The Dork Forest

is a GREAT standup comic and lovety loves the NY Giants. We spend a great portion of our time laughing. I hope you enjoy hearing people laugh. It was fun. You will like. Listen up. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: did NOT record an ep. One day. Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on iTunes Feel free to e me.  Donation Button, if you wish. Paypal or CC.  has a button if this link doesn't work.   Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on iTunes Feel free to e me.

is an actress and one of the founders of . You may remember her from . Minute 38 I find out she collects furniture. Hi. It’s a fun show … She’ll be at the Philly Comic Con this week. Go. Donation Button, if you wish is on NOTES: William Shatner Patrick Stewart Avery Brooks Kate Mulgrew Scott Bakula – rhymes with? Right about 15:45 I realize Clare was Glory on Buffy. GAH Walking Dead – Clare interviews me… Dragon Tatttoo as well.  – Pictures. APP BONUS NOTE: Andy says she’s a  Credits:  Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and

is a GREAT standup comic from the DC area and she collects shot glasses. When I asked her to be on the show she said, “yeah… but everyone collects shot glasses.” Heh. Welcome to the Dork Forest.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   My websites are and

 is The Tolkien Professor. I grill him about Tolkien and then I Iet him talk about more modern fiction… so it’s all books all the time. His book is available for pre-order. I am excitable and on-freaking board. Listen and enjoy.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: : Nenya Narya Vilya  Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.

is a great comic and knows “a lot about 3 people.” Let’s hear him talk about Elvis Presley, Pete Best and Anne Frank. He’s great, it’s great. I compare myself to Anne Frank. Enjoy.   Donation Button, if you wish is on   NOTES: Gladys Love Presley died on August 14, 1958 – Pete Best’s mom Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   The websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.

Lizz Winstead is my guest and she has a out that feels "origin story-esque." And, surprise, guess who is into politics? A lot? , Minneapolis comedian, creator of The Daily Show and Air America. She knows more than I will EVER know about politics. I couldn’t sound less informed, tune in. She has a new book out … Get it. Enjoy this.   Donation Button, if you would, is on or   NOTES:This is the last ep recorded from apt in NYC in Janueary, 2012Follow Lizz on Twitter She meant Helen Mirrin. is lovely. Here’s a great picture of both of them. Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own   Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.

and I are at in Portland Oregon and I re-learn some ! Warning: You’re listening to us chat about this and other things while we play. And… I just realized that he let me win the first game! heh! It's a dork expedition to a game store with all the audio hijinks that that involves. I hope you enjoy.   NOTES: For Links to these notes come to   Browse every card ever made - Patrick made me a green forest deck (dork forest, get it?) which has green mana (mana is the “money” or “energy” that allows you to play any other card). He is playing a Red deck (so he would need red mana to play his spells). Japanese Pork Kenti? I will NOT be googling it. You do it. (green/instant) (destroy target artifact by spending as much mana as it cost for him to “cast that spell” and then you GAIN that much in player life) Books   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own   Apps are available with the bonus contest: or   My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.

 and and I are at the. Jesse teaches game design at Carnegie Mellon, has his own company, and has great dork cred in the world of other hobbies: Harmonica, juggling. Andy Ashcraft and he talk for real about games… I ask for a lot of clarification. It’s a good one. Enjoy! In an ongoing effort to make the links work... here there are - visible. Donate and I'll hire someone to make this right. If such a person exists. Notes: Make Games Not War - Games for Change keynote speech (this link is the full hour) where I am mentioned. London speech -   Jesse Schell website   Bioshock -   Pixie Hollow -   Combat Jugglers -   The Incline - Pittsburgh (1877)   Angels Flight -   Bob Gurr -   John Hench -   Cars2 Appmates -   Jesse Schell teaches - Carnegie Mellon   Andy Witkin -   Randy Pausch -   MK Haley -   Don Marinelli -   Book: Jesse’s Book The Art of Game Design - Books Jesse recommends… Dracula - Bram Stoker -   Fred Allen Biography -   Jane McGonigal -   Puzzle

was on … and she LOVES Biblical Archeology… what? I think she’s a Hebrew-o-phile! And… there are dick jokes. closes with stand up. It’s great. Enjoy, Rangers.  Donation Button, if you would, is on NOTES:– it’s not in Lebanon!! It’s in Jordan! JORDAN. @AncientAliens - twitter@marybirdsong – twitter Credits: Live Audio by Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.  

. We’re in a coffeeshop in the village in NYC – it’s LOUD at this coffeeshop. Tomorrow, Jim's downloadable hour becomes available for $5. $5 an hour of his comedy... don't steal it. You have $5. It’s interviewy we talk comedy a lot. And some news personality dorkdoms. But it’s a lovely conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.  Credits on the app bonus chitter chat. OR... below you!! Donation Button, if you would, at NOTES:Yes… Michael Pollan did write The Omnivore’s Dilemma. NY Comedy shows Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on iTunesFeel free to e me.

Do you feel like his name is familiar? He fixes the audio every show!  is part of a great production company in NYC and we dork out about audio. You will notice he sounds GREAT. But we quickly go into animation forever. Patrick is over prepared and it’s fantastic. Prepare to learn a LOT about the history of animation. We are in NYC and we talk Hari’s subway woes briefly. I encouraged Patrick to add his own notes of animation you should DEFINITELY know about!! They are the bonus content as a pdf. Enjoy. It’s perfect podcasting quite honestly. Fun TDF game? How many times does my phone go off? (ring and text).   has a button if this link doesn't work.   Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on iTunesFeel free to e me. NOTES:Beau knows baseball – animated – I got nothing link-wiseI can’t find the speech I heard. I will keep looking. AND Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own

(@KevinAvery) and (@kleethepimp) are standup comics and are real, dyed in the wool, Star Wars fans. Klee could probably act out the whole series. I need to have them back separately so that Klee and I allow Kevin to talk. This ep weeds off into TV, movies and actors. I get another recommendation of a movie I will never see on purpose. They both just did a short film, . Look into it. Tell me if the notes are showing up on your apps. There are apps by the way... heh. I'm told I have to type them into libsyn's word document.Donation Button is on and ... . Knock yourselves out. NOTES: Credits: Audio by . Intro Music and Lyrics by  and Sarah Cohen (outro accapella by Mike as well)Website design and maintenence by , who has his own you should listen to. Bonus content when you get the app foror The podcast is also subscribable on - feel free to review the shows and leave comments. It's supposed to impress itunes. heh.

 is a correspondent on The Daily Show. We recorded in his office, in NY, at The Daily Show. I was very cool about it. He’s a great comic and he’s BEEN that guy in ! I am more than matched in my sales knowledge. And he watches a LOT of cartoons with his kids. Heh. Enjoy. NOTES: – LOUD website – LOUD website – LOUD website Lil Hammer – I actually couldn’t find a reference to that. Credits: Audio: , Intro and Outro Music by JackieKashian.com website Credits: by who has his own Apps are available with bonus content! or Review the show on – e me if you’d like at Merch and Schedule available at Player and notes on

Glee ! Just listening to TDF made Janine Schatz KNOW that she could be a guest. She is correct. And fascinating. We have dinner in Brooklyn (Japanese). So, you get to hear more restaurant noise! To read her fan fic; follow the twitter feed   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: are dating   APP NOTE: it’s windy outside when I give the tour of my half planted garden and say hi to Tiberious.

(Twitter @harithecomic) is a great comic and I subletted his apartment in my recent trip to NYC! We talk of his love of Seattle, international comedy and then... more on Seattle. Here’s a clip from his – he’s great. Listen Up.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: – a good start on a GREAT comic you’ve never heard of from Oz  - I bet she didn’t “pick Spain from nowhere”   Phone Bonus NOTE: Faddah… Portland LIVE TDF… an apology.

is a lawyer (not practicing), actor (practicing), and giant gamer (practicing)! We dork out about acting and gaming - and he’s now. And he has a that you can donate to. Listen up, more Boardgame fun!!   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: Podcasts to listen to: Games to Play:   – Magic the Gathering I start eating something around in 45. Sorry about that! Books to Read:

is on the show. She has a new and you should know who she is, really. Best known for working on Letterman, making up stuff like Stupid Pet Tricks, she’s written . I talk too much but I learn stuff too. It’s so good.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: Dragon Tattoo… safe space..yet…   What Merrill is Reading

is hilariousdorkdom is to dissect famous people’s careers. He also loves an indie comic book. This is the snarkiest episode of the dork forest. Man… it’s so great. We get political and Then does his LCS audition and his George Lopez set. Oh Hollywood. Heh. Enjoy.   Credits: Live Recording by Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: (Andy’s Wife, awesome Photographer) – OPENING MUSIC! – this guy? – this show?  The problems I have with Obama are mostly b/c I hate war and I expect heroes to give back executive powers that were created under previous admistrations. Lucky for me I know Obama is no hero. He's a Moderate Democrat… he’s doing that job. I stand by my statements. I pant I’m laughing too much.

is a Chicago comic and writer and total fan o’ science! That thing that historians loved so much and some modern folk have so many issues about. are just the tip of the iceberg here, folks. We taped early in the day and I’m just awake! Heh. This is a great dork on dork dialog. He’s great and you should see him live! Enjoy.   Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: To Read and watch: – Elantris   Dan sent me links

Vilmos is a , and . It’s road comedy stories and Mitch Hedberg is talked about like he was a man. A human who was fallible and funny and a goof. Vilmos loves comedy and, we find out, drumming! Enjoy.     Credits: Audio leveling by Music is by Website design by : who has his own     Apps are available with the bonus contest: or My websites are and Review the show on Feel free to e me.   NOTES: Tree – he’s right, nothing Michael West   Books