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This week Kyle, Matthew, and Laura are joined by the hilarious Rachele Friedland (@rachelefriedland) to discuss the TLC relationship reality show “90 Day Fiance”. The crew learn the show is about green card marriages, which none of them guessed. They also discuss which Sex in the City lady they are. More Samantha's than you'd expect! Plus, podcaster sleep habits. Pre-Order her comedy album “Certified Delightful”! Is it rad? Are baseball caps Rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle - Christine Little (comedian) and Cookie Monster's Instagram (good follow) Burnside - Cleveland...
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After a brief hiatus the boys (and Laura!) return with an episode about knowing thyself. Aaron Marsh (@aaronmmarsh) has had a wild life and in the last year on his podcast he's began processing a lot of stuff. Three out of four people on the episode are currently in therapy and we get several perspectives on different approaches people take to therapy. They break up the heavy with some fun side bits but really dig into the positive reasons to see a therapist. Check out Aaron's podcast Putting Up with Aaron Michael Marsh for more talk about mental health! Weekly Rads: Kyle - The...
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This week Kyle is joined by Kaitlyn Holmes to chat about their experience this summer working at a summer camp. They chat about working with kids and what kind of personalities are drawn to child care and education. Also what it is like to have to share a wall with Kyle. Plus, they are able to weave in tangents ranging from teen fashion tumblr to the Universal Studios escalators to Gen-Z's idea of 9/11... Is it rad? Are label makers rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (movie) Mathew – Monkey Business and Beach Day (Baskin Robbins ice cream flavors)...
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This week the boyz are joined buy Adam Crosse for an in depth conversation about the cullinary marvel that is: The Burger. We chat fast food, restaurants, and home made versions and variations and then Adam and Matt take us on a cross country journey through regional specialty burgers. We are shockingly on topic this ep. Warning: You WILL leave this episode hungry for burgers... Is this rad? Is eating in your car alone? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Pat Finnerty (youtube channel) and Bobby Fingers (youtube channel) Adam – New Valve game “Deadlock” (new game) and My...
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This week Kyle and Burnside are joined by comedian Chris Calogero for a chat about the fashion side of sports. The aesthetic of American sports uniforms has evolved a great deal over the last 70 years. Shorts have been short then long then short again. Sleeves has been both mandatory and optional. Bold, ill advised color combination have been proudly displayed. Some good old fashion TIR, enjoy folks! Articles with uniform images: Pre-Order “Husky Boy” out August 29th Is it Rad? Are maraschino cherries rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Strange Darling (movie) Burnside...
info_outline We've Got a Lot to Talk AboutThis Is Rad!
Joe Kaye returns to the show along with Nicole Yates, Laura, Kyle and Burnside to chat about the fall movie season, a “legal” way to watch the Drew Carey Show, plus we dive deep into the upcoming Universal Epic Universe park while Burnside asks “what's that?” Fun stuff! Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dots Homestyle Pretzels (food) Matt – The Drew Carey Show on Plex (hard to find show) Joe – Wildwood (upcoming Leika movie) and the Saturday Night trailer (movie trailer) Nicole – Upcoming 2 part David Chase documentary (show) Laura – Fantasmas (show) Check out Burnside...
info_outline SandwichesThis Is Rad!
Kyle sit down with comedian Nicole Yates for a chat about the great things you can put between two pieces of bread. Nicole hails from the great city of Philadelphia and apparently they have strong opinions about sandwiches. What really makes for a good cheese steak? Can a meat be too salty? Plus, numerous music tangents that have some good stuff. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Olympic Climbing (sport) and Lemoncello La Croix (beverage) Matthew – The Gravy Big Matt (sandwich) Nicole – Lavern and Shirley (show) and Cricket (sport) Check out Burnside playing video...
info_outline Murderpuss PhotoshootThis Is Rad!
Kyle gathers Anna Valenzuela, Brandie Posey, and Rae Mystic as they bask in the afterglow of shooting the album cover for Anna's upcoming album “Murderpuss” and have a wide ranging conversation that involves a shocking about of talk about rollercoasters. Try to remind yourself that everyone is covered in a little bit of fake blood while they're talking, it makes it more fun! Is this rad? Is it rad to lose in the olympics but in the process everyone learns how big your dick is? Weekly Rads: Kyle & Matthew - Trap (movie) Check out Burnside playing video games...
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This week the entire This Is Rad Family gets together to look back at 10 years of podcasting. The eras! The guests! And of course, The Tangents! Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to This Is Rad! This wouldn't be possible without you. Is this rad? Are hugs from Kyle Clark rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Flying Saucer Boogie by Eddie Clectro & his Roundup Boys (song) Matthew – Joysticks (1983) (movie) Frank – Old VHS tapes of Dic dub of Sailor Moon, Gigantor, Outlaw Star (VHS tapes) Adam – Midnightsumo (twitch channel) Laura – The lady who put the message on Matt's...
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Kyle sat down with Keith Carey and Jordan Leigh for a No Values Festival post-mortum. They chat about aging punk rockers, the new guard of bands that are amazing, and then we just make jokes about The Misfits for like easily 30 minutes. Very fun. Plus, the boys saw “Twisters” and they wanna tell you about it! Is it rad? Are numb body parts rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Twisters (movie) Matthew – Twisters in d-box (movie in d-box) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's...
info_outlineThis week Kyle and Matthew welcome comedian Jay Light to the show for a chat about one of the all time classic N64 game, Banjo Kazooie. We chat about the developer Rare and their incredible run during the N64 era and some of the trouble they had early on working with Microsoft. They also talk about the lost art of renting video games. Plus, a lot of talk about the game's talking toilet.
Check out Jay's new comedy album “Good Guy with a Gun” wherever you stream music!
Also check out the Patreon (Patreon.com/thisisrad) for Kyle's new feature length audio commentary for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Weekly Rads:
Kyle – Ganja and Hess (movie)
Matthew – The Leprechaun Franchise (movies)
Jay – Dead to Me (TV show)
check out Laura's new designs on TeePublic!!!
Guys, Kyle's new album Absolute Terror is offfically out!!! Get it wherever you stream music... no for real... do it now... please...
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