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Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian Timmy Booth for a chat about the fine art of smoking meats. Timmy lives in Seattle now but originally hails from North Carolina. He grew up around smoked meats and has been able to bring some of his southern cooking style to the kind and rain soaked people of Seattle. Plus, Kyle tries awkwardly to explain what a vegitarian looks like. Prepare to be hungry by the end of this episode...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Scream 6 (movie) Matthew – Roll for Sandwich (youtube of tiktok video account) Timmy – The Driving Range (activity)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Val

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by Marty Ploy to talk about booking shows and choosing a life in DIY music. Marty was a prolific booker for decads booking early SoCal shows for tons of bands including Against Me!, Defiance Ohio, and Frank Turner. He shares his story of getting involve in music without being a musician. We talk about the often undersung heroes of a music scene. The people outside of the bands who book shows and run zines and put out records. A healthy scene needs to be supportive if it wants to thrive and Marty gives some great insights into how to foster a good scene.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Floating Features by La Luz (album), Digging the Greats (youtube) De La Soul albums are streaming! (music) Matthew – Corneal Health (health)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20

The one and only Andy Iwancio returns to the show to give the boys a lesson in the finer nuances of dance music subgenres. She also shows how the history of dance music and the various musical and technological influences that have shaped the face of dance music. Grab the glowsticks and your 303 and get ready!   Andy put out an EP called Hard Trans and you should all go buy it.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – call me tonight (ova), dolche de leche cinnomine toast crunch (cereal) Matthew – The concept of elecricity, phillips customer service Andy – Whodunit Mysteries, matt cole's dickadence   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 247

This week Burnside is out with an injury so Kyle flies solo over the natural grandure of Yellowstone National Park, and it's associated television series. Yes, the park is rad, but comedian Jill Silva chats with us about her fascination with the hit TV series. What factors have made this show such a massive success? Join us as we chat about the ultimate Dad show and the fact that nobody likes billionares.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Without Burnside, Kyle forgot to say a Weekly Rad. But, I dunno, read a book or something...   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Futur

This week the boys are joined by comedian and promoter Zach Miller (@zachmillerdawg) to chat about his love affair with track suits. Years ago, Zach committed to exclusively wearing track suits on stage. He explains his reasoning along with some tips on where to get good track suits and what might make a good starter suit. If you've been looking for a fresh new look, this might be the place to start.     Weekly Rads: Kyle – Mork Borg (tabletop RPG) Burnside – The PSVR2 has shipped (event) Zach – Going to the mountians (Big Bear Lake) (activity/place)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 9

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by director Carter Smith to chat about his new film Swallowed. They chat about queer cinema, body horror, and Kyle nerds out about author Dennis Cooper.   SWALLOWED is available on Demand and Digital Feb. 14!   Weekly Rad: Kyle – Kyoto Video series by KaiserBeamz (youtube) Matthew – Chicken Wings (food)   Check out Burnside playing Lover Watch: Overwatch Valentine's Day Stream at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     Go to 

Hmm, it feels like there might be some sort of deceptive wordplay in the title... This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian and boutique clothing designer Angie Stocker. Angie tells us how she got into designing clothes and the cool stuff that has come from it. Plus, Matthew and Angie ruminate on their future business empires.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Mr. Mom (movie) (also Spirited Away was good too) Matthew – Dead Space remake (video game) Angie – Micro-dosing Psilocybin (activity) Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.

Our dear Joe Kaye went to Walt Disney World in January of 2023. A bunch of stuff has opened or been remodeled and with Kyle AND Laura frothing at the mouth to talk theme parks, we go ham on food, rides, and general ambiance.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Plane (movie), Bummer by cleopatric (album) Matthew – Koala Man (show), The Menu (movie), Yolo (show), That 90s Show (show)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions epis

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome back comedian Emily Walsh for a chat about how a recent injury turned into a bit of a love affair with the world of Netflix dating shows. Matthew knows his way around some of these shows as well and they both do a good job explaining the high concept shows to a bewildered Kyle. They also talk about earthquakes and tornados for a while. So put yourself in an isolation pod, kick back, and share in the love...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Teenage Engineering PO-80 (mini record maker) Matthew – Crazy Zillow Listings (fun internet activity) Emily – Forest (app)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE

This week the boys are joined by comedian Ethan Stanislawski for a chat about the unique vibes of movies set in the great city of Boston. Boston has a lot of layers and they all make for some pretty compelling cinema. Plus, Ethan and Matthew do their best to explain to Kyle the concept of “New England” both as a place and as a state of mind.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dressing the Naked Hand (book) Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (movie) Matthew – Pearl (movie) Ethan – The Boys from County Hell (movie)     Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here:

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by the multitalented Alley Horn for a chat about the modern sci-fi epic The Three Body Problem. The book is dense. It's dense enough that Alley has an entire podcast dedicated to it. We get into some legit math and science in this episode. Plus we talk about what makes for engaging sci-fi, Jack Handy, and making everyday activities “cosmic”... Weekly Rads: Kyle – Blender (program) Huion Kamvas 13 (graphics tablet)  Matthew – Smile (2022) Shivers (1975) Alley – Haiku (poetry style)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolut

This week the boys welcome Corey Mae Weber to the show. During the pandemic Corey started crafting and it has since then turned into a very cool side business. Kyle learns how bags are made. Both boys learn about custom fabrics. We also take a detour from crafts to discuss toaster oven/air fryer design flaws. If you wanna know how to birth a bag, you've come to the right place!   Check out Corey's stuff! @corey_maed_crafts https://www.instagram.com/corey_maed_crafts/   Weekly Rads: Kyle - Babylon (movie) and 2 Tone Ska parties (event) Matthew - Arabella: Black Angel (movie) and Air Fryer/Toaster Oven (lifestyle upgrade) Corey – The Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffrey Deaver (book series)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Cla

As 2022 draws to a close Kyle and Matthew are joined by Laura Knight and Goods from the Woods hosts Rivers Langley and Carter Glasscock for a look back at movies, tv, music, games, and anything else that struck their fancy this past year.   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     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://w

This week Burnside is down with the sickness and Kyle is joined by Keith Carey and Brandie Posey for two hours of hot riffs including, the RBF-DBC spectrum, greasy villains, and the changing landscape of entertainment.   Happy Holidays from This Is Rad!     Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     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

This week friend of the show Alison Locke returns to chat about baking. Oh, she also MADE A MOVIE!!! Her movie The Apology comes out Dec 16th and somehow we got to be on her press tour. Alison is always fun and we cover a wide gamete of chat from filmmaking to holiday festiveness. It was so nice getting to catch up with Alison and we could be more excited for her movie.   THE APOLOGY will be in theaters and streaming simultaneously on Shudder and AMC+ on December 16th!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Seattle Burnside – 60 Cycle Hum (youtube channel)  Allison – Bones and All (movie)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gu

This week the boys are joined by comedian and documentarian Alexanderra Totz for a conversation about hiking, stand up, and the different lives we have in the different places we live. Plus, some good Baltimore talk and gay skydiving, what more could you want?   Check out Alexanderra's documentary https://www.documentary.org/project/way-everything-was https://www.facebook.com/thewayeverythingwas   Weekly Rads: Kyle – The Menu (movie) and Sugar and Spice by Boyfriend (album) Matthew – No blood coming out of your mouth! (thing that can happen) Alexanderra – Water Pick/Giving your teeth a shower (activity)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Futur

This week the shadow cabal that creates This Is Rad! (Kyle Clark, Matthew Burnside, Laura Knight, Adam Crosse, and Frank Gillen) gather together to chat about their relationships with the show and what it has meant to them in the last few years.   We are radful for all of our listeners and anyone who has ever been a part of the TIR! Community. We are truly privileged to have an audience of such truly rad humans.   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror     Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian Kate Merriam to chat about animals that can talk! Did you know there is a movement going on right now that is trying to teach animals to talk using soundboards? Kyle and Burnside certainly did not. Kate takes us on a journey into talking animal instagram. We are introduced to some of the internets most popular talking animals. Plus, Burnside shows us a creepy cat video!   Weekly Rad: Kyle – Wakanda Forever (movie) and “I can fool anybody in this town” ep by Liily (EP by band) Burnside – Taskmaster (show) Kate – The Peripheral (show)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 Get it HERE: 

This week the hilarious Kym Kral hangs with the boys to swap party stories. Kym recants us with some solid stories of mayhem from her 20s. But they also chat about the dark side of partying and they propose the art of “sustainable partying”. You want tips on shotgunning beers and beer bongs? We got you. You need stories about vomiting? We got you. You want talk about being pressured into writing and singing your own theme song? Yup.   All that said, hey, please drink and party responsibly...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – One Piece (anime) / Dai Dark (manga) Matthew – Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (movie) Kym – The Watcher (show)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from

This week, comedian Simon Taylor joins the boys to chat about the wild world of board gamin'. Back in the early days of rad we did an episode on board games. Has it been long enough that this ep counts as a reboot or is it more of a legacy sequel? We chat good games to start with, advice for how to find board game people, and what makes a game good? Plus, is there anything more satisfying than flipping over that virtual table in Tabletop Simulator?   Weekly Rads: Kyle – TV or Not TV by Liily (album) Matthew – Not NHL 23 (mighty ducks), simpsons treehouse of horror (show) Simon – Auto-delay Rock Climbing Walls (safety enhanced activity), Bouldering (activity)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to kyleclarkcomedy.bandcamp.com  and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearn