Comedian Kira Soltanovich is seven months pregnant, and auctioning off the rights to name her baby to raise funds for her one hour comedy special . Plus we meet Kenton Lee who is saving thousands of Third World children with his shoe that grows. 300 million children don’t have shoes because they outgrow them. Kenton has invented a shoe that grows with their feet. Learn more at theshoethatgrows.org
Plus film reviews with Michael Snyder.
Ted has performed on Letterman, Conan, Kimmel and has had two Comedy Central Specials. He’s also involved with the Occupy movement. Ted’s joined by Comic Liam McEneaney. Then David talks with Medical Journalist Dr. Brian Goldman author of The Secret Language of Doctors: Cracking the Code of Hospital Culture.
Ralph talks to Steven M. Druker about the problems with GMOs and Charles Slack, author of Liberty’s First Crisis about the fight to preserve the First Amendment. Plus, more listener questions.
Comics Colleen Werthmann and Liam McEneaney plus Paul Kawika Martin from Peace Action on why Obama’s deal with Iran is a good thing. For more information on helping the children of Armenia go to Coafkids.org.
Comedian Johnny Steele reminisces about the early San Francisco comedy scene, and the documentary 3 Still Standing that he stars in with Larry “Bubbles” Brown and Will Durst. Then, the director of Vegucated, Marisa Miller Wolfson explains the benefits of having a vegan diet.
Part Two of our conversations with television’s top comedy writers. Steve Skrovan has written for Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond and Hot In Cleveland. Laurie Kilmartin writes for Conan. Today’s bonus episode is brought to you by Xero, the Quickbooks alternative.
Episode music: Little Idea – Bensound.com