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This week Kate Gaffney returns to chat about the great state of Ohio. Burnside and Kate do a beautiful job discussing the highs and lows of life in Ohio. We chat food and ways to have fun in the midwest as a teen. Plus, why is it everywhere you go, you meet people form Ohio? This might be the least Kyle talks in the history of the show. Grab a plate of Skyline Chili and hang out for a grand tour through the Buckeye State.   Go to manscaped.com and get 20% off+Free Shipping with code TIR   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Survivor.io (game) Matthew – The Palonio Show Halloween Special (hulu show) Kate – Candy Corn (candy)   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 An

Four tales of the strange and unusual!   Listener Warning: The stories in this episode contain frightening and some violent content. (see below credits for trigger warnings)   Credits: Opening and Closing Credits by Codefreq @codefreqmusic     All stories by Kyle Clark   Readers The Lure House - Kyle Clark @kyleclarkisrad   Gameshow - Matthew Burnside @matthewburnside   Package C - Joe Kaye @joecharleskaye   Safety Demonstration - Adam Crosse @thearcknight   Trigger Warnings: The Lure House – teens in peril   Gameshow – violence, threats of violence towards children, dead spouse, emotional torture   Package C – disease, capitalism, terrorism   Safety Demonstration – aviation disasters, The Boy Scouts of America   HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THIS IS RAD!         Get your RADTOBER 2022 T-SHIRT from Tee Public!!! (Laura Knight (@lmknightart) has outdone herself!!!) (dummy link, real link coming) https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad   Go to @thisisradpodcast on instagram or @thisisradpod on twitter and leave a c

Radtober takes a trip to an old cabin in the woods and Amy Drolet and Mike Mayfield lead us into the bloody and hilarious world of Evil Dead 2. What is it that makes Evil Dead 2 one of the most beloved horror films of all time? Mike chats about the cartoony nature of the films sense of humor. Amy chats about the glorious gore. Plus, we explore the large Evil Dead franchise. Whether you already love Evil Dead 2 or this is your first exposure, there's something in this Necronomicon of an episode for everyone.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Magic Girl Apocalypse (manga) Matthew – Hellraiser (2022) (movie) Mike – Universal Halloween Horror Nights (event) Amy – Hellraiser (2022) (movie)   Radtober 2022 events: Get your RADTOBER 2022 T-SHIRT from Tee Public!!! (Laura Knight (@lmknightart) has outdone herself!!!) (dummy link, real link coming) https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad   Go to @thisisradpodcast on instagram or @thisisradpod on twitter and leave a comment in the episode post for this episode with a comment

CONTENT WARNING: We DO NOT recommend seeking out the films mentioned in this episode. If you find yourself inclined to explore the world of extreme cinema we highly recommend doing research for yourself prior to diving in. There are many triggering subjects out there and everyone's taste are different. We respect that every listener has their own boundaries and we encourage you to feel no pressure to explore artwork outside of your comfort level. If you choose to explore these films, please understand you have been thoroughly warned.   Radtober 2022 rages on as Kyle and Matthew are joined again by musician Eric Bryan for a chat about a bunch of movies you SHOULD NOT WATCH. We explore what makes extreme art compelling in general. We explore what it is about boundary pushing art that some people find compelling. What separates transgression from depravity? But we also find time to get silly and talk about Metal.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Jack and Jill (movie) Matthew – I Love That For You (Show) Eric – The Rehearsa

Ratober 2022 continues! This week we are joined by one of our favorite guests, the always hilarious Anna Valenzuela. Anna has a list of recommendations a mile long. This would be a good episode to keep something near by to take notes with because the recommendations come fast and often. They chat Junji Ito and make some recommendations on where to start with his massive bibliography. Plus, they share some hidden gems out there. They also talk about some show called Attack on Titan that sounds alright. As a bonus, they also stop to watch the Mario trailer together and give you their first reactions. Lots of laughs, lots of anime, and lots of hot Burnside fan service!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Halloween horror movies on Criterion and Shudder Matthew – SNL promo with Brenden Gleeson (commercial) Anna – My Hero Academia (anime)   Radtober 2022 events: Get your RADTOBER 2022 T-SHIRT from Tee Public!!! (Laura Knight (@lmknightart) has outdone herself!!!) (dummy link, real link coming) https://www.teepublic.com/stores/t

This week Jen is back in the basement and so Kyle and Amy get to gleefully gab about the gory greatness of 1981's Queen of Black Magic. The 2021 remake was the first episode Amy picked when she joined the show. This is the first time the show has covered an original and a remake. Turns out both are pretty great. This movie has backflips and a guy ripping off his own head. If that sentence appeals to you, come get weird with us.   Spookin' On: Kyle – The Last of Us (video game) Amy - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (show   Next Week's Pick: Cronos (currently streaming on HBOMax and Criterion)   Radtober 2022 events: Get your RADTOBER 2022 T-SHIRT from Tee Public!!! (Laura Knight (@lmknightart) has outdone herself!!!) https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/35432128-radtober-2022?store_id=131489    Go to @thisisradpodcast on instagram or @thisisradpod on twitter and leave a comment in the episode post for this episode with a comment about the episode and tag a friend and you'll be entered to win a Radtober Prize P

RADTOBER 2022 begins! We kick off with a bang with one of our oldest and dearest friends Adam Murray. TIR once again returns to the Friday night lineup for episode inspiration. We chat Step by Step's brazen copyright infringement, Boy Meets World getting violent and horny, and of course Family Matters' reign over the 90's Halloween specials. Plus, a cajun Edgar Allen Poe.   Radtober 2022 events: Get your RADTOBER 2022 T-SHIRT from Tee Public!!! (Laura Knight (@lmknightart) has outdone herself!!!) (dummy link, real link coming) https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad   Go to @thisisradpodcast on instagram or @thisisradpod on twitter and leave a comment in the episode post for this episode with a comment about the episode and tag a friend and you'll be entered to win a Radtober Prize Pack. We'll pick a new winner every week in Radtober!   Kyle will be reading old Radtober tales and chatting about horror, stories, and horror stories on Instagram October 10th, 13th, 20th, and 207th at 5pm pst/8pm est   Weekl

Kyle and Matthew come in with some Listener Questions for September. Plus, a few house keeping updates.   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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 (Early Access Edition) 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://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad      Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radlan

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined buy Bineet Kaur for a chat about that beloved ardvark of book and screen Arthur Read. They chat about the long running PBS series, which spins off into a conversation about PBS youth programming in general. Kyle also read the books as a kid and they chat about his evolving look over the years. Plus, a nice chat about yearbooks. So let's learn to work and play and podcast with each other.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Confess, Fletch (movie) Matthew – Overwatch (video game) Bineet – Crazy for You by Best Coast (album)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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 (Early Access Edition)

This week we are joined by our most requested return guest, the one and only Brent Schmidt. In the past Brent has brought us aliens, chaos magic, and children who turn into animals. So what psychedelic trip did he want to take us on this time? The popular discovery channel franchise Naked and Afraid. They chat survivalism, television production, and their own personal Primitive Survival Rating. Plus, Naked and Afraid has a dating show spin off. We always love when Brent comes on and he does not disappoint.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Analog Horror (internet based horror subgenre) Burnside – Barbarian (movie) Brent – Whitest Kids You Know (sketch group)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by comedian Alyssa Stevenson to chat about everyone's favorite Seattle-based radio therapist. Frasier is one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. But Kyle and Matt are woefully ignorant. We chat the origins of Fraiser, debate if Kelsey Grammar is the most powerful person on earth, and the shocking similarities between Frasier and King of the Hill. Plus, we even have time to discuss Pork Roll/Taylor Ham...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Cobra Kai Season 5 (show), The Weekend: After Hours Nightmare (Horror Nights Maze) Matthew – Killer Clowns From Outer Space: The Video Game (upcoming game) Alyssa – Pork Roll/Taylor Ham (food)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN!

This week the boys had a limited window to record. But hey, at least they picked a topic that could go on for hours. We are joined by meltdown fam Flora Petrosian joins us for an initial descent into the fervor, excitement, and occasional madness that goes with the life of a Swifty. For those still confused about that that means, a Swifty is a Taylor Swift super fan. Now, before you get all judgy, we learn that there is deep and multilayered lore to the Taylor Swift-iverse. A lot of it. So much that we're barely able to scratch the surface. So settling in for this introduction and Flora will return sometime after Radtober for part 2 of our Taylor Swift Epic!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Tubi (streaming service) Matthew – pilot fish 14” glasses strap, Tribute Concert to Taylor Hawkins (live stream) Flora – Calorie Rich Drinks   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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

This month Kyle and Burnside spice up listener questions by welcoming the one and only Rivers Langley from our sister show The Goods from the Woods. Among many things they chat jam bands, little moments of pleasure, and the power of imagination...   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad?ref_id=4772&utm_campaign=4772&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=this%2Bis%2Brad  Celebrate your endless summer of rad!   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 (Early Access Edition) Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome Tim Groschel and Jacob Trimmer from the Let Them Fight podcast for a chat about one of our shows favorite topics, Tabletop RPGs. While we have covered this a time or two before Tim and Jacob bring some fun and fresh takes. Their group of friends have made their own original tabletop RPG games and they break down a few of them for us. We talk about what makes a good campaign, confusing NPCs, and what it takes to break a game. Plus, we ruminate on things that still need to be turned into a game.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Yellowjackets (show) Matthew – Severance (show) Tim – Cracker Island by Gorillaz (song) Jacob – Futureman (show)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESI

This week the boys are joined by comedian Emily Kirk for a conversation about her love of smut. What is smut? How it it different than porn or something that is “steamy”? We get into it and in the process we discuss a whole lot of sexy, sexy movies. Plus, Emily breaks down what she loves about smutty movies and how they've influenced her life and her comedy. Prepare to be erotically thrilled!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Grant Morrison's Batman run (so far...) (comic) Matthew – Boyfriend Dungeon (video game) Tahitian Emily – The Rehearsal (show) BONUS: Ski (soda)   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad?ref_id=4772&utm_campaign=4772&utm_medium=affiliat

The boys are back in town! The boys are back in town! Burnside is back from Ohio and Kyle is back from out of town comedy shows and the first episode back is IRL baby! If that wasn't enough, they're joined by two of our favorite guests Ed Greer and Klee Wiggins to chat about new Star Trek, old Star Trek and future Star Trek. But first everybody has some catching up to do since the boys haven't recorded an episode since mid-June. It's good to be back and even better to be chatting with Klee and Ed about Star Trek.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – All That Jazz (movie) Burnside – Going to a real drive-in (activity) Klee - Secretary (movie)  Bonus Rads – Tubi (streaming service)    Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT

This week the boys welcome comedian and creator Rey Reyes. Like Kyle and Matt, Rey is constantly working on a lot of creative projects. They discuss the highs and lows of making stuff. The ways it affects your life and the things you do for the love of making stuff. Plus, fair amount of video game talk in this one. This episode concludes our run of pre-recorded episodes. Next week the boys return with some piping hot fresh rad.   Weekly Rad: Matthew - God's Favorite Idiot (show) Kyle – Playdate (handheld video game system) Rey – Home Decor   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad?ref_id=4772&utm_campaign=4772&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_sou

For our final installment of Summer of Rad 2022 we find ourselves with just our boys Kyle and Matthew having a little hang. After mulitple guests dropped for a final ep before Burnside left, the boys ended up having an excuse to just bro-down about life, summer, and the pod. Just close your eyes and pretend we're all in Burnside's parents basement trying to avoid the mid-day heat and kicking back.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – The Playdate (handheld video game) Burnside – The iPhone 14 MAX (phone)   Come see Kyle at Gilman Brewing with Andy Iwancio July 30th at 7:30pm Get your tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/2jek6a32   SUPRISE ANNOUNCMENT Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut which is out TODAY! 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!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.co

Summer of Rad rolls along as we are welcomed back by one of our favorite summer duos, Lisa Curry and Kate Gaffney. We wanted to sit at Malibu Seafood restaurant but it got crowded and full of kids and we figured we'd spare them a renegade podcast recording in the corner of the dinning area. So we moved down the road and found a lovely park overlooking the ocean.   By change we end up chatting about the history of the pod on this episode that comes out on our 8th anniversary. From everybody at This Is Rad! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! None of this would have been possible without all of you and the TIR community. You are all truly Rad!   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad?ref_id=4772&utm_campaign=4772&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=this%2Bis%2Brad  Show them how to have a summah in our new summer looks.     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

It's week two of 2022 Summer of Rad and Keith Carey and Brandie Posey came over to hang out and do a brief and focused episode rich with researched information and facts... Nah, it's three hours of riffs. Grab a bev, pull up a chair and come hang out!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (show) Matthew – The Smile (band and album) Brandie – Methuzala the Bristol Cone Pine Tree, the oldest known tree (tree) Keith – The Evil Dead video game (video game)   GO CHECK OUT LAURA'S Summer of Rad 2022 POSTER AND SHIRT DESIGN! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad?ref_id=4772&utm_campaign=4772&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=this%2Bis%2Brad  Show them how to have a summah in our new summer looks.     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 (Early Access Edition) Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: