Brian Talks To People

Haroula Rose stops by to talk about what makes someone a writer or artist, touring and making music, the Sundance experience, and leaving bowls of water all over a hotel room.

Nicole Flynn stops by to tell Brian about medical studies, solving crimes, and her Cat From Hell.

Joselito Seldera is on this week's episode talking about MFAs, dirty realists, and his latest project About Abigail.

Brian talks to his father-in-law Bob Andres about their favorite baked goods, the changing world of photography, building things, and how warm to keep a newborn baby.

Valeri Andres invites Brian to sit in her basement and talk being a non-creepy nerd, growing up, raising kids, distance, and film school.

Evan Gerstel comes all the way from Florida to talk about Livejournal, Sun Drop, supportive parents, and his leopard-print bathroom.

David Chen stops by to talk about being a father, moving all over the world, impressions, and weight loss.

Ryan Moulton stops by to talk about making stuff, SAT scores, sketch vs. short film, and that time his older brother kicked me out of a frat house.

On election night, Brian Brown talks to Elliott DiGuiseppi, Candace Hodder, Natalie Andres, Shoshana Cohen, Jesse Godinez and Jesse Pantoja, and Sue Andres-Brown about the excitement of four more years of Obama and how even that won't stop Brian from feeling sorry for himself.

Candace Hodder stops by to talk about birds, politics, and doing a "Stunt Man."

Jeff Hersh stops by to talk street hockey, film school, rink rats, and drawing the line at Dungeons and Dragons.

Dave Ross stops by to talk the upcoming Moth GrandSlam, the horrific life of a radio DJ, thinking tough guys will beat him up, and Asterix comics.

Adam Bowers comes by to talk about setting his face on fire, great ideas for Superman movies, the difficulties of selling out, and Brian's once crippling jealousy of Adam's success.

Justine Barron stops by to talk about taking baby steps towards a manageable life, suburban repression, being math kids, and the ins and outs of the LA storytelling scene.

After dodging Brian for months, Andy Landen stops by to talk about the pain of giving unwanted hugs, eating lettuce at parties, Carried in the Whale, and plenty of mentions of Transformers 2.

Elliott stops by for a follow up to discuss the problem with PG-13 movies, the dangers of a 6.1 mile walk in total darkness, our Let It Be moment, and fixing a friendship that once seemed lost.

Elliott stops by for a lengthy conversation covering a lengthy friendship. He and Brian talk about getting slapped at school, growing up angsty, and what it means when friends change.

Mark Kosin stops by to discuss his Cubs' honorable tradition of losing, being a "glasses kid" in the modern glasses era, and the time a film school professor flicked Brian off.

Lindsey Weissmueller stops by to talk about what it's like being the most successful person Brian knows, wanting to have six children, and how to make a movie about a shopping cart dressed as a little girl.

Brian's sister Lauren Brown stops by for their first real conversation in five years. They do terrible impressions of their grandmother, discuss growing up in a family of narcissists, and Lauren uses some impressive medical terminology.