The Dork Forest
Episodes
TDF EP 86 – John Deboer #Acme20
09 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a great comic from Minneapolis. It’s the last ep from Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis. We talk about in car automotive ...
TDF EP 85 – Tim Slagle #Acme20
06 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a great comic from Chicago. It’s another ep from Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis. We talk mechanical things and comedy ...
TDF EP 84 – Pete Lee and Jamie Lee (notthecomic) #Acme20
02 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a great silly goof of a guy. He is often mistaken for gay. He and his wife, Jamie Lee, a woman… (and not the comic Jamie Lee, a person in her own...
TDF EP 83 - David Fulton #Acme20
29 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a US comic living in London and, get this, he’s great. All of the comics I interview at Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis a...
TDF EP 82 – David Huntsberger and Chad Daniels #Acme20
25 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
and are comics. David is better read than both of us. We are still at Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis. It’s another install...
TDF EP 81 – Miss Shannan Paul #Acme20
22 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a Minneapolis comic that has come up since I left. She is also a “classic dork.” Sci Fi, Video Games, movies and TV. We are still at Acme Comed...
TDF EP 80 Bengt Washburn #Acme20
20 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a great comic. He also has a Masters Degree in in Fine Art. Yeah. It’s a smart TDF. We ARE at Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneap...
TDF EP 79 – Ryan Stout #Acme20
18 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
is a great comic. We dork out hard core about stand up. We ARE at Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis. It’s another installment ...
TDF EP 78 – Tim Harmston #Acme20
15 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We’re at Acme Comedy Company’s 20th Anniversary in Minneapolis and I decided to talk to as many of the 20 comics headlining that weekend to find o...
TDF EP 77 – Matt Weinhold and Ken Daly
11 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are the bestest horror movie fans ever. Comics, Writers and friends and . We recorded this right after Halloween. They are fantastic. Dark....
TDF EP 76 – Ed Crasnick
08 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is . He’s a comic, actor, writer, and producer. He’s a gift to showbiz, my living room and all of society. He’s fascinating and hes a g...
TDF EP 75 – Rye Silverman and Maria Shehata
04 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are friends and stand up comics and . We are live at in Hollywood.We explore food and Rye and I discuss whether we are actually not cool e...
TDF EP74 – Marc Maron LIVE in LA
01 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is . We are live at in Hollywood.We are live at the Nerdmelt stage. We explore what MIGHT be Marc’s dorkdom. It turns out it might be com...
TDF EP 73 – Rich Sommer
27 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is , series regular, character in and host of the new segment on G4 called . He loves board games and knows a lot about them. Really. It’...
TDF EP 72 – Chattanooga TN - LIVE
25 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We are at . and are my guests and we talk gaming and movies. It’s LIVE, it’s crazy and I was tricked into doing it. Worked out fantastic. Enjoy!...
TDF EP 71 – Maria Bamford Dork Origin Episode
21 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is ME. is the guest host interviewing me about my dorkdoms that she most enjoys. She’s thinks I haven’t talked enough about Chicken or R...
TDF EP 70 – Jessica Mills and Stephanie Thorpe
18 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are and and they are total fangirls! There is a lot of Star Trek talk. Heh. and are on twitter as well. Credits: Audio levelin...
TDF EP 69 – Andy Ashcraft Dork Origin Episode
11 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is ME. is the guest host interviewing me about the show. Andy wants me to talk about my dorkdoms. I’ve tried to explain that that’s what...
TDF EP 68 – Matt Fulchiron
04 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is , standup comic and, seriously, a guy that will watch some TV. This episode is a LOT like hanging out with Matt and I. We talk about how d...
TDF EP 67 – LIVE with Chris Hardwick, Mike Palascak and Dana Gould
23 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We are at in the Theater and we’re talking Harry Potter. It’s the best ever. , and does a set. I am having a great time. I hope you enjoy this...
TDF EP 66 – Brodie Foster Hubbard and Gene George
20 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests share a podcast called . was on the old version of the show and he’s the guy that first talked to me about Fantasy Wrestling! And his co-...
TDF EP 65 – Damien Fahey and Murray Valeriano
16 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are both huge fans of U2. Finally, I found another hard core fan of for regular, returning guest to talk to! And that man is comic, host a...
TDF EP 64 – Dave Ross and Whitmer Thomas
13 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are actors, stand up comics and music dorks. Heh. Let’s go there. and . We talk music, take a tour of old dork episodes and talk stand up...
TDF EP 63 – Dork Expedition plays Perfume!
09 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This is a dork expedition to house where we met with some of her friends: Trina, Jill and Stacy. It might be the girliest dork forest ever! We talked...
TDF EP 62 – Baron Vaughn
06 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is the comic, actor and gentleman: . He wanted to talk Shakespeare but he brought his non-popular card collection with him. Have you heard of...
TDF EP 61 – Graham Elwood
02 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is the other founding member of ! He’s a comic, a surfer, a guy who loves cop shows from the 70’s. Specific enough for you? I now have ...
TDF EP 60 – LIVE Frank Conniff and Ben Schwartz
30 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are friends and love old timey comedy. TV’s and are recorded LIVE in Meltdown Comics at the Nerdmelt Stage. brings it home with some st...
TDF EP 59 – HULK talk with Patrick and Don Jankiewicz
26 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is . He has a new Hulk book out and he brought his brother Don Jankiewicz and we weed off to 70’s TV and comic books. I try to bring it bac...
TDF EP 58 – Bees!
23 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is a bee dork! Finally! Stacy McKenna Seip has lurked around the bee “community” for a couple years and got herself a bee setup this year...
TDF EP 57 – Michelle Mikki
19 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is math and puzzle dork, Michelle Mikki. She knows about puzzles that I’ve never HEARD of. It’s fascinating. I don’t know how this will...
TDF EP 56 – Chris Mancini and Neal Weakley
16 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are fellow contributor and founder . Comic books, movies, nerditude… all covered. It’s a good one. Enjoy. Credits: Audio level...
TDF EP 55 – Greg Proops
09 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is the smartest man in the world, . This is a win, dorks. Ostensibly, it’s old timey baseball. And there’s plenty of Civil War to present...
TDF EP 54 – Myq Kaplan and Ellen Fox
02 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are bird dork and , comic and seriously funny word dork. Hooray. We talk about everything. This is a lovely loosey goosey TDF and I have to...
TDF EP 53 - Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi
26 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are performers (from stage and Current TV) and we talk about makeup and celebrity biographies. It’s light and wonderful and awesome. Enjo...
TDF EP 52 – Jake Weisman and Kumail Nanjiani
22 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are stand up comics and fellow podcasters and . Its video games, comic books, stand up comedy, and cats. A lot about cats. It's a good one....
TDF EP 51 – Andrew Solmssen
19 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is the greatest techy dork that I know: . Thought you cared about computers? He does a LOT. In the beginning I’m hyper and we talk Star Tre...
TDF EP 50 – Michelle McNamara
15 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is . A woman who loves to work on an unsolved crime. She has a website and talks regularly with police to figure it all out. Regularly. To Po...
TDF EP 49 – LIVE Dana Gould and James Urbaniak (Maria Bamford Set)
12 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
We are live at in Hollywood. My guests are and . I took notes and giggled a lot. Dork out. I did. Notes: – singing starts 1:30 ...
TDF EP 48 – Aisha Tyler
08 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is , a traditional dork that has grown into a person that looks like she’s always been cool. Actress, Comic and, soon, host of her own dork...
TDF EP 47 – Margot Leitman and Dan Curry
05 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are married and care a LOT about points to be received and redeemed for buying Air, Hotel and Car. I’m using this information for good. I ...
TDF EP 46 – Matt Knudsen and Josh Haness
30 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Back from the hiatus! My guests are both stand up comics and . I swear, we mostly chat while we eat a 2lb shrimp ring Matt brought. It was seriously ...
TDF EP 45 – Adam Spiegelman and Joey Slamon
14 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests were booked separately but have known each other for a while. tells stories and loves and works in television. And loves terrible movies t...
TDF EP 44 – Jim Coughlin and Monique Moreau
10 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are paper dork, Jim Coughlin and Monique Moreau, fan of different orders of nuns. Yes. Nuns. And Paper. (Twitter feeds @xandrique and @mrjim...
TDF EP 43 – Wendy Wilkins and Scott Boxembaum
07 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy is a marching band/TV dork and Scott loves 80’s music. Neither of them gets to talk much about their topics because there’s a technical prob...
TDF EP 42 – Maile Flanagan and Yuri Lowenthal
03 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are both actors that do a LOT of really cool/dorky voice over work. @MaileFlanagan and @YuriLowenthal (on twitter). We could have talked f...
TDF EP 41 - Michael Palascak and Mike Schmidt
31 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are stand up comic (just did Letterman!) and comic (who has a great podcast @the40yearoldboy). It’s easily the fastest hour fifteen ever...
TDF EP 40 – April Macie and Vargus Mason
23 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests were my traveling companions for the last couple weeks in Africa and the Middle East. was the author of this tour and then got hurt and had...
TDF EP 39 – Dork Expedition with Branwyn Bigglestone
20 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another Dork Expedition out and about. We meet dorks in their natural habitat! works at and her mom (Janet Winter) owns . We wander. I ...
TDF EP 38 – Bob Calhoun and Rosie Picado
02 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
I’m in the dining room of Convention dork and his lovely wife , who used to write a LOT of Fan Fiction… based on characters that Russell Crowe pl...
TDF EP 37 – Karen Kilgariff
29 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Stand Up Comic, Musician and Writer… check out the links… It turns out she is great imaginary friends with Sandy Bullock. She’...
TDF EP 36 – Troy Conrad and Pat Francis
26 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talk with and about autographs, bands, religion and serendipity. It’s a good one. I know I say that every time. This even ran long! ...
TDF EP 35 – Tony Dimond and Mike Funt
21 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests today are, voice actor and cartoon dork , and local guy and VH1 talking head show dork, . We bonded on film, the joy of diners and then…...
TDF EP 34 – Mary Mack and Scott Krinsky
19 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are (who plays Jeff Barnes on Chuck) and my friend , standup comic and fan of mini-donkeys from Wisconsin. This is a morning edition of The...
TDF EP 33 - Paul Feldman and Taylor Orci
16 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Back in my living room with my guests, (Warhammer gaming dork… got to have him back to talk it up some more) and , who loves her a “nutritional m...
TDF EP 32 – Dork Expedition to Atlas Coffee, Seattle
09 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This is a walking dork expedition to in Seattle with Craig Holt. knew I would be fascinated. And so it came to pass. It might be loud, but it’s aw...
TDF EP 31 – Peter Bagge and Paul Merrill
05 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second LIVE Dork Forest taped in Seattle, before a live audience. I talked with and . Peter’s a comic book author and we find out 40 ...
TDF EP 30 – Ed Brubaker and Kermet Apio LIVE!
31 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first LIVE Dork Forest. In Seattle, before a live audience, I talked with and . Ed is a multi-Eisner Award winning writer of many of ...
TDF EP 29 – Steve Benaquist and Emily Maya Mills
27 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are (loves deep breathing and all that that implies from her San Francisco upbringing) and (language and travel dork!). I talk a lot a...
TDF EP 28 – Eric Drysdale The Man With F.E.E.E.T.
16 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
writes for and I wasn’t too dorky about that. But I wanted to be. Instead I let him dork out about his freaking love of 3D and the Viewmaster ...
TDF EP 27 – Alison Agosti and Gariana Abeyta
12 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are Gariana Abeyta, projectionist at the ArcLight Cinema and the Silent Movie Theatre, (@garianaabeyta on twitter) and twitter monster...
TDF EP 26 – Greg Beherendt and Dave Anthony
09 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
and are my guests. They are really funny comics and have their own podcast . This is, if I may say, another great episode MOSTLY about stand up. W...
TDF EP 25 – Ogre Mage
07 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
and are my guests and they are in a BAND! A dorky dorky band called . The rest of the band will be on another day – but they are all comic...
TDF EP 24 – Jen Kirkman and Karen Rontowski
01 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests this episode are (stand up comic and host of ) and (writer, stand up comic and regular on the Chelsea Handler show). Get this – they...
TDF EP 23 – Jimmy Pardo
25 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this episode is , host and creator of the fantastic podcast . He's such a fascinating comic that it took most of the show for me to get t...
TDF EP 22 – James Urbaniak and Murray Valeriano
18 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests this episode are , (follow on twitter @jamesurbaniak) actor and the voice of Dr. Venture on and comedian and comedy writer (follow on ...
TDF EP 21 – Rob Stern and Abigoliah
16 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
New York comics Rob Stern (twitter @actionstern) and stop in to talk about their obsessions with Action Figures, Video Games, Dinosaurs and Yoga....
TDF EP 20 – Bailee DesRocher and Joe Starr
10 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Two stand-up comics stop by and we talk it out. Dinosaurs, Pro-Wrestling, Zombies, and comics… and are very nice and super dorky. s - iPhon...
TDF EP 19 - Gold Series Guys
02 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Deutsch and David Nett are this week's guests. They've made a dorky dorky show for the internet called GOLD - an RPG web series. . We talked ...
TDF EP 18 – Jeff Cesario
27 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guest is – Emmy award winning writer, comic, actor and fellow Wisconsinite. He is a Midwestern History fan and Band/Orchestra dork. I’m a Je...
TDF EP 17 – Wendy Liebman and Judith Shelton
24 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
My guests are ladies... so they talk soft like ladies... not a lot even Patrick Brady could do about it without making it all sound weird. So, i...
TDF EP 16 – Dana Gould
13 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one on one dork dialog this episode. (follow him on twitter @danajgould ) is a great , and one of the first comics I knew who committed...
TDF Ep 15 – Doug Benson and Eddie Pepitone
10 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time I think I’m out chatted. owns his dorkdom with a dignity that I truly admire and is a fascinating man in search of his muse...
TDF Ep 14 – Thrilling Adventure Hour
20 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
twitter: and twitter: , creators of are on the show this week and, they are serious media dorks. They have lists and lists of movies and books and...
TDF Ep 13 – Marcia Wallace and Gary Shapiro
15 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Yeah - that - from Bob Newhart and Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons and the wacky maid on That's My Bush! - so cool. So I dork out on her a bit until ...
TDF Ep 12 – Mary Lynn Rajskub and Mike Siegel
10 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
A LOT of whispering. This week’s Dork Forest has a lot of whispering. Hopefully Patrick can make it not matter in the fix. Me, and are also - ill ...
TDF Ep 11 - Gam3rs
03 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 and talked a lot about games. Brian has a one-act play about World of Warcraft that you can see this weekend, and then we all recomm...
TDF Ep 10 - Aparna Nancherla and Steve Young
24 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 10 and talk about words and reading and writing. We find out that Steve’s true dorkdom is murder sites here in Los Angeles. I tell so...
TDF Ep 9 - Beatallica
14 Nov 2010
Contributed by Lukas
TDF Ep 9 – the band… Boy do I NOT know about Heavy Metal. These guys do, though. I had the band Beatallica () in my living room. They are a...
TDF Ep 8 - Adam Gertler and Stirling Gardner
31 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
I talked with and about food, self improvement and more food. Adam is so specifically a food dork I forget he loves comics and graphic novels. Go...
TDF Ep 7 - Beth Schumann and Mark Lee
20 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 Beth Schumann is one of the managers at – a comedy club I played at last week – and she likes Shakespeare… a lot. She studie...
TDF Ep 6 - Jimmy Dore and Matt Knudsen
13 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guests have “other” dorkdoms and we FINALLY get to it at the end of the show – but we mostly discussed how much we like standup comedy...
TDF Ep 5 - Paul F. Tompkins and Janie Haddad Tompkins
08 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
is a great stand up comic and actor and OBVIOUS accessory dork. As long as I've known him, he has always been a snappy dresser. I thought his wife was...
TDF Ep 4 - Drew Droege and Shelagh Ratner
07 Oct 2010
Contributed by Lukas
and (that's a link to her IMDB page as well, and I didn't ask her ONE DAMN question about doing video game voice work on Vice City. Not one. Here...
TDF EP 3 - Kathleen Madigan and Laurie Kilmartin
18 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
The new theme song is by . It is adorable, fun to sing and fantastic. and had the longest conversation, before this, at the Comedy and Magic Clu...
TDF EP 2 - Johnny Pemberton and Margie Kment
15 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Well - it's a brave new world. Audio… still working on levels. Me… learning what I’m LIKE in podcasty “conversation.” Huh. Compared to the...
TDF Ep 1 - Mike Ruekberg and Jim Woster
05 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
With the Songwriter, Musician and meticulous man.He helped me (he claims that this is VERY rudimentary) set up the Dork Forest as a Pre-Recorded Pod...