Avi Asher Shapiro joins the show to talk about his recent Verge article which examines Uber’s push to hire 50,000 vets, but are our military being taken for a ride?From the look of it, the answer is yes.
Kevin Bartini, the man who responsible for getting George Carlin Way created, whose brilliantly funny album is available on Amazon, who is the warm up comedian for both the Colbert Report and Daily Show sits down with David and gives a civics lesson. Then, former owner of such companies as The North Face, and ESPRIT, Douglas Tompkins, who left it all to become an environmentalist, prominent landowner, and conservationist talks about the Tompkins Conservation whose main goal is saving biodiversity of the planet.
Our very own Laura House returns to tell us what she’s been up to over the summer, including the recent All Dick No Jane comedy festival in Portland, and gives some insights to the writing process. But first, Down with Tyrnanny’ s Howie Klein on the Steve Israel effect, the Colorado Senate race, and the mid term elections.
Max Brooks, the critically acclaimed writer of World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide, and The Harlem Hellfighters joins us to discuss his new comic book series The Extinction Parade. Then, comic madman Bob Rubin catches up with me to talk about his latest project Rube’s Bananaland Podcast. Jimmy Depetro gives us a run down of the New York Comic Con, and wrapping up the show is comedian/writer Hal Lublin from The Thrilling Adventure Hour & Welcome to Night Vale.
Jamie Kilstein and Allison Kilkenny, the hosts of the daily podcast Citizen Radio, have a new book out called Newsfail, available now from Amazon and other online retailers. They stop by to talk about the current state of the news media, and how people get their news.
Then, Kelly Carlin, the host of Waking From The American Dream and Carlin’s Corner on Sirus XM drops in to talk about the upcoming dedication ceremony that Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into order that would allow the 400 block of West 121st Street to be renamed “George Carlin Way.” And on Oct. 22 at 1 pm at the corner of West 121st Street and Amsterdam Ave here in New York, family, friends and the comedy community will come together for a day-long celebration. Plus, Kelly talks about the upcoming book she’s written about her life with her father.
The always brilliant and ever so funny Kira Soltanovich returns to the show, and David and her discuss how the Irish and Jews have more in common than you think. Plus, Jimmy Lee Wirt has more costume ideas from ShopWarOnChristmas.com.