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This week Kyle and Matthew welcome comedian Ashley Gutermuth for a conversation about the fine art of tiling. Ashely moves a lot and does a lot of maintenance and remodeling herself. She has a passion for the craft of tiling and discusses what makes something well tiled. Spacers! Lips! Really heavy things that easily shatter! All this and more awaits you, plus tangents about Dan Aykroyd, the rivalry between Cleveland and Pittsburg, and picking up litter! Weekly Rads: Kyle - hanging out with friends (activity) Matthew – WEEKLY RAD MEGA DROP: Maniac Cop 1&2 via The Last Drive In (movie), the fire chase stunt from Maniac cop 3 but not really the rest of the movie (movie scene), The Mitchells vs The Machines (movie), Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood’s new band The Smile (band) Ashely - River Monsters, particulalry when you watch it in a hotel room (tv show)   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Is OUT TODAY!!!! Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic     Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by writer and comedian Michael Vincent for a chat about queer fiction. Michael talks about his introduction to queer fiction through finding the places were queer fiction has historically snuck its way into that cannon. This would open him up to exploring more of the ever expanding and developing cannon of queer literature. They also go on some fun tangents about crypto currency and bi-girlfriend energy...   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Arrival, Vast of Night , The Mitchells vs The Machine (movies) Matthew - Fried Barry (movie) Michael - Aunt Charlie’s Lounge (SF Bar)     Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 is available for pre-order athttps://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic Tales from an Analog Future will release 5/26/21!!!!!   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thi

This week on the show musician Grant Bubar drops in for a last minute episode. The boys talk video games music. Interestingly then tend to focus on the games from their youth so we get a lot of playstation era conversation. This is FAR from the last episode we will do on this topic so fret not that we didn't talk about the Chrono Trigger score. We'll get there one day. In the mean time, this ep has a lot of fun tangents including Grant chatting a bit about his band Sad Park and their recent signing to Lauren Records.   Announcement! As of today Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 is available for pre-order athttps://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic Tales from an Analog Future will release 5/26/21!!!!!   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label R

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome one of Matt's longtime friend and hilarious comedian Grant Pardee to the show to chat about adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom. The Mario franchise could have like twenty episodes about it, so in this episode we are focusing on Grant's love of the 3D Mario games. For the uninitiated, there are several types of games featuring Nintendo's main man. Classic 2D, New 2D that is kinda 3D, humorous RPGs, and many more. We explore the evolution from Mario World for the SNES to the groundbreaking Super Mario 64. Plus, Grant has a hot take on Mario Sunshine. It's also a great episode if you're just looking for some straight up video game talk. A heartwarming reunion of friends and some super nerdy tangents!? Them Rad boys have done it again...   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Kuretake Portable Water Color Set Matt – Yakuza: Like a Dragon Grant - Reconnecting with old message board friends on discord, also Sonic Mania (check out Grant's Sonic podcast “The GHZ”, along with his other show, “Grashly

Kyle and Matthew answer your listener questions fro April 2021. Plenty of recommendations for comics, books, and roadside attractions. Plus, scientific weed talk and a review of the new Mortal Kombat movie... Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website: www.townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo  Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight Follow us on social media or

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome comedian Quincy Johnson II for a conversation about old timey radio... but also a lot of other stuff. Quincy is a fantastic comedian and he was on the last live comedy show Kyle was on last year. Getting back together they get off on some wild tangents as they go along including Godzilla vs Kong, antiquated weed humor, and America's love affair with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Come for the chat about how early radio broadcasting developed most of the language we still use for modern American media. Stay for the good hang.   Weekly Rad: Kyle - Farscape (show) Matt - Season 3 of The Last Drive-In (show) Quincy - Harvey Birdman: Attourny at Law and Sealab 2021 (show)   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website: www.townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian Annie Lockwood for a chat about the the best named discount store in the world T.J. Maxx. Annie shares her almost zen-like enjoyment of going through the racks looking for gold. She has some amazing stories about some of her finds, and shares with us some of her tips and tricks for you to try on your own ventures to the land of discount. Plus, we chat about some weird Wii games and Kyle and Matt learn about cosmetic calculators. A fun and educational episode!   Kyle - Ben and Jerry’s Punch Line (ice cream) Burnside - Creepshow (series, on shudder) Annie - January Man + How Did This Get Made (bad movie + podcast)   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website: www.townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes,

This week we are without Mr. Matthew Burnside but Kyle is joined by comedian and filmmaker Nick Thomas and they talked for a little more that three and a half hours about the films of Paul Thomas Anderson. PTA is one of both Kyle and Nick's all time favorite film makers and they go movie by movie breaking down what it is about his work that they connect with and are inspired by. PTA is famous for making LONG movies and but TIR is known for LONGER podcasts. Your move PTA, your move...   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Numark PT01 Scratch (DJ Turntable) Nick - Three Women (movie)   Check out Nick's Stuff! Link Tree https://linktr.ee/nickthomas034   Youtbube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJBkDqfezfnlllE-vRG1ELw   Vimeo https://vimeo.com/showcase/8218053   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in q

Kyle and Burnside return for another round of listener questions! If you'd like to ask a question head over to patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe for $1.   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo  Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight Follow us on social media or whatever! Twitter: @ThisIsRadPod @kyleclarkisrad @Matth

This week on the show, Kyle and Matthew are joined by Denver comedian and artist Katie Bowman. The trio discuss the joy of seeing live music. From their earliest shows to artists who surprised them to band they never miss when they come to town they explore what makes a good live show. Tweet at us @thisisradpod on twitter or instagram and tell us your favorite live bands!   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Spy Kids (movie) Matthew - Control (video game) Katie - Behind Her Eye (show) (Netflix)       Check out Kyle's Pizza Night instagram live from 6pm to7pm (pst) on @thisisradpod on instagram   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! htt

This week we are joined by comedian Jenny Hamilton for a chat about the growing and cultivation of the sticky icky. Jenny and Matthew both grow their own marijuana and they share their agricultural trials and triumphs. This is one of those episodes of This Is Rad that is oddly informative. If you ever wondered what Farmer Burnside would sound like you've got it right here. Plus, Kyle gushes about how much he loves Jenny's album “Kegels Champion” which was released in 2019 by Radland Records.   Weekly Rads: Kyle - ‘namwolf (comic) Matthew - Colin Mockery, the person (delightful person) Jenny - ’68 (comic)   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Kyle Stand Up Shows! Friday March 19th @ 7:30 (pst) 10 min set Ticket Link: http://flc.cc/2HW9IV6 Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions epis

In this bonus episode, Kyle sat down with several of his cast mates in Fantasticland to talk about the unique experience of working on a production shot entirely by remote.   Guests: Sam Tillis as Sam Garliek Heather Kellogg-Bauman as Elena Springer Shauna Satnick as Clara Ann Clark Anders Finholt as Brock Hockney   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : http://townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome artist and computer scientist Frank Lima. Frank was one of Kyle's earliest friends in college and Kyle continuously marveled at the crazy stuff Frank was working on. He talked about his career journey from college into working in animation, animatronics, and space exploration. He also talks about his hobby of taking old computer hardware and making it do stuff it was never meant to do. If you are a maker, artist, or computer programmer this is an ep not to be missed!   Weekly Rads:   Kyle - Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home (movie) Matthew - La Llarona (movie) Frank - Mystery Science Theater 3000 (show)   Link for a FantasticLand digital pass (gives access to all 10 episodes) https://ci.ovationtix.com/36010/store/donations/40439   The FantasticLand page on Town Hall's website : townhalltheatre.com/fantasticland   Kyle Stand Up Shows! Come See Kyle at Flapper's Virtual Yoohoo Room Friday March 12 @ 5pm (pst) (5 min set) Ticket Link: http://flc.cc/HPUVGB8   Friday March 19th @ 7:30

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome back animator and Meltdown family member Aldrin Cornejo to chat about the interconnected series of tabletop RPGs World of Darkness. We talk vampires and their masquerades. We talk werewolves and their apocalypses. We talk mages and how they are not connected to Matt Wagner's comic of the same name. Aldrin is also a huge gamer, so we get side tracked several times about what we've been playing lately. Plus, you can't have somebody from the old Meltdown family on without some fun stories from back in the day. A good hang for all involved so come hang with us!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Persona 5 Strikers (video game)   Matthew – the trailer for Mortal Kombat (movie trailer)   Aldrin – The Great British Pottery Throwdown (show)   This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon! Go to www.mackweldon.com/rad and use the promocode RAD to get 20% off your first order!   Come play Simpsons Trivia with Kyle and the rest of Stonecutters LA this Saturday March 6th at 3pmhttps://www.twitch.tv/

Kyle and Matthew sit down to answer this month's Listener Questions!   Fantasticland series info: Instagram: @thtfantasticland www.townhalltheater.com Ticket Link: [inset when link available]     Kyle's Shows this week: Sunday 2/28/21 Full Circle Comedy watch live on facebook! facebook.com/fullcirclebrewingco or watch on zoom meeting ID: 9104467350 Passcode: beerisgood   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out merch for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo  Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight   Follow us on social media or whatever! Twitter: @ThisIsRadPod @kyleclarkisrad @

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome Mike Bockoven, Alysia Homminga, and Michelle Ianiro to the show to discuss their online theatrical mini series adaptation of Mike's book “Fantasticland” Michelle adapted the play and brought everybody together and Alysia is directing and editing the project. They discuss the origins of this project, the process of collaborating remotely, and creative problem solving in the age of Covid. Kyle has a role in the series and asks the trio what their experience was like working on the show. Plus, Matt finally gets to ask what the hell this show is. See below for info about how to see the show. (Also, Kyle has some stand up shows this week and there are links below to tickets for those as well!)   Weekly Rads: Kyle – The Before Trilogy (movies) Matthew – Barb and Star go to Vista del Mar (movie) Mike – Let's Go Play at the Adams (book) Aly – Okay Human by Weezer (album) Michelle – The Hunt (movie)     Fantasticland series info: Instagram: @thtfantasticland www.townhalltheater.com T

This week Kyle is riding solo in the host seat. Luckily he is joined by the always wonderful Emily Walsh as they have a postmortem for the new CBS All Access version of Stephen Kings epic novel. They compare and contrast the original book, the 90's mini series, and this new series. They explore variations in adaptations and the challenges of taking such a massive story and turning it into a mini series. They also explore the larger swatch of recent Stephen King adaptations and explore what seems to work and what doesn't when it comes to bringing his books into another medium. If you love Stephen King or getting I not the nitty gritty of writing, filmmaking, and adaptation, then strap in cause you are in for a ride. Tweet at us and let us know what you thought of the CBS series!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron by Daniel Clowes (comic) Emily – One by One by Ruth Ware (book) and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (book)   This episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon! Go to www.mack

This week, we welcome back the always wonderful Joe Kaye to chat about Walt Disney's Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow, or EPCOT. Matthew Burnside is on assignment so we are also joined by the also always wonderful Laura Knight. So you got three Disney park nerds talking about possibly the nerdist of all Disney parks. Instead of a history of EPCOT, we opt to explore what makes EPCOT unique and special. From making learning fun to being a gateway for expanding your pallet, to the raging debate about integrating IP into the park, we celebrate a park where idiosyncrasies and outside the box thinking have create a one of a kind experience.   Weekly Rads: Kyle - La Casa Lobo (movie) Supernatural (show) American Dreamz (movies) Laura - Wanda Vision (show) American Gods (show) resident alien (show) Joe - the white tiger (movie)   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad D

This week Kyle and Matt welcome back comedian and Warhammer folklorist Dave Apkarian for a chat about the randomly generated and perma-death filled world of rogue-like games. Kyle learns what rogue-lite means. The bring up some of their favorites and what makes them good. They also chat about the current state of the video game industry and entertainment as a whole, podcasting, being a part of the first generation of mainstream lifelong gamers, and the effect of covid on the future of stand up comedy.   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Chopped (show) and Double Dare (show) Matthew - Man-Eater (video game) Dave - Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning (video game) and Cartoonist Kayfabe (YouTube) and Immortals Fenyx Rising (video game)   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out march for Kyle

Kyle and Matthew dip in to the TIR Mailbag for another round of listener questions.   Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!   Check out our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad  Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo  Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight   Follow us on social media or whatever! Twitter: @ThisIsRadPod @kyleclarkisrad @MatthewBurnside @LMKnightArt Instagram: @thisisradpodcast Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com http://www.thisisradpodcast.com