What would a radio show be if its hosts didn’t summarize their Thanksgiving breaks upon returning from them? Howard and I tell the tale of our Thanksgivings, the contents of mine including recording an episode of this show that will never make it to air due to its racy content […]
Having spent my entire life living right outside (and working within) DC, I start the episode by paying tribute to “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry, who passed over the weekend, and talk about what it’s like when your first memories of a political nature are of your mayor getting arrested […]
The Internet has been a-titter with the photo Kim Kardashian released of her surgically crafted, hot air balloon ass last week. We’re joined by guest Tim Trueheart to figure out what can be said about America via its reaction to this oiled monolith and why it may be a harbinger […]
Keira Knightley released a topless photo untouched by Photoshop to show that she isn’t perfect and make a case for all women to love their bodies. My co-host Howard and I argue about whether or not she actually managed to accomplish that, with me taking the stance that a naked […]
I spent last Tuesday night hanging out with Lena Dunham, her mother, her Girls co-star Jemima Kirke, comedian Mike Birbiglia and Fun guitarist Jack Antonoff. And it was fantastic. How did this come to be? Am I being purposefully vague to make this event sound like more than it really […]
DC-native Mike Sacks called into the show to promote his incredible book about the art of humor, Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers. If you love comedy or if you have any aspirations in the field professionally, the book is a must-read. (I bet that expression […]
Don’t get me wrong: I enjoy NPR as much as the next lazy slob who believes a commute contains time enough to both enlighten themselves and hurl torrents of obscenity at their fellow traffic-bound wage slaves. But the the voices on my local NPR station, WAMU, make listening very, very […]
It happened. I managed to wrangle my mother once more to join me and my brother on-air to discuss terminal cancer patient Brittany Maynard and her decision to take her life and the passing of SNL alum Jan Hooks. Trust me, you won’t hear takes like ours anywhere else, so […]
I really don’t know much about the whole anti-vaxxer movement other than the fact I still would love to rail Jenny McCarthy and she’s probably a loudmouthed dummy that’s incorrect in her assertions that vaccinations lead to autism (okay, I guess I know enough). We talk about her, the movement, […]