About this podcast
The podcast for people who like things! Kevin and his guests discuss a different Awesome Thing every episode - music, movies, immersive theater, games, etc. etc. etc. Let's celebrate all that is wonderful in the world!
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Episodes
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- John Carpenter's The Thing · 40 min · Episode 62We’re talking about John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic The Thing. When it came out, critics hated it and audiences mostly stayed home but over the following decades it was…
- Pride and Prejudice · 52 min · Episode 61Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice came out in 1813, and it has basically never stopped being popular. We get into what we think the reasons for that are during the…
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer · 1 h 16 min · Episode 60I’m back after my little break for Dragon Con to talk about the greatest of all television shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer! On the face of it, Buffy is ridiculous: a show about…
- Tori Amos' "Little Earthquakes" & Talk Talk's "Laughing Stock" (This Record Changed My Life) · 43 min · Episode 59It's the return of our occasional segment where guests come on to talk about albums that changed their lives - the last time we did this was about a year ago when Gary Mitchel…
- Author Michael Blanding Talks His New Book The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby · 43 min · Episode 58I’m joined by author Michael Blanding to talk about his fascinating new book THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HOBBY LOBBY. Hobby Lobby is the multibillion-dollar craft store chain you…
- The Vampire Lestat · 1 h 16 min · Episode 57AMC's The Vampire Lestat is based on the popular novel by the late Anne Rice, part of her VAMPIRE CHRONICLES series and continuing on from Interview with the Vampire, which is…
- Julia Campanelli Talks The Deer, Paisley Witch Trials, and Sleep No More! · 1 h 35 min · Episode 56We're talking with writer, director, producer, and actor Julia Campanelli! Julia is the founder of SHELTER FILM and SHELTER THEATRE GROUP in New York City, companies built…
- "Weird Al" Yankovic · 1 h 0 min · Episode 55Put down that chainsaw and listen to me! My guests and I are spending this episode talking all about the life and career of a singular American artist: "Weird Al" Yankovic!…
- Programme 4 (with Rachel Lichtman) · 50 min · Episode 54We are talking to writer, designer, filmmaker, editor and other multi-hyphens I can’t come up with right now Rachel Lichtman! Rachel’s latest project is Programme 4 - a…
- Musician Chris Principe · 42 min · Episode 53This time out I am talking to musician Chris Principe about his time in the band Hooray for Earth and his new solo digital release under his own name - Judge and Jury and Us vs…
- House Plays (with Alexia Rowe) · 34 min · Episode 52I’m excited to talk to musician and playwright Alexia Rowe! Alexia describes herself as an award-winning third-culture kid playwright and singer-songwriter who got her first…
- Punk Rock: History, Theory, and Practice (with Micah Huang) · 1 h 14 min · Episode 51I’m excited to talk to Micah Huang about the upcoming course he’s teaching at Tufts University: Punk Rock: History, Theory, and Practice! The punk rock class was what brought…
- The Wedding Party · 38 min · Episode 50For our 50th episode I'm welcoming back Kellian Adams Pletcher and her husband Brian Pletcher to talk about the new immersive mystery puzzle show they are helping to put on in…
- Babylon 5 · 1 h 37 min · Episode 49Babylon 5 was a science fiction television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski. The show ran in syndication for its first four seasons before moving to…
- Incantrix Productions (with Athena Z. Peters) · 45 min · Episode 48Athena Z. Peters from Incantrix Productions joins us to discuss the company's work and their upcoming shows. Incantrix Productions have been putting on immersive/interactive…
- An Interview with Hudson Leick · 60 min · Episode 47I am delighted to be talking with Hudson Leick - yoga teacher, intuitive astrologer, dance instructor, and so many other things. In the nerdy circles I sometimes run in Hudson is…
- Holiday Music · 1 h 20 min · Episode 46For this episode I have gathered a panel of weapons-grade music enthusiasts to discuss some of our favorite holiday music songs - mostly Christmas tunes but a few more general…
- Talking Filmmaking and Art with Jaina Cipriano · 30 min · Episode 45I am talking to Jaina Cipriano: photographer/experiential designer/filmmaker/Executive Director of the Arlington International Film Festival! Jaina and I talk all about her art…
- MAD Magazine · 59 min · Episode 44On this edition of The Best Stuff in the World my guests and I are diving into our collective love of MAD Magazine! For decades, MAD skewered politics, pop culture, advertising…
- Tori Sparks Talks Sleep No More & Immersive Theater & Punk Rock & More! · 1 h 4 min · Episode 43I am BACK ON MY BULLSHIT talking to a former cast member of SLEEP NO MORE - I am delighted to welcome the great Tori Sparks to the podcast this week. I first saw Tori perform in…
