Category: Authors

Comics Greg Fitzsimmons & Joe DeVito

May 22, 2017 - Actors, Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, Our Podcast

David talks to Greg Fitzsimmons about bringing your kids to see you do stand-up, Howard Stern, Greg’s father and having male friends.

David talks to Dave Juskow about his live productions of the Godfather, Mel Brooks’ and Carl Reiner’s shockingly horrible taste in Chinese food and living single in Manhattan.

Then comedian Joe DeVito joins Dave and David to discuss women, Saturday Night Fever, how cats are the root of all problems, nature being constantly at war with us, how men pets animals differently than women do, emotional triage in Manhattan, whether a dog can become an alpha and the dangers of young comics throwing away material.

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Mark Normand & Fred Stoller

May 19, 2017 - Authors, Comedians, Comedy Writers, David Feldman Radio Show, Journalists

Mark Normand’s Comedy Central special Don’t Be Yourself debuts this week. He talks about suffering brain freeze on last week’s Tonight Show, his insatiable need to be loved, the idiocy of dancing, and why women are attracted to men who have a lot of sex. Fred Stoller discusses his new Kindle Single, “Five Minutes to Kill: How the HBO Young Comedians Special Changed the Lives of 1989’s Funniest Comics, Warren Thomas, Drake Sather, Norm MacDonald and Jan Karem.” Fred also talks about Sarah Silverman’s exquisite beauty, David’s imaginary kids, pitching Seinfeld episodes to Larry & Jerry, Bruce Smirnoff, Richard Jeni and whether it’s healthy to give human names to cats.

We eat out veggies with Vox’s Dylan Matthews who tells how exactly to get rid of Donald Trump, AlterNet’s Alex Kotch on what Rick Perry is doing to our planet, Roast Battle Champ Dave Sirus explains women, Miami Bureau Chief Bruce Smirnoff on how giving Fred Stoller an Armani suit resulted in one of Seinfeld’s greatest episodes, and Mystery Science Theater’s J. Elvis Weinstein talks about Thought Spiral his new podcast with Andy Kindler.

David forgets Roger Ailes.

Produced by Alicia Cordova

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Journalist David Dayen On Sinclair Broadcasting’s Conservative Agenda

May 17, 2017 - Authors, Journalists, The News From Around The World

Journalist David Dayen talks about Sinclair Broadcasting’s conservative agenda. Sinclair is about to get bigger as it buys Tribune. What does that mean for critical thinking in America? David Dayen writes for The Nation & The Intercept. He is also the author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud.
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