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I sit down with my old friend and comedian Josh Sneed. We talk about his Last Comic Standing performance just minutes after his dad passed away and him touring with Mitch Hedberg. Life, comedy and all that jazz. 

Book Talk! I found this gem of a book at Eureka Books in Eureka, California.A Criminal History Of Mankind by Colin Wilson is a broad overview of human history and all of the horrendous criminal acts that humans have perpetrated against one another. I burned through all 670 pages of it in a few weeks and in this episode I talk about it and the events that I thought might enrich or deliciously foul up your brain.It is my pleasure to present to you now A Criminal History Of Mankind!

Winter Stories with Tom & Ashna. Cozy up and hear our winter travel stories. Send your winter photo to @_TomRhodes. See the dirty road photo @AshnaRodjan  

Rick Bronson is first and foremost a stand up comedian. Beyond that he is a TV presenter, comedy club owner and super mensch. He has been on of my greatest supporters in the business and someone I enjoy speaking with immensely because he knows that to love comedy above all else is the best way to navigate your life. That is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Rick Bronson! This episode was recorded in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada When you decide to sign up for Squarespace, make sure to use the offer code “tomrhodesradio" to get 10% off your first purchase  

  Fresh back from the movie theater, Ian Edwards and I sit down to talk about The Revenant right after it had played infant of our eyeballs. Hear what we liked and disliked about and how we would have ended the movie differently. Revenge movies are best when blood and snow are intertwined! Pop some popcorn and welcome back to the program the one and only Ian Edwards!   Recorded in Los Angeles

  Steve Byrne is one of the best human beings I've met in show business and his very presence combats some of the evil turds that permeate this business. That is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Steve Byrne!   This episode was recorded in Los Angeles  

Greetings for the New Year! I just spent the holidays getting loved up by my Mom and now I am in San Antonio, Texas performing for the weekend. As 2016 starts I reflect on the year that was 2015 and the current state of humanity. In this episode I talk about how 2015 was a giant leap backwards for humankind but a giant leap forward for me personally by finally finding a home for me and my vagabond bohemian wife Ashna in Los Angeles. Today, January 2 is an important day for me that I celebrate because it was 2 years ago on this date that I busted my head open in Philadelphia and decided never to drink again. Rejoice in the glory that is this new day with me and be born again for this new year. With the sun always rising somewhere I wish you all a Happy Sweet 16!   This episode was recorded in San Antonio End Song:    Left Frizzell   Shine, Shave, Shower, Its Saturday

Judah Friedlander is the world champion! He is also an old friend of mine and he has a brand new book called If The Raindrops United. He is also an intelligent conversationalist and the stuff we pack into this chat will bust your brains out. That is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Judah Friedlander!  This conversation was recorded in Los Angeles End Song: Eye Of The Tiger

Tom travels to the remote outlaw hideaway of Bisbee, Arizona for a late night-booze fueled talk with his old friend Doug Stanhope in the premiere episode of Tom Rhodes Radio.

Tamer Kattan is the answer to world peace. His mother is Jewish and his father is a Muslim Egyptian. We talk about everything what is happening in the world right now. 

I am in Florida moving my stuff I kept in my mom's attic. I found my first notebook full of jokes when I was 17 years old. After packing 20  packages for the post office I am having dinner with my mom, Richard, David, my nephew Jake and Ashna while sharing some of my first jokes. Hey, it's open mic night!  Sponsored by Audible.com! Get the 30 day trial membership on audible.com/tomrhodesradio David Edward Perry - TheBearShow.org Richard Goldstein Jake Goldstein - iiiband.com | https://www.facebook.com/IiiBand

I consider this my best interview yet. Find out what it feels like to be a Belgian muslim at this moment and what exactly is going on in Belgium right now. Arbi el Ayachi is a Belgian, Moroccan, Muslim and a great comedian. Do I need to say more? Find out what it's like when people who fit your exact description have just committed one of the worst atrocities in human history and you have to go on stage and be funny under a maximum terror threat. He is my friend, he has heart and he is a force for good in a world of hurt and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Arbi el Ayachi!

"Every religion needs to control their chumps. It's a war on happiness'. In this episode I talk everything Paris. Paris is in my heart. Je suis Paris. Opening: excerpt from La Marseillaise' by The National Anthem of the French Republic End song: Jacques Brel - Quand on n'a que l'amour

Henry Phillips is a one man comedy hit making factory. He established himself many years ago as a purveyor of original hilarious songs and tours regularly crushing skulls with his laugh inducing music. Aside from his music he has harnessed his abilities lately with the making of his underground classic comedy clips on youtube.   Henry's Kitchen is his humorous take on the many cooking videos that abound on the internet today, but none with the stinging hilarity that Henry infuses as his main ingredient. You & You're Fu*king Coffee is the other series of excellently written video short series clips that has become so popular that Mike Judge starred in one because he was such a fan of them. I highly recommend Henry's Big Foot episode of You & You're Fu*king Coffee with Rick Overton as the park ranger.   He is a man of many talents and someone who I am always happy to see because he is always striving for more in his creativity and he is the least pretentious person ever to work in show business and that

  While doing the Kuala Lumpur International Comedy Festival Matt Davis and I sat down to talk about doing comedy all over the world. Matt was inspired by my years of living the nomadic life of a comedian with no home and now he has thrown caution to the wind and he is on his own epic adventure. It is Matt's plan to tour all over the world for a year if he can set the gigs up to cover the time span and end his journey at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is a brave ambitious plan and I was happy to meet up with him on his Asian segment of this journey. From here he will go to India and Africa. He needs help to plug in the holes in his calendar and I am just the guy to offer him help and advice. The man from Birmingham, Alabama is expanding his horizons and that is why it is my pleasure to welcome back to my show the one and only Matt Davis!   This episode was recorded in Kuala Lumpur End Song:  Lynyrd Skynyrd  Sweet Home Alabama   Official Website:  http://www.tomrhodes.net Albums on iTunes: http://apple.co/

My Vinyl record collection has been in storage for 10 years and now I am unleashing savory slices for you of the strangest and most wonderful obscure selections for your sonic gravy consumption. The servings in their running order include: Laughter and gunshotsThe Hindenburg DisasterEtta James Tell MamaBillie Holiday One for my baby and one more for the roadWill Rogers Bad Will TourBBC End Of World War II Louis Armstrong I've got the world on a stringGroucho Marx WC FieldsTom Lehr SmutAnthony Quinn In my own way... I love youTelly Savannas SomethingNat King Cole L O V EFlip Wilson The devil made me do itThe big sounds of the dragsGeraldine and Ricky Reading the bibleVan Morrison Town called paradise In the garden This episode was recorded in Los Angeles. (Update PT 1:27 PM: Obscure Vinyl_final 1:38:25 replaced with Obscure Vinyl_2_final.mp3 1:35:29)

In this episode I reflect on my many years coming to Chicago and how much this city has meant to me personally. From my years of partying in late night blues joints to the healthy living of briskly walking along Lake Michigan every morning of today. I talk about Chicago Fun facts, John Fox, Bernie Mac, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Zanies and my magnificent love story with Ashna that began with our first trip together to Chicago. In this episode I talk about why Bill Murray is my Buddha and the most perfect moment I have ever experienced in Chicago. Muddy Waters - I Am Ready   Willie Dixon - Back Door Man Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call  Bernie Mac on Def Comedy Jam Scene from Groundhog Day Bill Murray on Charlie Rose Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago   This episode was recorded in Chicago  

After doing a weekend at the Omaha Funnybone I slipped down to Lincoln to do a gig at the historic Zoo bar. A few hours before my last show in Nebraska I sat down and recorded this rant of interesting knowledge nuggets about Nebraska, what I've experienced here and how I feel about a lot of the big issues of the day at this moment in time. After having having traveled the world Nebraska is a very exotic place to me. People in lumberjack shirts and Cornhusker hats seem like movie extras to me. Please enjoy the one and only me!   This episode was recorded in Lincoln, Nebraska   Tom Rhodes Black Power Netflix Suggestions: Winter on Rising Black Power Mix Tape  Nina Simone  No No Fela Muscle Shoals   End Song : Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LIEr43_wk

I first met Jeffrey Gurian at the HBO Aspen comedy festival in 1995. Back then I was chasing the devil's flame in New York with Mitch Helberg 1998-1999, Jeffrey was there many times hanging out with us after shows and keeping notes on the exotic wild life he was observing.   His history in comedy is remarkable considering that he started out as a dentist who wrote jokes for Milton Berle, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield and Dice Clay. He has been around the business for so long many comedians say if you don't know Jeffrey Gurian you are not a real comedian.   Not only do I know him, he was kind enough to let me stay with him in his penthouse apartment on the Upper East side last year when I visited New York. He is a regular contributor to The Bennington program on Sirius XM and he also covers all the latest happenings in the comedy world at comedymatterstv.com and his red carpet coverage of major comedy events can be seen at youtube.com/GurianNewsNetwork In life there are not many true friends that will let yo

Bas Rutten is a living legend in the fight world. He is in the UFC Hall Of Fame and is the perennial host of Inside MMA. He is one of the most intensely exciting pugilists ever to step into any ring and his charm as well as his skill led to the rising popularity of the sport when it was in its infancy. He is funny, intelligent and most importantly he is from Holland and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Bas Rutten!     This episode was recorded in Los Angeles End song: Classified feat. David Myles - Inner Ninja