The Dork Forest
Episodes
TDF EP 186 – Kurt Braunohler loves Psychogeography
06 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Braunohler is a smart, silly, hilarious man. His LOVE of Psychogeography gives him more information about Los Angeles than I've had in 15 years o...
TDF EP 185 – Carr D’Angelo from Earth 2 Comics
30 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Carr D'Angelo isn't from Earth 2 but he's from Earth 2 () … get it? He is the keeper of my pull list and he knows some serious minutia… heh. His ...
TDFEP184 - Greg Franklin
23 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Franklin animates stuff. REALLY WELL. REALLY FUNNY. So I ask him about cartoons. A lot. We weed off into wrestling and standup and it's ALL goo...
TDF EP 183 – James P Connolly loves him some Elvis
16 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
James P. Connolly is a comic and a great guy. He also knows about, wants to talk on, and WILL talk about - Elvis. Presley. Not Costello. Not anything ...
TDF EP 182 – Lee Bennett knows some DC Comics
12 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Bennett is one of Andy's best friends and has been my DC Comic "docent" on many an occassion. You asked for more DC Comic dorking out, we bring it...
TDF EP 181 – TiVo talk with Andrew and Michael
09 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
TiVo sponsored TDF in June. My friend Andrew solmssen @aolmssen on twitter, has had TiVo from the beginning. He gets his TiVo accessories at WeaKnees ...
TDF EP 180 – Live at Limestone Fest with Graham Elwood, Dayna Thompson and Al Jackson
02 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Limstone Comedy fest in Bloomington, IN at the Comedy Attic. Dayna Thompson brings her interest in all things Sasquatch with Al Jackson (re...
TDF EP 179 – Live at A-Kon with Kyle Hebert
25 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It's another great episode at A-Kon 2013. So Fun. I talked with Kyle Hebert who is the voice of Gohan on DragonballZ - so THAT was cool for me. He's ...
TDF EP 178 – Live at A-Kon with Lisle Wilkerson
18 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Lisle Wilkerson grew up in Japan. I ask a LOT of very BASIC questions about Japan. She does voice work for many kick ass ladies in video games. Tekke...
TDF EP 177 – Greg Proops
11 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Proops www.gregproops.com is back! This ep is a LOT about Ancient History. As per usual I could listen to him read old timey papyrus scrolls. Tha...
TDF EP 176 - Tracey Ashley
04 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Tracey Ashley (www.traceyashley.com) is a great comic and friend of mine from Minneapolis. She loves The Sims and we celebrate the freaking Sims. I bl...
TDF EP 175 - Allee Willis
28 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
(www.alleewillis.com) loves Detroit, sandwiches and kitsch. She's written songs you know. September made famous by Earth, Wind and Fire... Boogie Wond...
TDF EP 174 – Mike Kojis likes BIKES!
24 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is from my hometown. He went to high school with my brother and he was in on the ground floor of Trek and other “fancy” bikes. He knows bikes. He ...
TDF EP 173 – The Winchesters LOVE history and books.
21 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Atlanta with and Winchester. Sarah has a podcast called : Which is excellently dorky. Her lovely and talented husband, Will, is studying t...
TDF EP 172 – Janeane Garofalo and Maria Bamford
14 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t know why Janeane doesn’t have a twitter or a fb… but she doesn’t… You know who is… she and Bamford talk Beading and Suze Orman.I...
TDF EP 171 – Joe Starr enjoys Transformers
10 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
( and @joestarr187 on twitter) is a great, dorky comic and loves Transformers. I asked for his website… he sent me this (an animated Transformer mo...
TDF EP 170 – Chris Gore
07 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
@thatchrisgore on twitter, is a professional dork and has a podcast called . He crashed my podcast… will play a little of this one on his and symbio...
TDF EP 169 – Alex Edelman loves David Foster Wallace
30 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
, stand up comic from NY who loves a lot. We got a long, questiony email from James before the show and Alex answered his questions here: Alex als...
TDF EP 168 – Jake Johannsen
23 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is such a great comic. You’ve seen him. I know you have. He’s been on Letterman 42x. And he is a Dork. VERY Specific. Very fun… and, at one poi...
TDF EP 167 – David Huntsberger
16 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is hilarious, interesting and smart as a whip! And he loves HORSES. See what I did there? He dorks out about 4H and horses! I love horses. His podcast...
TDF EP 166 – Joseph Keckler Sings!
09 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is an artist, performance artist and I met him in New York, watching him sing a “bad trip” (mushrooms) Operatically, in Italian, with translation ...
TDF EP 165 – Felicia Michaels
02 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is a comic, actress and collects LUNCH BOXES! And has since I first met her. – are two podcasts that she has/does. She knows things… it’s a gr...
TDF EP 164 – Diva Zappa
26 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
. She . She . Yes, Frank Zappa is her dad. But, dang, she’s a GREAT first knitting dork!! Wow… do I not know about YARN. Ha@! DONATE folks… I’...
TDF EP 163 – Steve Robbins loves Art Supplies
19 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
makes art and loves art supplies. A lot.Not kidding. Art Supplies. He is DIPPED. It’s awesome. I realize here are more things I know not jack ab...
TDFEP162 - Erc Martin is rereading Spiderman
12 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
has a podcast called . I met him at the here in LA. He co-produces the show. We talked, he mentioned, in passing, that he's re-reading ALL of the ...
TDF EP 161 – Adam Rebottaro co-created Sentinels of the Multiverse
05 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
did a with his buddy and made a card game. It’s the perfect example of the thing YOU love turning into work, career and even more fun. Or work. Who...
TDF EP 160 - Live with TJ Miller, Auggie Smith and Sue Costello at Nerdmelt
26 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live at , , , dork panel. I, genuinely, can’t stop laughing. I don’t know how dorky it is (except I’m talking… so it HAS to be and, when...
TDF EP 159 – Scott Rogers loves Disneyland
19 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Rogers is an Imagineer. It’s his dream job and he’s loved Disneyland FOREVER. So… he takes me on a virtual tour. With stories. He’s grea...
TDF EP 158 – Live in Toronto with Sean Cullen, Debra DIGiovanni
12 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Live in Toronto, Canadian actors, comics and readers of books: and – this is so great. She loves stationary, her cat and romance novels. It’...
TDF EP 157 – Shakespeare was the son of glove makers.
05 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Anderson is a freelance journalist and wrote a book called . He and his friend, are both “.” I know so little about Shakespeare, and I don’...
TDF EP 156 – Live with Wyatt Cenac at the NYCPODFEST
29 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
I know as a great comic. You might know him as a correspondent on The Daily Show. We’re at in NYC for the . Wyatt loves Animation, Puppets and Bou...
TDF EP 155 – Ophira Eisenberg
23 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is a NY comic and has a new puzzle show on NPR called . We were both told we have the same voice. I say it’s Canada and Wisconsin trying to leave ou...
TDF EP 154 – Beth Lapides
15 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
is the creator of one of the earliest, safest space in comedy – The. We talk comedy and life. It's great. Enjoy. DONATE folks… I’m working o...
TDF EP 153 – Live with Bil Dwyer
08 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
loves . He doesn’t talk about it enough for me, but we learn that he read that John Jakes series with The Bastard when he was a child. He is a walki...
TDF EP 152 – Dork Expedtion to the LA Auto Show
01 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
GIANT SIZED END OF YEAR EXTRAVAGANZA! Andy said, “wanna go to the LA Auto Show”? Uh… I want to watch YOU at the LA Auto Show. And so another Dor...
TDF EP 151 – Craig Shoemaker
11 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is the “lovemaster” … we don’t talk about it. He’s got a great podcast called . We talk about his dream sequence of being on Hollywood Squar...
TDF EP 150 – Gina Yashere
04 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a British comic and loves the tension and drama of television and movies. She also likes ghosts and movies about ghosts and books about ghosts and,...
TDF EP 149 – Julie Hoverson
27 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
makes fabulous audio dramas. She writes, directs, produces and performs in three ongoing series. She knows her old timey radio, Lovecraft and the writ...
TDF EP 148 – Guy Branum loves Canada
20 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a funny, funny comic and writer. You might have seen him on Chelsea Lately a lot; and he worked at G4. He's a great comic. He also knows some ser...
TDF EP 147 – Salsa! With Solange Castro
12 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(@solangecb on twitter) is a stand up comic and loves to DANCE! We talk Salsa! The dance of her people, or someone’s people. She loves it, it sounds...
TDF EP 146 – Live with Chelsea Cain who loves DnD
06 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I did a LIVE show in Portland with at a Comedy Festival there. It’s a bit buzzy because of the mystery of me taping live. Sigh. Patrick Brady i...
TDF EP 145 – Live at LAPODFEST with Paul Adelstein and Murray Valeriano
30 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(STINE) and (VaLARiano) join me at the to talk about Music. I think we know what happens when music is introduced into the plot. Shots. I laug...
TDF EP 144 – Lindy West and Aham Oluo
23 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
and are writers, comics, musicians from Seattle. I love their works. Aham thought he was coming over to “audit” the show in my living room. Oh no...
TDF EP 143 – Sue Costello
19 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Costello is working on being a good person in the world. We talk comedy and then comedy… and then some more comedy. Heh. It was fascinating....
TDF EP 142 – Live with Retta, Rajskub, Kilmartin and Scovel
16 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Dork Panel that I am MANIC. and are ALL on this show. These people will be on specifically, alone… for they are so great individually. It’...
TDF EP 141 – Jake Kroeger loves Origami
09 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
enjoys origami. A lot. And he’s the creator of an LA based comedy blog called The Comedy Bureau, which I use a lot to find out shows to watch, be on...
TDF EP 140 – Jerry Beck
04 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
loves cartoons. He’s going to be hosting 6 hours of animation with on October 21st. He’s excited. I’m excitable. It’s great. Donation Button,...
TDF EP 139 – Joel Hodgson
25 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
talks Minneapolis in the 1980’s and then it’s VENTRILOQUISM! Yes… puppet talk! Then monster talk. We skype. And we all learn, by the end of this...
TDF EP 138 – Michael Everson
18 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a language dork! He’s a . He codes rare and wonderful languages so that rare and wonderful people can write to each other on the computer. Cherok...
TDF EP 137 – Dave Hill
11 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a multilfaceted dork diamond. He's a great and ... and... well, more will be revealed. So I won't limit him with faint praise. Oh, and he has ...
TDF EP 136 – Steve Mandel loves HeroClix
05 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is @negativsteve on Twitter. His dork cred goes back to the conference call days of TDF. He’s on the podcasts and and he collects art and stories ...
TDF EP 135 – Kristyn Burtt
28 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
loves the Olympics! She’s going into withdrawal. She also gets to meet a lot of famous folk because she works the red carpet interviewing people. I ...
TDF EP 134 – Abbey Londer
21 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is the creator of a brand new comedy festival @riotla which will happen in Sept 2012 and is a HOROSCOPE DORK. Yay. We also have similar “father issu...
TDF EP 133 – Kira Soltanovich
14 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a Korean Spa Dork. Seriously. I like a Korean Spa but she... she knows things. She’s a comic and is on The Tonight Show regularly. I have a great...
TDF EP 132 – J Elvis Weinstein
07 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(of Freaks and Geeks and MST3K) discusses how he has to use CONSTANT VIGILENCE against being consumed by any dorkdom. So he goes from tree to tree, in...
TDF EP 131 – LIVE with Bill Willingham
02 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
writes one of my favorite ongoing comic stories (). I’m Live at in Minneapolis (Poster by is this week’s image). Again, I’m excited enough for...
TDF EP 130 – Lois McMaster Bujold
27 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
() is one of my favorite sci-fi/fantasy authors. I’m more excited than both of us. I’m excited enough for both of us. We’re at the Minneapolis C...
TDF EP 129 - LIVE with Michelle McNamara
24 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a true crime dork. More than that… she’s a true crime… expert. She has a website full of investigation, speculation and information. It’s g...
TDF EP 128 – Steve Marmel
20 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I started stand up comedy with Steve Marmel. He’s writing on The Family Guy, he was in on the ground floor of Fairly Oddparents… he’s a politica...
TDF EP 127 – Dylan Brody
17 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve known for … ever. He’s a wonderful man and I get a bit snarky with him. He’s a storyteller and comic and writer and I am SO not the hero...
TDF EP 126 - LIVE with Greg Fitzsimmons
10 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is on Howard Stern a lot, he’s written a , he’s a great comic. He has his own podcast () and I love his stand up a lot. He’s just the most charm...
TDF EP 125 – Derek Hughes is a Magician
04 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love Magic? Uh… I do. is a magician and a funny comic. I am SO easily wow’d by magic that you will get to listen to Derek do visual magic ...
TDF EP 124 – Dennis Blair
26 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
has been doing stand up forever. Like Me. But he’s got to work, extensively, with fancy people… George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield to ...
TDF EP 123 – Al Jackson
19 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(@aljacksoncomedy) is a great comic that I met in New York City. We talk old school Hip Hop, UFC, and he interviews me a lot. A LOT… so that was fun...
TDF EP 122– SAX Carr
12 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a fan of so many things that it went from games to movies to books to everything… so fun. I hope you enjoy it and I hope you support his kickstar...
TDF EP 121 – Tom Franck
05 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
has a love of robots! He’s a comic, an artist and he knows a LOT about robots and art and robots and art. It’s an extry long episode of the show b...
TDF EP 120 – Erin Foley
01 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a GREAT standup comic and lovety loves the NY Giants. We spend a great portion of our time laughing. I hope you enjoy hearing people laugh. It was ...
TDF EP 119 – Clare Kramer
29 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is an actress and one of the founders of . You may remember her from . Minute 38 I find out she collects furniture. Hi. It’s a fun show … She’ll...
TDF EP 118 – Erin Jackson
25 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a GREAT standup comic from the DC area and she collects shot glasses. When I asked her to be on the show she said, “yeah… but everyone collects...
TDF EP 117 – TolkienProf – Corey Olsen
22 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is The Tolkien Professor. I grill him about Tolkien and then I Iet him talk about more modern fiction… so it’s all books all the time. His book ...
TDF EP 116 – Dwight Slade
15 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a great comic and knows “a lot about 3 people.” Let’s hear him talk about Elvis Presley, Pete Best and Anne Frank. He’s great, it’s great...
TDF EP 115 - Lizz Winstead (creator of The Daily Show)
08 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Lizz Winstead is my guest and she has a out that feels "origin story-esque." And, surprise, guess who is into politics? A lot? , Minneapolis comedian...
TDF EP 114 – Magic the Gathering with Patrick Perkins
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
and I are at in Portland Oregon and I re-learn some ! Warning: You’re listening to us chat about this and other things while we play. And… I jus...
TDF EP 113 - Jesse Schell and Andy Ashcraft
24 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
and and I are at the. Jesse teaches game design at Carnegie Mellon, has his own company, and has great dork cred in the world of other hobbies: Harm...
TDF EP 112 – Mary Birdsong and Eddie Pepitone
17 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
was on … and she LOVES Biblical Archeology… what? I think she’s a Hebrew-o-phile! And… there are dick jokes. closes with stand up. It’s grea...
TDF EP 111 – Jim Gaffigan
10 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
. We’re in a coffeeshop in the village in NYC – it’s LOUD at this coffeeshop. Tomorrow, Jim's downloadable hour becomes available for $5. $5 an...
TDF EP 110 – Patrick Brady talks Animation
03 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like his name is familiar? He fixes the audio every show! is part of a great production company in NYC and we dork out about audio. You...
TDF EP 109 - Kevin Avery and KleeWiggins
27 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(@KevinAvery) and (@kleethepimp) are standup comics and are real, dyed in the wool, Star Wars fans. Klee could probably act out the whole series. I ne...
TDF EP 108 - Al Madrigal
20 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a correspondent on The Daily Show. We recorded in his office, in NY, at The Daily Show. I was very cool about it. He’s a great comic and he’s...
TDF 107 – Finchel FanFic with Janine Schatz
13 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Glee ! Just listening to TDF made Janine Schatz KNOW that she could be a guest. She is correct. And fascinating. We have dinner in Brooklyn (Japanese)...
TDF 106 – Hari Kondabolu
09 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
(Twitter @harithecomic) is a great comic and I subletted his apartment in my recent trip to NYC! We talk of his love of Seattle, international comedy ...
TDF 105 – Graydon Schlichter
06 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a lawyer (not practicing), actor (practicing), and giant gamer (practicing)! We dork out about acting and gaming - and he’s now. And he has a t...
TDF EP104 – Merrill Markoe
02 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is on the show. She has a new and you should know who she is, really. Best known for working on Letterman, making up stuff like Stupid Pet Tricks, sh...
TDF EP 103 – LIVE Andy Kindler and Auggie Smith
21 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is hilariousdorkdom is to dissect famous people’s careers. He also loves an indie comic book. This is the snarkiest episode of the dork forest. Man…...
TDF EP 102 – Dan Telfer
16 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a Chicago comic and writer and total fan o’ science! That thing that historians loved so much and some modern folk have so many issues about. ar...
TDF EP 101 – Vilmos
14 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Vilmos is a , and . It’s road comedy stories and Mitch Hedberg is talked about like he was a man. A human who was fallible and funny and a goof. Vi...
TDF EP 100 – P.F. Wilson
10 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a writer and podcaster. He loves defunct football leagues and the history of the NFL. Are you sad because football season is over? Re-visit America...
TDF EP 99 – Asterios Kokkinos
07 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
is a comic and a writer and, really, a dork. Awesomely committed to Star Wars, Star Trek, Pokémon, it just goes on. I admit that I heard him do 5 min...
TDF EP 98 – Henry Phillips and Mike Phirman
31 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
These guys are comics and musicians and film makers and a couple of my favorites. (youtube series , Netflix streaming ) and (Critically acclaimed a...
TDF EP 97 – Rose Abdoo and John Matta
24 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’m back and my house! and are with me and they are great. He has 300 Ben/Grimm figures and she makes TINY plates of food. Here’s a picture of t...
TDF EP 96 – Andrew Kole in Aspen
17 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Aspen about to perform at the Wheeler Opera House for the eve of New Year’s Eve and the staff offered me a local dork luminary. came to As...
TDF EP 95 – LIVE Kevin Eastman and Baron Vaughn
13 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We are at in the with Kevin Eastman. Co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I ask him all the questions he’s answered before and he was p...
TDF EP 94 – LIVE Mary Jo Pehl
10 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Austin, TX at and I’m talking to , from MST3K and , who wrote a book I just read called and it’s all awesome. She is my friend. We talk...
TDF EP 93 – LIVE Ernie Cline
06 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Austin, TX at and I’m talking to , who wrote a book I just read and it’s all awesome. I’m a super chatty. Lots of sales stories of my...
TDF EP 92 – Noah Kuttler
03 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Austin, TX with , friend of the show. He hooked me up the comic book store here in Austin and, no surprise; he is a HUGE comic book dork. He ...
TDF EP 91 – Trains! Ann Arbor Dork Expedition
27 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in Ann Arbor with Fritz Milhaupt, friend of the show. He asked if I’d like to meet his friends who (with him) play trains. They are part of th...
TDF EP 90 – Live with Margaret Cho
23 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This is a HUGE show. and are my guests. They are comics, actors, fans of tattoos and self empowerment. and Sarah Cohen sing and play the theme song...
TDF EP 89 – Andrew Leslie and Maria Renteria
20 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a contributing writer to and his girlfriend Maria Renteria is on board and has embraced Andrew’s other dorkdom, tattoos. December Donation...
TDF EP 88 – Dave Higgins
16 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a hilarious actor/comic. He does a sketch . I talk too much. I think I dorked out at him too much. He holds his own! It’s political, it’s remin...
TDF EP 87 – Brian Peck and the Planet of the Apes
13 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a character actor that has been in so many great movies. From Return of the Living Dead to X2, and so much more, the guy works! But I was excited b...