This Is Rad!
This week, a guest fell out and so Matthew and Kyle had a lovely chat. Topics include: upcoming horror movies, employment, and Burnside gives some tips for the times... Weekly Rads: Kyle – For Forever by The American Analog Set (album) and Late Night with the Devil (movie) and X-Men '97 (show) Matthew – Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (movie) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from...
info_outline Immersive TheaterThis Is Rad!
The podcast returns with another look at the world of immersive theater, this time from an actor's point of view. Libby Rose has been working extensively with immersive theater groups since moving to LA. We listen to her story of getting involved with immersive theater and what it requires from an actor. She tells us about some interesting private immersive performances and some of the wild things she's done. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Punk's Dead by Soft Play (single) Matthew – The Traitors (show) Libby – A cat meme describing the events of the American revolution but with cats (meme)...
info_outline Escaping CultsThis Is Rad!
This week the boys are joined by comedian Uriah Wesman (@uriahjokes) for his incredible story of escaping from not one, not two, but THREE cults. And he's made a one man show about it. Uriah has a great sense of humor and some inedible insights. Plus, we debate if gmail is rad... Uriah's one man show “Three Cults Walk into a Bar” premieres May 11th at the Lyric Hyperion in Los Angeles. Tickets: Weekly Rads: Kyle – Problemista (movie) Matthew – RX Bandits playing The Resignation live for 20th anniversary (live) seeing a band that means a lot to you (concept) Uriah –...
info_outline PuzzlesThis Is Rad!
This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by artist Maxwell Robinson to chat about puzzles. We try to break down the different subcategories and what types we personally enjoy. Are you a sudoku person or more of a crossword type? Plus, we chat about the various uses of puzzles in video game design. Plus, Maxwell tells the boys the part they played in meeting his wife. Puzzles and Love! Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dune: Chapter 2 (movie) Matthew – Tangk by Idles (album) Maxwell – TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin' and Bobby Fingers (craft youtube channels) Game of Shrooms (art project) Check...
info_outline Sleep No MoreThis Is Rad!
The always delightful Joe Kaye (@joecharleskaye) returns to the show to talk about the long running immersive theater experience Sleep No More. Sleep No More is a 3 hour, wordless version of Macbeth told via dance and it all takes place inside of a four story building where each floor is filled with fully explorable rooms where the scenes unfold around you in real time. It is crazy. The long running New York City show is closing in 2024 and Joe Kaye has done the experience several times in an attempt to remember this unique theatrical experience. Strap in. Get inspired. Have your mind blown....
info_outline New ZealandThis Is Rad!
This week the boys are joined by comedian Britt Boyd for a conversation that takes us around the world to the island nation of New Zealand. Post Covid (and a divorce) Britt has been traveling the world and recounts her journey to the land of wonder and Peter Jackson set location tours. Plus, we explore how many “lab partners” the average high school student should have... Weekly Rads: Kyle – Struggler by Genisis Owusu (album) and Bob Marley: One Love (movie) Matthew – Sapporo Premium Beer Can (quality object) Britt – A really nice new backpack (quality object) Check out...
info_outline Fighting GamesThis Is Rad!
The boys are joined by the one and only Jordan Morris for a chat about fighting games. All three share their memories of the 90s fighting game heyday and why they have or haven't stuck with fighting games. They weigh in on the evolution of the Street Fighter series in the wake of the recently released Street Fighter VI. Kyle discusses dabbling in the mysterious world of SNK games. Matt compares fighting games to Overwatch. Pre-Order Jordan's new comic “Youth Group” Weekly Rads: Kyle - Persona 3 Reload (game) Matt - The Bear season 2 (show) Jordan - High Jack (show) ...
info_outline Pop Punk 2This Is Rad!
This week Kyle and Matthew return to the world of pop punk joined by Scene Kids, Cozi Orlen (@scene_kids_improv), Ryan Pigg (@ryanpig), Briana Jones (@brindianajones), and Cat Crawford (@catcrawford), for more talk about pop punk and emo. Our chat with Pete Buchbauer a few years back talk a lot about local music scenes. This week, we head straight to the warp tour. Plus, all the riffs you could want out of six people sitting in somebody's living room. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Swamp Thing (2019) (show) Matthew – Palworld (game) Cozi – Medium Gnarly by Swiss Army Wife (album) Ryan...
info_outline Larry DavidThis Is Rad!
This week the boys are joined by comedian Jeanne Whitney (@___) for a conversation about one of the all time greats in comedy: Larry David. We chat Curb. We chat Seinfeld. We also talk a lot about cake and cake decoration. Go pre-order Jeanne Whitney's album Passionate Aggressive this Friday 2/2! Weekly Rads: Kyle – NAMM 2024 (event), Suzuki Omnicord reissue (instrument), and Teenage Engineering K.O. II sampler (instrument) Matthew – Cheese Ravioli (food) Jeanne – Don't Forget Me by Maggie Rogers (Song/Artist) Check out Burnside playing video games at...
info_outline Arts & CraftsThis Is Rad!
This week Kyle sat down with artist Jordan Leigh (@gooneybirdcrafts) for a lesson on the history of Arts & Crafts. If, like Kyle, you didn't know anything about the Arts & Crafts movement before this episode then you are in for a treat. Plus, Jordan tells about her history with wood working and her how she got into her current project making miniature dioramas. Plus, Kyle and Burnside have some updates for the patreon in the intro! Yes! An intro! We haven't done one of those in like five years. Whaaa? Crazy right? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Block Printing (craft) , not rad:...
info_outlineThe horror! The horror! This week Kyle and Matthew sit down with Radtober favorites Chris Korn and Lawrence Mercado to creep through the history of horror movies. Where does horror come from? They start with German Expressionism and dive into the Universal movie monsters, the era of teenage delinquency and monster movies, the '70s film school generation, the slasher films and anthology series of the '80s, '90s found footage films and Japanese horror, the 2000s' obsession with zombies, torture porn and Paranormal Activity, up to the spooktacular indie films of today. Holy hell, this episode ended up being 3 hours long. One of us, one of us...
Weekly Rads: Dave & Buster's, Season 2 of Last of Man on Earth
Raddendums: The Strain, Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities, Bundle of Nerves on YouTube, Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelley, HP Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Call of Cthulhu, Fear of the Unknown: Lovecraft Documentary, The Tiger Lillies and Alex Hackes - The Mountains of Madness, Faust (1926), Nosferatu, Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922), German Expressionism, The Cabinet of Caligari, The Golem (1920), Metropolis (1927) and Karl Freund, Tod Browning's Freaks (1932), Spanish Drácula (1931), The Bride of Frankenstein, Night of the Hunter, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Boris Karloff's Thriller, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Batman trailer from the '30s, Cat People, William Castle's The Tingler, House on Haunted Hill (1959), Teenagers from Outer Space, Ed Wood, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and Spellbound, Deviant: True Story of Ed Gein, Hammer Horror Films, Jason Zinoman's Shock Value, Richard Corman's A Bucket of Blood, George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, Dario Argento, Suspiria, Lucio Fulci, John Carpenter & Dan O'Bannon, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alien, John Carpenter's Halloween, Wes Craven's Last House on the Left and The Hills Have Eyes, The Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, Hellraiser, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, Tom Savini, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, Silence of the Lambs, Scream, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Ringu, Audition, Masters of Horror & Takashi Miike's Imprint, Mick Garris, Eli Roth & Hostel, House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, Shaun of the Dead, Saw, Hostel, Final Destination, Dick Smith, Let the Right One In, It Follows, The Babadook, James Wan