has a degree in Marine Biology. He’s a fish dork. Scuba dork. AND a great comic! New album too. Get on it. Fish. It’s ...

TDF 260 – Jimmy Pardo

21 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Pardo (@jimmypardo)   is a comic, writer and podcast host (Never Not Funny) and talks about the band… CHICAGO for, easily, 30 minutes this ep...

Dork Addendum FIVE

19 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's the add on to TDF. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this week, so, who kn...

TDF 259 – Laraine Newman

18 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Laraine Newman (@LaraineNewman) is LARAINE NEWMAN. From SNL she is actress, writer and kept doing awesome character voices which blew me away. Her dor...

TDF 258 – Emily Heller

14 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Heller (@MrEmilyHeller)   is a comic, writer and actress (TBS “Ground Floor”). She is a penpal, experiences ASMR and we both love on High S...

Dork Addendum FOUR

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

It's the add on to TDF. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this week, so, who kn...

TDF 257 – Matt Oswalt

11 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Oswalt (@puddinstrip) is actor, director and a guy that likes JEANS… knows how to care for them. Knows what THEY want. He’s also obsessed wit...

TDF 256 – Jared Logan

07 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jared Logan (@jaredlogan) you guys. Medieval and Renaissance history. So fun. I learned stuff. I was reminded of stuff. We celebrate a LOT of historic...

TDF 255 – Joe Wilson

05 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Wilson (@vampiremob and @joewilsontv) started The Dork Forest in 2006 then went on to teach himself directing, screenwriting and, now, graphic no...

TDF 254 – Jesse Case

31 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jesse Case (@jessecase) returns! He was a lego dork in 2010 and this ep we talk about his typewriter collection and we weed of HARD CORE into WW2. Lis...

TDF 253 – Debra DiGiovanni

28 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Debra DiGiovanni (@DebraDiGiovanni and DebraDG.com) is a delite. Prepare yourselves to be CHARMED. Holy smokes. Some television dorking, some animal m...

Dork Addendum THREE

27 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Is it dum? It is an add on. I read old emails and comments, and will eventually catch up.  I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this wee, so, who...

TDF 252 – Kipleigh Brown

21 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kipleigh Brown  (@kipleighbrown) is a sketch comic and actress and is in a couple episodes of the ongoing series !  We talk wigs, “music” to sl...

TDF 251 – Eddie Pepitone

14 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Pepitone (@eddiepepitone) is a great comic and has a new special for streaming on Netflix called “In Ruins.” Check it out. We dork out VERY ...

TDF 250 – Sandra Daugherty

07 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Sandra Daugherty (@sexnerdsandra) is a sex educator and podcaster on the Nerdist podcasting network. All the info is at We don’t talk about sex so ...

Dork Addendum TWO

05 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Is it dum? It is an add on. Willl I do more of them? It was fun to read old emails and comments. I tell you more about MY dorky thing for this wee, so...

TDF EP 249 - Brian Regan

30 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Regan (@brianregancomic) is a great comic and you should go see him. Smart, silly... all good things. We are on his tour bus at 1am, so we are p...

TDF 248 – Ben Acker

23 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Acker (@bnacker) is a writer of many things. With his parter Ben Blacker – yes, they know, I love Thrilling Adventure Hour the show. Now it’s...

Dork Addendum ONE

22 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Is it dum? It is an add on. Willl I do more of them? It was fun to read old emails and comments. So, who knows. In any case, thanks for listening. Yo...

TDF 247 – Kate Flannery

16 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Flannery (@kateflannery) is so great. She loves movies pre Hay’s Code in Hollywood and we get into Shirley Temple movies. And a lot of other st...

TDF 246 – Nic Dressel

09 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Nic Dressel (@nicdressel) is a man that knits Harry Potter scarves. He loves Harry Potter and we dork out HARD core about books. We talk books but we ...

TDF 245 – Brittnee Braun loves Cosplay

02 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Brittnee Braun (@Brittneebraun) makes cosplay costumes and loves all things fabric and fashion and sewing and it all comes together so that she can dr...

TDF 244 – Ron Babcock

26 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ron Babcock (@ronbabcock) is a great comic and a guy who likes things to look NICE. We go through it all… his semester at sea, his tour in a vintage...

TDF 243 – GenCon - Peter Adkison & Jake Theis

19 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Adkison owns GenCon . He’s the founder of Wizards of the Coast and has been instrumental in my gaming life. Magic the Gathering. Dungeons and...

TDF EP 242 – Ed Baraf & Andy Ashcraft

12 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Baraf (@ebaraf and ) and Andy Ashcraft () are game designers and are DIPPED in all games. We talk mostly boardgames in this episode because Ed, gen...

TDF EP 241 – Sean Patton

05 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Patton () is from New Orleans and we dork out LIVE, at the first ever Chicago Comedy Exposition, about the city of his birth. New Orleans. He’s...

TDF EP 240 – Doug Mellard

29 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Mellard is an Austin comedian and HE, , enjoys the wonderful world of MAGNUM P.I. And we talk about it. We weed off into the world of Sega Genes...

TDF EP 239 Rhea Butcher

22 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Rhea Butcher (@rheabutcher) () is a Chicago comic and also has podcasts. Fun. PYHT and a Maximum Fun podcast, WHAM BAM POW on iTunes. She loves her so...

TDF EP 238 – Eric Hollerbach

15 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Hollerbach (@erichollerbach) is a comic, podcaster (Highway Diary – we record his right after this, wherein he has found every embarrassing thi...

TDF EP 237 – Josh Jordan & Andy Ashcraft

09 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

I’m still A-Kon. Andy () taught a game design workshop at A-Kon and Josh Jordan () LIVES in Dallas and makes, as a hobby SO FAR, tabletop RPGs. So ...

TDF EP - Helen McCarthy

04 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Helen McCarthy (@tweetheart4711 & ) is, possibly, the GREATEST guest that has been. And that is saying a lot! We talk romance novels. She is a little...

TDF EP 235 – Kristen McGuire live at A-Kon

01 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kristen McGuire (@kriscomics on twitter ) makes manga, watches manga, does voice work and this is a weird audio filled challenge. But Manga, My Little...

TDF EP 234 – Wil Anderson

24 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Wil Anderson (@Wil_Anderson) is a great comic, has a fun podcast TOFOP on All Things Comedy () and we talk a LOT about Batman. The movies. And the sup...

TDF EP 233 – Emo Philips

17 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Emo Philips is one of the greatest writers of the standup comedy EVER. A silly, happy man. He’s on. But Nathan and Jonathan and I dork out AT Emo f...

TDF EP 232 - Mark Alan Miller

03 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Alan Miller (@markalanmiller) likes Horror, scary stuff and has collected MANY of them on that genre known as V.H.S. Mark writes, produces, and d...

TDF EP 231 Julie Klausner

27 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Klausner (@julieklausner on twitter) is a funny writer, podcaster and hellova smart woman. http://julieklausner.com/ for links to her podcast (H...

TDF EP 230 - Myq Kaplan

20 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Myq Kaplan (@myqkaplan on twitter) is comedian, podcaster and wordsmith! He loves him some letters that form words that make sentences and we talk abo...

TDF EP 229 Live w/the Sklar Bros & Erin Foley

13 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Austin, TX Moontower Comedy Fest - Randy and Jason Sklar, Erin Foley (@sklarbros and @erinfoleycomic on twitter) talk about baseball and s...

TDF EP 228 - W Kamau Bell

06 May 2014

Contributed by Lukas

W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell on twitter) and wkamaubell.com is a great comic and a fine advocate for the movie Rocky 2. So great an episode. Then we wee...

TDF EP 227 - Emily Gordon

29 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Gordon (@thegynomite on twitter,) is the co-host of The Indoor Kids on Nerdist.  We dork out about breakfast. It's good times. Tune in and enjo...

TDF EP 226 Live in Hong Kong with Michael Dorsher

22 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Dorsher (@dorsher on twitter) is my guest. He’s a comic and comedy producer and we talk Hong Kong and then  We are live in HK, the intro g...

TDF EP 225 LIVE with Kelly Anneken

15 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

She’s BACK! Kelly Anneken (@thefatling) LIVE at the Green Gravel Comedy Festival in Toledo IOWA. Yes, Iowa. Kelly gets into American Girl Dolls. SO ...

TDF EP 224 – Ken Jennings

08 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Jeopardy winner, author and personable dork… Ken Jennings! @kenjennings is so fascinating. Geo-caching. This month our sponsor is MY SISTER!!! Fin...

TDF EP 223 – Jay Mohr

01 Apr 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Slow Clap Jock (supporter of nerds and dorks everywhere), Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37)  comes into The Dork Forest! He’s a guy that is THERE for the nerd ...

TDF EP 222 – John Roy

25 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For so long… I’ve been trying to get John Roy () on the show. Warhammer. Comic Books. We talk at about a MILLION miles an hour. Good luck. It’s ...

TDF EP 221 – Louise Palanker

18 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Palanker and I talk music, documentaries and psychology. She’s a freaking dork diamond and is all over the place. She has a book, directed a...

TDF EP 220 Tom Rhodes

11 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Rhodes likes dead people. He is a great comic and he goes to the graves of his heroes around the world as he travels and does his LOVELY standup c...

TDF EP 219 - Annabelle Gurwitch

04 Mar 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Annabelle Guwitch is hilarious. She’s an author (newest one out this week! Called I See You Made An Effort). She loves so much awesome girly stuff ...

TDF EP 218 - Eric Lampaert

25 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Lampaert and I did a show and I was DELIGHTED to meet him. He loves Evolution. LOVES IT. I made him weed off and not evolve his theory fully. Bu...

TDF EP 217 – Todd Glass, Janet Varney & Ron Funches Live at Sketchfest

18 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

San Francisco Sketchfest is dorky goodness. I did a live Dork Panel with Todd Glass, Ron Funches and Janet Varney. Oh… I’ll have them back on indi...

TDF EP 216 – Chris Mancini talks PS3 Games

14 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Mancin of s and the loves video games and we talk it up! Old games, new games, the games that we're ashamed to love, the games that got away. He...

TDF EP 215 – Robert Hack knows of Doctor Who

11 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Hack @robert_Hack is an artist and and knows a GREAT DEAL about Doctor Who. This MIGHT be the episode you've been waiting for. If you've been...

TDF EP 214 – Josh Gondelman loves the Coen Brothers

04 Feb 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Who loves the good works of the Coen Brothers? Josh Gondelman does! He's a great comic, www.joshgondelman.com and @joshgondelman on twitter, and we ta...

TDF EP 213 – Kevin Seccia loves Boxing

28 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Seccia (@kevinseccia and www.kevinseccia.com) is a writer that loves to watch some Boxing, MMA and has spent some time thinking about who could ...

TDFEP212 - The World Champ Judah Friedlander LIVE talking Ping Pong

21 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The World Champ Judah Friedlander (@JudahWorldChamp) www.judahfriedlander.com is a great comic, wonderful actor, decent human and loves him some Ping ...

TDF EP 211 – Brian Thompson loves Vonnegut

14 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Thompson (@Amsci) of the podcast QUIT IT http://amateurscientist.org/ is a comedy writer (Feb 19 UCB-LA) and a self-admitted, literary nerd. We ...

TDF EP 210 - Corey Olsen

07 Jan 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Corey Olsen (@TolkienProf) teaches in the English Department at Washington College (in Maryland). He has a podcast as The Tolkien Professor and we ta...

TDF EP 209 – Greg Asdourian knows Cigars

31 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Asdourian () is a San Francisco comic and loves suits and cigars and other trappings of Rodney Dangerfield's heyday. We talk it out and it's grea...

TDF EP 208 – Zoo Expedition with Ben Aller

24 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Aller (@zoofab) is a Zoo Guy! He makes prefab vines and rocks for the animals to climb on! He knows things. We walk around the San Francisco Zoo a...

TDF EP 207 – Matt Mira enjoys James Bond

17 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Mira (@MattMira) loves James Bond. I learn a lot. Like what he likes to do in hotel rooms after kicking some ass. Matt is on the Nerdist and anot...

TDF EP 206 – Leann Olsen WON!

10 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Leann Olsen () won the Laffster () contest wherein you get to be ON TDF. We talk crafting and Dr. Who. She's been listening to the show so long I thin...

TDF EP 205 – Brandi Brown loves SCOTUS

03 Dec 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Brandi Brown (twitter @ItsTheBrandi) is, like most of us, a nesting doll of dorkdoms. We, eventually, get to her fascination with the current Supreme ...

TDF EP 204 – Rhiannon Archer taxidermy’s stuffed animals

26 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Rhiannon Archer (twitter @RhiannonArcher) is a Toronto comic, hilarious lady and loves taxidermy. BUT... she doesn't love the idea of stuffing dead an...

TDF EP 203 – Ryan Stout went to Traffic COURT

22 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Stout (@StoutRyan) is a great comic www.ryanstout.com adn a guy that is willing to "fight the man." We hash out the traffic justice system in thi...

TDF EP 202 – Live Streaming Monster Talk

19 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was LIVE Streamed through www.Laffster.com. Dana Gould (@DanJGould), Matt Weinhold (@MattWeinhold) and Shawn Sheridan talked with me abou...

TDF EP 201 – Jane Edith Wilson is CRAFTY

12 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Jane Edith Wilson (twitter @JaneEdithWilson) is a great actress and a good person. She's in and we talk crafts. Cuz she loves a glue gun and to knit...

TDF EP 200 – Andy Peters and Mike Schmidt Wrestle it UP!

05 Nov 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Schmidt (twitter @the40yearoldboy) and Andy Peters (twitter @Andy_Peters) LOVE wrestling. To the tune of almost 2 hours and they want to come bac...

TDF EP 199 – Michelle McNamara on True Crime

29 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle McNamara returns to creep me out about True Crime! (@truecrimediary & www.truecrimediary.com) and it's great. This is her third time back... ...

TDF EP 198 – Bamford, Kilgariff, Valeriano, Anthony LIVE at LA Podcast Fest

22 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Live at the LA Podcast Festival to a full crowd! It's Dork Panel with Maria Bamford, Karen Kilgariff, Murray Valeriano and Dave Anthony (stepping in f...

TDF EP 197 – Keith Malley enjoys HAIR METAL

18 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

It's Keith and the Girl www.keithandthegirl.com week at TDF... last ep was with "the girl" (ie Chemda) and this episode is with Keith Malley, who BRIN...

TDFEP196 - Chemda

15 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Chemda is a food dork. Not a "foodie" but probably a foodie. She is a lady that loves food. Um.. me too. So we dork it up hard core about food. She is...

TDF EP 195 – Robert Hurt, Astrophysicist

08 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Hurt (www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission/profile/50-robert-hurt) is the visualization scientist(he translates color) for the Spitzer Telescope. He...

TDF EP 194 – James Adomian

02 Oct 2013

Contributed by Lukas

James Adomian (@JADOMIAN on twitter) is one of my favorite comics working today and knows that there are True and Valid conspiracies that are happenin...

TDF EP 193 – Brandie Posey loves SKA

24 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Brandie Posey (@brandazzle on twitter) is a comic, podcaster (LADY TO LADY on iTunes) and REALLY wants to talk about Ska music. I, as usual with a mus...

TDF EP 192 – Kelly Anneken

17 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Anneken (@thefatling on twitter) is a San Francisco stand up comic, the comedy curator over at Pandora Radio and enjoys a nice biography. A lot....

TDF EP 191 -- Fielding Edlow loves Stickers

09 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Totally True. Fielding Edlow (@fieldingedlow on twitter) is a storytelling, acting, standup comic-ing lady that buys and uses stickers ALL THE TIME. w...

TDF EP 190 – Cameron Esposito

03 Sep 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Cameron Esposito (www.cameronesposito.com and @cameronesposito on twitter) KNOWS the history of the portrayal of lesbians on television and the movies...

TDF EP 189 - Moshe Kasher loves Religion

27 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Moshe Kasher (http://www.moshekasher.com/ and @moshekasher on twitter) has a love of Religion. We talk about the BIG issues in a tiny tiny way. He goe...

TDF EP 188 – Fred Armisen

20 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Fred Armisen (Portlandia, SNL) loves accents, drums and admires the good works of Paul McCartney. We talk music and comedy and he's a really great guy...

TDF EP 187 – Live from Portland: Carrie Brownstein

13 Aug 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) (@Carrie_Rachel on twitter) loves books, music, socio-linguistics, dogs, guitars and I interupt almost ...